The Buzz

Each of our classrooms begin their day with morning meeting: a place to share the day's upcoming events, weave in some academic review, play games together, and offer students an opportunity to highlight and share things that are important to them in their lives outside of school. We also hold all-school community meetings each Monday morning, and we welcome caregivers who would like to share something with students: a musical talent, unique pet, story to tell, or items from a different place in the world are all things elementary students love to experience! If you have something to share, please reach out to Shannon at shannonm@mpsvt.org. We would love to see more families join us and get to know all of our students and staff.

We are surveying the community throughout the month of October to gauge interest in a PreK program at RVS for the next school year. As we are already in the budgeting process, it is important to know how many families hope to utilize this service. This program would run 5 days per week from 7:45 - 11:00AM, for children who will be 3 or 4 years old by September 1st. To participate in the survey, please visit this link. You can also give feedback in the form if you would like to participate, but the timing of the program makes it a challenge for you.

• Picture retakes will be on Thursday, November 2nd.
• There will be a half day on Thursday, November 9th and there is no school for students on Friday, November 10th for parent-teacher conferences. Teachers will be in touch as the date gets closer to schedule a time. Note: there will be Bridges care for the remainder of the day on the 9th, followed by the Bridges Harvest Dinner.
• School is closed for Thanksgiving Break from November 20th - 24th.

The HOPE Coalition has been in contact to share with the Roxbury community that they are providing support in the form of relief supplies, clothing, fresh produce and shelf-stable foods, all at no cost. They are located at 297 Vine Street in Berlin and are open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-4PM. Folks seeking more info can visit www.hopecoalition.net.

All regularly scheduled meetings begin at 6:30pm. Board Members will either be participating virtually or in-person. This meeting will be held at MHS. Public comment is welcome at all meetings at the time period designated in the meeting agenda and/or as established by the chairperson. More info can be sound on the district website here.

School Board Net Zero Ad-Hoc Committee - Request for Applicants

“"The MRPS School Board is seeking community members with relevant experience and knowledge to join a newly formed Net Zero Ad-Hoc Committee that will guide the board in developing a decarbonization plan and net zero evaluation tool for future facilities and operations decisions. The Ad-Hoc committee will meet for 2 hours every month from November through June. These efforts are being launched in accordance with the board’s net zero and decarbonization resolution passed in May 2023. If you are interested in joining the Ad-Hoc committee, please visit www.mrpsvt.org/net-zero-ad-hoc-committee, review the Request for Applicants, and email Kristen Getler (kristengetler@mpsvt.org) detailing your interest and qualifications to join this effort by October 19th, 2023."

Caregiver Council: We had our first meeting and the 3 members in attendance (total of 4 members signed up) highlighted that this did not make it into all school newsletters and asked what we could do to better advertise this opportunity. See Libby’s 9/11 email and the 9/15 and 9/22 notes. Please (all schools) re-include the call to join as follows - image to use if you’d like:

“The MRPS Caregiver Council met for the 1st time on Thursday, 10/19 and are looking for additional members! Please review the Caregiver Council purpose document and this rolling meeting agenda to learn more about the work of the Council and fill out this form if you’re interested in joining! The Council will meet on the third Thursday of each month from noon-1:00 pm.

On Tuesday, October 31st, students will spend the afternoon at Mad Scientist Day! We will rotate through fun science experiments that may be slimy, icky, or even a little explosive (just baking soda, don't worry!). As a reminder, students should not wear Halloween costumes to school, nor should they bring Halloween candy. We are all set on volunteers - thank you, everyone!

Students in grades K-4 are participating in a reading challenge for the month as they get used to reading at home and tracking their progress. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need help accessing books - we have plenty to share! All students should bring back reading logs this Friday, October 27th!

Our next upper elementary book club will begin on Wednesday: students who choose to sign up will meet twice a week at lunch to read The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau.

On Tuesday, October 31st, the RFL will host the 9th Annual Roxbury Trunk or Treat here in the RVS parking lot. Trunk-or-treating will happen from 4:30 - 5:15, followed by a costume contest and parade. Email librarian@roxburyfreelibrary.org to RSVP.

Email: shannonm@mpsvt.org
Website: https://www.mrpsvt.org/rvs
Location: 1559 Roxbury Road, Roxbury, VT, USA
Phone: 802.262.1506

Instagram: @rvshoneybees