Swift Flyer: October 14th, 2019

Upcoming Events

School Picture Retake Day~ Wednesday, October 16th
Dining for a Cause at Agave to Benefit NYC Trip~ Thursday, October 17th
No School~ Friday, October 18th
Swift-Sponsored Fun Night~ Friday, October 25th
Theater Festival~ Thursday, November 14th @ 6:00 pm
Swift Hosts WCS Dance~ Friday, December 6th
Bottle Drive~ Benefits NYC Trip~ Saturday, December 7th
Swift Volunteers @ Polar Express~ 11:30-4:00 on Sunday, December 15th
No School - Thanksgiving Break ~ November 25th-29th
No School - Early Winter Break - December 23rd- January 3rd
Dining for a Cause at Grazers to Benefit NYC Trip~ Thursday, March 19th
Bottle Drive #2~ Benefits NYC Trip~ Saturday, March 21st
Big Basket Raffle Fun Night~ Saturday, March 28th

Spread the Word!

Sign Up Here

Fun Night- A few more volunteers needed

Polar Express- Call all elves!

Youth Environmental Summit- A conference for young people

WCS Annual Fund- Contribute here for field trip support

Homework Club

Beginning this week in Swift House:

Tuesdays, 2:00-3:30; Late Bus at 3:30
Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30; Late Bus at 4:30

Any Swift student with homework to complete is welcome to stay anytime!

Set Painting

We'd love help with painting sets and putting together props after school next week, both Monday, October 21st or Thursday, October 24th, from 3:00-4:30. We welcome any students ready to work hard and available parents, too. If you can join us, please sign up here. It's really quite fun. Thank you in advance for sending your kid our way or for joining us, too!

Sustainability & Fun Night

Hello my name is Owen Withum. I am in 8th grade. My 8th-grade challenge is about single-use plastics. I am trying to bring awareness of and change the use of single-use plastics around WCS. Did you know that it could take up to 1000 years for single-use plastics to decompose? Fun Night is a perfect event to bring awareness to single-use plastics. Instead of bringing all those single-use plastic bottles and snacks that are individually wrapped, we could use compostable paper goods instead. Please consider bringing large bags of chips or snacks that can then be portioned out in paper cups. Baked goods could be delivered in portion sizes and students can purchase them using a napkin, instead of them all being individually wrapped in plastic. We will have compostable items to portion drinks and snacks at Fun Night. Thank you for your awareness and willingness to reduce the use of single-use plastics.

Sincerely,

Owen W

Teen Science Cafe

This Saturday night, join UVM medical professionals for our next Teen Science Cafe! Cafes are FREE events planned by teens for teens (grades 7-12). We serve pizza and learn about a new science topic with fun hands-on activities. This month's cafe is all about biomedical science and medical laboratory testings. Although the program is FREE, we do require registration by Wednesday night.

School Days

Congratulations to our WCS Spelling Teams, with Swift representatives Storey, George and Valerie. We're so impressed with your hard work and cool nerves at the CVSD meet on Thursday. The 7/8 team won first place and will move onto the next level of competition!

Storey Preparing for the Spelling Bee

Noah from Second Chance Farm teaching us about the chicken eggs we have on loan in the incubator.

Swift parent Ben Norris demonstrating how the microscopes he builds provide enhanced views of cell parts.

Myrah holding a shell-less egg, two days in vinegar and a week in colored water.

Close-up of the shell-less egg, an experiment in modeling the function of a cell membrane.

Showing how to summarize a novel using comic strips and board games!

In Social Studies class, 5th-8th grade students studied a variety of activists and created posters to show who the activist is, the problem or issue that they addressed, and how they promoted change in a peaceful way. Students hung up their posters in the hallway and had an opportunity to do a 'gallery walk,' providing feedback on other 5th-8th grade students' posters.