Hunt PTO Update 11/27/13

Hunt PTO Update,

November 27th, 2013

Dear Parents,

Our wreath fundraiser was again hugely successful this year! A big thanks to all of you who supported the Hunt PTO by purchasing holiday wreaths or by making a generous donation! 

We sold 321 wreaths and we made $4,150 for our PTO! We could not have done it without each and every one of you and are so grateful for your commitment to our school.


The wreaths will be delivered on Dec. 1st, Sunday after Thanksgiving. We need parent volunteers who can help putting ribbons on the wreaths and deliver them.

Some of you have already indicated that they will be available that day. Thank you so much in advance.

Additional support would be appreciated. Please let us know if you are available Sunday afternoon for one or two hours (or more?).


It would be great if you could reply to Gabi Baumann atgamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net or call 660-9189.

Thanks again for all your support.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Hunt PTO and students.

Hunt Middle School PTO
huntmiddleschool@gmail.com

The November PTO meeting has been POSTPONED until 

Thursday, December 5th, in the Hunt Library.

Mark your calendar for the next meeting on 12/5/13 at 6:30 pm in the library.  Come to inform yourself, come to share your ideas and/or concerns - Just Come!  The draft agenda is included at the end of this blog post.

Please support the 2013 HMS Food Drive!

Hunt Winter Concerts, 2013

Please come out to support our talented HUNT musicians at the three winter concerts coming up in December.  

Chorus concert, 7 pm, December 4th

Orchestra concert, 7 pm, December 11th

Band concert, 7 pm, December 18th

Please don't forget to bring your food donations for the Food Drive (above)  and a few dollars to spend at the bake sale in support of the Hunt Drama Program!

Don't forget to save those Box Tops for Education! You will find them on many specially marked packages of foods and products you buy everyday. All proceeds from Box Tops go directly to the Hunt School Student Council. 

Just take these 3 Easy Steps:

1. Cut Box Tops for Education from specially marked packages of products you purchase already.

2. Save these Box Tops in a bag or envelope.

3. Send these Box Tops to school. You or your student can place the Box Tops in the specially marked can in the Hunt main office. 

Can't find the can? Ask Ms. Virun, who can show you. 

Happy Holiday everyone and thanks for saving Box Tops for Education!! 

Making room for new shoes and boots for the holidays? Do you have shoes and boots that you won't wear anymore, but don't want to throw them into the landfills?

Well, have no fear! The Hunt Student Council collects pre-loved shoes and boots and sends them to "Shoe Box Recycling". Want to know what "Shoe Box Recycling" does with your shoes? ContactSusanrutherford@hotmail.com or a Student Council member.

See the specially marked "Shoe Box" collection receptacle in Hunt's Main lobby and thanks for supporting the Hunt Student Council-who support your kids!!

Hunt Drama Program "Coffee Break' bake sale earns money for Hunt's 2014 Spring Musical

Thanks very much to all the Drama Program members and their parents who baked muffins, cookies and brownies, and to those who sold these delicious baked goods and hot coffee last Sunday, 11/17. Even on a dreary Sunday in November, their hard work managed to earn $372 toward the overall cost of this spring's musical, West Side Story. 

Don't forget: The Hunt Drama Program will be selling baked goods at the chorus and band concerts this winter. See you at the bake sales and at our spring musical!! 

LED Sign Coming to a School Near You! 

Two years ago members of the Hunt PTO took on a project that they believed would be beneficial to the students of Hunt as well as to the community at large. The location of Hunt Middle School is not readily known, indeed, many parents comment that they did not know exactly where Hunt was until their children started school there. To bring more community awareness to both the presence of Hunt and the range of activities taking place at our school, members of the Hunt PTO plan to have a school sign installed on North Avenue. Similar to the LED sign that graces North Avenue in front of Burlington High School (BHS), the Hunt sign will announce events at the school and other important dates connected with the school. The Hunt sign will be the same type of sign as the BHS sign, but it will be smaller and placed near the corner of North Avenue and the one-way street exiting from Hunt, across from Woodbury Road. 

