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Middle School students in advisory building connections and belonging through games played together.
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Hartland students are enjoying the bike trailer!
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Hartland students climb trees during recess!
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Windsor students attended the annual prom last week.
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Students honor those who gave their lives in service to our country during a Memorial Day concert.
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7th graders interviewing K students for Faces of Windsor Project.
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Students engaged in a Model Congress unit.
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Student of the Month (Sponsored by Rotary)
Congratulations to senior Ellynor Connoly, Windsor School’s Student of the Month for June, 2023! Ellynor is an upstanding individual: honest, respectful, kind, involved with senior class planning, career and goal-oriented, and academically diligent - splitting her time between Windsor and HACTC classes. Ellynor has the drive and determination, not only to balance a new career in healthcare, but extracurricular activities, planning for college, as well as remaining a top student in her class, recently receiving an induction to the National Honor Society. She has been a welcome and cheerful presence in her classes, open minded and accepting of others, but not one to back down from her beliefs either. Her personal strengths are as impressive as her academic and career accomplishments. Congratulations Ellynor.
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Staff Member of the Month (Sponsored by NHS)
The faculty member of the month for June is Jim Rogers! Mr Rogers is a paraprofessional at Windsor Jr/Sr High School. Mr Rogers is a lovely, happy man who is always there for all his students' needs. This year's graduating seniors can remember Mr Rogers in their late-elementary school classes, the same upbeat and caring man he is now. Although most of the seniors do not work with him, he is always checking up and checking in on all these students. Students have said that "He never fails to make me feel wanted and important at school. I could be having the worst day or the best day and Mr Rogers is there; willing and eager to talk to me about it or just be a listening ear." I completely agree with this. As someone who has only interacted with Mr Rogers through him working with my peers, I have felt such a strong sense of love and safety every time he checks up and asks how I'm doing or what my post-graduation plans are. This recognition is a long time coming, and the whole Windsor community has felt and will continue to feel the impact Mr Rogers makes and has made on the school. Thank you Mr Rogers for all you have done for the Windsor school and community, and congratulations! It is well deserved.
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Teachers across our schools have been working with two new programs in an effort to determine if the programs are the right fit for our students. We are happy to announce that the decision has been made to move forward with the programs that were piloted. This means that we will be using the next version of Eureka Math called Eureka Math² (Eureka Math Squared) in grades K-8 and Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) in grades K-5.
Implementing new programs typically takes 3 or more years to see an impact on student learning outcomes as teachers develop their own understanding with how the program works. For next year, some teachers in self-contained classrooms will be continuing with the original version of Eureka Math while they learn how to use CKLA. At some point in the school year, you may start to see Eureka Math Squared materials showing up in your child's back pack.
The last time we adopted new language arts and math programming was in 2015 so this is a big deal. I want to thank the teachers and administrators as well as the custodial staff who will be helping get materials into our classrooms in the next few weeks. This is exciting and a lot of work! Special thanks to Patti Gray, the SU instructional coach, who has been leading the new program piloting process.
More information about the programs will follow as we move into the new school year but, if you are curious, you can find information at the following websites: https://greatminds.org/eurekamathsquared and https://ckla.amplify.com/. The websites are being updated too as more information becomes available.
If you have any questions please reach out to Director of Curriculum, Angie Ladeau, aladeau@wsesu.net or Patti Gray, pgray@wsesu.net.
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Windsor HS Students participate in "Vermont Day" in Boston:
A group of Windsor HS students visited Boston on Wednesday, at the invitation of Sen. Bernie Sanders, to participate in "Vermont Day" at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate. Windsor was the only area high school to participate in the "all expenses paid for" program, and the students chose to attend solely out of personal interest. The academic program, which focused on Voting Rights, had been selected by the students themselves, and took place in a full-scale, 100% accurate reproduction of the US Senate chamber.
Windsor students learned about the functioning of the Senate, and how Bills are drafted to address constituent concerns. The students read over constituent letters that expressed concern about recent challenges to voting rights in the United States, and then worked on drafting a Bill that would address those concerns. This was followed by speeches and debate on the floor of the Senate chamber.
Sen. Sanders' staff were impressed with the interest and engagement of Windsor's "Senators," while Windsor's students thanked the staff and invited Sen. Sanders to come and visit them in the "Birthplace of Vermont."
After a visit to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, right next door, and a stop at Quincy Market for dinner, the students returned happy and tired, and with a greater sense of how our democracy functions.
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Special Education Parent, Family, Guardian Survey Notice,
This survey will arrive in your physical mailbox from the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) if you have a student receiving special education services. The AOE has a strong commitment toward meeting the academic, social and emotional needs of Vermont students with disabilities. Continued improvement is important to all of us and we would like you, as our partner in meeting the unique needs of your child or children, to assist us by completing the annual survey you will receive about your experiences with special education. We use these data to report annually to the federal government and to prioritize resources and technical assistance to improve policies, procedures, practices, and support for our students. If you have any questions about the survey or do not receive a survey please contact Betty Roy with the Vermont Agency of Education Special Education Team at Betty.Roy@Vermont.gov.
In partnership,
Katie Ahern
WSESU Director of Student Support Services
katie.ahern@wsesu.net
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The beginning years of a child’s life are critical for building the early foundation needed
for success later in school and in life.
Windsor Early Childhood Education Center is a non-profit organization seeking new
members looking to make a difference in their communities by serving on our Board of
Directors. Members would be required to attend bi-monthly meetings, participate in strategic
planning, and serve on specific committees. Interested parties should submit a letter of
interest to the Windsor Early Childhood Education Center Board at wececboard@gmail.com.
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Graduation dates have been set.
WINDSOR 12TH: June 2nd 7:00 p.m.
ABS 6TH: 6/13 9:00 a.m.
HARTLAND 8TH: 6/13 4:00 p.m.
WEATHERSFIELD 8TH: 6/14 6:00 p.m.
WINDSOR 8TH: 6/13 6:00 p.m.
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The FY 24 calendar has been approved. You can find it on our website.
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Windsor Pumpkin Contest (open to all students in WSESU)
How big can pumpkins grow? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the current champion weighs 2,702 lbs.
But they're so easy to grow, you could win the blue ribbon!
Be the first to enter a pumpkin in Windsor's Pumpkin Contest! Win prizes!
Categories: biggest, prettiest, weirdest, uglest, pumpkins that outweigh their grower.
Judging Date: Oct 1, 2023
Winning entries will go on display at the Municipal Building, Windsor Fairgrounds, and other prime locations.
Halloween week: Winning entries carved into Jack-o-Lanterns.
When to plant seeds:
Early June, or when the danger of frost (freezing temperatures) is passed.
Use the right seeds:
These varieties are bred to produce behemoths:
Growing secrets:
- Get two, three, or more pumpkin seedlings growing in a mound.
- When they've sprouted leaves, pick off all but a single strong seedling; keep it watered and fertilize it each week.
- In early summer, when wee pumpkins are forming on the vines, keep the biggest one but snip off the rest. That way, all the nutrients will stream into that one pumpkin.
- In late August or early September, when it’s reached its max, cut it off its vine, leaving part of the stem still attached, and let it sit in the warm soil for a few days until the skin hardens.
- Are you bragging about it? Enter it! Email WindsorCommunityGardenVT@gmail.com or leave a message at 802-674-2332.
More growing tips: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/giant-pumpkins-grow/2021/10/15/db9e7cd2-27c1-11ec-8d53-67cfb452aa60_story.html
Contest entry deadline: September 23, 2023.
Questions: contact Mike or Diane at WindsorCommunityGardenVT@gmail.com
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