Weathersfield Weekly

This Thursday we will be having our Family S.T.E.A.M. Night. Come and join us for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math fun. The River Valley Tech Center and Black River Innovation Campus will be here with some fun and interactive projects for students to do. We will also have our own S.T.E.A.M. activities for families to explore. We I'll provide light refreshments. We hope to see you there!

The HACTC is excited to offer our one-week Summer Tech Camp to middle school students again! Also, new this year: we will also offer a Computer Camp for Girls and Gender Expansive Youth. This camp is limited to the first 12 applicants.Both camps will be held the same week - June 23-27, 2025 - tech camp in the morning, and computer camp for girls and gender expansive youth in the afternoon. To register for Summer Tech Camp in the mornings, please complete and submit THIS online camp application.

To register for Computer Camp for girls and gender expansive youth in the afternoons, please complete and submit THIS online camp application.

Kindergarten Screening for the 2025-2026 School Year will take place on Friday, May 9, 2025. If your child will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025, it is time to enroll them at Weathersfield! Please call the school (802) 674-5400 to schedule an appointment for this year’s screening. We look forward to hearing from you.

Dear Future Kindergarten Families,

Weathersfield School is excited to invite next year’s incoming kindergarten children and parents to a fun-filled evening of making friends and memories!

We are hosting Panther Cub Night on Tuesday, May 20, from 5:00-6:00 p.m., here at the school. You are welcome to come at any time, and stay for however long you would like during that time frame.

Teachers will be running activity tables for the incoming kindergarteners. At each table, your children will get a bag of “goodies” to take home to continue practicing over the summer to help them get ready for kindergarten. Some of the materials include letter and number flash cards, craft supplies, and even a copy of one of our favorite books!

We look forward to getting to know Weathersfield’s newest Panther Cubs on May 20th!

Get ready for the Kids Heart Challenge Weathersfield Students in Grades K-8

Our school is participating in the Kids Heart Challenge, a very special community service program to raise funds for the American Heart Association. It's your child's chance to be a Heart Hero. Students can learn how to keep their hearts and brains healthy while raising funds to help kids with special hearts. By completing Finn’s Mission, they will also learn the lifesaving skills of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Have your child go to: http://www2.heart.org/goto/Weathersfield.. Your child will earn a wristband just for registering online and taking the challenge!

As a thank you for participating, I will conduct a glow-in-the-dark sports week during the student's regularly scheduled PE class from April 21st to April 25th. The week will include games like glow basketball, badminton, volleyball, Ultimate Team Battleship, and bowling.

Please register online and complete Finn’s Mission to help our school out!

• If 18 or more students at our school complete Finn’s Mission, we will be entered to win a $10,000 gym upgrade!

• 🏈 BIG PRIZE ALERT: Students who complete Finn’s Mission will be entered to win 2 tickets to Super Bowl 2026! 🎟️🏆

Donations online & collection envelopes are due: Friday, April 25th.

Dear Weathersfield Families, With spring weather, we are seeing more tick bites in our students. Please practice tick safety for your family. The attached link from the VT Dept of Health has useful information: https://www.healthvermont.gov/disease-control/tick-bite-illnesses/prevent-tick-bites-tickborne-diseases

Join the Weathersfield Music department for a music-themed Bingo night to support our upcoming trip to music in the parks. April 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM

(See the attached flyer for more information)

Exciting news, Weathersfield! We are hoping to continue our international exchange student program at the high school for the upcoming school year. We are looking for volunteer host families to choose a student and welcome them into their home for either a semester or the school year. Our biggest roadblock to having a program is lack of volunteers.

Who can host? Host families come in all shapes and sizes; with kids, no kids, or fur kids! Students are chosen by the family to be a good fit for your lifestyle (and they make great older siblings). We have kids with all sorts of interests; animals, reading, sports, or arts. We have kids hoping to learn to crochet this year, or ones that want to learn to cook new dishes. We ask families to provide access to three meals per day, a place to sleep (students can share a bedroom with a host sibling and we can provide bunks if needed) and study, and support navigating their new culture. Program support includes full health insurance, spending money, access to quarterly group trips, school support, and ongoing support of both the student and host family, too.

