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Phew! It was a HOT weekend! I hope you're all enjoying these first days of summer free from zoom and schoolwork! I am certain our staff enjoyed their first weekend of summer vacation after putting in five days of inservice last week.
If you have not come in to school to pick up your family copy of the EMES yearbook and your children's belongings, as well as return Chromebooks and other school materials, please try to do so either tomorrow or Tuesday of this week. The hallways are still lined with student belongings and we're hoping they clear out soon. Jodi will be off Wednesday - Friday this week and I will be working from U-32, so no one will be in the office to help you with this after Tuesday. I will reach out to you directly after Tuesday if your child still has a garbage bag waiting for them. Thank you to those of you who were able to come last week.
As you have likely seen on the news, the Agency of Education has released its guidelines for reopening schools in the fall. Late last week, five different task forces, or workgroups, were established in order to begin sifting through the 25-page document in order to make sense for what it means for the WCUUSD schools. We have participants from EMES in each of the workgroups and I am thankful for all of our staff who have stepped up to do this crucial work this summer. This work will continue over the coming weeks, and as I learn more specific information about EMES, I will share it with you. I don't typically write to families regularly over the summer weeks, but you will likely hear from me a lot more often this summer as I hope to keep you apprised of the developments that we make. I know you all have so many questions, as do we, and I am confident many of these will be answered soon.
Finally, report cards will be mailed home later this week, and as always, I am so proud of the work your children have done this semester. I've spent my evenings reading over each report card and am in awe of all that we have accomplished together despite being remote!
Have a wonderful evening and I will be in touch soon.
Best,
Alicia
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Happy Summer Vacation!
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This in-person event will take place on Vincent Flats Road in front of EMES
Sixth Grade Celebration Details
● Due to current public health guidance that restricts in-person gatherings, EMES will host an out-door celebration for our
graduating class on the evening of June 11th at 6pm.
● Students and their immediate families will line up in their vehicles beyond EMES on Vincent Flats and Dodge Road just
before 6pm. At 6pm, when flagged, vehicles will proceed through the bus lane one by one, in order for students to receive
their certificates IN PERSON from Mrs. Lyford in front of the EMES entrance in a “Drive-Thru” style (only one car per
family please).
● In order for this in-person component to occur, students and families will be required to follow public health and Vermont
Agency of Education guidelines:
○ Only the sixth grade student will be able to exit the vehicle, wearing a mask and maintaining 6 feet distance to
pick up their certificate from Mrs. Lyford.
○ Family members will be required to remain in vehicles but can take photos from cars and a staff member will also
be taking photos to share with you.
○ Once students obtain their certificates, they will get back into their vehicle and proceed down Vincent Flats Road
where they will be greeted by EMES staff in decorated vehicles honoring the graduates.
○ Students and families will not be able to gather in-person at EMES. Your understanding and cooperation are
essential in order for this special event to safely occur.
● Extended family members can park along Vincent Flats Road and Cherry Tree Hill Road with EMES staff members to honk
at and celebrate students as they drive by after receiving their certificates. Extended family members must remain in
their cars for everyone’s safety.
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Hello Washington Central UUSD Families,
Community Connections has reopened a limited number of programs due to space and available staff. We want to help families transition back to work and help with the Remote Learning requirements your children have until the middle of June, after which we may run limited programming, but we are still assessing the need and availability of staff and space. More information on July to August will come during the first weeks of June. To help us please access the following link to complete the CC Summer Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSec5oYRnNXfDxy0Z3aHRKCROZqsIZEe-a58PAGrR_I6zc_Bhg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 .
We are running a preschool/childcare for children ages 3-5 years old from June 1 to June 19 for the end of school at Berlin, if enough families contact us with a need. The program will be open from 8am to 4:30pm. Space is limited and will be based on when enrollment and deposits are received, once the spots are full we will put your name on a waiting list.
We have also opened a school-aged program (K-6 grade) for students located at Berlin. The number of students allowed based on staff to student ratio is Twenty (20). This program will be open from June 1 to the 19th from 8am to 4:30pm. Filling those spots will be based on when enrollment and deposits are received, once the spots are full we will put your name on a waiting list.
Please contact Kimberly Bolduc at kbolduc@u32.org or 802/223-3456 to obtain a Parent Handbook/Contract and fee details.
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Dear Families
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