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Dear MBS Families ,

Happy March !

We had several special events in the

days leading up to February Break .

Several of these highlighted Malletts

Bay School 's connection to the

greater community . In the following

paragraphs , I 'd like to share a few

with you :

On Wednesday , Feburary 19th , our

band and chorus students

performed for the first time at the

Colchester High School Performing

Arts Center . I was so proud of the

hard work of all of our band and

chorus students . I would like to

recognize both Mrs . Towle and Mr .

Mast for helping to prepare both our

chorus and band students .

MARCH

Upcoming Events

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2-3 Staff Development/Conferences ; No School for Students

12 PTA Meeting in MBS Library

13 Lucky Day Carnival 6 :30 to 8 :00 pm

20 Staff Development Day : No School for Students

26 Musical Showcase grade 3 @ 6 pm grade 4 @ 7 pm

Our fifth grade band and chorus students performedWedensday, February 19th at the CHS Performing Arts

Center.

5 Fourth Quarter Begins

8 Early Release Day

8 School Recess for MBS Pre-K

20-24 School Recess

29 Grade 3 Info Night @ 6 :30 pm

In PE class on February 17th-19th our

students participated in a  "Dodge Heart

Disease" event to raise awareness for

heart disease and funds for the

American Heart Association . Altogether

students raised $1 ,680 .91 for the

American Heart Association .

I 'd also like to give a shout out to Mrs .

Miller 's 5th graders . They helped to

organize a food drive for the Colchester

Food Shelf the two weeks prior to break .

These students helped to count and

collect goods that each homeroom

brought in for the food drive .

Finally , we are looking forward to seeing

you at conferences on this March 2nd

and 3rd !

Respectfully ,

Our third, fourth, and fifth graders helped toraise awareness and funds for heart diseasethrough a "Dodge Heart Disease" event in PE. We also participated in a Food Drive during themonth of February. The non-perishible goods wecollected as a school went to the Colchester FoodShelf.

We encourage every MBS

community member to vote at the

Colchester High School on Tuesday,

March 3rd! You may vote between

7:00AM and 7:00 PM, which is

perfect if you have a conference

scheduled for March 3rd.

SCHOOL AND TOWN BUDGET

VOTE :

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Ms. Burke

WHAT'S GOING ON AT MBS

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February provided the perfect weather to take MBS PE students snow shoeing!

Be sure to follow Mr. Kluk's Instagram @mrkspeworld to see more posts like

those above.

Huge thanks to the entire MBS community

for contributing to the Food Drive. Mrs.

Miller's 5th grade students made our

posters advertising the fundraiser, Mr.

Jacob's class made the most donations, and

our fantastic maintenance team brought all

of this food to the Colchester Food Bank. 

Dodge Heart Disease Week at MBS was

a success! Together we raised over

$1,600 to donate to the American

Heart Association to combat heart

disease.

Would you like to share informationabout your career with students? Ms.

Peltier’s “Career Explorers” Enrichment

would love to have you!  Presentations

are 15-20 minutes long and ideal

presentations have an interactive

activity or use visuals (Concrete Objects,

Work Uniform, Pictures, Displays, Video

Clips). If interested, please fill out this

google form or contact Ms. Peltier

(simrat.peltier@colchestersd.org, 264-

5898).  Thank you, Ms. Peltier

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WHAT'S GOING ON AT MBS

CAREER EXPLORERS : MBS Students are invited to become Bandits

for the Big Change Roundup! This annual

fundraiser supports the UVM Children's

Hospital, and every cent raised goes directly

to UVMCH. Students in grades 3-5 will learn

more about the fundraiser at the March 12 All

School Meeting, and collection kits will be

sent home that day. Preschool families are

welcome to participate. There will also be a

collection jar at the Lucky Day Carnival on

March 13. Kits can be returned to school on

April 1st. Donations can also be made online.

BIG CHANGE ROUNDUP:

MBS PTA Mission: To make every child's potential a reality by engaging andempowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

PTA UPDATES

FOUR SQUARE TOURNAMENT: April 10th , 6:30 - 8:00 pm

MBS Gym

More Details to Follow!

PTA Meeting: When: Thursday, March

12thWhere: MBS Library

MBS Annual Lucky

Day Carnival

Friday, March 13th -

6:30 -8:00

BACK BY POPULAR

DEMAND:

Colchester Youth Lacrosse

Colchester Youth Lacrosse registrations are open and early bird rates end March 6!  Parks &

Rec is offering teams for boys & girls in grades 3 & 4, 5 & 6, and 7 & 8.  Season runs March 30 –

June 14.  Teams will practice twice per week, and then games begin on weekends in May.  If

you have a younger child that would like to try the sport, check out our options for Start

Smart Lacrosse or Lacrosse Launch.  Learn more here.

Girls' Lacrosse Clinic with UVM Women's Lacrosse Team

As an added benefit for female players, check out the Girls’ Lacrosse Clinic with the UVM

Women’s Lacrosse Team on Tuesday, March 24!  The clinic runs 3:00 – 4:00pm at the UVM

Patrick Gym Indoor Turf – a great way for young players to connect with great role models

and continue to build their techniques both offensive and defensive.  You MUST pre-register

for this clinic.       

E-Sports Gaming Tournament

Does your child like video games?  If they are in Grades 4 – 7, check out our upcoming E-

Sports Gaming Tournament on Saturday, March 21!  From 5:30 – 8:00pm, we’ll work our way

through a bracket in an XBOX 360 NBA Game (actual game title TBA) on a LAN network at

the Bayside Activity Center.  Pizza, snacks, and positive socialization all included!  Register by

3/16 so we can set tournament type & brackets.· 

       

Friday Night Friend-zy

Friday Night Friend-zy: Friday, March 27, 6:15 – 8:45pm @ MBS Gym.  Grab some friends and

join us for facilitated games in the gym; arts, crafts, and board games in the cafeteria; a

movie on the big screen in the gym; and pizza!  Open to Grades 2 – 5. 

PARKS AND REC

INFORMATION

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Reminder

Remember that all Parks & Rec programs require pre-registration,

and it’s best to do so at least one week before the program so that

we know there is enough interest and can plan for supplies.  Register

online 24/7 here or send/drop-off a Registration Form to our office. 

Any questions can be directed to 802-264-5640 or  you may email us

at recreation@colchestervt.gov.