Shoreham Elementary School

SES Community,

I am glad to say I am very proud of our students, they are doing a great job following our school expectations; Respect Ourselves, Respect Others and Respecting the Environment.

Currently, our 4 / 5 graders are reading morning announcements every morning. They share quotes, mindfulness activities, and jokes of the week to name a few. It has been great to see how our students are public speaking by projecting their voice and speaking clearly so others can hear them.

As a school, we are looking forward to seeing and connecting with folks for our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 21st starting at 11:30 am. If you haven't signed up please call our front office at 802 897 - 7181. We hope to see you!

Best,

Lashawn Whitmore-Sells

Principal

ACSD is working toward joint accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and International Baccalaureate (IB). NEASC and IB are independent nonprofit organizations that support schools with best educational practices, guidance, and resources. They each offer their own process to evaluate schools. (Read more details here). Now we are in the assessment and evidence gathering phase of accreditation. We are seeking parent and community involvement! There are two main actions this year:

• Evidence gathering: We will assess the ACSD community on 5 of NEASC’s Learning Principles. Our teachers and staff will submit evidence toward the 5 Learning Principles. Later this year we will also introduce opportunities for students, caregivers, and community members to submit evidence.
  

Learning Principle Teams. We will create 5 Learning Principle Teams made up of ACSD teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members. They will assess the evidence that is submitted and present back to the ACSD community how we are doing toward each standard. They will meet from December-April. All team members will be compensated $40/hr. If you are interested in joining a Learning Principle Team, please fill this form out by November 30th, 2024.

Please join the Addison Central Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) and Superintendent Wendy Baker to discuss the important topic of home-school communication for students that have IEPs and 504 plans. ACSD administrators are actively working on finding solutions that address the concerns of both families and school staff. If you have a student on an IEP or 504 plan, please join this conversation and help shape solutions moving forward. Your perspective and voice are important!

Wednesday, November 20th
6:00 – 7:30pm
MUHS library (virtual option: https://meet.google.com/gjk-ymhg-drj)

Learn more about the SEPAC at ​​https://www.addisoncentralsepac.org/.
Sign up for SEPAC updates here.

Please remember:

1. If your child will be late or absent please call Irene in the main office.

2. Send your child with proper footwear for school (including sneakers for PE).

3. Students are not supervised outside / inside before 7:30 am.

4. If you are picking up your child at school please make sure to pick them up on the southern

side of the school NOT the northern side by the church.

5. Pick up students from the main entrance only

Upcoming Dates:

Picture Re-Takes - Wednesday, November 20th,

Community Coffee - Wednesday, November 20th

Thanksgiving Luncheon - Thursday, November 21st at 11:30

Thanksgiving Break Monday, November 25th - Friday, November 29th - No School

December 10th - Music Concert at 6pm in the Cafeteria - All are Welcome!

December 11th - Early Release

December 16th - Band Concert - 2:10 pm in the Cafeteria - All are Welcome!

December 23rd -31st - Winter Break

The 3rd graders in Ms. Brooks' class are at the tail end of quite a few units. Before Thanksgiving Break we will wrap up our Where We Are in Place and Time unit where we have been studying fossils, learning about how they become trapped in rock, reading about them, and doing a reader's theater workshop on how ocean fossils have been found on land. We are also wrapping up our 2nd unit of Bridges 3 where we learned all about multiplication including so many new strategies to solve multiplication equations and word problems.

3rd graders are working on developing notetaking skills, recognizing patterns in mathematics, expanding sentences to include more detail, and risk taking by sharing their thinking and work with the group. We are so excited for what the rest of the year will bring and can't wait to keep learning together!

In music class, students have been working to earn Music Star Points. Since the beginning of the year each class has been working on:

1. Participating mindfully

2. Having voices on and off at appropriate times

3. Respecting teachers, peers, and supplies

On Monday October 21st, every class earned over 18 stars to unlock the music games! One very popular game is Incredibox. To play this students drag and drop outfits onto the characters to create their own music. Here is the link to my musical website with many different musical games if you are interested in witnessing the wonderful music your children can make!

We have started our Harvest Food Drive, to help those that are in need of food over the Thanksgiving holiday. If you are able please have your child bring in one or more of these items on the list below.

Stuffing

Canned Vegetables

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Cereal

Granola Bars

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

Quick Bread Mixes

Canned Pumpkin

Graham Cracker Pie Crusts

Cranberry Sauce

Juice

Soup

Macaroni & Cheese

Come Join Us

for our

Monthly Community Coffee

Where:

AMS Room

When:

Wednesday, November 20th

Time:

8:00 - 9:00 am

This is an opportunity for Shoreman Community members to connect with others and to learn more about what our GREAT students are learning and doing.

If you have questions, please contact Lashawn Whitmore - Sells

Thanksgiving Luncheon

When: Thursday, November 21st

Where: Shoreham Elementary School Cafeteria at 11:30am

Cost is $5.00 per person

Please RSVP by Friday, November 15th

Families are welcome to join us for this delicious meal.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out of Irene at (802) 897-7181

Hip Hop Dance:

Monday's:

Toddlers 5-5:30pm

4 years-1st grade 5:30-6:30pm

Thursday's:

2nd-5th grade 5-6pm

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Line Dancing:

11/13/24 for adults and kids 1st grade and up. Dancing starts at 6pm.

$10 adults, $5 kids.

Friendly reminder no kids younger than 1st grade. Andrea Warren is the teacher and she also teaches weekly at woodchuck cider. Popcorn and pretzels will be available.

Holiday Bazaar:

12/14/24 from 11am-3pm. Let us know would like to be a vendor.

Basketball

Will be offered again January-February 2025.

Monday's and Wednesday's. Stay tuned for registration dates.

Lastly, we purchased a shipping container to store all our equipment so we are celebrating this milestone!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Molly Kerr

Shoreham Recreation Department

Shorehamrecdeptvt@gmail.com