April 30, 2021 Everyone Succeeds Here!
April 30, 2021 Everyone Succeeds Here!
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Mark your calendars!
8th Grade Recognition Night
Wednesday, June 9th
6pm
More information forthcoming...
SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) standardized testing will be held the weeks of May 17th and 28th. Teams will share scheduled times with parents.
Please make sure students have a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast!
CHMS Staff Changes for 2021-22
CHMS Staff Changes for 2021-22
We are pleased to be welcoming two new staff members to our school community: Sarah Adelman will join us as the Library Media Specialist and Lisa Coale will join the guidance department two days a week. We are so pleased to have them joining us!
Other changes of note: Christina Antoniak will be moving into the Math Learning Specialist position. Nicole Palmer will be joining Elena Lloyd as the Solstice team and we will be welcoming a new hire to complete the Polaris team.
Dear Families,
New AOE and VDH School Health and Safety Guidance
Yesterday afternoon, we received revised school health and safety guidance from the Agency of Education (AOE) and Vermont Department of Health. These revisions are outlined in the Strong and Healthy Start publication. There are several changes to the guidance, such as social distancing for 7-12 grade students, cleaning and disinfecting, mixing of pods and health screenings. These modifications are interconnected and will influence what learning looks like as we enter the last weeks of the school year. The District's administrative team and Reopening Committee will be meeting next week to closely examine all of the changes and determine next steps for 7-12 grade in-person learning and consider making changes to school-based health and safety procedures and logistics. We will offer our plan for 7-12 grade in-person instruction as well as other modifications based on the new state level guidance to students and families on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Out Of State Travel
As part of Vermont's phased reopening plan, there is new travel guidance, effective April 9, 2021. CDC recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated, because travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19.
TESTING UPON RETURN
Unvaccinated Vermonters who have traveled outside the state must be tested within 3 days of returning to Vermont.
The test you get must be for a current infection (like a PCR test), except it cannot be an antigen test (also known as a rapid test).
Find free and fast testing near you.
You do not need to quarantine while you wait for a result. But if you have any symptoms, stay home and away from other people.
Vaccinated Vermonters do not need to get tested or quarantine. People who had COVID-19 within the last 3 months and have recovered do not need to test or quarantine unless they develop new symptoms. Rules for Vermonters who have traveled to other countries are different. Learn more.
We are asking students, families and staff members to follow these Vermont Department Health instructions.
Thank you and I hope you are getting a chance to enjoy this beautiful spring weather.
Sincerely,
Wilhelmina Picard, Assistant Principal, CHMS
John Alberghini, Ed.D., Superintendent, MMUUSD
Return to Play After Illness-from the MMUUSD Nurses:
Return to Play After Illness-from the MMUUSD Nurses:
All children and adolescents diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, regardless of symptom severity, may not return to play (this includes physical education) until asymptomatic and evaluated and cleared by their primary care physician. Children and adolescents who meet clinical criteria will need to undergo the graduated Return-to-Play protocol overseen and monitored by the patient, their family, and their health care provider with input from the school nurse and/or athletic department. Children, less than 12 years of age can return to activity as tolerated after medical clearance by their primary care physician.
Vermont Technical College Summer Youth Camps are Back!
Vermont Technical College Summer Youth Camps are Back!
Boys Coder Camp - for campers who identify as boys entering grades 7-12.
July 12-16, 2021 | 8:30 am-4:30 pm – Williston Campus
Work with Vermont Tech faculty to learn the basics of code in a supportive environment.
$175 includes all activities, lunch and snacks
https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high_school_students/youth-camps/coder-camp-for-boys/
Girls Coder Camp - for campers who identify as girls entering grades 7-12
July 26-30, 2021 | 8:30 am-4:30 pm - Williston Campus
Work with Vermont Tech faculty to learn the basics of code in a supportive environment.
$175 includes all activities, lunch and snacks
https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high_school_students/youth-camps/coder-camp-for-girls/
Partial scholarships available for both camps.
For all VTC camps visit: https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high_school_students/youth-camps/
For summer Dual Enrollment options visit: https://www.vtc.edu/academics/summer_courses/
Hannaford Helps Schools
Hannaford Helps Schools
Now through May 29, 2021, families can earn money for CHMS. Look on the store's shelf tags for more than 1, 500 products that when purchased, gives CHMS school dollars. Place your receipt in the CHMS collection envelope at Hannaford. In 2020, CHMS raised nearly $700!
Thank you for your continued support of CHMS!
If 100 families buy 4 products each week (3 School Dollars) for the entire program, CHMS will raise $3,300!
