You Otter Know 11/13/2020

Calendar
PTO--2nd Thursday of Each Month @ 6:00
Thanksgiving Recess-November 25th-27th
Report Cards Available on Infinite Campus--3:00 on December 4th.

Remote Learning Plans

As a school, district and community, we are working diligently to keep Dothan Brook open for in-person learning. With the increase in statewide COVID-19 cases, we are also preparing for the possibility of a transition to remote learning. Even in the event of a closure, the goal is to limit the closure's duration and the number of students who are effected. If staffing and recommendations from the state allow, we will keep as many students attending in person as possible.

There are three scenarios that might result in a move to remote learning.

We will do our best in the first two scenarios to only close impacted grades.

Regardless of the scale of the closure, we will follow this procedure for moving to remote learning. Ideally we will notify families at least a day before the closure and teachers will send home devices and supplies. In the event that a closure is announced without ample time to distribute Chromebooks and supplies, we will do so between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on the first day of the closure. On the first day, students should complete work that teachers have assigned through Google Classroom. All students have been taught how to access this information. Classroom meetings and related arts classes will start on the second day of the closure. Teachers sent out a remote schedule in September. If you cannot find your child's schedule, please let your child's teacher know.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Applesauce Collection!

DBS Students Select New Middle-Grade Book Award

The Vermont State Library is pleased to announce “The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award” as the new name for Vermont’s children’s-choice middle-grade book award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award). Almost 5,800 Vermont students participated in the final voting process. Students in grades 4-8 submitted names for the award in the spring of 2020. The winning entry came from an entire class at the Dothan Brook School in White River Junction, via their school librarian Tessa Johnson.

“The fourth-grade class worked together to brainstorm ideas for a new name. The Golden Dome Award won the vote,” said Johnson. “We are so excited that it won the vote across the state as well!” Putting the renaming process into the hands of students gave them the opportunity to examine what the award means to them.

“We believe the process encouraged conversations across Vermont on how to best represent the essence of the award, to ensure its relevancy during this point in history, and support its mission to develop students’ love of reading,” said State Librarian Jason Broughton. “We see the three book awards the Department of Libraries sponsors as a wonderful way to introduce new readers to books and to connect young readers to authors, and to develop an appreciation for writing.”

The Department thanks all students who submitted names and voted, as well as the teachers, librarians, and parents who helped facilitate the process. We also want to thank the members of the committee, including three fantastic student representatives for their time and input over the last few months. Members of the committee are the student representatives Addy Eldred, Jonah Libens-Mavodones, and Mia Pasco, as well as the adult members Arlyn Bruccoli, Jonathan Clark, Caitlin Classen, Kate Davie, Deborah Ehler-Hansen, Kathleen Finn, Jennifer Johnson, Amy McMullen, Hannah Peacock, Bruce Post, Hannah Prescott, and Janette Shaffer.