Swift Flyer: January 6, 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

Swift Open House~ Tuesday, January 28th @ 6:30 pm
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:

Cooking with Sally
Watercolor Painting
Chess mentors at ABS
Lego Challenges
Gardening & Sustainability
Sign Language
Olympic Games
Card Games

Click here to register.

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.