UES Swoop Scoop
September 5, 2023
Save the Date! Coffee With Peggy-Sue Van Nostrand, MRPS Director of Student Support
We are excited to welcome caregivers to meet with us and learn more about Special Education services at UES on Wednesday March 27th at 8:15am. With so many things to share, Peggy-Sue would like to hear from anyone planning on attending regarding any questions you might have ahead of time so she can be most helpful. Please email her directly: peggysue@mpsvt.org with the subject: UES Coffee Questions.
For those who missed our February Coffee With The Counselors before break, here are their slides!
News From Nurse Megan
The Vermont Department of Health has updated their respiratory illness (including Covid-19) guidance to align with CDC guidance. MRPS will continue to follow VDH guidance. If your student has symptoms, please contact your primary care provider and refer to the VDH guidance here: https://www.healthvermont.gov/disease-control/covid-19/covid-19-symptoms-treatment.
If you need help finding a primary care provider please contact the school nurse, Megan.
March Kindness Club
Kindness Club at UES is a group that meets once a month on Wednesdays after school from 3-4pm in the school library. Our mission is to spread kindness throughout our school community, and beyond. We start each meeting with a light snack, and discussion, and spend the rest of our meeting time engaged in a kindness project. Learners sign-up for each individual meeting that they are able to attend.
Any student in 2nd-4th grade is welcome to attend. Sign Up Here for the March 20th meeting.
Order Your 2023-2024 Yearbook
You can now place orders for the 2023-2024 yearbook! Select the link below and enter our school code to order.
YBPay.lifetouch.com
School Code: 14772124
Please note, UES is not accepting cash or checks for orders. All orders must be done through the LifeTouch website. If you have any questions, please email Jena Mallery - jenamallery@mpsvt.org.
UES Caregivers Alliance News
The UES Caregivers Alliance (UESCA) is a collective of caregivers who support a welcoming, inclusive UES community. If you are a caregiver of a UES student, you are a UESCA member! We provide support for all caregivers, educators, staff, and family-centered school activities. You can access UESCA materials and notes on our webpage, here. Most of our coordinating activities are done through our Slack channel, which is open to all. This year, we will periodically meet in person to coordinate specific events and activities. Have a question or need? Have an idea you want to share? Email us at ues.families@gmail.com.
Approving Caregiver Funding Requests. Complete Survey This Week!
We want to hear from you (yes, you!). The UES Caregivers Alliance has a proposed list of funding requests to support activities for the remainder of the school year. These activities support UES staff through appreciation events and learners through fun, engaging events like UES Loves Books Week and Field Day. Click Here to read about each activity and funding request. In that document, follow the link to take a very short survey to approve these requests for spending. Please complete by Tuesday, March 19. Your voice matters to us. If you have any questions, email us at ues.families@gmail.com.
Next MRPS School Board Meeting
The MRPS Board of School Directors is meeting Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 at 6:30pm at RVS. Everyone is welcome to attend. Find the meeting agenda, minutes from past meetings, information about the work of the various School Board Committees, and more by visiting www.mrpsvt.org/school-board