Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

The end of the year is busy with super fun community building events, active learning, and preparation for next year. Below, you will find:

• Photos and stories of students this week (and the Montshire fom last week),
• Information about free summer meals
• How we work through class placement for 2025-26
• And more!

Hope you stay dry on this soggy Saturday!

💙, Jen

Monday 6/2 - Field Day

Tuesday 6/3 - Last Kindergarten yoga class.

Wednesday 6/4 - 1st grade to Button Bay, 2nd grade to Branbury, 5th grade goes to Marquis Theater

Thursday 6/5 - 9am - All School Meeting - Spring Concert! - Band and Chorus Families are welcome!

Friday 6/6 - around 9am - MUHS Parades by Mary Hogan, 3rd grade heads off to Crown Point

Tuesday 6/10 - 5th grade to Shelburne Museum

Wednesday 6/11 - 3rd grade to the town pool, 2nd grade to Marquis

Thursday 6/12 - 5th grade promotion practice and pool party

• Progress reports go home

Friday 6/13 - 1.30pm - 5th grade promotion at Memorial Sports Center

• MESA end of year Dance Party (see more below)

Monday 6/16 - 5th grade breakfast

Tuesday 6/17 - Summer Food Service Meals begins (see more below)

Friday 6/20 - Summer Food Service Kick Off BBQ at Mary Hogan School. Parents are welcome. Free for all children 18 years and younger adults $5.00

On Wednesday, the 5th graders walked over to MUMS to see their future school! They got a tour from Mrs. Wisell, the principal; learned about MUMS from peer counselors; did some art together; and played games in the gym with Ms. Carra. It was a stellar morning. These students are ready (after 6/16!) for MUMS!

Kindergarteners went up to the Robert Frost Trails in Ripton on Tuesday as part of their annual visit. They worked on observing in nature and writing about what they saw. They also explored in the woods, found some frogs, climbed some trees, and enjoyed playing outside on a warm day.

The 5th graders went all the way over to Norwich, VT last week to visit the Montshire Museum. They had a great time inside, building with different blocks, blowing bubbles, exploring the inside story of toys, and more! Students really enjoyed playing with Keva blocks as well as exploring how a scarf would travel through tubes. They explored the fog room and how water moves over the landscape. There were instruments to play, ant and bee houses to watch. It was a full day of inquiry. If you haven't checked out the museum, it is so fun and worth a visit!

On Tuesday, a group of Mary Hogan 4th and 5th graders traveled to the Mini Ilsley for a fun competition with 4th-7th graders across ACSD. The mixed grade and school teams competed based on thier knowledge of the 25 Golden Dome Books from 2024-25. Questions included: How were the characters in the Swift family named? and Where does Helen live (in The Lost Year)? There was a tie for winning teams between The Sparkly Yummy Shoes and The Gold Chunky Monkeys. Other teams included the Red Rocket Raiders and the Rubber Ducks.

Students who participated in the Golden Dome Challenge headed over to the VT Book Shop after the competition to pick out some new books for our school library. Miss Julie also took some 2nd and 3rd graders who particpated in the MiddReads Challenge also had a chance to get new books for Mary Hogan's library. Everyone was really excited to expand our collection of awesome books!

We were fortunate to have a puppet show on Thursday for preschool through 3rd grade students. The puppets got the students thinking about their worries and how worry feels in their bodies. They also had a chance to think about what to do with a worry.

We are at the time of year when we are actively working on class placements for 2025-26. This is a process that is done with great care, using data to create balanced classrooms. You can find more information about our approach below. Class assignments will be mailed in late June.

• We work to build classes that function as dynamic learning centers that ensure that each child learns and grows academically and socially. The classes are designed with the goal of creating optimal learning environments for both the individual child and the group of children as a whole.

• As parents and educators, we all want the best possible learning environment for our children.

• As school leaders, one of our primary responsibilities is to ensure that the staff has the requisite skills to accommodate a diverse group of learners. We expect all of our teachers to be able to provide differentiated learning opportunities to all of our students, in order to meet a wide range of abilities and learning styles. We also expect that all teachers will be working to create a positive social climate for students. Additionally, all our teachers are professionals. They work in grade level teams to ensure consistency of curriculum.

• Because each of our teachers is highly qualified, skilled and dedicated to their work with children, specific teacher requests are not part of the process.

• Placements are made with input from teachers (classroom, AMS, interventionists, special educators), counselors, and administrators.

• We strive to create balanced classrooms for students through assessment of the whole child, including:

• Educational needs (academic, social emotional, physical)

• Learning styles

• Students’ strengths and stretches

• Demographic data

• Student connection points to build friendships

Here are some highlights coming up:

• Vermont Lake Monsters Game - Saturday, May 31st - First pitch at 3:05pm. Ticket Link
• Mary Hogan Field Day - Monday June 2nd - We will need a lot of volunteers to help run this event. If you would like to help, please email us at mesa@acsdvt.org! You must be registered as an official volunteer with ACSD.
• Dance Party - Friday, June 13th 5-7pm - come celebrate the end of the school year with your friends and family (not a drop-off event). NEW THIS YEAR - from 7-8pm, the dance will be open for rising 6th graders and their families only. This will be their final event as a class before heading to middle school.

From Lake Monsters:

In the event that the game is canceled on Saturday (due to the weather), we will be playing a double header Sunday. Everyone who purchased a fundraiser ticket can exchange their tickets to Sunday, or any future home game. We won't have a decision made on this until Saturday morning. We will have information on our website and social media. We will also send out an email to everyone who purchased tickets letting them know the information needed. They can call the box office to exchange their tickets to a game of their choice.

The SFSP will officially start on June 17th through August 15 our ACSD sites will be:

Mary Hogan School Front entrance 11:00 - 12:30 Lunch and Breakfast for the next day. Weekend Meals will be available on Friday.

MUMS Front entrance 11:00 - 12:00 Lunch and Breakfast for the next day. Weekend Meals will be available on Friday.

Shoreham Elementary July 7 through August 1 Gym Entrance 11:00 - 12:00 Lunch and Breakfast for next day. No weekend Meals

Join us for a Summer Food Service Kick Off BBQ at Mary Hogan School June 20th 11:00-12:30 Parents are welcome. Free for all children 18 years and younger adults $5.00

Sponsored by - Friends of Middlebury Football (FOMF) and MUHS Athletics

Date & Time: Wednesday - Friday, June 18 – 20, 8:30 AM – Noon

Ages: Grades 4 – 8 (for the 2025-26 school year)

Cost: $20.00 ($40.00 max for immediate family) *Scholarships available upon request*

Location: Doc Collins Field – MUHS

MUHS Assistant Varsity football coach John Nuceder, other High School and Flag Football coaches, along with current and former Tigers will instruct clinic participants. The emphasis is for young athletes to have fun, be active, and learn skills for each position, offense and defense. Each clinic session will be stationed based learning, organized by age. No equipment is needed. Please make sure participant is wearing comfortable footwear for a lot of movement, as well as weather appropriate clothing. No previous experience necessary.

Registration and Payment Options
Online:

• Register via Google Form https://forms.gle/KwZ8S17Qdp4vCSai9
• Pay via Venmo – Jennifer-Nuceder

• Complete registration and mail to: John Nuceder / 1648 West Shore Road / Salisbury VT / 05769
• Send check for $20.00, made out to FOMF to: John Nuceder / 1648 West Shore Road / Salisbury VT / 05769

Want to know more about the Volunteer Process? Check out more information HERE.