Wildcats Weekly

"We are a joyful community that is inclusive and guides children toward curiosity, resilience, and compassion." ~Rumney Staff

Day #1 of Winter Wellness was a huge success! We had teachers helping students, students helping teachers, and students helping students. It was clear that the "hockey parents" had lots of experience on the ice and teaching little ones to skate. Thank you so much to our chaperones for all your help.

PTNO will again be hosting the traditional Morning Mug. This is a wonderful time to gather as a community and converse over a mug of something that warms the soul. Morning Mug is scheduled for Friday, February 13th 8:15-9:00AM.

Please note that some of our newsletters are on a live link and others have changing links that are emailed to families from the teacher.

Kindergarten

1st/2nd Grade

3rd/4th Grade (sent by teacher)

5th Grade

6th Grade

February 6 Next Winter Wellness

February 10- Coffee House @6PM

February 13- Morning Mug @8:15

March 14- PTNO Pie Breakfast 10:00am-12:30pm

*Registration opens in late February and is open to girls in grades 3-6. We will again have a collaborative team of Doty & Rumney students.

*Practice begins mid/late March. The season ends in early June.

*Practice days will be on Monday & Thursday from 3:30-5:00 at Rumney. Practices include movement activities, team building, connection games, and running (or walking!). Our season ends with a celebrity 5K in Essex.

More information can be found here. Email Ms. Honi with your questions. hbarrett@U32.org.

**If you would like to support this year's team and help bring down the cost for each participant please email Ms. Honi!**

Hello Middlesex Families,

SAVE THE DATE!! The Rumney PTNO is excited to announce that the 2026 Rumney Pie Breakfast will be on Saturday, March 14th from 10:00am - 12:30pm. We are in the beginning stages of planning this year's event. If you own a business or work for a business that would like to sponsor this year's Rumney Pie Breakfast event, please reach out to me via email at rumneypto@u32.org or by phone at (802) 522-0438.

Thank You,

Kent Lowden

Rumney PTNO"

Winter 2025 and Spring 2026 School Vacation Art Camps for K-5th grade are now open for registration. 8:30am-3pm. Drop in days are available.

Feb. 23rd-27th: Art is Rocket Science (February Break)

March 20th: Mythical Creatures Camp (Conferences)

April 20th- 24th: Mask Making Camp (Spring Break)

Register at: https://www.oneartsstudio.org/camps

Spring 2026 After School Art sessions are posted and you can register at: https://www.oneartsstudio.org/afterschoolart. We are offering K-4th grade after school art Tuesday through Thursday with bus drop off available from Rumney, Moretown and Brookside Elementary School! Drop ins welcome.

Kids Night Out: Third Friday of the Month. K-5th grade.

ONE Arts Studio is offering kids night out from 4pm-8pm on the third Friday of the month during the 2026 school year! Drop the kids off and enjoy an evening to yourself! We will have pizza, veggies, watch a movie and of course offer open studio art time!

Dates offered:

Feb. 20th, March 20th, April 17th, May 15th, June 19th.

Register at: https://www.oneartsstudio.org/kidsnight

Cyanotype Photography/ Make Photographs with the Sun’s Light with Evie Lovett

Sunday February 1st. 11:00am-1:00pm

$40

Cyanotype Photography: Make Photographs With the Sun’s Light!

In this mixed ages workshop for adults, teens, or children over seven accompanied by an adult, learn how to make photographs with everyday objects, the light of the sun, and water! With cyanotype photography, you’ll make photographs by placing objects you choose on specially coated light-sensitive paper, exposing to the light of the sun, and developing the image in water. The resulting image is a deep blue where sunlight fell and white where the object was.

This in person learning opportunity emphasizes community-building and artistic skill-building in a relaxed and fun setting. Evie Lovett, the Teaching Artist, will provide participants with clear instruction, demonstrations and supplies. No experience necessary. All invited.

Whole Body Drawing and Painting

Age: 5-11 years old

June 22nd-25th

This camp will be led by Fiona Sullivan. Come willing to participate in physical warm ups involving Capoeira and dance inspired movement. Then with creative energy open, learn about different drawing styles from still life to thirty second sketches. Explore ‘drawing’ with a paintbrush and what it means to draw with your whole body involved. Explore different drawing styles from gesture drawing and painting to control contour. Students will have the opportunity to plan and execute a large group painting as well as paint their own smaller canvas.