Since September of 2012, the PTO's fundraising committee has raised an extra $11,000 above and beyond the funds needed for regular PTO programs and projects that directly served HMS students. No funds raised for regular PTO activities are being used for the sign. We managed to secure a $2,500 donation from Scott Hammond and Lisa Steele and another $1,500 from Eric Farrell. We increased our fundraising specifically to cover all the costs associated with the sign project, which includes purchasing the sign along with the electrical and site work. Since the key parents involved in this project have students graduating from Hunt in 2014, we need to complete the project this year. 

Many of us at Hunt believe that a commanding and informative sign will help bridge the gap between Hunt Middle School and the community and will contribute to pride in the school, which in turn will benefit the community. If you have any questions regarding our Parent Teacher Organization or the Hunt Sign Project, please feel free to contact Gabi Baumann or Brian Pine.

Save the Date!

• November 27, 28, and 29 - NO SCHOOL; Thanksgiving Break
• December 1st - Wreath Delivery!
• December 4th - Chorus concert, 7 pm
• December 5th - PTO Meeting at 6:30 in the library
• December 11th - Orchestra concert, 7 pm
• December 18th - Band concert, 7 pm

 PTO Meeting

12/5/13, 6:30 pm

AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions– Kate Belluche
• Volunteer secretary for Nov. meeting

OPEN FORUM:

What’s on your mind?  Questions?  Comments?  Concerns?

UPDATES

• Treasurer’s report - 10 min –Brian Pine
• Principal’s Corner – 10 min - Rich Amato
• HMS/Community Connection- overview–10 min- Jen Sutton
• Fundraising Update - 10 min – Gabi Baumann
• What goes on blog – 5 min – Susan Rutherford
• Spanish at BHS – 5 min -  Gabi
• Parent/teacher Conferences – 5 min - Gabi
• Team/UA Grant Update – 5 min- Kate
• Misc Issues - Mindfulness Program – Cruz/Montgomery – connected Ms. Cruz with Center for Mindfulness,  Student Achievement Ceremonies- when are teams celebrating?, Sports communication (Hunt committees – parent and/or student input?)  Is PAWS still happening?  Has it been evaluated?

Next Meeting:  Thursday, 12/19/13,  6:30-8pm

 Agenda Items:

Hunt PTO Update 11/21/13

Hunt PTO Update,

November 21st, 2013

This week's PTO meeting has been POSTPONED until 

Thursday, December 5th, in the Hunt Library.

Mark your calendar for the next meeting on 12/5/13 at 6:30 pm in the library.  Come to inform yourself, come to share your ideas and/or concerns - Just Come!  The draft agenda is included at the end of this blog post.

a gracious note of thanks from Team Solstice...

A thoughtful note from Team Solstice for the PTO's contribution to its students!

BHS Drama presents...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels


November 21-23 at 7:30 pm, at Burlington High School, 52 Institute Road in Burlington.


Tickets available at the door.
$10 general/$5 students & senior citizens

FYI, The Synopsis Blurb:

This Tony Award winning musical comedy centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is a suave and sophisticated fellow, who makes a lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other is a small-time crook who swindles women by arousing their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. When the two attempt to join forces the plan fails miserably so they come to an agreement to pull off one great scam where the winner stays and the other leaves town forever. A madcap battle of the cons ensues that keeps audiences laughing and trying to guess the cons’ next move to the end!

And this just in!

Not sure if you'd heard the good news that the Burlington Students Foundation is once again offering FREE admission to any Burlington middle school student to attend the BHS performance of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" this Thursday Nov 21, Friday Nov 22 and Saturday Nov 23 evenings at 7:30pm. 

Many thanks to the BSF for this generous opportunity!

  An invite from the Hunt administration to YOU...

Parent Coffee

YOU ARE INVITED! 

Principal/Parent Coffee

Friday, November 22nd, 8:10am to 8:55am

Have coffee or tea with our Principals. Tell us what's on your mind.  Let us know what's working or what's not working. Ask questions or just chat and relax with us in our library. THIS Friday morning at 8:10am.

