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March 9, 2020 Franklin West SU FES

The FWSU Story: Winter Wellness Program Helps Keep Fletcher Students Healthy

An age-old tradition that heats up in the dead of winter is promoting good health and new skills for students in Fletcher. The school’s Winter Wellness Program, which includes outdoor school-based activities as well as skiing and snowboarding at Smuggler’s Notch, aims to promote an enjoyment and appreciation of outdoor recreation, healthy exercise habits and … Continue reading The FWSU Story: Winter Wellness Program Helps Keep Fletcher Students Healthy

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Franklin West SU FWSU

Bringing Choice and Connection to GEMS Middle School

This year, the Middle School at GEMS is starting a new initiative to increase opportunities to build relationships and connections during our lunch and wellness time. Each week, students will have choices for their recess or wellness with supervised activities like the walking path, team games, yoga, or dance. Then lunchtimes for groups and clubs … Continue reading Bringing Choice and Connection to GEMS Middle School

January 11, 2021January 13, 2021 Franklin West SU FWSU

Keeping us Whole

Ensuring all students receive as much in-person instruction as possible while maintaining health and safety in our schools has been a shared goal across all FWSU schools since we began our planning for this uniquely challenging school year. Throughout these unprecedented times, FWSU administrators and teachers have continued to prioritize the comprehensive well-being of students … Continue reading Keeping us Whole

May 8, 2020 Franklin West SU FES

The FWSU Story: Fletcher Students Grow Hope by Planting Seeds

Fletcher Elementary School students are growing both hope and vegetables thanks to a collaboration with the Northwest Healthy Roots Collaborative and RiseVT. On May 7, Fletcher Elementary families received packages of bean seeds to be grown at home, along with instructions for inside and outside planting, links to gardening videos, seed sprouting ideas and additional activities for … Continue reading The FWSU Story: Fletcher Students Grow Hope by Planting Seeds

January 5, 2018 Franklin West SU FWSU

THE FWSU STORY: How to #ThriveFWSU on a Snow Day

The Snow Day, dreaded by some, heralded by others, is always an opportunity! Today we take the opportunity to introduce you to a new FWSU Twitter account dedicated to helping FWSU thrive: Grab a cup of hot cocoa and take a few minutes to browse through tweets that are aimed at supporting the well-being of … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: How to #ThriveFWSU on a Snow Day

February 7, 2022 Franklin West SU FWSU

Let’s Get Moving

“An Active mind cannot exist in an inactive body” Let’s start this two-part blog post with a HUGE shout out to our Physical Education Teachers!!! Woot Woot. This pandemic has brought a lot of new topics into our regular conversation that may not usually be there. School’s across the United States have increased their focus … Continue reading Let’s Get Moving

February 8, 2021 Franklin West SU FWSU

Never Underestimate Students

I am constantly reminded about the resiliency of our students. Each day they come to school with a positive mindset, a willingness to be flexible, and the skills to adapt to this COVID-19 learning environment. Prior to the start of school, I wondered how students would be able to navigate all of the processes and … Continue reading Never Underestimate Students

June 7, 2019June 11, 2019 Franklin West SU FWSU

The FWSU Story: Fletcher Students Rise to the Top with Healthy Lifestyles

Students in two classrooms at Fletcher Elementary School have achieved gold status with the wellness group, RiseVT. Cathy O’Brien’s kindergarten class and Kathleen Pellegrino’s first and second graders embarked on a year-long collaboration with the statewide organization to encourage small changes in students’ lives that will have a big impact on their health for years … Continue reading The FWSU Story: Fletcher Students Rise to the Top with Healthy Lifestyles