THE VIKING
Hinesburg Community School - March 21, 2019
Suzan Locke, Co-Principal, Grades K-4
John Pontius, Co-Principal, Grades 5-8
Alicia Kurth, Special Education Administrator
Dear HCS Families:
PiE and HCS are inviting HCS parents and members of the local community to come watch the documentary Screenagers on March 26th, in the HCS flex space from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. The documentary explores the impact of screen technology on kids. The doors will open at 6:45pm, and the 60 minute documentary will begin at 7:00 pm. PiE will provide refreshments and there will be an opportunity to discuss people’s thoughts and reactions immediately following the video. Over the following week the documentary will be shown to all 5th through 8th graders at HCS. We hope to see you at the screening!
Warmly,
Suzan and John
Dates to Remember
Friday, March 22
No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, March 26
Early Dismissal Day
Tuesday, March 26, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Community Viewing of "Screenagers"
Wednesday, March 27, 6:00 pm
Concert in the Cafeteria
Friday, March 29, 7:00 pm
The Wonder of Music Performance (Grades 4/5)
Friday, March 29
Grades 3 & 4 Reach for the Stars Lunch!
Monday/Tuesday, April 1 & 2
Kindergarten Registration Days
Tuesday, April 2
Early Dismissal Day
Friday, April 12, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Middle School Dance
Lost and Found Items
Please take a moment to check the Lost and Found tomorrow during Parent / Teacher conferences. The Lost and Found will be temporarily relocated to the HCS lobby area for your convenience. Thank you!
Tech Talk
What should parents know about Instagram?
"Kids and teens love using the photo-sharing app Instagram because it lets you apply cool effects and captions to your photos and videos and easily share them across a number of social media platforms. The ability to quickly change the look of your pics by adding anything from borders to blurring to brightness not only unleashes kids' creativity, it kinda makes their lives look a little more awesome.
One of the biggest draws of Instagram is the instant feedback you can get. Collecting a large number of followers -- and flattering comments -- is a badge of honor for diehards. On the other hand, negative comments can be really hurtful. If your kid uses Instagram, make sure she knows how to comment respectfully and deal with haters.
Parents also should know that, on Instagram, photos and videos are public by default and can contain location data. So it's important for kids to use privacy settings to limit their audience. Occasionally, negativity crops up, such as so-called "beauty pageants" where user photos are judged (and losers get a red "X" on their faces).
Also, some kids feel pressured to curate their lives to project an idealized image on Instagram. Sometimes teens create alternate accounts that they call "Finstagrams" (fake + Instagram) where they share more authentic versions of themselves (in an unattractive outfit or with a silly expression) intended for a close, small circle of trusted friends. Maintaining these separate identities indicates kids feel a need to convey their true selves but don't want to ruin their perfect image on their "real" (or, "Rinstagram") feeds. Despite these hitches, Instagram does a remarkable job of implementing a neat idea with an easy and fast interface, all for free".
Learn more about the pros and cons of Instagram and how to help your kid use it responsibly.
↑ ↑ ↑ Pictures From Sled Dog Day With Ed Blechner! ↑ ↑ ↑
GLOW Now Open To 5th Grade Students!
After a wonderful GLOW open house last week our current GLOW members shared that they wish that they could have come to GLOW as 5th graders. We do have some 5th grade students who are interested in attending, so as a group, and with support from administration, we are now including 5th graders in GLOW. Please let your 5th graders know!
GLOW meets on Tuesdays from 11:40-12:20 in the Health Room and Rainbow Spirits meets on Wednesdays at the same time in the Makerspace/Roc Room.
VT Math Counts Championships - Submitted by K. Miskavage
(Math + Academic Athletes) x 48 = Intense Competition
As a first-time Math Counts parent, I’m blown away by this after school academic competition program – and I think you would be, too! First, our HCS mathletes (yes, “mathletes” is what they are called) won the CVSD Math Counts District Competition. Next, they qualified at the Regionals to compete among Vermont’s best at the State Finals. In the end, taking 5th place out of 16 teams at the Championships, means our Math Counts team bested 3 + 9 + 11 = 23 teams over the 2018-’19 season!
Season Recap: Coached after school by 8th grade Math Teacher, Maria Duryea, the following students worked one- to two times/week to hone their mind-bending computation and problem solving skills over the past 6 months. If you see them around, please congratulate them- AND Ms. Duryea - on their great season!
8th graders: Thomas Garavelli*, Tom Roberts*, Sam Decker*, Cody Potter, Ronald Spivack
7th graders: Veronica Miskavage*, Riley Farmer
6th graders: Drew Farmer
*Special recognition to this year’s top four HCS mathletes,
the official members of HCS’s State Championship Team:
Thomas Garavelli, Tom Roberts, Veronica Miskavage, and Sam Decker.
