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Congratulations to the following four ConVal High School students who have been accepted to the New England Music Festival this year:
- Kaylee Calistro (Band-Trumpet)
- Austin Sloan (Band-Alto Sax)
- Abby Theberge (Chorus-Soprano)
- Emeline Tyler-Wall (Band-Bass Clarinet)
The Concert Festival will take place from March 11-13 this year. "Typically, we would attend a New England High School for those three days and have rehearsals with an esteemed music director," noted Band Director Jim Wickham and Chorus Director Brian Moore. "However, due to COVID, we are unsure of the format of the festival at this time."
The process for acceptance to the Festival included individually practicing and working up a solo selection of the students' choice to performance level. Students then recorded it and submitted it for review. The adjudicators are typically college professors for the students' instrument and voice.
The New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA) is dedicated to offering high school musicians from across New England the opportunity to pursue musical excellence. Through solo festivals, ensemble festivals, and concert festivals, NEMFA seeks to instill in each student a lifelong interest in music as a basic human experience.
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- Kaylee Calistro (Band-Trumpet)
- Austin Sloan (Band-Alto Sax)
- Abby Theberge (Chorus-Soprano)
- Emeline Tyler-Wall (Band-Bass Clarinet)
The Concert Festival will take place from March 11-13 this year.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [1] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13157 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2021-01-12 21:26:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-01-13 02:26:00 [post_content] =>Hello ConVal Community,
This evening the ConVal School Board approved the recommendation of the COVID-19 Monitoring Team to move to the Green Phase of the ConVal Reopening Plan.
This move allows for reinstituting in-person learning on January 19, 2021, and to restart ConVal High School’s winter athletic programs, with varsity teams participating in a competitive, limited, regional NHIAA sanctioned schedule. During this time, members of the Blue and Gold Cohorts will be allowed to combine and form teams.
Any ConVal High School athlete who participates will be required to sign a COVID-19 waiver and they, as well as siblings or household members, would be required to learn/work remotely until after their final competition and a 14-day quarantine before they can return to in-person learning.
The following timeline will be used to restart ConVal’s winter sports schedule:
1/14/21-1/17/21 - Team conditioning and practice sessions; coaches will be in contact with their athletes regarding tryout/practice dates and times.
1/18/21 - First date to play games.
This plan will be re-evaluated prior to and during these dates to determine if COVID-19 cases have increased in the region.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at jreitnauer@conval.edu.
Sincerely,
John Reitnauer
Hello ConVal Community,
This evening the ConVal School Board approved the recommendation of the COVID-19 Monitoring Team to move to the Green Phase of the ConVal Reopening Plan.
This move allows for reinstituting in-person learning on January 19, 2021, and to restart ConVal High School’s winter athletic programs, with varsity teams participating in a competitive,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4497 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2021-01-12 08:54:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-01-12 13:54:03 [post_content] =>Good Morning ConVal Community,
After careful analysis of the context of COVID-19 cases in the nine ConVal communities, the significant mitigation strategies that have been successfully put into place across the District, and in balancing benefits and risks of in-person instruction, the COVID-19 Monitoring Team recommends that the School Board move the District back to the green phase of the Reopening Plan.
For more details on the multiple factors that were considered in issuing this recommendation, please see the Review, Update, and Recommendation document here.
As always, if you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to me at ksaunders@conval.edu.
Best,
Kimberly
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Good Morning ConVal Community,
After careful analysis of the context of COVID-19 cases in the nine ConVal communities, the significant mitigation strategies that have been successfully put into place across the District, and in balancing benefits and risks of in-person instruction, the COVID-19 Monitoring Team recommends that the School Board move the District back to the green phase of the Reopening Plan.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [3] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13151 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2021-01-08 14:15:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-01-08 19:15:19 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for January 8, 2021.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News January 8, 2021 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-january-8-2021 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2021-01-08 14:15:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2021-01-08 19:15:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13151 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-january-8-2021/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for January 8, 2021.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [4] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4493 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2021-01-06 19:09:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-01-07 00:09:39 [post_content] =>Good Evening ConVal Community,
We were informed today of a case of COVID-19 at Great Brook School. We immediately contacted, worked with, and followed guidelines from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) to determine if any staff or students were in close contact with the infected individual. NH DHHS defines close contact with the infected person as being within six feet for a total of ten cumulative minutes or more, beginning two days prior to first illness onset or collection of a positive test, whichever is earlier. When close contact occurs, we contact those individuals or their parent/guardian to instruct them on how to self-quarantine at home.
Thanks to the vigilance of the staff and students who are currently in person at Great Brook School, no individuals met the above definition of close contact, and we are able to continue our Great Brook programming as planned.
The safety of our children, employees, and community is our top priority. To ensure the health and safety of all, we have been following CDC guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting. In addition, we should all take the following precautions to prevent the spread of the disease:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid close contact with others. When outside your home, keep a distance of at least 6 feet between yourself and others.
- Wear a cloth face covering that covers your mouth and nose to protect others when in public areas.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Stay home if you have a fever or are not feeling well.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to me at ksaunders@conval.edu.
Best,
Kimberly
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Good Evening ConVal Community,
We were informed today of a case of COVID-19 at Great Brook School. We immediately contacted, worked with, and followed guidelines from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) to determine if any staff or students were in close contact with the infected individual. NH DHHS defines close contact with the infected person as being within six feet for a total of ten cumulative minutes or more,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4492 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2021-01-06 14:00:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-01-06 19:00:02 [post_content] =>Good Afternoon ConVal Community,
We were informed today of a case of COVID-19 at Pierce School. We are actively working with, and following guidelines from, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). NH DHHS has requested we provide contact information for anyone who has been identified as having had close contact (within 6 feet for a total of 10 cumulative minutes or more, beginning 2 days prior to first illness onset or collection of a positive test, whichever is earlier) with the infected person. We have already contacted those identified individuals, and NH DHHS may also contact these individuals or their parent/guardian to instruct them on how to self-quarantine at home.
We are very fortunate that very few people were exposed, and we will be able to continue our present programming at Pierce School. Those families and staff who have been exposed will be directed to get tested and keep their children, or themselves, quarantined for 14 days following their last possible exposure.
The safety of our children, employees, and community is always our top priority. To ensure your health and safety, we have been following CDC guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting. In addition, we should all continue to take the following precautions to prevent the spread of the disease:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid close contact with others. When outside your home, keep a distance of at least 6 feet between yourself and others.
- Wear a cloth face covering that covers your mouth and nose to protect others when in public areas.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Stay home if you have a fever or are not feeling well.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to me at ksaunders@conval.edu.
Best,
Kimberly
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Good Afternoon ConVal Community,
We were informed today of a case of COVID-19 at Pierce School. We are actively working with, and following guidelines from, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). NH DHHS has requested we provide contact information for anyone who has been identified as having had close contact (within 6 feet for a total of 10 cumulative minutes or more,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [6] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13146 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2021-01-06 08:35:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-01-06 13:35:00 [post_content] =>Good morning ConVal Community,
On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, the ConVal School Board adopted the recommendation of the CVHS administration and the COVID-19 Monitoring Team that participation in all winter athletic programs continue to be paused while the District is in the Orange Phase.
The suspension of winter athletics will be re-evaluated on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, and during this time, coaches will be in contact with their teams remotely to conduct team meetings and remote workouts. Please check our website for updates.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at jreitnauer@conval.edu.
John Reitnauer
Athletics Director, ConVal Regional High School
Good morning ConVal Community,
On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, the ConVal School Board adopted the recommendation of the CVHS administration and the COVID-19 Monitoring Team that participation in all winter athletic programs continue to be paused while the District is in the Orange Phase.
The suspension of winter athletics will be re-evaluated on Tuesday,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [7] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13110 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-31 14:14:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-31 19:14:58 [post_content] =>The Link is a student-created publication which is produced in cooperation with the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript.
The student work is based on writing, editing, and photography that is done in a co-curricular club at ConVal Regional High School and is advised by Lance Levesque. Ben Conant, editor at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, serves as the outside advisor.
According to Levesque, getting an issue out still during the current year was a particular challenge. "The Link Magazine staff met its deadline today and completed their issue for this semester," Levesque said. "I am so proud of everyone, given the late start we had."
The theme for the publication was a reflection on the year 2020. "'Silver Bells and Silver Linings' is what we went with this semester," Levesque explained. "We wanted to focus on the challenges but also the positive stories and silver linings that have come out of the coronavirus pandemic."
To access the .pdf file of The Link's December 31, 2020 issue, please click here.
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The student work is based on writing, editing, and photography that is done in a co-curricular club at ConVal Regional High School and is advised by Lance Levesque. Ben Conant, editor at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [8] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13106 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-23 12:39:24 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-23 17:39:24 [post_content] =>Principal Heather McKillop sends holiday messages to ConVal High School students and their families. Please click on the respective play button below to access the videos.
Message to Students
Message to Families
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Message to Students
Message to Families
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Second grade has been learning about winter celebrations around the world. Mrs. McLaughlin's class had a visit from Mrs. Aldrich's home to learn about her family's Hannukah traditions and she shared a story.
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Second grade has been learning about winter celebrations around the world. Mrs. McLaughlin’s class had a visit from Mrs. Aldrich’s home to learn about her family’s Hannukah traditions and she shared a story.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [10] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13090 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-21 10:25:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-21 15:25:05 [post_content] =>Even though the coronavirus pandemic made the traditional holiday concert impossible this year, chorus and band students came together in their respective cohorts in produce a musical holiday cheer.
The 2020 ConVal Music Department Holiday Medley was based on students performing, socially distanced, in their temporary rehearsal space, the ConVal cafeteria.
The recordings took place on November 12 and 16. The video and sound files were then edited together to showcase both groups in one composite video. Please click on the play button below.
[post_title] => 2020 Music Department Holiday Medley (Blue & Gold Cohorts) [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 2020-music-department-holiday-medley-blue-gold-cohorts [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-21 10:27:46 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-21 15:27:46 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13090 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/2020-music-department-holiday-medley-blue-gold-cohorts/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Happy-Holidays-2020.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Happy-Holidays-2020-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Happy-Holidays-2020-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Happy-Holidays-2020-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Happy-Holidays-2020-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Even though the coronavirus pandemic made the traditional holiday concert impossible this year, chorus and band students came together in their respective cohorts in produce a musical holiday cheer.
The 2020 ConVal Music Department Holiday Medley was based on students performing, socially distanced, in their temporary rehearsal space, the ConVal cafeteria.
The recordings took place on November 12 and 16.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [11] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13091 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-21 09:00:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-21 14:00:00 [post_content] =>The ConVal School Counseling Department has created a series of drop-in opportunities for students to engage with counselors on specific topics during intervention times.
On Monday, December 21, the spotlight was on ConVal's Applied Technology Program. This was a great opportunity for students to learn about the career and technical education programs (Advanced Manufacturing, Business, Engineering, Automotive, Construction Technology, LNA, Fire Science, and others) available to ConVal students.
To see the video, please click on the play button below.
[post_title] => School Counseling Take Ten Series Continues [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => school-counseling-take-ten-series-continues [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-21 10:24:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-21 15:24:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13091 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/school-counseling-take-ten-series-continues/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Take-Ten-Series.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Take-Ten-Series-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Take-Ten-Series-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Take-Ten-Series-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Take-Ten-Series-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>The ConVal School Counseling Department has created a series of drop-in opportunities for students to engage with counselors on specific topics during intervention times.
On Monday, December 21, the spotlight was on ConVal’s Applied Technology Program. This was a great opportunity for students to learn about the career and technical education programs (Advanced Manufacturing,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [12] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4330 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2020-12-21 08:17:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-21 13:17:14 [post_content] =>On December 15, we heard from Sarah Paradis (a district Speech Therapist), that her 5 year old son was adamant about doing something to help others. After looking into a few options, they settled on donating snacks and other non-perishables to GBS. On Friday, December 18th they delivered their donation. Thank you so much to the Paradis family. Our middle-schoolers will certainly appreciate the extra snacks!
[post_title] => Snacks for Bobcats [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => snacks-for-bobcats [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-21 08:17:15 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-21 13:17:15 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/?p=4330 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/2020/12/21/snacks-for-bobcats/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats.jpg [1] => 1816 [2] => 1816 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/12/Snacks-for-Bobcats-1816x720.jpg [1] => 1816 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>On December 15, we heard from Sarah Paradis (a district Speech Therapist), that her 5 year old son was adamant about doing something to help others. After looking into a few options, they settled on donating snacks and other non-perishables to GBS. On Friday, December 18th they delivered their donation. Thank you so much to the Paradis family.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [13] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13085 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-18 15:45:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-18 20:45:02 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for December 18, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News December 18, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-december-18-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-18 14:48:53 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-18 19:48:53 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13085 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-december-18-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for December 18, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [14] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1474 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-18 14:16:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-18 19:16:53 [post_content] =>Happy Friday! I hope you all enjoyed the snow day. We certainly had plenty of work to do cleaning up after the storm...
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Zoom Assembly - Tuesday (12/22) at 2pm
- MATS Poetry Contest Flyer
- District Tech Help link
Happy Friday! I hope you all enjoyed the snow day. We certainly had plenty of work to do cleaning up after the storm…
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Zoom Assembly – Tuesday (12/22) at 2pm
- MATS Poetry Contest Flyer
- District Tech Help link
As the current Strategic Plan for the ConVal School District near its end in June 2021, efforts are already underway to provide a new plan for the next five-year period which will end in 2026.
Since March, the District has been focused on adapting to the changes needed to continue to serve our students in the environment of COVID-19.
The Strategic Planning Committee has been meeting to formulate a framework for the development of a plan that will move ConVal through and past the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. With these additional exigencies in mind, this next plan will be very significant for students, staff, and the ConVal community as a whole.
For fuller details about the framework for the next strategic plan, please click here.
[post_title] => New Strategic Plan Starts To Take Shape [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => strategic-plan [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-21 21:41:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-22 02:41:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=5013 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2020/12/17/strategic-plan/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/SB_StrategicPlanC-v2.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/SB_StrategicPlanC-v2-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/SB_StrategicPlanC-v2-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/SB_StrategicPlanC-v2-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/SB_StrategicPlanC-v2-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As the current Strategic Plan for the ConVal School District near its end in June 2021, efforts are already underway to provide a new plan for the next five-year period which will end in 2026.
Since March, the District has been focused on adapting to the changes needed to continue to serve our students in the environment of COVID-19.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [16] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13087 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-17 09:29:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-17 14:29:00 [post_content] =>Congratulations to Laramie Wilson, Alicia Connolly, and Bryson Boyce who were selected to attend the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar as well as Avery Swasey who was selected as an alternate.
Each year, HOBY invites sophomores selected by their schools for promising leadership characteristics to attend the state leadership seminars to hone their leadership talents to become effective, ethical leaders in their school and communities. All four of these students have outstanding leadership qualities, and we are proud to have them represent ConVal High School at the leadership seminar to be held at St. Anselm College in June.
HOBY's mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation.
HOBY stresses volunteerism, integrity, excellence, diversity, and community partnership. Through understanding and action based on effective, compassionate, and service-driven leadership, students learn to make a positive difference, both locally and in the global society.
[post_title] => Students Selected To Attend June Leadership Conference [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => boyce-connolly-wilson-to-attend-leadership-conference [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-20 09:47:55 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-20 14:47:55 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13087 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/boyce-connolly-wilson-to-attend-leadership-conference/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/HOBY-Youth-Leadership.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/HOBY-Youth-Leadership-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/HOBY-Youth-Leadership-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/HOBY-Youth-Leadership-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/HOBY-Youth-Leadership-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Congratulations to Laramie Wilson, Alicia Connolly, and Bryson Boyce who were selected to attend the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar as well as Avery Swasey who was selected as an alternate.
Each year, HOBY invites sophomores selected by their schools for promising leadership characteristics to attend the state leadership seminars to hone their leadership talents to become effective,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [17] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4626 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-12-15 12:36:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-15 17:36:19 [post_content] =>Some of the South Meadow School students and teachers dressed up this year for Halloween. Work was still done and they had fun doing it!
[qms_post_excerpt] => Some of the South Meadow School students and teachers dressed up this year for Halloween. Work was still done and they had fun doing it!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [18] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2015 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2020-12-14 11:55:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-14 16:55:19 [post_content] =>Pierce School will be having a Holiday Spirit Week Monday 12/14 through Tuesday 12/22. We hope all children are able to participate and help us celebrate the holiday season, even if we can't be all together!
