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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hunt PTO Update 10/31/12 (Wed)






Hunt Newsletter soon-to-be online!

Click on "Newsletters" on the left hand side to read the November news.

http://hunt.bsdvt.org/

Read the Principal's Message, catch up on your child's team news, and learn more about the special events and activities going on at school!


Printed copies of newsletters are available and can be sent home with your child upon request.



From Mr. Amato:

Hunt Principal Search  

Earlier in the week I sent out an email about the Hunt Principal Search. For those of you without a google account, the link was inaccessible. Ms. Collins created a new survey at Survey Monkey below - anyone can access the link and it is confidential. Please take time to let your thoughts be heard. Below is the link and below that is the original email in case you want to re-read what Ms. Collins had to say about the Principal search.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R36Y9PY

Dear parents:

It is time to start to gear up for the principal search at HMS. I am considering a second year interim and postponing the search until next year and would like your input prior to making this decision. My first focus is stability for the students in the school. A search at this time means a current 7th grade student may potentially have a new principal each year of their Hunt career. The school is in restructuring and is making good progress. The current admin team is communicating well with faculty and staff and parents, from what I hear and see. I feel a second year interim, which I did at IAA and SA, allows for greater stability and does not rush a search.

However, I would like to hear from faculty and parents on this consideration. This is a simple survey with one question and a comment box. Please take a few minutes before Nov. 5 to let me know what you think. Thank you!




Thanks to everyone who came out to Hunt's First Ever Boloco Night, on Oct. 24th. Some of you took delicious burritos and Nutella shakes "to go" while others of you ate in the restaurant amongst many Hunt families, but all who attended supported the effort!

Boloco generously donated 25 % of the evening's revenue to Hunt, which we are pleased to say was close to $400! The money will be used to cover the remaining cost of our beautiful new stone circle/outdoor classroom.


We would also like to thank everyone who donated to our direct appeal campaign, in response to the letter sent out last month. The money we earned from the direct appeal, in addition to our wreath sale profits, will not be used for our Front Entrance Beautification Project. Instead these two sums of money will be spent on yearly PTO programs including the International Taste Tests, Iron Chef Competition, school assemblies, food baskets, the Community Dinner, and many other valuable and educational activities for our kids.

Thanks again to you all for your continued efforts in making Hunt a great place to go to school.

Your fundraising team,
Gabi, Susan, Tammy and Chris
P.S.: Look for the next Boloco Night in the spring!

Here are some highlights from the October PTO meeting last week.  The PTO Secretary position is vacant, so there will not be full reporting until the position is filled.  Might you be the person to attend monthly meetings and produce minutes????

* 2012-13 Budget approved

* Principal reported: 

1.  Nov 6 bullying assembly at 8:20.  There is room for parents - please RSVP to the office to claim a seat. 

2.  Nov. 8, 6pm in the library, Officer Berti will present to parents on Cyber Bullying and Digital Citizenship.  I attended this presentation last year and it was VERY informative and eye-opening.  It was also great to hear what kind of information the students are getting at school.  Every Hunt student will meet with Officer Berti on this subject. 

3. Honor Roll format is being looked at.  Climate committee will determine what changes to make.  At present, plans are to celebrate student achievement on team instead of as a student/parent assembly afterschool.  Parents are encouraged to let Mr. Amato know their opinions.  Is this a student only event?  Should parents be invited?  What are your thoughts?  Let Mr. Amato know at ramato@bsdvt.org  

4. Mr. Amato looking for feedback about parent conferences.  Did you attend one?  why or why not?  Did the format/sign-up work for you?  Is this the right time of year or would later be better.  Email you thoughts to Mr. Amato at the above address.

*  Boloco Fundraising Dinner raised $395 for front entrance improvements

*  Intergenerational projects between local Senior Citizens and Hunt students begin next week - contact Jen Sutton for more info jsutton@bsdvt.org.  

* Other upcoming outreach includes a food drive to benefit Hunt families.  Items will be collected during the concerts and distributed to Hunt Families after the new year.  Also, Jr. Iron Chef has been moved to February 2nd.  Hunt will be hosting 2 teams of students.  Sign-ups are NOW and 10 students will be chosen to participate (randomly drawn).  Contact Jen (above) if your child wants to try for a slot.

