8th Grade Student and Parent Night @ CVU~ Thursday, January 30th @ 6:30 pm
Dining for a Cause @ Grazers to Benefit NYC Trip~ Thursday, March 19th
Bottle Drive #2~ Benefits NYC Trip~ Saturday, March 21st
Big Basket Raffle Fun Night @ WCS~ Saturday, March 28th
NYC Trip~ May 26th-29th
Swift House Homework Club~ Every Tuesday from 2:00-3:30
SWIFT OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, January 28th @ 6:30 PM
Swifties are ready to share their learning with you on Tuesday evening. They have a written report, a visual and an oral presentation prepared on their Independent Project/8th Grade Challenge topics. We ask that each student present to at least five adults at the Open House. Knowing they have YOU as the audience brings a whole new level of energy to their work!
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HOMEWORK CLUB
We do not have coverage for Wednesday's Homework Club at the moment, so until further notice Homework Club will take place on Tuesdays only from 2:00-3:30. We provide snacks and support and the late bus can bring students home at 3:30. It's been great to see families taking us up on this opportunity!
8th-grade students are invited to submit a quote and baby picture for the 2019-2020 WCS Yearbook. Please review the following with your 8th-grade student:
8th Grade Quotes
Please submit by February 14th, Valentines day. Students should check their email for a message from Ashley Beauregard to see how to submit quotes
Once you submit your quote you cannot resubmit a new one.
Make sure your quote is APPROPRIATE. Every quote is looked at by the direction center and Mrs. Parks. They will decide if your quote is appropriate or not. If it is not then you will not have a second chance. Just remember, your parents will probably read it....
Quotes are optional, you do not have to have one.
Baby Pictures
Please submit by February 14th.
If your picture is a hard copy then you can give it to Mr. Milks or bring it down to Ashley in the kitchen.
If your picture is digital then please email it to Ashley at abeauregard@cvsdvt.org.
Make sure your name is on your hard copy picture. We want to make sure it is paired up correctly and are able to return it to you.
You will get your picture back.
Baby pictures are optional, you do not have to have one.
8th Grade CVU & Ridin Hy Meetings (students only)~ Friday, January 24th @ 1:15
Swift Open House~ Tuesday, January 28th @ 6:30 pm
8th Grade Student and Parent Night @ CVU~ Thursday, January 30th @ 6:30 pm
Dining for a Cause @ Grazers to Benefit NYC Trip~ Thursday, March 19th
Bottle Drive #2~ Benefits NYC Trip~ Saturday, March 21st
Big Basket Raffle Fun Night @ WCS~ Saturday, March 28th
NYC Trip~ May 26th-29th
Swift House Homework Club~ Every Tuesday from 2:00-3:30
Swift House Homework Club~ Every Wednesday from 3:00-4:30
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS UPDATE
Notecards, citations and first drafts-- it's been a busy week for Independent Project and 8th Grade Challenge report writing. Swifties practiced writing organized paragraphs based on outlines with clear in-text citations. They worked on writing hooks to catch the reader's attention and a thesis to guide their reading. Finally, they put these skills together in their first drafts, due this past Friday. Please check in with your son or daughter about the following:
Is your first draft turned in?
Did you proofread your writing?
What are you planning on doing for your visual?
Do you need any materials for your visuals?
This coming week students will complete the visual component of their project. Many may choose to create a large trifold with text and images. We can support students with printing at school, however they may ask for help with materials such as the trifold. Some students prefer to organize their research in a digital format. We ask those students to also create a 3-D component as to grab visitors' attention during the Open House. They may choose to create a model or a supporting trifold with images, or something else entirely, so long as it's tangible.
We thank you in advance for your support and look forward to seeing everyone at our...
Open House on Tuesday, January 28th at 6:30 pm in Swift House
8TH GRADE STUDENTS
IMPORTANT UPDATES FOR CVU TRANSITION
On January 24th, the CVU school counselors will be coming to WCS to speak with our 8th graders regarding freshman class registration. This informational meeting will be followed immediately by the Rydin High presentation explaining the end-of-year 8th-grade overnight field trip.
In addition, the 8th Grade Parent/Student Information Night will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 30th from 6:30 – 8:00 at CVU.
Please click here for more important details on these events, as well as additional information regarding the transition to CVU or other high schools.
