ELMORE School News

week 1

Dear Elmore School Families,

We are off to a great start to our new school year. We had a nice turn out on Monday evening for our annual ice cream social where students and family member reunited for lots of laughs, good conversations. and smiles. Wednesday morning the doors opened at 7:30, welcoming smiling faces into the new year. Returning students and new students, alike, were excited to to be together.

Our first three days were filled with establishing routines, setting expectations and building a supportive, inclusive school community. Our theme this week was "Our Class is a Family". We read the book Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen. We identified all the qualities we have that make us like a family, and then students made bracelets with colored beads, each representing one of these qualities. On Thursday students created a classbook in which each students created a page to tell how our class is a family. On Friday we ended the week with some collaborative team work, where students completed 4 STEM challenges with a partner or small group. Each challenge was was based on a specific "Habit of Mind" (perseverance, optimism, creativity, and effort). Celebrating the end of our first week, students enjoyed popsicles on the playground.

Please assure that your annual e-registration has been completed. In addition, please fill out and return paperwork that was sent home in take home folders. These include annual household income forms (needed for the district to plan for upcoming budgets) and parent volunteer background check forms. which must be completed and approved prior to volunteering for any school related event.

Lunch: School Hot Lunch will be available this week on Monday and Wednesday. See the Menu below for options. Meat sandwiches or PB&J are available Monday - Thursday. Please send me an email at mailto:diane.nicholls@lamoillesouth.org with your orders for the week by 6:00 pm on Sunday. We also have a variety of cereal, milk, yogurt, cheese sticks, and juice available fro breakfast.

We will have family Hot Lunch on the first and third Monday of each month starting in October. Please consider signing up to provide a home-cooked meal for the school using the green "meal train" button below.

Announcements:

PE - Wednesday - students need sneakers!
Library is Thursday - please return books!
No School - Friday, Sept. 4
No School - Monday, Sept. 7 (Labor Day)
No School - Monday, Sept. 21 (Yom Kippur)
Elmore School Open House - Thursday Oct. 21 @6-7 pm
No School - Monday - Oct. 12 (Indigenous People's Day)

Have a wonderful weekend!

In Gratitude,

Diane Nicholls

Diane is using Smore to create beautiful newsletters

I am honored to be the teacher at the Elmore School. This is my 7th year at the Elmore School and 19th in the LSSU School Districts. I love teaching at the Elmore School and feel very lucky to be part of the community. I have a passion for helping students achieve their best, and look forward to working with your child this year! I earned my BA in Elementary Education with a certification in Early Childhood Education from Johnson State College. I later earned my MA from the University of Vermont in Curriculum and Instruction in 2013. In addition in teaching, I am a certified child yoga teacher, and work at a summer day camp with a focus on yoga and mindfulness.

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