LED Sign Coming to a School Near You! 

Two years ago members of the Hunt PTO took on a project that they believed would be beneficial to the students of Hunt as well as to the community at large. The location of Hunt Middle School is not readily known, indeed, many parents comment that they did not know exactly where Hunt was until their children started school there. To bring more community awareness to both the presence of Hunt and the range of activities taking place at our school, members of the Hunt PTO plan to have a school sign installed on North Avenue. Similar to the LED sign that graces North Avenue in front of Burlington High School (BHS), the Hunt sign will announce events at the school and other important dates connected with the school. The Hunt sign will be the same type of sign as the BHS sign, but it will be smaller and placed near the corner of North Avenue and the one-way street exiting from Hunt, across from Woodbury Road. 

Since September of 2012, the PTO's fundraising committee has raised an extra $11,000 above and beyond the funds needed for regular PTO programs and projects that directly served HMS students. No funds raised for regular PTO activities are being used for the sign. We managed to secure a $2,500 donation from Scott Hammond and Lisa Steele and another $1,500 from Eric Farrell. We increased our fundraising specifically to cover all the costs associated with the sign project, which includes purchasing the sign along with the electrical and site work. Since the key parents involved in this project have students graduating from Hunt in 2014, we need to complete the project this year. 

Many of us at Hunt believe that a commanding and informative sign will help bridge the gap between Hunt Middle School and the community and will contribute to pride in the school, which in turn will benefit the community. If you have any questions regarding our Parent Teacher Organization or the Hunt Sign Project, please feel free to contact Gabi Baumann or Brian Pine.

to you and yours.

Save the Date!

• November 21-23 - Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels at BHS, 7:30 pm  FREE for HUNT students!
• November 22 - Parent Coffee with the Principal, 8:10 am
• November 27, 28, and 29 - NO SCHOOL; Thanksgiving Break
• December 5th - PTO Meeting at 6:30 in the library

 PTO Meeting

12/5/13, 6:30 pm

AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions– Kate Belluche
• Volunteer secretary for Nov. meeting

OPEN FORUM:

What’s on your mind?  Questions?  Comments?  Concerns?

UPDATES

• Treasurer’s report - 10 min –Brian Pine
• Principal’s Corner – 10 min - Rich Amato
• HMS/Community Connection- overview–10 min- Jen Sutton
• Fundraising Update - 10 min – Gabi Baumann
• What goes on blog – 5 min – Susan Rutherford
• Spanish at BHS – 5 min -  Gabi
• Parent/teacher Conferences – 5 min - Gabi
• Team/UA Grant Update – 5 min- Kate
• Misc Issues - Mindfulness Program – Cruz/Montgomery – connected Ms. Cruz with Center for Mindfulness,  Student Achievement Ceremonies- when are teams celebrating?, Sports communication (Hunt committees – parent and/or student input?)  Is PAWS still happening?  Has it been evaluated?

Next Meeting:  Thursday, 12/19/13,  6:30-8pm

 Agenda Items:

Hunt PTO Update 11/14/13

Be sure to check out the information-PACKED 

HMS November school newsletter here:

http://hunt.bsd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=244755&sessionid=65d9c3941ce71d3f7c7ef72bfb740c4a

More help is needed for THIS weekend's "Coffee Break" bake sale to benefit the Hunt school musical!

Click on the link for Sign-up Genius below!

Is your child planning to participate in the HMS 2014 production of West Side Story???? We hope so - arts education is critical for all our kiddoes! Read below how you can help us prepare by raising money to pay for the show...
Coffee Break Bake Sale at the Williston Rest Stops
Help Needed to raise money for Hunt's 2014 Musical-West Side Story

What: A "Coffee Break" bake sale to raise money for the Hunt Drama Club's spring musical, West Side Story

When: Sunday, November 17th, from 7:00a.m.- 3:00pm

Where: Williston Rest Stops, Interstate Travel Information Centers, southbound and northbound

Who: Susan Rutherford is the lead for the bake sale and her contact information is susanrutherford @hotmail.com and her home phone is 951-2571, BUT she cannot do this alone! Please consider volunteering for this fundraiser either by agreeing to volunteer your time, by baking, or by donating something to be sold at the bake sale.

