Weathersfield Weekly
April 10 2025
Peter Pan Jr.
Student Led Conferences
Summer Tech Camp
The HACTC is excited to offer our one-week Summer Tech Camp to middle school students again! Also, new this year: we will also offer a Computer Camp for Girls and Gender Expansive Youth. This camp is limited to the first 12 applicants.Both camps will be held the same week - June 23-27, 2025 - tech camp in the morning, and computer camp for girls and gender expansive youth in the afternoon. To register for Summer Tech Camp in the mornings, please complete and submit THIS online camp application.
To register for Computer Camp for girls and gender expansive youth in the afternoons, please complete and submit THIS online camp application.
FY 26 Kindergarten Screening
No School for Kindergarten on May 9th
Panther Cub Night
Dear Future Kindergarten Families,
Weathersfield School is excited to invite next year’s incoming kindergarten children and parents to a fun-filled evening of making friends and memories!
We are hosting Panther Cub Night on Tuesday, May 20, from 5:00-6:00 p.m., here at the school. You are welcome to come at any time, and stay for however long you would like during that time frame.
Teachers will be running activity tables for the incoming kindergarteners. At each table, your children will get a bag of “goodies” to take home to continue practicing over the summer to help them get ready for kindergarten. Some of the materials include letter and number flash cards, craft supplies, and even a copy of one of our favorite books!
We look forward to getting to know Weathersfield’s newest Panther Cubs on May 20th!
Join our HEART HEROES - American Heart Association
Get ready for the Kids Heart Challenge Weathersfield Students in Grades K-8
Our school is participating in the Kids Heart Challenge, a very special community service program to raise funds for the American Heart Association. It's your child's chance to be a Heart Hero. Students can learn how to keep their hearts and brains healthy while raising funds to help kids with special hearts. By completing Finn’s Mission, they will also learn the lifesaving skills of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Have your child go to: http://www2.heart.org/goto/Weathersfield.. Your child will earn a wristband just for registering online and taking the challenge!
As a thank you for participating, I will conduct a glow-in-the-dark sports week during the student's regularly scheduled PE class from April 21st to April 25th. The week will include games like glow basketball, badminton, volleyball, Ultimate Team Battleship, and bowling.
Please register online and complete Finn’s Mission to help our school out!
If 18 or more students at our school complete Finn’s Mission, we will be entered to win a $10,000 gym upgrade!
🏈 BIG PRIZE ALERT: Students who complete Finn’s Mission will be entered to win 2 tickets to Super Bowl 2026! 🎟️🏆
Donations online & collection envelopes are due: Friday, April 25th.
Singo
Join the Weathersfield Music department for a music-themed Bingo night to support our upcoming trip to music in the parks. April 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
(See the attached flyer for more information)
Host an Exchange Student?
Exciting news, Weathersfield! We are hoping to continue our international exchange student program at the high school for the upcoming school year. We are looking for volunteer host families to choose a student and welcome them into their home for either a semester or the school year. Our biggest roadblock to having a program is lack of volunteers.
Who can host? Host families come in all shapes and sizes; with kids, no kids, or fur kids! Students are chosen by the family to be a good fit for your lifestyle (and they make great older siblings). We have kids with all sorts of interests; animals, reading, sports, or arts. We have kids hoping to learn to crochet this year, or ones that want to learn to cook new dishes. We ask families to provide access to three meals per day, a place to sleep (students can share a bedroom with a host sibling and we can provide bunks if needed) and study, and support navigating their new culture. Program support includes full health insurance, spending money, access to quarterly group trips, school support, and ongoing support of both the student and host family, too.
But a school year is a long time, what if I'm not enjoying this? I hear you, it's a bit intimidating. But, if it's not a good fit for you, we will work to find another host family and move the student. We don't want anyone to sign up for a year of being uncomfortable. But the students are eager to learn and be part of a family. They help out around the house with chores and share aspects of their culture, too. We could even plan to split hosting between two families if needed!
Here are some students still waiting to hear from their future family:
Maialen is a 15 year old girl from Spain who runs cross country, loves to dance and go fishing. Anna from Italy will only be here for a semester, but and she enjoys spending her weekend baking with her family. Ajdin from Bosnia hopes to volunteer while in the US, and he also has an interest in drama and cooking. Sreyoshi from Bangladesh will be a freshman this year, and she loves playing board games with her family, cooking, and learning languages at school. Omar is a 16 year old boy from Egypt who plays basketball and hopes to become a pilot. There are kids from all over the world hoping to study in the US this year: Australia, Belgium and Tanzania to name a few!
If you are able to host, for a semester or the full year, or have additional questions, please reach out to Kimberly at keckhardt08@gmail.com or text at 802-490-0758
PAWS STEAM Camp…returning this Summer 2025!
We are pleased to announce we will be offering the PAWS STEAM Camp at Weathersfield again this summer! We will offer four weeks of fun and learning…shhh, don’t tell the students! The camp is open to Weathersfield students currently in grades K-7.
The camp will run Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day, beginning July 7th and ending on August 1st.
PAWS STEAM Camp will offer a variety of activities such as crafts, hands-on activities, nature exploration, sports, cooperative games, and MORE.
Here are the weekly themes this year:
Week #1 (July 7th - 11th): Harry Potter
Week #2 (July 14th - 18th): Dinosaurs
Week #3 (July 21st - July 25th): Outer Space
Week #4 (July 28th - August 1st): Pokemon
The cost for the camp will be $150 per week, per child.
Space will be limited to #30 students. Sign-ups are offered on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. You will be notified via email if there is a spot available for your child in the program.
Please follow the link to sign up for the program.
Brownsville Base Camp Summer 2025
Brownsville Base Camp Summer 2025 Registration opens February 1st. Base Camp Explorers is a day camp located in Brownsville for campers entering Kindergarten-6th grade. New this summer we have a two week Adventurers program geared towards campers entering 6th-9th grades. Check out our website to learn more!
https://www.brownsvillebasecamp.org/
Financial Assistance is available!
Spring Sport Registrations are OPEN!
Board Meeting
Menu for the Week of April 21 - April 25, 2025
Monday Breakfast- Cereal Lunch- Cheesy Chicken and Potato Hash
Tuesday Breakfast- Pancakes Lunch-Meatball Parm Sub
Wednesday Breakfast- Egg Sandwiches Lunch-Bean and Rice Bowl with Mexican Street Corn
Thursday Breakfast- French Toast Lunch-Chicken Alfredo
Friday Breakfast- Cinnamon Roll Lunch-Pizza
Save the Dates!
April 11th No School for Students Conferences
April 14th-18th Spring Break No School
May 1st Family S.T.E.A.M. Night 5-7:00 PM
May 9th Kindergarten Screening
May 23rd Leadership Day
May 23rd Early Release Day for All Students
May 30th 8th Grade Dinner and Dance