BES May 2011 Newsletter

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April 29th, 2011 Dear BES Families, Every year at this time I think about and am faced with “Spring Jitters”. What are “Spring Jitters” in a school community? Could be that the weather is warming, the sun is shining and many of us would prefer to be out riding our bike or playing in the yard. Perhaps it’s the longer daylight hours, changing our sleeping patterns and causing us to stay up and out later than we were in the darker winter months. Maybe it’s the feeling that time is ticking faster than it was, with much more to do in a short amount of time: new sports season, spring concerts, performances, promotion, trying to figure out summer arrangements, etc… Combine all of that with the anticipation of change and I think even the most relaxed person (not that I’d know) may become a little jittery this time of year. Whether an impending change is in the forefront of your thinking or tucked away in the back of your mind, the feeling that something is going to end and the start of something unknown is on the horizon can cause anxiety. So what can we do to reduce our Spring Jitters at BES? Stay in the moment! There are lots of fun, exciting things happening right now let’s enjoy them without being so quick to move on to the next “thing”. Be positive with the kiddos when talking about change focus on the doors opening vs. the doors closing. Communicate with your child’s current teacher or other staff members if you need information or support with easing your child’s (or your) anxiety about transitions. Okay, easier said than done, I know, and I’m going to try to take some of my own advice! Let’s have a great end of the year and celebrate how far we have all come together! BRISTOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Creating a Community of Confident Learners

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April 29th, 2011

Dear BES Families,

Every year at this time I think about and am faced with “Spring Jitters”. What are “Spring

Jitters” in a school community? Could be that the weather is warming, the sun is shining and

many of us would prefer to be out riding our bike or playing in the yard. Perhaps it’s the longer

daylight hours, changing our sleeping patterns and causing us to stay up and out later than we

were in the darker winter months. Maybe it’s the feeling that time is ticking faster than it was,

with much more to do in a short amount of time: new sports season, spring concerts,

performances, promotion, trying to figure out summer arrangements, etc… Combine all of that

with the anticipation of change and I think even the most relaxed person (not that I’d know) may

become a little jittery this time of year. Whether an impending change is in the forefront of

your thinking or tucked away in the back of your mind, the feeling that something is going to end

and the start of something unknown is on the horizon can cause anxiety.

So what can we do to reduce our Spring Jitters at BES?

Stay in the moment! There are lots of fun, exciting things happening right now – let’s enjoy

them without being so quick to move on to the next “thing”.

Be positive with the kiddos when talking about change – focus on the doors opening vs. the

doors closing.

Communicate with your child’s current teacher or other staff members if you need

information or support with easing your child’s (or your) anxiety about transitions.

Okay, easier said than done, I know, and I’m going to try to take some of my own advice! Let’s

have a great end of the year and celebrate how far we have all come together!

BRISTOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Creating a Community of Confident Learners

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DATES TO REMEMBER: May 5th, BES Play: 6:30 p.m. in the Gym May 6th, The PTO’s Coffee with the Principal: 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. in the Staff Room May 9th, BES School Board: 5:30 p.m. in the Library May 10th-12th, ANESU Fine Arts Festival May 12th, PTO Meeting: 6:30 p.m. in the Library May 13th, Staff In-Service: No School for Students May 16th-19th, Science NECAP for 4th graders, ANESU Math Assessment for 3rd and 6th graders (varying schedules) May 18th, Internet Safety Parent Education Presentation: 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. in the Gym May 20th, BES Talent Show: 1:30 p.m. in the Gym May 26th, Mt. Abe Shadow Day for 6th graders May 27th, Celebration of Learning Assembly: 8:20; Grandparent’s Day Lunch; 6th grade Medieval Fair: 1:30 p.m. in the Gym June 2nd-3rd: 6th grade Class Trip June 9th: K-2 Music Concert: 6:30 p.m. in the Gym June 13th: Step-Up Day for next year’s 1st-6th graders June 14th: Literacy Family Fun Night/Summer Reading Club Kick-Off and BASK Informational Dinner: 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria and Library June 15th: 6th grade Promotion: 6:30 p.m. in the Gym June 16th: Last Day for Students (early dismissal): 11:45 a.m.

