Tuesday, October 1st

Lunch:

Mini Sea Shell Pasta w/Cheese Sauce or Yogurt, or Sunbutter & Jelly, or Deli Sandwich, or Salad Bar, or Pizza Fruit & Veggie Bar, Homemade Soup, Fresh Broccoli Sprigs, Oatmeal Cookies

Author Visit at SATEC!

SATEC 7th graders had a wonderful opportunity on Monday, September 30th to meet and talk with “Revealers” author Doug Wilhelm.  All SATEC 7th graders read his popular book as part of our Language Arts Program and Anti-Bullying efforts. Mr. Wilhelm talked about why he became a writer and how important the writing process is to enhance creativity.  He said it took him three years and 11 revisions to write his highly successful “Revealers” book. We appreciate Ms. Zettler’s and Mrs. Zelazo’s efforts in bringing Doug Wilhelm back to SATEC.

Athletics ( Tuesday October 1st)

8th grade Girls 4:00 and 8 Boys 5:00 at Fairfield

Bus leaves at 3:15

5/6 Girls Green and 5/6 Boys Green vs. Fairfield 4:00

7 Girls Practice 3:30-5:00

Cross Country at Milton (Arrowhead Golf Course) 4:00

Bus Leaves at 2:45

**Add on Practices and reschedule games for the week.

Tuesday, October 1st

7 Girls practice 3:30-5:00

Wednesday, October 2nd

5/6 Girls Practice 5:30-6:30

7 Girls and 7 Boys host City 4:00

Thursday, October 3rd

5/6 Girls and Boys Green @ City 4:15

Monday, September 30th

Lunch:

Oven Roasted Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Banana Bread Square, Fresh Fruit and Milk

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Athletics ( Monday, September 30th)

Practices: 3:30-5:00

7 Boys

8 Girls

Cross Country 3:30-4:30

Games:

5/6 Girls Green 4:00 and 5/6 Boys Green 5:00 @ Alburgh

Bus leaves at 3:15

5/6 Girls White and 5/6 Boys White host Sheldon 4:00

NECAP Testing:

Students in grades 3-8 will be taking NECAP assessments in reading and math during the first three weeks of October. Students in grades 5 and 8 will also take a NECAP writing assessment.  Please encourage your children to get plenty of rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and to try their best.  Services for students will focus on providing accommodations for the NECAP tests.

NECAP testing at SATEC will begin for some grade levels beginning October 1st. The testing schedule can be found in the News & Announcements section on our school website @ www.satecvt.org

Friday, September 27, 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013

Lunch:
Turkey & Bisquits, Two Potato Mash, Steamed Peas, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Milk and Fresh Fruit

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

*The October Lunch Menu has been posted to the school website*

Thank you to all the families that were able to attend our Open House events. We had a wonderful turnout and enjoyed getting an opportunity to see everyone.

Show your SATEC Spirit!

A reminder to our students to wear your SATEC apparel on Fridays! Rrrawwwrrrr!

NECAP Testing:

Students in grades 3-8 will be taking NECAP assessments in reading and math during the first three weeks of October. Students in grades 5 and 8 will also take a NECAP writing assessment. Please encourage your children to get plenty of rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and to try their best. Services for students will focus on providing accommodations for the NECAP tests.

NECAP testing at SATEC will begin for some grade levels beginning October 1st. The testing schedule can be found in the News & Announcements section on our school website @ www.satecvt.org

Athletics (Friday 9/27/13)

Practices 3:30-5:00

8 Girls *this is an add on practice

5/6 Boys Green

5/6 Boys White

Team Pictures
5/6 Boys green and 5/6 Boys white have pictures today (Friday 9/27). Picture forms and uniforms are required.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Lunch:
Beef or Bean Enchilada, Rice Pilaf, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Milk and Fresh Fruit
OR
Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Thursday is our Grades 5-8 Open House from 5:30-7:00pm! Come visit your child’s classroom and the school. The Open Doors Junior Iron Chef Group is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner from 5:30-7:00pm. Adults: $6.00 Children: $4.00 Family of four: $18.00 plus $2.00 per additional child.

Parent/Teacher Conference Scheduling:
Our online conference Scheduler (PickATime) has been activated. Please go to www.satecvt.org and look in the News and Announcements section for the link and for directions. If you need assistance or are having trouble scheduling an appointment, please contact Tammy Deso @ 527-7191 ext. 9300.

Athletics (Thursday 9/26/13)
Practices 3:30-5:00
7 Girls
8 Girls
7 & 8 Boys
No Cross Country practice today

Wednesday, September 25

Lunch:

Cheesy Bread Sticks, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Steamed Carrots, Fresh Milk and Fresh Fruit

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Wednesday is our K-4 Open House from 5:30-7:00pm!  Come visit your child’s classroom and the school.  The Open Doors Junior Iron Chef Group is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner from 5:30-7:00pm. Adults: $6.00   Children: $4.00   Family of four: $18.00 plus $2.00 per additional child.

