Mettawee School Spirit

Thank you to all the staff and families who participated in our school spirit week.  Thank you to all the soccer coaches who have supported our students this season.  It is great to see the growth that the students have made the last few weeks of soccer.  I have included a few pictures of our 6th graders giving their families a carnation at the last home game on Friday.  Thank you to all of the families who have transported your child to the practices and games.  If you have any group or team pictures of soccer, please email them to me for the yearbook.

Unity Day

We had all of our students and staff members wearing orange for Unity Day.  Each Student received an orange bracelet with different messages about kindness.  I shared a few important messages about how we can all be kind to each other to make our world a happier and healthier place. 

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” 

Friday, October 31st.

There will be NO SCHOOL on this day.

For grades K-6, conferences will be student led and your child should be present. In preschool, Mrs. Knipes will share how your child is doing socially, emotionally, and academically, your preschool student can be brought to the library for childcare.

Childcare will also be available for siblings. Our students and teachers have spent so much time getting things prepared for conferences and are eager to share their learning and their goals for the year ahead. Please feel free to share a goal that you would like your child to achieve this year; it could include something to do with an activity outside of school. Thank you for partnering with your school in educating your child.

Please sign up for your conference by selecting your students homeroom link below.

The deadline to schedule your conferences will be Monday, October 27th. If you require assistance with signing up, please call the school. at 802-645-9009.

Miss Dunbar's Kindergarten Parent Link  https://xoyondo.com/dp/5sssj3inh9a4fno

Miss Pierce's 1st Grade Parent Link  https://xoyondo.com/dp/66rf9kyh58i08jn

Mr. Harmon's 2nd Grade Parent Link    https://xoyondo.com/dp/f7cncxk6u5pxpe9

Mrs. Baker's 3rd Grade Parent Link   https://xoyondo.com/dp/0bucudpous2z7va

Mrs. Lea's 4th Grade Parent Link     https://xoyondo.com/dp/85m93327di9gsg2

Mrs. Thomas' 5th Grade Parent Link  https://xoyondo.com/dp/v51u2k835bvd7tf

Mrs. McGann's 6th Grade Parent Link    https://xoyondo.com/dp/5jp9sybivt7yhwj

Mrs. Knipe's Preschool Parent Link   https://xoyondo.com/dp/43datrd5ria16fp

We ask that no costumes be worn to conferences on Friday October 31st

2025-2026 School Calendar

Halloween Parade Expectations

 Our parade will be held on Thursday, October 30th at 1:45.  Preschoolers through sixth grade, along with the Mettawee teachers & staff, will walk in our parade by coming out the primary wing doors, down the sidewalk in front of our school, and we end up out back on the playground. We will sing a few songs outside before the classes come back into school. Make sure your child’s costume is school friendly and easy to put on and take off independently. Please leave the weapons, scary masks, and any extra accessories at home. Please do not have your child wear their costume to school.  We will have the students change into their costumes around 1:15. Let us know if you need help in getting your child a costume. 

If you plan on bringing your child home with you after the parade, it would be greatly appreciated if you sent in a note in the morning so our dismissal will be as smooth as possible. 

VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST SOCIAL 

Friday, November 7th at 8:30 am

Please take a moment and ask a local veteran to join your child so we can honor them with our special ceremony on November 7th @ 8:30.  This is a great way for us to teach our students about our Veterans Day.  In addition, the veterans feel respected and honored to stand to be recognized in front of the whole school. Please return the sheet that was sent home this week so we can have the guest sit at your child’s table. Or you can feel free to call the school and let us know if you have invited a guest to join us.

I am grateful for all the veterans who have made sacrifices by serving our country.