Food Service Survey Further into today’s newsletter you will find a survey for your child to fill out and another for you regarding our food service program. We’ve made lots of changes this year and would love your feedback as we continue to make improvements. Please return the completed survey to your child’s teacher or to the office a.s.a.p. If you need more for additional family members, you can print it from the website or we have extras available in the office. Thank you so much!

Staff Happenings

As many of you know, congratulations are in order for two of our staff members!

Sarah Mangini and her family are expecting their third child in late August! Also,

Mary Bushee is now Mary Greene! She became a new bride over the April vacation!

In light of Sarah Mangini’s anticipated leave and Will Parini’s recent resignation, we

have posted those positions and plan to interview eligible candidates in late May. If

you have questions about the process or would like to offer input, please do not

hesitate to e-mail or call me at [email protected] or 453-3227 x213.

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Perseverance and Determination

As I shared with the school board last month, there is good news and there is not

so good news. The good news is all the progress we’ve made on our standardized

test scores and local assessments have been inspirational and affirming. We are

applying effective strategies for instructing and supporting students and seeing

results! Many of our kiddos who have struggled in certain academic areas or with

some behavioral challenges, have worked very hard to improve, find and maintain

success and enjoy their learning! Our faculty and staff is constantly refining and

reflecting upon practices, exploring new strategies, collaborating with professionals

and studying latest research. Despite our efforts, we have received the Annual

Yearly Progress results from the Department of Education and the growth that

we’ve made as a school isn’t enough to meet the targets set by the federal

government under the No Child Left Behind Act whereby the ultimate goal is that

all children meet the standard as evidenced by the NECAP assessment by 2014. We

have been “identified” in Reading (for our free and reduced lunch sub-group) and

Math (for the general population). The changes that we have already set in motion

for next year meet one of the criteria that the government outlines (“reorganize

your internal structure”) and we will have grant funds to help support our efforts.

As we continue to show progress and our work to provide strong programs in an

enriching learning environment strengthens, our focus is clear, our determination

stronger than ever. We are working on a school-wide action plan that will further

define our goals that I will bring to the school board for feedback in May. Thank

you for your constant support and for the pride that you have for your school.

There isn’t anything more important than showing our children and each other what

healthy perseverance and determination looks and feels like in a caring and hard

working community.

The Development of Class Lists for Next

Year’s grades 1-6

Thank you to the many parents who provided

input about your child as a learner! Your

perspective is critical in our thinking as we work

to place students in the most balanced homeroom

classes possible. Step-Up Day will be on Monday,

June 13th and, like last year, you will receive an

introductory letter from your child’s ’11-’12

homeroom teacher in the mail a few days before.

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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PLANS

Before School: It is very important, for safety reasons, for your

children to not arrive at school before 7:45 a.m. as there is no scheduled

supervision. Drop off time starts at 7:45 a.m. and at that time they can

go to the cafeteria to have breakfast. The bell rings at 8:00 a.m. and

at that time they can all go to their classrooms to start their day.

After School: It is always best for your child to know what his/her plans

are after school but we do understand that sometimes things come up and

plans change. In order to not disrupt the flow of learning going on in

classrooms with messages, please try to let your child know before they

leave in the morning what their afternoon plans are or send them with a

note for their teacher. If you do have to call the school with a change

of plans for the end of the day, please make that call before 2:00.

Thank you.

BES Garden Work Weekend

We recently received a grant from the Tari Shattuck Education Foundation to purchase materials and build two new raised garden beds. Please join us Saturday, May 14th @ 10:00am on the BES playground. We’d love your help in constructing and filling our new garden beds. Soon we’ll have a garden for each grade level here at BES. Please bring wheelbarrows and shovels if you have them. Meet Ms. Murnane, Mr. Urban, Ms. Kenyon and more at the gardens! Hope to see you there!

