The Buzz

from Roxbury Village School

Student tardy or absent? Let Tina know. (802) 262-1506

Thanks for a great Garden Day!

Thank you so much to our big and small community volunteers who came out for a great work day on Saturday. We were able to weed out our raised beds, deliver new compost, mulch our hosta beds and plant our beautiful new apple trees from Ember Hill Farm. At school, we are getting ready to plant and are excited for another awesome growing season!

RVS Important to Remember:

Parent chaperone opportunities for spring field trips will be sent out this week (coming home with your student): if you are not yet registered as a Level 3 Volunteer with our district, you will need to do this before coming on a field trip. Please note that this takes time to process, so be sure to get this process started as soon as possible if you'd like to be able to attend any of our field trips. You can find all of the information you need about volunteering here.
We have an early release day on Monday, May 20th at 12:00. Students who attend Bridges on Mondays can attend the extended session, which will be a field trip.
Fourth graders will head to UES with Shannon next Friday, May 24th, for our final Up for Learning Transition Event. We will also visit the MSMS Maker Faire! Students will return to RVS after lunch.

End of the Year Events: What's coming up?

We have a very busy end of the year planned, with local events and plenty of fun field trips! We will share opportunities for chaperoning and volunteering as these events get closer - we will certainly have lots of opportunities for families to join in.

Friday, May 24th, we have our final retreat for 4th graders at MSMS. We will be gone for the morning and will visit a Maker Faire and have our final session with Up for Learning!
Friday, May 31st, we have a Forest Friday lunch celebration at the D'Amico's house, featuring a BBQ lunch and bagpipe/fiddle players.
Wednesday, June 5th, we will travel to UES to join classes in field day. This is a full day event.
Tuesday, June 11th, we will take a ride on the Amtrak "Vermonter" from Montpelier to Randolph, touring both Northfield and Roxbury on the rails! Our bus will meet us in Randolph, where we are planning to have a picnic lunch after the ride. Students should be back at RVS by 12:30.
Wednesday, June 12th is our RVS field day - close to a full day event! Rain date is 6/17.
Thursday, June 13th will be a multi-layered field trip: we are all headed to Shelburne. Grades 3-4 will hop off at the Shelburne Museum. Grades K-2 will continue over to Shelburne Farms. This is a full-day field trip.
Friday, June 14th we will have a full-day trip to the Montshire Museum (we know, very close to our other trip - unfortunately, unavoidable!).
Wednesday, June 19th will be our RVS Graduation Event from 5:30 - 6:30 PM. ALL students will be "graduating" this year, so all families are encouraged to attend! More details coming soon on this event.
Wednesday, June 19th is the last day of school for kindergarten students.
Thursday, June 20th is a half day, and grades 1-4 will be at UES. All students will "step up" to their new classes, and fourth graders will go to MSMS after the graduation parade. We will return to RVS for a 12:00 dismissal. This is the last day of school for grades 1-4.

We will continue to update this list as other events are added. We do realize that the end of the year is a busy time for families: if there is anything we can answer questions about, don't hesitate to reach out to shannonm@mpsvt.org.

MRPS District Updates

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You can find updated district updates here, with information about opportunities for collaborating and volunteering. Our next school board meeting is on May 15th. You can access more info here.

Please note that the Roxbury Transition Committee will meet this week on Tuesday night at UES.

RVS and UES Families can access the district Roxbury Transition FAQ here, which is being updated as new questions arise.

RVS Families: want to start knowing more about what is happening at UES this spring? Email Jena Mallery to be added to the Swoop Scoop newsletter list: jenamallery@mpsvt.org

Spring and Summer Camps at Lost Nation Theater!

Central VT Community Free Distribution Center

The HOPE Coalition has been in contact to share with the Roxbury community that they are providing support in the form of relief supplies, clothing, fresh produce and shelf-stable foods, all at no cost. They are located at 297 Vine Street in Berlin and are open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-4PM. Folks seeking more info can visit www.hopecoalition.net.