Virtual film screening of Angst
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 6:30 – 8:00 pm
A documentary film about mental health and anxiety including candid interviews with teens about anxiety, tools that help, and hope.
Screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q & A - Free and Open to the Public, All Are Welcome
The event is free but registration for the Zoom webinar is required here or visit howardcenter.org
On Thursday May 6 from 6:30-8:00 pm, Howard Center will host a virtual screening of the documentary Angst to share the real impacts of anxiety on our community. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenge in the U.S., impacting 54 percent of females and 46 percent of males, with age seven being the median age of onset, according to the World Health Organization. While anxiety disorders are highly treatable, only one-third of those suffering receive treatment. The event will feature a viewing of the 56-minute film, followed by a 30-minute discussion with Q & A.
Information from the producers of this award winning film:
Part of the beauty of this film is the openness of the children and young adults featured; for some of them, the “Angst” project marks the first time they are publicly sharing their experiences with anxiety. Our hope is that their candidness and bravery will inspire our community to do the same.
While “Angst” documents the struggles some people have with anxiety, it also reveals their hope for the future. Noah, a teenager in the film, describes it this way: “Anxiety doesn’t define me. It’s not just a curse; it also gives me strength.”
"Everybody needs to know that anxiety disorders are real, common and treatable instead of viewing them as a personal choice or something to be ashamed of,” said Dr. Jerry Bubrick, Senior Director of Anxiety Disorders Center, Child Mind Institute. “Getting help early is crucial in giving people the tools they need to feel better. We just need to start the conversation."
"We felt it was important to make a movie that could raise awareness to open up the conversation and provide hope," said Andreen, IndieFlix CEO and “Angst” Producer. "So many people struggle with anxiety and have trouble talking about it. We want to change that."
"The conversation surrounding mental health really hits home for me,” said Michael Phelps. “Many people don’t understand how debilitating mental illness truly can be, and even more than that, how common it is, yet people are afraid to have the serious discussions about it. I welcomed the opportunity to be a part of ‘Angst’ to further the dialogue around mental health and to help people understand the impact anxiety has on our mental state and encourage people, especially kids, to ask for help."
“Angst” screens in schools and communities across the world. The IndieFlix original film is expected to reach more than three million people around the world, through 25,000 community and school screenings
More information about the movie, the trailer and resources can be found at:
https://angstmovie.com/resources/
This screening is made possible through Vermont’s designated agencies in honor of Children’s Mental Health Day.
TDI@Home 2021—
This is our second year offering our virtual Talent Development Institute.
We are a summer camp/academic program for advanced and gifted students entering grades 4-9.
Held on-line M-F for two weeks: June 21-25 and June 28-July 2, 2021.
Morning and/or afternoon options are available for one or both weeks; cost is $230 per morning or afternoon session.
On-line Zoom classes—including Minecraft Blockitecture, Visual Stories, Build Your Own Dream Business, Digital Detectives, Settle in Space, Untold American History, Linguistic Archeology, and Design and Draw—nurture students' creativity and their love of learning.
Campers have a virtual blast learning alongside other smart kids.
We strive to help our brightest kids virtually "find their people," and provide them with fun engagement, learning, and laughter.
Go to http://www.tdivermont.org/registration for more information.
June 8th is the deadline for registration.
Scholarships are available.
We look forward to celebrating our 25th anniversary of TDI on the Northern Vermont University campus in 2022!
The Talent Development Institute (http://www.tdivermont.org) is under the umbrella of the Green Mountain Center for Gifted Education, and is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, with the mission of affirming, educating, and supporting Vermont's gifted and talented youth and their families. We welcome participants and staff of all colors, creeds, ethnicities, nationalities, orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds.
We are thrilled to announce Vermont Works for Women and Burlington Technical Center (BTC) are partnering to host Girls Tech again this year!
Girls Tech! will be held in a live, virtual setting on Wednesday, May 5 from 10:00 – 11:00am.
The event will include:
A live, virtual event on Google Meet on May 5 from 10 – 11am. During this call, Vermont Works for Women will lead an opening activity, after which students will be split into breakout rooms to meet BTC teachers and complete a hands-on activity related to one of the tech center’s programs.
In advance of May 5, students are invited to peruse through a multimedia, interactive online gallery of exemplary female and non-binary industry professionals and role models in the career fields highlighted during Girls Tech. These role models will motivate students to think about their own career paths. In addition, the online gallery will include brief overviews of each of BTC’s non-traditional programs.
