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September 7, 2011
Volume 11, Issue 2 Swanton
SchoolNews868-5346/868-4920www.swantonschool.org
The first week of school is always an exciting time, and this
year was
no exception. Our staff found adults and students alike here on
the fir
day ready for school to begin. Students appeared with new
haircuts,
sharpened pencils, and a can do attitude.
In the classrooms this week, there was an amazing amount of
community building occurring. In just one day, there was a
different
greeting going on in each classroom during their morning
meetings.
Just another mark of our teachers commitment to helping our
studen
foster a sense of community.
Our kindergarten and preschool teachers conducted their home
visits
during the first week of school. On September 6th, our
smallest
community members braved the building for the first day. The
studenand families did a wonderful job sending the students into
the buildin
ready to learn and participate in our school community
Mr. Coon and Mrs. Raabe have been in and out of each classroom
th
week. They have read stories to students, and brought in
artifacts from
home to tell the students about themselves. In each classroom,
the
students were respectful and asked wonderful questions.
After such a wonderful beginning, we are excited for a wonderful
ye
with our amazing students and families!
What an amazing first week!
Vision
The SwantonSchool is a
caring,responsible,respectful
community oflearners. Our
work, supported
by inquiry andreflection,promotespersonalintegrity,
citizenship andlifelong
learning.
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At the beginning of each school
year, there are a lot of forms that
go home. The school and health
offices use these forms
throughout the year. Please be
sure to fill these forms out
completely and return them to
the school as soon as possible.
FormsCalendarSeptember 7th:
PTO Meeting 6:00pm Central SchoolLibrary.
September 12th:School Boardmeeting 6pmCentral Library
September 22nd:
Great AmericanFundraiser Formsare Due
Open House, 6:00-7:00 pm
September 30th:In-service Day day of school,11:30
amdismissal
October 3rd:PTO Meeting 6:00pm Central SchoolLibrary.
October 4th 19th:NECAP Testing
October 10th:Picture day for allstudents(Rescheduled
from9/29)
School Board
Meeting 6:00 pmCentral SchoolLibrary.
If you walk to either of thebuildings to pick up yourstudent
after school, pleaseremember that families areasked to walk around
the
playground, not through it. Wefind that our students have
achallenging time transitioningfor dismissal if they know thattheir
families are already atschool.
As always, please rememberthat the students are around,and can
hear adultconversations that happen
near windows and doors.
Dismissal
Parking LotsOur parking lots are very busy
in the morning and in the
afternoon. We ask that our
families be aware of studentsand adults walking to and from
school as they drive through
these busy places.
In addition, Please use the
designated parking spaces
when dropping off and picking
up your child. For the safety
of all our children, parentsshould not park directly in
front of the school or along the
yellow curb, which is the
designated fire lane. Thank
you!
Whos Who?We have many wonderful staff
members who support our families
and students through our guidance,
counseling and positive behavior
programs:
Cindy Rose School Counselor,
Babcock (Kindergarten-Grade 2)
Katy Thompson SchoolCounselor, Central (Grades 5&6)
Deb Light School Counselor,
Central (Grades 2-4)
Melanie Steeneck School Home
Coordinator
Phyllis Paro Psychological
Services
Susan Trombley School
Psychologist, NCSS
Amanda Sweeney BehaviorSpecialist
Carlo Micheli Behavioral
Assistant
Sarah Tebbetts Behavioral
Assistant
