Help Needed to freshen up our cafeteria flags before the Family Traditions Dinner on January 24th. Can you take them home and pop them in the washer? Contact Karen Carr at kcarr@bsdvt.org
Musical petting zoo A big thank you to the PTO for paying for one of the two days. The other day was funded through an artist grant for all Burlington schools. Huge thanks to all the parents that helped with the musical petting zoo this week- Thanks Kim, Julie, Kaitlyn, Jackie, Ashley, Meliha, Holly, Christine, Lisa, Kate, Sarah, Jenny, Kate T, Brad, Sarah, Heather, Megan, Jen, Kim, Deb, Happy, April. Rebecca from the VSO did a fabulous job and the kids were mesmerized by her presentation. All kiddos got to try out a variety of orchestra instruments and learn a little about each section of the orchestra. If you stop by the lobby there are pictures streaming from all the classes- come take a look.
Minutes from the PTO meeting last week are included at the end of this blog post. An updated treasurers report can be found on the treasurers page - top of this page
Tom Sawyer Update Auditions are taking place this week, T,W,Th. All permissions slips need to be in!!! Mark your calendar for the Parent Meeting on Monday, January 27th at 7pm in the library. Sign-ups and permission slips for the 3rd Grade Chorus will be out by the end of this week- keep your eyes on the backpack!
Help Needed:
1. Parent or two needed on T, W, and Th from 12:15-1:15 to hang with students while they wait their turn to audition. Kids "On deck" will sit in hall, eat their lunch and wait for their turn. Parent will provide supervision. Can you take one of the days? Let me know!
2. We are recruiting for a Stage Manager and Crew Chief. Click on this link for the job description: https://sites.google.com/site/jjflynntheatreprogram/job-descriptions Could this be a role for you or for you and a friend to share??? Come join our Merry team!
3. We are planning a fundraising pizza dinner at Leddy Arena for the skate night - we need some play parents to help with logistics - if you are planning to come to skate night anyway, you could lend a hand before, during or after. Contact Kim Hunt.
Questions? Contact Kate Belluche or Kim Hunt (akbelluche@aol.com, kimberlyannhunt@gmail.com)
Principal search underway at Hunt Middle School The District will be hiring a new Principal for Hunt Middle School this Spring. This concerns Flynn parents as Flynn school students typically move on to Hunt middle school. Even if you have a K/1 child, the likelihood is that this new Principal will be YOUR child's Principal. There are some upcoming meetings to discuss the process of hiring a new Principal and there will be a meet and greet session soon when they have finalized the candidates. It is never too early to be thinking about the learning environment for your child - middle school will be upon you before you know it! Hope that you can make one of the upcoming meetings. For more information, contact District HR staff member Nikki Fuller at nfuller@bsdvt.org
2nd Input/Process Meeting: January 15 from 6-7:30 in the Hunt Library
Parent/Community Candidate Interviews: January 27, 29, February 4 from 6:30-8:30
More Information about the Hiring Process and the Hiring Committee: (taken from BSDVT webpage)
http://human-resources.district.bsd.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/group_pages.phtml?gid=2364460&nid=428339&sessionid=deb8f53baa8e54f083d6d04398f3e8dc&sessionid=deb8f53baa8e
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Hunt Principal Search 2014 - Parent Input Meeting January 6, 2014
1. What is your vision for welcoming new students transitioning from elementary school? 2. How do you plan to encourage and increase parent involvement? 3. How do you propose to increase parent involvement for families without accessibility (i.e.
transportation, internet access, language barriers)?
School Culture
1. What is your vision for school culture? 2. What role does discipline play in school culture? How do you approach discipline - does one size fit all (how do you consider individual needs)? 3. How would you approach and resolve a divide or conflict within your school staff? Do you
have an example of a situation you have been faced with? 4. How do you build trust, respect and authority with your students in the process of building
relationships? Do you think a principal should know every student?
PBIS
1. Explain your approach to discipline? How do you ensure a consistent and equitable
approach to discipline throughout each classroom?
Student Achievement
1. How do you ensure that all teachers are challenging and engaging students at all ability
levels? 2. Explain how you create a student-centered learning environment? 3. What would you do to raise academic standards and expectations at Hunt?
Leadership Qualities
1. How are you going to make connections with students? (Put another way: describe three
meaningful experiences you’ve had with students in the past.) 2. How do you prioritize the many demands of your position so that you are able to carry out a
vision for the school? 3. Talk about what you know about Partnership for Change, the innovations happening in the
Burlington School District and how you as a school leader envision Hunt Middle school fitting
into this picture of school reform and innovation.
Communication
1. During the course of a day, what different forms of communication would you use within the
school community? 2. What strategies would you use to communicate with and include New American families? 3. What ideas (thinking outside the box) do you have for frequent communication with parents?
Save the date...
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Hunt Principal Search 2014 - Parent Input Meeting January 6, 2014
Below are the questions developed by the parents in attendance at the Parent Input Meeting on January 6, 2014. Additional Questions will be added after the January 15 Parent Input Meeting.
School Safety
School Safety
1. How can you keep our school safe without over-reacting to parent’s fears?2. How do you balance school security with student needs?
Technology
1. With the District’s commitment to a 1:1 program there are often a lot of new problems that
may arise when devices go home. What is your parent involvement strategy for the 1:1
program?
