Weybridge Family News

Monday, January 20 - No school - Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance

Tuesday, January 21 - No school - Progress report work day for teachers

January 22, 28, 29 and February 4, 5 - Taiko drumming residency

Friday, January 31 - Progress reports will be sent home.

ACSD School Board Meetings - MUHS - 73 Charles Avenue, Middlebury

• Monday, February 10, 6:30-8:30

Below you will find the form to complete before Wednesday morning at 7:30am for ordering breakfast and lunch for your student/s. Click on the button and help your child make their food choices for the week. Thank you

Dear Families,

We have had a grand week of recesses with a bustling ice harvesting project on the stream and some extraordinarily exuberant sledding on minimal inclines and snow. The creativity and collaboration the students have mustered are fascinating - the best of children at play!

I have begun administering the winter FAST benchmark assessments in math and reading. Grades 2-5 assessments are mostly administered to the whole class. K-1 assessments are administered 1:1. The window for the testing lasts through February 6.

Taiko schedule for this Wednesday:

• 8:30-9:10 - K-5 introductory performance - all are welcome

• 9:20-10:00 - 2/3

• 10:10-10:50 - 4/5

• 10:50-11:20 - College students

• 11:30 - 12:15 - Lunch with K/1

• 12:40-1:20 - K/1

Lunch volunteers: We need sign-ups next week for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Barbara will be back January 29! If you can volunteer for any of these days, please email me cjohnston@acsdvt.org or sign up directly on the calendar. If you can sign-up for the weeks ahead it would be very helpful.

Reminder: Progress Reports will be sent home in students’ backpacks on January 31st. Parents should anticipate a phone call from their child’s teacher shortly thereafter. The purpose of this phone call is to follow up on students’ first semester progress reports and see if families have any questions.

Enjoy the long weekend! Christina

In the 2-3 Classroom, we have been testing ideas for simple, inexpensive water bottle holders attached to student desks. (We often have quiet, focused work sessions interrupted with the Clunk-Clankety-Clank of metal water bottles falling onto the floor.)

After collecting ideas all summer and testing a few prototypes, we have a design that seems to work pretty well-- an old icing container attached to the desk with velcro. (Thank you, Erica Castle, for suggesting the velcro!)

Now we need more icing containers!

If you ice a cake, please save your icing containers for us!

The 2-3 class thanks you!

Mel

• Do you have a 3-5 year old ready for preschool? Every preschool age child in ACSD is eligible for 10 FREE hours of preschool at a pre-qualified preschool program and NOW* is the time to begin thinking ahead to the 2025-26 school year. Visit https://mbaker61.wixsite.com/uprek/partners for a list of preschools and more information. Reach out to Ashley Bessette, Universal Prek Coordinator, at abessette@acsdvt.org for support or to ask questions.
  *Most preschool programs will begin enrolling in February/March for the 2025-26 school year.

Do you have a child who plans to start Kindergarten in 2025-2026? Make sure they are on our incoming student list! If your child will be 5 years old by September 1, 2025 (or you know a friend or neighbor whose child will be) please reach out to Weybridge School at 802-545-3302 or sfarrellschmitt@acsdvt.org

Here is a guide for students to know what clothing choices to make. We will be using this guide to teach students about weather and being prepared to go outside for recess each day.

Sign up for SEPAC updates here.WHO WE ARE:

The Addison Central Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is an organization led by parents (defined broadly) that focuses on improving the education and experiences of students with special needs and disabilities in the Addison Central School District (ACSD). (Learn more at: www.AddisonCentralSEPAC.org)

WHAT WE DO:

• Support families through information, events, and community.

• Collect community input and help district leaders understand the concerns of families and students.

• Collaborate with ACSD to improve district policies and practices.

STAY IN THE KNOW!

Don’t miss out on SEPAC resources and events! Sign up for updates at the link below.

The link to the bus routes are below and on the ACSD website. Please be waiting at your stop 5 minutes before the approximate bus stop time. Younger students will need their parent at pick up and drop off.