Mary Hogan Family Newsletter
News from the week and Student Council
March 22, 2024
Dear Mary Hogan Families,
This week was centered on being inquirers, as we had the solar eclipse museum at Mary Hogan and our All School Meeting focused on this attribute. Some of our inquiry is highlighted below. However, this week's newsletter is largely an update on some of the projects that are in action led by Student Council:
- an art contest
- a bake sale to benefit the playground
- recycling old Hawk shirts
- reducing our use of plastic
Their hard work on this as well as updating the menu (which will be shared next week) have been inspiring to watch unfold.
Also in this week's newsletter is information about next year's grade sections (below).
Be well,
Jen
- Make a new alien.
- Design your own space ship.
- Create a map of a new planet!
Art is due to Ms. Kravitz by April 5th.
Hello Mary Hogan Hawks and families,
In Student Council, we have been working on a bake sale to help improve our school playground. The time and the day is April 8, 1-2:30. Click this link to sign up to help bring something. You would bring the food on 4/8.
Best to all,
Mary Hogan Student Council
Dear students and guardians,
If your hawk t-shirt does not fit, we would like to repurpose it into a bag!
Bring it to the front lobby and put it in the box saying t-shirt donations. We are going to sell the bags. The money will go to the student council to help with the projects we do there. We want to raise awareness of repurposing and recycling.
Let's go Hawks!
- Student Council
The Student Council and Water Health Club are working to reduce plastic waste.
You can pre-order an all-new reusable Hawk water bottle! These are a much better option than plastic water bottles, which can hurt the environment.
Water bottles are high-quality aluminum, silver at the top and fading into blue at the bottom. They are customized with a Mary Hogan hawk logo on it and will hold 25 oz. They will cost $12.50.
To get one, you must pre-order using this form, so fill it out before April 2nd.
Eclipse Museum
Students had a chance to learn more about the eclipse, sun, and the moon this week in the library. They also tried on their eclipse glasses that all students will get.
All School Meeting
2nd graders helped us understand what it meant to be inquirers and shared more about their most recent unit of inquiry in How the World Works.
We celebrated neurodiversity this week each day on the announcements as well as in classes. Students were curious about what neurodiversity meant as well as were encouraged to think about how each of our differences make our community stronger.
Want to know more about neurodiversity? Check out this infographic, adapted by Xanthe. Videos of the 5th graders sharing more information are on our Instagram page too!
Cookies and Canvas - 4/7/24!
MESA is excited to invite you to join us for our first Cookies and Canvas painting event! Sunday, April 7th from 2-4 p.m
Local artist, Gail Dorman, will provide step-by-step guidance to help you create your piece of art to take home. Don't worry if you have no previous painting experience, this event is for everyone!
The theme "Lights out, Green Mountains", is a celebration of our community being in the path of totality for the solar eclipse occurring the next day!
$35 per student or adult includes all the necessary painting supplies required to make an 11 x 14 canvas painting. Preregistration and cash or check payment is required before March 31st to confirm your spot. Complementary cookies will be provided.
Adults can attend with or without children, but children must be accompanied by an adult.
To register: Click Here to Sign Up
We look forward to painting with you!
**Payment is nonrefundable, however, reserved spots can be filled by someone else if you aren't able to attend**
Funky Chicken Hats
MESA has 26 Funky Chickens hats left, plus some patches. They will have them at the Band and Chorus Concert and you can reach out to mesa@acsdvt.org if you would like to get one beforehand.
Dates:Thursdays March 28-April 18
Time: 2:52 PM until 5:15 PM.
Student Ratio: 1:6, we will have room for 12 students and if registration is in high demand a lottery will be used
Cost: $60 for members, $100 for non-members. ($15 per session, $40 additional cost for non-member)
Pick up location: Chipman Hill.
Contact: Please email rachel@maltvt.org if you are interested
Details:
MALT's education programs provide an experience that not only gives your child the opportunity to explore freely and adventure in the outdoors but works to create a land ethic where respect for nature and other living beings are of the utmost importance. We spend all our time on MALT’s conserved lands and Middlebury Town Forests. Sign your kiddos up and help them get in touch with their wild side as they bolster their classroom learning.
MALT instructors meet students at Mary Hogan (students from other schools may take the afterschool bus to the Mary Hogan program OR be dropped off). Pickup will be at Chipman Hill off Seminary St Ext in Middlebury.
