Calendar of Events
- Jan 30 Winter Sports Day. Bring extra snacks.
- Feb 02 P&F Meeting, 7 pm in the Library
- Feb 06 Winter Sports Day. Don’t forget your gear.
School Board Meeting, 6:00 pm - Feb 08 Instrumental Concert & Rhythms Performance, 6:30 pm in Outback
- Feb 13 Winter Sports Day. Be Safe, Have Fun.
- Feb 20-24 WINTER RECESS, No School
- Feb 27 Winter Sports Day. Last Day.
Posted: January 27th, 2012
Always Be Prepared
It’s been one of those winters where we have to be flexible. We expect to have Winter Sports on Monday, So stay tuned but come prepared to be outdoors. Chaperones please contact us if you cannot participate. And finally, PLEASE SEND A WRITTEN NOTE into school on Monday morning if your child is going home via any alternate means.
Posted: January 27th, 2012
Note from Francie 1/27/12
Two 2 hour delays in one week – this is hard on all of us. Several parents have let me know that it’s particularly difficult when there’s the possibility that the delay may be upgraded to a full cancellation. I understand. Here’s the deal – When I decide on a 2 hour delay, I base this on information suggesting that weather conditions are changing and the roads will be better later in the morning. There’s always the chance that this will turn out not to be the case. If at 8am it appears that the roads won’t be safe, I start the process of contacting everyone for a cancellation.
Posted: January 27th, 2012
January 2012 Health Tip
Last spring I wrote a health tip regarding screen time for Friday Notes. After seeing Pam’s Tech Note this week it seemed like the perfect time to re-publish that note. If you have made strides since last year in reducing your children’s screen time, congratulations! If you are struggling to make lasting family changes in the amount of screen time spent by your children, think of this as another opportunity to begin the process. Good luck!
Do you know that: Read more »
Posted: January 27th, 2012
February Healthy Snack Sign-up & Menu
Posted: January 27th, 2012
Next School Board Meeting
The Marlboro School Board will hold its next meeting on Monday, February 6th at 6pm at MES.
Posted: January 25th, 2012
Fire and Stone, January 23, 2012
We headed west from Sunset Lake through a hardwood forest of beech, maple, birch and ash, cross-hatched by chains of tracks in the snow: deer, fox, weasel and more. Earlier and indoors, we looked at the Newfane USGS topo map and looked at our destination and discussed contours, elevation, scale, longitude and orienting the map to the landscape using a compass.
read on for pictures and more!
Posted: January 25th, 2012
Parents & Friends Meeting
Re-scheduled for Thursday Feb 2nd MES Library 7pm
We are excited for the below P&F sponsored events and welcome new ideas and energy!!
- 7:00 – 7:15: Welcome and Introduction
- 7:15 – 7:30: Budget
- 7:30 – 7:45: Teacher Appreciation
- **Ideas and Volunteers Needed**
- 7:45 – 8:00: Social Climate – Jess Weitz
- 8:00 – 8:15: Reading Challenge / Screen Turn Off / Bingo Night
- **Ideas and Volunteers Needed**
- 8:15 – 8:25: Spring Fundraiser
- 8:25 – 8:30: Next Meeting / Notes Recap
Hope you will join us next Thursday and if your schedule doesn’t allow please email Julianne –jmills@myfairpoint.net with any ideas and to volunteer for an event.
Posted: January 20th, 2012
How to Raise a Reader
A great list of ideas at Common Sense Media.org
Posted: January 20th, 2012
Winter Squash is the Veggie of the Month
Recipes and information about the Farm to School program can be found at: 
windhamcountyfarmtoschool.org
Posted: January 20th, 2012
How to know if School is Called Off
School is occasionally called off for a day during the winter months because the roads are unsafe.
An automated telephone message will be sent out to all our school family’s main home phone number by 6:35 am. Also announcements are placed on the radio – WTSA, 96.7 FM and WKVT, 92.7 FM, and WYRY, 104.9 – normally before 7:00a.m. Please note that WTSA 96.7 has been doing a better job at reporting accurately than the others. This will also be posted on the school website, marlboroschool.net.
If it is determined that the roads may be safe later in the morning, a two hour delay will be called and a second automated phone message will go out as well as being posted on the radio and the website.
In the event of a two hour delay school will begin exactly two hours later at 9:45 am. Buses will run two hours later than usual. For example, if a student is normally picked up at 7:30 am the delayed time will be 9:30 am. Check the radio and/or the web at 8:45 am to see if the two hour delay has been upgraded to a full cancellation.
Posted: January 13th, 2012
Six Ways to Be a Media-Savvy Parent
Helpful tips from Common Sense Media
Posted: January 13th, 2012
Order your own Winter Concert DVD
$10.00 each
Thank you to Alan Dater for filming tonight’s performance.
Please fill out this form and drop it off in the theater lobby tonight with your payment in advance. Or mail your order and check to: Marlboro School, PO Box D, Marlboro, VT 05363
Orders must be received by January 6th.
Name: __________________________
Telephone:_______________________
# of DVD’s ____ X $10.00 = $_______
Please include payment.
Checks payable to Marlboro School.
When the DVD’s are ready we will send them home with your student or call you to pick up at the school.
Posted: December 16th, 2011
Rent-A-Kid Is Back!
Do you have autumn chores you need to get done before winter? Do you need a baby sitter for your kids? The Junior High rent a kid program is back, and would love to help you with all these things plus more! All proceeds go to the Junior High class trip to Costa Rica. For more information contact the JH class. (802) 254-2668
Posted: December 2nd, 2011
Coffee For Sale
to support the JH trip to Costa Rica!
Stop in and purchase some Equal Exchange coffee from the Junior High class. We are selling organic love buzz (dark and smooth), organic decaf (smooth and balanced), and the organic breakfast blend (smooth and balanced). Ten dollars a bag for ground or whole bean. Pay in the office or the JH class. All proceeds go towards the JH class trip to Costa Rica.
Posted: November 11th, 2011
Great Online Learning Tools
There are a couple of learning sites that I thought parents might like to know about. One is Powerspeak Languages. This is a fee-based site that all students have free access to as part of our subscription to the Vermont Online Library. They have easy-to-use foreign language lessons, including Spanish. To access the site, you need to use the link from our library webpage, but you’ll need to ask Pam for the password. (you can email pburke@marlboroschool.net). Read more »
Posted: October 28th, 2011
Send your BoxTops for Education to Pam & Alice
Dear Families, collecting box tops from the “Box Tops for Education Program” is an easy way to make a little money for the school. Look for the Box Top logo on hundreds of boxed products at the Co-op, Hannafords & Price Chopper (you’ll find them on cereal, granola bars, sandwich bags, etc.). Each one is worth 10¢ for our school. Just tear them off the box or wrapper and send them in to school for Pam & Alice, Box Top coordinators. Collecting a bunch before you send them in is fine, just pay attention to the expiration dates.
Email Pam at pburke (at) marlboroschool.net with any questions.
Posted: September 30th, 2011