* Sports communication has been tabled until the November meeting.




Hunt School Magazine Drive 

Did your child bring home information about a magazine drive last week?  The magazine drive is a traditional fundraiser that has happened every year for a long time -more than 25 years! The student council organizes the drive and then is responsible for the profits. The goal of the drive is to raise money that is in the hands of students to use for kid-directed and kid-inspired school purposes.


The Student Council generally ends up with between $2000 and $3000 to work with for the year. The student council reps and officers truly make all the decisions about this money. Regarding how the money is used, every year is different, with some "regular" items that they always support in one way or another. Besides the regular items or ideas the reps bring to meetings from other kids, Hunt Teachers can request money for a particular purpose and the kids discuss the request and decide whether to fund it. Often they do, but not always. Requests have to be submitted in writing, addressed to the student council. Here are some examples of what the Student Council has spent their funds on:


-$1000, plus the profits from the first dance, went to the eighth grade trip fund. (They support this every year, with their donation ranging from $500 to $1500 depending on the year. $1000 seems to be the most typical.)


-$500 went back to teams. (They always send some money back to teams. The amount varies a lot, as does the means of determining how to allocate it. They have given from $250 to $1000 in the past. Sometimes they distribute it proportionally, based on the percentage sales that came from the different teams. Last year they gave the same amount to each team.)


-supplies and drinks and some snacks for each honor roll reception


-all expenses for eighth grade dance - DJ, food, drinks, supplies - everything is free for the kids at that dance


- prizes and supplies for many events and spirit days, such as the talent show


-start up costs for first dance of the year, giving more to eighth grade trip fund


-STOP requested money to help pay for a guest speaker and they donated $50, I believe.


-games and sports equipment to be used at lunch


-eighth grade gift: last year, 2 iPads, which will be arriving any day, to be housed in the Learning Center and to be signed out for team use or used by kids coming into the library.


-snacks for the student council meetings themselves!





BHS Drama presents "Legally Blonde", 
November 15-17 at 7:30 pm, at Burlington High School. 

 Elle Woods can handle anything. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her she decides to follow him to Harvard Law School and win him back. With some help from new-found friends Paulette, Emmett and her chihuahua Bruiser, she learns that it’s so much better to be smart.

Hunt School students are invited to attend FREE of charge thanks to a generous support from the Burlington Students Foundation. http://www.bsfvt.org/

Ticket prices for others: Adults: $8, Students & Seniors: $5


Balsam Pine Vermont Wreaths for sale


2012 Holiday Wreath Sale Ongoing through November 12th- Your PTO's annual Holiday Wreath Sale has begun! We are selling fresh, locally sourced and crafted, reasonably priced Balsam Wreaths. This year's offerings also include traditional centerpieces and kissing balls to brighten your home or table. These wreaths are the finest found anywhere, hand-crafted in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and make wonderful gifts for family and friends.


All proceeds will go directly toward PTO activities including team field trips, school-wide assemblies, 8th grade graduation, 6th grade orientation picnic, the community dinner, diversity day, and other enrichment activities. Orders forms were sent home last week but additional order forms can be found in the main office or print a copy from the Hunt PTO blog spot, or the Hunt website.

Orders for wreaths must be placed by November 12th and can be brought to the main office or given directly to a member of the fundraising team. Any questions? Contact Gabi Baumann at 660-9189 or email gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net or Susan Rutherford at 951-2571 or susanrutherford@hotmail.com 

If you think you can bring an order form to your office or don't mind selling door to door, please contact a member of the fundraising team. We are happy to bring you a copy of our "Super Seller" order form with more space for additional orders. 

Thanks for your support!!

Your fundraising team,
Gabi Baumann at gambaumann@burlingtontelecom.net or 660-9189
Susan Rutherford at susanrutherford@hotmail.com or 951-2571
Tammy Kuypers
Chris Horton




Hunt Middle School now has BOTH a Facebook and a Twitter account!  Interested Hunt community members or school supporters can go to the school website and link to either/both of these accounts:  http://hunt.bsdvt.org/

If you "like" these pages, you will get notifications of events happening at the school, such as early closures, no school, sports cancellations, etc.  The Hunt middle school team is very excited to offer these new communication tools.  Their success depends upon families using them -- Please "like" these pages today to stay connected!  


