Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

There are SO many events coming up this week that are important for you to have your calendars that I wanted to highlight them up here!

• Mary Hogan Family Skate Night - This Sunday (11/16) from 4.15 until 5.30, all Mary Hogan families are invited to the Memorial Sports Center to skate to some fun music. The event is free and skates are available for free while they last. MESA is hosting and hopes to see you all there!
• Math Night - Wednesday 11/19 from 5.45-7 come back to Mary Hogan for a night of math fun. There will be a free pasta dinner along with the chance to learn some math games with your child, to see what they are working on in class, and just have a lot of fun together. We hope to see you there!
• MESA Meeting with the ACSD School Board Reps - Thursday 11/20 at 6.30 in the Mary Hogan library come meet with the school board representatives and share your opinion about the C-30 policy about school residency. There will be snacks!

There is more info about all of the events below. They will all be fabulous and worth your time. I know it is a busy week but I hope you can get to as many events as you are able!

💙,
Jen

Sunday 11/16 - 4.15-5.30pm - FREE Mary Hogan Family Skating Night at the Memorial Sports Center (more info in MESA Message)

Wednesday 11/19 - 5.45-7 - Math Night! (see below)

Thursday 11/20 - 6.30 - MESA meeting in Mary Hogan Library (see more below in the MESA message)

Monday 11/24 - Friday 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday 12/3 - Walk and Roll to School Day

Wednesday 12/10 - 9am - All School Meeting led by 3rd graders

We started the food drive this week and collected 170 items to donate to HOPE. And, this week we are being challenged by two 5th graders to see if we can have over 200 items to donate.

If your family is able to contribute, HERE is a list of foods HOPE that are of highest need. Students can bring in their food and leave it in the round container in the main entryway. Thank you for helping our community and talking with your children about how we all need a little help sometimes and how to help neighbors.

There is a TON of lost and found items in the main lobby in our Lost and Found. We also have a LOT of water bottles. When you are at Mary Hogan next, please come check out what we have in the Lost and Found. All items remaining after next week will be donated to Junebug and HOPE.

5th graders worked with Addison County River Watch last week to test the water quality in Barnes Brook.

We are collaborating with River Watch and the Town of Middlebury to help improve water quality and plant native shrubs to this area right behind school. It is service and inquiry based learning at its best!

We welcomed the snow at recess this week. Student build snow forts, huge snow balls, snow cats, and slid around. Now you may note that there wasn't that much snow out there. It didn't matter. Hawks loved it no matter what. Fingers crossed for more snow soon!

Students in 4th grade continued their November Climbing unit in PE this week when they explored the elements in the South Gym. They did so well challenging themselves. Many students made it up the elements and some even tried them with a blindfold on! What risk-takers they have been.

Kindergarteners this week read a book called Lei Harvest. After reading the book, they had a chance to make their own leis by stringing paper flowers on a cord. The physical action of making the lei helped everyone build their fine motor skills and allowed students to imagine how challenging it would be to get real flowers on the lei without being damaged.

Do you know what the difference is between a bay and the mouth of a river? Do you know what an isthmus is? 2nd graders do! They have been exploring different geography terms and features. This week they worked to build models of a landscape of their design that incorporated the features they are learning about.

Hi Mary Hogan Families,

You’re invited to MESA's annual FREE Mary Hogan Family Skating Night! This is one of our favorite events of the year, and we can’t wait to see you there.

Event Details:
When: Sunday, November 16th | 4:15–5:30 PM
Where: Memorial Sports Center (296 Buttolph Drive)
Who: Mary Hogan students and their families/caregivers
Cost: FREE (skate rentals included on a first-come, first-served basis)
• Sizes available: Youth 8–13, Junior 1–5, Adult 6–13
Helmets: Strongly encouraged but not provided
Note: An adult must accompany students-no drop-offs, please.

The concession stand will be open, offering hot chocolate and snacks for purchase. Come skate, laugh, dance to music, and enjoy time together as a Mary Hogan community!

MESA sponsors this event in partnership with Friends of Middlebury Hockey.

We look forward to seeing you on the ice.

Warmly,
Meghan Dishaw
Co-Chair of Events, MESA

New Mary Hogan Merchandise is now available for sale! Check out our new designs for t-shirts, long-sleeved shirts, sweatshirts, zip-up hoodies, and sweatpants in light blue, navy, grey or white. The online store is at https://802print.printavo.com/merch/mary-hogan/. The store is open until Sunday, November 23 at midnight. Merchandise will be delivered at school or handed off in person if the merchandise is a present. Please email MESA@acsdvt.org with questions on sizing or arranging a merchandise handoff.

Join us in discussion with members of the ACSD school board at the MESA meeting on November 20, 2025 at 6:30p.m. ACSD is considering an interesting proposal called C30 which would allow Addison County residents to potentially select their home elementary school outside of current zoned boundaries. The school board would like your input on this idea as well as general discussion regarding the budget and other concerns. The meeting starts at 6:30p.m. and the ACSD discussion will be followed by regular MESA business. All are welcome to join both aspects of the meeting.

Our next meeting will be in November (11/20).

No December meeting

Meeting in January (1/15)

No February meeting

Meeting in March (3/19)

No April meeting

Last meeting in May (5/21)

No June meeting.

-All meetings are at 6:30 in the Library (no roundtable, unless a particular topic is brought up in advance that we'd like to discuss).

-There will be links for families to attend virtually if they'd like.

-We'll continue to bring snacks/drinks.

-Children welcome!

-They will only last an hour.

We are so grateful to our family and community volunteers! If you plan to volunteer for an event or activity this year, now is a great time to apply or make sure your paperwork is up-to-date!

• Learn more about the volunteer process here.
• Check in with your front office if you've volunteered in the past to make your paperwork is up to date.
• Fill out this form if you've never volunteered before and plan to this year.

Want to know more about the Volunteer Process? Check out more information HERE.