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PTO Updates and News

Thank you to Moira Garrity for stepping up as the Artist-In-Residency Coordinator for the Words Come Alive in February. Thank you also to Julie Kenynon and Lisa Brande for putting together the slide show of the in-class preparation. We would also like to thank Kristen Fritz, Jen Perlee Stacey Sherman and Becky Briggs for taking photos. At the last Steering committee meeting, it was decided that the PTO will not be doing the Innisbrook paper sale as a major fundraiser for 2011-2012 school year. With that said, the committee also decided to take a year off from doing the Artist-in-Residency program. There may still be PTO fund raising events throughout the school year (wreath sales, benefit dinners, jewelery sale, etc.). The PTO will work with teachers to bring different types of enrichment opportunities to our students, be it the VSYO, other musical groups, etc. during school wide assemblies. Our hope is to continue to enrich the BES community. We will get back to the Innisbrook fundraiser the following year and start looking at Artist-In-Residency ideas as well. In the meantime, Innisbrook products may be ordered on line and money will benefit the PTO. Please let friends and family know that they can place orders online at www.innisbrook.com using our school code (107767). We truly appreciate all the support families have given to the PTO in the past. The PTO has purchased a School Family Pass to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Every BES family will be eligible to go to the museum from May 28-October 16, 2011. Teachers and staff will also receive the pass. Although this will not allow for teachers to take classes there for field trips, families can go in the summer and teachers can go for planning purposes. Passes will be sent home with the youngest sibling with information about this exciting opportunity. For more information about the programs please go to www.lcmm.org. Thank you to everyone who shopped at Hannaford’s to support our School Dollar Program with your receipts. We received a check for $261.00!! Important Dates: ~Coffee with the Principals Friday, May 6 in the Teachers Lounge at 8:30AM. ~PTO meeting Thursday, May 12 at 6:30PM in the Library. We hope to see many of you at these meetings. Please contact Pam Laurent ([email protected]) or Kris Kouwenhoven ([email protected]) with questions or if you would like to help with the PTO.

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Family Fun Night

Summer Reading Club Kick off

June 14th from 5:00-7:00

There will be two sessions 5:00-6:30 or 5:30-7:00 We will review the new procedures

Teach the new sign-in/sign-out process

Students will pick their first round of books

Dinner will be provided by BASK

Watch for the sign-up sheet coming home with students soon

The ANESU 2010-2011

School Report

Reporting Student Assessment Results for

Bristol Elementary School

Lincoln Community School

Monkton Central School

Beeman Elementary School

Robinson Elementary School

and

Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School

Copies are available at all ANESU schools, Town Clerk’s Offices in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New

Haven and Starksboro, as well as the Superintendent’s Office at 15 Orchard Terrace in Bristol.

The entire book (including student artwork) is also available on the ANESU website at:

http://www.mtabe.k12.vt.us/anesu. Click on “Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment,” then

“Assessment”.

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Bristol Recreation Department

It’s all good!

May Classes Offered Pre-Ballet Level – May 10 -31 $45.00 Ballet Level II – May 10 – 31 $45.00 Jiggity Jog - May 3 – June 7 $35.00 Pee Wee Pottery –April 30 – May 28 $50.00 Tuesday and Thursday After School Clay - $55.00 Mt Kenpo Karate – May 12 – June 16 $60.00 Adult Spring Clay - April 27 – May 25 $75.00 Beginning Modern Dance – May 10 – 31 $45.00 Tai Chi for Arthritis – May 3 – July 6 FREE Tai Chi for Arthritis Level 2 - May 4 – August 29 FREE Monday and Wednesday Zumba – April 25 – June 6 - $60.00 for 1 night or $100.00 for both. Drop in $12.00 per class Life Enhancing Yoga - May 10 – June 14 $10.00 per class