Athletics (Wednesday 9/25/13)

Cross Country has a meet in Georgia @ 4:00, Bus leaves at 3:00

5/6 Girls White 4:15 and 5/6 Boys 5:15  White @ Fairfield Bus leaves at 3:10

7 Girls and 7 Boys host Fairfield 4:00

5/6 Girls and 5/6 Boys host Georgia 5:15

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Lunch:

Macaroni and Cheese, Steamed Green Beans, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Zucchini Muffins, Fresh Fruit and Milk

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Alert Now System Test:

We will be sending out an Alert Now test message on Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30pm.  The message will be sent to all phone and e-mail contacts provided.  If you do not receive the messages please contact Lorna Jerome at 527-7191 ext. 100.  

We look forward to seeing students and parents at our Open House Events this week!

Wednesday, September 25th- K-4 Open House 5:30-7:00pm

Thursday, September 26th- 5-8 Open House, 5:30-7:00pm

Junior Iron Chef and our SATEC Open Doors Program invites you to join us for a Spaghetti Dinner on both evenings of our Open House 5:30-7:00!  Adults: $6.00   Children: $4.00   Family of four: $18.00 plus $2.00 per additional child.

Athletics (Tuesday 9/24/13)

4:30pm 7th grade boys at Fairfax

4:30pm 7th grade girls home vs. Fairfax

4:30pm 8th grade girls home vs. Fairfax

5:30pm 8th grade boys at Fairfax

Cross Country Shirts for sale!!

Purchase a SATEC Cross Country shirt to benefit our cross country team!

2013 Race Shirt $10.00   2013 T-Shirt $5.00   2012 Race Shirt $8.00

Sizes are limited so don’t wait!

Shirts can be purchased at our upcoming Open House or by contacting our athletic director. mrbedard@fcsuvt.org

Checks can be made out to “SATEC Athletics”

Monday, September 23, 2013

Lunch:

Dress your Own Burger on a Bun, Sliced Tomato, Lettuce & Cheese, Oven Baked Potato Wedges, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Fruit and Milk

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Taste Test: Tomato Cucumber Salad

Athletics

"7th Grade Boys Soccer vs. Georgia"

Games

8 Girls and 8 Boys will travel to to Westford 4:15/5:15

5/6 Girls and 5/6 Boys White will host Grand Isle 4:00

Practices

3:30-5:00 5/6 Boys Green

5:00-6:15 5/6 Girls Green

3:30-4:30 Cross Country

"8th grade art class collaborative drawing project"

Friday, September 20, 2013

Lunch:

Sloppy Joes, Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Fruit and Milk, Honey Apple Crisp

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Important Dates:

Wednesday, September 25th- K-4 Open House 5:30-7:00pm

Thursday, September 26th- 5-8 Open House, 5:30-7:00pm

Spaghetti Dinner!                 

Junior Iron Chef and our SATEC Open Doors Program invites you to join us for a Spaghetti Dinner!                 

Make life easier for yourself—No need to rush home to cook dinner. While you are visiting SATEC's Open House on September 25th and/or 26th from 5:30-7:00pm  enjoy a delicious spaghetti dinner including dessert.  We’ll do the cooking so you don’t have to!

Adults: $6.00   Children: $4.00   Family of four: $18.00 plus $2.00 per additional child.

Thank-you for supporting our SATEC Open Doors with Junior Iron Chef.

Athletics

Soccer Games Friday, September 20th

5/6 Girls Green 4:00 and 5/6 Boys White 5:00 @ Fairfield

Grand Isle Girls Soccer Invitational is this Saturday (9/21) for the 7th Grade Girls Soccer team.

Transportation is not provided.

First game is at 10:30 a.m. please arrive no later than 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Please welcome new bus driver for Bus 117 - Mike Leduc!

Lunch:

Chicken Fajitas, Chicken, Sauteed Onions & Peppers, Soft Flour Tortilla, Cabot Sour Cream, Rice Pilaf, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Fruit and Milk

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Odyssey of the Mind:

Odyssey of the Mind still has openings for Division 1 which includes grades 3-5.  There are a total of 4 spots available in problems 3 (It's How We Rule) and 4 (Stackable Structures).  These spots will be filled on a first come basis.  If your child in interested in joining one of these teams, please contact Lynn Tetreault (527-9688) or Bridget Archambault (782-9568) ASAP.   You can also find the long term synopses' and application forms in the front and back lobbies of the school.  We will accept new students until all spots are filled or until Sept 27.  Thank you!

