Summit Street School

This month Ms. Mahoney's and Mrs. Hamilton's classes joined together to do a collaborative winter art project. Doing this activity together helped students practice patience, sh...

Dear Families, Please complete this form to request a spot in an EWSD prekindergarten classroom for the 2024-2025 school year. Eligible students reside in Essex Junction, Esse...

In December, 2nd and 3rd graders learned about computer programming by participating in coding learning activities. 2nd graders used the iPad app called Lightbot where they had to...

December is dance month in Music class! We are learning dances from all around the world - ask your student which one was their favorite!

Summit Street School recently received recognition from the State of Vermont's Interim Secretary of Education for maintaining its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (P...

The kindergartners in Mrs. Cole’s class flexed their problem-solving muscles to answer the following question: If 6 friends wanted to decorate their bikes for a parade and they n...

Second grade has been learning all about the Zones of Regulation! Mrs. Emond’s students earned certificates for their hard work during this unit. Students are able to identify how...

The EWSD Child Nutrition Program held its annual District-wide Vermont Harvest Menu on November 16th! To celebrate our collaboration with local producers, all EWSD schools served ...

The Essex Westford School District understands that our decision to open or close schools in bad weather has a big effect on families. As always, the safety of our students is our...

Students in Ms. Poncelet's third grade class learned all about the importance of kindness at the start of this school year. Inspired by A Small Kindness by Stacy McAnulty, stude...

Kids on the Ball visited Physical Education Classes for a week. Kids on the Ball is about the power of games, of fun, and of play. Understanding that simple play is more important...

We have had another couple of great weeks in 2nd grade! Last week we had a whole school sunlink celebration- Fall Fest! This week we opened the loft (!!!) and earned a classroom c...

Ms. Hamilton’s third graders had a publishing party to celebrate the completion of their sea paragraphs!

Summit Street Students earned a Fall Fest celebration for being safe, kind and responsible. We enjoyed playing lawn games, making crafts and sipping apple cider.

Summit and Westford School’s art teacher Amanda Feller was recognized at the Vermont Art Educators Association’s conference as an outstanding art educator receiving the Brushstrok...

In June, Vermont’s Universal School Meal Act became law, allowing all Vermont public school students in grades K-12 access to free breakfast and lunch . We encourage all students...

We are excited to share that our District is now piloting a project with 802 Smiles to improve the oral health of our student population. Poor oral health is linked to increased ...

As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, the Essex Westford School District (EWSD) is thrilled to announce its summer meals sit...

Dear EWSD Community, As we come to the end of another school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation for your partnership and support. It has be...

Thank you Mr. Mills for another great year of chess instruction. Click here to see a video of the Summit Street School Chess Awards Assembly.