But a school year is a long time, what if I'm not enjoying this? I hear you, it's a bit intimidating. But, if it's not a good fit for you, we will work to find another host family and move the student. We don't want anyone to sign up for a year of being uncomfortable. But the students are eager to learn and be part of a family. They help out around the house with chores and share aspects of their culture, too. We could even plan to split hosting between two families if needed!

Here are some students still waiting to hear from their future family:

Maialen is a 15 year old girl from Spain who runs cross country, loves to dance and go fishing. Anna from Italy will only be here for a semester, but and she enjoys spending her weekend baking with her family. Ajdin from Bosnia hopes to volunteer while in the US, and he also has an interest in drama and cooking. Sreyoshi from Bangladesh will be a freshman this year, and she loves playing board games with her family, cooking, and learning languages at school. Omar is a 16 year old boy from Egypt who plays basketball and hopes to become a pilot. There are kids from all over the world hoping to study in the US this year: Australia, Belgium and Tanzania to name a few!

If you are able to host, for a semester or the full year, or have additional questions, please reach out to Kimberly at keckhardt08@gmail.com or text at 802-490-0758

Student Leadership Day will be on Friday, May 23rd. This will be an early release day for all students. All students will be released at 12:00 PM. We would like to invite all families to attend a fun filled day of learning and sharing. Leadership Day is an opportunity for students to showcase some of their learning that they have done throughout the school year. Students will be sharing some projects that they have done and present it to an audience in their classrooms.

We are pleased to announce we will be offering the PAWS STEAM Camp at Weathersfield again this summer! We will offer four weeks of fun and learning…shhh, don’t tell the students! The camp is open to Weathersfield students currently in grades K-7.

The camp will run Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day, beginning July 7th and ending on August 1st.

PAWS STEAM Camp will offer a variety of activities such as crafts, hands-on activities, nature exploration, sports, cooperative games, and MORE.

Here are the weekly themes this year:

Week #1 (July 7th - 11th): Harry Potter

Week #2 (July 14th - 18th): Dinosaurs

Week #3 (July 21st - July 25th): Outer Space

Week #4 (July 28th - August 1st): Pokemon

The cost for the camp will be $150 per week, per child.

Space will be limited to #30 students. Sign-ups are offered on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. You will be notified via email if there is a spot available for your child in the program.

Please follow the link to sign up for the program.

Brownsville Base Camp Summer 2025 Registration opens February 1st. Base Camp Explorers is a day camp located in Brownsville for campers entering Kindergarten-6th grade. New this summer we have a two week Adventurers program geared towards campers entering 6th-9th grades. Check out our website to learn more!

https://www.brownsvillebasecamp.org/

Financial Assistance is available!

On Friday May 9th at 1:00 pm, the high school counselors from Windsor will be at WS to talk with 8th graders interested in attending Windsor High School in the fall. The meeting will be in the library. For students that have already completed the registration paperwork at WHS, they will be able to sign up for classes as well.

The May Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Music Room.

Monday Breakfast- Cereal Lunch- Loaded Chicken Cheesy Fries and Pasta Salad

Tuesday Breakfast- Pancakes Lunch-American Chop Suey with Local Beef

Wednesday Breakfast- Egg, Bacon and Potato Scramble Lunch-Fish Tacos with Crunchy Slaw

Thursday Breakfast- French Toast Bake Lunch-Teriyaki Chicken

Friday Breakfast- Cinnamon Roll Lunch-Pizza

• April 30th Singo 6:00 PM

• May 1st Family S.T.E.A.M. Night 5:30-7:00 PM

• May 2nd Spring Fling Middle School Dance 6-8:00 PM

• May 9th Kindergarten Screening (No School for Kindergarten Students)

• May 13th School Board Meeting 6:30 PM

• May 20th Panther Cub Night 5-6:00 PM

• May 23rd Leadership Day

• May 23rd Early Release Day for All Students

• May 30th 8th Grade Dinner and Dance