Waitsfield Elementary School Rocks! 






May 19, 2016
        Student crafted bowls awaiting scoops of ice cream. After this evening's concert, students will be directed to the library and a few other classrooms to pick up their bowls; ice cream will be served on the lawn outside the gym (weather permitting). 

Dear Friends and Families, 
     We look forward to seeing you at this evening's concert (Kindergarten through 6th grade students will be performing) at 6 p.m. and ice cream social (approximately 6:30 p.m.).  We will be collecting donations (food as well as financial) for our local food shelf as returning something back to our community for all of the support it lends us.  Students will get to take home the bowl they made during our artist residency, licked clean of ice cream (and we'll have paper bowls so that everyone can enjoy a little scoop!).  In addition to student bowls, we have several collaborative bowls and donations from our artist resident Leslie Montalto that will be raffled off as well (all proceeds going to the local food shelf.) Weather permitting, ice cream will be served on the lawn outside the school gym; we're hoping to keep ice cream outside. Thank you!

     

Bowls to be raffled this evening; $1/ticket or $5/10 tickets.









The 4th Annual Bridge Street Arts Fair is this Saturday. Join us at the fair anytime between noon and 5. We'll have a bike parade from the school to Bridge Street, leaving Watisfield School at noon. It should be a terrific day!

Respectfully,     Kaiya Korb, Principal
 
Special Meeting of Waitsfield School Board
6 p.m.  Tuesday May 31, 2016      
Waitsfield School Gym
6.p.m.   Public Informational Meeting Regarding School Board Consolidation Articles of Organization
7 p.m.   Adjournment


Community Announcements
Please note that the opportunities/events listed below are not specifically endorsed or screened by school staff; as always, families should use their own standards and review processes to determine appropriate activities.

School Dance       Warren School will be hosting a dance for fifth and sixth graders on May 20 at 7:00-9:00.  The cost is $3.00. The theme of the dance is "Rainbow".

Hansel & Gretel and an Evening of Dance 2016      The Stowe Academy and Mad River Academy of Dance will present Hansel and Gretel, Friday and Saturday, June 3 & 4 at 6:00 with a matinee June 5th at 1:00pm, at Dibden Center, Johnson State College.  For more information call 802-253-5151 or visit www.stowedance.com

Spring Socrates Cafe      A Socrates Cafe is an opportunity  for dialogue with other individuals about topics that really matter.  It is an opportunity to delve deeper into timeless and timely questions that  all human beings deal with in their lives.  A Socratic dialogue is  unique is that it encourages participants to join together to seek a deeper meaning of a question, a reading and/or a problem. Rather than being a debate or a discussion, a Socrates  Cafe  is a dialogue where participants are encouraged to listen to each other and to learn from one another. This form of discourse- and its focus on the search for knowledge- comes from Socrates,  who observed that "Wisdom  Begins in Wonder."
All of the Socrates Cafes at Harwood are facilitated by students who have been in Kathy Cadwell's philosophy classes.they are experienced in leading Socratic Dialogues. Everyone in the community is invited!
Please join us on Tuesday, May  24 from 6:30- 8:00 PM in the Harwood library as we discuss the question, "What does it mean to be an educated person?"

Baked Beads Jewelry and Scarf Sale      The 24th annual Memorial Day weekend sake will take place May 27-29, 10am-5pm, under the tent by the Big Picture Theater.  A portion of the proceeds will benefit Mad River Valley Ambulance Service.
 
Mad River Path Benefit Flatbread Bake and Annual Meeting       On Friday, May 27th, American Flatbread will be hosting a Benefit Bake for the Mad River Path Association from 5pm to closing.  All are invited to attend the Benefit Bake and are also welcome to attend our Path Annual Meeting at 4pm.   Mad River Riders board Vice-President, Bob Kogut, will be the guest speaker at the meeting.    The Bake will benefit our fundraising efforts to replace the collapsed bridge across from the Fayston School.  The Mad River Path has received an exciting, $10,000 anonymous match donation so we are inviting the community to help us reach our target goal.  Proceeds from each flatbread pizza – take out or eat-in – will help us replace this important bridge.  For more information visit http://www.madriverpath.com

Family Concert      There will be a family concert sponsored by Spring Hill School May 21st, 11:00a.m., at the Big Picture Theater. Traditional Folk Songs will be featured as well as sing alongs by Don and Nancy Rhoades.  A $5 donation is suggested.  All proceeds to benefit Spring Hill School.  

CALENDAR
 

5/19  Spring Concert & Artist Residency Ice cream social; 6:00pm
5/21  Bridge Street Art Fair; 12:00-6:00
5/23 Act 46 School Board Consolidation informational forum, Big Picture  6:30 p.m.
5/25-5/27 Sixth Grade Trip to Boston
5/26  Assembly; Recognitions
5/30  Memorial Day-No School
5/31 School Board Consolidation vote Waitsfield Public Hearing, 6:30 p.m.
6/3   6th Grade Step Up Day at Harwood
6/3   Beautification of WES sponsored by the PTA, 3-5:30
6/7 School Board consolidation vote, Australian ballot,  7- 7, WES gym
6/8   Field Day
6/8   PK3 Graduation; 11:30
6/9   PK4 Graduation; 11:30 
6/9   Sixth Grade Graduation; 6:00pm
6/10 Last Day of School, Buses leave at 12:20



Looking forward to seeing you at the annual Bridge Street Arts Fair; should be lots of fun. Don't forget the bike parade from Waitsfield to Bridge Street at noon. 

Please see http://tinyurl.com/jq4fuv6 to sign up for how you can help support this great event. Invite your friends, neighbors and families from far and wide.
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