
Thank you to the EWSD Facilities team for your hard work and expertise in making sure all the fields are in great condition! 👏🌱 https://bit.ly/46ssHeX

The EWSD in partnership with 802 Smiles began dental screenings for K-5 students who are participating in the District's efforts to improve oral health of the student population. 🦷🪥😬




🚌 This week is National School Bus Safety Week! 🚌 School safety starts at the bus stop. Share these tips with your children: 🛑 Arrive at the bus stop five minutes early. 🛑 Stand five giant steps away from the curb. 🛑 Wait until the bus stops, the door opens, and the driver says it’s okay before stepping onto the bus. 🛑 Be sure the bus driver can always see you, and you can see the bus driver.


Addressing chronic absence is a key component of improving graduation rates, increasing academic achievement & giving young people a good chance for success in their adult life.


The EWSD is hiring! The Child Nutrition Program is pursuing candidates with a passion for food and a genuine commitment to providing nutritious food options to students. Learn more and apply today 👉 ewsd.org/jobs 🍎🥕🍌🥦🫐🍇


Let’s help students build a habit of good attendance early & often!


Thank you to the EWSD Multilingual Advisory Council and all of the volunteers for hosting an outdoor family event at Maple Street Park. All EWSD multilingual families and friends of the multilingual community were invited to attend. Families and students participated in badminton, soccer games, a potato sack race, giant Jenga, face painting, henna, and many more fun activities! All families who attended received a book about a child's immigration story called Where Butterflies Fill The Sky by Zahra Marwan.





Please be advised that traffic on Old Colchester Road and other streets nearby may be congested on Friday, Oct. 6 from 4:30-9:30 p.m. due to multiple sporting events taking place at EHS, including the homecoming football game.
Visiting teams are encouraged to park in the grass lots off of Old Colchester Road.


❗❗Reminder ❗❗There will be no school this Friday, October 6th and no school on Monday, October 9th!


Addressing chronic absence is a key component of improving graduation rates, increasing academic achievement & giving young people a good chance for success in their adult life. #EWSD


📚 What is Banned Books Week? What's the difference between a book that's challenged and a book that's banned? What can we do to prevent this? Watch Ms. Von Nagy and Ms. Tipton answer these questions and more 👉 https://bit.ly/3EXMRl8 📚

The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., October 3 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* Youth Truth Data - Student Engagement, A sense of belonging
* EWSD Student Engagement Strategies
* 802 Smiles
* 4.4 Board Chair’s Role
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/schoolboard


Congratulations to Brian Japp, a Forestry Teacher in the Natural Resources program at the Center for Technology, Essex for being named CTE’s 2023 Vermont Outstanding Educator! 👏🏆👉 ewsd.org #EWSD #YouBelong


On Monday, October 9 from 9-2 p.m. at FMS (in the gym) there will be a blood drive in honor of Ruby. Ruby was diagnosed with inoperable Stage III, Group III embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma which is a nasal cavity cancer. This type of cancer affects about 250 children a year in the US. Donating blood can help patients like Ruby maintain healthier lives and outcomes because blood donations lengthen and save the lives of those who have cancer. Please consider signing up and donating at the blood drive. https://bit.ly/3L6427A 🤍🩸🩹


Happy Autumnal Equinox! 🌾🍁What are you looking forward to most this fall? 🌙🌽🍇🍂 #EWSD #YouBelong


All schools in the EWSD are participating in Bus Evacuation Drills. 🚨🚌👍 #EWSD #YouBelong





The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., September 19 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* EWSD District Safety Update
* Community Engagement Planning
* Communication and Support to the Board
* Policy 4.1.6 Board self-monitoring of process and performance
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/schoolboard


You are invited to join us at our next Multilingual Family Fun Event at Maple Street Park on September 23 from 11-4 p.m. There will be Henna, face painting, food, music, soccer, corn hole game, potato sack race, raffle, and more! This event is hosted by the EWSD Multilingual Advisory Council. All families and friends of the multilingual community are welcome to join in the activities. 🥳🥳


In case you missed the most recent EWSD Board Meeting, you can now watch the recording thanks to Media Factory! https://bit.ly/3RbrCmZ #EWSD
