Calais Cougar Chronicle

Hello Calais Cougars,

We have had another full week here at Calais and we plan to continue learning right up until the last day of school on June 18th. In the last week, I’ve observed our 2nd graders immersed in measurement, 5/6 has been working hard on writing, and we sent 3/4 off today to address both science and global citizenship standards with a trip to the Ethan Allen Homestead.

In the next couple of weeks we will dive into spring assessments from our local comprehensive assessment plan. These assessments should show growth from winter as students approach meeting the end of year benchmarks. We will also use this data to inform decisions about intervention blocks for the first quarter of the year next fall.

The weather has been rainy, sunny, and buggy on any given day this week. Next week promises to be even warmer and students have not yet become acclimated to the temps and humidity. To make students more comfortable and ready for learning, please be sure you are sending them in each day with layers or a change of clothes. Applying sunscreen, and in some cases bug spray, will also help make them more comfortable. At school we will support students with reminders on drinking plenty of water, sitting quietly to cool down, and engaging in regular tick brushes when we return indoors from activities outside.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend,

Ms. Cat, CES principal

See below for a new and exciting summer soccer camp opportunity run by our very own U-32 soccer program! You can register here:

Downloadable link below

5/18 - Girls Lacrosse Clinic (2nd-6th Grade)

5/21 - Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery (In person)

5/22 - Board Meeting (U32)

5/23 - Nurturing Skills for Families

5/25 - Girls Lacrosse Clinic (2nd-6th Grade)

5/27 - Memorial Day - No school for students

5/27 - Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

5/29 - Nurturing Program for Mom's in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

5/30 - Field Trip - VINS (K-2)

5/30 - Ice Cream Social for Calais High School Seniors

5/31 - Registration Deadline for Black Bear Hockey

6/3 - Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

6/4 - Calais Art and Music Night

6/6 - Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

6/7 - PreK End of Year Potluck (5:30)

6/10 - Nurturing Skills for Families

6/11 - Unity Day

6/13 - Rising 7th Graders - Trip to Boulder Beach

6/13 - Friends of Calais Meeting

6/14 - Last Day for Students in PreK

6/17 - Nurturing Fathers Program

6/18 - Prenatal Nurturing Parenting Program

6/18 - Last day of school - half day for students

6/18 - 6th Grade Graduation

Evacuation Drill in June - TBD

7/8-7/12 - Raider Summer Soccer Camp

Paige

Bradley

When: May 30, 2024, 7 to 8:30 PM
Where: Calais Town Hall, Kent Hill Road, East Calais, VT

Dear Calais community members,

The Friends of Calais is very pleased to host the annual high school graduation celebration with an Ice Cream Social on Thursday, May 30th from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the Calais Town Hall. We are so proud of how far our Calais seniors have come and look forward to celebrating their future!

All community members are invited to attend! If you can bring a topping to share, the Friend of Calais will provide the drinks, brownies, and ice cream. We have invited our past poets and singers but also welcome our community members to reach out if they are interested in honoring our graduates during the event. All community members are encouraged to RSVP via this email.

Graduates and families:
1. Share any digital photos of your graduate with Adrian Wade-Keeney for a presentation during the celebration--email to Awade@u32.org.
2. All Calais graduates at U-32 will receive an invitation in the mail with an RSVP option in the coming week.

We look forward to a fun and festive evening!

The Friends of Calais

Anna Matheson, Brooke Remmers, Carrie Stoner and Renée Grzankowski

Hello all,

Swim lessons are on for this coming summer at Curtis! We have two wonderful instructors, Adeleine and Grace Cannella. They are fully certified and excited to teach your kids to swim!

Please see the registration flyer here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DOUHmFb-TD33wJZmJ3p6tBltnQw-9oiV/edit?usp=sharing&ou[...]rue

You may print and deliver to
Adrian Wade-Keeney
97 Kent Hill Road
Calais, Vermont 05648

Or you may fill out the digital version here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKjLYFMoUo8Z4yYYXHk9URSbiG54nK_ei3SQLP12dOYUwg1A/v[...]ink

Please reach out if you have any questions. Spread the word! We do have less week this year than previous years, but hopefully you can find a time that works!

Warmly,

Adrian