Solon Salutes

• Wednesday, January 10th is a Green Day and there will be Enrichment during Solon Block.
• Friday, January 12th there will be an Options Based Safety Drill (Lock-Down Drill)
• Monday, January 15th there is no school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And local Law enforcement will be using MHS as a dog training facility when there are no students in the building.

Hello MHS Community,

As a reminder, there are about three weeks left in Semester 1. Now would be a good time to check in with your student, review the Power School grades, and identify some short-term goals to finish up the semester.
On January 25 and 26th, MHS will hold Wrap Up Days for courses where teachers will call students back through an adaptive scheduler for retakes or make-up work.

This is the email that will be going out to students describing the two Wrap Up Days:

As we get to the end of Semester 1, MHS is getting ready for Wrap-Up Days on January 25 and 26th. These two days are designed for you to be called back to retake summatives.

What does this mean for you?

• Teachers will schedule you on Thursday and Friday using Adaptive Scheduler.
• Teachers will call you back in your original Block 1-4 time on Thursday (Green Day) and Friday (White Day). Please do not request an alternate time for your retakes.
• You may also be called back during a free block or work lab block if you have more retakes to complete than fit within your class retake time.
• You do not need to be in class if you are not scheduled for a retake during that block.
• If you are scheduled for a make-up or summative, you must attend class during the scheduled block.
• Once you complete all of your scheduled retakes for the day, you are dismissed.
• Students will check their Adaptive Scheduler up to the day before being called back.
• Retakes completed on the 25th and 26th are your final summatives for the semester. Teachers will not be providing immediate feedback on retakes completed on the 25th & 26th.
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided
• The library will be open for quiet studying.

The semester ends on 1/26/24. This means that after Friday, January 26th, there is no option to complete work from Semester 1. Grades close on 2/2/24, and report cards will be mailed home the week of February 5th.

Sincerely,

Jason

"New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results."

• MHS Peer Tutoring is Back! Solons complete this form if you want to sign up for tutoring assistance.

• This is a friendly reminder that applications for 10th grade privileges are due on Monday 1/8 with a caregiver signature. Applications after this date will only be accepted on 2/5, 3/11, 4/8, and 5/6. Applications are found in the main office and in the guidance office.

• UNIFIED SNOWSHOEING

  Unified Snowshoeing will begin on Thursday, February 1st from 3:00 – 4:45 PM. Snowshoeing is a great way to get outside and enjoy the beauty of winter with friends and peers. Snowshoeing will take place at MHS, North Branch Park and Hubbard Park. There will be no cost for participation in the snowshoeing program. Students should come dressed appropriately for outdoor winter weather activity. The school will provide the snowshoes, but feel free to bring your own.

  Transportation is provided but students can also be dropped off/picked up by families/caregivers at the snowshoeing site. Please connect with Matt or Amanda about drop-off and pick-up times and locations.

  Feel free to call/email Amanda Payne (225-8050)/amandapayne@mpsvt.org or Matt McLane (522-2758)/matt@mpsvt.org with any questions.

  
  

• MHS is asking for Snack Donations to help feed our students. Please see the flyer below and no nuts or candy, and individual packaged items. We appreciate the support.

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• January 15 No School / MLK Day
• January 22 Central Vermont Career Center Program Shadow Day
• January 24 is now a Green Day
• January 25 & 26 are Wrap Up Days (schedule is below)
• January 26 Semester 1 Ends and Grades Close
• January 29 Early Release for All Students. Dismissal is at 1:00 PM.
• January 29 Semester 2 Begins
• February 2 Grades are due and mailed home the week of Feb 5th
• February 5 Egress Drill
• February 6 Guest Speaker and Assembly - Kekla Magoon
• February 26 - March 4 No School / Winter Recess
• March 5 No School / Town Meeting Day
• March 14 Rising 9th Grade Caregiver Night 6:00-7:30 PM
• March 21 Early Release for All Students
• March 22 No School / Caregiver Conference Day
• April 2-4 VT State COGNIA Testing- ELA and Math for 9th grade, Science for 11th grade
• April 9 Winooski Valley Concert at MHS
• April 15 Early Release for All Students
• April 22 - 26 No School - Spring Recess

