MRPS Multilingual Learning

Hello families, Yesterday, Superintendent Libby Bonesteel sent a letter to families. The letter explains new travel restrictions from the Governor. You can read the letter here .  Here are the highlights: If you travel out of Vermont for a few hours, a day trip, or a longer period of time, you must quarantine when you return. If you are hosting travelers, they must quarantine. You do not need to quarantine if the guests can stay isolated in your home. People traveling out of state for essential purposes do not need to quarantine. You can get more details from the letter, from your child's EL teacher or classroom teacher, or from your school nurse. Every school is getting information about family travel plans over the Thanksgiving and Winter vacation. Please fill out the paper form your child received, or you can complete this survey instead. Information about Covid-19 testing is available here . Please, reach out to any of us anytime with questions or concerns. Sylvia, Hannah and...

 Dear Families,  Today Ryan Heraty sent out an important email. Here is some information from that email: - ALL Union Elementary students will be learning from home (virtual learning) next week (October 26th - October 30th.  - You will receive information about at-home learning via email from your child's teacher. Please let us or your child's teacher know if you have any questions about that information.  - On Monday, October 26th, families can pick up devices and learning materials for their children at UES using the car drop-off loop.  Please put your child's name and their teacher's name on the front dashboard of your car. Here are the pickup times:  Grades Pre-K / K  12:00 - 12:30PM Grade 1  12:30 - 1PM Grade 2  1:00 - 1:30PM Grade 3  - 1:30 - 2PM Grade 4  - 2:00 - 2:30PM - Lunches are available for UES students to pick up at Montpelier High School while the UES building is closed. Please use  this form  to order lun...

 Dear Families,  Today Libby Bonesteel sent a letter with information about the positive COVID-19 cases at Union Elementary School this week. Here is a summary of that information: - There have been six positive cases at UES. All six cases are in one classroom (pod).   - The teachers and students from that pod and their siblings are all quarantining at home.  - To keep students and staff safe, we continue to minimize contact between classrooms. We also continue to require all students and staff to wear masks, wash hands often, and maintain a distance of 6ft.  - All people who have had close contact with those infected will receive a call from contact tracers at the Vermont Department of Health.  - Special testing clinics are available in the Montpelier area this week. Please see our Testing Information page for location and appointment information.   Please let us know if you have any questions.  Sincerely,  Hannah, Sylvia, and La...

 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 questio...

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 ...

 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...

 Hello families, Teachers have been back at school for a few days now. We are excited to start learning and laughing with your children again! This year will be different in some ways, but in many ways it will be the same: reading and writing, specials and math, and time with friends. Superintendent Libby Bonesteel sent a letter to families on August 20. Here is some of the important information: Parent conferences - families in grades K-8 will have a virtual family-teacher conference before school starts. The conference dates are Friday 8/28, Monday 8/31, and Tuesday 9/1. Please watch your email for a note from your child's teacher about scheduling a conference. Air purifiers - every classroom will have an air purifier. Classrooms will also have plenty of hand sanitizer.