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October 8 - Walk and Roll to School Day

October 8 - PTO Meeting in the Lothrop Library at 6 PM

October 10 - Inservice (No School)

October 13 - Indigenous Peoples' Day (No School)

October 31 - Halloween Parade at 10:30 am

October 31 - Early Release Day

After our all school Friday morning meeting, we had an all school dance party to celebrate filling up our Paw Bank! It was our first all school celebration of the year.

Lothrop will be hosting an all school Halloween Parade on Friday, October 31st at 10:30 am. Please note that this is an Early Release Day and all students will be dismissed at 11:30 am.

Students will line up by class on the blacktop (behind the school) and walk down through the playground onto Pleasant St. They will turn onto Arch St. and turn around at The Manor before heading back to Lothrop. Please read the following guidelines regarding costumes, where families can stand to watch the parade and pick-up. Thank you!

• No Masks: The reason for this is that Halloween masks often cover the eyes of a child, impeding their vision and causing a potentially unsafe situation. So, please do not send any parts of a costume that cover eye areas, such as a "Halloween Mask."

• Costumes: Costumes must not include weapons, blood, or gore. They must be school-appropriate and consider that we will have children in grades K-6 participating. Should learners wish to dress up and need help finding a costume, please let your child's teacher, or the front office know as soon as you are able.

• Footwear: Please consider your child's footwear choice as we will march over Pleasant Street and up Arch Street, a little bit of a hike if one is in high heel shoes.

• Where to watch: Families may view the parade from Pleasant Street and Arch Street. (We will help children with costumes-eliciting our Middle-Level students who will enjoy helping our Littles).

• Pick-up: If you wish to pick up your child after the parade, please send a note in the morning. We will connect you with your child outside after the parade.

• Snacks: Classrooms will be given guidance on snacks for the day and that information will come home in classroom newsletters.

The Household Income Form (HIF) is a helpful tool to collect household income data when National School Lunch Program information is not available for a student. These data are used for a variety of educational purposes including calculation of pupil weights in the school funding formula, determination of eligibility for other household benefits such as affordable connectivity (internet) benefits and educator loan forgiveness qualification.

The Household Income Form is provided in both a PDF format and an online format. Both versions address FAQs such as: which form to use under which circumstances and how to report income status in data collections are available on the Household Income Form webpage. In addition, the Agency of Education has provided LEAs with “Fill the Form” materials for parent communication to encourage families to complete these forms. Data Town Hall meetings were held in early Spring and late Summer with registrars, business managers and data managers present. The agenda covered the purpose of the Household Income From, reviewed the forms, and reviewed the process of managing and reporting the household income data. For further information, please reach out to your SU Data Manager or email Jamie.Jarvis@vermont.gov.

I am looking for adults to volunteer to meet students at Maclure Library at 7:15am to walk or ride to Lothrop.

If you are interested, please email me at

mparker@rnesu.org

Thank you! - Melanie Parker

VTCAP results were sent home in the mail for students in grades 4-6. Please read the information contained in the attached links.

In compliance with the Federal Child Nutrition Act, the RNESU Wellness Policy states:

“...foods provided, but not sold to students during the school day, may include food that is part of a classroom celebration or provided by parents or community organizations free of charge. Food provided but not sold will, at a minimum, comply with the Smart Snacks Standards.”

When supplying food for celebrations at school, please keep this in mind.

This week in Art class we are finishing up our Square One Art pieces. Square One Art is a fundraiser where you can order products with your child’s artwork on it. It may take a few weeks for the order forms, which will be sent home when they arrive. I will keep you posted as more information is available.

In Kindergarten we have been learning how to draw shapes and the colors of the rainbow. We have been using crayons and cake tempera paints.First Graders have been painting hearts and drawing rainbows with cake tempera paints and oil pastels. Second and third graders have been learning about texture and using cotton balls and glue to add soft texture to their clouds in their pictures.Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grade have been working diligently on their Square One Art pieces.

This year we will be painting a mural that will be displayed in the library. The theme of the mural is Our Community at Lothrop. Students have already helped prime the board it will be painted on. Our next step is to design the mural. Students will all participate by designing pictures of what is important to them at Lothrop. I will go through all the designs and put them together into one design that incorporates all of the ideas. Then, together we will be painting the mural in small parts. Every student will get a chance to help out and work on the mural.

🎼 Rehearsal Schedule:

• 3rd & 4th Grade Chorus – Monday mornings
  

• 5th & 6th Grade Chorus – Wednesday mornings (temporarily meeting on Thursdays for the next 2 weeks)

If your child has signed up for band—how exciting! Instruments have been arriving and filling the music room with anticipation, and we are so close to kicking things off!

Right now, we're busy behind the scenes working to create the perfect lesson schedule for each student. Keep an eye out in the next few days—we’ll be sending home your child’s band lesson schedule soon!

Thank you so much for your patience as we make sure every student gets a time that works best for them. We can't wait to get started and begin making music together!

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Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

Website: https://lothrop.rnesu.org/

Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
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