Kid Blog

Please check out your child's Kid Blog to see what they are thankful for and to see their Google Slideshow on Lake Champlain.

UMS Newsletter

Please click the link below to read the UMS Newsletter for November!

http://csdvt.org/ums/Parent%20Newsletters/Parent%20Newsletters.htm

November Conferences

November Conference Sign-Up

We are now using an online service for parent conference sign-ups.  It is the same company Malletts Bay and Colchester Middle School use.  To sign-up for a conference, click on the link below.  There is also a link on the UMS website.  Conferences are November 23rd & 24th.

Remember, you are only allowed to schedule one slot per child.  So, you will need to coordinate schedules with your spouse and/or the child’s other parent.  If you do not have access to a computer, please call Mrs. Phillips to schedule your time.  264-5959

Two other things to remember when scheduling: There is no space between your child’s first and last name (ex. JohnSmith) and you need to use a foreslash when separating the numbers in the birthdate (ex. 01/02/2011).

https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11606279&event=281153

ECHO Field Trip

We had a great time at ECHO today in Burlington.  Check out our trip below!

Harvest Celebration

Thank you to all families  for donating goodies for our fun celebration!

Lake Champlain

We've been learning all about how Lake Champlain helps our town of Colchester!!  We had an amazing presentation last week by the Lake Champlain Basin Program. We talked about how we can hurt as well as help the lake. We talked about some of the major lake pollutants such as soil, manure, grass clippings, oil, factory waste, pesticides, salt, and gasoline.  After we talked about these pollutants, we talked about ways to help keep the lake clean.  People can "scoop the poop" when they have animals, we can plant trees, shrubs, and grass to keep soil from eroding into the lake, put fences around farms, create wetlands to help filter out pollutants, and post signs on storm drains that go directly to the lake. Picking up litter also keeps trash from getting into the lake.  The lake offers so many wonderful benefits to the town of Colchester like supplying our drinking water, providing various types of recreation like swimming and boating, we receive money from tourists coming to visit our town, some people even eat fish from the  lake. With all of these great benefits of having the lake in our town we want to protect it! Here are some pictures from our hands-on experiment!