Parent Involvementmay arise when devices go home. What is your parent involvement strategy for the 1:1
program?
1. What is your vision for welcoming new students transitioning from elementary school? 2. How do you plan to encourage and increase parent involvement? 3. How do you propose to increase parent involvement for families without accessibility (i.e.
transportation, internet access, language barriers)?
School Culture
1. What is your vision for school culture? 2. What role does discipline play in school culture? How do you approach discipline - does one size fit all (how do you consider individual needs)? 3. How would you approach and resolve a divide or conflict within your school staff? Do you
have an example of a situation you have been faced with? 4. How do you build trust, respect and authority with your students in the process of building
relationships? Do you think a principal should know every student?
PBIS
1. Explain your approach to discipline? How do you ensure a consistent and equitable
approach to discipline throughout each classroom?
Student Achievement
1. How do you ensure that all teachers are challenging and engaging students at all ability
levels? 2. Explain how you create a student-centered learning environment? 3. What would you do to raise academic standards and expectations at Hunt?
Leadership Qualities
1. How are you going to make connections with students? (Put another way: describe three
meaningful experiences you’ve had with students in the past.) 2. How do you prioritize the many demands of your position so that you are able to carry out a
vision for the school? 3. Talk about what you know about Partnership for Change, the innovations happening in the
Burlington School District and how you as a school leader envision Hunt Middle school fitting
into this picture of school reform and innovation.
Communication
1. During the course of a day, what different forms of communication would you use within the
school community? 2. What strategies would you use to communicate with and include New American families? 3. What ideas (thinking outside the box) do you have for frequent communication with parents?
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January 14, 15, 16 - Tom Sawyer Auditions
January 15- chess club starts!!!! 7:30am in the Cafeteria- all ages and abilities welcome
January 16 - Principal's Coffee - 8:30am
January 17 - Flynn Family Night - Open Gym with family games - 7pm
January 15- chess club starts!!!! 7:30am in the Cafeteria- all ages and abilities welcome
January 16 - Principal's Coffee - 8:30am
January 17 - Flynn Family Night - Open Gym with family games - 7pm
January 20 - No School - MLK Day
January 22 - Chess Club
March 7 – Free Family Skate Night at Leddy Arena and Pizza Dinner Out (fee) to benefit Tom Sawyer production- 6-8pm
March 16-21 - Tom Sawyer
March 25 Book Fair dinner and shopping
April 4-Drive In Movie Night with building of cars in the afternoon.
April 10-Flynn Math Night
January 22 - Chess Club
January 24 -Family Traditions Dinner - 5:30pm
January 27 - Tom Sawyer Parent Meeting - 7pm
January 29 - Chess Club
February 6 - PTO meeting
February 14 -Flynn Talent Show - 7pm (Free admission and bake sale too) January 27 - Tom Sawyer Parent Meeting - 7pm
January 29 - Chess Club
February 6 - PTO meeting
March 7 – Free Family Skate Night at Leddy Arena and Pizza Dinner Out (fee) to benefit Tom Sawyer production- 6-8pm
March 16-21 - Tom Sawyer
March 25 Book Fair dinner and shopping
April 4-Drive In Movie Night with building of cars in the afternoon.
April 10-Flynn Math Night
PTO Minutes
Learning Center
January 9, 2014
Welcome- Jessica Hook
Principals Corner- Graham Clark
North Ave News reported on graffiti on playground
One camera was installed and captured identified suspects, now 3 cameras total installed on playground. 4 more cameras scheduled to be installed. No additional graffiti has been reported since cameras have been installed
Computer lab is up and running, Grade 1 teachers piloting smart boards
January 29, 2-3:30 students from UVM will present landscape plans from their course
VSO Petting Zoo pictures currently up on flatscreen in entryway- it was very well received
School Budget update- many proposed cuts including language and library. Finalized proposal will be set by January 20th. Next School Board meeting will be January 14th.
Treasurers Report- Betsy Ward
$4,824.63 total cash on hand
Fundraising
$5,688.28 total funds raised- almost 50% towards our fundraising goal
Box tops needs more publicity (Fundraising committee will look into it- parents can register price chopper cards with box tops)
Kickstart- possible option for fundraising for the play
Enrichment
Chess club starts next Wed. at 7:30 in the cafeteria with Shanta Eastman and Jon Kuypers
1st grade going to Flynn show: Swimmy, Frederick and Inch
2nd grade going to Flynn show: Dream Carver
Big need for play volunteers- contact Kate Belluche for more information
Skate night- March 7th- need volunteers! (popcorn, pizza, bake sale and hot cocoa) Contact Kim Hunt 864-6770
Flynn Family Nights
Family Traditions Dinner- Need Volunteers- January 24th - 5:30- 7:30
Drive In- Tracy Truzansky organizing a fun “drive in” event where children construct cars out of recycled materials- April 4. For more information please contact Tracy: tracytruzansky@gmail.
FSP
Home School Compact discussed at last meeting- it is a living document that needs updating yearly
Looking at soliciting feedback from both parents and teachers on various topics (ie: homework)
Math Night- FSP partnering with Event Committee- April 10 (the next planning meeting is February 4th)
Room Parents
This month is sprucing up and stocking the break room (5th grade)
Open Forum
Adjourned: 7:42
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