ADL recently held its first Unified Sports Tournament of the year! 🏆👍🐾
Reusable bags are more than welcome at the pantry! 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, October 26, from 2-6 p.m. Beginning at 2:00, families arriving will be given a number, asked to wait in the sanctuary for their number to be called, and registered before being directed to the pantry for 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.
As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food provided by the USDA is available once a month 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 9:00 a.m. and noon today through Thursday to leave contact information so arrangements for delivery can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place on Thursday. Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open on 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, November 13, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Thank you to the EWSD Facilities team for your hard work and expertise in making sure all the fields are in great condition! 👏🌱 https://bit.ly/46ssHeX
The EWSD in partnership with 802 Smiles began dental screenings for K-5 students who are participating in the District's efforts to improve oral health of the student population. 🦷🪥😬
🚌 This week is National School Bus Safety Week! 🚌 School safety starts at the bus stop. Share these tips with your children: 🛑 Arrive at the bus stop five minutes early. 🛑 Stand five giant steps away from the curb. 🛑 Wait until the bus stops, the door opens, and the driver says it’s okay before stepping onto the bus. 🛑 Be sure the bus driver can always see you, and you can see the bus driver.
Addressing chronic absence is a key component of improving graduation rates, increasing academic achievement & giving young people a good chance for success in their adult life.
The EWSD is hiring! The Child Nutrition Program is pursuing candidates with a passion for food and a genuine commitment to providing nutritious food options to students. Learn more and apply today 👉 ewsd.org/jobs 🍎🥕🍌🥦🫐🍇
ADL welcomed new and returning families at their annual open house event!🐾💯
Congratulations to ADL Science Teacher, Brian Neufeld, for recently being named the 2023-2024 EWSD K-8 UVM Outstanding Teacher of the Year! https://bit.ly/48tV1iD 🏆🏆🐾
Let’s help students build a habit of good attendance early & often!
Thank you to the EWSD Multilingual Advisory Council and all of the volunteers for hosting an outdoor family event at Maple Street Park. All EWSD multilingual families and friends of the multilingual community were invited to attend. Families and students participated in badminton, soccer games, a potato sack race, giant Jenga, face painting, henna, and many more fun activities! All families who attended received a book about a child's immigration story called Where Butterflies Fill The Sky by Zahra Marwan.
ADL: Thursday, October 5th - Today's field hockey game has been canceled. We will have practice after school instead!
Please be advised that traffic on Old Colchester Road and other streets nearby may be congested on Friday, Oct. 6 from 4:30-9:30 p.m. due to multiple sporting events taking place at EHS, including the homecoming football game.
Visiting teams are encouraged to park in the grass lots off of Old Colchester Road.
❗❗Reminder ❗❗There will be no school this Friday, October 6th and no school on Monday, October 9th!
Addressing chronic absence is a key component of improving graduation rates, increasing academic achievement & giving young people a good chance for success in their adult life. #EWSD
Recycle Rhonda is back in the EWSD to teach students how to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! ♻️👍😀 #EWSD #YouBelong
ADL STEAM teacher, Toni Zimmerman, will be joining the 5th Annual Pilot Light Food Education Fellowship! The Food Education Fellowship is a year-long professional development cohort designed to promote Food Education leadership in the Pilot Light model of integrated Food Education. This means that Zimmerman, alongside 24 other educators from schools across the country, will be weaving food topics into their classroom topics on a regular basis. https://bit.ly/3PKDVFV 🍎🍌🍇🐾 #EWSD #YouBelong
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., October 3 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 (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* Youth Truth Data - Student Engagement, A sense of belonging
* EWSD Student Engagement Strategies
* 802 Smiles
* 4.4 Board Chair’s Role
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/schoolboard
📢 EWSD Middle School students 📢 The 1st Annual Essex Rotary Youth Mini-Golf Tournament will be hosted on Sunday, October 1. Grab some friends to form a team, and enjoy some golf, lunch, ice cream, prizes, and more! Be sure to register your team soon!⛳😀