Girls Tech! is a free career exploration event for middle school girls and gender non-conforming youth in grades 7-8 from BTC’s sending region. Girls Tech exposes students to careers that are non-traditional for women, to help them make more informed decisions about high school course selection and career pathways.
This event is open to all girls and gender non-conforming youth in BTC's sending area, not just those interested in going to BTC!
The following BTC programs are participating in this year’s Girls Tech event:
Auto Body Repair and Auto Technology,
Design Tech Foundational/Pre-Tech,
Culinary Arts,
Design & Illustration,
Advanced Manufacturing & Welding, and
Criminal Justice.
Student registration is now open! Please have students complete this registration form. No parent/guardian signature is needed this year, since all activities will be low-risk in a virtual setting. Then, please register them online at this link by Wednesday, April 28.
When registering students, students are asked to rank their program preferences. VWW will use students’ preferences to create the breakout groups for the live, virtual event on May 5. Though each student may not receive their first choice, we will do our best to place each student in a program that they want.
Please note that we can accommodate up to 90 total students for Girls Tech! We recommend that schools bring no more than 15 students each, in the interest of allowing students from a variety of schools to attend Girls Tech. Student registration is processed on a first-come, first-served basis, and we will not hold spots in reserve for any students this year. Schools may bring one chaperone each to the virtual event, unless a student attending requires a one-on-one or interpreter.
Registration is open until Wednesday, April 28, 2021 -OR- until our maximum capacity is reached, whichever comes first. We will notify you by email if we reach capacity before 4/28.
For questions, or if you have more than 15 interested students, please contact VWW's Youth Program Coordinator Melissa Nelson at mnelson@vtworksforwomen.org.
Wood4Good
Wood4Good
Wood4Good, LTD. is a VT based non-profit whose mission is to supply Vermonters with free firewood. There is no criteria for the families we give wood to, when people ask, we give. Wood4Good started as a family with some extra wood in their yard and is now giving away more than 50 cords of firewood seasonally. We are looking for more families to give to, is there anyone in your community or that you know who could use a hand next winter. We would love to help them, please have them send an email to wood4goodvt@gmail.com
Please check out our website: www.wood4goodvt.org or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wood4GoodVT/
We need your help in spreading the word to get more volunteers to increase our ability to give;
Trucking help, we need people who can lend their time and their trucks to bring wood to the people who need it.
Volunteer help at our Jericho woodlot; we need help with processing our firewood, running splitters, stacking wood etc.
Funding assistance, we give away all the wood with no charge, we need help paying for our operations
https://www.gofundme.com/f/wood-4-good-needs-additional-resources
Please have anyone you know email and or contact Eric Axelrod, CEO of Wood4Good, LTD.
Wood4Goodvt@gmail.com
802.310.1949
FOOD PICK UP TIME
FOOD PICK UP TIME
Pick up food time is 12:45-2:30 pm on Wednesdays!
Pick up food time is 12:45-2:30 pm on Wednesdays!
5 Reasons to Pick Up FREE Meals from MMUUSD
5 Reasons to Pick Up FREE Meals from MMUUSD
1. The food is free to all kids 18 and under, no questions asked. Regardless of your level of need, it saves you money on food for your kids. Also, note that need can be financial, situational, or emotional.
“I want to save meals for those who really need it.” We have heard this comment throughout our community and we want to assure you that we have enough food for all.
2. When the food is not picked up, the Mount Mansfield Nutrition Department may receive less funding, which can lead to not being able to offer as much food, as well as employee layoffs. The food is reimbursed by the federal government on a per meal basis. The more kids we feed, the more reimbursement we get. The fewer we feed, the less we get. Plus, even with all kids now being eligible for the free food, fewer meals may actually be served than during a typical school year, leading to potential shortfalls in the future.
3. It can save the food from turning to waste. In some cases, if the food isn’t picked up, it has to be thrown away!
4. It’s comforting to kids to have familiar foods from their school. Kids love eating foods they would normally get at the school, and drinking milk from the little cartons they only get there as well. It’s hard enough missing normal school life – this gives them a little “taste” of it at home, and reminds them every day that the school misses them and wants to still take care of them.
5. It saves you some stress of feeding your kids, as most of the food is ready-to-eat. There are typically individual servings of cereal, milk, sandwiches, fruit, veggies, snacks, and more. Kids can just grab it and eat it.
“It has saved me a lot of time and hassle so instead of cooking or trying to figure out what to feed them, I can focus more on helping my kids learn!”
School food service guarantees healthful options for your kids, and it can be fun for kids to drive up to their schools and see some familiar faces, if even just through their car windows!
Go to THIS link to sign up. 5 and 7-day options available.
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