[post_title] => Spirit Week - Holiday Edition [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => holiday-spirit-week [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-14 12:03:04 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-14 17:03:04 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://bes.convalsd.net/?p=2015 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://bes.convalsd.net/2020/12/14/holiday-spirit-week/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/Holiday-Spirit-Week.png [1] => 960 [2] => 742 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/Holiday-Spirit-Week-300x232.png [1] => 300 [2] => 232 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/Holiday-Spirit-Week-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/Holiday-Spirit-Week-768x594.png [1] => 768 [2] => 594 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/Holiday-Spirit-Week-349x270.png [1] => 349 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/Holiday-Spirit-Week-960x720.png [1] => 960 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Pierce School will be having a Holiday Spirit Week Monday 12/14 through Tuesday 12/22. We hope all children are able to participate and help us celebrate the holiday season, even if we can’t be all together!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [19] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4618 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-12-14 11:34:06 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-14 16:34:06 [post_content] =>Attention South Meadow School Blue Pod families!
Please click here for the December 2020 newsletter from the SMS Blue Pod Team.
[post_title] => Blue Pod December Newsletter [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => blue-pod-newsletter [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-14 15:14:41 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-14 20:14:41 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4618 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/12/14/blue-pod-newsletter/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Blue-Pod-Revised.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Blue-Pod-Revised-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Blue-Pod-Revised-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Blue-Pod-Revised-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Blue-Pod-Revised-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Attention South Meadow School Blue Pod families!
Please click here for the December 2020 newsletter from the SMS Blue Pod Team.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [20] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4999 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-14 11:05:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-14 16:05:34 [post_content] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
December 14, 2020
This post will address the process and the timeline that is being followed to develop the budget for the 2021-2022 school year which will impact final tax bills issued a year from now.
For a detailed discussion of the budget guidance, the budget process, and the announcement of the two District Meeting dates, please click here.
[post_title] => No. 5: The ConVal School District Budget Process [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => no-5-the-conval-school-district-budget-process [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-14 11:09:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-14 16:09:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=4999 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2020/12/14/no-5-the-conval-school-district-budget-process/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
December 14, 2020
This post will address the process and the timeline that is being followed to develop the budget for the 2021-2022 school year which will impact final tax bills issued a year from now.
For a detailed discussion of the budget guidance,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [21] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13079 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-11 16:34:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-11 21:34:30 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for December 11, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News December 11, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-december-11-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-11 16:34:32 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-11 21:34:32 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13079 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-december-11-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for December 11, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [22] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13080 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-11 13:00:01 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-11 18:00:01 [post_content] =>The ConVal School Counseling Department conducted a score interpretation session to review the results of the PSAT.
For a 5-min video recap of a score interpretation session, please click the play button below.
For the slideshow on which the review session was based, please click here.
[post_title] => School Counseling Conducts Score Interpretation Session [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => school-counseling-conducts-score-interpretation-session [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-11 18:13:13 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-11 23:13:13 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13080 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/school-counseling-conducts-score-interpretation-session/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/PSAT.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/PSAT-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/PSAT-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/PSAT-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/PSAT-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>The ConVal School Counseling Department conducted a score interpretation session to review the results of the PSAT.
For a 5-min video recap of a score interpretation session, please click the play button below.
For the slideshow on which the review session was based, please click here.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [23] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4481 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-10 19:10:52 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-11 00:10:52 [post_content] =>Good Evening,
This evening the School Board adopted the recommendation of the district's COVID-19 monitoring team to move into the orange phase of the reopening plan. The COVID monitoring team made up of local medical doctors, school staff, hospital personnel, county administration, and local public health officers, tracks public health data in real time in order to allow the district to quickly adapt to the constantly evolving circumstances of the pandemic.
This evening, I will be hosting a live stream to review our present plan. You can access this live stream, starting at 8:00 pm, by using the following link: youtu.be/ONIrDh4wLFc
The move to the orange phase is the result of growth in the region's COVID-19 test positivity rate, (which has surpassed 8% locally, 9% at the state level, and 10% in Cheshire County) as well as the increasing number of cases within the nine communities, the increase of cases within New Hampshire, and increasing demands on the healthcare system.
There will be no changes to academic programming, as the district had already moved to remote learning under the segmented calendar it developed as part of its reopening plan. Students presently attending in person will continue to do so and our remote programs will continue as scheduled. There will be some changes to athletics. In accordance with the district's reopening plan, all district athletic programs will be paused and will be reconsidered at the School Board meeting on January 5th, 2021.
I understand the disappointment our student athletes, coaches, and school communities will feel as a result of this change, but it is a step we must take given the increased risk of community transmission of COVID-19 in our area. Our reopening plan was designed with the likelihood of a surge in cases in the late fall and early winter in mind, so while sports programs will be temporarily interrupted, I'm grateful that we planned for a remote segment so there will not be an additional disruption to our students' learning.
The segmented calendar calls for students to return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. The District continues to plan on that return and the Covid Monitoring Team will continue to watch public health metrics daily.
To view the district's full reopening plan, click here.
To prevent further spread of the disease in the community, ConVal district leaders remind all members of the community to practice the following COVID-19 prevention strategies.
- Wear a cloth face covering that covers your mouth and nose to protect others when in public areas.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid close contact with others. When outside your home, please adhere to social distancing guidelines and keep a distance of at least 6 feet between yourself and others.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Children may worry about themselves, their family and friends getting sick with COVID-19. Tips for talking to children about COVID-19 can be found here.
To learn more about COVID-19, please check these trusted resources:
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The ConVal School District recently urged the entire community to pledge to stay safe during the remote learning period. To learn more about the ConVal Community Pledge, click here.
Best,
Kimberly
[post_title] => Important Message from the ConVal School District [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => important-message-from-the-conval-school-district [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-10 19:10:55 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-11 00:10:55 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://convalsd.net/?p=4481 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://convalsd.net/important-message-from-the-conval-school-district/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus.png [1] => 500 [2] => 500 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Good Evening,
This evening the School Board adopted the recommendation of the district’s COVID-19 monitoring team to move into the orange phase of the reopening plan. The COVID monitoring team made up of local medical doctors, school staff, hospital personnel, county administration, and local public health officers, tracks public health data in real time in order to allow the district to quickly adapt to the constantly evolving circumstances of the pandemic.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [24] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4478 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-08 21:37:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-09 02:37:58 [post_content] =>Now that we are currently in the first remote learning segment of the school year, the ConVal District Nurses would like to make sure families are aware that all absences and illnesses still need to be reported in PickUp Patrol, or by notifying the school. Please be specific as to the reason for each absence and illness.
If your student has any symptoms of illness but is well enough to participate in remote learning, please notify your school nurse of the symptoms that the student experiences. Although most students are not in person during this time, it is still required for the school nurses to continue to track all illness across the district.
If your student is able to attend remote learning, but is quarantining at home due to direct close contact with a positive COVID case or travel outside of New England, we also ask that this information is relayed to your school nurse.
This is important information so that we can safely return to in-person learning in January, as scheduled.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact your school nurse.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [25] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4552 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-12-08 12:11:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-08 17:11:45 [post_content] =>The guide for remote learning is as follows:
The daily schedule is the same as the in-person schedule except for Fridays.
Fridays between December 4 - January 15th will be a Flex Day. No official classes. Students and teachers can request to work with each other during scheduled times.
Students need to be on time for classes. The beginning of class is the time for initial instruction for the class.
Students should have their computer cameras on unless parents have met with teachers to discuss any issues.
Students should be in an area where they can work without distractions.(not in bed)
Students should be wearing appropriate clothing for school.
Check daily and class attendance on Power School.
[post_title] => Remote Learning Expectations [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => remote-learning-expectations [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-08 13:25:38 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-08 18:25:38 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4552 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/12/08/remote-learning-expectations/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Remote-Instructions-.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Remote-Instructions--300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Remote-Instructions--150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Remote-Instructions--270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Remote-Instructions--750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>The guide for remote learning is as follows:
The daily schedule is the same as the in-person schedule except for Fridays.
Fridays between December 4 – January 15th will be a Flex Day. No official classes. Students and teachers can request to work with each other during scheduled times.
Students need to be on time for classes.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [26] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13069 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-07 07:00:36 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-07 12:00:36 [post_content] =>On Monday, December 7, 2020, in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the American flag is flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset to honor those who died as a result of the attack on U.S. military forces in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day occurs on December 7 of each year, designated in memory of the lives lost in the 1941 attack and to remember that we enjoy freedom thanks to their sacrifice. The attack claimed the lives of 2,334 servicemen and servicewomen and wounded another 1,143.
On Monday, December 7, 2020, in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the American flag is flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset to honor those who died as a result of the attack on U.S. military forces in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day occurs on December 7 of each year, designated in memory of the lives lost in the 1941 attack and to remember that we enjoy freedom thanks to their sacrifice.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [27] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4984 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-04 16:25:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-04 21:25:45 [post_content] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
December 4, 2020
Each of the nine towns in the ConVal school district issues two tax bills every year.
In July, the preliminary tax bill is issued and in December the final tax bill is issued. The preliminary tax bill is based on the previous year's tax rates whereas the final December bill uses actual approved rates.
To learn in greater detail how the tax assessment is structured in the ConVal School District, please click this link.
[post_title] => No. 4: ConVal School District Tax Assessment [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => no-4-conval-school-district-tax-assessment [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-04 16:33:18 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-04 21:33:18 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=4984 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2020/12/04/no-4-conval-school-district-tax-assessment/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
December 4, 2020
Each of the nine towns in the ConVal school district issues two tax bills every year.
In July, the preliminary tax bill is issued and in December the final tax bill is issued. The preliminary tax bill is based on the previous year’s tax rates whereas the final December bill uses actual approved rates.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [28] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1465 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-04 15:04:15 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-04 20:04:15 [post_content] =>Wow, we are off to a great start with remote learning. Families have done such a nice job creating a learning space for your children and ensuring that they are attending their learning sessions...
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- District Tech Help link
- Absence Information During Remote Learning
- Teacher Amazon Wishlists
Wow, we are off to a great start with remote learning. Families have done such a nice job creating a learning space for your children and ensuring that they are attending their learning sessions…
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- District Tech Help link
- Absence Information During Remote Learning
- Teacher Amazon Wishlists
Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for December 4, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News December 4, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-december-4-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-04 13:37:44 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-04 18:37:44 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13068 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-december-4-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for December 4, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [30] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4534 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-12-04 14:13:36 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-04 19:13:36 [post_content] =>The South Meadow School Red Pod Students in Ms. McLean's Fall 2020 First Quarter Art classes created some amazing artwork.
Please see below for a sample of the great works created:
[qms_post_excerpt] => The South Meadow School Red Pod Students in Ms. McLean’s Fall 2020 First Quarter Art classes created some amazing artwork.
Please see below for a sample of the great works created:
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Kindergarten teachers sent home one art project for each week of remote learning. This week we made bear masks because we read Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. The kids showed off their masks this afternoon while we read another story Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich. The first week of remote learning has been a pretty great success!
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Kindergarten teachers sent home one art project for each week of remote learning. This week we made bear masks because we read Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. The kids showed off their masks this afternoon while we read another story Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich. The first week of remote learning has been a pretty great success!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [32] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13065 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-02 08:58:15 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-02 13:58:15 [post_content] =>Principal Heather McKillop announces the ConVal Regional High School math department will be providing a new opportunity for timely and targeted support for Algebra 1 students starting next week.
Starting Monday, December 7, students in both Part 1 and Part 2 of Algebra 1 will be able to attend support sessions that will be held remotely after school from 3-5 pm Monday through Friday. The sessions, which will consist of roughly three to five students, will be between half an hour to an hour, and led by math faculty familiar with the course and content.
Students will be sent invitations and a form to RSVP and sessions will begin the following week. Students will be invited based on a weekly assessment covering recent materials.
Though the invitations will come from their specific math teacher, students may attend sessions led by other math teachers.
“This personalized learning opportunity shows just how dedicated our teachers are to providing our students with the best possible learning experience,” Principal McKillop said. “Thank you for all who organized this opportunity and resource.”
Those with questions may contact Mathematics Department head Lance Flamino at lflamino@conval.edu or your student’s Algebra 1 teacher.
[post_title] => Targeted Remote Support Offered For Algebra Students [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => targeted-remote-support-offered-for-algebra-students [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-02 08:58:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-02 13:58:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13065 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/targeted-remote-support-offered-for-algebra-students/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Algebra-Extra-Support.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Algebra-Extra-Support-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Algebra-Extra-Support-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Algebra-Extra-Support-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Algebra-Extra-Support-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Principal Heather McKillop announces the ConVal Regional High School math department will be providing a new opportunity for timely and targeted support for Algebra 1 students starting next week.
Starting Monday, December 7, students in both Part 1 and Part 2 of Algebra 1 will be able to attend support sessions that will be held remotely after school from 3-5 pm Monday through Friday.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [33] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4471 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-01 19:22:32 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-02 00:22:32 [post_content] =>As the district moves to the remote learning segment of the school calendar which was approved by the school board over the summer, families will again encounter the challenges that come with the remote learning environment.
The district's Office of Student Services has curated from the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) some resources that may be of interest to parents:
Supporting Child and Family Well-being during the COVID-19 Emergency
COVID-19 Parent Resource Guide
Please feel free to download the guides and to share them with families that you know would benefit from them.
[post_title] => Resources For Families During Remote Learning [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => resources-for-families-during-remote-learning [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-01 19:22:35 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-02 00:22:35 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://convalsd.net/?p=4471 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://convalsd.net/resources-for-families-during-remote-learning/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus.png [1] => 500 [2] => 500 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC-Coronavirus-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As the district moves to the remote learning segment of the school calendar which was approved by the school board over the summer, families will again encounter the challenges that come with the remote learning environment.
The district’s Office of Student Services has curated from the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) some resources that may be of interest to parents:
Supporting Child and Family Well-being during the COVID-19 Emergency
COVID-19 Parent Resource Guide
Please feel free to download the guides and to share them with families that you know would benefit from them.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [34] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4467 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-01 08:45:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-01 13:45:14 [post_content] =>Dear ConVal Families,
Meal deliveries begin on Tuesday, December 1st. Deliveries will be between 9:15 – 11:00 for all communities. We appreciate your patience as we finetune the route times. Please watch for your bus!
If you have not already signed up for delivery, you may do so by completing this form.
The Federal Government is subsidizing these meals for all families (ages 18 and younger), so there is no cost to you!
Deliveries will include both breakfast and lunch and will be the same for all students. Documented allergies will be accommodated.
- School deliveries are only available for in-person students. Meals for remote students must be delivered to someplace other than a ConVal school.
- Meals will not be left at the door. Bus drivers will not be able to leave their bus, so someone must pick up meals from the bus.
- Masks are required in order to board the bus to pick up meals.
- There may be some instances where we are unable to provide door to door delivery. You will be contacted if this applies to your family.
- We are unable to accommodate alternating addresses for deliveries.
- If your needs change, you may submit a new form. Change requests must be received by 11:59 pm on Wednesday to take effect the following Monday.
For assistance with weekend meals, contact lcarac@yahoo.com with “Conval End 68” as the subject. End 68 Hours will provide food for two breakfasts, two lunches, and three dinners for each school-aged child in your household.
For access to the SMS Food Pantry, please email Judy Hertzler at jhertzler@conval.edu or send text to (603) 582-0986 and use “SMS Food Pantry” in the subject line.
Please send questions or concerns related to the daily deliveries to me at lschmidt@conval.edu.
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Meal deliveries begin on Tuesday, December 1st. Deliveries will be between 9:15 – 11:00 for all communities. We appreciate your patience as we finetune the route times. Please watch for your bus!
If you have not already signed up for delivery, you may do so by completing this form.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [35] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13064 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-12-01 08:19:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-12-01 13:19:34 [post_content] =>Lifetouch will be on campus for picture retakes on December 2nd. Photos will be taken outside and we ask that students adhere to the following schedule:
December 2, 2020
8:00 - 10:00 - Blue Cohort and Remote Students Designated Blue (Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Hancock, Greenfield, and Tuition Students)
10:15 - 12:15 - Gold Cohort and Remote Students Designated Gold (Dublin, Peterborough, Sharon, Temple)
If you did not get the chance to pick up your Lifetouch photos yet, you may still do so at the side window near the main office on Monday through Friday from 8:00 - 3:00.
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December 2, 2020
8:00 – 10:00 – Blue Cohort and Remote Students Designated Blue (Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Hancock, Greenfield, and Tuition Students)
10:15 –
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [36] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13063 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-29 13:49:51 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-29 18:49:51 [post_content] =>As the winter sports season begins, the ConVal Athletic Department looks back and honors the 2020 fall sports seniors with a tribute video. Please click on the player below to watch a slideshow of the honored athletes.
