Leland and Gray Friday Notes: June 2022

Friday, June 10, 2022

Friday Notes 6/10/22

SCHOOL INFO

June 10, 2022

Dear L&G Families:

Tomorrow is graduation for the class of 2022!!! It’s been a strange four years of high school for these students and I want to praise them for their perseverance and resilience to get to this point. I also want to point out that this class entered L&G back in the fall of 2016 and that coincided with my arrival here (again) as principal. So I thank them (and you, their parents) for an exciting 6 years and I wish them the very best in whatever they do in the future. As we approach summer, this will be the final principal letter of this school year. While this year has been tough, it is always a pleasure to serve the families of the West River Valley. I look forward to connecting more with each of you in the fall! Upcoming Dates:

June 11 (Sat) - Graduation @ 10:00 June 15 (Wed) - Last full day of classes for 6th - 11th graders June 16 (Thur) - Last Student Day - Summative Make up Day (11:30 dismissal)

Bob Thibault

Principal

S.T.E.A.M. PBL:

S.T.E.A.M. PBL: Mousetrap Cars!

We had an amazing group for the 4th PBL session: S.T.E.A.M. The challenge was to build a mousetrap car in a very short amount of time and a limited amount of supplies. The mouse traps were judged on Artistic Design and Distance. The Golden Mousetrap Award for Artistic Design went to Alexandra Clayton and Oliver Anderson. The Silver Award for Artistic Design went to Jada Wood and Abriella Hallock. The Golden Mousetrap Award for distance at 21 meters went to Jackson Fillion and Trevor Hazelton. The Silver Mousetrap Award at a distance of 17.9 meters went to Alexandra Clayton and Oliver Anderson. The Bronze Mousetrap Award for distance went to Jada Wood and Abriella Hallock. Nice job everyone!

L&G Middle School Summer Camp:

Dear Parents of Leland & Gray Middle Schoolers,

L&G is excited once again to host summer camp for the weeks of July 5th - 8th, July 11th - 15th, and July 18th - 22nd. The camp will be free of cost and provide breakfast and lunch to all campers. Camp will run from 8:30a to 3 daily at Leland and Gray. Students can sign up for any week they would like to attend, or multiple weeks. There is limited bus availability, please check the registration form for more information. Students must be entering grade 6, 7 or 8 to participate in camp.

During our time in camp, we will be focusing on team building, team work, social skills and having fun. During week 2 we will be running our ropes course. Please note, daily attendance is required in order to participate in the ropes course.

Please fill out the attached registration form. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us; Rory O'Donnell (rdonnell@windhamcentral.org) or Luis Vargas (lvargas@windhamcentral.org).

L&G Middle School Summer Camp Registration

We are looking forward to an exciting summer!

WRED Future Planning:

Brilliant Pathways Opportunities for Students and Staff:

Summer Opportunities at SUNY Adirondack! (see attached flyer & forms)

Interested in a career in healthcare? Attend a MASH (Medical Academy of Science & Health) camp this summer for FREE at SUNY Adirondack on July 13th. Applications are available in Guidance! (WE WOULD HAVE TO ASK THE College for the needed forms) They are due on June 10th. Students must be in grades 9-12 in the 2022-2023 year.

Scholarship Information

Any students who are looking for scholarships can check out our Twitter page where we will be posting different scholarships throughout the month!

L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

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

School Calendar:

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Other Opportunities:

There is a bulletin board in the C-Level lobby with summer job opportunities, as well as upcoming community service opportunities. Please see Terry in Room A-13 for more information about any of the listed postings!

COMMUNITY SERVICE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Grace Cottage Tour de Grace

4 STRONG High School volunteers needed to help riders get their bicycles up the 82 stone steps at the Townshend Dam. The commitment is 3 hours, or a bit more, and the reward, in addition to community service hours, is pizza at the end!

Saturday, June 25th from 9am-Noon

BEEC Summer Camp 2022:

COMMUNITY

Townshend Public Library Presents:

WRVT Community BBQ:

Stratton Foundation Head-to-Toe Program:

National Summer Camp Institute:

The Agency of Transportation, with the support of FHWA, in Partnership with Vermont Technical College, is running the National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) this summer. The program offers students (both high school and middle school) a chance to learn about transportation careers from an early age.

Our high school camp is being hosted by Vermont Technical College in Randolph. This is a residential opportunity where the students live in the dorms, eat in the cafeteria, and work with professors and industry professionals from July 10-July 15.

Our middle school students will be hosted by Vermont Technical College in Williston. This day camp experience begins to introduce students to workplace and college atmospheres through exciting hands-on experiences from July 25-July 29.

Students this year can expect to learn through hands-on activities about Civil Engineering, Aviation, Environmental Engineering, Auto/Diesel Mechanics, Heavy Equipment, Construction, GIS technology, and Traffic Safety, as well as (for HS) the college admission process and preparation for the workplace.

This is a FREE camp – these amazing experiences are open to all middle and high school students at no cost to them or their families.

Video from past students about their experience: https://bit.ly/NSTIvideo

Registration is available online at: https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high_school_students/youth-camps/national-summer-transportation-institute/

Questions can be sent to CEWD@vtc.edu or And.Morse@vermont.gov

Friday, June 3, 2022

Friday Notes 6/3/22

SCHOOL INFO

June 3, 2022 Dear L&G Families: It’s JUNE!!! As we quickly approach the end of a long school year, I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank my entire staff - administration, teachers, office staff, custodians, paraprofessionals, kitchen staff, bus drivers and our substitute teachers who allowed us to run school on days when teachers were out sick. It’s been a herculean effort by so many people in the toughest school year of my 28 years in the profession. There’s been much in the news about the many challenges in schools, and we’ve had our share, but the people who work here persevered; when most schools had midyear resignations - we had NONE! I am incredibly grateful and proud of the efforts of everyone and I thank you, the parents, for supporting us. Why was the school year so tough, you ask? Well, it’s too simplistic to just say, “COVID.” The truth of the matter is that the impact of social isolation and remote schooling in a rural area is harder hitting than in other places. While we were told to worry about “learning loss,” the reality is we suffered more from social interaction loss - kids forgot how to behave in school. They spent a lot of their time away from school on social media, youtube, and gaming. These platforms don’t have the structures and norms that an institution like school not only offers, but requires. To add to the challenge, teachers (and administrators!) were stressed and exhausted and few were at their best. We attempted to combat this combination by instituting more social-emotional learning (use of our ropes course and High5 Edge of Leadership in grades 6-7), more executive functioning instruction (Intro to HS for 9th grade), and through structured social interactions (MS after school programming), but no one was fully prepared for the overall challenge. However, we persevered. No one resigned midyear. And now, we’re a week away from graduation! Upcoming Dates: June 5 (Sun) - Hats Off Performance June 6 (Mon) - Underclass Awards (final assembly) June 7 (Tue) - 8th Grade on Ropes Course (other culminating events too) June 8 (Wed) - Last PBL Wednesday and Field Day in PM June 9 (Thu) - Last Day for Seniors (Make-up Day) June 10 (Fri) - Grad Rehearsal/Senior Breakfast June 11 (Sat) - Graduation @ 10:00 June 15 (Wed) - Last full day of classes for 6th - 11th graders June 16 (Thur) - Last Student Day - Summative Make up Day (11:30 dismissal) Bob Thibault Principal

Upcoming "Hats Off" Performance:

The L&G Players' last performance is happening on June 5th with one show starting at 2 pm and the other at 7 pm. Suggested donation of 5$ at the door.