Summer Camps - Summer Camps – Summer Camps – Summer Camps Fairy Tale Ballet – Ages 4 – 7 Summer Dance Camp – Ages 5 – 10 CLAY! The Original Stuff – Ages 6 – Teen Coffee Filter Books – Ages Grades 3 – 6 Mazes, Pop-ups and More! Book Arts for Kids – Ages Grades 3 – 6 Fun Foods From Scratch – Ages 7 & up The Play’s The Thing – Theatre Camp - Ages 8 – 12 Gymnastics with Amy – Ages 2 – Teen Extreme Adventure Camp – Ages Grades 6 – 9 Survival Camp – Ages Grades 6 – 9 Ray’s River Camp – Ages: 9 – 13 Football Camp – Ages: Grades 3 – 8 All Sports Camp – Ages: Grades 3 & up Vermont Voltage Soccer Camp – Ages: 5 – 18 Twist and Shout Cheerleader Camp – Ages K – 6 Mt. Kenpo Karate Camp – Ages: 6 – 11 Jr. Golf Clinic Camp – Ages: 8 – 15 Skateboard Camp with Mikey X – Ages: 10 & up Boy’s Lacrosse Camp – Ages: Grades 5 – 8 Tennis Lessons - Ages: - Adult Puppy Class – Basic Life Skills for Dogs Class – Out in the World Intermediate Dog Class

For more detailed information on these and other programs call 453-5885. or visit our web site at: www.bristolrec.org

Bristol Recreation Department P.O. Box 249

Bristol, VT 05443

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April Math Masters Addition Madison Menzel Keith Booska Subtraction Owen Darling Rebecca Laurent Shawn Pawul-Sullo Kevin Pearsall Kameryn Norse Hunter Norris Sydney Perlee Multiplication Jonas Schroeder Rogan Jackman Heather Kimball Bridget Davis Peter Foley Division Maizy Shepard Ryan Lathrop Joseph Berg Hannah Carpenter Ross Car Maxine Cromis Ryan Durfee Kimberly Gibson Eden Ginsburg Rogan Jackman Nick Longar Jeremy Marro Kameryn Norse Delaynah Leavitt Division Medal Maizy Shepard Ryan Lathrop Joseph Berg Hannah Carpenter Ross Carr Maxine Cromis Ryan Durfee Kimberly Gibson Eden Ginsburg Rogan Jackman Kameryn Norse Delaynah Leavitt Hunter Norris Addition Application Maizy Shepard Joseph Berg Lillie Briggs Hannah Carpenter Ross Carr Kimberly Gibson Eden Ginsburg MacKenzie Denny Chase Gibbs-Emilo Shyanna Cram Josh Hardy Addison King Delaynah Leavitt Subtraction Application Maizy Shepard Ross Carr Brooke Clarke Eden Ginsburg Rosa Tropp Logan Willey Bailey Allard MacKenzie Denny Halee Ross Tristan Lathrop Shelby Rougier Multiplication Application Ashley Friend Bradley Hill Abby Perlee Genysis Berube Lane Fox Peter Gebo Division Application Evan Laurent Bradley Hill Soren Kurth Abby Perlee Dustin Whitcomb Lane Fox Keeley Kane Peyton Keith Applications Pin Evan Laurent Bradley Hill Soren Kurth Abby Perlee Peyton Keith Genysis Berube Decimal Addition Evan Laurent Soren Kurth Baxter Clements Keeley Kane Lindsey Larocque Peyton Keith Decimal Subtraction Francis Nardiello-Smith Soren Kurth Decimal Multiplication Jude Bunch Austin Friend Fraction Addition Dylan Gooley Keeley Kane Josh Roscoe Fraction Subtraction Dylan Gooley Francis Nardiello-Smith Emma Carter Taylor Gurney Emma LaRose Gregory Ouellette Kayla Brennan Keeley Kane Fraction Multiplication Molly Funk Monroe Cromis Gregory Ouellette Coleman Russell Wyatt Gracie

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The School Play is Here!

