The Elmore-Morristown Unified Union has appointed a committee to recommend a plan to voters for approval to address capital needs. We need your feedback. Please take a few moments to complete the survey by clicking on the link below. Thank you!
EMUU Capital Projects 2017 Survey
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Monday, February 27th, 2017
UPDATE! EMUU ANNUAL MEETING & PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING: Thursday, March 2nd, 6:00pm, in the PA Auditorium.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Friday, February 24th, 2017
SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE: The vote on the school budget will take place on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Please follow this link to an overview of the proposed budget. Also, please mark your calendar for the EMUU Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:00pm in the PA Auditorium.
WINTER RECESS - NO SCHOOL!: Monday, February 27th - Monday, March 6th
MSD BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL BOARD MEETING & PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING: Tuesday, February 28th, 6:30-8:00pm, at the Morrisville Municipal Building.
EMUU ANNUAL MEETING & PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING: Thursday, March 2nd, 5:30-7:00pm, at Morrisville Elementary School.
TOWN MEETING DAY - NO SCHOOL! Tuesday, March 7th
STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL: Wednesday, March 8th
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT ACCESS DAY: Jessica Dambach, PAML Guidance Counselor, will be taking the 8th grade Apollo students to CCV’s Access Day on Thursday, March 9th where they will attend mini classes, meet with a student panel, learn about free dual enrollment for high school courses, and tour CCV’s facility. CCV will provide lunch. Students will depart PAML by bus at 9:15am and will return at approximately 12:15pm.
NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL: On Friday, March 10th, Dan Bruce will travel to North Country Union High School in Newport with middle level band and chorus students for a one-day music festival. Please check with your student for festival information and permission slip that were sent home. Students will depart PAML by bus at 8:45am to spend the day rehearsing in Newport followed by an evening concert at the high school starting at 6:30pm. Concert ticket prices: $5 each or $15 maximum for a family. Parents/Guardians are required to pick up their student after the concert at North Country Union High School or please make alternate arrangements for their transportation back to Morrisville.
RESILIENCE - THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS AND THE SCIENCE OF HOPE: Community screening of this important film will be presented at the following locations. Read more about it here
- March 21st - Hazen Union High School
- March 29th - Johnson State College
- April 3rd - GMTCC
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
LOST & FOUND BIN: If your student has misplaced or lost an article of clothing (i.e., mittens, sweatshirts, hoodies, jackets, snow pants), please have them check the yellow ‘Lost & Found’ bin in the PA Cafeteria before leaving school on Friday, February 24th for Winter Recess. Any remaining items in the bin will be donated to Good Will.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Bus Notice
Please review the the following reminder we received from the
Morristown Police Department.
The Morristown Police Department has received numerous
complaints recently about cars passing school buses in the parking lots of
Morristown Elementary and Peoples Academy.
We would like to remind drivers that it is illegal to pass a school bus
when the red signal lights are in operation.
At no time is this permissible even if there is room to pass. The current fine in the state of Vermont is
$249 and 5 points on your driver’s license.
Attached is that statute.
Subchapter 007 : Special
Stops Required
(Cite
as: 23 V.S.A. § 1075)
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§ 1075. Passing school bus
(a) The
operator of a motor vehicle, including authorized emergency vehicles under
section 1015 of this title, upon meeting or overtaking a vehicle marked and
equipped as provided in section 1283 of this title which has stopped on the
highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging public or private
schoolchildren, shall stop his or her vehicle immediately and shall keep it
stationary while the flashing red signal lights are in operation.
(b) The driver of a vehicle need not stop upon a highway with separate
roadways upon meeting or overtaking a school bus which is on a different
roadway, or upon a controlled access highway where the school bus is stopped in
a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to the highway at a point where
pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj.
Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1975, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1981,
No. 97, § 3.)
Sunday, February 19, 2017
PAML in Montpelier!!
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| In the Uniform! |
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| With some fellow pages! |
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) group attended State Day on Wednesday with Mr. Hathaway. They had a chance to meet with local representatives as well as be a part of the action at the statehouse that day.
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| In the House Chamber! |
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| Under the Golden Dome! |
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| Meeting Dave Yacovone! |
Friday, February 17, 2017
Friday, February 17th, 2017
HOMEMADE CHILI DINNER TO BENEFIT THE CHORUS/BAND TRIP: Come one, come all for a hearty, warm bowl of chili on Friday, February 17th, 5:00-8:00pm, in the PA Cafeteria. Price: Single - $8, Family of four - $25, Under the age of 2 - free!
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT THE DANCE TEAM: Breakfast will be served in the PA Cafeteria on Saturday, February 18th, from 8:00-11:30am. Price: Adults - $10, Kids under the age of 6 - free!
WINTER TREK FOR WARMTH TO BENEFIT THE FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Saturday, February 18th. Registration will be held from 9:00-10:00am in the PA Cafeteria, and the race starts at 10:00am behind the cafeteria.
PAML WINTER CARNIVAL: All middle level students will participate in the PAML Winter Carnival on Friday, February 24th. Some winter carnival activities will occur outside, therefore, please have your student bring appropriate outdoor clothing to ensure they stay dry and warm.
SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE: The vote on the school budget will take place on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Please follow this link to an overview of the proposed budget. Also, please mark your calendar for the EMUU Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:00pm in the PA Auditorium.
WINOOSKI VALLEY COLLABORATIVE 2017-2018 LOTTERY FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE: Applications are now available for students who will be in grades 9-12 next school year on the Stowe High School and Peoples Academy websites. Go to: www.stoweschoolsvt.com or www.morrisville.org. At the top of the page click on ‘Our Schools,’ click on ‘Stowe High or PA,’ and, at the top of the this page click on ‘For Parents,’ then click on ‘School Choice’ for information and the application. If your student is interested in attending a high school outside of the district next year, please return the completed application to your student's guidance office by February 24, 2017.
WINTER RECESS - NO SCHOOL!: Monday, February 27th - Monday, March 6th
TOWN MEETING DAY - NO SCHOOL! Tuesday, March 7th
STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL: Wednesday, March 8th
RESILIENCE - THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS AND THE SCIENCE OF HOPE: Community screening of this important film will be presented at the following locations. Read more about it here
- March 21st - Hazen Union High School
- March 29th - Johnson State College
- April 3rd - GMTCC
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
Friday, February 10th, 2017
SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE: The vote on the school budget will take place on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Please follow this link to an overview of the proposed budget. Also, please mark your calendar for the EMUU Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:00pm in the PA Auditorium.
YRBS FIELD TRIP - Tuesday, January 31st: Four middle level students will attend a Youth Mental Health Summit at the Capitol City Plaza Hotel in Montpelier with Peter Hathaway. Students will be departing PAML at 7:45am and will return to school at approximately 3:30pm, and students will need to arrange pick-up from PAML at that time.
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST FOR THE PA DANCE TEAM: Don’t forget to plan on attending the delicious breakfast being hosted by the PA Dance Team on Saturday, February 11, 2017 in the PA Cafeteria from 8:00-11:30am. Children under the age of 12 eat free!
NAEP TESTING FOR ALL 8TH GRADERS: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test will be administered to all 8th grade students on Friday, February 17th. The results are called The Nation’s Report Card because it measures student achievement across the country. It is an important test because the results help the President, Congress, and all of our educators make decisions about how to improve our education system.
PROGRESS REPORTS: February 17th
WINOOSKI VALLEY COLLABORATIVE 2017-2018 LOTTERY FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE: Applications are now available for students who will be in grades 9-12 next school year on the Stowe High School and Peoples Academy websites. Go to: www.stoweschoolsvt.com or www.morrisville.org. At the top of the page click on ‘Our Schools,’ click on ‘Stowe High or PA,’ and, at the top of the this page click on ‘For Parents’ then click on ‘School Choice’ for information and the application. If your student is interested in attending a high school outside of the district next year, please return the completed application to your student's guidance office by February 24, 2017.
WINTER RECESS - NO SCHOOL!: Monday, February 27th - Monday, March 6th
TOWN MEETING DAY - NO SCHOOL! Tuesday, March 7th
STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL: Wednesday, March 8th
RESILIENCE - THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS AND THE SCIENCE OF HOPE: Community screening of this important film will be presented at the following locations. Read more about it here
- March 21st - Hazen Union High School
- March 29th - Johnson State College
- April 3rd - GMTCC
Friday, February 3, 2017
A Message from the Vermont Secretary of Education
The letter below was recently sent to all schools in Vermont by the Secretary of Education. We felt that it was also important for you to see this statement from the Agency of Education.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Superintendents, Principals, and Educators
COPY: VT-NEA, VSA, VPA, VSBA, VCSEA
FROM: Rebecca Holcombe, Ed.D., Secretary of Education
SUBJECT: Preserving a Strong and Vital Vermont
DATE: January 31, 2017
Vermont strongly stands against the prejudice and intolerance that characterize the current immigration proposals coming out of Washington, as well as casual talk about federal National Guard and law enforcement intervention in communities whose real challenges stem from the ravages of poverty or racism. We are all Vermonters, and we know the safety and wellbeing of each of us is essential to preserving a strong and vital Vermont.
As Governor Scott stated this week:
“I can't imagine what Vermont, or our country, would look like today, had we refused to allow immigrants from all reaches of the world to experience this wonderful country the way most of us have, simply because they were not born here or didn’t share our exact religious view. As I have said, I’m going to do everything I can to protect the rights of all Vermonters and the human rights of all people – that includes standing up to executive orders from Washington that cross legal, ethical and moral lines that have distinguished America from the rest of the world for generations.”
Decency and democracy demand that we stand and refuse to be separated from vulnerable members of our community, who are also Americans and Vermonters. We need to be firm that our communities and our schools are safe and welcoming places that embrace and support all our children and families. That is the “unity” of our state motto. Our children – no matter their race, religion, national origin, poverty status or disability status – have a right to learn and be supported as they grow into the strong Vermonters we value and desperately need to build a strong future for this great little state.
Targeting and isolation of some Americans simply distracts us from our real imperative: growing poverty that threatens to swallow more generations of Vermont children.
