Friday Notes 2/18/22

 

SCHOOL INFO

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, Feb 21 - Tue, March 1 - February Vacation (Wed Feb 2nd is first day back!)

• Tuesday, March 8th - Concert in celebration of Music In Our Schools Month

• Wednesday, March 16 - HS students have a late arrival (9:15am) as we start up our PBL days for the spring.  Remember that buses still run at the normal time.

• Thursday, March 17 - Parent Conferences (see below)

• Wednesday, March 23 - All school early release day (teacher in-service)

• Wednesday, March 30 - PBL day for HS (9:15 arrival)

Parent Conferences:

Very soon, if not already, teachers will be emailing the link to sign up for parent conferences.  These will happen on Thursday, March 17th either in person or via zoom.  For grades 9-12, there will be an early release on that day at 11:30am.  Buses will run at that time.  For grades 6-8, there will be no school on that day, so that teachers and parents have the full day to collaborate.  We really want to get more engagement overall - in the fall just over 50% of students had a conference!  We’d really love to see that number increase!

Vaccination Clinics:

Please see the Vermont Department of Health website for opportunities for your 5-11 year old children to access a vaccination.  We strive to get to a place where once the state announces we can go mask-free (after achieving 80%) that we can celebrate that freedom knowing that our children are protected by several mitigation measures.  

Music Concert:

This March 8th at 7:00 Leland and Gray in collaboration with our district elementary schools are hosting a concert in celebration of Music In Our Schools Month! Please join us in this celebration either in person or through our live stream (link available the morning of the concert) Come watch former and current students, neighbors and friends making high quality music together for the first time in over two years! Staff and faculty from all schools are also invited to perform with the band and chorus (it’s easy music, I promise!). Email Elyse Wadsworth at ewadsworth@windhamcentral.org (Leland and Gray chorus director) if you have any questions or would like to participate.

Spring Sports Sign-ups:

Attention All Students:

If you wish to play a spring sport, now is the time to get registered on FormRELeaf.

This spring we offer:   HS and MS Baseball, Softball, and Track & Field as well as HS Ultimate Disc.

Here is the registration link:

www.formREleaf.com

Please register ASAP so we can plan for the season.  High School Baseball pitchers and catchers start Monday, March 14th.  All other High School Sports begin on Monday, March 21st.

Middle School practices will begin on April 4th.

Any questions please see Tammy Claussen.

L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

School Calendar:

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

C&S Grocers, Brattleboro VT:

2022 VYCC Opportunities:

2022 Member Opportunities

We sure hope these highlights have you asking how you can help get young people involved in these exciting and important projects! Here is a summary of 2022 opportunities with VYCC.

Please share this with those you know! We’re so excited to meet and work with folx who want to make a difference.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

10th Annual 24 Hours of Stratton:

COMMUNITY

Winter Fun Fest: The Winter Fun Fest filled with sledding, snowshoeing, storywalks, S’mores and more  will be held on Saturday, Feb 26 th from 1:00 to 3:00pm  at the Townshend Lake Recreation Area on Route 30 in Townshend Vermont (weather permitting). Bring your winter gear such as: warm clothes, sleds and or snowshoes if possible and meet your neighbors! Community Hope and Action will provide the s’mores and hot beverages. If you’d like to borrow snow shoes for the event,  inquire at one of these local libraries:  Townshend, Jamaica, Dover, Westminster, Guilford, Brattleboro or Whitingham.  For more information, contact us at wrvthrives@gmail.com  Tag pictures of this and other winter activities with #snowdaysvt from 2/12 – 2/27 to enter to win an epic winter gear package from BluecrossVT ! Visit https://www.bluecrossvt.org/snow-days-2022 for rules and information.

Summer STEM Camp @ West Point:

Link to West Point STEM Camp:

https://www.westpoint.edu/centers-and-research/center-for-leadership-and-diversity-in-stem/middle-and-high-school-stem-workshop 

Friday Notes 2/11/22

 

SCHOOL INFO

February 11, 2022

Dear L&G Families:

What a wild ride it’s been in the past few weeks with regards to COVID cases in our school community.  I appreciate all of the patience and kindness shared with our staff as we deal with teacher absences, test kit distribution, and changing notification procedures.  As we approach February break, we are seeing indications from our Governor that things might loosen up with regards to masking if we reach the 80% vaccination threshold.  We are about 25 students short of that mark today!

This weekend is our annual Hoops for Hope charity basketball game series.  Tonight the girls play and the boys play tomorrow afternoon.  All proceeds (tickets, 50/50, etc) go to fund three really special scholarship funds, named in honor of three amazing people that we’ve lost to cancer in recent years.  Come support the teams and the cause!!!

