Announcements 9-2-14

Starting Monday September 8th...

Get out your walking shoes- the competition begins next week! More details coming soon.

Band

6th grade Senior Band members are reminded of our first playing rehearsal today at 2:00pm

Full orchestra is rehearsing on Thursday afternoon at 2:45 to 3:30.

First Day Packets

The First Day packets that were picked up at the Resource Fair or sent home by mail contained many forms that must be filled out and returned to school. Please get these back to school this week.

Technology Forms also went home with students. Please do no delay in getting those signed and back to school so students can access technology such as laptops, Chromebooks, and iPads.

Walk to School Day Wednesday Sept 3rd

Our first of at least 16 Walking Wednesdays will happen this Wednesday.  You are encouraged to join one of the seven "walking school buses" that meet at designated locations and gather up students along a specific route.  Teachers & Staff lead these walking buses and will get students to school on time.

Any student who walks or bikes in on a Walking Wednesday will receive a sticker and a pencil.  Parents who join a walking bus or come with their children independently are welcome to coffee and oatmeal at the cafeteria.  We may be able to assist parents who need a ride home on these special days.

Athletics

The Boys 5/6 soccer team will be practicing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5:00-6:30PM. 

HELP US EARN FREE PENCILS!

It's the beginning of the school year, so that means lots of new pencils and art supplies are being used. Teachers, students and staff:  Don't forget to clip the green or blue "Prang Power" coupon from the package of Ticonderoga, Prang, or Dixon products. We use them to get free pencils for our school! Sustainable Fundraisers from Team Discovery will collect them (or you can put them in Ms. Maguire's mailbox). Thanks!

Farm to School Fall Global Warming Mum Fundraising Sale

Please support our program and sustainability efforts by considering a plant purchase. Email Heather Smith, SACS Farm to School Coordinator, at smithh@fcsuvt.org to place your order. Orders will be taken until 9/12/14. Plants will arrive the following week and you will be contacted by email. Payment must be received to the front desk of school within 2 days of placing your order. Cash or check, made out to SACS, are accepted. Plant information and planting instructions will be included with your plant purchase. 

What are Global Warming Mums?

Global Warming Mums are unique to Vermont Organics Reclamation (VOR), in St. Albans, VT. They help keep plastic pots out of our environment, give bees fall food, and have a positive effect to help reduce global warming.

What is a “Global Warming Mum?”

•Typically, mums are “annuals”. That means growers must buy new ones and plant them each fall.
•The Global Warming Mum is a “perennial.” Plant it in the ground once, and enjoy it season after season. 

Buying a mum that we only need to plant once puts less stress on our environment.

Helping bees: Global Warming Mums are a good, late fall food source for bees, because...
•Global Warming Mums bloom late – well into November.
•Vermont’s fall temperatures can be higher than 55 degrees.
•And bees fly and feed at temperatures of 55 and above.


The pot is biodegradable. It is made from pressed rice hulls. Plant it into the ground, then break it apart to let the roots grow, and it will disappear over time.

•This is important, considering the U.S. makes about 30 million tons of plastic containers every year.

•VOR’s Global Warming Mums also contain VOR’s soils, which do not have peat. Peat is a carbon that comes from the ground. We have global warming, because there is too much carbon in the air. VOR keeps peat out of its products to keep it in the ground, where it belongs.

MUM PRICES

Single $5
Conservation Level 3 mums $12
Stewardship Level 6 mums $20
Green Ribbon Level 10 mums $30

Lunch Menu for Tuesday September 2nd

Corn Dog 
Homemade French Fries 
Fruit and Veggie Bar 
Homemade Soup 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter and Jelly Or Deli Sandwich 
Fresh Milk 

Announcements 8-29-14

SACS Joke of the Week with Mrs. Biggie


*video will not display in email - click here to view.

Field Trip

The Voyagers are going to Colchester Pond today.

School Meals

Bike Safety Reminder

We had a super biking and walking to school turnout on our first full day of school (Thursday August 28th).  Just check out the bike rack picture to see how big turnout was.  Keep up the good exercise!

Remember that we expect students to wear helmets if you bike, rollerblade, scooter or skateboard to school.  Parents and older students can help the school community by being helmet role models for young students.  

If, as suggested, you are using the sidewalks to bike to school, we ask that you walk your bike across crossings.

For helmet questions, please contact Mitch Craib 802 527-0565 x3217 craibm@fcsuvt.org

Open Doors

Students that completed the Red Cross Babysitting course this summer 

can pick up their certificate and first aid kit at the Open Doors office if you were unable to pick it up at the resource fair.

If you are in 5th-8th grade, and would like to get your name on the list for a future babysitting course, now is the time to call Open Doors or stop by the office.  We may be able to offer another class this year.

7/8 UA Codesmyths Students 

               Bring Your Laptops!

Students in the 1st trimester group of the 7/8 Unified Arts Block Codesmyths: LEARN12 class will need to bring their laptops to class.

Start time:   11:30 today (Friday, August 29).
Location:  Professional Library (AC206) — 2nd floor, across the hall from Team Triumph.

Check your email for more details!

--Mr. Roland

Lunch Menu for Friday August 29th

French Toast Sticks w/ Warm Syrup 

Scrambled Eggs 

Sweet & White Home Fries 

Fruit & Veggie Bar 

Homemade Soup 

Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter and Jelly Or Deli Sandwich 

Fresh Milk

Announcements 8-28-14

First Day Success

Thank you to all the families who joined us on Wednesday for our annual Resource Fair. If you could not attend, your first day packet will be mailed to you this week. Be sure and fill out and return your students Home-School Compact, Free and Reduced Lunch Application, Student Information Verification Sheet, Health Update and Media Release Form and return them to school as soon as possible. 
Thank you!