INDOOR-RECESS GAME CART
Do you have games on your shelf that aren't being used? Consider donating them to the "Indoor Recess Game Cart" at Williston Central School. Students access the cart when it's below zero, pouring rain, or when the playground has transformed into a sheet of ice. They would love some new options! Requests include Connect Four, Heads-Up, Apples to Apples, Pokeman Cards, Exploding Kittens, Throw-Throw Burrito, Spot-It, playing cards, and dice games. Any durable game in good condition that can be played with two or more people in about 20 minutes would be much appreciated. Drop off donations in the front office at WCS, care of "The Indoor Recess Game Cart." Thank you so much for considering!
TEEN SCIENCE CAFE
Our next VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Cafe will be Saturday, February 8. This cafe will focus on remote sensing and our presenter is Jarlath O'Neill-Dunne is the Director of Vermont's Spatial Analysis Laboratory. Participants will get hands-on experience with cutting-edge drones used in his lab. Learn more and sign up today. Cafes are always FREE, planned and run by teen for teens.
Attached is a flier to share with students or post on your school's activities board.
More cafes are planned for March 14 and April 11 and we will offer our Summer of Science program again - stay tuned!
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SWIFT TO FLYNN~ "We Shall Overcome"
Wednesday, January 22nd @ 10:00 am
Paid for by the FAP Annual Fund- Click here if you have not yet contributed this year
About the Performance
"Get ready for a stirring and electrifying concert honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring an array of talented guest artists and Damien Sneed, the concert’s musical leader and a gifted pianist, conductor and composer. The concert will cover a wide range of African-American musical traditions from classical music,
traditional and modern gospel, jazz, Broadway tunes and old-time spirituals. Much of the music that the vocalists and instrumentalists on stage will be performing sustained and inspired many civil rights activists in the long struggle to achieve equal rights for African Americans. Underpinning the concert will be some of King’s most important speeches. Sneed and fellow artists will perform music associated with the greats, such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, Wynton Marsalis, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and DonnyHathaway, songs from The Wiz, and traditional spirituals. "~Flynn Study Guide
8th Grade Student and Parent Night~ Thursday, January 30th @ 6:30 pm
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
Recurring:
Homework Club~ Every Tuesday from 2:00-3:30
Homework Club~ Every Wednesday from 3:00-4:30
INDEPENDENT PROJECT OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, January 28th
Swifties have an excellent start on their Independent Projects, developing focus questions, organizing outlines, and finding strong resources. This week we will focus on taking notes and citing sources. Students will present their research paper and accompanying visual preparation with families at the Open House.
Important notes:
Student attendance required at Open House
Students are asked to present to at least five adults at the Open House. They are excited to share their work with you!
CVU 8th GRADE STUDENT & PARENT NIGHT
SPARK SESSION 3
Session 3 of SPARK begins in one week and we have loads of new and fantastic workshops. Attached is a detailed doc with information and here's an abridged list:
Forum on Single-Use Plastics: Problems & Solutions
Sustainable Williston invites you to a presentation about Single-Use Plastics. Thursday, January 16, 2020, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, at the Dorothy Alling Library, Williston.
Lead presenter Maggie Eaton will share her experience of working on the Vermont plastics campaign since March 2019, including the passage history of the Vermont House and Senate plastics bills and how the new legislation will be implemented. She will offer perspective on why this new law is so important - how plastics get into our environment, where they go and what they do to animals, us, and the natural world. Maggie will also offer suggestions on moving forward with tips on how to live without single use plastics.
Co-presenter Ethan Hausman will answer questions about plastics recycling in our community. He can explain what makes a particular plastic item recyclable, how to interpret the “resin codes” on plastics, and can help clarify your understanding of bio-plastics and compostables.
Maggie’s background includes PharmD and JD degrees, work experience as a health and hospital lawyer and ethicist, and a personal avocation in environmental projects. Maggie lives in New Haven VT. Before returning to VT, Maggie worked on a plastics ordinance in California.
Ethan Hausman is CSWD’s Business Outreach Coordinator.
GOVERNOR'S INSTITUTE OF VERMONT
Do you have a high school student looking for enriching experiences? Are you curious about the opportunities which lay ahead for your child? The Vermont Governor's Institute is an excellent high school program to keep on your radar, offering winter workshops and summer camps on a wide variety of topics. Click here to learn more.
SUSTAINABILITY TRIP
Before break the Chickens United sustainability group visited CVU to see how they care for their chickens and goats on school grounds. The group is looking into what it would take to raise chickens at WCS.