[post_title] => ConVal Athletics Honors 2020 Fall Sports Seniors [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-athletics-honors-2020-fall-sports-seniors [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-29 13:58:25 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-29 18:58:25 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13063 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-athletics-honors-2020-fall-sports-seniors/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-e1610502906365.jpg [1] => 75 [2] => 75 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-800x720.jpg [1] => 800 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As the winter sports season begins, the ConVal Athletic Department looks back and honors the 2020 fall sports seniors with a tribute video. Please click on the player below to watch a slideshow of the honored athletes.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [37] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4974 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-26 14:28:54 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-26 19:28:54 [post_content] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
November 25, 2020
"Unreserved Fund Balance" is an important portion in our budget to understand since it represents the amount "returned" to the taxpayers every year in the form of a reduction in tax assessments for the following year.
Unanticipated expenses associated with COVID-19 have reduced the amount available to be returned this year, and recent state guidance allows Districts to retain more of the unreserved fund balance than normally allowed.
This article explains the concept in greater detail and what it means for future budgets.
[post_title] => No. 3: COVID – Impact on Unreserved Fund Balance [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => no-3-covid-impact-on-unreserved-fund-balance [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-26 14:58:59 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-26 19:58:59 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=4974 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2020/11/26/no-3-covid-impact-on-unreserved-fund-balance/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
November 25, 2020
“Unreserved Fund Balance” is an important portion in our budget to understand since it represents the amount “returned” to the taxpayers every year in the form of a reduction in tax assessments for the following year.
Unanticipated expenses associated with COVID-19 have reduced the amount available to be returned this year,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [38] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13046 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-24 16:45:26 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-24 21:45:26 [post_content] =>Following the segmented school calendar that was approved by the ConVal School Board over the summer, ConVal High School will transition to remote instruction following the Thanksgiving holiday. Remote instruction will be in place until the day after the Martin Luther King Jr holiday in January 2021.
Please click on the button below to see a 6-minute video message from principal Heather McKillop that explains some of the changes that come with remote instruction.
For a copy of the slideshow on which the video was based, please click here.
[post_title] => ConVal High School Transitions To Remote [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-high-school-transitions-to-remote [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-26 08:15:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-26 13:15:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13046 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-high-school-transitions-to-remote/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/CVHS-Remote-20201123.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/CVHS-Remote-20201123-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/CVHS-Remote-20201123-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/CVHS-Remote-20201123-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/CVHS-Remote-20201123-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Following the segmented school calendar that was approved by the ConVal School Board over the summer, ConVal High School will transition to remote instruction following the Thanksgiving holiday. Remote instruction will be in place until the day after the Martin Luther King Jr holiday in January 2021.
Please click on the button below to see a 6-minute video message from principal Heather McKillop that explains some of the changes that come with remote instruction.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [39] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13056 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-24 13:48:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-24 18:48:28 [post_content] =>Good afternoon ConVal Community,
I hope this email finds you and your family well.
I am writing this afternoon to remind anyone planning on participating in a winter sport that our skills and drills/conditioning period will begin on Monday, December 7.
Practice schedules will be posted on the ConVal Athletics website next week.
If you have not registered your student for the winter sports season, you can do so on FamilyID at this link.
If you have any questions, please contact me at jreitnauer@conval.edu.
Happy Thanksgiving!
John Reitnauer
Athletics Director, ConVal Regional High School
Good afternoon ConVal Community,
I hope this email finds you and your family well.
I am writing this afternoon to remind anyone planning on participating in a winter sport that our skills and drills/conditioning period will begin on Monday, December 7.
Practice schedules will be posted on the ConVal Athletics website next week.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [40] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13053 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-24 13:01:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-24 18:01:39 [post_content] =>Congratulations to senior Cale Skillings who recently earned his welder qualification record in E7018 stick, unlimited thickness, all positions, structural and structural bridge.
The E7018 classification refers to the low-hydrogen, usually DC, all-position electrode that is used when quality is an issue or for hard-to-weld metals. It has the capability of producing more uniform weld metal, which has better impact properties at temperatures below zero.
According to instructor Dan Guillou, this test is one of the hardest for welders to pass, and many people fail several times before being successful.
Cale attempted the test this past spring and did not succeed on his first attempt. However, he persevered, came back for more practice, and passed with an almost flawless test — an A+ according to Guillou.
Cale’s next steps are an ELO at American Steel, where he will continue to refine his skills. Well done, Cale!
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The E7018 classification refers to the low-hydrogen, usually DC, all-position electrode that is used when quality is an issue or for hard-to-weld metals. It has the capability of producing more uniform weld metal,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [41] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4450 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-24 08:10:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-24 13:10:48 [post_content] =>Dear ConVal Families,
Breakfast and lunch for your children ages 18 or younger are available for delivery beginning Tuesday, December 1. The Federal Government is subsidizing these meals for all families, so there is no cost to you!
Meals will be similar to those served in the spring with breakfast and lunch being provided in a single bag. However, the process will be different.
It is very important that every family complete this form for each child to identify whether or not you are interested in food delivery as well as to determine where the meals should be delivered. Completion of this form is necessary for your child to receive meals at school during the remote segment. You will not need to complete the form again unless your circumstances change.
- Deliveries will be made mid-morning and will include both breakfast and lunch.
- Bus drivers will not be able to leave their bus, so parents must pick up meals from the bus.
- Masks are required in order to board the bus to pick up meals.
- We will be using some of the buses for student transportation so we will be using a mix of large and small buses for food delivery. There may be some instances where we are unable to provide door to door delivery. You will be contacted to discuss alternate arrangements if this applies to your family.
- We are unable to accommodate alternating household deliveries.
- Changes may be made but will be limited to a weekly basis. If your needs change, you may submit a new form. Change requests must be received by 11:59 pm on Wednesday to take effect the following Monday.
Please take a few minutes to complete the form before Monday, November 30!
Please send questions or concerns related to the daily deliveries to me at lschmidt@conval.edu.
[post_title] => Meal Services During ConVal's Remote Segment [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => meals-services-during-convals-remote-segment [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-12-01 08:40:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-12-01 13:40:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://convalsd.net/?p=4450 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://convalsd.net/meals-services-during-convals-remote-segment/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SAU-Office-201903.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SAU-Office-201903-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SAU-Office-201903-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SAU-Office-201903-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SAU-Office-201903-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Dear ConVal Families,
Breakfast and lunch for your children ages 18 or younger are available for delivery beginning Tuesday, December 1. The Federal Government is subsidizing these meals for all families, so there is no cost to you!
Meals will be similar to those served in the spring with breakfast and lunch being provided in a single bag.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [42] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4816 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-11-23 14:23:11 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-23 19:23:11 [post_content] =>Mrs. Christensen's kindergarten class enjoying our annual Thanksgiving Feast!
[qms_post_excerpt] => Mrs. Christensen’s kindergarten class enjoying our annual Thanksgiving Feast!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [43] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13058 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-23 14:10:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-23 19:10:00 [post_content] =>ConVal High School's Community Fund recently issued a $400 donation to the Grand Monadnock Rotary Club in support of its annual Operation Santa.
In her communication to Club President Harry Wolhandler, Jen Kiley explained how the money for the donation was raised: "Our teachers have donated money for the past two months on our 'Jeans Thursdays' to go toward helping local families have a brighter holiday season."
ATC Director Jen Kiley, English teacher Liz Moore, and Mathematics teacher Amanda Hinton jointly lead the Community Fund at ConVal Regional High School.
The Grand Monadnock Rotary Club (Club #6464) is dedicated to community service, with a special focus on youth development and health advocacy for people of all ages, locally, and internationally.
Club #6464 serves the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. It was chartered as a new club on July 1, 2020 following the merger of the Monadnock and Peterborough Rotary Clubs. The Peterborough chapter has a long history dating back to 1925 when the Peterborough Rotary was started.
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In her communication to Club President Harry Wolhandler, Jen Kiley explained how the money for the donation was raised: “Our teachers have donated money for the past two months on our ‘Jeans Thursdays’
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [44] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1459 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-23 10:48:24 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-23 15:48:24 [post_content] =>This year has been challenging to say the least, but there are still so many things to be grateful for...
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Monday (11/23) and Tuesday (11/24) - devices will be handed out during dismissal
- Tuesday (11/24) at 11:30am - Zoom Assembly (2nd grade presentation)
This year has been challenging to say the least, but there are still so many things to be grateful for…
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Monday (11/23) and Tuesday (11/24) – devices will be handed out during dismissal
- Tuesday (11/24) at 11:30am –
As we come to the week of Thanksgiving, I have so many things to be thankful for.
I am thankful for...
...the whole Bobcat community for welcoming me as the new principal here at GBS in such an unprecedented time. Your grace, flexibility, and understanding has been humbling.
...an amazing staff, who have gone above and beyond to reopen our doors and do everything (and more) within their powers to educate our students.
...our students who have worked within the safety guidelines, even when it was hard, to be the best Bobcats they could be.
...for the 51 days we have had together this fall to learn, grow, and experience all of this together as a school and a community.
I wish you and your families a safe, happy, and HEALTHY Thanksgiving Break. I look forward to reconnecting with everyone during the remote segment of our calendar.
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I am thankful for…
…the whole Bobcat community for welcoming me as the new principal here at GBS in such an unprecedented time. Your grace, flexibility, and understanding has been humbling.
…an amazing staff,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [46] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13028 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-20 14:43:49 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-20 19:43:49 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for November 20, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News November 20, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-november-20-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-20 14:43:50 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-20 19:43:50 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=13028 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-november-20-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for November 20, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [47] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2548 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-11-20 14:38:13 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-20 19:38:13 [post_content] =>Every year each school is required to conduct 10 Safety Drills. AES completed a Fire Drill by setting up an obstacle for one classroom, who had to find an alternative way out of the classroom.
[post_title] => School Safety Drills [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => school-safety-drills [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-20 14:38:15 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-20 19:38:15 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2548 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/11/20/school-safety-drills/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--scaled-e1605900984208.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Fake-Fire--1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Every year each school is required to conduct 10 Safety Drills. AES completed a Fire Drill by setting up an obstacle for one classroom, who had to find an alternative way out of the classroom.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [48] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2546 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-11-20 14:27:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-20 19:27:45 [post_content] =>Students in Mrs. Hill's class react with joy and excitement as Principal Syre-Hager delivers Chromebooks to the students to be used as we enter our Remote Learning period. All students will be receiving a Chromebook to help them during the remote period.
[post_title] => Chromebooks Arrive [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => chrome-books-arrive [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-24 10:25:09 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-24 15:25:09 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2546 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/11/20/chrome-books-arrive/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-scaled-e1605900320316.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Hill-Chrome-Books-1-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Students in Mrs. Hill’s class react with joy and excitement as Principal Syre-Hager delivers Chromebooks to the students to be used as we enter our Remote Learning period. All students will be receiving a Chromebook to help them during the remote period.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [49] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13041 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-19 16:43:13 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-19 21:43:13 [post_content] =>Students in the Firefighting I class had the opportunity to participate in a side-by-side controlled burn demonstration at the New Hampshire Fire Academy and Fire Marshal’s Office on Wednesday, November 18, in Concord.
Students observed first-hand a live burn exhibit that demonstrated the importance of fire sprinklers, especially during the holiday season. The message was that even artificial trees pose a significant fire hazard, especially those that have not been rated by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL). The burn was featured that evening on WMUR during the nightly news.
The students also met and had a Q&A session with NH State Fire Marshal Paul Parisi, District Chief Danielle Cole, District Chief Adam Fanjoy, Investigator Matt Wilmot, and the accelerant canine “Anthem.” Anthem was then run through some training exercises in detecting ignitable liquids.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students in the Firefighting I class had the opportunity to participate in a side-by-side controlled burn demonstration at the New Hampshire Fire Academy and Fire Marshal’s Office on Wednesday, November 18, in Concord.
Students observed first-hand a live burn exhibit that demonstrated the importance of fire sprinklers, especially during the holiday season. The message was that even artificial trees pose a significant fire hazard,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [50] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13032 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-19 14:47:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-19 19:47:00 [post_content] =>Ms. Muncy's Biology class, which is made up mostly of sophomores and juniors, were led remotely through a lab that involved the dissection of a crayfish.
The aim of the lab was for students to work independently or in pairs in order to achieve a greater understanding of the invertebrate through hands-on dissection and exploration of crustacean anatomy.
With Chromebook cameras trained on the lab trays, Ms. Muncy guided students through all the parts of the lab which started with the examination of the exoskeleton of the crayfish and progressed through the use of straight and bent teasing needles to identify other external structures of the crayfish and finally the use of dissecting scissors to lay bare and identify the specimen's internal organs.
To document their progress, students took photos with their smartphones before turning in their lab reports. The photos of crayfish anatomy will also be used to do a comparative anatomy assignment where students will compare a crayfish and a starfish.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Ms. Muncy’s Biology class, which is made up mostly of sophomores and juniors, were led remotely through a lab that involved the dissection of a crayfish.
The aim of the lab was for students to work independently or in pairs in order to achieve a greater understanding of the invertebrate through hands-on dissection and exploration of crustacean anatomy.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [51] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4673 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-11-18 14:39:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-18 19:39:00 [post_content] =>South Meadow School was able to hold their Annual Turkey Trot challenge this year for all students that were able to be in person. This event is when students participate in a school wide effort to bring awareness to the SMS Food Pantry and celebrate physical fitness by walking or running a pre-determined course. This year was a challenge as all COVID-19 safety protocols were followed, but students and staff were up for the challenge.
[qms_post_excerpt] => South Meadow School was able to hold their Annual Turkey Trot challenge this year for all students that were able to be in person. This event is when students participate in a school wide effort to bring awareness to the SMS Food Pantry and celebrate physical fitness by walking or running a pre-determined course. This year was a challenge as all COVID-19 safety protocols were followed,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [52] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4941 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-18 09:53:43 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-18 14:53:43 [post_content] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
November 18, 2020
The COVID-19 emergency that started this past March has demanded that we all make significant adjustments in our lives in order to protect ourselves, our families and our neighbors. Last spring, with a few months left in the 2019-20 school year, we shifted to a remote learning model and this fall we started the school year following a hybrid learning model which includes both in-person and remote lessons.
We are now several months into the 2020-21 school year and are thoroughly impressed by the way students, staff and the community have adapted to the learning model we are following. The ConVal School Board and the Administration are committed to keeping everyone safe and we can assure you that this mission and philosophy has been paramount in any decision we’ve made over the past six months, and will continue to remain our top priority going forward.
This article is intended to provide a brief summary of the financial impacts of the pandemic on the recently completed (2019-20), the current (2020-21), and our next (2021-22) school years.
The financial situation is probably best described as fluid as our cost estimates change and, perhaps more significantly, as our federal and state authorities define the various relief packages that will offset some of the unanticipated costs.
These estimates are updated and reported on during our regular Board meetings.
2019-20 School Year
We were well into the fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) when Governor Sununu declared a state of emergency on March 13, just days after District voters approved our 2020-21 budget. ConVal started remote learning on the 18th and the effort to understand and quantify the financial impact began in earnest.
Closing the schools and moving to a remote model did not result in net savings. There were some savings associated with the shift (e.g. transportation and fuel, facility operations, special education services, supplies, furniture & equipment, etc.), but these costs were offset by others (e.g. technology).
Our auditor’s field work for the FY2019-20 school year was recently completed and our “MS-25 School Financial Report” was signed by the Superintendent and all Board members and submitted to NH Department of Revenue.
The key “take-aways” from this report include:
- Total annual expenditures were under the appropriated amount (as required by law)
- $1,853,000 was “encumbered” (transferred to FY 20-21)
- $600,000 was reserved for the various District Trust Funds (as approved by voters in March)
- Approx. $570,000 remained in the “unassigned fund balance” (more on this a subsequent article)
From a school operation point of view, our teachers, staff, and administrators demonstrated their ability to adapt and to effectively implement a decidedly different method of learning.
2020-21 School Year
Unfortunately, our budget for this school year was approved by District voters literally days before we had to implement remote learning and, as such, there are significant unanticipated costs that have to be addressed. There are a lot of “moving parts” in this ongoing activity on both the cost and the revenue sides of the financial equation.
Unanticipated Costs
Here is a high-level description of some of these estimated unanticipated costs ($$ not included since these are subject to change and are reported on during School Board meetings):
- Additional staffing (e.g. teaching staff and nurses).
