News from WES 4-30-19

UPCOMING WES EVENTS

• Weeks of April 29-May 10, SBAC testing grades 3-6  
• Thursday, May 9 - 4th grade History Fair, 6pm Woodstock History Center
• Wednesday, May 15 - New Kindergartener Registration 11:30-2:30pm WES
• Monday, May 20 - Ottauquechee Health Center Title Mural unveiling - 10am 
• Monday, May 27 - No school - Memorial Day
• Wednesday, May 29 - May Day Celebration, 10am
• Thursday, May 30 -4th grade to Billings Farm
• June 3-5 6th grade Nature's Classroom Trip 
• Tuesday, June 4th - 5th grade Shelburne Museum trip
• Friday, June 7 - kindergarten promotion ceremony, 1:30pm WES gym
• Monday, June 10 - 6th Grade promotion ceremony 
• Tuesday, June 11 - Last Day of School - half day 

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 TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON TWO PARENT VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! 

The WES PTO is organizing the annual teacher appreciation luncheon scheduled for Thursday, May 16th, 2019. To help cover classrooms so teachers can enjoy the luncheon together, please sign up here!!!  

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THERE ARE STILL SPOTS TO SIGN UP FOR SUMMER SOAK! 

Mountain biking - Lego robotics - Camping - Equestrian skills 

Windsor Central teachers and staff provide four weeks of fun and enriching activities from July 1st-July 26th, 8:30-3:30. Families can sign up for two or four weeks. 

Did you know there is a school bus that can transport kids to Summer SOAK? 

Did you know there is subsidy and scholarship available to help cover costs? 

Can't pick up at 3:30? Did you know students can go from SOAK to after care with the Rec Department? 

Summer SOAK sessions are now up on the website so that you can sign up.

If you have already signed up, please fill out the forms to complete your registration. 

Here is the Summer SOAK video to see what students got up to last summer. 

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EARTH DAY CLEAN UP 

In honor of Earth Day, WES and TPVS teamed up again last week to help spruce up the school grounds and our community. Teams headed out to clean up trails, rake the school grounds, prepare gardens for planting, pick up trash on the Green, installed a Little Library on the playground, and work at Faulkner Park.

Photo credit Mrs. Hewitt and Mrs. Gauvin

Many thanks to the Unified Arts team who organized the event, Woodstock High School Environmental Club students who volunteered to help, The WES Farm to School Fund who helped cover costs including the new Little Library on the playground, and Mrs. Klocek who coordinated materials delivery with Chippers. 

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Thank You, PTO! 

The WES PTO put on a fun family game night last week for WES and TPVS families. It was great to see families come out to share a friendly evening of board games and popcorn. Stay tuned for May's game night theme.... 

photo credit Mrs. Giller 

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WES NURSE NEWS 

Happy spring! Hopefully the warmer weather is luring you and your children outside to play. Make sure you stay safe by protecting yourself from the sun, taking precautions to avoid ticks and wearing helmets to ride bikes, scooters, etc. Set an example for your child by practicing these precautions yourself! Below is a link to information on being tick smart.

http://www.healthvermont.gov/disease-control/tickborne-diseases/information-ticks-vermont
The recent outbreak of measles in New York has parents asking questions about the disease and prevention. Vaccination is the best way to protect your children against measles and other vaccine preventable diseases. See the link below for more information.
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/parents-top4.pdf

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News from WES 4-6-18

UPCOMING WES EVENTS

• Week of April 8 - report cards mailed home
• Monday, April 8 - Show Your Stuff Dress Rehearsal (after school)
• Tuesday April 9 - Dr.Nancy Doda, Making the “Wonder Years” Wonderful: Understanding Our Changing Young Adolescents Woodstock Union High School and Middle School Library, 6pm
• Tuesday, April 9 - Rising 7th Grader Parent Info Night, WUMHS 7:30-8pm
• Thursday, April 11 - Rising Kindergartener Parent Info Night, 6-7pm WES 
• Friday, April 12 - Show Your Stuff ~early afternoon timing TBA
• Week of April 15-19 No School, April Vacation 
• Thursday, April 25 - Family Game Night, 6-7pm WES cafe 
• Weeks of April 29-May 10, SBAC testing grades 3-6  
• Wednesday, May 15 - New Kindergartener Registration 11:30-2:30pm WES
• Monday, May 20 - Ottauquechee Health Center Title Mural unveiling - 10am 
• Monday, May 27 - No school - Memorial Day
• Wednesday, May 29 - May Day Celebration, 10am
• Friday, June 7 - kindergarten promotion ceremony, 1:30pm WES gym
• Monday, June 10 - 6th Grade promotion ceremony (subject to change if additional snow days occur) 
• Tuesday, June 11 - Last Day of School - half day (subject to change if additional snow days occur)

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NEWS FROM THE WES PTO

Please join the WES PTO

for the second Family Game Night

This month’s theme: Bring Your Own Board Game

When: Thursday April 25th, 6-7pm

Where: WES Cafeteria

Games: Students are welcome to bring their own board game or come and join in a game with friends. Games should have an average play time of one hour or less and be age appropriate

Fresh popcorn will be served

Please let us know if you can make it.  A slip went home to return to WES by Friday 4/12.

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 TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON HELP NEEDED! 

The WES PTO is organizing the annual teacher appreciation luncheon scheduled for Thursday, May 16th, 2019. 

To help cover classrooms so teachers can enjoy the luncheon together, please sign up here. We are in need of at least 14 volunteers and as many as 28 people just to cover the classrooms. Thank you to the five volunteers who have already signed up! Please consider assisting with this special event to recognize the efforts of our staff. 

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Thoughts On Stewardship and Self-Direction 

This fall, the WCUD School Board approved five characteristics for the Profile of a Graduate of Windsor Central Schools. The traits are (in no particular order) academic excellence, self-direction, stewardship, skillful communication, and critical problem solving. As we think about how to introduce these traits to our elementary students, the ideas of stewardship and self-direction come to mind as things parents can be encouraging at home. In our WES preK classroom, three and four year olds have self-directed choice time where they have access to a wide variety of learning opportunities and they choose what to play and when they want to have snack. In grades K-6, we are preparing for an Earth Day clean up, practicing stewardship for our school and community. If you are looking for inspiration at home, here are some ideas of ways children can be self-directed stewards at home: 

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REGISTER FOR SUMMER SOAK 2019 ! 

Summer SOAK sessions are now up on the website so that you can sign up.

Health and registration forms are also on the website.  Please complete those prior to registration so that the process of registration goes easier for you.  You can send it all in now.

Credit cards are accepted this year for payment for Summer SOAK.  Parents have asked for this for years and we are finally able to do this.  You will see this option on the registration page of the website.

A Summer SOAK Fundraiser is being planned for the first Saturday in June.  We would like to offer the community a water park similar to the one we have for our Summer SOAKers with even bigger water slides.  If you are interested in helping with the planning and day of the event, please email us at SummerSOAK@wcsu.net.

Remember, registration is not complete until we have your health forms, registration form and payment.

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