December 5. 2014

Swift House Elves to Polar Express on Saturday

Calling all elves!  Our big day is this coming Saturday, December 13th.  As you have heard, we were asked to break our group into two shifts.  Please click here to see the times for your shift.

The details for the evening from the Polar Express folks are below.  Remember that our shift break down is different (see the document linked above).

POLAR EXPRESS VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SHEET You are scheduled to work: Saturday, December 13, 2014, 3:45- 8:15 pm Your Role: Elf CHECK-IN: 3 Main Street (the entrance directly behind Mirror Mirror next to Union Station - watch for signs!) If you were an elf last year, it's the same location. You need to check in with us and pick up your t-shirt prior to your shift. You will need to wear your shirt during your shift. **PLEASE DO NOT BRING EXTRA FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO VOLUNTEER. WE ARE FULL!** PLEASE WEAR: Dark Pants; white shirts, black gloves if you have them. Dress warmly with extra layers for comfort indoors and outdoors. WE WILL PROVIDE: Red shirts (for you to keep). Please wear your shirt from previous years if you have them.  Santa Hats: If you have one of your own, please bring it (or borrow ours and please return). QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE EVENT: If you have questions about the schedule or need information on our cancellation policy prior to the event, please email them to Alison@vtchildrenstrust.org. If you need to cancel your volunteer commitment, tickets purchased as a volunteer need to be returned. If we can resell your tickets we will provide a full refund. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS PARKING:  All volunteers are welcome to park for free in the Main Street Landing parking lot, at the intersection of Lake and College Streets. From College St., turn left on Lake Street, then an immediate right at the booth. For more information about your role, please click here! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME! HAVE FUN!

Conferences and Portfolios

We have successfully completed our portfolios for the first trimester.  Students brought home a folder Friday with Nexus reports for each class in Swift House, and Jupiter Graders reports for World Language and Related Arts.  There are also directions in that folder for accessing the students' electronic portfolio which contains all of their valuable work!

Students are expected to sit down and show you their portfolio site through their school Google Account. We also encourage you to read their “Who Am I?” page, which is an introduction to who they are as a person and student. We look forward to reviewing your child’s reports and portfolio site with you at our upcoming parent conferences. (Don’t forget to sign up by clicking here!) Please take the time to review the reports and portfolio before the conference. Also, bring the folder with the reports inside to your parent-teacher conference. Let us know if you have any questions.

Swift Sign

Thanks to art teacher MC Baker, work on the new Swift sign has begun.  It will replace the older sign in the hallway with a combination of hand painted lettering and photography.  Thank you to all of the students who have volunteered their time after school to be part of this project!

Work in Progress...

Poetry Continues

All Swift House students are engaged in poetry writing throughout the month of December.  Ms. Donnelly's class put together another slideshow which you can view here:

Snacks for After School

We like to offer snacks to any students who stay after school to complete work.  If you are inspired and able, we would love more snack donations.  Great choices include granola bars, pretzels, crackers, fruit snacks or anything that is reasonably healthy and individually packaged.  Donations can be sent in any time. Thank you!!

School Musical (from the School Bell)

This year’s drama production will be the school version of the hit Broadway Musical GREASE. Sean Moran, who was in the original Paramount film, is back to direct for his second year with Williston! Come to a Kickoff/Informational meeting for parents and students Monday, Dec 8th at 5:30 in the theater. Meet the team, get your questions answered about the auditioning and rehearsal process, and find out about stage crew opportunities. Students in grades 6-8 are eligible to audition for the play; students in grades 5 and up can be part of the stage crew that builds the sets and runs the show! Show dates are April 10-11!

Upcoming Chorus and Band Concerts

Wednesday, 12/17-school day concerts: Musicians will perform for students and teachers during the school day. Musicians should wear black bottoms and performing arts t shirt all day please. The evening concerts will be on Thursday, 12/18.