Cougar Chronicle

Every year, we invite our families and students to share their thoughts through our district-wide survey. Your feedback is more than just data to us - it is an essential tool that helps us refine our practices and better serve our school community.

Please take a few moments to share your perspective, and kindly encourage your student to do the same. We truly value your insight as we work to make our school the best it can be!

For Parents: Please take a few minutes to complete the family survey here: Parent/Guardian 2025-2026

For Students: Please encourage your student to share their voice at: Students 2025-2026

Can't drop them off? No problem! Text or call Anthony Houser and he will come pick them up at a time that is convenient for you! His phone number is: 720-206-4163. (Thank you Anthony!)

We have raised $410.80 so far and have used some of the funds to buy new balls and games for recess. THANK YOU to everyone who has donated bottles so far! This is so exciting and we are SO APPRECIATIVE.

VPR Mock Town Meeting Link

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

25/26 School Calendar

25/26 Family Handbook

U-32 Chronicle

Kids Heart Challenge Link

Community Links and Resources

North Country Animal League Junior Volunteer Application

CVSWMD - Eco Depot facility at 300 Granger Rd, Berlin, is fully up and running

We are excited to announce that our all-school field trip to the Shelburne Museum is scheduled for May 21st! As you may remember, this location was the enthusiastic winner of our "Mock Town Meeting" vote.

Schedule: We will be leaving the school as close to 9:00am as possible and will be returning around 3:00pm.

Chaperones and Volunteers: Please make sure to arrive by 9:00am if you are riding the bus or following the bus!

Attire: Visitors should wear comfortable walking shoes suitable for gravel paths and hills. Since many exhibits are outdoors, it is recommended to dress for the weather (rain gear, hats, sunscreen, etc.).

Designed by the Calais Advisory Team. Funds directly benefit student activities!

Scan this QR code or click on the link below!

Come one, come all! Calais Elementary and the Calais Advisory Team are hosting a Variety Show on Friday, May 29th at 2:00 PM, and we want YOU to be part of the magic.

This show is for everyone-students, parents, teachers, and neighbors alike. If you have a 3-minute act ready for the stage, please sign up here to join the lineup!

Not a performer? We still need you! Join us in the audience to support our talented Cougars and enjoy the show.

First Installment: The Trouble with Chickens: Here's what you need to know:

You have to check on hens during the day, multiple times to ensure they are laying eggs

and not eating them. Yes, hens will eat their chicks so it’s important to watch them. Also

make sure they are healthy and not injured in any way. If you have a broody chicken you

should check more often. A broody chicken is a chicken that wants to incubate one of

the eggs herself. To tell if a chicken is broody and the hen attacks you, then the chicken

is broody. If the hen lays down in the same box consistently, it might be a broody. They

might attack you if you try to grab an egg from them. Stay Tuned for Our Next Installment: Quirky Ducks and the folks who care for them.

Friends of Calais is a volunteer-led organization, collaborating to design fun, engaging events and programs intended to foster closer bonds within the Calais community. Click here for more information and to see a list of all of their upcoming events!

Vermont Scholastic Chess

Kellogg-Hubbard Library Events

Central Vermont Swim Club

Girls on the Run

Destination Imagination

Central Vermont Raiders Youth Lacrosse

Central Vermont Little League

U-32 Raiders Spring Basketball Skills Clinic (Grades 3-8)

Volunteer at North Country Animal League!

SafeArt 2026 Summer Camp Registration

AllTogetherNow! Summer Camp 2026

Raiders Summer Soccer Camp

Intro to Theatre Camp

Community Connections Summer Camps 2026 (Registration Link)

Camp Downer

T.W. Wood Museum

April Break KB Training Basketball Camp

Center Farm - Spring Break Day Camp and Summer Farm Camp

North Country Animal League Summer Camp

Help Our Kids Grow Strong Through Positive Language Is your language helping grow confident kids? The words kids hear every day—from parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches, and other adults—help shape the ideas they develop about food, their bodies, and themselves. Research shows these ideas begin as early as preschool, and exposure to messages that suggest certain bodies are “better” or more acceptable than others can lead to body dissatisfaction and self-criticism. The good news: you can make a difference. The Vermont Department of Health and other partners developed a campaign with tips and resources to help adults use positive language about food and bodies. Check it out and learn more at HealthVermont.gov/ ConfidentKids

Robotics!

6th Grade Country Presentations