FYI - It costs about $6000 to put on a middle school musical. This sale is one of the ways we are raising money to pay for the production. We encourage you to be generous with your time and/or baking. The more money we make from hungry travelers, the less money we have to ask for from families - help us make this play affordable for everyone! We HIGHLY encourage you to volunteer your actor/actress to serve alongside you.


Click on the Link below to see what is still needed and sign up for a shift or a donation. Thanks!
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E48AAA72AA6F58-coffee

Wreath Orders are Due on Friday, November 15th!

Contact Gabi Baumann at 660-9189 or gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net if you have questions! 

Your PTO is selling fresh, long lasting and thick (double-sided!) balsam wreaths. This year's offerings also include traditional centerpieces and kissing balls that will brighten your home or table. These Vermont-made products make great gifts for your family and friends. Our wreaths are the finest wreaths found anywhere and hand-crafted in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont by a family owned business. 

100% of proceeds will go directly toward PTO activities and will also support Hunt's "Close-Up Washington" team.

Order forms went out earlier this month with all of the students. Please ask your child about it. Additional order forms can be found in the main office or print a copy from the Hunt PTO blog spot, or the Hunt website. Order forms can be placed in the main office. 

Any questions? Contact PTO Fundraising Chair Gabi Baumann at 660-9189 or email gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net or J.P. Gagnon at jpgagnon@bsdvt.org. 

Mr. Gagnon will also answer all of your questions about the Washington student trip in April.

Without the support of all our families, we will not be able to run many important programs! Please support your PTO and order now! Thank you.

Mark your calendar for the November PTO meeting next Thursday at 6:30pm in the library.  Come to inform yourself, come to share your ideas and/or concerns - Just Come!  The draft agenda is included at the end of this blog post.

Very Merry Theatre's 333 Troupe presents the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Treasure Island, this week. Join the fun as Long John Silver and his pirate mates tangle with young Jim Hawkins and friends and try to find the hidden treasure first!


WHERE: 333 North Winooski (behind Good News Garage/Enter from Riverside Ave.) , at the Very Merry Theater

WHEN: Thurs, Nov 14 @ 7PM // Fri, Nov 15 @ 4:30PM & 7PM

Hunt LED Marquee project organizers in need of skilled professionals!

The Hunt PTO has been busy on a project for the past two years: raising the funds and clearing other hurdles to installing an LED marquee for Hunt outreach. We have changed the zoning ordinance at City Council. Raised $9,500 (just got $2,500 on 10/28/13!). Now we need to rally the community to help us keep costs down.

We need these professionals to help us:

• Structural engineer will provide actual sizes and dimensions of the steel pole(s) footing, etc. They will give us a design and seal it for the Building Inspector.

• Electrician to bring power to the site and make the connection

• Stone mason to wrap the steel support frame in bricks like the BHS marquee.

• Excavation contractor to do the site work, remove sections of chain link fence and install replacement concrete for the sidewalk.

 Please contact Brian Pine at 578-6953 if you can help us out or know someone who may be willing to help.

Do you shop at Hannaford? You can earn money for Hunt without even trying. From September 1 to December 1, 2013, when you purchase participating products, you earn "school dollars" that Hunt can use. Our local Hannaford will give an additional $1,000 to the school in their area that earns the most money. CP Smith and Flynn have won extra $1,000 in recent years. How do you raise money for your school shopping at Hannaford? 1. LOOK FOR THE TAGS on more than 700 participating products. 1. LOOK FOR THE TAGS on more than 700 participating products.

2. BUY 4 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS and receive 3 school dollars at the register. 2. BUY 4 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS and receive 3 school dollars at the register.

3. DEPOSIT SCHOOL DOLLARS in the collection tower in-store. Located on the right-hand side of the exit nearest the registers 3. DEPOSIT SCHOOL DOLLARS in the collection tower in-store. Located on the right-hand side of the exit nearest the registers

Please contact Shireen Hart, shart@primmer.com, 999-9170, with any questions about this Hannaford fundraiser or to get involved!

