Slater Nation Newsletter

Happy November Slater Families!

I'm excited to introduce the new "Inside the Classroom" section in our weekly newsletter. This section will highlight how FHUMHS teachers are working to provide the highest quality instruction for all our students. Our staff puts a tremendous amount of time and energy into professional development, embracing our belief in lifelong learning and continually refining our teaching skills. I hope you enjoy this new feature, and I wish you a wonderful weekend!

Ben Worthing

FHUMHS teachers have been focused on INSTRUCTIONAL RIGOR. Teachers have developed goals using the 5D+ instructional model, many are partaking in personal professional development, and the high school faculty have been engaged in defining rigor using John Hattie's Visible Learning research. Several department meetings and full-faculty meetings have led to the following major focus areas listed below. We were excited to run a day of professional development addressing many of these topics at our last in-service meeting.

The new "Inside the Classroom" section of our weekly newsletter will be dedicated to sharing the most important aspect of Slater Nation - how we elevate the learning experience for all of our students.

The Governor's Institute of Vermont offers a number of enriching opportunities for students. Please click on the titled image below to visit their website and see if they have programs that may interest your child!

Our first Marking Period has come to an end! Teachers will have grades finalized on November 6th and we will begin preparing to send report cards home (this usually takes about 2 days). We will be determining eligibility on November 6th. We will be sending an email and robocall to families if their student is ineligible.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need help accessing grades through PowerSchool.

Our Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences are being held the evening of November 7th, and the afternoon of November 8th. Online sign ups have been emailed to families through a program called SignUp Genius.

Please feel free to call the school if you have not received the emails, or if you need assistance using the sign up program.

Help support our community, as well as instill a strong sense of empathy and community involvement for our students, in our upcoming student food drive!

VSAC is offering a great college-prep opportunity. Please register as soon as possible (space is limited to 300)! This is a great opportunity for families of current Freshmen and Sophomores!

Tentatively Saturday, March 8, 2025, 1pm-5pm @ UVM Davis Center and online via Zoom
9th-12th grade families are invited to participate in post-secondary planning workshops. All sessions will be offered in person, as well as live streamed and recorded. More information and link to register will be available in January 2025 by visiting vsac.org/ccp.

ASVAB Exam

Exam Day: Wed Nov 20 @ 9am - FHU Gym

Registration deadline: 11/13/24

FREE to any students

Especially for Juniors

Please register in guidance

Please make checks payable to SVUUVT or if paying cash please have the exact amount.

Stafford Technical Center will be coming to FHUMHS on November 4th, at 8:00am, for a Sophomore Showcase Presentation (approximately 40 minutes). Later in the school year, Sophomores will travel to STC to experience their amazing programs!

The Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences are a great opportunity to check your child's progress! Invites will be shared early next week via email. Please sign up (or contact us if you need assistance signing up).

Come join the FHUMHS Counseling team as they guide families through the financial aide process. Now is the time to begin thinking and planning for Freshmen year in college!

Come see our Theater program perform Steph DeFerie's hilarious "I Hate Shakespeare." The performance begins at 7:00 pm.

Email: bworthing@svuvt.org or jpaquette@svuvt.org
Website: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/
Location: 33 Mechanic Street, Fair Haven, VT, USA
Phone: (802)265-4966
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FHUMHS/