- Technology and communication equipment, such as Chromebooks and hot spots, for students and staff to use during remote learning.
- Daily cleaning and sanitizing of all school buildings. This will be done frequently throughout the school day, and each building will receive an extra deep cleaning each night.
- Safety equipment, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for teachers and students
- Outdoor classrooms - the tents being used for outdoor instruction which allows for more physical distance between students and decreases the viral load.
- HVAC system upgrades to help improve the air quality and circulation in our schools.
The largest unanticipated cost was associated with certain prescribed special education services we were required to provide last year but could not because of the situation. It should be noted that the State granted schedule relief but did not waive the requirement to provide these services. These must be provided and paid for this school year – and they will be, using “encumbered” funds that were carried forward from last year.
State laws and regulations require that our costs cannot exceed the budget approved by voters each March. There are several ways that we are able to accommodate the unanticipated costs associated with COVID:
- $$ within the general fund can be moved (with Board approval) between line items
- Budgeted programs can be reduced, deferred or, as a last resort, eliminated
- The budget for the current school was effectively increased by encumbering (transferring) funds from FY19-20 to FY20-21 (the Board approved this in June)
- District Trust Funds can be utilized in lieu of the general fund for certain allowable expenses.
- Some COVID related expenses can be shifted out of the general fund and be covered by various federal or state programs that specifically address the cost of the pandemic.
We actually started last fiscal year by making several technology purchases in anticipation of the continuation of remote learning.
Revenues – Federal & State
Certain COVID-19-related expenses do or may qualify for reimbursement by the federal or state government. Unfortunately, the amount and timing of this revenue is somewhat unpredictable and some of the guidelines are fairly restrictive and/or lack full clarity.
- Federal funding was provided to the state under CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security). The ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) Fund created under that law provides funds for expenses incurred relative to COVID-19 and remote learning dating back to March 13. Initial ConVal award: approx. $312,000
- FEMA recently reversed their position and determined that schools do not qualify (over $1 million was estimated for ConVal) since “the education of children is not an immediate action necessary to protect public health, life, and safety.”
- GOFERR (Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery) funds were made available to towns earlier this year (and not to the District directly). A portion of these could conceivably (but not likely) have been made available by the towns to the District. We asked for any available assistance, but none was available from the towns – they had their own costs to cover.
- In mid-October, our Governor made an announcement regarding an additional $45M CARES award to schools at a rate of approximately $200 per pupil (NH DOE Supplemental Public School Response Fund). ConVal estimate: $399,500
Stay tuned for inevitable changes to the above.
2021-22 School Year
The Budget & Property Committee recently revised its FY21-22 Budget Guidance to the School Superintendent and made our current instructional model the baseline for next school year.
The school administration team is currently developing their recommendations and will present that to the School Board in early December. The Board will have until late January to revise, approve, and post our proposed budget (and default budget).
The budget will be available for review and amendment by the public is February. Voting by Ballot is scheduled for March 9, 2021.
Summary
We have all worked hard during the health crisis to ensure that the District meets all fiscal requirements and we will continue to do so with absolute focus on health and safety and with minimal impact on the quality of education we provide our students.
We encourage all interested community members to attend our School Board meetings to hear and participate in all discussions surrounding the ongoing response to the pandemic. All meeting information, such as agendas, times, and locations are posted online here. Thank you again for your interest, understanding, and cooperation.
[post_title] => No. 2: ConVal and Covid-19 Costs [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-and-covid-19-costs [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-26 14:31:05 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-26 19:31:05 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=4941 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2020/11/18/conval-and-covid-19-costs/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/SB_BudgetandPropertyC-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
November 18, 2020
The COVID-19 emergency that started this past March has demanded that we all make significant adjustments in our lives in order to protect ourselves, our families and our neighbors. Last spring, with a few months left in the 2019-20 school year,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [53] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4420 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-17 20:01:54 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-18 01:01:54 [post_content] =>Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is pleased to share that students and staff at Contoocook Valley School District are taking the #ConValCommunityPledge to do their part to stay healthy over the holidays, and are encouraging members of the broader community to join in.
Students and staff have created a video about the pledge and their reasons for taking it, which can be viewed by clicking here or by pressing the play button below.
The video features students and staff from ConVal Regional High School, Great Brook Middle School and Antrim Elementary School discussing the pledge and promising to wear their masks, wash their hands, watch their distance and socialize in small groups to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the community. In the video, students also shared their reasons for taking the pledge, which include wanting to return to school to continue learning, visit friends, and participate in sports and theater.
The Peterborough Fire Department also made a video taking the pledge, which can be viewed by clicking here.
To take part in the pledge, members of the community are encouraged to take a video or photo of themselves taking the pledge and share it on social media with the hashtag #ConValCommunityPledge.
"Our plan has included a transition to remote learning over the holiday season because we anticipated that there would be a second wave of COVID-19. We also knew that holiday travel could increase our risks. We wanted to first and foremost mitigate the chances of COVID-19 spreading during in-person learning as well as provide this opportunity for people to quarantine and travel safely," Superintendent Rizzo Saunders said. "We hope that the pledge encourages people to do their part to take the necessary precautions to stay healthy over the coming weeks so that we can return to school after the holidays."
Tuesday, November 24, will be the last day of in-person learning at Contoocook Valley School District for the remainder of the holiday season, and students will return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
The transition to fully remote learning was built intentionally into this year's schedule to allow students, families, and staff to quarantine at home and if they choose to travel, do so safely, to visit family and friends amid the ongoing pandemic. The move to remote learning seeks to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the district community at a time when people traditionally travel, host indoor family gatherings, and other activities that increase the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
The state has lifted the requirement to quarantine for two weeks to those traveling or returning to New Hampshire from states including Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Those traveling to the state from outside of New England are still expected to quarantine for two weeks. Everyone is also urged to review the travel requirements and guidelines of any states they intend to travel to over the holidays, especially as case numbers fluctuate locally, regionally and nationally.
To review guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to traveling during COVID-19, click here.
By taking the pledge, students, staff, families and community members are agreeing to follow public health guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 so that they can return to in-person learning safely in January. This includes:
- Wearing a face covering or mask in public and around those outside of your household
- Washing your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water
- Practicing social distancing by keeping a minimum of six feet from people who do not live in your household
- Spending time with those in your household or with small groups to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure.
For more holiday guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention click here.
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Students and staff have created a video about the pledge and their reasons for taking it,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [54] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13020 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-17 15:39:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-17 20:39:00 [post_content] =>Blue Cohort students in Dr. Moira Milne's AP Biology class participated in a lab on bacterial transformation.
"The students will acquire the tools to transform E. coli bacteria to express new genetic information using a plasmid system," Dr. Milne explained in her introductory lecture. "They will then apply mathematical routines to determine transformation efficiency."
The lab used Escherichia coli bacteria HB101-K12, a non-pathogenic strain of E. coli that is commonly used in molecular biology labs. It is genetically modified to grow only in an enriched medium.
Another key component of the lab is pGlo plasmid. pGlo incorporates a special gene regulation system which can be used to control expression of the fluorescent protein in transformed cells. The gene can easily be switched on in transformed cells by adding the sugar arabinose to the nutrient medium which serves as the positive control of transcription.
Selection for cells that have been transformed with pGlo DNA is accomplishing by growth on selective media containing the antibiotic ampicillin.
Transformed cells will appear white on plates which do not contain arabinose and fluorescent green under UV light when arabinose is included in the nutrient agar.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Blue Cohort students in Dr. Moira Milne’s AP Biology class participated in a lab on bacterial transformation.
“The students will acquire the tools to transform E. coli bacteria to express new genetic information using a plasmid system,” Dr. Milne explained in her introductory lecture. “They will then apply mathematical routines to determine transformation efficiency.”
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [55] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4936 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-13 20:13:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-14 01:13:53 [post_content] =>by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
November 13, 2020
There’s a lot going on these days in the greater ConVal community with the operation of our schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the elections, and the fast-approaching winter.
The school year began on July 1, professional development for teachers and other staff in August, and classes in September. We’ve done our best to keep you informed as we reopened and implemented outdoor learning, monitored the presence of the coronavirus in the community, managed an issue with our tent supplier, and made decisions on fall and winter sports.
There’s also been a high level of financial activity going on behind the scenes. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our budgets since March. The School Board and administration have implemented almost weekly meetings since March and we’ve made some significant changes in the way we manage our operations and expenses. Federal and state programs to help with some of the unanticipated expenses are ongoing and seemingly ever changing.
We also have some significant financial milestones coming up (or recently completed), including:
- Negotiation of a new contract with the Contoocook Valley Education Association (representing teachers, special service professionals, and paraprofessionals)
- Allocation of taxes to the various towns in the District
- Development of our proposed budget for the 2021-22 school year
- Deliberative Sessions in February and March - when you’ll be able to vote on the new contract and the proposed budget along with any other “Warrant Articles” that are included on the ballot.
This may not be as newsworthy as some of the other activities mentioned above, but it’s all important and we want to keep you informed as we continue to manage the financial side of the house.
Between now and the end of January, we plan on issuing an array of financial communications including press releases and a series of relatively brief and targeted articles addressing some of the above financial topics. We will also be publishing our third annual “School Budget Primer” in January which will provide a more detailed discussion and analysis of the proposed budget and any other warrant articles.
These will all be available on the ConVal School Board website schoolboard.convalsd.net.
We’ll let you know when we post new material. Stay tuned.
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November 13, 2020
There’s a lot going on these days in the greater ConVal community with the operation of our schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the elections, and the fast-approaching winter.
The school year began on July 1, professional development for teachers and other staff in August,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [56] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1602 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-11-13 16:07:25 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-13 21:07:25 [post_content] =>GES Kindergartener's are working on making groups of 1-10 and recognizing numerals.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [57] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1595 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-11-13 15:18:54 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-13 20:18:54 [post_content] =>Mrs. Hodgen's Kindergartener's enjoyed fun in the warm fall sunshine. GES students and teachers have thoroughly enjoyed all our time outside!
[post_title] => Fun in the Fall Leaves! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => fun-in-the-fall-leaves [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-13 15:19:09 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-13 20:19:09 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1595 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/11/13/fun-in-the-fall-leaves/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/lEAVES-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Mrs. Hodgen’s Kindergartener’s enjoyed fun in the warm fall sunshine. GES students and teachers have thoroughly enjoyed all our time outside!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [58] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12990 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-13 14:29:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-13 19:29:08 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for November 13, 2020.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [59] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1893 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2020-11-13 11:48:43 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-13 16:48:43 [post_content] =>DCS held it's first Whole School ! Each classroom was introduced and we played "Mirror Me, Mirror You" while physically distanced. We also talked about how proud we were of our students writing to local Veterans in honor of Veteran's Day. It was a lovely way to end our day!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [63] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1591 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-11-09 13:41:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-09 18:41:44 [post_content] =>GES students have been busy with lots of heavy lifting, planning and building shelters and forts around the playground.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [65] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1449 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-09 09:51:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-09 14:51:45 [post_content] =>Good Afternoon Families! These last couple of weeks have been so much fun! The students had a fantastic time during our Halloween celebration...
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- November 11th: No School (Veteran’s Day)
- November 12th: Picture Retake Day
- November 18th: PTO Meeting
Good Afternoon Families! These last couple of weeks have been so much fun! The students had a fantastic time during our Halloween celebration…
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- November 11th: No School (Veteran’s Day)
- November 12th: Picture Retake Day
- November 18th: PTO Meeting
Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for November 6, 2020.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [67] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12959 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-06 11:34:23 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-06 16:34:23 [post_content] =>Several ConVal High School students filmed a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the ConVal campus on Friday.
The PSA encourages everyone to observe the "three W's": Watch your Distance, Wear your Mask, and Wash your Hands.
By following the three W's, the hope is to keep the nine towns in ConVal's school community safe, to reduce the risks of virus spread, and to return to the hybrid model following the scheduled remote learning period that will start at the end of the month.
A film crew from John Guilfoil Public Relations filmed the PSA which will be released later this month.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Several ConVal High School students filmed a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the ConVal campus on Friday.
The PSA encourages everyone to observe the “three W’s”: Watch your Distance, Wear your Mask, and Wash your Hands.
By following the three W’s, the hope is to keep the nine towns in ConVal’s school community safe,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [68] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12927 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-04 21:30:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-05 02:30:00 [post_content] =>Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Heather McKillop are excited to invite ConVal Regional High School families to attend a virtual Open House next week. Though the event has been held in-person in previous years, this year’s event will be held virtually out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing pandemic.
The virtual Open House will be held on Thursday, November 5, and start at 6:20 pm with a brief introductory meeting with Principal McKillop. Families will have an opportunity to meet with teachers, starting at 6:30 pm. Information will be sent home to parents and guardians by the end of the week that will include each respective student schedule and links to meet their individual teachers.
The virtual event serves as an opportunity for parents and guardians to meet their child’s teachers and learn important information about the current school year, including in-person and remote learning expectations, training on the use of Google Classroom, grading policies and procedures, additional support opportunities for students, and teacher contact information.
“We are excited to once again connect with families this fall to provide information about how this school year is being structured,” Principal McKillop said. “This year’s event, which will look a little different, also provides families a great opportunity to learn more about the hybrid learning model students are following.”
Individual conferences will not be available at the event. Those who wish to discuss individual matters related to their student should contact their teacher directly to set up a time for a meeting.
“We are grateful for the support of our entire ConVal community, which has been vital in helping to provide students with the best possible learning experience during these challenging times,” Superintendent Rizzo Saunders said. “We hope you will join us for this important event to learn more about and celebrate the incredible work students have done since the start of the school year.”
For additional details on the virtual Open House, please follow this link.
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The virtual Open House will be held on Thursday,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [69] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12953 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-04 10:36:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-04 15:36:59 [post_content] =>Athletic registrations for winter sports are now open. To sign up, please use this link to register on FamilyID.
ConVal High School athletes who decide to participate in winter athletics must sign a COVID waiver. They will also be required to join the remote-only learning cohort until their final competition date plus a 14-day quarantine period immediately following the last athletic event.
The following timeline was approved by the NHIAA’s Executive Council:
- 11/30/20-12/11/20: Phase 1 and Phase 2 conditioning/skills and drills activities for all sports
- 12/14/20-1/10/21: Team practice sessions
- 1/11/21: First date to play games
This timeline will be re-evaluated prior to and during these dates, should COVID cases increase in our area.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Athletic Director John Reitnauer (jreitnauer@conval.edu).
[post_title] => ConVal Athletics Announces Winter Sports Registration [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-athletics-announces-winter-sports-registration [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-04 10:38:54 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-04 15:38:54 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12953 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-athletics-announces-winter-sports-registration/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-e1610502906365.jpg [1] => 75 [2] => 75 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-800x720.jpg [1] => 800 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Athletic registrations for winter sports are now open. To sign up, please use this link to register on FamilyID.
ConVal High School athletes who decide to participate in winter athletics must sign a COVID waiver. They will also be required to join the remote-only learning cohort until their final competition date plus a 14-day quarantine period immediately following the last athletic event.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [70] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 948 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-11-02 14:08:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-02 19:08:44 [post_content] =>As part of Temple Elementary School's Halloween festivities, the students were taken on a story walk featuring "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything", by Linda Williams, illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
Along the path, the students found the same items that were in the book; boot, pants, a shirt, gloves, a hat, and a pumpkin head. By the time the students arrived at the front of the building, the items had made themselves into a scarecrow that was protecting the garden.
[post_title] => Halloween Story Walk [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => halloween-story-walk [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-11-02 14:10:43 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-11-02 19:10:43 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=948 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2020/11/02/halloween-story-walk/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/11/Story-walk-square.jpg [1] => 720 [2] => 720 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/11/Story-walk-square-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/11/Story-walk-square-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/11/Story-walk-square-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As part of Temple Elementary School’s Halloween festivities, the students were taken on a story walk featuring “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything”, by Linda Williams, illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
Along the path, the students found the same items that were in the book; boot, pants, a shirt, gloves,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [71] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4520 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-11-01 11:41:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-01 16:41:03 [post_content] =>For those that have not yet had their school pictures taken this year, it is time to smile!
Picture day information is as follows:
You can place orders online at: mylifetouch.com (Paper forms have been handed out to in person students.)