Tomorrow evening is the HS semi-formal from 7-10pm in the Dutton Gym.  

Upcoming Dates:

• Wednesday - Feb 16 - Last Winter Activities Day!

• Monday, Feb 21 - Tue, March 1 - February Vacation (Wed Feb 2nd is first day back!)

• Wednesday, March 16 - HS students have a late arrival (9:15am) as we start up our PBL days for the spring.  Remember that buses still run at the normal time.

• Thursday, March 17 - Parent Conferences (see below)

• Wednesday, March 23 - All school early release day (teacher in-service)

• Wednesday, March 30 - PBL day for HS (9:15 arrival)

Parent Conferences:

Very soon, teachers will be emailing the link to sign up for parent conferences.  These will happen on Thursday, March 17th.  For grades 9-12, there will be an early release on that day at 11:30am.  Buses will run at that time.  For grades 6-8, there will be no school on that day, so that teachers and parents have the full day to collaborate.  We really want to get more engagement overall - in the fall just over 50% of students had a conference!  We’d really love to see that number increase!

Vaccination Clinics:

Please see the Vermont Department of Health website for opportunities for your 5-11 year old children to access a vaccination.  We strive to get to a place where once the state announces we can go mask-free (after achieving 80%) that we can celebrate that freedom knowing that our children are protected by several mitigation measures.  

Bob Thibault

Principal

Class of 2024 Fundraiser:

The Sophomore Class is having a Valentine's Week advent Calendar Raffle.  The donated prizes are amazing! Tickets are $10 for one and $15 for three. To purchase tickets, ask any sophomore or email Elizabeth Brown (ebrown@windhamcentral.org)  The first day of the drawing is Sunday, February 6. Be sure to get your tickets by then! 

L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

School Calendar:

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

C&S Grocers, Brattleboro VT:

2022 VYCC Opportunities:

2022 Member Opportunities

We sure hope these highlights have you asking how you can help get young people involved in these exciting and important projects! Here is a summary of 2022 opportunities with VYCC.

Please share this with those you know! We’re so excited to meet and work with folx who want to make a difference.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

10th Annual 24 Hours of Stratton:

COMMUNITY

A Virtual Leadership Speaker Series:

The Stratton Foundation Presents A Virtual Leadership Speaker Series Teens, teachers, and parents are invited. Click here to join the zoom! (ID: 2462704234, passcode: GHG) Wednesday, February 9th at 8AM "Leadership Unplugged" with Meredith Spatz Meredith is Executive Vice President at Mastercard, philanthropist and friend of the Stratton Foundation. She is on the board of the United Way of Greater New York and actively involved in Leadership United focused on engagement, development, training, and placement. The Stratton Foundation's goal is to extend unique and meaningful professional support in helping local youth understand the values and habits of being a good, effective leader and what is required to be “successful.” Teens can expect to: Be inspired Learn about perseverance Develop interpersonal skills and core competencies of leadership Build character and identify ways of stepping out of the comfort zone Hear personal stories of struggle and transformation into success Gain words of wisdom and advice Understand and define success Thank you to Burr & Burton Academy and the Success Program for hosting the zoom! After the Presentation We ask all teens who view the speaker event to take our survey. Answers are kept anonymous. Student Survey Next Speaker Events Wednesday, March 9 Wednesday, April 13 Wednesday, May 11 *Events will be recorded for later viewing and hosted on the Stratton Foundation's Youtube Channel.

NEYT's Spring Program: Disney's Frozen, Jr!:

Step into the enchanted world of Arendelle this Spring! 

The Spring Musical at NEYT offers young people a fun exploration of musical theatre skills while working toward a fully produced performance. 

Join us on this magical adventure! For ages 11-14. Visit neyt.org for more information. Financial Aid available!

Summer STEM Camp @ West Point:

Link to West Point STEM Camp:

https://www.westpoint.edu/centers-and-research/center-for-leadership-and-diversity-in-stem/middle-and-high-school-stem-workshop 

Friday Notes 2/4/22

 

SCHOOL INFO

Important Message Regarding the Driver Education Night Sunday, Feb 6:

Daily we have more and more covid 19 positive cases at L& G and more and more students home on quarantine. It seems prudent not to hold the parent/ student night this Sunday  Please note that the meeting is canceled/postponed

Class of 2024 Fundraiser:

The Sophomore Class is having a Valentine's Week advent Calendar Raffle.  The donated prizes are amazing! Tickets are $10 for one and $15 for three. To purchase tickets, ask any sophomore or email Elizabeth Brown (ebrown@windhamcentral.org)  The first day of the drawing is Sunday, February 6. Be sure to get your tickets by then! 

L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

School Calendar: