SCS Community Newsletter

Dear SCS Families and Caregivers,

We often say our #1 job is taking care of people—our students, staff, and wider community. This week, we want to highlight three important ways we're putting that into practice.

1. Taking Care of Our Community (Food Drive) - Our 7th/8th grade Student Leadership Council's food drive has been a huge success! The Shelburne Food Shelf is so well-stocked that we're holding donations here to restock them soon. We're incredibly proud of our students for leading this effort. (P.S. The Food Shelf is adding shopping times and a pre-Thanksgiving day on 11/22— check their website for updates).

2. Taking Care of Our Students (Safety Drill) - Taking care of our students means practicing safety and being prepared for the unexpected. We have completed our fall fire drills, and we will hold our first school-wide, options-based safety drill next week. Please check your email for a detailed message that was sent this morning (11/14) around 8:00 am with complete details on what to expect.

3. Taking Care of Our Space (Lost & Found) - Our lost and found is overflowing! Taking care of our space (and our amazing PTO volunteers) means trying to reunite items with their owners. Please help us by: * Labeling everything (clothes, water bottles, boots, etc.). * Need labels? Ordering from Mabel’s Labels gives 20% back to our PTO! * Checking the lost and found in the main lobby for missing items.

We know this time of year requires extra energy. As the days get darker and the "season of sickness" begins, please don't forget to take care of yourselves, too. Thank you for all you do to support our community.

In partnership,

Jen, Brett, and Antonia

11/14 - End of Trimester 1 for Middle School

11/15 - SCS/New Village Farm Partnership Fundraising Event (see details below)

11/17 - Middle School Winter Sports Begin

11/18 - Fall Recital (Self-Selected 7/8 Students, Band Room, 7:00pm)

11/18 - CVSD School Board Meeting (6:00 - 8:00pm, CVU)

11/21 - Poinsettia Sale Ends

11/21 - Middle School Trimester 1 Progress Reports emailed home

11/24-28 - NO SCHOOL

12/5 - Poinsettia Sale Pick-up Party (3:00 - 5:00 pm, Band Room)

12/16 - 4th Grade Chorus Concert (6:30 pm, Cafeteria)

CVSD 2025-2026 Calendar

Please sign up by 9:00 am Monday if you would like your student(s) to ride the late bus next week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, &/or Thursday.

THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO SIGN UP FOR THE LATE BUS.

If your student is signed up for the late bus, we expect they will be on the bus. Please notify the front office if there is an unexpected change in plans.

The Shelburne Food Shelf invites you to participate in the Food is In When School is Out (FIIWSIO) program where you can shop for food for your students for each school vacation. Please sign up by completing this form.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SHOP at our regular food shelf shopping times which are listed on our website: https://www.shelburnefoodshelf.org/food/calendar

You are invited to shop on Saturday, November 22 from 11:00 - 1:00 for THANKSGIVING. Please complete the form to indicate your choice of meal.

All residents of Shelburne may participate. We are excited to see you!

The food drive was an unbelievable success. We are blown away by the generosity

of this community. Donations absolutely poured in and we have been taking loads over

to the Shelburne Food Shelf all week. Thank you for contributing to this invaluable

community resource and don't forget to visit them if you need!

Sincerely,

The 7th and 8th Grade Student Leadership Council

Steve Sprague, a custodian at SCS, spent time teaching our third graders about Veterans' Day.

Steve served for 20 years and is now an important member of our community.

Dynamic Experiences continued this week with sensory jar creations,

baking, games & treats at the coffee shop, and pizza making.

Third graders learned about the early settlers of Shelburne and the legend of the white wolf

that visits Shelburne when there is enough snow in November. Tuesday was the day!

Students tracked the wolf and sampled some of the urine it left to mark its territory!

Recess is even more fun in the snow!

Sign up for a Goat Snuggle or Family Photo at New Village Farm at our Fundraising Event on November 15. All proceeds fund our NVF/SCS partnership.

Interested in supporting or volunteering for Farm-to-School activities? Please contact devinb@shelburnepto.org

Support our annual performance travel programs to Boston, Montreal and all around Vermont!

Purchase quality locally grown poinsettias and cyclamens at this link.

Please also sign up to join our volunteer team to collate orders and hand out plants.

We’re thrilled to announce the first annual Shelburne Shines: A Winter Talent Show, taking place on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the CVU Auditorium! This brand-new school-wide event invites students K-8 to perform any talent they love — singing, dancing, playing an instrument, telling jokes, performing magic, gymnastics, martial arts, poetry, skits, theater, or something entirely their own. All talents are welcome!

Registration is open until January 8, and a short performance video is required at sign-up.

Details + registration: shelburnepto.org/talentshow

Please join the Shelburne Forward Bike & Pedestrian Task Force for a community walk through the beautiful LaPlatte Nature Preserve trails on Saturday, November 15. We will meet at the community garden parking area at 10:00 - all are welcome!

This is open to ALL families, not just Hinesburg residents:

Are you interested in having some fun learning alongside our students as a guest teacher (aka sub)? If so, please reach out to CVSDHR@cvsdvt.org or Louise Michaels.

Click here for more information on becoming a sub!

Shelburne Community School Administrative Team

Jen Roth, PreK-4 Principal

Brett Cluff, 5-8 Principal

Antonia Trono, Director of Special Services