Picture Day ID: EVTBCQMKJ
Students will have their pictures taken by Pod as follows:
November 4th:
Yellow Pod In Person students from 7:45 - 8:45
Green Pod In Person students from: 9:00 - 10:00
Blue Pod In Person students from: 10:15 - 11:15
Remote students from 11:30 - 12:30 (Please call office at 924-7105)
November 6th:
Red Pod In Person students: 7:45 - 8:45
Purple Pod Students: 9:00 -10:00
Remote students 10:15 - 12:00 (Please call office at 924-7105)
Details for re-take pictures will be announced at a later time.
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Picture day information is as follows:
You can place orders online at: mylifetouch.com (Paper forms have been handed out to in person students.)
Picture Day ID: EVTBCQMKJ
Students will have their pictures taken by Pod as follows:
November 4th:
Yellow Pod In Person students from 7:45 –
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [72] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4413 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-11-01 07:33:42 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-11-01 12:33:42 [post_content] =>ConVal junior Sam Rousseau has been selected to become a member of The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, outstanding leadership, and community commitment.
The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel. "I am honored to recognize the hard word, sacrifice and commitment that Sam has made to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence," Nobel wrote in a letter. "He is now a member of a unique community of scholars — a community that represents our very best hope for the future."
Formed in 2002 by James W. Lewis and Claes Nobel, a senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes, the National Society of High School Scholars recognizes academic excellence and helps high-achieving students advance their goals through unique learning experiences, scholarships, internships, and peer networks.
Currently, there are more than 1,500,000 Society members in over 170 countries.
[qms_post_excerpt] => ConVal junior Sam Rousseau has been selected to become a member of The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, outstanding leadership, and community commitment.
The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel. “I am honored to recognize the hard word,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [73] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1887 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2020-10-30 14:54:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-30 18:54:37 [post_content] =>DCS students thoughtfully write letters to Veterans in honor of Veteran's Day.
[post_title] => DCS students write to Veterans [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => dcs-students-write-to-veterans [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-30 14:55:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-30 18:55:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://dcs.convalsd.net/?p=1887 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://dcs.convalsd.net/2020/10/30/dcs-students-write-to-veterans/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/DC-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>DCS students thoughtfully write letters to Veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [74] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12935 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-30 13:00:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-30 17:00:58 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 30, 2020.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [75] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4792 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-10-30 10:40:46 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-30 14:40:46 [post_content] =>For Halloween this year the Yellow & Blue Pods decorated classroom doors and the Red Pod painted pumpkins. Pictured is Mrs. Lavoie's decorated doorway.
[qms_post_excerpt] => For Halloween this year the Yellow & Blue Pods decorated classroom doors and the Red Pod painted pumpkins. Pictured is Mrs. Lavoie’s decorated doorway.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [76] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2526 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-10-30 10:03:56 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-30 14:03:56 [post_content] =>As we near Halloween we are greeted by a blanket of white snow at AES!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [77] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4412 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-28 13:19:26 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-28 17:19:26 [post_content] =>Dear ConVal Families,
With snow in the forecast for Friday, we are writing today to provide an update on the use of outdoor classrooms and the work we’ve done to prepare all the buildings in the districts for students to move indoors to continue their learning.
Students have been able to utilize outdoor learning over the past couple of months in order to allow for a safe, in-person learning environment as we prepared our buildings for the winter months. However, with snow and colder weather in the forecast for this week, the tents, which cannot withstand a snow load, will likely begin to come down this week and students will begin to learn indoors in the next couple of days. When weather permits teachers may continue to take students outdoors for learning activities.
Knowing that the chance of inclement weather occurring was likely to be sooner rather than later, we have been working expeditiously over the last few weeks to prepare our buildings for a return to indoor learning for all students.
Over the last two weeks, the Lawson Group performed an independent evaluation of all HVAC systems in the district in order to ensure the buildings are in compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ventilation guidelines for schools as the fight against COVID-19 goes on. We have made enhancements to the HVAC systems in all school buildings for the 2020-21 school year, which include:
- Installing ionization units in the ductwork of all HVAC units in the district, which emit positive and negative ions that kill mold, bacteria and viruses, greatly improving air quality.
- Maximizing outside air circulation throughout the day for all classrooms and school wings so air changes in classroom spaces and within the school approximately four to seven times per hour. This programming will start up and shut down three hours before school starts and four hours after school ends for the day, respectively.
- Installing upgraded filters which capture particles in a variety of sizes, including many viruses and allergens. This was done by installing new MERV 11 filters that capture 65-79% of particulate 1-3 microns in size and at least 85% of particulate 3-10 microns in size and larger.
We are proud of the incredible work Director of Facilities Tim Grossi, our HVAC specialist Keith Lee and the facilities team has done to complete this work prior to our students returning to indoor learning spaces. It is a prime example of our commitment to continually prioritizing the health and safety of our students, staff and their families, which has been and will continue to be a top priority in all of our decisions.
Best,
Kimberly
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Dear ConVal Families,
With snow in the forecast for Friday, we are writing today to provide an update on the use of outdoor classrooms and the work we’ve done to prepare all the buildings in the districts for students to move indoors to continue their learning.
Students have been able to utilize outdoor learning over the past couple of months in order to allow for a safe,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [78] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12930 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-28 10:16:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-28 14:16:45 [post_content] =>Last night the ConVal School Board approved the proposal to offer winter athletics at ConVal.
Under the proposal, all ConVal High School winter sports programs would offer opportunities to participate in a competitive limited regional NHIAA sanctioned schedule.
ConVal High School athletes who decide to participate in winter athletics must sign a COVID waiver. They will also be required to join the remote-only learning cohort until their final competition date plus a 14-day quarantine period immediately following the last athletic event.
The following timeline was approved by the NHIAA’s Executive Council last week:
- 11/30/20-12/11/20: Phase 1 and Phase 2 conditioning/skills and drills activities for all sports
- 12/14/20-1/10/21: Team practice sessions
- 1/11/21: First date to play games
This plan will be re-evaluated prior to and during these dates if COVID cases increase in our area.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Athletic Director John Reitnauer (jreitnauer@conval.edu).
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Under the proposal, all ConVal High School winter sports programs would offer opportunities to participate in a competitive limited regional NHIAA sanctioned schedule.
ConVal High School athletes who decide to participate in winter athletics must sign a COVID waiver.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [79] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1431 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-26 10:20:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-26 14:20:10 [post_content] =>I want to give a shout out to all families for following the new procedures set forth this year due to COVID. Thank you for your patience!
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- November 3rd - No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
- November 11th - No School (Veteran’s Day)
- Children and the Arts: Home Sweet Home
I want to give a shout out to all families for following the new procedures set forth this year due to COVID. Thank you for your patience!
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- November 3rd – No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
- November 11th – No School (Veteran’s Day)
- Children and the Arts: Home Sweet Home
Mrs. Roy's favorite character is Pete the Cat! His pumpkin is rocking his red shoes!
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[post_title] => Horton Hears a Who! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => horton-hears-a-who [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-24 10:37:27 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-24 14:37:27 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1564 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/10/24/horton-hears-a-who/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/horton-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Miss Hamilton’s 1st and 2nd graders chose Horton Hears a Who for their Pumpkin Palooza design!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [88] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1554 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-24 10:17:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-24 14:17:10 [post_content] =>Mrs. Warner's Kinders created a Pig the Pug Pumpkin for our Pumpkin Palooza Raffle this year!
[post_title] => Pig the Pug Pumpkin! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pig-the-pug-pumpkin [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-24 10:38:02 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-24 14:38:02 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1554 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/10/24/pig-the-pug-pumpkin/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/pug.jpg [1] => 676 [2] => 676 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/pug-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/pug-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/pug-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Mrs. Warner’s Kinders created a Pig the Pug Pumpkin for our Pumpkin Palooza Raffle this year!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [89] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12900 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-23 15:00:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-23 19:00:00 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 23, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News October 23, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-october-23-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-23 16:45:49 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-23 20:45:49 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12900 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-october-23-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 23, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [90] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2519 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-10-23 12:49:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-23 16:49:19 [post_content] =>Picture Day at AES went off without a hitch in spite of the the mist! Pictures were moved outdoors this year to ensure we practiced social distancing.
[post_title] => Picture Day Remote Style [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => picture-day-remote-style [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-23 12:51:58 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-23 16:51:58 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2519 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/10/23/picture-day-remote-style/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-e1603468768571.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Photo-Day-1512x720.jpg [1] => 1512 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Picture Day at AES went off without a hitch in spite of the the mist! Pictures were moved outdoors this year to ensure we practiced social distancing.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [91] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12914 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-23 07:18:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-23 11:18:00 [post_content] =>At ConVal High School, a number of classes have been moved outside, including Mrs. Mitschmyer's Ceramics class. This means that all supplies and tools, including potter's wheels, have to be brought out on a hand-pulled utility wagon every morning and brought back in when school is over.
Everyone has taken these new circumstances in stride. "Students have been practicing a variety of hand-building skills in Ceramics under the tents this year," explained Mitschmyer. "Everything from pinch to coil, and now working with slabs."
"Over the last two weeks, students have been building vessels for containment. At school, this means they have been building boxes and at home, they are working on hollow forms. Moving forward we are exploring bowl forms and tile making."
"I'm hopeful that we will be in the studio in the near future and students will begin practicing the potter's wheel! I just fired the first kiln of the year and hope to show students how to apply glaze for the final firing process soon," Mitschmyer concluded.
[qms_post_excerpt] => At ConVal High School, a number of classes have been moved outside, including Mrs. Mitschmyer’s Ceramics class. This means that all supplies and tools, including potter’s wheels, have to be brought out on a hand-pulled utility wagon every morning and brought back in when school is over.
Everyone has taken these new circumstances in stride.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [92] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4740 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-10-22 13:23:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-22 17:23:48 [post_content] =>We have been very fortunate to be able to have lunch outside this year almost every day.
[qms_post_excerpt] => We have been very fortunate to be able to have lunch outside this year almost every day.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [93] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12901 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-22 13:03:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-22 17:03:00 [post_content] =>The woodworking classes at ConVal's Region 14 Applied Technology Center teach students marketable skills based on experiential and project-based learning.
On a typical day and depending on the class level, one can observe students working on Shaker-style nightstands, building wooden iPhone speakers, assembling wooden pens that have been made by hand on a lathe, designing cribbage boards, or creating intricate family crests.
Under the expert guidance of Mr. Ewing and Mr. Morris, students learn the full range of skill sets. They start from the basics of proper measuring, cutting wood with hand saws, and gluing pieces together with clamps. More advanced skills include squaring rough-cut boards with the automated jointer and planing tools, all the way to programming and operating the computer numerical control (CNC) router.
Safety is always the primary concern. The ATC teachers ensure not only that equipment guards are installed and work properly, but also that students follow all individual safety precautions. This includes students wearing CSA-certified safety glasses and removing all entanglement hazards, such as loose clothing and jewelry.
Once these preconditions are set, the remaining work is all based on student creativity and workmanship.
[qms_post_excerpt] => The woodworking classes at ConVal’s Region 14 Applied Technology Center teach students marketable skills based on experiential and project-based learning.
On a typical day and depending on the class level, one can observe students working on Shaker-style nightstands, building wooden iPhone speakers, assembling wooden pens that have been made by hand on a lathe,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [94] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12892 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-22 08:01:13 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-22 12:01:13 [post_content] =>Over the last couple of weeks, ConVal High School principal Heather McKillop has visited classrooms and instructional tents to hold listening sessions with students.
The motivation for the listening tour stemmed from McKillop's interest in connecting with students. "Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual occasions, such as opening day gatherings, spirit rallies, and sport events, cannot be held this year," she explained. "The split into two alternating student cohorts and the physical distancing guidelines result in vastly fewer opportunities to make personal connections with students. It is therefore all the more important to be visible outside the office and to connect with them where they experience school right now."
In the student groups, McKillop shared her background as a teacher and administrator and invited students to share their backgrounds and experiences at ConVal as well. "I wanted to learn how they are doing with in-person and remote learning experiences," McKillop said. "How are they handling the two modalities? What can we do to make their experience better?"
Students, for the most part, seemed to really enjoy the personal connections they are making with teachers and classmates whenever their cohort was engaged in in-person learning, McKillop noted. "I am amazed at how resilient the students are and how they are handling themselves under the circumstances."
[qms_post_excerpt] => Over the last couple of weeks, ConVal High School principal Heather McKillop has visited classrooms and instructional tents to hold listening sessions with students.
The motivation for the listening tour stemmed from McKillop’s interest in connecting with students. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual occasions, such as opening day gatherings, spirit rallies,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [95] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12889 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-21 20:07:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-22 00:07:00 [post_content] =>Wednesday, October 21, 2020 marked Unity Day, a day set aside to stand together united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to oppose bullying as well as all other forms of exclusion.
Students, teachers, and staff at ConVal High School wore orange to show their support of this school community endeavor which concluded with a virtual community screening in the evening of the film Upstanders, a documentary about resilience and the power of connection to end bullying.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Wednesday, October 21, 2020 marked Unity Day, a day set aside to stand together united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to oppose bullying as well as all other forms of exclusion.
Students, teachers, and staff at ConVal High School wore orange to show their support of this school community endeavor which concluded with a virtual community screening in the evening of the film Upstanders,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [96] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12880 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-21 07:04:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-21 11:04:40 [post_content] =>In accordance with the recommendations of the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA), the ConVal Athletic Department has issued guidance on winter school sports programs for students in grades 9-12.
Please see this link for more detailed information.
[post_title] => ConVal High School Guidance On Winter Sports [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-high-school-guidance-on-winter-sports [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-23 08:09:41 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-23 12:09:41 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12880 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-high-school-guidance-on-winter-sports/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-e1610502906365.jpg [1] => 75 [2] => 75 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-800x720.jpg [1] => 800 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>In accordance with the recommendations of the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA), the ConVal Athletic Department has issued guidance on winter school sports programs for students in grades 9-12.
Please see this link for more detailed information.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [97] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4723 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-10-20 12:14:24 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-20 16:14:24 [post_content] =>Self portraits on Photo day 1st grade
Lion masks Kindergarten
Rain pictures
Stick art. Kindergarten
Apple trees kindergarten
Seed pictures. Grade 2
[qms_post_excerpt] => Self portraits on Photo day 1st grade
Lion masks Kindergarten
Rain pictures
Stick art. Kindergarten
Apple trees kindergarten
Seed pictures. Grade 2
Students in Mary Goldthwaite-Gagne's art class are learning how to see works of art in the way that other artists have interpreted art before them.
"2D Studio Art students are currently exploring abstraction and the work of artist Corita Kent," Ms. G explains. "Corita Kent was an artist and educator, and the motto of the art department at Immaculate Heart College where she taught was, 'We have no art, we do everything as well as we can.'"
Kent often utilized a small viewfinder tool and encouraged students to look at the world around them in small abstracted parts in order to take in the beauty all around us.
"She championed art as essential and for all of us," Goldthwaite says.
Quoting from Corita Kent's book Learning by Heart: Teaching to Free the Creative Spirit, Goldthwaite notes: "To work, play, see, touch, laugh, cry, build, and use it all - even the painful parts, and survive with style: that's what Corita taught. She taught that art is not something apart from life and living."
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students in Mary Goldthwaite-Gagne’s art class are learning how to see works of art in the way that other artists have interpreted art before them.
“2D Studio Art students are currently exploring abstraction and the work of artist Corita Kent,” Ms. G explains. “Corita Kent was an artist and educator, and the motto of the art department at Immaculate Heart College where she taught was,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [99] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12883 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-20 07:46:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-20 11:46:00 [post_content] =>The students in Mrs. Holcomb's YA Fiction class are currently reading Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram.
The protagonist, Darius, is struggling with his identity as an Iranian-American and does not quite know where he fits in with his family or the kids at school. He is also dealing with depression and anxiety, and that adds to his struggles with fitting in. When Darius goes to Iran to visit family he has never met, he learns a lot about himself, his heritage, and friendship. Darius is rarely alone, but he's lonely.
As Mrs. Holcomb explained: "We read an article together on how loneliness is actually an epidemic here in the US, and so we engaged in service projects to help combat loneliness. Students drew chalk art with uplifting messages, made cards for hospitalized kids, wrote letters to send to the local senior centers, or wrote letters to loved ones far away. It's all part of our effort to use literature to help us understand the complexities of our world and our place in it."
[qms_post_excerpt] => The students in Mrs. Holcomb’s YA Fiction class are currently reading Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram.
The protagonist, Darius, is struggling with his identity as an Iranian-American and does not quite know where he fits in with his family or the kids at school. He is also dealing with depression and anxiety,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [100] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12842 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-19 20:18:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-20 00:18:00 [post_content] =>School pictures will be taken at ConVal High School by Lifetouch Photos on October 29 (Gold Cohort students) and November 5 (Blue Cohort students).