Mark your calendars!!!

JJ Flynn Elementary Bottle Drive
Saturday, November 3rd from 9am to 5pm

At Merola’s Market

1563 North Avenue
(the corner of Tracy Drive and North Avenue)

Help support the Flynn PTO and clean out those bottles from your garage.

Drive down the right side of the building to the drive-up bottle drop off and say you are donating the cans and bottles to the Flynn PTO.

Merola’s will donate 10% in addition to what is collected to the school.

Tell your friends and neighbors as well!  

Can’t make it that day?  Questions?  Contact Mary Mitchell and you can drop them at the school or her house. 
(863.8983 or Maryellemo1@hotmail.com)

Save those bottles and cans!  This is a quick and easy way to help support our school.

We will also be having a second bottle/can collection Saturday, March 10th
(The Saturdays of Daylight Savings Weekends.)

November 6th, 2012
Anti-Bullying assembly

We have invited Mr. John Halligan to speak to all Hunt students at an assembly.  He will relay his own tragic experience as a dad whose 13 year old son took his own life in 2003, after incessant bullying by peers since the 5th grade, both in school and online.  His story is riveting and powerful, and reminds students that there is a face, a person, a heart on the other end of a computer screen.  

His presentation will begin with a short video collection of home movie clips and still pictures of Ryan.  John will then begin to tell the story of Ryan and the factors that led up to his son's suicide.  The students will gain a perspective from inside a family of a child who is a victim of bullying and cyber bullying.  They will also gain awareness about the signs and risk of teenage suicide and how best to help a friend.  As part of Mr. Halligan's presentation, students will have the chance to ask him questions.  We encourage you to visit http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/ for more information.  

Please call Mr. Amato at 864-8469 prior to November 2nd if you prefer your child not attend this assembly.  There are also a limited number of seats for parents to attend this assembly on November 6th.  Please call the school before November 2nd if you would like to attend. 




November 8th, 2012
Cyber Bulling and Digital Citizenship

presented by Rene Berti, our School Resource Officer
in the Hunt library

A discussion with parents to follow-up on the bullying assembly for students on Nov. 6th with Mr. John Halligan.

Daylight Savings Time ends on 
the first Sunday in November (November 4th,) 
which is when all of our clocks will FALL BACK.  




Vermont State Jr Iron Chef Competition
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Hunt Middle School Junior Iron Chef Applications Available
Applications Due:  Friday, November 2, 2012


Jr Iron Chef VT is hosted by the Burlington School Food Project and Vermont FEED.  It is a statewide competition that gives students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience preparing and cooking nutritious, farm-fresh foods. The program highlights local agriculture and encourages students to make healthy eating choices and understand more about nutrition, farm-fresh foods, the culinary arts and school food systems.      See the website  http://www.jrironchefvt.org/   for more details of the competition. 

If your child is interested in submitting their name for one of Hunt Middle School’s Jr Iron Chef teams, they can pick up an application in the Hunt Library. The student and parent/guardian must fill out and sign the Jr Iron Chef contract AND the permission slip and the student must return both documents to the library no later than Friday, November 2, 2012.  Please note that if we receive more applications than there are slots, names will be pulled out of a hat.

Practices will be held after school in November, December and January.  Dates will be determined by the team coaches.  Please check your current commitments and be sure you have time to participate in the Jr Iron Chef program before signing up. Each team will have an alternate who will replace any team member who has unexcused practice absences. Students can only be excused from practice if they are sick from school the day of the practice. Since students will be using knives and food processing equipment it is essential that they attend practices to learn proper procedures to ensure the safety of all participants.  

Questions Contact:  Jennifer Sutton, Hunt Community Outreach Coordinator, 310-4998, jsutton@bsdvt.org



Hoping that everyone had a happy one...

