Principal's Newsletter

It was a nice week here at school, although illness continues to hit a number of students and staff. Please take time this week to rest and get healthy. We hope everyone will be back and feeling good when we return on March 2nd.

Town Meetings are an important way to stay involved in the community and school happenings. Salisbury's Town Meeting is Saturday, 2/28 starting at 3:00PM at the Salisbury School. Ripton's Town Meeting is Monday, 3/2 starting at 7:00PM at the Ripton Community House. Voting for the ACSD school budget as well as local elections (including school board members) will take place on Tuesday the 3rd. Please see the district's website for information about the coming year's budget development process and the proposed budget under School Board, Budget Development: https://www.acsdvt.org/district-link/budget-development.

The 26-27 District Calendar is available now, as well. It is linked below. It's hard to believe the year is more than half over! I'm so grateful for the past few months getting to know the students, staff and families at SCS. I look forward to the months ahead as we continue to do all we can to serve students in so many ways.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful vacation,

Tracey

Last Friday's Valentine's Day Ice Cream Social was a big success. Thanks to our fantastic ice cream scooping and toppings team!

The SCS, WES and SES combined band and chorus put on a wonderful concert Tuesday night. Students have been working hard all year to learn music on their instruments and sing songs. Well done!

The 4th grade had a very successful Heritage Festival yesterday. Students and parents came together to share special food and traditions from their family ancestry. Ms. Clapp writes: From Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Germany to Australia, Italy, England, The Netherlands, Canada.....all of our plates were full! It was so fun to hear about the family stories, to spend the afternoon together, and celebrate all of our immigration stories. I feel so lucky to be part of your family this year.

The SCS Read-a-thon is underway! We have a school-wide goal of over 19,700 minutes of reading between 2/11 and 3/2. Thanks for helping encourage your child to read at home and reach for their goals!

SCS Literacy Night is the Thursday we get back from break. Mark your calendars! No RSVP necessary --we have "goodie bags" for the first 25 families to arrive. Come play literacy games, read with a partner and enjoy S'Mores on an indoor marshmallow cooker!

We are excited to announce the district has allocated Title funds for an after school science club at SCS led by a local science teacher.

Description: This is a club for anyone who likes to design, build, and explore. We’ll have a different science activity each week that will spark curiosity! Older students will work with design engineering challenges and explorations such as building a geodesic dome, making and launching hot air balloons, or identifying skulls from special features. Younger students will explore the chemistry of a non Newtonian fluid (GAK), color and light, and rollercoaster design. Activities are aligned with NGSS.

Dates & Times

3rd - 5th graders, 2:40 - 3:40PM (Thursdays in March: 12th, 19th, 26th and April 2nd)

1st & 2nd graders, 2:40 - 3:40PM (Thursdays in April: 9th, 16th and 30th)

No cost. More information to come.

Read-a-thon Wednesday, February 11th - Tuesday, March 3rd

February Vacation --February 23rd - 27th

Town Meeting Voting Day, Tuesday March 3rd

Early Release Day, Wednesday, March 4th at 1:00PM

SCS Bingo Night & Potluck Friday, March 13th 6:00 PM

Get Involved at Salisbury Community School!

Meetings are (generally) the first Thursday of every month, 6:30 - 8 PM in the library.

Feel free to contact us at: foscsvt@gmail.com with any questions or ideas.

Time: Tuesdays 3:00-5:15 ( or when bus arrives)

Date: March 10th- June 13th ( 13 sessions)

Location: Salisbury Mills Preserve

We are very excited to share more outdoor education into the Salisbury/Ripton community!

Click here to find out more and register: https://www.maltvt.org/school-programs

Click here to learn more about Camp Terrahana and how students from SCS could participate.

The 2026-2027 ACSD Calendar is available and can be found on the website here.

*Please remember, the deadline to apply for a 2026-27 school transfer for your rising K-5th student is March 2, 2026*

The ACSD Board recently revised Board Policy C30, School Assignment and Intra-District Transfer, to offer more flexibility to ACSD families when choosing an elementary school for their child(ren). If you are interested in having your child attend a different K-5 elementary school, please read more about the policy and the application process here. To apply, use this form or visit your school’s front office or the ACSD District Office for a paper application. The application window opened January 30th, and all applications must be received by March 2nd, 2026.