MRPS Multilingual Learning

 Dear Families, Superintendant Libby Bonesteel sent out this letter  with information about Bus Routes and Daily Health Checks.  Bus Routes:   For the best information about bus routes, visit the Bus Routes Page of the school website. The school district is also hiring bus monitors. This job is 10 hours per week.  If you are interested in learning more, contact Anna Hipko at annahipko@mpsvt.org.  Daily Health Checks: The school nurses sent out a letter about daily health checks.  For everyone's safety, your child needs to stay home if: They are not feeling well, or have any symptoms of COVID-19 (Fever, cough, fatigue, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of sense of taste or smell), They have spent time with someone who has COVID-19, or They have travelled by plane, bus, or train, or to a county requiring quarantine.  We hope your child(ren) are enjoying the return to school.  Please reach out any time if you have questions.  Hannah, Sylvia, and Laura

Hello families, here is some more information about returning to school: Lunch for all: This is new information: schools will be able to provide free breakfast and lunch to all children under 18 until the end of December. An online order form will be sent home each week, starting next week.  New school calendar: The school calendar has been revised. You can see it here .  Bus routes: Here are the bus routes .  There may be delays during the first few weeks of school. Please be patient while we adjust to new systems. Flu shots: Nurse Megan recommends that all adults and kids get a flu shot this year. Adults can get flu shots at their doctor or at pharmacies. Kids (6 months and older) can get flu shots at the pediatrician.  Masks: All students are expected to wear masks all day, including on the bus. Students can take "mask breaks" outside if they are 6 feet away from others. Of course, kids can take off their masks to eat! Kids will bring masks home every night so they c

 Hello families, we are very excited to welcome your children to school on September 8th! Here are some important details about coming to Union Elementary School: On September 8 and 9, the morning bus will not run . Each grade will have a different arrival time. This is so we can practice our arrival system. This is the schedule for Sept. 8 and 9: Grades will arrive at these times on the first two days of school only : Grade Arrival Time Grade 4  8:00AM Grade 3 8:30AM Grade 2 9:00AM Grade 1 9:30AM Grade K 10:00AM Starting on September 10 , e ach morning, students arriving by foot or car will line up by class outside of the school between 8:00 - 8:15 am. The gate for entry will close at 8:20 am each morning. If a family misses the morning arrival time (between 8:00 - 8:20 am) they can return at 10 am and press the buzzer on the front door of the school. Car drop-off and pick-up will happen on Loomis Street - the same as in the past.   Walking students will need to enter and exit nea