THE SCHOOL BELL
Williston Schools /October 16, 2019
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
A Message From The Administration
by Angela Filion
It is hard to believe that we have completed the first six weeks of school already! As the leaves have become vivid and the air crisp we have "fallen" into our routines here at Allen Brook School. We see the first six weeks of school as a time to introduce students to the people of the classroom and school community and to the expectations we hold about learning. We also introduce and establish expectations for behavior, the limits we will set, and the ways we will enforce those limits. We introduce the routines that help students learn while taking care of each other and the classroom/school environment. We carefully structure the first six weeks so that students will participate actively in all of these routines. They practice the expected skills and behaviors—at first with very close teacher guidance and structure, and then, as their familiarity and competence grow, with increasing amounts of independence. We connect all of the routines and expectations to our PBIS framework that Principal Jackie Parks spoke to in her last bell article. As you can see in the above picture, children are giving high fives to the office staff as part of one of our school wide PBIS celebrations. Children had to pop two balloons and discover a fun and quick way to celebrate filling our beehive with buzzies. We have also started a new tradition at ABS of having a monthly school wide morning meeting assembly. The entire school comes together and does a mindfulness activity, a greeting, we share updates and review the school wide expectations, then end with an activity that students are involved in. See below some of the highlights from our first gathering in September. Our next school wide morning meeting with be on Friday October 25th from 8:10-8:30. This month will be hosted with team Horizon. Families from Horizon are welcome to join us for this school wide event. Each month a different team will be a helping host and families from that team will be welcomed to attend. One of the goals of our Universal PBIS team is to connect our families to the things we are doing here at ABS....we look forward to building these connections with you through out the year!
Child Find Notice
Champlain Valley School District (Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George and Williston)
Champlain Valley School District is required by federal law to locate, identify and evaluate all children with disabilities. The process of locating, identifying and evaluating children with disabilities is known as child find.
Champlain Valley School District schools conduct Kindergarten screening each spring, but parents may call to make an appointment to discuss their concerns at any time. As the school district of residence, CVSD has the responsibility to identify and provide services to any child with special needs who may require special education and related services in order to access and benefit from public education.
If you have, or know of any CVSD resident who has a child with a disability under the age of 21 or a child who attends a private school located in Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George or Williston, Vermont, we would like to hear from you. Sometimes parents are unaware that special education services are available to their children.
Please contact the School Principal (Charlotte Central School – 425-2771, Hinesburg Community School – 482-2106, Shelburne Community School – 985-3331, Williston Central/Allen Brook Schools – 878-2762) or the Director of Student Support Services, Meagan Roy at 383-1234 or mroy@cvsdvt.org.
CVSD Meeting Schedules
CVSD Committee, Board, and and Budget Meetings
Committee meetings are on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6 pm excluding Dec. and Jan., at CVUHS, Room 160, 162, 165
Regular Board Meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, excluding Dec. & Jan.
Budget Meetings: Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, Jan. 21, at 6 pm in the CVU HS rm. 160.
Fall Craft Show Volunteers Needed!
The Fall Book Fair theme is Arctic Adventure! Our fall book fair will be the perfect opportunity to stock up on books for the holidays! Among all of the amazing new releases and favorites, we will have the newly released Diary of a Whimpy Kid Book and will be taking preorders for the new Dog Man book being released in December.
We are looking for parent volunteers to help with set up, during the book fair and clean up. Please sign up at https://signup.com/go/sONzERG if you are interested in helping. Thank you for your support, all profits from the Book Fair go to benefit all of our Williston students at both schools. Hope to see you there!
Continental Mathematics League
Continental Math 2nd Grade Online Registration 2019-2020
Grade 2 Meet dates: Jan 22, Feb 19, and March 18
The Enrichment Program administers the Continental Mathematics League (CML) for motivated students seeking an additional math challenge. Interested students in Grades 2-8 participate in the Euclidean Division, which means “students participating require average reading comprehension and analytical reasoning capabilities. Their computational skills should be appropriate to their grade level.”
Continental Math for grade 2 at Allen Brook School
Participation in grade 2 is non-competitive. Students work in small practice groups and attend formal meets by house.