Please mark your student's day on your calendar. Lifetouch will be sending out emails with information on ordering picture packets.
October 29
8:00 am – 12:00 noon - All Gold Cohort students
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm - Remote Students designated in the Gold Cohort; this includes students who live in Peterborough, Sharon, Dublin, and Temple.
November 5
8:00 am – 12:00 noon - All Blue Cohort Students
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm - Remote Students designated in the Blue Cohort; this
includes students who live in Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, and tuition students.
Remote students must provide their own transportation and come during their scheduled time. Students will only be allowed to enter the designated outdoor photo area. After their photo has been taken, students must leave the premises.
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Please mark your student’s day on your calendar. Lifetouch will be sending out emails with information on ordering picture packets.
October 29
8:00 am – 12:00 noon –
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [101] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12856 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-19 11:59:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-19 15:59:00 [post_content] =>The ConVal cafeteria staff deliver lunch to blue cohort students during Block 3.
Food selections are made by students daily during Block 1, based on a Google form that lists the various options, including a hot meal choice. On the form, students also indicate where their Block 3 class is located.
At the designated time, lunch is delivered to students at their preferred location, whether it is in the classrooms close to the cafeteria or, in this case, the classroom furthest away — the tents on the athletic fields.
This lunch delivery arrangement avoids large groups of students coming together in the cafeteria and allows for the physical distancing guidelines of the ConVal COVID protocols to be maintained.
Teachers, who share their lunch period with students, have remarked that this is also a time where important informal conversations can take place.
A big thank you to all the cafeteria personnel who makes this special delivery service possible at ConVal High School!
[qms_post_excerpt] => The ConVal cafeteria staff deliver lunch to blue cohort students during Block 3.
Food selections are made by students daily during Block 1, based on a Google form that lists the various options, including a hot meal choice. On the form, students also indicate where their Block 3 class is located.
At the designated time,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [102] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12834 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-19 09:56:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-19 13:56:00 [post_content] =>On Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 pm, the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) will be joining the ConVal School Counseling Department to deliver a virtual session on the college financial aid process.
NHHEAF is the premier source in NH for information regarding financing college, with over 55 years experience helping families.
Register in advance for the webinar using this link.
[post_title] => NHHEAF Financial Aid Night October 22 (Virtual) [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => nhheaf-financial-aid-night-october-22-virtual [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-23 07:47:55 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-23 11:47:55 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12834 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/nhheaf-financial-aid-night-october-22-virtual/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/NHHEAF.jpg [1] => 800 [2] => 800 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/NHHEAF-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/NHHEAF-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/NHHEAF-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/NHHEAF-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/NHHEAF-800x720.jpg [1] => 800 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>On Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 pm, the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) will be joining the ConVal School Counseling Department to deliver a virtual session on the college financial aid process.
NHHEAF is the premier source in NH for information regarding financing college, with over 55 years experience helping families.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [103] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12836 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-16 19:39:01 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-16 23:39:01 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 16, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News October 16, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-october-16-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-17 14:59:48 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-17 18:59:48 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12836 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-october-16-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 16, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [104] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4489 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-10-15 13:53:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-15 17:53:58 [post_content] =>SMS 5th & 6th Grade students create fantasy creatures in Art.
First they used their creativity to imagine the creatures. Next they used their artistic talents to bring them to life using paper mache, feathers, colorful paint, and of course "googly" eyes.
[qms_post_excerpt] => SMS 5th & 6th Grade students create fantasy creatures in Art.
First they used their creativity to imagine the creatures. Next they used their artistic talents to bring them to life using paper mache, feathers, colorful paint, and of course “googly” eyes.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [105] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4388 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-15 13:10:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-15 17:10:05 [post_content] =>The ConVal School District is looking for substitute teachers and paraprofessionals.
The qualifications for employment as a substitute teacher or paraprofessional are as follows:
- Teaching experience not required
- Ability to work well with children and adults
- High school diploma or GED required
- At least 21 years of age
An appropriate certification or permission is required for long-term sub assignments.
To apply, please follow this link to the District's online application system.
[qms_post_excerpt] => The ConVal School District is looking for substitute teachers and paraprofessionals.
The qualifications for employment as a substitute teacher or paraprofessional are as follows:
- Teaching experience not required
- Ability to work well with children and adults
- High school diploma or GED required
- At least 21 years of age
An appropriate certification or permission is required for long-term sub assignments.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [106] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2500 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-10-15 12:50:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-15 16:50:04 [post_content] =>Ms. Lescarbeau's class learning math while enjoying a beautiful fall morning at AES!
[post_title] => Kindergarten Math Class [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => kindergarten-math-class [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-15 12:50:05 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-15 16:50:05 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2500 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/10/15/kindergarten-math-class/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-e1602775937588.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/10/Morning-Math-1512x720.jpg [1] => 1512 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Ms. Lescarbeau’s class learning math while enjoying a beautiful fall morning at AES!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [107] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1410 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-13 10:53:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-13 14:53:05 [post_content] =>Happy October! We have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Learning outside takes on a whole new dimension in the fall.
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Picture Day - October 15th
- PTO Meeting - October 21st at 4:45pm via Zoom
Happy October! We have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Learning outside takes on a whole new dimension in the fall.
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Picture Day – October 15th
- PTO Meeting – October 21st at 4:45pm via Zoom
Calling all creative, funny, or theatrically-minded students!
I'm so excited to be able to share with you that we are going to be workshopping an amazingly funny play called "Puffs: or Seven Increasingly eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic" by Matt Cox!
The world seems strangely familiar to any of you who might be familiar with a certain boy wizard. This hysterical 90-minute one-act will keep you entertained from beginning to end!
We do not currently have plans for a performance. For now, we're looking forward to getting together with other theatre-minded people and having some fun with this text!
We will either have two casts (one for each cohort - if there is enough interest) or one cast, and everyone interested will be involved in some way!
Please fill out this form if you are interested!
E-mail Mrs. Moore (emoore@conval.edu) if you have questions!
[qms_post_excerpt] => Calling all creative, funny, or theatrically-minded students!
I’m so excited to be able to share with you that we are going to be workshopping an amazingly funny play called “Puffs: or Seven Increasingly eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” by Matt Cox!
The world seems strangely familiar to any of you who might be familiar with a certain boy wizard.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [109] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4254 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-11 21:57:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-12 01:57:40 [post_content] =>Though its hallways are less crowded than ever, Great Brook School students are still sharing their art with their community.
Since September, art teacher Victoria Burnham has been posting student artwork on the @bobcatstudioartists Instagram page. The art is usually hung throughout the school for visitors to enjoy. However, since visitors now have limited access to the school building due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Instagram page allows both community members and fully remote students to stay connected to the school's artistic endeavors.
Art from the fifth through eighth graders in Pod 3 is up on the page currently, but Burnham will be sharing the work from all students over the coming months.
"Our teachers are really going above and beyond, and the students are doing great work," Principal Foecking said. “Efforts like this help keep our school community together and make sure everyone is as connected as possible. I'm beyond proud of the work our students and teachers have done since the start of the school year, and am glad to have this opportunity to share their work with community members."
Students are connecting with their remote peers in other classes as well. For example, during science labs, two students who are learning in-person will work with one of their remote peers via Zoom to complete the work so that all three can work together.
“During this unprecedented time, it's incredible to have the opportunity to foster and maintain the community relationships that allow our students to thrive," Superintendent Rizzo Saunders said. “It's amazing to see what these students create and we love being able to share their creative work with others."
Additional resources and projects can be found on the GBS Art Studio website here.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Though its hallways are less crowded than ever, Great Brook School students are still sharing their art with their community.
Since September, art teacher Victoria Burnham has been posting student artwork on the @bobcatstudioartists Instagram page. The art is usually hung throughout the school for visitors to enjoy. However,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [110] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4383 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-10 09:04:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-10 13:04:02 [post_content] =>On October 9, Athletic Director John Reitnauer received an email from WMUR, thanking ConVal for its contributions to the annual "New Hampshire Tackles Hunger" campaign.
The letter on behalf of WMUR Sports Director Jamie Staton reads as follows:
"Congratulations! Your local food bank, the Peterborough Food Pantry, has reached $1,045, which means your food pantry has received a matching gift of $500 through the generosity of the Lois Roy Dickerman Fund. Your total including this is $1,545.
In seven years, “NH Tackles Hunger” has collected 455,000 pounds of food which equals 380,000 meals for NH families. I want to personally congratulate you and your team for a job well done. This is by far the most successful NH Tackles Hunger Fundraiser we have ever done.
With your generous help, the total collected this year was $81,818.45 which includes school donations made, the Dead River $10,000 gift and the matching $500 from the Lois Roy Dickerman Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation for each school that met or exceeded $500.00 in donations. This year’s cash converted to pounds totals 196,363 pounds providing 163,636 meals to our neighbors experiencing hunger.
Thank you for all of your help. We couldn’t have done it without you!"
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The letter on behalf of WMUR Sports Director Jamie Staton reads as follows:
“Congratulations! Your local food bank, the Peterborough Food Pantry, has reached $1,045, which means your food pantry has received a matching gift of $500 through the generosity of the Lois Roy Dickerman Fund.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [111] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12823 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-09 20:39:09 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-10 00:39:09 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 9, 2020.
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Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders reports the ConVal School District has filed a lawsuit against Monadnock Tent and Event in order to recoup losses caused by unusable outdoor tents the district rented from the business to support in-person learning.
The suit was filed on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Hillsborough County Superior Court.
In all, the district will be seeking $220,236.99 in total damages from Monadnock Tent and Event. This amount includes a refund for the money spent on tents that were not able to be permitted, labor costs, engineering costs, and electrical work.
“This lawsuit is meant to hold Monadnock Tent and Event responsible for their failure to live up to the responsibility of ensuring that the tents provided to the district could be permitted for use,” Superintendent Rizzo Saunders said. “This failure resulted in significant disruptions to the start of the school year, putting an increased burden on our staff, students, and their families during an already challenging time. After a good faith effort on our part to resolve this issue, this step is a last resort for the district as we work to recoup the taxpayer funding that went toward tents that we were ultimately unable to use.”
In late August and early September, the district became aware that tents over 400 square feet that it rented from Monadnock Tent and Event would not meet the permitting requirements set out by the state of New Hampshire. The permitting challenges were created by the vendor’s inability to provide the necessary data, certificates, and other required documentation to the necessary authorities per the contract and the representations made by the vendor.
As a result, the district had to modify its reopening plan and transitioned students at Great Brook, South Meadow and ConVal Regional High Schools to a remote learning model for the beginning of the school year.
As of this week, the District is fully implementing the Reopening Plan. On Monday, Oct. 5, South Meadow School seventh and eighth graders began attending classes in-person, as well as all ConVal High School students in the blue cohort. Students in grades 9-12 in the gold cohort will attend in-person together beginning on Oct. 13, and the two cohorts will rotate as scheduled going forward. In-person learning was scheduled to have begun for those students on Sept. 8.
The district will provide additional updates as they become available.
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Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders reports the ConVal School District has filed a lawsuit against Monadnock Tent and Event in order to recoup losses caused by unusable outdoor tents the district rented from the business to support in-person learning.
The suit was filed on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Hillsborough County Superior Court.
In all,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [113] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12807 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-09 07:40:20 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-09 11:40:20 [post_content] =>Students in the Blue Cohort dissected cow eyes last week as part of their studies of the nervous system in Ms. Young's Anatomy and Physiology class.
The entire class prepared by first reading about the structure of the eye and constructing paper models of it. After discussing the models as a whole class over Zoom, Gold Cohort and Remote-only students worked on extension questions about vision while in-person students completed the dissection.
The following week, the students' roles will switch and the Gold cohort students will dissect while the Blue Cohort and Remote-only students work on other learning activities.
Ms. Young used the following Flex Friday as an optional opportunity for Remote only students to come to the Anatomy tent and dissect the eye under her supervision.
The dissection is an important part of the Anatomy curriculum because it allows students to see how the cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina, optic nerve, and muscles of the eye come together to enable the eye to function.
Ms. Young's favorite aspect of the dissection is the students' "ah-ha" moment. Experiencing how an actual eye is put together allows them to make sense of their paper-and-pencil studies to arrive at a deeper understanding.
"I love hearing them say, 'Ooooohhhh, okay,' because I know they are getting it. It's awesome." Young said.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students in the Blue Cohort dissected cow eyes last week as part of their studies of the nervous system in Ms. Young’s Anatomy and Physiology class.
The entire class prepared by first reading about the structure of the eye and constructing paper models of it. After discussing the models as a whole class over Zoom,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [114] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4455 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-10-08 16:14:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-08 20:14:57 [post_content] =>SMS 8th Grade students learn how to draw trees then sculpt them with wire.
[qms_post_excerpt] => SMS 8th Grade students learn how to draw trees then sculpt them with wire.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [115] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12797 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-08 09:13:46 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-08 13:13:46 [post_content] =>When ConVal High School planned the reopening of school over the summer, teachers, staff and administrators devised a complex but flexible plan that they called the Blue & Gold instructional model.
The model envisioned two student cohorts that rotate weekly for in-person learning and remote learning on an alternating schedule, with the option of a third group of students remaining entirely remote as per family choice.
While the hybrid model demanded additional technologies and new skills from teachers who are teaching both in-person and remote students, the hybrid model was seen to provide maximum benefits for everyone involved.
It most closely resembles what students already know and expect school to be like. In-person instruction has the advantage of providing opportunities for hands-on activities like science labs as well as career and technical education (CTE) courses. Learning in-person also allows them to make individual connections with teachers and peers.
Live remote instruction permits students to interact with their teachers and peers on a real-time basis. Classroom discussions are being moderated by the teachers between remote students and students in class or in tents. In addition, Google Classroom offers the opportunity for written exchanges and responses to teacher-chosen discussion questions.
Student feedback thus far indicates that they appreciate the opportunity of both options of the hybrid model while following a predictable schedule. ConVal's Blue & Gold plan positions the high school for maximum flexibility along a continuum of blended learning environments which can quickly be adapted, as needed, in response to changing conditions.
[qms_post_excerpt] => When ConVal High School planned the reopening of school over the summer, teachers, staff and administrators devised a complex but flexible plan that they called the Blue & Gold instructional model.
The model envisioned two student cohorts that rotate weekly for in-person learning and remote learning on an alternating schedule, with the option of a third group of students remaining entirely remote as per family choice.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [116] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4450 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-10-07 13:35:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-07 17:35:57 [post_content] =>Just a reminder about our early release on Fridays at 12:10pm after lunch for students that will be picked up:
- If you are planning to pick up your child at 12:10 please put that information in Pick Up Patrol.
Only on Friday at 12:10pm Pick up: - Red Pod Parents will pick up students in the front of SMS.
- Purple Pod Parents will pick up students at the high school in the pick-up line.
- Green, Yellow and Blue Pod will continue the same procedure as we have been doing. (Pick Up out back) (We hope that this will avoid the long line of cars waiting for pick up.)
- Students who do not have parent pick up will stay in their pods until the 2:15 pm dismissal.
- These students will take their regular assigned bus or parent pick up home.
- Those students will have their recess time and time for make up or catch up on their assignments.
- Students should always be dressed to be outside for the day wearing comfortable footwear to walk around the building.
- Students who have permission to walk may not come back to school and take the bus home.
If you haven't already filled out the parent survey please click on this: Link to early release survey
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- If you are planning to pick up your child at 12:10 please put that information in Pick Up Patrol.
Only on Friday at 12:10pm Pick up: - Red Pod Parents will pick up students in the front of SMS.
Time to get your Pierce School Swag!!
The leaves are changing and the air is getting crisp. Does your child have all their fall and winter gear ready? Would you like to support your school? Well, do we have deals for you!
The Pierce School store is NOW OPEN for all your school swag purchasing needs. The store is open from now until Sunday October 25th. Make sure to swing on over and help support your school and dress yourself or your students in the coolest gear in school!
Items can be purchased at https://pierce-apparel-2020.itemorder.com/sale .
[qms_post_excerpt] => Time to get your Pierce School Swag!!
The leaves are changing and the air is getting crisp. Does your child have all their fall and winter gear ready? Would you like to support your school? Well, do we have deals for you!
The Pierce School store is NOW OPEN for all your school swag purchasing needs.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [118] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12782 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-06 12:38:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-06 16:38:35 [post_content] =>In order to keep everyone safe from possible infection, teachers at ConVal High School clean all surfaces between classes, regardless of whether they teach indoors or outdoors under a tent.
