Happy New Year, EWSD! 🥳🎉
Author and consultant, Kari Yates, visited six EWSD elementary schools to observe instruction and talk to students, teachers, and administrators to help strengthen current literacy instruction. 👍👍 https://bit.ly/3TucIJO
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❄️ There will be no school on Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1 for Early Winter Break. School will resume on Tuesday, January 2. ❄️
Today marks the beginning of the Winter solstice. Happy first day of Winter! ❄️🧣🌨️⛄🛷⛸️🎿
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Thursday, December 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. Families will be given a number when they arrive and registered beginning at 2 p.m., then allowed to select their food. A volunteer will greet and escort them around the pantry, allowing them to make selections of their choosing. After food is gathered, it will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry.
The pantry asks for proof of residence for each household in the form of a current utility bill with a physical address listed. In place of this, families may provide current correspondence from a government agency or other official mail. Identification for each household member may consist of a driver’s license, hospital card, insurance card, school-issued ID, social security ID, or birth certificate. As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food from the USDA is provided monthly to eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9 a.m. and noon today through Thursday to leave contact information (name, address, phone number, number of people in household) so delivery arrangements can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place on Thursday morning.
Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 2-6 p.m. (except for November and December when it is the 3rd Thursday). The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, January 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
During Westford's hour of code, students programmed characters to dance, others explored using AI to move characters on a screen with their hand in the air in front of the screen and others programmed characters in a tag game. 🤖🤖
Due to standing water and flooding in our area, some local roads have been affected. Because of this, please expect possible delays for our afternoon bus routes. Some afterschool activities could also be affected. Please be sure to contact your school before the end of the day for the latest information.
Good morning,
All schools in the EWSD are closed today, Monday, December 11, due to weather. This includes the following schools: Hiawatha, Summit Street, Essex Elementary, Thomas Fleming, Founders Memorial, Albert D. Lawton, Essex Middle School, Westford Elementary, Essex High School, and the Center for Technology, Essex.
As winter sports season approaches, we wanted to remind families, friends, and fans about a section of the rink that is restricted during games. Please view the image to see the section that will be closed off as an abundance of caution to ensure there are no spectators near the visiting team locker room. Please view this story from the Essex Reporter (https://bit.ly/3T9WOUH) from last year and also take the time to watch the VPA's video on sportsmanship (https://bit.ly/VTsportsmanship). 🧊⛸️🏒
The EWSD is hiring! Visit ewsd.org/jobs to see all new job opportunities 😃👍✨
Back to school tomorrow! 😊👋
The EWSD Child Nutrition Program presented its annual District-wide Vermont Harvest Menu to celebrate the collaboration with local producers. A huge thank you to the EWSD local vendors and partners for helping make this happen! https://bit.ly/3MHOCqU 🍎🍝🧀🥖
The EWSD 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 top priority. Learn about how the District makes a decision, who makes the decision, and more: https://bit.ly/3MLizGi ❄️❄️#EWSD
There will be no school from November 20-24. Have a great Fall Break! 🍂🥧🧡🍎😊🧣
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Monday, November 13, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Families will be given a number when they arrive and asked to wait in the sanctuary. When their number is called, they will be registered beginning at 5:30. A volunteer will greet and escort them around the pantry, allowing them to make selections of their choosing. After food is gathered, it will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry. The pantry asks for proof of residence for each household in the form of a current utility bill with a physical address listed. In lieu of this, families may provide current correspondence from a government agency or other official mail. Identification for each household member may consist of a driver’s license, hospital card, insurance card, school-issued ID, social security ID, or birth certificate.
As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines may access additional food provided by the USDA once each month. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9:00 a.m. and noon today and Monday to leave contact information (name, address, phone number, number of people in the household) so arrangements for delivery can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place on Monday morning. Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00-6:00 p.m. (except for November and December when it is the 3rd Thursday).
The next food pantry distribution will occur on Thursday, November 16, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Please note that the Thursday distribution has been adjusted due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., November 14 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.
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* Literacy Data with an Equity Lens
* Approve Professional Appointments
* FY24 1st Quarter Financial and Personnel Reporting
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/schoolboard
EWSD Board members Robert Carpenter, Scott Cooledge, and Diane Clemens recently attended the VSBA School Board Member Annual Conference. This year, the conference focused on why good governance matters to successful student outcomes and identifying areas of improvement.
