Weathersfield Weekly

Oct. 6, 2023

Dear WSESU Families,

As a school, we are committed to learning more about our students so that our school can better serve our community. WSESU school leaders and a facilitator from the University of Washington’s Center for Educational Leadership would love the opportunity to talk with a small group of students, including your child, to hear about their experiences in school and collect their feedback about what would make them happy and proud.

During this process, we’ll talk to multiple small groups of students for roughly 30 minutes about what they enjoy about school and ask for any feedback they have about ways to make school a better place. We want all our students to feel like they are seen, heard, and feel like they belong. We plan to meet with multiple groups over the course of the year. We believe that by listening to our students, we will be able to make decisions as school leaders to better support them and the rest of our school community.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your building administrator. If you do not want your child to participate, please let your building administrator know. We want to thank you and your child in advance for the feedback that they provide us.

In unity,

WSESU Administration

Red Ribbon Week is October 23-27th this year! Red Ribbon Week has been celebrated nationwide since 1985 and is a part of a campaign to provide drug and alcohol prevention awareness to students across the country. Weathersfield will be participating in a Red Ribbon Spirit Week (see flier) and our school counselor will be providing age appropriate lessons to students Grades 3-5. Lessons for K-5 can be accessed and reviewed by parents using this link. We encourage you to look at the materials your child will be learning in class and have a conversation at home with our child about personal safety and healthy choices. If you have any questions about these lessons, please reach out directly to our school counselor, Melissa Cole, via email at melissa.cole@wsesu.net or by phone at 802-674-5400 x5102

WSESU is hiring support staff to work with students in our schools. Positions include elementary and middle school staff supporting students in academics and social emotional skills. We offer flexible working hours. Please reach out to Katie Ahern Director of Student Support Services with your resume and three names of references with contact information; katie.ahern@wsesu.net.

Every household can order 4 free COVID-19 test kits mailed to their home. Here is the web link: https://www.covid.gov/tests

As part of our safety plan at Weathersfield, students participated in school bus evacuation drills as they arrived at school on Tuesday, October 4th. The students and the bus drivers did an excellent job. It was great to see the leadership of our students as they took control of the situation. The students practicing the drill shows us that they would be prepared in case of an actual emergency.

We are excited to have our local service teams from across our town come and share what they do for our community. We will have fire safety talks and police safety talks for students. It is a great opportunity for our students to get to meet our community helpers.

The October Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October, 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM. The board meeting will be in the music room at Weathersfield School. Board Meeting Agenda.

Monday No School

Tuesday Breakfast- Breakfast Sandwich w/Egg, Sausage and Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Milk, 100% Juice Lunch- Soft Taco w/chicken. Black Beans, Roasted Corn, House Salsa and Sour Cream

Wednesday Breakfast- WW Bagel w/ Cream Cheese, Milk, Juice, Fresh Fruit Lunch- Baked Potato Bar w/Beef Chili, Bacon, Broccoli, Cheese Sauce, Garlic Knot

Thursday Breakfast- Banana, Fresh Fruit, Milk, 100% Juice Lunch- Chili, Corn Bread, Potato Wedges, Roasted Cauliflower

Friday Breakfast-WW Maple Glazed Donuts, Fresh Fruit, Milk 100% Fruit Juice Lunch-Pizza - Pepperoni Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Caesar Salad

• October 9th No School Indigenous Peoples' Day
• October 10th Picture Day
• October 10th School Board Meeting
• October 12th Service Day
• October 13th P.R.I.D.E. assembly
• October 20th Staff In-Service Day No School for Students
• October 23rd-October 27th Red Ribbon Week