Join us for a night of Irish folktales and fun! Blather, Blarney and Balderdash, presented by the BASK Players from grades four through six, will be presented on Thursday, March 5th at 9:30am for the BES community and 6:30pm for the community at large. For the evening performance, admission is by donation and refreshments, made by BASK’s “Cookin’ With Bertha” workshop, will be sold. Publicity has been handled by the BASK Tech Club, including design of posters and programs, and videography. The students have been working hard and are excited to present this endearing tale to friends and family. We’ll see you at the show!

More News from After School BASK’s Spring Cycle has kicked off and we are headed full-steam into our last round of school-year workshops. Students are hitting their strides and really sinking their teeth into the offerings this spring, which is just what we all wanted to see after a long and fairly yucky winter! Spring workshops include tai chi and kenpo, gardening and nutrition, blues guitar and harmonica, chicken embryology, cooking, and more. Our first effort with the school play as an after school workshop has proven to be a success and our school’s first Girls on the Run team is gearing up for the big 5K race in Essex on May 21st. The entire BES community’s support of after school this year has been dazzling and we’ve been able to bring more and more community members in to see what we’re up to. It can only get better from here! Which leads us to summer… Believe it or not, is just around the corner. Lots of questions are streaming in about how summer will look with our 21st Century grant. Right now, we can tell you that there will be the same sorts of programming offered, including academic tutoring and enrichment workshops. We will also continue the Summer BASK tradition of field trips and fun in and around our community. An informational night (BASK style, of course!) is being planned to help BES families make the most of this summer. Stay tuned for the details. In the meantime, if you are interested in summer or know for sure that your family will need access to summer care and/or programming, please contact Kate Gagner ([email protected]) with your intentions and questions.

Attention BASK Bus Families

Warm weather is on its way and we would like to remind families that used the BASK bus due to winter weather and daylight savings time that, if students are able to walk home, doing so would help us cut down on the length of the bus ride that our not-so-local students have after school. We are encouraging students who would be walkers directly after school to, if circumstances allow, be walkers from BASK as well. If you have any questions, contact Kate Gagner at [email protected].

GRANDPARENTS DAY!

The Grandparents day lunch will be on Friday, May 27th. The lunch will be complimentary for our Grandparents. Kindergarten students eat from 10:55 – 11:17, Grades 1 and 2 eat from 11:20 – 11:55, Grades 3 and 4 eat from 12:00 – 12:23 and Grades 5 and 6 eat from 12:23 – 12:50. We look forward to seeing all of the Grandparents enjoying lunch with their grand-kids.

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!!Parent Evening!!

News from the Health Education Classroom! Dear Parents & Guardians,

In the upcoming month the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will be learning about personal safety in

conjunction with other curriculum. It is with great pleasure that I share with you that Corporal

Thomas Nash of the Burlington Police Department and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task

Force of Vermont will be coming to BES on May 18th for the day!

During the day Corporal Nash will be meeting with groups of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to talk with

them about cyber safety to include cyberbullying, sexting and social media website safety

awareness. On the evening of May 18th, parents are invited to come to the gymnasium where

Corporal Nash will share with parents what he talked to kids about. He will also educate parents

on what they can do to keep their children safe from Internet crimes. The presentation will

begin at 6:00 and is open to any parents of BES students.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to call me, or send an email.

[email protected] 453-3227 ext. 237

Hope to see you there!

Michaela Wisell

Health Educator

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100 Years of Stories

Lawrence Memorial Library

4th of July Parade 2011 –Reading

Challenge Would you like to lead the parade this year? Ride

with the Grand Marshall? You can!

The challenge is on for readers 7 to 12 years of age

from March 16 to June 15th, 2011. Record the title of every book you read, come to LML

and enter in the reading raffle. The more you read,

the better your chances of being chosen to help lead

the parade .