    Save the Date.... 
  • November 3 - JJ Flynn Elementary Bottle Drive
  • November 4 - Daylight Savings Time ends
  • November 6 - Early Release Day
  • November 6 - Bullying Assembly
  • November 8 - Cyber Bullying and Digital Citizenship discussion 
  • November 12 - Deadline for getting wreath orders in
  • February 2nd, 2013 - Jr. Iron Chef


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Hunt PTO Update 10/22/12





Hoping that the countdown to Halloween still allows 
for down-time and sanity in your busy Hunt household!






...and for those of us who need a calendar on the refrigerator or posted at work to remind us of half days and days off, here's a handy one-pager to keep our families on track:




Daylight Savings Time ends on the first Sunday in November (November 4th,) which is when all of our clocks will FALL BACK.  Your kids will appreciate that extra hour of sleep!

...and here's what else is happening at 
YOUR Hunt Middle School and around the district:

Hunt Community Harvest Dinner 
a Huge Success!
Many thanks to Jennifer Sutton, Jenny Tomczak, and all of the parent and staff volunteers who made this event an incredible success.
Great job, everyone!
 


About 600 people attended the 5th Annual Hunt Community Harvest dinner on October 11th. The food was delicious, the students’ projects displayed were made with much care and thought and the entertainment was great!  We would like to thank all the parents, staff and students who helped in so many ways to make the evening a wonderful community event. 

The menu included many local ingredients; chicken and potatoes, a full salad bar with sweet potato salad and coleslaw, and baked pasta with homemade kale pesto marinara sauce. Students were especially proud of the roasted root vegetable medley, which was loaded with hundreds of pounds of potatoes, carrots, squash, beets, and turnips, many of which they grew right on school grounds in the half-acre Healthy City Youth Farm.

With virtually every student and teacher involved in the dinner, the cafeteria and classrooms buzzed with preparation. Every student harvested produce from Hunt’s Healthy City Youth Farm and then went back to the classroom to create curriculum connecting projects. Students produced drawings about the local vegetables and greens for the placemats, made cards with watercolors and poems of the harvest, designed a display of the farm to plate process and how compost is made, wrote recipes of what makes a good community, set up nutrition information displays about each produce item and made chicken napkin holder centerpieces built from recycled wood. Healthy Living classes prepared the apple crisp and groups of students, parents and staff took turns peeling and chopping local root vegetables for the different entrees.

On the evening of the dinner, the room was filled with aromas of the fresh harvest entrees, the handmade student harvest projects , the sound of jazz played by students and staff as well as the chatter of people joining together, and oil pastels of zinnia’s from Hunt’s farm dancing across the walls.  Our Hunt families of parents, students, staff and senior citizens enjoyed not only a meal together but a celebration as a community.





COMMUNITY DIALOGUE on DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012, 5:00-7:00 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Burlington, Vermont - October 19, 2012 - Burlington School Board of Commissioners invite you to share your opinions and thoughts at:


COMMUNITY DIALOGUE on DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012, 5:00-7:00 pm

Location: ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center – Community Room

Full press release at www.bsdvt.org.



SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR "BOLOCO NIGHT" FUNDRAISER
THIS COMING WEDNESDAY

On October 24th from 5 - 8pm, Boloco on 92 Church St. will be donating a full 25% of its revenue to the
 Hunt Middle School Stone Circle Project.  

This includes both dine-in and take-out orders.  
Please plan to eat a globally inspired burrito at Boloco that evening, and encourage family and friends to do the same.
  Many thanks to Boloco for the restaurant's generosity in supporting this great project!! 




The October PTO meeting is happening THIS week: Thursday, October 25th, at 7 pm.  The agenda is included at the end of this post.


Balsam Pine Vermont Wreaths for sale

Hunt Middle School is holding their Annual Holiday Wreath Sale from now until November 12th. Order forms will be going home this week in backpacks and more can be found in the main office.

All wreaths, kissing balls, and centerpieces are 
hand made in Vermont and last for months.  

If the scent of a gorgeous holiday wreath is just the thing you love to brighten your holidays or you know someone in your life who would love one as gift, please consider purchasing your wreaths from Hunt Middle School PTO. 

All proceeds go directly toward programs and activities for your kids. Contact Gabi Baumann at gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.com or 660-9189 or 
Susan Rutherford at susanrutherford@hotmail.com  or 951-2571 with questions.

