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
Homework Club
Homework Club will begin on October 16th and will be available every Wednesday from 3:00-4:30. It will take place in Swift House, facilitated by our intern, Ben Lovelette. Swifties are welcome to attend at any time, so long as they have work to do, and can take the late bus home at 4:30.
Dining for a Cause
Thursday, Ocotber 17th from Open to Close at Agave
Please join us and spread the word! Consider sharing the image below on social media...
Fun Night Sign-Up
The Swift House-sponsored Fun Night is approaching quickly. We need your help in two ways:- Trinkets- We need small toys and trinkets for our prize table. Anything laying around your house that a K-5th grader might enjoy, send it our way! Books, pencils, toys cars, action figures, etc.
- Volunteers- Anyone considering joining us for the NYC trip should volunteer for Fun Night if available. Click here to sign up.
- Spread the word among friends:
Theater Festival
Please mark your calendar for our Theater Festival...
6:00 pm on November 14th!
Casts lists have been sent home and rehearsals have started. Your children have done an incredible job of jumping right into their roles with enthusiasm.
Polar Express
Sunday, December 15th, 11:30-4:00
Swift House has a long tradition in helping with The Polar Express, which raises over $100,000 each year for the Vermont Children's Trust Foundation. Last year we brought 70 elves to the event!
We will meet at the downtown Burlington train station. Shirts and elf hats are provided if needed. Gary Howard, our beloved retired Swift Facilitator, will be the "Santa" on this day. Please note that we need all elves to stay through the entire shift.
We will send the "Job Description" and "Other Important Details" shown below again in December. Sign up by October 31st to secure your spot and reserve a shirt.
Click here to sign-up
Swift House has a long tradition in helping with The Polar Express, which raises over $100,000 each year for the Vermont Children's Trust Foundation. Last year we brought 70 elves to the event!
We will meet at the downtown Burlington train station. Shirts and elf hats are provided if needed. Gary Howard, our beloved retired Swift Facilitator, will be the "Santa" on this day. Please note that we need all elves to stay through the entire shift.
We will send the "Job Description" and "Other Important Details" shown below again in December. Sign up by October 31st to secure your spot and reserve a shirt.
Click here to sign-up
Curriculum Night
It was wonderful to meet with all who were able to attend our Curriculum Night last week. We have included the slide show here and welcome you to email your child's core teacher with any specific questions.
FAP Update
Hello all,
For those of you new to Swift House, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Shelly Masson and I serve as the FAP (Family as Partners) rep for Swift.
As such, I serve as a rep for any issues that you might like to have brought forward to the FAP council. I also help coordinate the various fundraising events we will do to help offset the costs for the optional spring New York field trip. If your son or daughter chooses to go on the trip, they will be expected to help with at least three different fundraising activities.
Our first big event is happening on Friday, October 25th with our Halloween themed fun night. Please use the Sign Up Genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084FA5A923A6F58-funnight It takes lots of help and many hands to make the evening successful. Thank you in advance for your support.
Here are the additional dates and information for your planning:
Sign Up Geniuses will be coming for additional events.
****This is also my final year with Swift and I am looking for another parent who might want to take over. I would love for someone to be able to shadow this year or help with different events. Please email me if you are interested in learning more.
Below are the notes from the first FAP meeting and additional events that need volunteers as well. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Shelly
For those of you new to Swift House, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Shelly Masson and I serve as the FAP (Family as Partners) rep for Swift.
As such, I serve as a rep for any issues that you might like to have brought forward to the FAP council. I also help coordinate the various fundraising events we will do to help offset the costs for the optional spring New York field trip. If your son or daughter chooses to go on the trip, they will be expected to help with at least three different fundraising activities.
Our first big event is happening on Friday, October 25th with our Halloween themed fun night. Please use the Sign Up Genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084FA5A923A6F58-funnight It takes lots of help and many hands to make the evening successful. Thank you in advance for your support.
Here are the additional dates and information for your planning:
- Thursday, October 17th – Dining Out for a Cause at Agave (no school on Friday!) – no help needed other than ordering or going out to eat
- Friday, October 25th – Fun Night
- Saturday, December 7th – Bottle Drive #1
- Thursday, March 19th – Grazers Restaurant Dining for a Cause – no help needed other than ordering/going out to eat
- Saturday, March 21st – Bottle Drive #2
- Saturday, March 28th – Big Basket Raffle Fun Night
Sign Up Geniuses will be coming for additional events.
****This is also my final year with Swift and I am looking for another parent who might want to take over. I would love for someone to be able to shadow this year or help with different events. Please email me if you are interested in learning more.
Below are the notes from the first FAP meeting and additional events that need volunteers as well. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Shelly
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The first monthly FAP meeting for school year 19-20 was held on September 12th. FAP is Williston's equivalent of a parent-teacher organization. We meet each month, our meetings are 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.
New & Upcoming Events
· Craft Show: Saturday Nov 2 from 9am – 4pm
o Committee Members still needed for Event Promotion & Volunteer Coordination - Please contact Karen Olson wsdcraftshow@cvsdvt.org
o Vendor placements are being finalized.
· Book Fair: November 18 – 22
o Second book fair last year was successful.
o The book fair is being looked at for equity for all students.
o Spring ABS Book Fair date TBD.
· Variety Show
o Tentatively scheduled for January 31, 2020
Educational Grants
· Applications have been released – due at the end of September.
· Recommendations will be presented for Voting in October meeting.
Administration Report
· The Leadership team extended a sincere thanks to the FAPAC and all their efforts to support an enrich learning for all ABS and WCS students.
· The Leadership Team is reading a book together, The Culture Code, by Dan Coyle.
· Greg Marino has been engaged in classroom read alouds with 1st - 4th grades on the theme of creating a school culture where all feel welcome.
· Williston and CVSD continues its efforts to enhance school safety and emergency preparedness.
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