During staggered dismissal at the end of each block, teachers sanitize their hands, put on gloves, and use the provided Q.T.3 spray bottle to spray the top surfaces of all the desks, tables, and chairs that were used during class. Once the surfaces have been sprayed, teachers return to the first desk and wipe it using a UniFirst microfiber cleaning cloth.
When the cleaning is done, the microfiber cloths are folded over, turning the dirty side of the towel against itself in order to allow for four different clean uses of the same cloth. The cloths are changed on a daily basis.
[qms_post_excerpt] => In order to keep everyone safe from possible infection, teachers at ConVal High School clean all surfaces between classes, regardless of whether they teach indoors or outdoors under a tent.
During staggered dismissal at the end of each block, teachers sanitize their hands, put on gloves, and use the provided Q.T.3 spray bottle to spray the top surfaces of all the desks,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [119] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1393 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-06 09:22:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-06 13:22:40 [post_content] =>I am having such fun with your children. I have run with kindergarteners, danced with first graders, painted with second graders, and listened to third and fourth graders read!
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Picture Day - October 15th
- District Policy for Attendance, Absenteeism and Truancy
I am having such fun with your children. I have run with kindergarteners, danced with first graders, painted with second graders, and listened to third and fourth graders read!
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- Picture Day – October 15th
- District Policy for Attendance,
Students in Dr. Milne's AP Biology class are investigating cells and cell organelles.
Each student practices safe social distancing with their own assigned microscope.
For today's lab, they prepared microscope slides from fresh apple, potato, and red onion specimens in order to detect plant pigments and starches stored in organelles called plastids.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students in Dr. Milne’s AP Biology class are investigating cells and cell organelles.
Each student practices safe social distancing with their own assigned microscope.
For today’s lab, they prepared microscope slides from fresh apple, potato, and red onion specimens in order to detect plant pigments and starches stored in organelles called plastids.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [121] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4444 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-10-05 15:49:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-05 19:49:16 [post_content] =>SMS Students and Staff were greeted by the SMS Puma and Mrs. O'Bryant on Friday, October 2nd.
What a great way to start the day!
Thank you Mr. Sil!
[qms_post_excerpt] => SMS Students and Staff were greeted by the SMS Puma and Mrs. O’Bryant on Friday, October 2nd.
What a great way to start the day!
Thank you Mr. Sil!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [122] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4367 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-05 13:52:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-05 17:52:59 [post_content] =>ConVal Regional High School Principal Heather McKillop announced today that senior Mary Reagan Riffle has been named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program.
The 34,000 Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
Mary Reagan Riffle is the daughter of Monica and Gary Riffle of Peterborough.
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The 34,000 Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [123] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1550 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-04 14:33:21 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:33:21 [post_content] =>Mrs. Aborn's Bees & Owls are learning about pollinators and other insects as they explore our Cornucopia garden this fall. As part of our learning, we created our own insects!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [124] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1549 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-04 14:31:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:31:03 [post_content] =>Mrs. Warner's Kinders enjoy a read aloud story with our School Counselor, Mrs. Swasey to learn about Whole Body Listening. It's important to look at the speaker, listen with both ears, wait until they are done talking before we speak and have a calm body.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [125] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1548 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-04 14:28:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:28:03 [post_content] =>Mr. Shultz's Art classes have been exploring sculpture this week. We've practiced with paper, sticks, rocks and blocks. Every new medium presents new challenges!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [126] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1547 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-04 14:26:01 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:26:01 [post_content] =>We can make our letters and numbers AND clean our desks at the same time! Using shaving cream is a great way to practice fine motor skills and proper formation of letters and numbers!
[post_title] => Mrs. Hodgen's Kinders practice letters & numbers in shaving cream! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => mrs-hodgens-kinders-practice-letters-numbers-in-shaving-cream [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-04 14:26:02 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:26:02 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1547 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/10/04/mrs-hodgens-kinders-practice-letters-numbers-in-shaving-cream/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave.jpg [1] => 2056 [2] => 2056 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/kshave-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>We can make our letters and numbers AND clean our desks at the same time! Using shaving cream is a great way to practice fine motor skills and proper formation of letters and numbers!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [127] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1546 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-04 14:22:55 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:22:55 [post_content] =>We aren't going to let a little rain stop us from exploring the trails behind GES! We hiked the Hogback Pond Trail looking for signs of animals and the changing seasons.
[post_title] => Miss Heard & Mrs. Goodspeed's classes exploring the trails behind GES! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => miss-heard-mrs-goodspeeds-classes-exploring-the-trails-behind-ges [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-04 14:22:56 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:22:56 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1546 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/10/04/miss-heard-mrs-goodspeeds-classes-exploring-the-trails-behind-ges/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-walk-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>We aren’t going to let a little rain stop us from exploring the trails behind GES! We hiked the Hogback Pond Trail looking for signs of animals and the changing seasons.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [128] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1545 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-10-04 14:18:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:18:48 [post_content] =>Did you know there is a beautiful hiking trail right behind our school? It's called the Hogback Pond Trail and it takes you around the pond! We explored the trail and found a shelter to rest in last week.
[post_title] => 3rd & 4th Graders explore the trails behind GES on a rainy day! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 3rd-4th-graders-explore-the-trails-behind-ges-on-a-rainy-day [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-04 14:18:49 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-04 18:18:49 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1545 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/10/04/3rd-4th-graders-explore-the-trails-behind-ges-on-a-rainy-day/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/10/3-4-rest-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Did you know there is a beautiful hiking trail right behind our school? It’s called the Hogback Pond Trail and it takes you around the pond! We explored the trail and found a shelter to rest in last week.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [129] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12756 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-02 15:29:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-02 19:29:58 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 2, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News October 2, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-october-2-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-17 17:31:42 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-17 21:31:42 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12756 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-october-2-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for October 2, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [130] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4673 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-10-02 14:52:36 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-02 18:52:36 [post_content] =>Mrs. Dunning's 2nd grade class using outdoor classroom space. The students enjoy getting outside for learning!
[qms_post_excerpt] => Mrs. Dunning’s 2nd grade class using outdoor classroom space. The students enjoy getting outside for learning!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [131] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12754 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-10-02 10:32:17 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-02 14:32:17 [post_content] =>As of September 25, 2020, the administration does not recommend resuming interscholastic competition at this time and therefore ConVal High School will not be competing athletically in any fall sports.
The plan will be reevaluated again on October 15, 2020 and November 1, 2020, and may be reevaluated prior to these dates if COVID cases increase in our area.
Please see this link for more detailed information.
[post_title] => ConVal High School Update on Guidance for Fall Sports [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-high-school-update-on-guidance-for-fall-sports [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-02 10:32:18 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-02 14:32:18 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12754 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-high-school-update-on-guidance-for-fall-sports/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-e1610502906365.jpg [1] => 75 [2] => 75 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/ConValAthletics-1-800x720.jpg [1] => 800 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As of September 25, 2020, the administration does not recommend resuming interscholastic competition at this time and therefore ConVal High School will not be competing athletically in any fall sports.
The plan will be reevaluated again on October 15, 2020 and November 1, 2020, and may be reevaluated prior to these dates if COVID cases increase in our area.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [132] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 945 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-10-01 14:12:12 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-01 18:12:12 [post_content] =>Mrs Woods kindergarten and first grade students are reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
At Temple, the students have been taking turns leading the Pledge over the PA system so we can participate as a whole school. We have some great student public speakers here at T.E.S.
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At Temple, the students have been taking turns leading the Pledge over the PA system so we can participate as a whole school. We have some great student public speakers here at T.E.S.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [133] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 944 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-10-01 14:05:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-01 18:05:34 [post_content] =>Mrs. Gauthier's 3rd and 4th grade students enjoy a time of reading outdoors using one of the small tents for shade.
[post_title] => Outdoor Reading [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => outdoor-reading [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-01 14:05:35 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-01 18:05:35 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=944 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2020/10/01/outdoor-reading/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/outdoor-reading.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/outdoor-reading-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/outdoor-reading-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/outdoor-reading-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/outdoor-reading-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Mrs. Gauthier’s 3rd and 4th grade students enjoy a time of reading outdoors using one of the small tents for shade.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [134] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 943 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-10-01 14:02:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-10-01 18:02:34 [post_content] =>Caring, Perseverance, Respect, Responsible; these are Temple Elementary School's Values
When students are "caught" showing one of our values they are given an owl. The students then bring those owls to the office where they are met with excitement and asked what they earned their owl for. On Friday afternoons we announce the recipients that received an owl for each value. The owls eventually end up on the TES Values tree.
We are so proud of the effort that each or our students have put forth to fill up our tree.
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When students are “caught” showing one of our values they are given an owl. The students then bring those owls to the office where they are met with excitement and asked what they earned their owl for. On Friday afternoons we announce the recipients that received an owl for each value.
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[post_title] => Mrs. Hill's Outdoor Classroom [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => mrs-hills-outdoors-classroom [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-28 11:31:52 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-28 15:31:52 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2481 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/09/28/mrs-hills-outdoors-classroom/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-e1601306976162.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/H-Outdoor-Learning-1512x720.jpg [1] => 1512 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Students work on centers as they enjoy the being outdoors.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [136] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12749 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-25 17:00:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-25 21:00:44 [post_content] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for September 25, 2020.
[post_title] => ConVal Weekly News September 25, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-weekly-news-september-25-2020 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-17 17:34:04 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-17 21:34:04 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=12749 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-weekly-news-september-25-2020/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/ConVal-Weekly-News-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please follow this link to see the ConVal Weekly News for September 25, 2020.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [137] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4655 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-09-25 12:23:25 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-25 16:23:25 [post_content] =>Ms. Ambrosini's 2nd grade art enrichment project. Students created self portraits with and without their masks. They then wrote three words to describe themselves!
[qms_post_excerpt] => Ms. Ambrosini’s 2nd grade art enrichment project. Students created self portraits with and without their masks. They then wrote three words to describe themselves!
School picture day is Monday, October 5, 2020.
Forms will be coming home today. You can use the form to purchase school photos or you can order them online.
[post_title] => School Picture Day October 5, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => school-picture-day-october-2-2019 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-25 12:02:48 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-25 16:02:48 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=751 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2020/09/25/school-picture-day-october-2-2019/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>School picture day is Monday, October 5, 2020.
Forms will be coming home today. You can use the form to purchase school photos or you can order them online.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [139] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4426 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-09-24 07:44:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-24 11:44:57 [post_content] =>To fully enjoy the opportunity of outside learning in the new tents at SMS, as a reminder students should be sure to have weather appropriate clothing. Can't go wrong with cold weather gear!
[post_title] => Dress for Success [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => dress-for-success [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-10-12 10:25:46 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-10-12 14:25:46 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4426 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/09/24/dress-for-success/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Dress-for-Success-2020-b.png [1] => 750 [2] => 751 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Dress-for-Success-2020-b-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Dress-for-Success-2020-b-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Dress-for-Success-2020-b-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Dress-for-Success-2020-b-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>To fully enjoy the opportunity of outside learning in the new tents at SMS, as a reminder students should be sure to have weather appropriate clothing. Can’t go wrong with cold weather gear!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [140] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12722 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-23 20:33:29 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-24 00:33:29 [post_content] =>ConVal Regional High School will offer the PSAT on Saturday, October 17, this year.
The PSAT is an optional test for 11th grade students to help them prepare for the SAT, and it also serves as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship. 10th grade students may also take the exam, but will not be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship consideration.
The cost of the PSAT is $17. There is a limited number of testing seats available.
Both Gold Cohort and Blue Cohort students will test on the same day but in separate areas of the building and will have a staggered arrival and departure time.
Gold Cohort students will need to arrive and be in their test rooms by 7:30 am. Blue Cohort students will need to arrive and be in their test rooms by 8:30 am. The test takes approximately 3 hours. Students will need their own transportation to and from the testing.
To sign up for PSAT, please complete this linked form.
Sign up information and payment must be received by Friday, October 9. Payment by check can be mailed to the high school, ATTN: Stacy Whitaker, or can be dropped off at the school between 7:30 am – 2:00 pm. Please call the Counseling Office at 924-4120 or the main office at 924-3869 when you arrive in the bus loop by the front apron (flagpole). Someone will come out to collect payment and provide a receipt.
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The PSAT is an optional test for 11th grade students to help them prepare for the SAT, and it also serves as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship. 10th grade students may also take the exam, but will not be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship consideration.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [141] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4238 [post_author] => 85 [post_date] => 2020-09-23 17:43:52 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-23 21:43:52 [post_content] =>January 14, 2021
[post_title] => WGBS Morning Show [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => wgbs-morning-show [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2021-01-14 11:55:06 [post_modified_gmt] => 2021-01-14 16:55:06 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gbs.convalsd.net/?p=4238 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/2020/09/23/wgbs-morning-show/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>January 14, 2021
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [142] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4239 [post_author] => 85 [post_date] => 2020-09-23 17:41:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-23 21:41:37 [post_content] =>- In person learning begins for all GBS students (who are coming back) January 19th. - See you soon!!
- Please remember that our school day starts at 7:20 am.
- Check out Avenue A for some great after school activities!
- The Harris Center is offering Lab Girls remotely this year.
- In person learning begins for all GBS students (who are coming back) January 19th. – See you soon!!
- Please remember that our school day starts at 7:20 am.
- Check out Avenue A for some great after school activities!
- The Harris Center is offering Lab Girls remotely this year.
Miss Jeannie “came” to kindergarten yesterday to help us decorate nature bags for outdoor learning! We used tracers to decorate our bags with nature pictures. The bags will help us carry our materials outside for lessons.
[post_title] => Arts Enrichment in Kindergarten [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => arts-enrichment-in-kindergarten [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-22 13:42:31 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-22 17:42:31 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2473 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/09/22/arts-enrichment-in-kindergarten/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-scaled-e1600796493209.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/k-art-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Miss Jeannie “came” to kindergarten yesterday to help us decorate nature bags for outdoor learning! We used tracers to decorate our bags with nature pictures. The bags will help us carry our materials outside for lessons.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [144] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4420 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-09-18 15:32:21 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-18 19:32:21 [post_content] =>Having tents outside has given the SMS Students the opportunity to enjoy the great fall weather and fresh air during lunch!
[post_title] => The New SMS Lunch [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => sms-tent-lunch [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-18 15:33:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-18 19:33:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4420 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/09/18/sms-tent-lunch/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Lunch-outside-Sept-20.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Lunch-outside-Sept-20-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Lunch-outside-Sept-20-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Lunch-outside-Sept-20-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Lunch-outside-Sept-20-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Having tents outside has given the SMS Students the opportunity to enjoy the great fall weather and fresh air during lunch!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [145] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12711 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-18 15:04:41 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-18 19:04:41 [post_content] =>Seniors will be taking the SAT, standardized test widely used for college admissions, on Wednesday, October 14, at ConVal High School. This testing date is replacing the statewide assessment that was canceled this spring.
For students who are not testing, this will be a remote learning day. Students from each cohort will arrive for testing, and be scheduled for dismissal at staggered intervals.
Blue Cohort students will arrive and need to be in their testing rooms by 7:30 on the morning of testing, and will be dismissed at approximately 1:00 pm.
Gold Cohort students will arrive and need to be in their testing rooms by 8:45 on the morning of testing and will be dismissed at approximately 2:25.
Each cohort’s testing rooms will be located in separate areas of the building.
Students wishing to opt out from testing must return this Opt-Out Form to Tim Cotreau (tcotreau@conval.edu), Director of School Counseling, by October 1 via email, or via regular mail to the address provided at the bottom of the form.
More details will be released as we get closer to the exam date.
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For students who are not testing, this will be a remote learning day. Students from each cohort will arrive for testing,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [146] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1384 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-17 14:07:36 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-17 18:07:36 [post_content] =>We have had a wonderful first week of school at Hancock Elementary School! The children have adjusted quite well to our new structures and expectations. They are happy to be at school and with each other.
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- PTO Meeting
- PickUp Patrol Health Screening Information
- Information regarding masks from the CDC
We have had a wonderful first week of school at Hancock Elementary School! The children have adjusted quite well to our new structures and expectations. They are happy to be at school and with each other.
Check out the latest newsletter to learn more.
- PTO Meeting
- PickUp Patrol Health Screening Information
- Information regarding masks from the CDC
Orange Pod Kinders made beautiful maps of their faces today after a virtual visit and lesson from Ms. Jeanie Connolly, Arts Enrichment Instructor.
