Don't forget about Math Night, it'll be fun for the whole family.
We have lots of door prizes to give away!
A little fun was had at Barton this April Fool's Day.
Ms. Doucet taught our kindergarteners about April Fool's in the morning but by afternoon when they received their "I Spy" sheet, they had forgotten about the trickery. Turns out, none of the items listed were in the pictures. Silly Ms. Doucet had them all stumped for a few minutes.
Ms. Bry came into the office to a missing chair - in it's place - a first grade seat.
Mr. Dobler headed out to recess duty and a few 7th grade students (with permission) turned all the desks upside down.
We love a good laugh. Tell us about your harmless little pranks from April 1st!
The PTCA groups from our OCSU schools are planning a collaborative retreat event on May 14th from 6:00-8:00, and all community members are invited! The focus of the retreat will be on building upon the good work that our PTCA groups are doing now and determining best practices as we move into next year. You can register for the event by going to https://bit.ly/ocsuptca and filling out the short registration form. We hope to see you at the retreat!
Did you know that Barton Graded is a VSAC GearUp school?
This partnership give us access to dedicated and highly trained outreach counselor. Their counselors provide group and individual information, support, and counseling on career and postsecondary readiness. Each counselor works closely with school personnel to provide access and opportunities to students
Additional opportunities include:
• college visits
• career exploration and exposure
• academic enrichment programs
• financial literacy and financial knowledge
The last visit we had from our VSAC Counselor, students watched an inspirational speech from Matthew McConaughey and reflected on how what he said applies to them and their own lives and how they deal with challenges. The goal of this activity is to help students identify and reframe a fixed mindset into a growth mindset.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ZcE5GQP9c
Public Forum: Reconfiguration Options for Lake Region Union Districts of OCSU –
April 7, 2025 – 6:00 pm –
Lake Region Union High School –
Virtual Link: meet.google.com/fjn-uhbg-gkz
OCSU is hiring! Click below to see more information about opportunities to join our team.
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGidOt2cRA/eRjHqzAD91nFv6QDYePwlg/view?utm_content=DAGidOt2cRA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer
Check out this opportunity!
A reminder to report any potential threatening behavior. To place a report, use one of the following ways:
• Contact your school prinicipal or the superintendent of schools (1-802-525-1204)
• Use our dedicated hotline:
• Email the team at: crisis@ocsu.org
• Use our dedicated crisis form
To learn more about behavioral threat assessment in OCSU, please visit this website
It's time to register for Kindergarten.
ANNUAL MEETING--Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District: March 10, 2025; 7:00 pm; at Lake Region: Annual Report can be found here https://5il.co/375id
Tonight's board meetings for LRUHSD and LRUEMSD will be held virtually due to the weather.
Carousel (both boards together) 6:00 pm: meet.google.com/ixy-kccp-qyq. LRUHS 7:00pm: meet.google.com/tyb-xhsw-thq; LRUEMSD 7:00 pm: meet.google.com/equ-ffwv-dqd.
Reminder to OCSU Parents, Community Members, Faculty and Staff The OCSU Superintendent Search Committee has invited three candidates to visit our school community and participate in a second round of interviews with the Committee and School Board on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Committee invites parents, members of the community, faculty and staff to meet each candidate in 30 minute sessions between 4:30 and 6:00 pm in the Lake Region Cafeteria. Your participation and input is important to this process. Sincerely, David Blodgett & Neil Urie OCSU Superintendent Search Committee Co-Chairs
Dear OCSU Parents, Community Members, Faculty and Staff
The OCSU Superintendent Search Committee has invited three candidates to visit our school community and participate in a second round of interviews with the Committee and School Board on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Committee invites parents, members of the community, faculty and staff to meet each candidate in 30 minute sessions between 4:30 and 6:00 pm in the Lake Region Cafeteria. Your participation and input is important to this process.
Sincerely,
David Blodgett & Neil Urie
OCSU Superintendent Search Committee Co-Chairs
Everybody Wins! Vermont is a statewide reading mentoring program. Here at Barton school, 5 children read with their mentors every week throughout the school year.
In honor of National Mentoring Month, Everybody Wins! is raffling off a gorgeous quilt made and donated by our Claremont Site Coordinator, Toni Williams. The drawing is Friday February 14th.
Tickets are $5 each and 5 for $20, available online: https://bit.ly/QuiltRaffle25
See a photo of the quilt and more information at the same link.
Funds raised through the quilt raffle support children and mentors around the state.
Thank you, and good luck!
It was a beautiful first day of winter activities for our Barton Tigers! Here are some pictures from Burke Mountain. We look forward to hitting the slopes again on January 28th.
All proceeds benefit our student activities and playground restoration!
If you'd like to donate to sponsor a student, please stop in to talk with the office.
Newport, VT - On Sunday, January 5th, at 2 PM at the United Church of Newport, the Lake Region UHS music department presents our first annual Midwinter Solo & Ensemble Concert. Singers and instrumentalists will be presenting classical solo and chamber music, and festive songs of the season. Repertoire includes music by Hindemith, Weber, Rieding, Tchaikovsky, Kern, Betinis, traditional and modern carols, and more. The Jazz Ensemble, Chorus and Select Chorus will be performing.
Admission is free, but donations or non-perishable food items will be gratefully accepted to benefit the NEKO Barton/Orleans Food Bank and the United Church Food Shelf. For further information, please contact Sara Doncaster at sdoncaster@ocsu.org or call (802) 754-2500 x219
Mr. Big & Little Fiorentino were excited for our "Dress to Impress" spirit week theme. This student was very proud to be twinning today!
Our middle school students have built in parts of their day to participate in service learning within their school community. Students volunteer in a variety of ways including supporting the kindergarten classroom, deliver notes or update bulletin boards for the office, or helping Ms. Alia with the backpack program. Yesterday, these students finished their work early and requested time with our custodial staff to help keep our building clean!
Good evening,
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!
Since we've adopted a new grading a reporting system this year, report cards will look different than they have in the past. Therefore, before report cards are sent home to EMS families later this week, we wanted to provide some resources that may help you navigate the new report. The report is called a "Student Learning Snapshot" because it is meant to give you a "snapshot" of how your student is doing at this moment in time. As the year progresses, students will continue to learn and grow. Please remember that you can login and check on your student's progress on individual assignments at any time by visiting the SmartScore Family website (www.smartedsystems.com).
For now, you are welcome to review the "Student Learning Snapshot Cheat Sheet" (https://bit.ly/slscheatsheet) for a quick overview of the information included in the report card. A more detailed and in-depth overview is provided in the walkthrough video that is linked here (https://youtu.be/YvQZAMxKpdo).
As always, our goal is to make these report cards as valuable and informative as possible for you and your student. Please reach out to your student's teacher, principal, or the Curriculum & Instruction office if you have any questions or if you need additional support. Thank you!
Erica Harryman, Director of Instruction
Kyle Chadburn, Access & Opportunities Coordinator
