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Peacham Elementary School
News and Notes
May 15, 2015
Vol. 2 Issue 28
Judy Ross, Principal jross@peachamschool.org
340 Bayley-Hazen Rd Peacham, VT 05862
Website: peachamschool.org
Peacham Library
and
Peacham Elementary School
Proudly Present the 2nd Annual
Peacham Spring
Concert
Featuring a Performance of
Student Instrumentals and Vocals
Highlighted by
Community Readers
Thursday, May 28, 6:00pm
Peacham Congregational Church
Upcoming Events
5/18 Grade 1-2 to Fairbanks Museum
5/19 School Board Work session
3-5pm PES Library
5/19 Gr. 3-4 to Cabot Creamery
5/19 Gr. 5-6 to Conservation Field Day at
Kempton Farm
5/20 Gr. 3-6 Fairbanks Museum 9:00am
5/20 Gr. 4 NECAP Science Assess. 12:30pm
5/21 PTF Meeting 6:45pm
5/25 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
5/26 PES Goals Advisory Group 5:30pm
5/28 Spring Concert with Peacham Readers
6/2 Community Forum: PES CIP Goals
6/8 School Board Meets 5:30pm
6/10 6th Grade Graduation
6/11 6th Grade Class Trip to Boston
6/12 Last Day of School!! Dismissal at Noon
802-592-3513
Principal’s Corner
Dear Peacham families and friends,
The big news this week is the passage of VT House Bill 361
governing the educational structure and funding of Vermont
schools. As soon as the dust settles we’ll have a better idea of the
direct impact on our school. The next regular School Board
meeting is Monday, June 8th at 5:30pm. It would be a good one to
attend for specific PES impacts.
In the meantime, we continue to work on updating the PES
strategic goals based on current VT Education Quality Standards,
CCSU goals, and the community goals outlined in the 2012
Community Dialogue Themes document. A group of veterans of
the former town-wide process is meeting with me and some new
community folks to draft a proposed document that will satisfy
the requirements of the new VT Education Quality Review
Process. This process will create a document to guide decisions
for the next few years at PES. It will be known as the Continuous
Improvement Plan (rather than the Strategic Plan or Action Plan).
To make sure that our group work represents all stakeholders in
the Peacham community, we will hold a Community Forum on
June 2 at the School for feedback on major themes and goals for
our school.
Please take the time to double check the Upcoming Events
dates and times for the next few weeks and mark your calendars.
We are going to be so busy that the last weeks of school will fly
by.
Along with all these fun culminating trips and events we are in
the midst of end-of-year assessments in all grades in all content
areas. Phew.
The Peacham Farmer Market begins soon. Watch for Peacham
students from the ELO program there selling products as part of
our economics and community connections work. I hear there
will be some excellent zucchini bread and other goodies sold to
support student activities. Stop by our table and say, “Hi!”
Onward and upwards, Judy Ross
July 6-Aug. 7 Summer ELO at Danville
Our Mission:
The Peacham Elementary School is a community of learners and teachers dedicated to developing
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the ability of each individual to think and communicate clearly, to explore the world,
to make responsible decisions, and to have concern for the common good.