Sheldon Elementary School

As we reach the end of the 2024/2025 school year, we wanted to celebrate the students and staff of our Northern Mountain Valley schools (Bakersfield, Berkshire, Montgomery, and Sheldon) and the incredible accomplishment and happenings that took place throughout the year. We hope you enjoy this video montage! https://youtu.be/rLu3gIIAIr0 Enosburg & Richford schools' video will be posted soon!

Building a Respectful School Community: Our New Code of Conduct What's Happening? Our school district is creating new rules and expectations that will be the same at all schools. A team of teachers and principals wrote the first version, and now we want to hear from you before we make it final for the new school year. What is a Code of Conduct? Think of it as a handbook that explains how we should all treat each other at school. It covers students, teachers, staff, and families—everyone who is part of our school community. Why Do We Need This? When everyone knows what respectful behavior looks like, good things happen: Students learn better There are fewer problems and conflicts Kids learn important life skills like kindness and problem-solving Everyone feels safe and welcome at school What Makes This Different? Instead of just having a list of "don't do this," our Code of Conduct focuses on the positive things we want to see: Being kind and understanding to others Taking responsibility for our actions Working together to solve problems Our Goal We want our schools to be places where every person—whether you're a kindergartner or a high school senior, a parent or a teacher—feels respected, valued, and supported. How You Can Help We need your input! Please read through the draft Code of Conduct and share your thoughts using the feedback form. Your voice matters in creating a school environment where everyone can thrive. Draft Code of Conduct: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bNwhwiCKNJtJAWez-C7ekrxt3XTEg_e_KZLIX9Uje9M/edit?usp=sharing Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdx886BmOideYsvtbRs7eDVwQkx8L8To-Bf9nnsgJaNDnAZ7Q/viewform?usp=header

Parents/caregivers! Schools in FNESU are focused on supporting families so EVERY child can be present and ready to learn – and we want to hear from you! Share your thoughts about attendance in this 5 minute survey – and be entered into a raffle to win a $99 grocery gift card! https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_86aZvydfDNY6h2m

Hello FNESU community members, As we enter hiring season for the 2025/2026 school year, we have new staff members who are in need of housing in our area. If you have housing available, we ask that you reach out and let us know so that we can connect our new hires to potential housing options in the area. Please contact our Human Resources Director, Jamie McAllister at jamie.mcallister@fnesu.org or call her at 802-848-7661 ext. 1 Thank you for your assistance!

Hello FNESU Parents and Guardians of Current PreK-7th Grade Students, Please see the attached information about our Elementary School Choice Program. If you are interested in applying for Elementary School Choice, the application must be received at the Superintendent's Office at PO Box 489, Enosburg Falls, Vermont 05450 by May 1, 2025. This is a firm deadline. Included in the application is a letter that explains the program further. NMV UUSD Elementary School Choice Application - English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A7RFdwN14Gv9yfMJv6S7NLO-n597kOzZ/view?usp=sharing NMV UUSD Elementary School Choice Application - Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wrye3DcP8EbbHyZlJb4QoyZCON_a7leV/view?usp=sharing ER UUSD Elementary School Choice Application - English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wl8mgeeA1ItShZMsvEMh0T2dzMXcUzTU/view?usp=sharing ER UUSD Elementary School Choice Application - Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RUD7s6nmR5oeFHME7gcHc0hQ1uA2xd0k/view?usp=sharing

Please join us for our Annual Young Child Event on Saturday, March 22nd! https://secure.smore.com/n/p7k1w

THANK YOU VOTERS!

Voting day is tomorrow, March 4th! On behalf of the Northern Mountain Valley and the Enosburgh - Richford School Boards, we hope you will exercise your right to vote.

Hello FNESU Families and Community Members, Please take a look at our FNESU Community Newsletter. Inside this newsletter you will find FY26 Budget information, Voting Day information, a rundown of Governor Scott's Education Transformation Proposal, FY26 school calendars, and a link to view our State of the School events. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J_fJrdxdOIqb4RGKKrVkvhzc-87-Fcgm/view?usp=sharing

Please join us for our final three State of the School events this week! Tonight's event will be held at Sheldon Elementary School beginning at 5:00pm. Virtual access can be found here: https://bit.ly/fnesumeet

All FNESU schools are closed today, February 17th.

Due to the winter storm, all schools in the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union will be delayed two hours tomorrow morning, Monday, February 17, 2025. Additional snowfall will accumulate and high winds are expected to blow and drift overnight. The delay will give all of us, including road crews, some extra time to dig out in the morning. We will reassess the conditions in the morning. If by chance we need to close, you can expect that call by 7:30am.

All FNESU schools are closed today, February 13th. Stay safe everyone!

Good morning everyone, The snow squall timing has changed. There was a recent alert that identified squalls in our area through 7:30 this morning. We have spoken with the bus company, drivers know to pull over and wait out the snow squall. If you are transporting your students to school, or they are driving themselves, we encourage you to wait until the squalls have moved out of our area. Any tardies because of the weather will be excused. Staff members, if you need to wait out the squalls, please try to communicate with your school if you are able to. Be safe!

Hello FNESU families, staff, and community members, Please join us at your local school for a State of the School event! Enjoy a community dinner at each location and hear from your school principal on the incredible things happening in our schools along with an overview of the priorities they are working on. We invite you to stay for a short FY26 budget presentation after. Locations, dates, times, and virtual access can be found below. We hope to see you in the coming weeks!

All FNESU Schools are closed today, February 6th due to weather. The forecast predicts a wintry mix of precipitation including freezing rain this afternoon.

All schools in FNESU will be delayed two hours today, Wednesday, January 8th, 2025. The wind overnight has drifted snow across roadways. The delay will give our road crews time to catch up.

The Cafe Youth Center in Enosburg's Upcoming Open Hours! https://sites.google.com/view/thecafeyouthcenter/home

Please join us tonight at The Enosburg Opera House for Community Resource Night from 5pm - 7pm! This is a collaboration of Sheila Mercon from HireAbility, Taylor Soule, Family Engagement Coordinator at RJSHS and Erin Durivage, Family Engagement Coordinator at EFMHS. 10+ agencies will be present to share what their programs can offer our community members. The list includes: HireAbility Prevent Child Abuse VT Cold Hollow Family Practice Franklin Grand Isle Tobacco Prevention Coalition NCSS Adult and Adolescent Services Vermont Department of Labor The NOTCH NFI Ashley Chamberlain, MA Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports The Rise Program will also be there presenting the work they are doing at EFMHS and making snacks to share. Communications have also been made with: CVOEO Monarch Maples Pediatrics Vermont Family Network Spectrum Youth and Family Services Vermont Council on Independent Living

Please Join us on November 18th at the Enosburg Opera House!