• May 6 AP US Govt Exam 8:00-12:00
• May 7 AP Stats Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 8 AP English Exam 8:00-12:00 & Comp Science Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 9 AP Psychology Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 10 AP US History Exam 8:00-12:30
• May 11 or 25th Race Against Racism
• May 13 AP Calc Exam 8:00-12:00
• May 15 AP Music Theory Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 16 AP Spanish Exam 8:00-12:00
• May 20 Early Release for All Students
• May 27 No School - Memorial Day
• June 14 MHS Graduation
• June 19 Anticipated Last Day of School

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MRPS Partners in Education (MRPS PIE) represents the intersection between the Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools and the citizens of our community. Our schools are a critical part of our community and affect everybody. We hope to ensure that our kids get the best school experience possible, and that our schools continue to be a resource for all community members. Each of our district’s four schools has an independent caregiver group, and PIE is the non-profit fiduciary organization that connects and supports the four groups.The mission of PIE is to “support the caregiver groups of Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools through fundraising, administrative structure and advocacy.”

The three main projects that PIE has focused on are:

1. the Family Support Fund (which provides direct financial support to families in our school district);
2. faculty/staff appreciation breakfast in the Spring, and
3. the Fall Festival fundraiser that takes place on the Statehouse lawn.

MRPS MHS PIE- Survey- please complete

MRPS PIE is seeking your help. We are actively seeking board members, and we hope to formalize a high school caregivers group. Please contact Victor Guadagno, our Executive Director for more information, director@mrpspie.org

• Please check out these important updates from the district that include information about and calls for caregiver participation in the:

• 2024-2025 school budget: Learn more about this year's budget pressures and attend the next school board meeting happening Wednesday, 1/17/24 at Roxbury Village School or virtually via Zoom.

• District Caregiver Council: Learn more about the Council and consider joining. The next meeting is happening Thursday, 1/18/24

MRPS administrators have been working to improve our website for students and families! Please check out the recent updates made to the curriculum, social emotional learning and wellness, and student support services webpages. Also, a reminder that all MHS air quality testing results are posted to our facilities webpage.

I'm writing from the Vermont Council on Rural Development as we work to gather input from everyone we can reach — all ages and all backgrounds — on the challenges and aspirations to inform the Youth Opportunity Initiative.

You’re invited to our next forum, a forum for youths and adults of Central Vermont to share their perspectives on January 9th from 5:30–7:00 pm in the cafeteria of Northfield Middle & High School for some free pizza and interesting discussion of the bright spots and challenges for youth in our state. This will be the last of our 7 regional forums across the state to come together and share their ideas on topics such as education, job training, community connection, youth voices, mentoring, and more. This initiative is led by the Future of Vermont Action Team and facilitated by the Vermont Council on Rural Development. You can learn more about the initiative here: https://www.futureofvermont.org/youth-opportunity-initiative

Please join us and share this invitation widely through your school’s network. We'd love to have youth, parents, teachers, staff, board members, services providers, and others join us for this open conversation.

Thanks so much for your consideration and time.

Best,

Lauren

Students interested in the GIV programs should begin to apply now.
www.giv.org

The tournament is open to Vermont students in grades K through 12. Participants must be Vermont residents or be enrolled in a Vermont public or private school. No prior tournament experience is necessary. High School and 8th Grade sections will be USCF rated, and current USCF membership is required for participation in those sections. K-7th Grade sections will be unrated, and USCF membership is not required in those sections.

In addition, Craftsbury Academy will be hosting a 6th - 12th Grade Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament on Sunday, January 28th for anyone who would like to compete before the State Tournament.

Individual and team prizes will be awarded. The registration page for both events can be found at https://vermontchess.org/.

In preparation for these events, Craftsbury Chess Club coach Andras Hadik-Barkoczy andrashb1976@gmail.com will be adding extra chess club meetings to prepare K-12 students for the state tournament:

Jan 9th 3pm - 4pm
Jan 16th 3pm- 4pm
Feb 13th 3pm - 4pm
Feb 20th 3pm – 4pm
March 12th 3pm- 4pm
March 19th 3pm – 4pm