Expressive Dance:

Ages: 5-11 years old

June 29th-July 3rd

Led by visiting dance artist Shannon Kelly and Fiona Sullivan. Shannon brings her 20 years of dance experience with her background in afro-modern, lyrical, experimental and Brazilian dance. Learn creative dance techniques and experiment with form and body awareness. Students will have the opportunity to work in smaller groups and with the group as a whole. We will view short dance videos and observe different artists’ depictions of dancers over the ages. The week will culminate with a final performance at 3:15pm Sharp!

License to Write

Age: 7-13 years old

July 6th-10th

Led by Fiona Sullivan

Explore the art of narration with words, images and oral story telling. Maybe you love to write but get hung up on grammar. Inspired by Peter Elbow’s writing method, we will practice daily ‘free writes,’ and try out our hand in the realm of fiction and nonfiction. We’ll consider writing as mark making and explore the boundary between drawing and writing. We’ll ask the question, how do we incorporate writing into visual art? Come with the desire and openness to both write and draw.

Kids for The Earth

Age: 5-11 years old

July 13th-17th

Join Susan Koch who taught in the public schools for 30 years and now loves teaching in the best classroom of them all, the natural world! Nature Science camp with a focus on stem activities and the integration of creative art making. Explore nature, complete daily nature experiments and missions and create art from natural and upcycled materials.

Bauhaus Bountiful Botany:

Age: 5-11 years old

July 20th-24th

Join Susan Koch for another camp! Susan taught in the public schools for 30 years and now loves teaching in the best classroom of them all, the natural world! Find the intersection between plant anatomy and art. Learn about flower parts from the stamen to the sepal and look at different artist interpretations of flora and fauna. Explore different leaf patterns and start to translate your distinct leaf patterns to art inspired by the bauhaus style.

Theater: Earth Defenders Camp

Age: 5-11 years old

July 27th-31st

Join Sarah Adelaide, a Vermont based artist and educator whose work combines her passion for performance art with the joy of scientific discovery. Students will investigate a creature, plant, or topic in our local ecosystem, learn relevant facts and terms, and discover a problem or disharmony. As a group we will then learn about the narrative story Arc which will help us weave our learning into an original play script. The last few days of camp we will be working on putting our words to action and song in an original performance. Families are invited to attend our final Friday performance starting at 3:15pm sharp!

Intro to Capoeira: ½ day morning camp

Mon-Thurs. 9:30am-12:30pm

August 3rd-6th

Age: 11-18 years

This intensive four day Capoeira workshop will introduce participants to Capoeira, a Brazilian art form that combines dance, music and martial arts. The workshop will be led by Luis Gonzalez or Profesor Cavaleiro. Luis, originally from Spain, cofounded the Capoeira Club at Bangor University in 2006. Luis then continued to teach Capoeira in New York City from 2013 to 2020. After Covid, Luis resumed teaching in NYC until he moved to Vermont in 2024. He now lives in Middlesex and continues to offer Capoeira classes at Camp Meade. Supporting instruction will be provided by Fiona Sullivan who has been studying Capoeira for four years.

Fashion Frenzy and Mending Madness:

Age: 5-11 years old

August 10th-14th

With Fiona Sullivan

Welcome to all things fabric related. Draw your fashion ideas. Bring in a stuffie for which you would like to create accessories or a costume. Enjoy hand sewing and use our Saori looms. Bring in an item of clothing that needs a patch and discover the interaction of practicality and design. Have a chance to use our sewing machine. Send your child with a white t-shirt so they can decorate their own t-shirt with fabric markers, paint and pastel!

Model Treehouse Building Camp

August 17th-21st

Age: 5-11 years old

With Heather Garland

During Treehouse Building Camp, campers will look at treehouse designs for inspiration and then design their own 3D treehouse model. We will go for walks and collect natural materials to add to our designs. Who knows maybe a fairy will move in once we are done!

Bring your kids aged 5-11 to Green Mountain Community Fitness for an adventure filled Winter Break! Five full days (February 23-27th from 8:00am-3:30pm) of exciting activities: swimming, obstacle courses, snow forts and snowmen, and even a field trip to Sunrise Gymnastics! Check out our website https://gmcf.life/camp/#winter-camp for more information and to register, or email camp@gmcf.life to request more information. We look forward to having your child(ren) join us at Green Mountain Community Fitness for an awesome week!

I’ve also attached a flyer that you’re welcome to include or share as needed.

Thank you so much for your support! We truly appreciate your help in spreading the word to families who may benefit. Please let me know if you need any additional information.

Warm regards,

Maddy Cooley (she/her)

Kids Program Coordinator
Community Partnership Specialist
Green Mountain Community Fitness
maddy@gmcf.life

www.gmcf.life
802-223-6161

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Best,

Karoline