Tick season has begun. So far this Spring, I have removed ticks from some very brave students.
After spending time outdoors, please check yourself, your children and your pets for ticks.
Here is a link to information about ticks including prevention and removal of ticks.
http://www.healthvermont.gov/prevent/zoonotic/tickborne/Tickborne_diseases.aspx
Summer is fast approaching! Students are getting ready to leave their teacher and friends from this year and transition to the next grade. Second grade students are moving on to 3rd grade at Mallet’s Bay School.
Here are some tips from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to help your child with these changes.
http://www.chop.edu/healthtips/saying-goodbye-to-school.html
Hopefully, there are less colds to catch. To learn more about colds, follow the link, and always remember to wash your hands 
Students in kindergarten and grade 1 had their vision and hearing checked earlier this school year. Grade 2 students were checked if their parents or teachers had concerns about their ability to see or hear.
The hearing screening involves wearing “old fashioned” headphones and listening to beeps.
The vision screening involves covering one eye (like my two friends in the picture) and identifying pictures or letters.
Students, thank you for doing a great job!
Parents, if I had concerns about your child’s screening results, I would have contacted you and recommended you discuss the vision and hearing results with your child’s health care provider.
In April UMS students celebrated “5 A Day the Color Way” week. Students and staff participated in activities that encouraged everyone to eat more colorful fruits and vegetables.
Our theme during this week was “Eat the Colors, Wear the Colors, and Donate the Colors.”
Each day students and staff were seen wearing the color of the day. Mr. Antonicci wore colorful ties from his amazing tie collection. UMS was a very colorful place!
Students and staff ate more colorful fruits and vegetables this week. Each day a different color was highlighted. The meals served in the cafeteria focused on the daily color and samples of a colorful food were available for all students to try. Many students had never seen or eaten purple potatoes before!
During “5 A Day the Color Way” week, a food collection was held at Union Memorial School. UMS students, families and staff donated 293 pounds of colorful fruits and vegetables to local food shelves*.
Each day, Colchester High School National Honor Society students, picked up the donated food at UMS and delivered it to the food shelves . Many thanks to our high school friends. We couldn’t have done this without your help!
* Donations were delivered to the Colchester Food Shelf and the Burlington Emergency Food Shelf.