BHS Drama presents...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

November 21-23 at 7:30 pm,
at Burlington High School, 52 Institute Road in Burlington

Tickets available at the door.  
$10 general/$5 students & senior citizens


FYI, The Synopsis Blurb:

This Tony Award winning musical comedy centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is a suave and sophisticated fellow, who makes a lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other is a small-time crook who swindles women by arousing their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. When the two attempt to join forces the plan fails miserably so they come to an agreement to pull off one great scam where the winner stays and the other leaves town forever. A madcap battle of the cons ensues that keeps audiences laughing and trying to guess the cons’ next move to the end!

                

  An invite from the Hunt administration to YOU...

Parent Coffee

Principal/Parent Coffee

Friday, November 22nd, 8:10am to 8:55am

Please join Mr. Amato for coffee and tea. Mr. Amato and other Hunt parents will be available for informal conversation focusing on your child's needs/experiences at Hunt. 

Save the Date!

• November 15th - School Dance
• November 17th - Coffee Stop Bake Sale at Williston Rest Stops
• November 18th - Winter athletic tryouts
• November 21 - PTO Meeting at 6:30 in the library
• November 21-23 - Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels at BHS, 7:30 pm
• November 22 - Parent Coffee with the Principal, 8:10 am
• November 27, 28, and 29 - NO SCHOOL; Thanksgiving Break

November PTO Meeting

11/21/13, 6:30 pm

AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions– Kate Belluche
• Volunteer secretary for Nov. meeting

OPEN FORUM:

What’s on your mind?  Questions?  Comments?  Concerns?

UPDATES

• Treasurer’s report - 10 min –Brian Pine
• Principal’s Corner – 10 min - Rich Amato
• HMS/Community Connection- overview–10 min- Jen Sutton
• Fundraising Update - 10 min – Gabi Baumann
• What goes on blog – 5 min – Susan Rutherford
• Spanish at BHS – 5 min -  Gabi
• Parent/teacher Conferences – 5 min - Gabi
• Team/UA Grant Update – 5 min- Kate
• Misc Issues - Mindfulness Program – Cruz/Montgomery – connected Ms. Cruz with Center for Mindfulness,  Student Achievement Ceremonies- when are teams celebrating?, Sports communication (Hunt committees – parent and/or student input?)  Is PAWS still happening?  Has it been evaluated?

Next Meeting:  Thursday, 12/19/13,  6:30-8pm

 Agenda Items:

Hunt PTO Update 11/7/13

Be sure to check out the information-PACKED 

HMS November school newsletter here:

http://hunt.bsd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=244755&sessionid=65d9c3941ce71d3f7c7ef72bfb740c4a

 

Hunt Community Harvest Dinner Celebration a Huge Success!

Over 700 people attended the 6th Annual Hunt Community Harvest Dinner Celebration on October 24th. The food was delicious, the students’ projects displayed were made with much care and thought and the musical entertainment was wonderful! 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! 

 

Huge thanks to Jen Sutton and Jenny Tomzcak for the seamless organization! 

Speaking of organization, the Harvest Dinner is an annual event that depends on a family/school partnership. The school end is all set, as Jen Sutton organizes this event as part of her job. This year we did not have a current Hunt caregiver step forward to help organize - luckily we had parent alum, Jenny Tomzcak willing to take on the role. For 2014 Hunt is in need of a parent volunteer coordinator to help with this event. A job description is provided below. Maybe this event is how you would like to contribute to Hunt middle school. To inquire, contact Jen Sutton at jsutton@bsdvt.org.

Parent Organizer Opportunity: Recruit 25-35 parent and high school volunteers to work at the Hunt Community Harvest Dinner. Over half of those will be the same people who worked the year before so you only need to find about 10-15 new volunteers. The night of the dinner, stay from 4-8 pm to coordinate the parent/high school volunteers (assign and oversee their duties), help with setup and cleanup, and work closely with the school coordinator (Jennifer Sutton) to keep the event running smoothly. (Note: Jennifer Sutton recruits and oversees the staff and student volunteers and coordinates the overall running of the event.)