Additionally, (pun intended), by finishing among the Top 10 individual scorers statewide, 8th grader Thomas Garavelli won the distinction of competing in “Countdown”, a lightning round. As a parent, I was dumbfounded at the speed of those “Countdown” mathletes. Some of the competitors actually buzzed in before the Official had even finished reading the algebraic problem on the screen!?!
Secret Extra Credit for Parents: To see the difficulty of the State Finals-level Math Counts problems - try these: (Note: Interested students do NOT need to know how to do these State-level problems! Ms. Duryea will coach students skills over two-three years to work up to mind boggling problems like this.)
Harry is 10 years older than Caitlin. In 15 years, Caitlin will be twice as old as Harry was 15 years ago. How many years old is Harry Now?
The length of each side of a scalene triangle ABC is a whole number of inches. The second longest side of the triangle is 2018 inches long. What is the absolute difference, in inches, between the greatest possible perimeter and the least possible perimeter of the triangle?
Think you’ve solved either problem? Ask Ms. Duryea if you’re right!
HCS Spring Sports Registration
Welcome to 2019 HCS Athletics Spring season! Spring sports will start April 1st this year. All the info you will need for your HCS spring sport endeavors can be found by clicking HERE. PRACTICE schedules for all teams can be found HERE.
SPRING SPORTS OFFERED
Baseball (7th & 8th graders only)
BASEBALL TRYOUTS: 4/3 and 4/8
Softball (6th, 7th & 8th graders only)
SOFTBALL TRYOUTS: 4/1 and 4/5
Ultimate Frisbee (5th-8th graders only)
REQUIRED ATHLETIC FORMS & POLICIES
Wellness Exam Participation Form
Mini Milers Youth Running Program sponsored by Run Vermont
Who: Children grades K-3
When: Wednesdays 3-4 pm, in April and May (not the week of school break)
Cost: $35 (some may qualify for a scholarship)
Why: To have fun, and introduce kids to running and exercise
How: Register here: https://runsignup.com/minimilers
Current limit: 20 children
Volunteer: Currently seeking more leaders
Questions: James Donegan: doneganmaple@hotmail.com
Elementary school aged children can join in the fun for the health of it! While enrolled in RunVermont’s Mini Milers program children learn about and practice fitness, good nutrition, citizenship, helping hands and goal setting all while having fun and being safe. Children meet weekly with Mini Milers leaders to get motivated, educated and keep track of their progress. In addition to mileage incentives, t-shirt and medal, participants receive monthly e-letters filled with ideas, citizen challenges and tasty recipes.
Book Club
Dear All,
Are you concerned about the opioid epidemic and want to learn more about the impact of addiction on families? I wanted to invite you to a couple of opportunities to participate in the Beautiful Boy & Tweak book club groups happening at the end of the month. "Beautiful Boy" by David Sheff and "Tweak" by Nic Sheff will be the springboard for our conversations about a family's experience with addiction.
The first book club will be at the Charlotte Town Library on Wednesday, March 27 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Christine Lloyd-Newberry will be facilitating and we will have a light supper available.
The second opportunity to participate in the conversation will be the following evening in Hinesburg at the Carpenter Carse Library on Thursday, March 28th. Also from 6-7:30 p.m. also with Christine as the facilitator, and a light supper as well.
Lynn W. Camara, MA, MA
she/her
At HCS Tuesdays and Thursdays
CY Project and Outreach Coordinator (802) 985-1932
Hinesburg Community School CY SAP Counselor (802) 482-6290
Food Service, Athletics, Health Office, Library & PiE Information
HEALTH OFFICE
LIBRARY
School Calendar, Forms, Student Handbook & General Information
About Us
Suzan Locke, HCS Co-Principal, Grades K-4
482-6299, slocke@cvsdvt.org
John Pontius, HCS Co-Principal, Grades 5-8
482-6298, jpontius@cvsdvt.org
Alicia Kurth, HCS Special Education Administrator
425-6285, akurth@cvsdvt.org
Email: hcsinformation@cvsdvt.org
Website: https://www.cvsdvt.org/hinesburg
Location: Hinesburg Community School, 10888, Route 116, Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
Phone: 802-482-2106
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hinesburg-Community-School-125786304154731/
The Viking Newsletter is published bi-weekly, when school is in session. It is available on our web site and is also delivered to email via Blackboard Connect. If needed, a hard copy can be provided for your child to bring home. The Viking includes upcoming events, after school opportunities, notes of interest for parents and the community and updates from our school administration.