Julie Schondube has been teaching kindergarten at Mary Hogan Elementary School for the last 19 years. This year looks a bit different — instead of hugs and high fives for individual greetings in the morning, the kids wave or dab or do a silly dance. Instead of sitting around tables, each kindergartener has their own […]
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Before the pandemic, Mary Hogan Elementary School nurse Rebecca McKee spent her days tending to minor scratches and bruises, comforting kids who didn’t feel well, and propping her office door wide open so others could wander in to say hi. On weekends, and during the summer, she worked per diem at Porter Pediatrics. But since
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Remember last year, when Vermont passed a law (Act 166) to provide 10 hours of publicly funded high-quality prekindergarten for any 3, 4 or 5 year old whose parent/guardian enrolls them in a prequalified program? yes/no …. well, don’t let your eyes glaze over quite yet, we have some important news for you! On January 25, 2016
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For us, fundraising falls into the “necessary evil” category. No one likes to do it and fewer still like to participate. That’s why we are delighted to hear that the Mary Hogan Read-a-thon is Middlebury Elementary School’s Association’s (MESA) only fundraiser. And the month-long challenge focuses on reading rather than traditional product selling. Last year, students read over 562,000 minutes
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Passing along an urgent call for books….. On Wednesday & Thursday this week (June 10 & 11), “Bonnie’s Book Foundation” (run by Mary Hogan parent Amy Graham) and MESA are sponsoring a summer reading book giveaway. If your family has good condition, gently used books to contribute, please drop them off in the collection box in
Good news, the Mary Hogan Elementary playground in Middlebury is open again and looking quite spiffy! Please share your thoughts; so far we’ve heard that it’s surprisingly toddler-friendly and big kid approved as well.
