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Community Panel for 8th Grade Challenge Presentations
Each year our 8th grade present their year-long project to a panel of community members during the last week of school. Having new faces in the classroom allows the 8th graders to reach beyond their classmates and teachers and creates a fresh audience.
We are looking for parents who would like to be part of the Community Panel. It is approximately a 3 hour commitment from 9:30 to 12:30 on Tuesday, June 13th. Our 8th graders present in one of the four core classrooms, not necessarily their own. We assign 3-4 community members to serve as the panel, asking questions and providing feedback for each presentation.
We welcome parents of any aged students, grandparents, friends of the family, mentors, etc. If your child is an 8th grader, you may choose to watch students in another classroom if your own child may be too nervous with you in the room. If you are the parent of a younger students, you may find it very helpful to see what 8th produce by the end of the year.
If you are interested in joining us, or know someone who would love to listen to 8th graders' final presentations, please e-mail Stephanie Bliss. Thank you so much for considering!
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| 2016 Presentation on Robotics |
Sandbar Picnic
It is time again for our Annual End of Year BBQ Picnic!! It will be held at Sandbar State Park, on Thursday June 15th. We will Leave at 10:00 am, and be back by 2:30 in time for the buses. Please let Stephanie Bliss know if you can join in this fun event! Below is a permission slip for your student, as well as a sign up sheet for donations for the picnic. We appreciate any family donations! It has been wonderful getting to know all of your children this year!CODER CAMP FOR GIRLS
2017 Summer Camp Dates: July 17-21
Williston Campus Coder Camp for Girls is designed to give young girls the opportunity to bring their creativity and translate that into an active software coding environment. The Coder Camp for Girls is a day camp designed for girls ages 11–16 who want to learn about software development and experience making a program of their own creation.
Campers will work with Vermont Tech faculty and student counselors who have extensive experience with software development and inspired learning with a wide variety of students. Campers will learn to program using SCRATCH, a friendly and robust programming language tool developed by MIT. The camp experience includes a strong education component with computer labs each day to work on the development of a program, a field trip to a local software development company, and with physical activity that will reinforce the labs with logic, team building, and some good old fashioned fun.
Click here for more information and registration links.
Insulation vs Conduction
Fifth and sixth graders have been learning about the transfer of thermal energy recently. Why is it that some materials reduce the transfer of heat and others help pass heat along? Which materials are insulators and which are conductors. Click on the links below to see the class results as they tested insulators.
Channel 5 News- Author Visit
Check out the Channel 5 news stories to learn more about the author's visit that The Crossover literature group attended. Look closely for Swift students!
FAPAC April 2017 Meeting Highlights Information
To: Swift House Parents
From: Shelly Masson, FAPAC Representative
cc: House Teachers and Teaching Assistant
The FAP Advisory Council held its monthly meeting on April 13th. FAP is Williston's equivalent of a parent-teacher organization. We meet each month, our meetings our open to all, and you will receive an email like this every month with highlights of the meeting and a link to the FAP website for the full minutes. Check the full minutes in a PDF format by clicking here.
The FAP Advisory Council held its monthly meeting on April 13th. FAP is Williston's equivalent of a parent-teacher organization. We meet each month, our meetings our open to all, and you will receive an email like this every month with highlights of the meeting and a link to the FAP website for the full minutes. Check the full minutes in a PDF format by clicking here.
Below are the meeting highlights:
FAP Annual Fund
We are still accepting donations via cash or check for the Annual Fund. We are currently researching alternative online donation sites. Annual Fund donations are low this year - Please consider donating so we don’t have to cut any of the wonderful school programs the Annual Fund sponsors!
Upcoming Events
Teacher Appreciation Week, 5/1 - 5/5/17
Teacher Appreciation Week, 5/1 - 5/5/17
Teacher Appreciation Week starts May 1, 2017. We will have sticky notes and boards up at both schools to share notes of appreciation throughout the week. There will be a breakfast for teachers and staff on Wednesday, and a dessert day to end the week on Friday.
Williston Runs, 5/20/17
Registration is now open online here and paper registration copies are available in the front offices of ABS and WCS. Shirts are available! There will be a 5k, with relay options, and a kids "fun run" that is 1/3 mile.
Lake Monster Game, 7/16/2017
Tickets will be available during the month of May.
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