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Food Service Survey

GRADE_______

Student Survey (2011)

Please tell us how you feel about the Food Service Program at school. With your input we can make the program better for you and other students

Use the rating scale on the right. Circle the number from 1-5 that best fits your answer.

Excellent Very Good Good Poor Very Poor Don’t Know

1) The food usually tastes: 6 5 4 3 2 1

2) The choices I am given are: 6 5 4 3 2 1

3) The way the food looks is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

4) The way I am served is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

5) The temperature of the food is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

6) The amount of food I am served is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

7) The amount of time I have to eat is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

8) The cafeteria atmosphere is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

9) Overall, school breakfast is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

10) Overall, school lunch is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

11) Food from the garden or local farms is : 6 5 4 3 2 1

If you answered 3 or 2 (poor or very poor) for any of these questions please tell us what the specific problem(s) is(are). 12) How often do you eat school meals? (circle one answer for each meal) Breakfast

Every day 3-4 times a week 1-2 times a week sometimes never

Lunch Every day 3-4 times a week 1-2 times a week sometimes never 13) What do you think should be better about the school foodservice program. What changes

would you like to see next year. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Food Service Survey

Student’s Grade _____

Parent Survey (2010)

Please tell us how you feel about the Food Service Program at school. With your input we can make our

program better for you and other families. Thank You!

Use the rating scale on the right. Circle the number from 1-5 that best fits your answer.

Excellent Very Good Good Poor Very Poor Don’t Know 1) The nutritional quality of the food is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

2) The overall quality of the food is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

3) The choices students are given are: 6 5 4 3 2 1

4) The service to students is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

5) The monthly menu is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

6) The value of the food/meals is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

7) The amount of food served is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

8) The cafeteria environment is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

9) The student account system is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

10) The billing system is: 6 5 4 3 2 1

11) Efforts to use local foods are: 6 5 4 3 2 1

If you answered 3 or 2 (poor or very poor) for any of these questions please tell us what the specific

problem(s) is(are).

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11) What is most important to you when you purchase school food or meals for your child? Please number the following factors in order for each meal. (1 is most important – 6 is least important)

Breakfast Lunch ____ Nutrition _____Convenience ____ Nutrition _____Convenience ____ Quality of food _____Child’s Preference ____ Quality of food _____Child’s Preference ____ Cost _____Local food items ____ Cost _____Local food items

12) Are there any specific changes you would like to see in the Food Service program next year?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13) If Breakfast were free for all students, would your child eat breakfast more often? ____YES ____ NO

14) Do you already receive free or reduced meals for your child(ren) ____ YES _____ NO

15) If our school offered a free “Breakfast in the Classroom” option at the beginning of school each day, would you be willing and able to volunteer to help with this program. ____ YES _____ NO

Thank you!

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Breakfast: Lunch: Salad Plates Available: Paid $1.25 Paid: $2.00.....Reduced: $.40 M, W, and F. Reduced: $0.00 Adults: $4.50 Menu Subject to Change. Milk: $.40

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Summit Soccer 2011

Greetings Parent and Players, Once again, I want to take this opportunity to invite

you to join our talented coaches and the large, enthusiastic group of soccer players attending the 2011 session of the Summit Soccer School at Mt. Abraham Union High School. My wife Diane and I have had the pleasure of directing the Summit Soccer School at Mt. Abraham for the past 18 years.

Over these years we have seen most of the great players from our area hone their skills at Summit Soccer School. Many have moved on to earn high school all-state honors and some have been successful at the collegiate level. However, to Diane, me and our long time senior staff coaches, the greatest pleasure comes from so many players developing a passion for this, the world’s most popular sport. Many players have continued their involvement in soccer by playing in adult leagues, coaching or officiating. This provides great satisfaction for those of us who share the passion for the game of soccer. It is also rewarding to see many of our former campers return, as successful high school and college players, to coach at the Summit Soccer School. These athletes are giving back what many have given them, there knowledge and enthusiasm for the game. We like to think of our coaching staff as our soccer family. My observation, in over 30 years coaching soccer, is that Summit Soccer School is unique in the quality and continuity of the senior coaching staff.

