Panther Press

December 22 - January 2 - Winter Break (No School)

January 5 - First Day of School in the New Year

January 13 - Lifetime Activities for 4th, 5th, & 6th

January 14 - PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Lothrop Library

January 16 - Early Release Day for Students

January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

January 20 - Lifetime Activities for 4th, 5th, & 6th

January 24 - PTO Indoor Movie Night

January 27 - Lifetime Activities for 4th, 5th, & 6th

February 6 - Early Release Day for Students

February 11 - PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Lothrop Library

February 12 - K-2 Celebration of Learning (5pm) and Concert (6pm)

February 23 - 27 - February Break (No School)

Monday 1/5- Mashed potato, meatball bowl

Tuesday 1/6-Chicken fajita

Wednesday 1/7- Pizza

Thursday 1/8- Lasagna roll up

Friday 1/9- Sloppy Joe

We have resumed our indoor morning recess routine until after February Break. In early March, we will reconsider if we can resume outdoor morning recess. We will keep you informed.

The following seats are up for election in March 2026.

• Brandon (Kevin Thornton)

• Leicester (Lesley Bienvenue)

• Pittsford – 1 year remaining of a 3-year term (Kevin White)

• Whiting – 1 year remaining of a 3-year term (Rhiannon Banks-Morgan)

• At-Large* (2 Seats: Paul Lathrop and Gabe McGuigan)

• At-Large – 1 year remaining of a 3-year term (Garret Hewes)

*At-Large candidates can be from any of the OVUUSD towns: Brandon; Goshen; Leicester; Pittsford Sudbury; and Whiting.

Completed petitions, along with a signed Consent of Candidate Form, are due to your Town Clerk by Monday, January 26, 2026. Petitions for town specific seats require signatures of the lesser of 1% of registered voters or 30 signatures. Petitions for at-large seats require the signature of 60 registered voters.

For additional information about serving on the board, interested parties can review recent board materials available on the OVUU Board and BUU Board pages, attend an upcoming board meeting, or submit questions through Reach Out.

Lifetime activities will be for 3 weeks for grades 4th, 5th & 6th. Grades will rotate between ice skating, bowling, and rock climbing. The dates are on the following Tuesday afternoons: January 13, 20 and 27 with a snow day of February 3rd. Buses will leave the school at noon and be back in time for dismissal. Permission slips were sent home this week, please return them to the school in a timely manner. All families also need to fill out the online waiver for the Green Mountain Rock Climbing Gym (link is below). Thank you!

The Vermont Department of Health has issued a health advisory for increased cases of pertussis among school-aged children. Please note the information below. Further information is available at www.healthvermont.gov/whoopingcough

Recently, the Lothrop PTO purchased a set of mini flashlights to be used for Special Reading Celebrations. Ms. Adamsen's 3rd graders and Mrs. Sadowski’s 1st

graders were the first to try them out! What a cozy and enjoyable time for all.

Thank you to our PTO for helping to make this possible.

The Kindergarteners had a lot of fun trying out the scooters for the first time!

Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

Website: https://lothrop.rnesu.org/

Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LothropSchool/