[post_title] => Adding the finishing touches! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => adding-the-finishing-touches [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-17 13:12:48 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-17 17:12:48 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1522 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/09/17/adding-the-finishing-touches/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn.jpg [1] => 2055 [2] => 2052 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-768x767.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 767 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-1536x1534.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1534 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-2048x2045.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2045 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/kailyn-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Orange Pod Kinders made beautiful maps of their faces today after a virtual visit and lesson from Ms. Jeanie Connolly, Arts Enrichment Instructor.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [148] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4220 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2020-09-16 16:14:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-16 20:14:14 [post_content] =>Students and teachers at GBS are re-imagining how to "do school" this year. Even though we can't use most of our tents yet, classes are happening outside. Students are connecting with their teachers, as well as their in-person and remote peers. Teachers are finding new and creative ways to engage their students academically while supporting their social-emotional needs. Our classrooms are expanding beyond the four walls and teachers and students are taking advantage of these opportunities.
[post_title] => School Re-imagined [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => school-re-imagined [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-16 16:14:15 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-16 20:14:15 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gbs.convalsd.net/?p=4220 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/2020/09/16/school-re-imagined/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside.jpg [1] => 1200 [2] => 1200 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Math-outside-1200x720.jpg [1] => 1200 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Students and teachers at GBS are re-imagining how to “do school” this year. Even though we can’t use most of our tents yet, classes are happening outside. Students are connecting with their teachers, as well as their in-person and remote peers. Teachers are finding new and creative ways to engage their students academically while supporting their social-emotional needs.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [149] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4340 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-14 13:15:20 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-14 17:15:20 [post_content] =>When the ConVal School Reopening Plan was published in early August, a key feature was the use of outdoor spaces and outdoor classrooms.
The rationale behind this planning decision was the opportunity to increase student and staff safety because outdoor classrooms have been shown to help reduce the viral load in the air. Fewer students spending time indoors touching shared surfaces throughout the school day also reduce the chances for the virus to spread.
An additional, though not entirely unexpected, benefit has been that schools may use outdoor spaces the tents for exploratory outdoor learning, independent reading, lunches, specials, classroom instruction, related services, special education instruction, small group instruction, etc.
As these pictures show, the spaces lend themselves to everything from storytime to the completion of independent work, to connecting with students during informal lunches.
[qms_post_excerpt] => When the ConVal School Reopening Plan was published in early August, a key feature was the use of outdoor spaces and outdoor classrooms.
The rationale behind this planning decision was the opportunity to increase student and staff safety because outdoor classrooms have been shown to help reduce the viral load in the air.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [150] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1485 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-09-10 13:22:11 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-10 17:22:11 [post_content] =>Miss Heard's 3rd graders keep on learning, even when it's raining thanks to our tent classrooms! Today we learned about keeping our mind and body in the green zone so we are ready for learning!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [151] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1481 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-09-10 11:34:49 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-10 15:34:49 [post_content] =>Mrs. Aborn's 2nd graders were flying high on the swings at recess!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [152] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1479 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-09-10 11:32:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-10 15:32:28 [post_content] =>Mrs. Goodspeed's 4th graders spent some time in G&G's Cafe, where they sampled different genres of books. It was fun to try new things!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [153] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1477 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-09-10 11:20:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-10 15:20:48 [post_content] =>This 3rd grader's estimate was spot on! He guessed exactly 72 one inch squares would be 6 feet. Well done!
[post_title] => Spot on estimating in 3rd grade! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => spot-on-estimating-in-3rd-grade [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-10 11:20:49 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-10 15:20:49 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1477 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/09/10/spot-on-estimating-in-3rd-grade/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan.jpg [1] => 2509 [2] => 2509 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/logan-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>This 3rd grader’s estimate was spot on! He guessed exactly 72 one inch squares would be 6 feet. Well done!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [154] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1473 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-09-10 11:17:33 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-10 15:17:33 [post_content] =>Miss Heard's 3rd graders sharpen their estimation skills by estimating how many units make 6 feet. They were all very close in their estimations!
[post_title] => 3rd graders practice estimating [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 3rd-graders-practice-estimating [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-10 11:17:34 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-10 15:17:34 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1473 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/09/10/3rd-graders-practice-estimating/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/liam-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Miss Heard’s 3rd graders sharpen their estimation skills by estimating how many units make 6 feet. They were all very close in their estimations!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [155] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 935 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-09-09 10:28:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-09 14:28:19 [post_content] =>Mrs Perreault's classroom is enjoying a story and the outdoors at the same time.
Mrs. Perreault has been so excited for outdoor learning. She has many wonderful ideas as to how best utilize the outdoors with her students. We just can't wait to see what she does next.
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Mrs. Perreault has been so excited for outdoor learning. She has many wonderful ideas as to how best utilize the outdoors with her students. We just can’t wait to see what she does next.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [156] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 934 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-09-09 10:24:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-09 14:24:50 [post_content] =>Some of the students at T.E.S. LOVE playing in the sandbox and each year the sand seems to wash away and disappear. Not this year.
We at T.E.S. want to thank the maintenance department for creating our new sandbox. Now we can fill it with sand and know it will stay where it belongs. ConVal's maintenance workers are the best!
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We at T.E.S. want to thank the maintenance department for creating our new sandbox. Now we can fill it with sand and know it will stay where it belongs.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [157] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 933 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2020-09-09 10:20:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-09 14:20:19 [post_content] =>Temple Elementary School has a small strip of woods that the students can play in. One of the favorite things for our students to do is building forts.
These forts become homes, grocery stores, pet supplies and more. No need for cash here, just some broken up pieces of pavement is all the currency you need. There is no lack of creativity at T.E.S.
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These forts become homes, grocery stores, pet supplies and more. No need for cash here, just some broken up pieces of pavement is all the currency you need.
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [159] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1445 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2020-09-08 20:27:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-09 00:27:04 [post_content] =>2nd graders enjoyed a nature scavenger hunt in search of items to sketch.
[post_title] => Studying pine cone structure during outdoor art! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => studying-pine-cone-structure-during-outdoor-art [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-09 09:23:08 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-09 13:23:08 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1445 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2020/09/08/studying-pine-cone-structure-during-outdoor-art/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar.jpg [1] => 1512 [2] => 1512 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/gunnar-1512x720.jpg [1] => 1512 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>2nd graders enjoyed a nature scavenger hunt in search of items to sketch.
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Students were back at school and sharing their hopes and dreams for the school year. Ms. Rousseau’s classes spent the day outside making dream catchers and sharing their goals for the year. Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival
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Even though our tents aren't quite ready for use - teachers are still taking advantage of the good weather to conduct classes outside. We are anticipating the good news that we can use the tents as outdoor learning spaces, but until then...we will get creative!
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Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [163] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4198 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2020-09-08 15:54:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-08 19:54:16 [post_content] =>On September 8, 2020 Great Brook School opened its doors (physical and virtual) to welcome students back to school. With safety measures in place such as health screenings, temperature checks, mask wearing, and physical distancing, students joined the teachers in the building. Although not all of our students are back in the building yet, we are providing instruction to our "Remote Bobcats" through online streaming. We are still working out all of the glitches, but our first day back was certainly a memorable one!
[post_title] => Back to School Safely [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => back-to-school-safely [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-08 15:54:17 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-08 19:54:17 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gbs.convalsd.net/?p=4198 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/2020/09/08/back-to-school-safely/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/09/Screening-GBS-Day-1-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>On September 8, 2020 Great Brook School opened its doors (physical and virtual) to welcome students back to school. With safety measures in place such as health screenings, temperature checks, mask wearing, and physical distancing, students joined the teachers in the building. Although not all of our students are back in the building yet, we are providing instruction to our “Remote Bobcats”
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [164] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4318 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-08 15:10:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-08 19:10:59 [post_content] =>ConVal District Schools celebrated their first day of school on September 8. After months of preparation, students could meet their teachers and classmates again in person.
Whether in indoor classrooms or outdoor instructional spaces, students learned about the guidelines to keep everyone safe and healthy. Morning meetings were held in a properly distanced manner. Tents were ready for students to begin their daily schedule. Storytime took on a special meaning when conducted in the outdoor open spaces.
It was an amazing first day and everyone was glad to see each other back in school!
[qms_post_excerpt] => ConVal District Schools celebrated their first day of school on September 8. After months of preparation, students could meet their teachers and classmates again in person.
Whether in indoor classrooms or outdoor instructional spaces, students learned about the guidelines to keep everyone safe and healthy. Morning meetings were held in a properly distanced manner.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [165] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12683 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2020-09-08 13:12:26 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-08 17:12:26 [post_content] =>The start of school which, in the past, was marked by students reconnecting in packed hallways after the long summer break, felt a bit different this year at ConVal High School.
COVID health check protocols were conducted on everyone before they could enter the building. Signage reminded staff and students to remain 6 feet apart and to wear masks. Clearly marked one-way hallway traffic required the learning of new walking routes to get to the classroom.
But once the newness of the safety measures had worn off, teaching and learning resumed with the same vigor and joy that classes at ConVal had enjoyed before the pandemic. Please see the photos below for some scenes from today's first day of school at ConVal High School.
[qms_post_excerpt] => The start of school which, in the past, was marked by students reconnecting in packed hallways after the long summer break, felt a bit different this year at ConVal High School.
COVID health check protocols were conducted on everyone before they could enter the building. Signage reminded staff and students to remain 6 feet apart and to wear masks.
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[post_title] => Home Screening Procedures [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => home-screening-procedures [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-07 15:00:30 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-07 19:00:30 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4386 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/09/07/home-screening-procedures/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Home-Screening-Procedures-1.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Home-Screening-Procedures-1-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Home-Screening-Procedures-1-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Home-Screening-Procedures-1-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Home-Screening-Procedures-1-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please click here for the Home Screening Procedures
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [167] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4383 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-09-07 14:23:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-07 18:23:37 [post_content] =>Please click here for Mrs. O'Bryant's Newsletter with current information on some of the school procedures for the start of school on September 8th.
[post_title] => 2020-2021 SMS School Opening Information and Procedures [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 2020-2021-sms-school-opening-information-and-procedures [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-07 14:26:25 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-07 18:26:25 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4383 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/09/07/2020-2021-sms-school-opening-information-and-procedures/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/School-Opening-Information.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/School-Opening-Information-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/School-Opening-Information-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/School-Opening-Information-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/School-Opening-Information-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please click here for Mrs. O’Bryant’s Newsletter with current information on some of the school procedures for the start of school on September 8th.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [168] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4379 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2020-09-04 10:50:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-04 14:50:37 [post_content] =>Attention all Yellow Pod Classroom Members - please click here for Yellow Pod Class Information.
[post_title] => SMS Yellow Pod Classrooms [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => sms-yellow-pod-classrooms [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-04 10:50:39 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-04 14:50:39 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://sms.convalsd.net/?p=4379 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2020/09/04/sms-yellow-pod-classrooms/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Yellow-Pod-Classroom-Post.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Yellow-Pod-Classroom-Post-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Yellow-Pod-Classroom-Post-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Yellow-Pod-Classroom-Post-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Yellow-Pod-Classroom-Post-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Attention all Yellow Pod Classroom Members – please click here for Yellow Pod Class Information.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [169] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4304 [post_author] => 306 [post_date] => 2020-09-03 22:13:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-04 02:13:59 [post_content] =>In order to allow for appropriate physical distancing and to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, the ConVal School District’s Reopening Plan envisioned the installation of tents to create outdoor learning spaces.
On August 4, the ConVal School Board unanimously voted to approve the Reopening Plan as presented and authorized the SAU to contract with Monadnock Tent to have the required tents installed at all elementary, middle, and high school locations in time for the students’ first day of school. The process of installing tents on multiple sites is taking the vendor longer than anticipated.
The district has been working closely with Monadnock Tent and local officials to work through the inspection and issuance of permits to ensure that the outdoor classrooms are ready for student and staff use. The district has also contracted with SFC Engineering to further assure that the outdoor classrooms are ready for use.
While we are working to have the outdoor classroom spaces ready as soon as possible, not all the tents will be ready by the scheduled reopening date. Therefore, starting on September 8, students in grades PreK-6 who have opted for in-person instruction will be able to return for in-person instruction and in-school services.
Most students in grades 7-12 will start the school year remotely. Priority students in grades 7-12 who have been identified based on factors such as internet access and needed services will be invited to return for in-person instruction and in-school services.
We will be updating you regularly as more tents become available for use, and we are able to welcome all students PreK-12 who have opted for in-person instruction back to our school campuses.
[post_title] => Important Announcement Regarding Reopening [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => important-announcement-regarding-reopening [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-03 22:19:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-04 02:19:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://convalsd.net/?p=4304 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://convalsd.net/important-announcement-regarding-reopening/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SAU-Office-201903-1-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SAU-Office-201903-1-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SAU-Office-201903-1-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SAU-Office-201903-1-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SAU-Office-201903-1-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>In order to allow for appropriate physical distancing and to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, the ConVal School District’s Reopening Plan envisioned the installation of tents to create outdoor learning spaces.
On August 4, the ConVal School Board unanimously voted to approve the Reopening Plan as presented and authorized the SAU to contract with Monadnock Tent to have the required tents installed at all elementary,
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Contoocook Valley School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [170] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2448 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-09-03 15:47:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-03 19:47:40 [post_content] =>As preschool begins it's all day program they will enjoy their new outside classroom!
[post_title] => Preschool Outside Classroom [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => preschool-outside-classroom [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-03 15:49:02 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-03 19:49:02 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2448 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/09/03/preschool-outside-classroom/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-scaled-e1599162297906.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2357-1-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As preschool begins it’s all day program they will enjoy their new outside classroom!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [171] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2446 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2020-09-03 15:41:47 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-03 19:41:47 [post_content] =>Enjoying the beauty of late summer! A sunflower from the AES Cornucopia Garden!
[post_title] => Summer End [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => summer-end [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-03 15:41:47 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-03 19:41:47 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2446 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2020/09/03/summer-end/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-scaled-e1599162069404.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/IMG_2360-1-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Enjoying the beauty of late summer! A sunflower from the AES Cornucopia Garden!
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [172] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4616 [post_author] => 126 [post_date] => 2020-09-02 20:26:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-03 00:26:31 [post_content] =>Please click on the image for video instructions of the PES Yellow Pod parent drop off procedures.
[post_title] => PES Yellow Pod Drop Off [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pes-yellow-pod-drop-off [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-05 10:44:43 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-05 14:44:43 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://pes.convalsd.net/?p=4616 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://pes.convalsd.net/2020/09/02/pes-yellow-pod-drop-off/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Yellow-Pod.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Yellow-Pod-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Yellow-Pod-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Yellow-Pod-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Yellow-Pod-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please click on the image for video instructions of the PES Yellow Pod parent drop off procedures.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [173] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4610 [post_author] => 126 [post_date] => 2020-09-02 20:21:21 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-03 00:21:21 [post_content] =>Please click on the image for video instructions of the PES Red Pod parent drop off procedures.
[post_title] => PES Red Pod Drop Off [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pes-red-pod-drop-off [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-05 12:08:51 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-05 16:08:51 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://pes.convalsd.net/?p=4610 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://pes.convalsd.net/2020/09/02/pes-red-pod-drop-off/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Red-Pod.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Red-Pod-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Red-Pod-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Red-Pod-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Red-Pod-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please click on the image for video instructions of the PES Red Pod parent drop off procedures.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [174] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4605 [post_author] => 126 [post_date] => 2020-09-02 20:01:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-03 00:01:27 [post_content] =>Please click on the image for video instructions of the PES Blue Pod parent drop off procedures.
[post_title] => PES Blue Pod Drop Off [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pes-blue-pod-drop-off [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-25 12:19:24 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-25 16:19:24 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://pes.convalsd.net/?p=4605 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://pes.convalsd.net/2020/09/02/pes-blue-pod-drop-off/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Blue-Pod.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Blue-Pod-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Blue-Pod-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Blue-Pod-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/PES-Blue-Pod-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please click on the image for video instructions of the PES Blue Pod parent drop off procedures.
Read More: Students To Represent ConVal At New England Music Festival [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [175] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4593 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2020-09-02 10:52:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-02 14:52:08 [post_content] =>With the first day of school coming on September 8th, PES teachers have been getting their classrooms ready for in-person learning.
[qms_post_excerpt] => With the first day of school coming on September 8th, PES teachers have been getting their classrooms ready for in-person learning.
In the video presentation below, school nurse Gretchen Shippee explains the COVID screening procedure for students as they arrive on campus at ConVal Regional High School.
Please click on the play button below to watch the 3½ minute video.