Wreaths will be hand delivered to your door, free, if you live in Burlington, or ship one out of state to your loved ones. (shipping charges apply)  





 CCTA Neighborhood Specials – 
Additional Service Approved 
October 17, 2012

From CCTA:

Dear BSD Parents and Members of the Public,
CCTA and the Burlington School District (BSD) met on Thursday, October 11, 2012 to identify what additional Neighborhood Special service is needed to meet current student transportation demand. In that meeting, the following four issues were identified as needing short term solutions:
1) Overcrowding on the afternoon buses departing Burlington High School
2) Overcrowding on the morning buses to Edmunds Middle School from the Riverside Avenue area
3) Overcrowding on the morning buses to Burlington High School from the North Street area.
4) Lack of morning service to the Appletree Point neighborhood.

To address these specific needs, CCTA and BSD developed a service proposal to add service as of Monday, November 5, 2012. The total annual cost of these additional services is $50,500. For the remainder of the 2012-2013 school year, BSD has committed to fund 20% of the cost of the service and at its meeting on October 16, 2012, the CCTA Board of Commissioners agreed to fund the remaining costs.

The details of the additional Neighborhood Special services that will go into effect on Monday, November 5, 2012 will be posted on the CCTA website at http://www.cctaride.org/bus-information/neighborhood-specials.html by Monday, October 22, 2012.

CCTA is very pleased to have been able to work cooperatively with BSD to develop a solution to better serve the community and BSD students.



Mark your calendars!!!

JJ Flynn Elementary Bottle Drive
Saturday, November 3rd from 9am to 5pm

At Merola’s Market

1563 North Avenue
(the corner of Tracy Drive and North Avenue)

Help support the Flynn PTO and clean out those bottles from your garage.

Drive down the right side of the building to the drive-up bottle drop off and say you are donating the cans and bottles to the Flynn PTO.

Merola’s will donate 10% in addition to what is collected to the school.

Tell your friends and neighbors as well!  

Can’t make it that day?  Questions?  Contact Mary Mitchell and you can drop them at the school or her house. 
(863.8983 or Maryellemo1@hotmail.com)

Save those bottles and cans!  This is a quick and easy way to help support our school.

We will also be having a second bottle/can collection Saturday, March 10th
(The Saturdays of Daylight Savings Weekends.)



November 8th, 2012
Cyber Bulling and Digital Citizenship

in the Hunt library

A discussion with parents to follow-up on the bullying assembly for students on Nov. 6th with J. Halligan.

Save the Date.... 
  • October 23 - BSD Community Dialogue on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at ECHO
  • October 24 - Boloco Fundraiser
  • October 25 - Magazine Fundraiser begins
  • October 25 - PTO meeting, 7pm
  • October 30 - Picture Retakes
  • November 3 - JJ Flynn Elementary Bottle Drive
  • November 4 - Daylight Savings Time ends
  • November 6 - Early Release Day
  • November 6 - Bullying Assembly
  • November 8 - Cyber Bullying and Digital Citizenship discussion 

September PTO Meeting
10/25/12
7 pm
AGENDA
  • Welcome and Introductions– Kate Belluche
UPDATES
  • Treasurer’s report, 2012/13 Budget Vote-  10 min -Board
  • Principal’s Corner – 10 min - Rich Amato
  • Entrance Updates/stone circle–5 min -  Susan Rutherford/ Gabi Baumann
  • Fundraising Update- Wreaths/Stone Circle – 10 min - Gabi Baumann
  • Harvest Dinner/Thanksgiving Baskets/Intergenerational Proj/Iron Chef –5 min -  Jen Sutton
New Business
  • Sports Communication – 15 minutes – Kate B.
  • Magazines Sale
  • Vacant Position: Secretary
  • School/Family Partnership Update– VISTA




Sunday, October 7, 2012

Hunt Blog 10/7/12



In spite of the rain of the past two weekends, here's hoping that Hunt families have had ample opportunity to get out and enjoy FALL in Vermont...




...for it is fleeting!

Here are some of the things happening at YOUR Hunt Middle School!   If you have school-related activities that have not yet been posted here, please send them on to Huntmiddleschool@gmail.com



IMPORTANT  

 In case you missed it...