 

 

Did you know that the PTO funds Teams with $5/student (~$400+/team) to help teams fund enriching experiences for their students? The Oasis team was recently funded for their request to take their students to the Flynn theatre to see Step Afrika as well as a trip to the International Festival in December. Your PTO fundraising dollars at work for YOUR STUDENTS!

WINTER ATHLETIC SIGN-UPS

Informational Meeting and Sign-Ups on Nov 11th at 6:30pm.  Tryouts start on Nov 18th.

Spring Sign ups will be held on March 17th at 6:30pm.
Tryouts will begin on March 31st.

Public Forum on School Board Configuration under City Redistricting

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

6 - 7 p.m.

Burlington High School Cafeteria

The Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee of the Board will hold a public forum prior to a Board discussion regarding the configuration of the School Board if redistricting in Burlington passes in March. The current proposal calls for an 8 Ward, 16 member School Board, increasing its current configuration by two. The Full Board will discuss this proposal at its meeting later Tuesday night and would like to hear from citizens about this or other proposals for Board configuration. 

Coffee Break Bake Sale at the 

Williston Rest Stops

Is your child planning to participate in the HMS 2014 production of West Side Story???? We hope so - arts education is critical for all our kiddoes! Read below how you can help us prepare by raising money to pay for the show...

Help Needed to raise money for Hunt's 2014 Musical-West Side Story. 

What: A "Coffee Break" bake sale to raise money for the Hunt Drama Club's spring musical, West Side Story

When: Sunday, November 17th, from 7:00a.m.- 3:00pm

Where: Williston Rest Stops, Interstate Travel Information Centers, southbound and northbound

Who: Susan Rutherford is the lead for the bake sale and her contact information is susanrutherford @hotmail.com and her home phone is 951-2571, BUT she cannot do this alone! 

Please consider volunteering for this fundraiser either by agreeing to volunteer your time, by baking, or by donating something to be sold at the bake sale.



FYI - It costs about $6000 to put on a middle school musical. This sale is one of the ways we are raising money to pay for the production. We encourage you to be generous with your time and/or baking. The more money we make from hungry travelers, the less money we have to ask for from families - help us make this play affordable for everyone! We HIGHLY encourage you to volunteer your actor/actress to serve alongside you.
Click on the Link below to see what is still needed and sign up for a shift or a donation. Thanks!

http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E48AAA72AA6F58-coffee

Hunt LED Marquee project organizers in need of skilled professionals!

The Hunt PTO has been busy on a project for the past two years: raising the funds and clearing other hurdles to installing an LED marquee for Hunt outreach. We have changed the zoning ordinance at City Council. Raised $9,500 (just got $2,500 on 10/28/13!). Now we need to rally the community to help us keep costs down.

We need these professionals to help us:

• Structural engineer will provide actual sizes and dimensions of the steel pole(s) footing, etc. They will give us a design and seal it for the Building Inspector.

• Electrician to bring power to the site and make the connection

• Stone mason to wrap the steel support frame in bricks like the BHS marquee.

• Excavation contractor to do the site work, remove sections of chain link fence and install replacement concrete for the sidewalk.

 Please contact Brian Pine at 578-6953 if you can help us out or know someone who may be willing to help.

Do you shop at Hannaford? You can earn money for Hunt without even trying. From September 1 to December 1, 2013, when you purchase participating products, you earn "school dollars" that Hunt can use. Our local Hannaford will give an additional $1,000 to the school in their area that earns the most money. CP Smith and Flynn have won extra $1,000 in recent years. How do you raise money for your school shopping at Hannaford? 1. LOOK FOR THE TAGS on more than 700 participating products. 1. LOOK FOR THE TAGS on more than 700 participating products.

2. BUY 4 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS and receive 3 school dollars at the register. 2. BUY 4 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS and receive 3 school dollars at the register.