JISP UPDATE:

Junior Instructional Sport Program.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 to Tuesday, March 3, 2026

(8 weeks)

12:00pm - 2:00pm *

* when school is open

JISP will not operate weeks of:

February 16 (President's Week)

and

February 23 (February Break)

We are excited that all students K-6 will be participating in an activity on Tuesday afternoons starting in January. We will have some teachers and staff members joining our students to support them in these activities.  Our students will have the opportunity to go to Bromley, Riley Rink, GNAT, Southern VT Art Center, and Fun Fridays with Merck Forest. We will be offering bus transportation to these events on Tuesdays. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school. 

Please register your child(ren) as early as possible.

This helps both the partner programs and our schools to plan for the most successful experience possible.

All families are requested to fill out the BRSU registration form

-click on the JISP SIGN UP HERE for each child in grades K-8 enrolled in a BRSU school (Currier, Dorset, Flood Brook, Manchester, Mettawee, and Sunderland).

1. If you have more than one child, please fill out a separate form for each child.

2. Select your child's program from the options below.

Any student not fully registered by Sunday, December 13 will automatically be assigned to the school-based activity.

*** Registration will remain open until December 13, 2025 ***

JISP ACTIVITY OPTIONS

All Activity information can be found on the Mettawee School Website under JISP

or click here

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Below is a message from Bromley regarding Ski Passes:

The Bromley Outing Club and Bromley Mountain are excited to share with your schools and families our 2025/26 JISP Day options for skiing and snowboarding and Bromley’s Local Student Season Pass.  

Please note there are two attachments to this message. One is for the BOC JISP and KAP programs, the other is for Bromley’s Local Student Season Pass—two separate programs with unique student benefits. 

The JISP and KAP programs include instruction, a pass that lets students ski and ride during lesson time through the end of each lesson day as well as 13 Sundays,  and offer an incredible rental seasonal program at a reduced rate. The details and benefits for JISP are noted in the attached PDF.

The Local Student Season Pass offers an incredible value for students to ski and ride anytime at Bromley. Purchase details are included on the attached PDF. The Local Student Season Pass is not needed to participate in JISP or KAP. 

JISP and KAP pricing remain the same as last year, at $150 for JISP and $250 for KAP (BRSU students pay only $150 for KAP thanks to local funding). Our goal is to make skiing and snowboarding accessible to students while supporting healthy outdoor activity and a lifelong enjoyment of winter sports. The JISP program is a cornerstone of our community partnership—helping students learn, grow, and form friendships on the slopes. 

JISP and KAP programs Form

Local Student Season Pass Form

Mettawee is excited to announce that our December All-School Musical Play will be 

The Rainbow Fish Musical

A large-cast undersea musical adventure! 

Script, music and lyrics by Austin Zumbro

Adapted from the award-winning picture book, The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, the magical, colorful world of the deep blue sea comes to life with a universal message of friendship and belonging.

This musical features a variety of charming school fish and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean, for its shimmering, shining scales.  Rainbow Fish doesn’t want to swim with the other fish and doesn’t know how to make friends, but with the help of Little Fish and the wise Octopus, Rainbow Fish learns that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful. 

Tryouts for speaking parts grades 4, 5, and 6 will take place on Tuesday, October 28th. The Performance date is Wednesday, December 10th, save the date!

We are always looking for volunteers to help with acting, scenery and costumes. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Hoyt, Music (lhoyt@brsu.org) and Amy Harris, Art (aharris@brsu.org).

This Fall, our students and staff take frequent adventures on our adjacent Merck land. Because ticks are also out and about this time of year, please make “tick checks” part of your daily routine. Ticks should be removed promptly if discovered anywhere on the body. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Mayer at school or your primary care provider.

 Planned absences must receive prior approval in order for the absence to be excused. Without prior approval, the absence will be considered unexcused. To request approval, the Excused Absence Request form must be filled out and signed by the principal, student, and parent/guardian. The family is responsible for proposing a learning plan, which the student will complete as a result of the planned absence, and submitting it to the principal for approval.

Excused Absence Request Form

We are in critical need of support staff in many of our schools!

Please keep us in mind if you are looking for a job, or know someone that is,

Our openings can be found here.