CAMELS HUMP MIDDLE SCHOOL

Winter Carnival

CHMS students will be participating in some Winter Carnival activities during the weeks of February 8 and 15, 2021. Sledding, skating, snow sculptures, snow murals, broomball, and snow volleyball are some of the activities on our schedule. Please encourage your student to bring the appropriate attire for these outdoor activities. Sleds are needed.

Morning Drop-Off/Afternoon Pick-up

It appears that we survived pretty much unscathed by this week's snowstorms and wintery conditions. We are working on knocking back some of the snow piles and making sure we maintain two lanes of travel. I appreciate all of your patience this past week. For families arriving after 7:50am please remember that drop-off is moved to the main entrance as staff can’t maintain other entrances as they need to move to their assigned morning teaching assignments. Lastly, just a point of clarification - I did not know that there is such a fine line between dancing with grace and athleticism and having a medical emergency. For all those concerned - grace and athleticism abound in the morning.

Eighth Grade High School Transition Information

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 @ 6:30 p.m. Mount Mansfield High School will be hosting an 8th Grade Parent & Guardian Virtual Meeting. Information on MMU’s course registration process with Principal Mike Weston and Chris Adams, Kristen Barker, Toni Chandler, Sammie Rufenacht and Rebecca Sullivan, School Counselors. Meeting Link

Winter Sports

Our basketball season will end on Friday, February 19, 2021. We will begin sign up for our March Volleyball season on Monday, February 8, 2021. Volleyball will be open for all students grades 5-8. Scheduling and team organization will be dependent on participation levels. Please encourage your student to participate.

Winter Break

Winter break will begin on Saturday, February 20, 2021 with students returning to school programming on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Mount Mansfield Girls Lacrosse Club – 2021

Program is for girls fourth grade through eighth grade. Season starts at the end of March (depending on snow) and runs through the first week of June. Practices are held Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-7:30 at Mills River Park. Games are Sundays in May and the first Sunday in June. Please contact Melissa Mutolo melissamutolo@live.com for registration information.

FUTURE PLANNING

As the school or District works under the guidance of the Agency of Education and Department of Health, we may be required to move to remote learning in one or more of our schools with very little forewarning. Therefore, I want to share with you our current plan in regards to the event that necessitates our moving to remote learning. Hopefully, this plan will allow us to make this transition as smooth as possible for everyone.

Moving from our current hybrid model to remote learning:

Day 1

• In-person is cancelled for that day and students do not have school or classes

• Virtual group classes our conducted/held as scheduled

Day 2 through return to In-person instruction

• Virtual instruction for all students, Groups A and B, commences.

• Student daily schedules will remain the same

• All core classes will be held

• Teachers will provide students with new links for “new” remote learning classes

• Classroom instruction will remain synchronous.

• There will be some adjustments made to Unified Arts classes. These will be communicated at a later date.

Over the next couple of weeks, teachers will be preparing to move to remote learning if the need arises. Below is what to expect:

• Teachers will be working with students here in the building to organize and model for students the potential changes that will impact students

• Exploratory Arts teachers will be reviewing their Google classrooms and access with students.

• Teachers may be communicating with families with any additional classroom links that may be used if we need to move to a fully remote learning environment.

• School Administrators will communicate updated instructional timelines(virtual, hybrid, full in-person) with families

We recognize the challenges that transitioning to remote learning may cause a family. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. We are committed to supporting our families if we need to transition to remote learning.

FOOD PICK UP TIME

Pick up food time is 12:45-2:30 pm on Wednesdays!

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.