Open Doors

Open Doors Leadership Class at BFA-Sign up Now!

The Leadership Class at BFA is beginning on Monday, September 15th before
other classes begin.  This class was a big hit last year.  Students wished the class was longer.  This is a great way to build your leadership skills, learn about your future high school and build a connection with a future teacher.

To download the registration form all you need to do is go to Open Doors webpage:

• Go to City School’s homepage
• Click on Family Resource tab
• Click on Open Doors tab and then click on brochure.

Feel free to contact Open Doors at 802-527-0565 extension 1103 if you have any questions. 

Please complete registration form and return it to the Open Door office. 

The other brochure of classes will be announced soon in the daily announcements.

Lunch Menu for Thursday August 28th

Taco Bar w/ The Works 

Seasoned Taco Meat, Mozz. Cheese, Lettuce, Salsa & Soft Flour Tortilla

Rice Pilaf 

Fruit & Veggie Bar 

Homemade Soup 

Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter and Jelly Or Deli Sandwich 

Fresh Milk 

Announcements 8-27-14

Welcome Back!

Everyone at SACS is proud and excited to welcome students and families to the 2014-2015 school year! The Resource Fair is happening this morning from 7:30-8:30 and 9:30-10:30 in the small gym. 

Parents and Guardians: Stop by the Main Office table at the Resource Fair to pick up your first day packets! The first day packet contains your emergency contact form, lunch application, and important information for the school year. 

If you are not able to attend tomorrow, the packet will be mailed home to you.

Breakfast

A good day starts with a good breakfast. The cafeteria is open for breakfast today and every school day staring at 7:30. 

Breakfast is FREE to ALL SACS students!

Announcements 8-26-14

Countdown to The First Day

The first day of school for students is grades 1-8 is on Wednesday August 27th. It will be a half day for students. 

A session: 7:45 – 10:45

B session: 8:15 – 11:15

All parents and guardians are invited to attend the first day with their student(s). The Parent Resource Fair will be happening from 7:30 - 8:30 am and again from 9:30 - 10:30am The Resource Fair is a great time to find out about all of the opportunities available at school and get involved. For those who cannot attend it will also be happening on Open House Night on 9/25. 

At the Resource Fair you can:

• Sign up for SACS Daily Announcements and find out how to keep connected with SACS on the web.

• Fill out a volunteer background check form so you can become a volunteer at our school and attend field trips.

• Find out about after school programs such as Open Doors and SES Tutoring.

• See some of the choices our cafeteria has to offer and pick up and fill out a Free and Reduced Lunch form.

• Students in grades 5-8 can find out and sign up for Fall Athletics.

• Learn about Safe Routes to School.

• Learn more about Farm to School and Four Winds.

• Sign up for SACS PTO and learn about SACS Sustainable Fundraising.

and more!

Fitness Room

The SACS Fitness Room not only moved over the summer, but it has expanded into a space where students can exercise and have fun complete with exercise machines, an air hockey table and a fooseball table!

Open Doors

For those students that completed the Babysitting course this summer at

The St. Albans Library, please stop by the Open Doors table at the Resource

Fair on the first day of school Wednesday, August 27^th from 7:30-8:30 or 9:30-10:30 to pick up your Red Cross certificate and first aid kit.

Open Doors will also have a sneak preview of upcoming classes for the Fall 2014.

Be the first to get your name on the list of upcoming classes such as Aviation, Language Sampling at BFA, the new Family CHOMP class and more!  We would love to hear from you what other classes you would like us to offer this school year!

Announcements 8-25-14

Outdoor Classroom

There was much time spent this summer working on our new outdoor classroom - and that hard work certainly paid off as you can see in the picture below!

Announcements 8-22-14

Leadership Camp

Leadership camp counselors and campers finished planting the herb garden last week next to the new patio outside the cafeteria.  The garden herbs will be utilized by the SACS Kitchen when preparing food for the school lunch program.  Leadership camp was a new program held at City School this summer which paired 8th grade students with students grades 1 to 3.  

Steelers

Steelers flag football for grades 3-4 will be starting on August 25th at Houghton Park at 5:30. There will be sign up forms available at that time or forms are also available by contacting Chad Spooner at 527-9892 or chaddyvt@gmail.com.

Announcements 8-21-14

Outdoor Cafeteria

Students at SACS love to eat lunch outside when the weather permits, and that just got a whole lot nicer with the new patio that with installed just off the cafeteria this summer. The only thing missing is the students - see you on Wednesday August 27th!

Announcements 8-20-14

Countdown to Back to School!

The first day of school for students is grades 1-8 is coming up on Wednesday August 27th. It will be a half day for students. 

A session: 7:45 – 10:45

B session: 8:15 – 11:15

When students return they will be greeted with many new and beautiful improvements - here is a sneak peek of the new gym floor:

School Meals

The new lunch application can be found at school, on our website, or by clicking this link: School Meals Application. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Desiree Gunter at gunterd@fcsuvt.org.

Announcements 8-7-14

Congratulations Mrs. Andrews!

Mrs. Andrews was presented with her Assistant Principal of the Year award on Tuesday.

Summer Feeding

The last day of summer meals is next Friday August 15th. City Hall and Community Action are closed on Friday August 15th in observance of Bennington Battle Day so their last day of meals is Thursday August 14th.