Happy Spring!

Can it be April already???? I guess time really does fly when you are having fun, and although it is hard work, I do enjoy being with your children every day.

We have a date for our first and second grade concert - it will be Wednesday, April 15th at 1:45 p.m. Parking is always an issue; if the conditions permit, we'll ask staff to park up on the lawn to make as many legal spaces for you as possible. Carpooling or walking over to school are encouraged!

Speaking of walking, we are tentatively planning an "All School Walk" in June to celebrate the completion of the new walking path, including the bridge over the river to the Railroad Museum. Are you interested in helping us plan for this event? Let me know!

The museum leads me to history, and our other new project. We were selected as one of two schools in Vermont to work with Vermont's premier folk musician, Pete Sutherland. Pete is working with 20 kids grades 4-6 to write a ballad about the history of this area, particularly as it relates to Lake Champlain. This is part of the Young Writers Project and the 400th anniversary of Champlain's "discovery" of the lake. I've been joining the kids as they work with Pete on Monday afternoons; it is very exciting and I'm so impressed at how well the children do - after being in school all day, they give Pete their full attention and creative energy for two more hours!

I'm very happy to let you know that the "anti-vandalism" efforts are paying off. I usually leave around 6 p.m. and generally have to speak to groups of teens and ask them to leave. I'm delighted to say that this spring (so far) I have not had ANY teens on the playground!

School break is coming right up; the kids will be out of school the week of April 20th. I'll "blog" again in early May.