January 24 - PTO Indoor Movie Night

January 27 - Lifetime Activities for 4th, 5th, & 6th

February 6 - Early Release Day for Students

February 11 - PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Lothrop Library

February 12 - K-2 Celebration of Learning (5pm) and Concert (6pm)

February 23 - 27 - February Break (No School)

March 2 - 6 - Read Across America Week

March 13 - Early Release Day

March 27 - In-Service (no School)

RNESU School Year Calendar 2025-26

Click here to access the calendar for the 2025-26 school year.

Mrs. Desabrais' 4th grade class shared their knowledge of the U.S.A. with us during our Friday morning meeting on January 23rd.

Breakfast Menu - January 2026

Lunch Menu - January 2026

Recess Information

For lunch recess, students will go outside in all but the most extreme weather conditions. Students need to dress appropriately for the weather. Indoor recess will be held when the temperature or the wind chill drops to 10 degrees Fahrenheit. We will also stay indoors if it is raining heavily, but will go out if it is raining lightly.

For the Winter:

When the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, students are required to wear coats, hats, mittens/gloves, and boots. Please make sure that your child brings winter clothing to school each day.
If there is snow on the ground, snow pants are required to play on the playground.
If you cannot access these items for your student, please contact Mrs. Parker (483-2242). She can provide needed items for your student in a confidential manner.

This year for the Lifetime Activities Program your student will be going with their grade level to skate at Giorgetti Skating Rink, rock climbing at Green Mountain Rock Climbing center, and bowling at Bowlerama. The dates for each location are listed below. PTO is funding these activities therefore there is no cost for students to participate. The program will run on Tuesdays. Please return permission slips ASAP, if you haven't already done so.

Volunteers Needed: If you are able and willing to meet your child's class at their designated activity each week, we would welcome the extra help with tying skates, helping students put on climbing equipment and handing out shoes for bowling. Thank you!

Skating at Giorgetti Park

Students should have snow pants, coat, gloves and a hat along with warm underclothing. Helmets are required to skate. Students should bring their own helmet clearly labeled with their name (we have spares).

Bowling at Rutland Bowlerama

Students should wear comfortable clothes and socks.

Rock Climbing at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center

All families need to fill out the online waiver for the Green Mountain Rock Climbing Gym (link is below). Students should wear comfortable clothes and socks.

February 3 will be a snow day make up if needed. They will go to the location that was missed if we have a snow day

Waiver for Green Mountain Rock Climbing Gym

All families of 4th, 5th and 6th grade students need to fill out this online waiver for the Green Mountain Rock Climbing Gym. Thank you!

Smart Snack Standards Info

Click here to learn more about healthy classroom celebrations.

OVUU School Board Seats for March 2026 Elections

The following seats are up for election in March 2026.

Brandon (Kevin Thornton)
Leicester (Lesley Bienvenue)
Pittsford – 1 year remaining of a 3-year term (Kevin White)
Whiting – 1 year remaining of a 3-year term (Rhiannon Banks-Morgan)
At-Large* (2 Seats: Paul Lathrop and Gabe McGuigan)
At-Large – 1 year remaining of a 3-year term (Garret Hewes)

*At-Large candidates can be from any of the OVUUSD towns: Brandon; Goshen; Leicester; Pittsford Sudbury; and Whiting.

Completed petitions, along with a signed Consent of Candidate Form, are due to your Town Clerk by Monday, January 26, 2026. Petitions for town specific seats require signatures of the lesser of 1% of registered voters or 30 signatures. Petitions for at-large seats require the signature of 60 registered voters.

For additional information about serving on the board, interested parties can review recent board materials available on the OVUU Board and BUU Board pages, attend an upcoming board meeting, or submit questions through Reach Out.

We are finishing up our unit on manipulation with hands. We have been working on ball handling with basketballs and will be moving into bowling. Also, coming up is a very exciting time in the sports and physical activities world. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be starting February 6th in Italy. We will be doing activities based around the events in the Olympics. We will also be keeping a medal count of the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals that team USA wins. I encourage all families if possible to watch some of these events with their students.

On your student's PE days, please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately to be able to move around and that they have sneakers with them to wear. Crocs and Loafers (Hey Dudes) are not safe for students to wear during PE class. This time of year, in order to keep our gym in good shape and the floor safe for students, I ask that students wear a different pair of shoes over to the gym for PE class and change into their sneakers when they arrive. The salt on the ground can be carried into the gym on the bottom of their shoes and make things slippery. I do have some extra sneakers in the gym if students forget them. If you have sneakers that are still in good condition that your child has outgrown, we are always taking donations to make more sizes available for students.

P.E. Days

Kindergarten: Wednesday and Friday

1st Grade: Tuesday and Friday

2nd Grade: Monday and Thursday

3rd Grade: Monday and Wednesday

4th Desabrais: Monday and Thursday

4th Duggan: Tuesday and Friday

5th Lori Allaire: Monday and Wednesday

5th Audrey Allaire: Tuesday and Thursday

6th Desforges: Wednesday and Friday

6th Pearsons: Tuesday and Thursday

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Advisory

The Vermont Department of Health has issued a health advisory for increased cases of pertussis among school-aged children. Please note the information below. Further information is available at www.healthvermont.gov/whoopingcough

Caverly Newsletter

Click here for the latest newsletter from Caverly Preschool.

Community Partnership

We are happy to announce that Pittsford Police Officer David Soulia has offered to volunteer his time at Lothrop! He's hoping to be a friendly face for our learners and has offered to read with them. He has already spent time at Caverly getting to know our PreK 4 year-olds. We are excited to welcome him as a trusted community partner.