SCS Community Newsletter

Dear SCS Families, Caregivers, and Shelburne Community,

Thank you to all our families and caregivers who participated in our fall PreK-4 Open House. The school buzzed with excited children who took their guests to their favorite places and spaces around the school, sharing a glimpse into their daily routines and learning. Seeing our students take such pride in showing off their work and classrooms made the evening truly special. We are so grateful for your continued partnership and support!

This week brought a true trifecta of THREE transportation-related projects. Of course, there is the ongoing Bay Road closure due to the wastewater upgrades, which the town now estimates will wrap up around October 20. We can hang in there for three more weeks! Secondly, we now have new crosswalks and a flashing light at the crosswalk on School Street. This is the culmination of a grant written in November 2022 that we had all but given up hope of completing. Thank you to the Town of Shelburne and the Bike & Pedestrian Paths Committee for their support of this project. Last but not least, we now have a solid white line in the westbound lane of Harbor Road marking where we need traffic heading to school to stop so our buses have room to turn out of the driveway. With three improvements happening all at once, we are looking forward to seeing the snowball effect over the next few weeks!

We hope to see many of you at the PTO meeting next week, on Tuesday evening from 6:00-7:00 in the Green Team space. We’ll be celebrating the launch of Dynamic Experiences and looking ahead to more exciting events taking place this fall. As always, pizza & childcare will be provided. Hope to see you there.

In Partnership,

Jen, Brett and Tania

• 10/6 - PTO Meeting (6:00 - 7pm, Green Team Space)
• 10/7 - Field Trip - Middle School
• 10/10 - Pancake Breakfast and Newbury Cup (SCS Cafeteria & Soccer Fields)
• 10/13 - Photo Makeup day
• 10/13 - Field Trip - Pinillos & Baird
• 10/13 - Lion's Club Vision Screening (Grades K,1,3,5,7)
• 10/15 - Field Trip - 1st grade
• 10/15 - Lion's Club Vision Screening (Grades K,1,3,5,7)
• 10/23 - No School - K-8 Parent/Teacher Conferences
• 10/26 - Field Trip - 5/6th grade
• 10/29 - Field Trip - Newman and Giles
• 10/30 - Field Trip - Reid & Moore

Thank you all for your flexibility and understanding as we navigated the crosswalk construction

on School Street this week. We are very excited about these safety enhancements which will

benefit our whole community.

On Tuesday 9/29, our 8th graders attended the Workforce in Motion Summit at the Champlain Valley Expo. It was a chance to explore careers, meet real professionals, try hands-on activities, and discover opportunities right here in Vermont. As a school community, we are focusing on making stronger connections between what happens at school and students' everyday lives. This was a great opportunity for our 8th graders to see what career options are available down the road and think about what they can do over the next few years to be ready.

📸 Personally customized order forms were delivered to SCS today. They will come home with your child this afternoon or early next week.

📸 Online ordering offers the same print package & price options as the order envelope. However, there are additional tax and shipping costs when ordering online.

📸 Orders can be placed at https://V2.myproimages.com/amv-photography-2120 with your child's student ID# (found on the order form).
📸 Makeup Day is Tuesday, October 13 for any student who missed the first session or would like their portraits retaken at no additional charge.
📸 Sibling Photo Day is on Sunday, November 15th from 9 - 11:00am in the SCS Breezeway
📸 Contact Jen Marx (jmarx@cvsdvt.org, 383-1102) with any photo day questions.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our SCS families who participated in this year’s

Dynamic Experiences Raffle!

We are so grateful to everyone who purchased tickets and helped make this fundraiser such a fun success. It was especially wonderful seeing students of all ages stopping by the new PTO Bulletin Board, checking out all the amazing experiences, and getting excited about the winners!

And of course, a BIG thank-you to our incredible SCS staff who donated experiences. Their creativity, generosity, and willingness to share their time and talents made this fundraiser possible.

We hope our winners have an amazing time with their experiences!

Thank you for continuing to support the SCS PTO and our school community.

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by the SCS PTO table at the K-4 Open House Wednesday night, picked up a scavenger hunt, and explored the school along the way!

We had so much fun seeing families participate,

and we’re excited to announce that our Scavenger Hunt winner is…

MAGENTA GIANNULLO

Congratulations, Magenta!