Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

There were two highlights for me this week - the eclipse and the Week of the Young Child. The eclipse was pretty remarkable and way more exciting than I expected. It has been so fun hearing from students and staff alike where they watched the eclipse and what they thought of it. What did you think of the ecliipse? And check out this amazing photo taken by Cyndi Palmer!

This week was also the Week of the Young Child. It is a week celebrating young children, early learners, their teachers, family, and community. Each year, the preschool celebrates the week with fun activities celebrating community - in their class, school, and families. The joy that the week brings each year fills everyone up by working together, creating art, dancing, and the week ended tonight with a family meal and magic show! I'd like to recognize the amazing teachers and staff in our preschool program - Laura Charron, Kim Forbes, Deb Martin, Katie Mitchell, Katherine Palmer, Claire Schutte - who put together this week for the whole preschool community.

Be well,

Jen

Monday 4/15 - 5.30pm - Technicool: Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet (for info see below)

• 5.30pm - Cooking with NOM online - sign up by 4/10 HERE

Thursday 4/18 - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!

• 9am - All School Meeting, led by 1st grade
  
• 6.30pm - MESA meeting in the library

April 22-26 - April Break!

May 1 - Walk and Roll to School Day & Early Release Day

May 2 - 9-10.30am - 5th grade Exhibition. All are invited to see 5th grade learning!

On Monday 4/15 from 5.30-6.30, Jena and Mary are hosting Kristie Grant, who will be sharing how to keep your children safe on the internet. There will be FREE FOOD and CHILDCARE!

There are multiple kinds of digital risks for children today. It is important for caregivers and teachers to have the information and tools to respond. Adults in this workshop will: a) learn the digital risks for children and strategize ways to keep children and youth safe in digital environments and b) learn effective strategies to help manage concerning digital behaviors. Please join us to learn how to support youth in digital environments!

Lake Monsters Game - Saturday, May 25th 6:05pm (First Pitch) - The Lake Monsters are hosting a Mary Hogan School night. Tickets are $8 and $4 from each ticket goes back to Mary Hogan.Click on the link for tickets: Lake Monsters

Funky Chicken Hats - we have some hats and a few patches left for sale. Please email mesa@acsdvt.org if you would like to purchase one!

MESA Executive Committee Openings - MESA is looking for new board members. We specifically need a Read A Thon co-chair. If you have interest in getting more involved, please reach out! The executive committee typically meets one additional time per month. Board members will be voted on in the May meeting.

Field Day - Save the date! Thursday, May 30th (rain date Monday, June 3rd). Last year we had an awesome volunteer turnout and the kids had a blast. Let me know if you would like to help this year or have ideas for stations. (email mesa@acsdvt.org)

Teacher Luncheon - MESA hosts a teacher luncheon every year in May (this year is 5/17) for all of the staff and teachers at Mary Hogan. If you would like to buy a teacher or staff person lunch, you can send us payment via venmo/paypal or cash/check . If you include a message in your donation, we will share that message with the teacher or staff person. Typically, lunch is $15 per person. There are over 100 teachers and staff members at Mary Hogan.

Venmo: https://www.paypal.com/qrcodes/venmocs/533ad668-3f21-4644-adec-ad1562395437?created=1709142115

Paypal: https://paypal.me/mesavt?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

The next MESA Meeting is Thursday, April 18th at 6:30pm in the school library. We will also provide a link to join virtually. Our last meeting of the school year is Thursday, May 16th at 6:30pm.

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

For more awesome photos, check out the Instagram account, below!