3. DEPOSIT SCHOOL DOLLARS in the collection tower in-store. Located on the right-hand side of the exit nearest the registers 3. DEPOSIT SCHOOL DOLLARS in the collection tower in-store. Located on the right-hand side of the exit nearest the registers

Please contact Shireen Hart, shart@primmer.com, 999-9170, with any questions about this Hannaford fundraiser or to get involved!

Our Annual Holiday Wreath Sale has begun!

Your PTO is selling fresh, long lasting and thick (double-sided!) balsam wreaths. This year's offerings also include traditional centerpieces and kissing balls that will brighten your home or table. These Vermont-made products make great gifts for your family and friends. Our wreaths are the finest wreaths found anywhere and hand-crafted in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont by a family owned business. 

100% of proceeds will go directly toward PTO activities and will also support Hunt's "Close-Up Washington" team.

Order forms went out last week with all of the students. Please ask your child about it.

Additional order forms can be found in the main office or print a copy from the Hunt PTO blog spot, or the Hunt website. Order forms can be placed in the main office. 

Any questions? Contact PTO Fundraising Chair Gabi Baumann at 660-9189 or email gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net or J.P. Gagnon at jpgagnon@bsdvt.org. 

Mr. Gagnon will also answer all of your questions about the Washington student trip in April.

Without the support of all our families, we will not be able to run many important programs! Please support your PTO and order now! Thank you.

BHS Drama presents...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

November 21-23 at 7:30 pm,
at Burlington High School, 52 Institute Road in Burlington

Tickets available at the door.  
$10 general/$5 students & senior citizens


FYI, The Synopsis Blurb:

This Tony Award winning musical comedy centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is a suave and sophisticated fellow, who makes a lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other is a small-time crook who swindles women by arousing their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. When the two attempt to join forces the plan fails miserably so they come to an agreement to pull off one great scam where the winner stays and the other leaves town forever. A madcap battle of the cons ensues that keeps audiences laughing and trying to guess the cons’ next move to the end!

                

  An invite from the Hunt administration to YOU...

Parent Coffee

Principal/Parent Coffee

Friday, November 22nd, 8:10am to 8:55am

Please join Mr. Amato for coffee and tea. Mr. Amato and other Hunt parents will be available for informal conversation focusing on your child's needs/experiences at Hunt. 

It's time again for our annual magazine drive! 

This is the student council's only direct fundraiser and all of the money raised goes to activities and purchases chosen and organized by the students themselves. Over the years, the student council has spent money on many terrific things that kids enjoy, like our PAWS mascot costume, the comfy chairs in the learning center, iPads, the band's drum set, sports equipment, and many, many other things. 

The student council supports regular events like the talent show and spirit days. We have also contributed to student-selected charities, and have responded to funding requests from classes, teams, and clubs throughout the school.  A chunk of money always goes back to teams for field trips and activities. And finally, we pay for the eighth grade dance and the buses for the annual eighth grade trip. And most of the money for all of this work comes from the magazine drive. So if you are willing and able to help out, please consider ordering a magazine from your favorite Hunt student. 

You can see kids directly, or you can order on line through this link: www.gaschoolstore.com. School pin # 2649085. Thank you for your support! 

Please contact Mrs. Daigle for more information at mdaigle@bsdvt.org

          

Announcing this year’s HMS musical...

West Side Story, produced by Very Merry Theatre and the Hunt Drama Committee

Performances: April 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2014

Auditions: January 28th, 29th and 30th, 2014

Calling all students, staff and family members interested in helping with the production.

Please contact Shireen Hart, shart@primmer.com, 999-9170, with any questions or to get involved behind the scenes.

Save the Date!

• November 8 - Report Cards go home
• November 11th - Winter athletic sign-ups
• November 15th - School Dance
• November 17th - Coffee Stop Bake Sale at Williston Rest Stops
• November 18th - Winter athletic tryouts
• November 21 - PTO Meeting at 6:30 in the library
• November 21-23 - Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels at BHS, 7:30 pm
• November 22 - Parent Coffee with the Principal, 8:10 am
• November 27, 28, and 29 - NO SCHOOL; Thanksgiving Break