THE SCHOOL BELL

Volunteers at School
by John Terko

WSD continues to benefit from a vast and generous pool of volunteers. We are required by law to have policies and procedures in place to ensure proper screening and supervision of volunteers. In addition, we must convey the importance of ensuring the confidentiality of personal information for all children, families, and staff. Click here for the Confidentiality Statement, which we ask all volunteers to read, sign and submit.
There are two categories of volunteers:

• Supervised volunteers may work directly with students under the supervision of a school district employee. In addition to the confidentiality form, we ask supervised volunteers to complete a Consent for Release of Child Abuse Registry form.
• Unsupervised volunteers, such as mentors and chaperones of overnight field trips, need to have a more extensive background check completed. Click here for more details.

Your support is always welcome within the schools, and we appreciate your attention to and compliance with our efforts to fulfill our responsibility for the education and safety of your children, our students.

Find a great selection of affordable books for kids and adults. The Book Fair is Nov. 10-14th in the Williston Central School dining room.

Hours are:

Monday, 2 – 8 p.m.; Tuesday - Thursday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Volunteers are also needed! After school and evening shifts are available. Please sign up at: Book Fair Sign Up Link

Support literacy and the Williston Schools!

Monday, Nov. 10th, 5:30 PM, WCS Library

One of the things that make Williston schools dynamic learning environments is the involvement of our community in the educational process. Your input helps shape what we are and what we will become. Please take the time to join us for a Community Budget Forum on Nov. 10th at 5:30 in the WCS Library. Here are questions we welcome your input on.

· What are the essential program components you want to preserve?

· What areas, if any, do you feel need additional focus?

· What ideas do you have about preserving the excellence that the Williston School District stands for, while continuing to operate the schools in a fiscally responsible manner?

Congratulations to the following families for participating in the 1st Family Math Challenge: Nulty, Jadus, Watson, Beliveau, Watson, Dysinger, Mitchell, Marvin, Wright, Nicholson, and Moore/Stetson!

Math is a part of everyday life and can be enjoyed by everyone. Each week a new logical reasoning math problem will be posted in the School Bell. Share the challenge with your children, use everyday objects to create a visual, watch their creative brains grow, and enjoy your time together. Email your answer (share how you arrived at it if you are so inclined) to Julie Rogers (jrogers@cssu.org) with Family Math Challenge in the subject line. Click here to find the answer to last week’s challenge and a new challenge.

The 2013-2014 VT Elementary School Oral Health Survey Report is now posted on the Health Department’s website, here is the link: http://healthvermont.gov/family/dental/documents/oral_health_survey_2013-2014.pdf

Strep throat is a common type of sore throat in children, but it's not very common in adults. Healthcare professionals can do a quick test to determine if a sore throat is strep throat and decide if antibiotics are needed. Proper treatment can help you feel better faster and prevent spreading it to others!

People with strep throat should stay home from work, school, or daycare until they have taken antibiotics for at least 24 hours so they don't spread the infection to others.
http://www.cdc.gov/features/strepthroat/index.html

http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/strep/strepfacts.aspx

Enterovirus and Ebola links
http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/about/EV-D68.html
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/

It's Time to Get your Flu Shot!

Did you know: It takes about two weeks after getting the flu shot for it to become effective. Get vaccinated now to protect yourself and your family

Get Vaccinated: Stay Healthy. Prevent the Flu.

Click here for more info.

Swift House Theater Festival / Wed. Nov. 5 / 6:30 - 9 pm

AWOD Peer Leadership Training / Thurs. Nov. 6 /

WCS Mentoring Kick off Dinner / Thurs. Nov. 6 / 6-8:30 pm / WCS Cafeteria

School Dance / Fri. Nov. 7 / 6:30 pm-8:30 pm / WCS

Community Budget Forum / Mon., Nov. 10 / 5:30 PM / WCS Library

Scholastic Book Fair / Week of Nov. 10 / at WCS

FAPAC / Thurs. Nov. 13 /

District Jazz Festival / Fri. Nov. 14

Instrument Pick up / Mon. Nov., 17 / WCS Auditorium

School Board Meeting / Tues. Nov. 18 / CVUHS

School Board Budget Mtg. / Thurs. Nov. 20 /

No School / Mon. Nov. 24 - Frid. Nov. 28

Click here for athletics

Click here to access the DAML web site listing of events.
Click here for the Bell listing of DAML events scheduled for children.

Click here for Community Events.

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Allen Brook School and Williston Central School

Email: cpavlik@cssu.org
Website: www.wsdvt.org
Location: 195 Central School Drive, Williston
Phone: (802) 878-2762
Twitter: @wsdvt