Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

We had such a fun week this past week - and had the power on all week, which was a simple but delightful thing! One of the highlights of my week was meeting the newest named plow in the VT Agency of Transportation fleet - Witch Hawk. Our kindergarteners named Witch Hawk as part of the Agency's Name a Plow program. They collaborated and agreed on the submission. The best part was meeting Witch Hawk and some students got to get inside the truck and beep the horn. The extra bonus is that Mary Hogan parent Mr. Conway will be driving Witch Hawk this winter! Keep your eyes out when the snow flies for our Mary Hogan named plow!

Another highlight was to be able to go with Liza Raymond up to UVM to receive her Outstanding Teacher of the Year award! She was celebrated with teachers across Vermont by UVM, the Agency of Education, Vermont NEA, and many colleagues. Congratulations, Liza!

💙, Jen

Tuesday 11/12 - 6.15pm - Math Night for Caregivers (more info below)

Wednesday 11/13 - World Kindness Day

• Early Release Day - 11.30 for preschool, 12.35 for K-5

Monday 11/18 - 6.30pm - Cooking with NOM

Tuesday 11/19 - Spirit Day - Dress as your favorite fruit (or food) Day!

• 10am - All School Meeting led by 4th grade

Thursday 11/21 - 6.30pm - MESA meeting with Supt. Wendy Baker!

Friday 11/22 - School Wide Art Contest Due - See below

Monday 11/25-Friday11/29 - No School

Mary Hogan is hosting a Math Night for Caregivers on TUESDAY November 12 at 6:15pm at Mary Hogan. This is a chance for you to understand how math is being taught today so you can become familiar with some of the models and strategies being used in our K-5 classrooms. Light refreshments will be served.

November's Harvest of the Month is winter squash. This month we will be cooking TOGETHER(!) at Mary Hogan on 11/18 at 5.30pm in our school kitchen. We have a butternut black bean burger bar and butternut squash brownies for dessert!

Sign up by 11/14 if you want to Cook with NOM on 11/18 at 5.30pm at Mary Hogan. We will need to limit the meal to 10 families so please be sure you are able to come when you sign up.

From Mary Hogan Student Council:

We hope all students will submit a 2 dimensional piece of art that depicts a teacher at Mary Hogan. It can be turned in to the library no later than Friday 11/22. We look forward to seeing what you create!

There was so much joy when people got to see Witch Hawk. Here are just some photos. Click on them to enlarge them a bit.

Join the Henry Sheldon Museum and our Middlebury College Makerspace Educators for our first Cardboard Carnival in our new Makerspace! Kids (and their adults) will use their creative minds to build fun & interactive games, simply from cardboard! Build your own skee ball, ring toss, marble maze and anything else you can dream up right here at the Sheldon Museum!

Want to know more about the Volunteer Process? Check out more information HERE.

All of 3rd grade gathered on Election Day to learn about the democratic process and ask questions. It was epic and they were SO interested in how the democracy works. What inquirers they were!