Life at MBS is full and busy. The students have settled quickly into the routines of the day. Mrs. Millham has worked very hard to establish pleasant and safe routines in the lunchroom, and the PE department is working to teach safe and appropriate use of the playground. The interactive whiteboards are a wonderful teaching tool! So many students benefit from the added visual content and the ability to interact with the instructional material. Soon I'll be working with some fourth graders from Mrs. Boucher's class to create a short video to show everyone what an interactive whiteboard is and how it contributes to a great learning environment - watch the home page to see the students in action! Next week the home page will also have some important updated content, including the parent-student handbook and a letter explaining our status as an "identified school" under No Child Left Behind. As many are aware, this law is a Federal Law that applies to any school that accepts Federal dollars, which is every public school in Vermont. The law requires us to take a close look at achievement information not only for all students as one group, but also for different subcategories. Watch the home page for more information on our status and our plans for school improvement. From my view, Malletts Bay is a very good school. We are making good use of the financial resources (a fairly sizeable Federal grant) that is intended to help "identified" schools make progress. We were able to purchase several new instructional tools with this grant that will benefit all students. More news to come on this and other exciting developments at MBS.
Mark your calendars - next Tuesday is the PTO meeting where we'll talk about Walk to School Day and our new initiative to connect our students with farmers in our community - Food Education Every Day, or Project FEED. We also have picture day on the 16th - I'm looking forward to seeing what the students choose to wear for their photos!
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