Poverty erodes basic human dignity. It leaves our children hungry and tired and angry and unable to learn. It leaves parents stressed and overwhelmed and vulnerable to the predations of opiate addiction. As a state that has seen a doubling of poverty in our student population since 2008, we cannot allow scapegoating to divide us and distract us from more important efforts to ensure that every Vermont child – regardless of race, national origin, gender identity, disability status or family adversity—has the opportunity to grow up strong and contribute to our more perfect Vermont union.
As a state where every day, three children are born to opiate-addicted parents, we need to stay focused on standing together to tackle the hopelessness and disadvantage that threaten to engulf our most vulnerable Vermonters, rather than losing precious time in looking for someone to blame.
You know, and I know, that when we allow disadvantage to take over the lives of our youngest Vermonters, the whole state pays the price of that lost potential. When poverty interferes with education, we potentially lose the child who might have found the cure for cancer or the child who could have been the next governor. Tolerating inequity creates a sense of betrayal that erodes our common purpose and our shared belief that we can build a better Vermont.
Our most disadvantaged children represent our greatest investment opportunity. And, when they do better, our schools have greater capacity to respond to and encourage the learning of all other students as well. From Brattleboro to Rutland to St. Albans to the Northeast Kingdom, I appreciate your strong advocacy and courage, even when the progress sometimes feels slow.
In the great VT tradition of heated debate, I suspect we will spend the next years debating questions similar to those Dr. Martin Luther King contemplated 50 years ago: how to get every Vermonter to work in a job that pays a living wage and enables him or her to contribute to the goal of growing our economy.
This conversation depends on our shared commitment to the belief that we are all Vermonters, and all Vermonters are worthy.
We can and will disagree at times. That is what the “freedom” in our state motto is all about. Open and respectful debate, however, is what makes us better. Without it, we can’t forge a shared understanding of where we need to go, let alone how we will get there. Above all, we can’t lose the common purpose that enables this free and open debate to occur in the first place.
Thank you for all the hard work you do on behalf of our children.
Community Service Unbound
We have a weekly Unbound class of Community Service on Wednesdays that has about 10 students in it with Ms. Dambach and Ms. Magoon. Some students help out within the school building and others go into the village. One resource this group created was a donation box at the school. People bring in items that they don't want anymore, but are in good condition and it is available for our school community. When things have been there for about a week, the Community Service students brings the items down to Second Chance. This has been very popular. Other opportunities include:
**Folding pizza boxes for Pizza on Main
**We drop off donations that have not moved from our Free Box each week to Second Chance
**We stop in Power Play Sports each week to see if they have things for us to do
**Hold the doors for people at Rite Aid, Cumberland Farms and Post Office.
**Second Chance is working on having jobs for a few students such as sorting through donations,
**Wipe down counters for Ms. Herman and Conference Room table
**Cleaning brushes for Ms. Lynch
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| Middle Level students helping out at Pizza on Main! |
**Helping Ms. Herman with errands
**HS Faculty Room recycling emptied
There is future plans to hopefully read to younger children in afterschool programs! Lots of great things happening and it feels good to help others!
Friday, February 3, 2017
IT’S ABOUT LEARNING: The February 2017 Budget Edition of It's About Learning is now available. It may be viewed and printed HERE. A printed version of this publication can be obtained by contacting Lamoille South Supervisory Union at 888-4541.
VERMONT WRITES DAY! PAML students will join all Vermont schools on this day to spend seven minutes of their day writing about any topic of interest to them. Faculty, staff and families are encouraged to join in as well!
SKATELAND REMINDER! Students interested in attending the Skateland field trip on Friday, February 10th, need to bring in $5 and their signed permission slip no later than February 8th to hold their spot.
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FIELD TRIP: On Thursday, February 9th, Jeff Boudreau, PAML’s Climate Coordinator, will take a group of 7th/8th grade students to Johnson State College. Our PAML students will present to a college class how the AWOD program works in our school. Students will depart PAML by bus at 12:40pm and return at 2:40pm.
PLEASE NOTE! Winter Recess was inaccurately noted on the ‘PAML February Calendar of Events’ sent home with students last week. The correct dates are Monday, February 27th - Wednesday, March 8th.
WINOOSKI VALLEY COLLABORATIVE 2017-2018 LOTTERY FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE: Applications are now available for students who will be in grades 9-12 next school year on the Stowe High School and Peoples Academy websites. Go to: www.stoweschoolsvt.com or www.morrisville.org. At the top of the page click on ‘Our Schools,’ click on ‘Stowe High or PA,’ and, at the top of the this page click on ‘For Parents’ then click on ‘School Choice’ for information and the application. If your student is interested in attending a high school outside of the district next year, please return the completed application to your student's guidance office by February 24, 2017.
Community Breakfast for the PA Dance Team: Don’t forget to plan on attending the delicious breakfast being hosted by the PA Dance Team on Saturday, February 11, 2017 in the PA Cafeteria from 8:00 - 11:30. Children under 12 eat free!
Resilience - The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope - Community Screening of this important film Read more about it here
- March 21st Hazen
- March 29th Johnson State Showing:
- April 3rd GMTCC Showing:
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