Parent & Guardian Update: January 30, 2026

Important Dates

2/5/26 - Elementary Winter Enrichment

2/6/26 - Noon Dismissal, PM Teacher Inservice

2/12/26 - Breakfast With a Loved One (Elementary)

2/20/26 - Elementary Leadership Assembly (MPR)

2/23 - 2/27 - February School Vacation Week

Elementary News and Updates

Dismissal and Drop Off:

Our driveway narrows during the winter with snow and ice. PLEASE remember that there is no parking at the front entrance of the school. Elementary students are to be dropped off at the gate and Pre School drop off begins at 8:00. Arriving early blocks the entrances and creates an unsafe situation for students. During pick up at the end of the day, no cars can park at the front of the school until 2:35. Arriving early is causing a back up on Ascutney Street that is also unsafe. We need your help to ensure the safe arrival and dismissal of students.

Well Done!:

Another amazing day of Winter Enrichment. This week our skiers were able to get back on the hill. This year 40+ students participate. It is incredible to see how quickly they are able to learn to stop and make their way over to the rope tow.

Leadership Assembly!

Our February Leadership Assembly will take place on Friday, February 20th. Due to the high school Winter Carnival, we will be hosting in the multipurpose room. It is our hope to also showcase the two theater performances from our Winter Enrichment. Please save the date and plan to attend.

Breakfast With a Loved One:

Staff are currently working on two community events that we would like to invite you to. Thursday, February 12th we will be hosting breakfast with our families. Breakfast will held in the multipurpose room on the elementary side and begin at 7:30. Families are invited to come have breakfast with their students. Pancakes, home fries, fruit, sausage, cinnamon rolls, coffee and juice are on the menu. Our Student Leadership Team will be helping to serve.

Family Engagement Night

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, March 19th. Our K-8 students and staff will be hosting dinner and a family engagement night "Under the Big Top". This night will be filled with games, activities, and raffles for all of our students and families. Dinner will be served prior to the event. We hope you will hold both of these dates in your calendar and plan to attend.

PTO Raffle

The PTO is looking forward to raffling off a Valentine's Day basket. Tickets are $1 for 1 or $5 for 6 and will be

sold at assembly this Friday, at Breakfast with a Loved One on 2/12, and through Venmo (Maegan-Berry-2). A winner will be drawn on 2/12 and they will reach out to arrange a pick up time.

So far, this amazing Valentine's Day basket includes...
$100 gift card to The Windsor Station
$100 gift card to Pizza Chef
$100 gift card to Aubuchon Hardware
$25 gift card to Harpoon
A Blake Hill gift box of jams and jellies
2 Windsor tee shirts
Chocolates, a sparkling beverage, and 2 toasting glasses.

Middle School Good News

This week, our students have shown kind appreciation for our food program and cafe staff. Students have expressed their thanks and gratitude for daily fresh fruit snacks that are abundant, always available and full of variety. One 8th grader said "I hope we can have this fresh produce grant forever, the fruit is so delicious."

Middle School STAR Testing - Our winter assessment has been mostly completed. We are seeing very good progress in our students' outcomes. We have another week of make-up assessments and completion of partial tests.

Coming up - MS Dance on Friday February 13th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the HS cafeteria. We would like to thank the PTO for supporting this event. We are requesting donations for light snacks and drinks for this event. All Mount Ascutney School District, 6th - 8th graders and home school students are invited.

NAEP Assessment - Eighth Grade Parents were sent information regarding the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The NAEP Assessment will take place on February 18th.

National Junior Honor Society - If you have any questions, see Mr. Theo Avent, NJHS Advisor. theo.avent@wsesu.net . All 8th grade students are eligible to apply.

High School News

School Board HHB Committee: We are looking for students to take part in the updating of our Hazing, Harassment, and Bullying policies and procedures. We are opening this up to all students, not just Student Council. If your student is interested, please email me at kryan@wsesu.net and out HHB committee in the subject line.

From your School Counselors:

Next week is the last week to add/drop! The links to our calendars are in every grade level's Google Classroom.

February 5th: A VSAC rep will be coming in to help Seniors finish their scholarship applications (due on February 11th). We will send something out to students and Swarm advisors with more details on Monday.

Monday, Feb 9th: Bethany LaHay from the DH Workforce Development will be presenting information on the DH SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND APPLICATION, and other DH programs VIRTUALLY in the HUB. STUDENTS NEED TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT WITH MRS. GOGAN.

Monday, Feb 9th: TheGovernors Institute will be visiting! All 9th and 10th-grade SWARM are expected to be in room 210. 11th graders are invited if they like. (12th have aged out)

Family Engagement Opportunities

Community Dinner:

Please join us for the Windsor Community Dinner. These dinners take place the FIRST & THIRD Thursdays each month. It’s a wonderful way to meet others in your community. This is a FREE IN PERSON event. Enjoy a time of good food & conversation. Dinners are sponsored by local civic, business and faith groups. We WELCOME everyone!!

PTO Meeting:

The next PTO meeting is Monday, February 9, 2026 at Windsor High School. Everyone is welcome to attend. Reach out to Maegan Berry, PTO President, windsorschoolspto@gmail.com, if you have questions.

*PTO has school gear for sale. Please reach out if interested windsorschoolspto@gmail.com

Attendance Reminder

Families are asked to notify the school when a student is going to be absent. When notification isn’t provided, these procedures are followed:

For students in kindergarten through grade 5, the family will be called to verify the absence.

For students in grades 6-12, the family will be emailed to verify the absence

If a reason for the absence is not provided, the student will be marked as absent/unexcused.

Valentine's Day Basket Raffle!

The PTO is looking forward to raffling off a Valentine's Day basket. Tickets are $1 for 1 or $5 for 6 and will be sold at assembly this Friday, at Breakfast with a Loved One on 2/12, and through Venmo (Maegan-Berry-2). A winner will be drawn on 2/12 and they will reach out to arrange a pick up time.

So far, this amazing Valentine's Day basket includes...
$100 gift card to The Windsor Station
$100 gift card to Pizza Chef
$100 gift card to Aubuchon Hardware
$25 gift card to Harpoon
A Blake Hill gift box of jams and jellies
2 Windsor tee shirts
Chocolates, a sparkling beverage, and 2 toasting glasses.

Best of Luck!