First and seventh grade reading buddies.
Underground Spirit Week concluded with Holiday Day! Dress as your favorite holiday!
Underground Spirit Week continues with Time Travel Day!
Underground Spirit Week strikes again...Lumberjack Day!
The 7th and 8th graders at Flood Brook are currently wrapping up our science and social studies Watershed and River unit. During the unit, we visited the school stream, the Flood Brook, the Williams Dam, the Weston Mill and Museum, the Townshend Dam, VINS, the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and had a speaker from the Connecticut River Conservancy. We engaged in water testing, protocols for macroinvertebrates, talking to numerous guest speakers and tours and more. For the students’ final project they had to form an opinion from a shareholders perspective about the future of one of the dams we visited during the unit. They need to support their claim (recommended outcome for the dam) with evidence and reasoning from our trips and learning. Their projects include models, drawings, children's books, presentations and more. We would like to have an exhibition at the Londonderry Town Office (100 Old School Street) to display and share their hard work with the community on Wednesday, November 5th from 1:15-2:00pm.
The Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union (BRSU) is excited to announce that registration for JISP is officially open for the upcoming winter season.
JISP (Junior Instructional Ski Program) is a cornerstone of the community partnership between local schools and winter sports organizations like the Bromley Outing Club, Bromley Mountain, Vermont Adaptive Sports Program (formerly Bart Adaptive Sport Program), Riley Rink Skating Program along well as programs offered by GNAT-TV, Hildene, Manchester Community Library, Merck Forest and Farmland, Southern Vermont Arts Center, and Wild Wings Cross Country Ski center. The program provides students with invaluable opportunities to learn to ski, snowboard, cross-country ski, ice skate, and participate in arts and nature activities as an integrated part of their school day.
Participation in JISP encourages healthy outdoor activity, builds confidence, and fosters a lifelong appreciation for winter sports and local resources.
Families are strongly encouraged to register promptly to secure a spot for their child(ren).
For full program details, registration forms, scholarship information, and deadlines, please visit the official BRSU JISP page: https://www.brsu.org/page/jisp
JISP (Junior Instructional Ski Program) is a cornerstone of the community partnership between local schools and winter sports organizations like the Bromley Outing Club, Bromley Mountain, Vermont Adaptive Sports Program (formerly Bart Adaptive Sport Program), Riley Rink Skating Program along well as programs offered by GNAT-TV, Hildene, Manchester Community Library, Merck Forest and Farmland, Southern Vermont Arts Center, and Wild Wings Cross Country Ski center. The program provides students with invaluable opportunities to learn to ski, snowboard, cross-country ski, ice skate, and participate in arts and nature activities as an integrated part of their school day.
Participation in JISP encourages healthy outdoor activity, builds confidence, and fosters a lifelong appreciation for winter sports and local resources.
Families are strongly encouraged to register promptly to secure a spot for their child(ren).
For full program details, registration forms, scholarship information, and deadlines, please visit the official BRSU JISP page: https://www.brsu.org/page/jisp
Dear BRSU Community,
Last Thursday night several school board members virtually attended the Vermont Redistricting Task Force public forum at Leland and Gray High School. We were overwhelmed by the sea of support for our structure. We heard time and again, folks step up and speak about why their education system is important to their families and their communities, and that BRSU is the thread that is holding that together.
We want to say thank you to all of you who are standing at the meetings, writing letters, and working in our communities to help build support for maintaining the structure that currently exists. While we await the final maps the task force will present to legislators in December, please know that we are working behind the scenes to stay informed, communicate, and strategize ways to keep our entire structure intact. This includes maintaining and building high quality elementary and middle school educational opportunities and ensuring access to the independent schools that educate our students everyday. Your support helps us feel confident that the work we are doing is important and valued. We strongly believe that “all our kids are all of our kids,” and we will stay vigilant in our efforts to ensure the legislature grants us the space to continue to provide excellent educational opportunities for all of our students.
Respectfully,
Melanie Virgilio, Taconic and Green Regional School Board Chair
Dr. Randi Lowe, Superintendent of the Taconic and Green Regional School
(Link to Task force website) - https://aoa.vermont.gov/school-district-redistricting-task-force
Last Thursday night several school board members virtually attended the Vermont Redistricting Task Force public forum at Leland and Gray High School. We were overwhelmed by the sea of support for our structure. We heard time and again, folks step up and speak about why their education system is important to their families and their communities, and that BRSU is the thread that is holding that together.
We want to say thank you to all of you who are standing at the meetings, writing letters, and working in our communities to help build support for maintaining the structure that currently exists. While we await the final maps the task force will present to legislators in December, please know that we are working behind the scenes to stay informed, communicate, and strategize ways to keep our entire structure intact. This includes maintaining and building high quality elementary and middle school educational opportunities and ensuring access to the independent schools that educate our students everyday. Your support helps us feel confident that the work we are doing is important and valued. We strongly believe that “all our kids are all of our kids,” and we will stay vigilant in our efforts to ensure the legislature grants us the space to continue to provide excellent educational opportunities for all of our students.
Respectfully,
Melanie Virgilio, Taconic and Green Regional School Board Chair
Dr. Randi Lowe, Superintendent of the Taconic and Green Regional School
(Link to Task force website) - https://aoa.vermont.gov/school-district-redistricting-task-force
First grade fun at Montshire Museum
Woods Friday consisted of 2nd and 3rd graders writing in their journals this morning.
7th and 8th grade’s integrated science and social studies unit on watersheds took them to Bellows Falls today to see the ancient Abenaki petroglyphs, the historic canal, BF Hydroelectric Dam, and the associated fish ladder.
Check out the article on Career Day in the Manchester Journal!
https://www.manchesterjournal.com/education/oh-the-places-you-will-go-career-day-returns-to-flood-brook-school/article_4442fdcf-0513-4254-b66b-f6fa00213018.html
https://www.manchesterjournal.com/education/oh-the-places-you-will-go-career-day-returns-to-flood-brook-school/article_4442fdcf-0513-4254-b66b-f6fa00213018.html
Career Day, 2025
Happy Custodian Appreciation Day to three of the best!
First graders busy harvesting pumpkins and sunflowers.
Forest Friday fun with 2/3 grades!
More fun from the All School Recess today including from the Tea Garden where Flood Brook grown herbal teas were served.
Rain or Shine - when we decide to have an all school recess, nothing can stop us!
Fun at VINS today with some of the middle school!
First grade fun!
We had our first All School Meeting today. This 3rd grader was our first Positive Office Referral Winner! She chose to be Mrs. Perry's library helper!
