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8/4/2019 Swanton School News-8.31.11
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August 31, 2011
Volume 11, Issue 1 Swanton SchoolNews868-5346/868-4920
www.swantonschool.org
The beginning of the school year is
always an exciting time at SwantonElementary School. The staff has been
busy getting our buildings ready for our
students and families. The custodial staff
did an amazing job over the summer,and the facilities look great. Our school
board has started their 2011-2012 school
year meetings. If you cannot attend, besure to watch on the public access
channel. Our PTO has also been hard at
work getting ready for a great schoolyear, as has all the support staff.
Our teachers spent their in-service daysworking on our writing initiative that
will be happening school wide this year.Some teachers and special educators are
also piloting a co-teaching model. Bothof these initiatives are very exciting, and
will greatly benefit our students!
We have many new faces this year:
Grade 4- Karen Jette, Meg Terrien
Grade 5- JoAnne BardeauGrade 6- Christine Depatie, Jennifer
Mitchell
Speech and Language- Carrie ButlerSpecial Education- Tiffany DemoreLiteracy Intervention- Carol Yarnell
Paraprofessional- Kristen Hanley
Office Manager- Lisa CaspersonAssistant Principal Sara Raabe
A New School Year!
Vision
The SwantonSchool is a
caring,responsible,respectful
community oflearners. Our
work, supported
by inquiry andreflection,promotespersonalintegrity,
citizenship andlifelong
learning.
Please be sure to introduce yourselv
to these new faces when you see thin the buildings.
At home, you may notice the
challenges of transitioning fromsummer mode to school mode. No
the time to develop routines that ca
support your students learning for year. Establish routines that allow
child to be their best at school inclu
a space and timeframe to completehomework, time for reading
independent or together, a consisten
bedtime routine (3-6 year olds need12 hours of sleep, 7-12 year olds ne
10-11 hours of sleep, and 12-18 yeaolds need 8-9 hours of sleep), time
read together, and a morning routinthat allows time for eating breakfas
and completing self-care habits
dressing, washing face and hands,brushing hair and teeth, etc.
We look forward to a wonderfulpartnership together as we support
childrens growth as learners!
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Thanks to our school nurse, Lynn Lane,
our school is in its second year utilizing a
grant to provide fresh fruit and vegetablesnacks throughout the year. Every day, all
students receive an afternoon fruit or
vegetable snack. The Abbey is facilitatingthis program. If your student would like,
they can bring home their fresh fruit or
vegetable to try with their family. Pleasetalk to your student about this option.
We are excited to promote healthy fruit
and veggie snacks for our students!
Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable
Calendar
September 5th:No school LaborDay
September 7th:PTO Meeting 6:00pm Central SchoolLibrary.
September 12
th
:School Boardmeeting 6pm CentralLibrary
September 22nd:Great AmericanFundraiser Forms areDue
Open House, 6:00-7:00 pm
September 29th:Picture day for allstudents
September 30th: In-service Day dayof school, 11:30 amdismissal
October 3rd:PTO Meeting 6:00pm Central SchoolLibrary.
October 4th 19th:NECAP Testing
October 10th:School BoardMeeting 6:00 pmCentral SchoolLibrary.
Please use the designated parking spaces when dropping off and picking up your child.For the safety of all our children, parents should not park directly in front of the school oralong the yellow curb, which is the designated fire lane. Thank you!
Are you looking for information
about our school policy and procedures? Our 2011-20
Handbook for Families and Students
can be found online atwww.swantonschool.org.
If you do not have Internet access, please let the office know and wecan send home a paper copy with
your child.
FamilyHandbook
Absences andAttendance
Students are required to attend
school every day in which it is insession, except for reasons of illness orfamily business.
Please call school (868-5346 forCentral, 868-4920 for Babcock) before
8:30 a.m. to notify the office that your
child will be absent.
Before 7:30 a.m., a telephonerecorder will accept your
message for either school.
It is important not to leave a message
on the teachers phone - if a substituteteacher is covering the class the
message wont be heard. Unless we
have received a note or call from homealerting us to the absence
parents/guardians of absent student
will be called to verify the absence.
Students arriving late must sign in atthe office to be sure they are removed
from the absentee list.
Whos Who?Who might greet you as you come to
the school offices?
Principal Brent Coon
Assistant Principal Sara Raabe
Receptionist, Central Mary EllisReceptionist/Secretary BabcockDawn
Tessier
Office Manager - Lisa CaspersonHealth Services:
School Nurse, Babcock Lynn Lane
Associate School Nurse, Central Joan
Shoes!The weather outside is still warm, and
many children would still like to wearsummer shoes to school. However, flip-flops and sandals without backs are
unsafe on the playground. Please be
sure to send your children to schoolwearing shoes that have a back so they
can play on our play structures during
recess. Students that wear flip-flops orsandals without backs will not be
allowed on the play structures at recess.
Also, please remember to send your
student(s) with sneakers on the daysthey have PE!
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