Please make a note that the number for our nurse was incorrect in paperwork sent home at the beginning of the year.  Her correct number is 802-316-9608.

The October PTO meeting has also been rescheduled for Thursday, October 25th, at 7 pm.  Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on October 18th and there is no school that day.  



Hunt Newsletter now online!


The October Hunt newsletter is now on the 
school website!  Please find it here:

http://hunt.bsd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=244755&sessionid=3f21b6e56123f636fb87151aacb82fd5

Read the Principal's Message, catch up on your child's team news, and learn more about the special events and activities going on at school!


Printed copies of newsletters are available and can be sent home with your child upon request.



The NECAP Assessment will be administered 
the week of October 8th-12th

Vermont middle school students have been participating in the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP), which is a series of reading, writing, mathematics and science achievement tests that are administered annually.

During our week of testing students will not have homework. Therefore, we are hoping that students would take this opportunity to rest and relax in order to get ready for the next day of testing. It would also be greatly appreciated that all appointments be scheduled outside the testing dates above and that students should arrive to school no later than 7:50a.m. We thank you for your help and support during testing. If you have any questions or concerns please call Rich Amato or Lashawn Whitmore – Sells 864 -8469.



FREE COMMUNITY HARVEST DINNER  
Thursday, October 11, 2012
      Serving from 6:00 – 7:00 pm  At  Hunt Middle School


 Let’s bring together all of our students, staff and their families to share and celebrate the fresh, local, seasonal food we strive to include in our healthy school lunches.   Our menu will include homemade recipes, classic favorites and a bountiful salad bar.  


Please contact:  Jennifer Tomczak at 865-2792 
or jatomczak1@gmail.com  if you can help.

Looking for a ride?  Please call Siobhan Donegan 

at 864-0984 or email asdonegan@aol.com



Help Needed
To Peel and Chop Vegetables For
The Hunt Community Harvest Dinner


Help is needed to peel and chop the many fresh local vegetables that will be used in the recipes at the Hunt Community Harvest Dinner this week.

We will be working this Wednesday, October 10th from 10:06 am until 3:00 pm. When you arrive at Hunt sign into the main office and get a name tag and then proceed to the classroom as noted below:

October 10th Wednesday (help especially needed on this day!)


10:06 - 10:46 am: Ms Currier's Spanish Classroom # C25
10:48 - 11:58 am: Ms.Chase's French Classroom # C16
12:00 - 12:46 pm: Ms Currier's Spanish Classroom # C25
12:48 - 3:00 pm: Ms.Chase's French Classroom # C16

October 11th Thursday
8:30 - 10:45 am

in the cafeteria to finish up any remaining vegetable prep.

If you have a chopping knife, peeler and cutting board please bring them with you, otherwise we will have some available for you. For questions or more info contact Jennifer Sutton, 310-4998, jsutton@bsdvt.org


Want an easy way to support your PTO that doesn’t require volunteering and won’t cost you a dime? 

Save Box Tops for Education! 

Here’s how to help:

**Box Tops for Education are on the packages of hundreds of participating products that you probably use every day. All you need to do is cut them off the box they are on, stick them in a baggie, and send them to school with your child. There is a container for the Box Tops in the main office.
**Did you know that Box Tops are dated and cannot be used if they are past this expiration date?? 

Make yourself a note on your home or electronic calendar to send in those Box Tops!! Saving them is the first step. Sending them in before they expire is the next.

We will be collecting Box Tops all year long, so start saving and sending in your Box Tops today! The collection box will be located in the main office.

Thanks for choosing to support our school by collecting Box Tops!
Sincerely,
Susan Rutherford
Volunteer Coordinator for Box Tops for Education
Hunt Middle School PTO




STONE CIRCLE PROJECT RECEIVES GENEROUS GRANT FROM BURLINGTON ELKS CLUB

Exciting news!!
Work on the THE STONE CIRCLE will begin on
 Saturday, October 13th!
**********
  
One year ago, a group of dedicated Hunt parents formed for the purpose of raising the necessary funds to beautify the school's front entrance. Thanks to these parents and many others who joined in the effort through direct donations and volunteer hours, our school now has a perennial garden and is about to have a brand new Stone Circle.  