5th-8th Grade Performing Arts Shirts (Band and Chorus)
It’s time for 5th-8th grade musicians to order their WCS Performing Arts shirts! All 5th-8th grade performing arts (band and chorus) students will need to wear this shirt on concert days and to field trips and other organized events.
We are using the same shirts as we have in the past. Older students should check and be sure they have their shirt and that it will fit them for the remainder of the year as this is the only order we are placing.
All students new to the program and older students that need to replace their shirt should place an order and send your payment directly to your child’s music teacher. Shirts need to be ordered and paid for by Friday, October 25, 2019. The cost is $9 and financial support may be requested.
Allen Brook School Gear
Interested in a cool bee shirt for yourself or student? We have tee-shirts and sweatshirts in youth and adult sizes. Order before October 25th!
Email Nicole Pfende at npfende@cvsdvt.org with any questions!
Outdoor Clothing Donations for Kindergarten
Wondering what to do with outdoor gear your child has outgrown?
Kindergarten is in need of gently used gear for our Forest Classroom Time:
rain slickers- sizes 5,6,7
rain boots- sizes 12,13, 1, 2, 3
snow pants- sizes 4,5,6,7
winter boots-sizes 11,12,13, 1, 2, 3
warm waterproof mittens/gloves: kindergarten sizes
Please leave in donation box in front hallway.
Big Thanks from the Kindergarten teams!
Full Time Custodial Position (2nd Shift)
Williston Schools has a full time 2nd shift (2:30 pm to 11:00 pm) custodial opening. Great benefits including paid holidays, health insurance options, sick and vacation time.
Contact Lyall Smith with questions. lysmith@cvsdvt.org or 871-6013
Box Tops for Education
click for a video explaining the changes and more information
Bus Information
Part 2
Part 2 is offering enrichment classes this fall and there are offerings at ABS and WCS this September.
The link to sign up is on our website, http://www.parttwokids.com/.
Four Winds Volunteers
How can I get involved?
Sign up to be a Four Winds Volunteer!
October topic is Leaves: Nature's Suncatchers
Monthly Fitness Fun
October Calendar
School Nutrition Program
Please make payment checks out to 'CVSD - ABS' or 'CVSD-WCS'
Mobile App
Download the WSD App and get notifications for groups, sports teams, 3-4 Chorus, etc. to keep informed.
Open App, tap on the 3 horizontal bars in the top right and select Notifications. Tap on the group boxes for those you want.
FAP CRAFT SHOW Nov. 2
Volunteers are needed for set-up on Friday evening November 1st and during the Fall Craft Show on Saturday November 2nd. Find more information and shifts on the sign-up link: https://signup.com/go/kYomFsu or contact Karen and Paula at wsdcraftshow@cvsdvt.org.
Tuesday Early Dismissal
ABS Dismissal is 1:35 pm.
WCS Dismissal is 1:55 pm.
The Tuesday schedule for morning Preschool is 8:00 to 10:15 am. Afternoon preschool is 11:15 am to 1:30 pm.
Upcoming Events
Wed. Oct. 16 / Four Winds Training / WCS Community Room / 8:30-10:30
Thurs. Oct. 17 / Celebration of Learning / Davison & Patnode / 7:30-8:30 am
Fri. Oct. 18 / NO SCHOOL (parent / teacher conferences)
Fri. Oct. 25 / Beginner Band Demo / WCS / 10:45-11:30am
Fri. Oct. 25 / Fun Night w/Swift House / WCS / 6-8 pm
Sat. Nov 2 / Craft Fair / WCS / 9 am - 4 pm
Sat. Nov. 2 / Band Auditions for Country Music Festival / 9 am - noon
Tues. Nov. 12 / Beginner Band Instrument Pick up / WCS Auditorium / 7-8:30 pm
Wed. Nov. 13 / Four Winds Training / WCS Community Rm / 8:30-10:30 am
Thurs. Nov. 14 / FAPAC /WCS Community Rm / 8:15-10 am
Nov. 18-21 / Fall WCS Book Fair
More Links, More information
DAML Programs
Click here to access the DAML web site listing of events.
Recreation & Parks Offerings
Williston Schools
Email: cpavlik@cvsdvt.org
Website: https://www.cvsdvt.org
Location: 195 Central School Drive, Williston
Phone: (802) 878-2762
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