Sept./October Weekly Vinal Voice

Principal's Update

Join the Vinal School Team!

Our Food Services department is hiring at Vinal School, and we'd love to hear from you!

Food Services Manager
We're seeking an experienced Food Services Manager to lead our cafeteria team. This position follows the school calendar (180 days per year) and offers competitive compensation and a strong benefits package. Prior experience is required.

Food Service Substitutes
Looking for flexible work in a school setting? We're hiring substitutes, and no experience is necessary. We'll help you learn the ropes.

Duty Aide
This part-time position is just 3 hours per day. Duty aides help keep students safe and happy by monitoring and assisting them at lunch and/or recess.

Interested or have questions?
Please contact Nathan Thorsteinson to learn more about any of these opportunities.

Early Release Lunch

Under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), our school is required to provide lunch to students on all scheduled early release days. Lunch will be offered during this Friday's early release. Please note that timing will look a little different for all of our students especially our half-day Kindergarten students.

Grades Lunch Time

K/1st: 10:35 – 11:00 AM

2nd/3rd: 11:05 – 11:30 AM

4th/5th: 11:35 AM – 12:00 PM

Newspaper Club

Meet Ms. Poirier

Hi everyone! My name is Sarah Poirier and I am so happy to be joining Vinal School this year as a kindergarten aide. This is my second year in education. Last year I started as a substitute at Center Elementary in Hanover, and in less than two months I was hired full time as an ABA tutor in 4th grade. I enjoyed it so much that after 20 years working in a corporate environment I have decided to pursue my teaching license, and have passed my first two MTEL exams. It’s never too late to do what you love!

My time outside of school I spend with my daughter Fiona (8), my son Chase (7) and our two cats. I also enjoy golfing, going to the beach, scuba diving, watching movies and listening to true crime podcasts.

I feel so fortunate to be part of this school. I have felt so welcomed since my very first day and every staff member I have met has been wonderful!

Updates from Technology/Library

We’re off to a great start in Tech/Library, and we’re ready for some volunteers! Volunteers are tasked primarily with shelving books and tidying up the shelves. It really makes a difference to have an organized library when students are looking for books. As we get further into Tech lessons, we can sometimes use an extra set of hands to support the kids, especially K-2. I’m going to try something a little different with the sign-up this year. I will open four slots for volunteers each day. You can sign up to come during your child’s class or any time that works for you. I will post a class schedule on the Sign-Up Genius for reference. We’ll try this for a couple of months and then assess how it’s working. Please help your child/ren to remember to return their library books each week; see the schedule below for a reminder. Please feel free to email me with any questions eileen.ryan@norwellschools.org

While we’re setting up the Sign-Up Genius, if you are interested and available this week to shelve some books, please email me and we can set up a time.

1st Grade Leaves Floating in the Wind

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Upcoming Dates

10/6: PTO Meeting (virtual), 7pm

10/9: World Inclusion Day

10/9: Early Release

10/12: No School

10/21: Elementary Early Release

10/23: PTO Spooky Walk, 5pm

10/27: Congress of Councils, 7pm

10/28: Picture Retake Day

10/29: Early Release for Parent/Teacher Conferences

Updates from Nurse Kristen

Please help keep our school communities as healthy as possible by following these recommendations if your child is not feeling well. These are also outlined in the school handbook.

Fever (>100.0° Fahrenheit or higher):

Fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication, and feeling up to the whole school day.

Strep throat:

Must be fever-free for 24 hrs without the use of fever-reducing medications, in addition to having 24 hours of antibiotics.

Flu-like symptoms:

They must be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication and feel well enough to attend school.

Vomiting/persistent diarrhea:

Should be 24 hours free of vomiting and diarrhea, able to tolerate a regular diet again, and have the energy to be present for the school day.

Thank you for helping keep our school community healthy this cold and flu season.

Vinal PTO

UPCOMING VINAL PTO EVENTS

Tuesday, 10/26 PTO Meeting via ZOOM Everyone is welcome! Join us at 7pm to see what's going on with the PTO and learn about how to get involved! Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82911334582?pwd=m1ZSQWaxoVCJoohk2qhKb7fWxNVj6N.1&jst=2

Sunday, 10/18 – Cole/Vinal Moms' Kickball Game NEW DATE!
The game has moved to 10/18! Not playing? Come cheer! Everyone's welcome, and concessions will be available. Then keep the fun going at the post-game celebration at Tinker's Son. Details: https://www.vinalpto.com/cole-and-vinal-pto-kickball-game

Friday, 10/23 – Vinal Spooktakular, 5:30–8pm Save the date!
Spooktakular is back! We're looking for families to host a trunk at our Trunk-or-Treat. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EA8A929A1F58-65914182-trunk#/

Monday, 10/26 - Thursday, 10/29 - Book Fair Save the date! The Book Fair is back! More details to come!

Thursday, 10/29 - Teacher Appreciation Soup Luncheon Save the date! Join us in showing some love to our Vinal teachers and staff! Sign up to make a soup or bring supplies here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0A4EA8A929A1F58-66349526-fall?useFullSite=false