It was a busy January at Charlotte Central School

January is an exciting month at Charlotte Central School as the school transitions into the second half of the school year. Here are several big events of the new year:

• Kindergarten-fourth grade students wrapped up the first semester with report cards that went home Jan. 31.
• Fifth-eighth grade students are diving into the middle of their second trimester.
• All kindergarten-eighth grade students are re-engaging with district-identified common assessments to check on proficiency and make meaningful connections to classroom learning.
• The seventh and eighth grade Winter Ball was held on Friday, Jan. 31.
• At the recent Mathcounts competition, school mathletes participated in the district MathCounts event. Two of those mathletes will compete at the regional competition at the University of Vermont this month.

FIRST Lego League season wraps up

The weekend of Jan. 25, the Charlotte Cental School Lego Hawks ended their season at the FIRST Lego League Vermont state finals at Global Foundries in Essex.

The Lego Hawks represented themselves well with their Innovation Project which outlined ideas to reduce pollution in Lake Champlain. The team also competed in three robot games during the day.
Spring musical update

The school administration is thrilled to announce that a couple of people have stepped forward to take on the three positions for the sixth-eighth grade spring musical — musical director, choreographer and music director.

Sixth-eighth students received an email with a link to a survey to gauge interest. The performances will be later than usual in the year to accommodate a variety of schedules. Performances will be the weekend of June 7-8, with the eighth-grade graduation scheduled for the following Thursday, June 12.

Spelling bee update

Can you spell “anticipation”? The school spelling bee will be held Tuesday, Feb. 18. Parent volunteers will begin spelling club on Mondays and Fridays in the cafeteria for third-eighth grades. Spellers of any level can participate. Parents can download the study words for free from the Scripps website.

The top three spellers will be invited to the Vermont State Spelling Bee on March 24 at St. Michael’s College.

Access classes taking registrations

Taking an ACCESS class at Champlain Valley Union High is a great way to connect with like-minded community members while exploring new passions, discovering new hobbies and enjoying a judgment-free, fun-filled evening. The semester runs from February to June and opens with 160 classes for a variety of interests and ages.

Visit the website to view classes website and register online, sign-up for the newsletter or follow on Instagram.

New classes are added monthly. Register early to reserve a spot as popular classes fill quickly.

High school chorus visits

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Champlain Valley Union High chorus visited Charlotte Central School to give an interactive concert to sixth-eighth grade chorus students.

The singers enjoyed standing beside high school students and joining in for vocal improvisation exercises as well as unison and harmony singing. The students also had time to ask questions about life as a high school student in general.