Starting on October 13th, stone mason Michael Scott, the owner of “Restless Native”, will begin installing the stone circle for us. Please look for his beautiful work at www.restlessnativevt.com. This stone garden will make a peaceful place for students to wait for rides and socialize, and a great outdoor classroom.  The large sitting rocks have been hand picked from the Redmond Quarry in Panton, VT.
We are also happy to announce that the Burlington Elk's Club has awarded us a generous grant for the Stone Circle/Outdoor Classroom Project, allowing us to begin the project this fall. Many thanks to Elk's Club members Jim Procopio and Lisa Tulkop for their support and help in making this grant possible.
Our most recent fundraiser was a successful bake sale at the Williston Rest Stops and thanks to the parents who stepped up to volunteer another $735 was raised.
We are close to the $5,000 needed for Stone Circle Project, but one more fundraiser is necessary. Please join us at Boloco on downtown Church Street on October 24th from 5-8pm. Bring your family and friends because 25% of all funds raised from 5-8pm will be generously donated to the Stone Circle project, thanks to the store's manager, Robin Sutphen.
We are very excited to see this Stone Circle Project come to life and are certain it will help to make Hunt a more inviting and welcoming school for you and your children.
*********
Questions or comments pertaining to the Stone Circle Project can be directed to Gabi Baumann at gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net or Susan Rutherford at susanrutherford@hotmail.com



October 24th, 5-8pm Boloco on 92 Church St. will be donating a full 25% of its revenue to the
 Hunt Middle School Stone Circle Project.  

This includes both dine-in and take-out orders.  
Please plan to eat a globally inspired burrito at Boloco that evening, and encourage family and friends to do the same.
  Many thanks to Boloco for the restaurant's generosity in supporting this great project!! 




PTO will be discussing sports communication 
at the October 25th meeting.  

As noted above, the PTO meeting date has been changed to October 25th at 7 pm as October 18th falls during Parent-Teacher conferences.  If you have ideas/experiences/frustrations to share,  please attend this meeting or feel free to send an email to huntmiddleschool@gmail.com and your thoughts will be included in the discussion.







Burlington's celebration of local foods and local farms!

 "School Lunch for Dinner"...and a Movie! 
Burlington High School 
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. 
Friday, October 12th
Free! 

What are kids eating in the cafeteria these days? Experience school lunch 
Burlington-style and pamper your pallet with an array of 
delicious local school food items. 

After dinner join us for a screening of 
What's on Your Plate?
a fresh and funny documentary about 
two 11-year-old girls as they explore 
where their food comes from.

Dinner and the movie are free and we will be gratefully 
accepting a $5-10 donation to the 
Burlington School Food Project at the door.





Hoping to get some exercise this weekend 

AND support some of our FUTURE Hunt students??

     The Sustainability Academy and City Market present...

                                 1st Annual 
             Harvest Fun Run/Walk for Sustainability
               Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 9:00am

                                            at the Intervale!

                 Kids' 1K and a 5K. 

                 After the race, visit with the local food vendors and take part in family activities!

                 Prizes for Adult Races to include craziest localvore costume! 

                 Pumpkin prizes for all registered kids!

                Pre-registration Deadline: Monday, October 8.
                Register at:  www.eatlocalvt.com/harvestfunrun

                All proceeds to benefit the Sustainability Academy.

                Contact

               Tiffany Tillman (tillmanleddy@gmail.com) or Serena Parnau (serenainvt@gmail.com
                with  questions or for scholarship request.

Save the Date.... 
  • October 8 - 12 - NECAP testing
  • October 11 - Harvest Dinner, 6pm - All families invited!
  • October 12 - School Dance, 7-9 pm
  • October 12 - School Lunch for Dinner @ BHS
  • October 14 - Run for Sustainability
  • October 17 - Early Release day
  • October 17 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences; 12:30 - 3:30 pm
  • October 18 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences; 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
  • October 24 - Boloco Fundraiser
  • October 25 - Magazine Drive begins
  • October 25 - PTO meeting, 7pm
  • October 30 - Picture Retakes

Hope to see you at the community dinner on THURSDAY!!