November 25

Engineering Challenge

WCS science teachers are hosting an Engineering Challenge again this year, with the addition of a 5th and 6th grader competition.  All students will be participating via their science classes and then during daytime competitions held on the following dates:

March 12- 5th and 6th Grade
March 13- 7th and 8th Grade

There will be more details about the challenges later this winter.  In the meantime, we are looking for donations of any materials that parents may have at home.  Please send in any quantity of any of the following materials to Amy Skapof by January 14th.  Thank you!

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Foam core, cardboard, toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, CDs, fishing line, dixie cups, skewers, rubber bands, straws, egg cartons, note cards, coffee filters, plastic bags, marshmallows, plastic wheels, army men, masking tape, duct tape, hot glue, paper clips, popsicle sticks, string, rubber tubing, construction paper, toothpicks, washers, hole punch, brass fasteners, aluminum foil sheets.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Students are wrapping up their electronic portfolios and will be ready to share them with you after December 5th. We would like to schedule a conference to meet with you and your child to review the portfolio, personal goals, class reports. Please click here for links to each core teachers' conference calendars. Thank you!

SPARK Class

MC Baker is looking for motivated, responsible, focused students to help with the Swift sign during the SPARK program after school on Thursdays starting after break.  We need to let her know ASAP! If your son or daughter is interested they should sign up here by clicking on the "Other" option and entering "Swift Sign with MC Baker."

Poetry

Swift House students will explore poetry during the month of December.  The 5th and 6th graders got a head start by writing haikus.  See Ms. Donnelly's class haikus by clicking on the image below.

Jeff Kinney Presentation

Fifth and sixth graders were excited to see author Jeff Kinney speak at WCS last week.  He shared his experiences with writing his Diary of Wimpy Kid series and how he became an author.  To get an idea of the presentation you can see the video from Middlebury below.

Brayden in front of Jeff Kinney's tour bus!

Why is Math Different Now

Just FYI, click on this link for an 8 minute video about strategies that our students use!

CVU Nordic Ski Team Online Auction

The CVU Nordic Ski Team annual online auction is now open for the 2014-15 season. The Nordic Ski Team is fundraising to cover the costs of equipment, waxing, coaching staff and uniforms. We have been the largest public high school Nordic team in Vermont state for several seasons. Raising funds to help provide equipment, waxing, coaching, and uniforms for all our skiers, at all levels of ability is a big undertaking. Please help support the CVU Nordic Ski Team by participating in our online auction that is graciously made possible by local businesses.