A huge thank you to Allison Gulka and the Walden Community Library for partnering with the school, and the CLIF program, to bring Jon Gailmor to Walden School, as well as send every kid home with two free books! The students were smiling from ear to ear and singing along with Jon to get the energy flowing for a great school year. We hope to bring Jon back later in the school year for a residency program to work with some of our classes on lyric and song writing.

The 8th graders got to spend the last 3 days with Barnet and Waterford 8th graders at Hulbert Outdoor Center. They've participated in lots of community building and leadership building activities including their high ropes course where they had to rely on, and support each other both emotionally and for safety. This is such a great opportunity for our 8th graders, and to get to experience it with the 2 other schools in CCSD makes the experience even more special. Thank you to our CCSD school board for prioritizing providing our students with opportunities like this and so much more!

Mrs. Frechette has students preparing to shoot for the stars this year, and has really captured their attention with the first science unit of the year. The students are eagerly learning about and building rockets that they will get to launch in a few weeks.

The middle school spent a lot of time at the beginning of the school year building their community and sense of belonging. This is such a vital aspect to a successful school year for students, especially in the middle school and Mrs. Russell and Mr. Irwin did a great job getting students to talk about values, leadership capacity, inclusivity, equity, belonging, and culture.

Ever heard of the "Tooty Ta"? Ask a Walden PreK student, and he or she will probably be able to tell you all about it. The "Tooty Ta" is a children's song with dance moves made famous by Dr. Jean Feldman, a renowned educator of young children and their teachers. Mr. Mike does a great rendition with the kids in music class and has a blast doing it!

Congratulations to 1st graders Augie and Amelia, 4th grader Korbyn, and 3rd grader Sophia for being selected as the first Artisans' of the Week for the '23/'24 school year!

Congratulations to Kendall Willey for being selected for a special, additional Artist of the Week. Her super realistic caricature of Mr. Fontana, called "Get Back to Work", really caught his attention!

Sept 21: 3rd grade field trip to Harvest Hill Farm @ 1:30

Sept 22: Early release day (noon) for teacher in-service

Oct 6: No school, teacher in-service

Oct 9: No school, Indigenous Peoples Day

Oct 9: CCSD School Board Meeting 6pm @ Walden School

Oct 16: School picture day

Oct 25, 26: Parent-teacher conferences, sign up coming soon

Oct 27: No school

The Walden Community Library is open to the public during the school year! Open hours are Monday to Wednesday from 10 AM to 5:30 PM, and Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM. We have a wide selection of children’s, young adult, and adult books to choose from, as well as free WiFi, free passes to parks and museums, and more. Story hour for young children and their caregivers is on Mondays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, and includes songs, stories, snacks, and crafts. Information about a new adult crafting club is included below. See you at the library, located in the building behind the school.

Email: anthony.fontana@ccsuvt.net
Website: https://walden.ccsuvt.net/
Location: 135 Cahoon Farm Road, West Danville, VT, USA
Phone: (802)563-3000