NEWS FROM WES

• Monday, October 14th: School Board Meeting at WUHSMS library, 6pm
  
• Wednesday, October 16th: 5th and 6th grade to SculptureFest
• Thursday, October 15th: PreK-4th grade to SculptureFest (chaperones still needed! Contact your child's teacher if you can help!!)
• Friday, October 18th: Picture Retake Day
• Monday, October 28th: School Board Meeting at WES, 6pm
• Thursday, October 31st: Halloween Parade, 2:10pm
• Friday, November 1st: First Trimester Ends
• Thursday, November 7th: Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences
• Monday, November 11th: No School - Veteran's Day
• Tuesday, November 12th: School Board Meeting at WUHSMS library, 6pm
• Thursday, November 14th: Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences (contact your child's teacher to schedule a conference)
• Friday, November 15th: Harvest Hoedown

For the complete WES events calendar, click here.

For individual classroom news and events, click here.

WES Playground improvements are ongoing this fall. Thanks to the generous donations of our community members, one of the improvements we were able to do this fall was upgrading the holds on the climbing wall. Many thanks to WES parents Alonzo and Leanne Tapley who spent time last weekend removing the wooden holds and installing the colorful, durable holds featured in the picture above. Pictured are Addison, Kara, and Luke trying out the new wall! We appreciate all the families who contribute to WES in a multitude of ways.

Two weeks ago at our Parent/Guardian Curriculum Exploration Night, teachers Jenny Hewitt and Jen Mayo presented about Math Menu. Math Menu is a strategy for differentiating math skills practice based on individual student needs. Teachers use a variety of assessment data to determine what areas each student would benefit from practicing each week. Each student has a menu of activities that they practice for a portion of the math class period in order to reinforce individually needed skills and concepts. Math menu not only promotes individualized instruction, it also provides students with an opportunity for choice and ownership. In many classrooms, Math Menu also features a teacher station so teachers have the opportunity to work with students in small groups and give targeted instruction and feedback.

Students at WES also use the digital app SeeSaw to share their thinking with their teachers, classmates, and families.

All WES students are invited to participate in our annual Halloween Parade on 10/31. We have some exciting musical accompaniment planned! The high school band will march in front of us. (Their bus will park on School Street, so please do not park on School Street the afternoon of the parade.) The parade begins at roughly 2:10pm and goes down South Street by the Inn, past the Norman Williams Library, circles the intersection of Central and Elm Streets, and comes back through the center of the Green to the school. We do not wear costumes during the day until the parade is about to start. All students put on costumes at about 1:45pm. It is best to send your student with a version of their costume that your student can independently put on. If adult assistance is required, please contact your classroom teacher about the right time to come by and help. No fake or real weapons props are allow. We hope to see you there!

What: The power of Horse Human Relationships in working with issues around trauma, depression and anxiety.

Where: Windsor Central Supervisory Union’s Conference room on the campus of the Woodstock Union High School

When: Wednesday, October 23rd, 3:30-4:30pm

In this educational and informational session, DJ Jesser, director of MoonRise Therapeutics (MRT) in Taftsville, will present on the power of the Horse-Human Relationships in relation to working with issues around trauma, depression and anxiety. DJ will share some techniques used and programs offered at MRT for young people and families. The mission of MRT is to create a nurturing environment of clinical expertise and equine experiences where individuals and families can receive personalized support and counseling to deepen self-understanding, work through obstacles, and grow resilience. Please join us for this unique presentation about this increasingly popular support modality.

This is presented by the Ottauquechee Health Foundation in partnership with the Windsor Central Supervisory Union as part of OHF’s Windsor Central Wellness Initiative. To learn more about this initiative or OHF, please visit our website: www.ohfvt.org or email info@ohfvt.org.

November 6, 2019 6pm-7:30pm, WUHSMS Library: Detective King has been a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) for over 10 years. The community presentation will cover drug trends with a concentration on Vaping, THC concentrates such as dabs, butter, shatter and edibles. New marijuana laws and the changing the age limit to 21 for smoking, tobacco products and vape products. Please RSVP event to aluke@wcsu.net or 457-1317, ext 1163. Snacks and dinner provided.

Email: mmills@wcsu.net
Website: www.wes.wcsu.net
Location: Woodstock Elementary School, 15 South Street, Woodstock, VT, USA
Phone: 802-457-2522
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