January 14, 2018

Swift Independent Project Open House

Students are working hard to complete their Independent Project research reports.  Their next steps are to create a visual and a presentation to help them share what they've learned.  We are looking forward to our Open House on Thursday, January 25th @ 6:30 pm. 

Having the parent audience at the Open House makes all of the difference in student engagement in this research.  Please be prepared to tour students' work throughout all four cores the night of the Open House.    Attendance is required for all students.  Please contact your child's core teacher if you need help with transportation or scheduling issues.

Thank you in advance for being a wonderful audience.

Williston Schools Annul Fund

Swift House contributions to the Williston Schools Annual Fund are low this year. These funds support many of our field trips and programs. Please consider making a donation. The Annual Fund completely funds our Vermont trips, including:

• Grand Isle Camp Out in the fall 
• Flynn trip this winter (Carnival Caravan on March 16th) S
• and Bar Picnic in the spring "Home Team" trip in June 

 The Annual Fund takes place of past fundraisers such as selling wrapping paper and writing individual checks for each field trip. Your support will help ensure that these trips and other activities and programs will continue as planned. If you have already contributed, thank you. If you can do so today, please click here: Williston FAP Annual Fund

Thank you!

Social Media Presentation

To learn more about the content from the Social Media Presentations held last week at WCS, please click here.  We had visitors from the Williston police department, the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations, the director of the Williston Community Justice Center, representatives from the State's Attorney office and high school all sharing their experiences with social media issues.

You can read through three presentations, one for parents, one for 5/6 grade and one for 7/8. 

If you have further questions, please contact your child's core teacher or Chris Ford.  Another fantastic parent resource is Common Sense Media.  

Yearbooks

The last day to order WCS Yearbooks is February 23rd.  Click here for prices and ordering details.

Fundraising Events

• Thursday, January 18th Agave Restaurant Day. 10% of sales all day!!  Please share this date with everyone you know.  

• Thursday, January 25th Grazers Restaurant Day. 10% of sales all day!!
• Friday, February 9th Marko the Magician!!

Weather Forecasting Videos

Fifth and sixth graders created weather and climate "forecasts" after studying the difference between weather and climate, as well as the data forecasters use such as high and low pressure systems.  Please enjoy a selection of these videos below!