Come one, come all! Join the Vermont Day School community on Saturday, May 7th from 10 am-12 pm to help green up our grounds! We will be planting flowers and beds, and building a top for our compost bin.

Please join us for an Open House on Sunday, May 1st @ 3 pm. This is an opportunity to visit the school, meet our teachers and learn what makes Vermont Day School unique. A STEM activity will be offered for children who wish to participate.

Join us for our next Parent Committee Meeting on Tuesday, May 3rd at 8:15 am. We will be planing for Spring-Up Day and the Spring Carnival. We hope to see you there!

Vermont Day School is growing and adding grades 6th-8th next school year! Join us from 9-10 am on Thursday, May 5th to learn more about our Middle School program. This event is for prospective Middle School parents and students. Pre-registration required. Email Libby Macdonald, Director of Admissions, to RSVP.

During our Spring CLIC (Create, Learn, Innovate, Celebrate) week, students will work on a week-long project with Burton Snowboards. Burton will present students with snowboard prototypes and challenge them to improve the prototype from a technical, aesthetic or marketing perspective. This is a real-world opportunity for students to put the design process in action and apply their creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills. We can’t wait to see their proposals!

Join us for our next Parent Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 12th @ 8:15 am. We will be planning for green-up day and spring carnival. Hope to see you there!

There is no school April 18th-22nd. Have a wonderful vacation week!

Students will visit the Flemming Museum of Art at UVM on March 23rd to see the Ancient Egypt exhibit, which includes a 6th century mummy!

Vermont Day School teachers have a Professional Development Day on March 24th. There is no school for students on March 24th or 25th, 2016.

We look forward to meeting with you during conferences. K/1 conferences are for parents and teachers. The 2/3/4 class will participate in student-led conferences; this is an opportunity for our older students to reflect on their learning and growth, and share their amazing digital portfolios with parents. There is no school for students on March 25th.

Families are welcome to join us from 2:30-3:15 pm on Friday, April 1st for the 2/3/4s Ancient Egypt Museum Gallery Opening. The museum will feature student made artifacts and explanations that highlight what they have learned during their inquiry into this fascinating culture. Come learning about pharoahs and viziers, the mummification process, hieroglyphics, pyramids and tombs, gods, the afterlife & more!

As part of their inquiry into towns & cities, the K/1 class will be taking a tour of Shelburne on March 16th. Their field trip will include visits to the post office, Shelburne supermarket and Folino’s. Students are very curious as to how mail is sorted and delivered, and what happens behind the scenes at a local supermarket. Of course, the day would not be complete without visiting our neighbor and enjoying our favorite pizza at Folino’s!