Soccer interest in Vermont has grown tremendously over the years. There is a state-wide soccer league with competition each spring called the Vermont Soccer League. There are currently more than 10,000 youth players registered and playing in Vermont. Locally, the Addison United Soccer Club fields ten or more teams ranging in age from seven to adult. Addison United is also fielding an adult men’s and women’s team that plays at the highest level of competition in Vermont. The Middlebury area also offers soccer opportunities for younger players through the Panther Soccer Club.

If you are interested in participating locally, you can contact me for information and visit the Addison United web sitewww.addisonunited.com. If you are interested in checking out the Vermont and national soccer scene visit www.vermontsoccer.org As educators, Diane and I know that a positive learning experience at The Summit Soccer School is more than just learning soccer skills. We select our coaches based on the belief that a coach’s positive, supportive relationship with each player is essential to their developing a love for the game. We know that for many, this year may be their first camp experience and we want this experience to be the first of many great times at the Summit Soccer School and on the soccer field. We typically keep the player to coach ratio for the young players at six to one, insuring close attention to individual needs. We also believe it is very important to provide the experienced player with the instruction and challenges that will move them toward their goal of becoming one of our future elite players. TUITION Full Day Ages 9-14 $120.00 Current grades 3-8 Half Day Ages 5-9 85.00 Current grades K-3 Family $225.00 All players receive a SUMMIT SOCCER T-shirt and a hand stitched soccer ball. Staff Connie Larose: Past Mt. Abraham Girls Varsity Soccer & Current Mt. Abraham Girls Basketball Coach

Dustin Corrigan: Mt. Abraham Girls Varsity Coach, past VT All-State & Twin State Player, Canisius University player & Assistant Coach, current Mt. Abraham PE Teacher Dwight Irish: Vergennes Girls Varsity Soccer Coach, 2006 DII State Champions Annie Wilson: Vergennes Girls JV Coach, Vergennes Area PE Teacher

Chris Urban: Past Mt. Abraham Team Captain, All-League

and All State selection, and member of the Bates College

soccer team.

The staff also includes a number of talented local college and

high school players.

Daily Schedule 8:50 Arrival 9:00-9:30 Large group warm-up with age group head coach. 9:30-10:30 Technical skill training with the team 10:15-10:30 Half-day players have snack 10:30-10:25 All-day players snack 11:00-12:00 Play small-sided matches 12:00- 1:00 Half day leave, all day have lunch 1:00-1:45 Warm-up and tactical instruction 1:45- 3:00 Small sided and full-sided matches

Full-day players should bring a snack and lunch.

Half-day campers will need a snack. All campers

Must have shin guards covered by socks and a

water bottle to bring to the field. Bring an extra shirt on

rainy days

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2011 APPLICATION FORM Summit Soccer School at Mt. Abraham Union High School Send to: Diane Corey

26 Church St Bristol, Vt. 05443 Telephone: 453-4529 Email: [email protected]

A deposit of $25.00 for each player is required at the time of application but payment in full is appreciated. Make checks payable to: Diane Corey Applications should be received by June 1st to insure enrollment. Name ______________________________ Address_____________________________ Phone _____________________________ School _____________________________ Age as of camp_____ Grade next year_____ D O B ________ Shirt size: YM YL AS AM AL AXL Circle session desired. Half Day Full Day Emergency contact_____________ Phone #_____________ List any medical conditions. Use a separate sheet if necessary. List any special requests such as a desire to be placed on a team with a friend. Signature of Parent or Guardian X_________________________________________

SUMMIT

SOCCER

SCHOOL

FOR

Boys & Girls At

Mt. Abraham Union High School

June 20th- June 24th 2011

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