Athletic Games:

7th grade boys, Home vs. Georgia @ 4:00pm

7th grade girls, Away vs. Georgia @ 4:15pm

8th grade girls, Away vs. Georgia @ 4:15pm

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Lunch:

Homemade Pepperoni, Cheese, or Veggie Pizza, Fresh Cherry Tomatoes w/ Hummus Dip, Fruit and Veggie Bar, and Fresh Milk and Fruit

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Comcast Internet Essentials:

A household is eligible to participate in the Internet Essentials program if it meets the following criteria:

It is located where Comcast offers Internet service

It has at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program

It has not subscribed to Comcast Internet Services within the last 90 days

It does not have an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment

Internet Essentials brings affordable home Internet to students and their families.  While participating in Internet Essentials customers receive:

Fast home Internet for just $9.95 a month plus tax

No price increases, no activation fees, or equipment rental fees

Access to free Internet training-online, in print and in person

For more information call 1-855-8-INTERNET (1-855-846-8376) or visit InternetEssentials.com

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Lunch:

Pasta w/Meat or Garden Marinara Sauce, Garlic Breadstick, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Milk

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Mangahigh:

Mangahigh is an on-line games based math site that is designed to provide instruction and practice of math skills in a fun and engaging manner.  The educational content within Mangahigh is based on the core standards. Each game covers certain learning topics and is designed to dynamically adapt in difficulty to the ability of the student.

One of the aspects of Mangahigh are occasional "fai-to" competitions that our school participates in.  "Fai-to" is a Japanese word for 'battle'.  SATEC recently competed in a fai-to that ended Saturday against Midwest Academy in Carmel, Indiana.  The first school to win five 24-hour rounds wins the entire battle and gets any trophies the other school has possession of.   Each round has a "Hero"--the student that earned the most medals during that round.   

SATEC easily defeated Midwest Academy winning the first 5 rounds.  Four of the five round heros were from 7th grade. Congrats to SATEC students who earned 440 medals during the 5 days and "upgraded" their math skills along the way!

In addition, SATEC has moved into 13th place overall in the North American Math Challenge (we started last week in 53rd place).  

Athletics

The Cross Country Team has picked up a “mock meet” Tuesday, September 17th at Georgia Middle School.   

This will take place of the MVU meet that was cancelled. This will just be a practice run to prepare our runners for the season. 5-8 girls start time is at 4:00,  5-8 boys will begin shortly after. The bus will leave at 3:15 students will be dismissed at 3:10.

5/6 Green Girls and Boys will travel to Grand Isle Tuesday (9/17). Girls game begins @ 4:30 and the boys game begins @ 5:30

** The games against City School have been rescheduled for the following dates and times:

10/2- 7th Girls and 7th Boys will be home vs. City (4:15 start)

10/3- 5/6 Girls and Boys Green will be away @ City (4:15 start)

Monday, September 16, 2013, Special Announcement Re: Athletics:

SATEC ATHLETIC CANCELLATIONS AND RESCHEDULED EVENTS

9/16/2013 12:55 pm

**DUE to the amount of rain we have received our fields are unplayable.

All home games for 5/6 Girls and Boys for today are cancelled.

(We are in the process of rescheduling)

8 Girls practice is cancelled

Cross Country practice is still on

7 Boys soccer will practice in the gym from 3:30-5:00

Sneakers are required.

7 Girls soccer game @ Alburgh is still on.

Rescheduled events:

The Cross Country Team has picked up a “mock meet” tomorrow (Tuesday 9/17) at Georgia Middle School. This will take place of the MVU meet that was cancelled. The Mock Meet will just be a practice run to prepare our runners for the season. 5-8 girls start time is at 4:00, 5-8 boys will begin shortly after. The bus will leave at 3:15 students will be dismissed at 3:10.

October 2nd

7 Girls and Boys will host City at 4:15

October 3rd

5/6 Girls and Boys Green will travel to City School 4:15

**We will begin posting all of our changes and updates regarding athletics on our on daily announcements as well. Please be advised that you will have to take it upon yourself to check it. It won't automatically email those who are signed up until the next morning.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact our athletic director at 527-7191 ext. 9321 or mebedard@fcsuvt.org

Monday, September 16, 2013

Lunch:

French Toast Sticks w/ Warm Syrup, Scrambled Eggs, Sweet and White Home Fries, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Milk and Fruit

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Athletics:

Games Today!

5th/6th Grade Boys and Girls White Soccer Teams home vs. So. Hero 4:15

5th/6th Grade Boys and Girls Green Soccer Teams home vs. Georgia  5:15

7th Grade Girls ONLY  Soccer @  Alburgh 4:15

* 8th grade girls has an additional practice 3:30-5:00

Cancellation for the Cross Country Meet at MVU

MVU has decided to cancel their home meet on September 17. They feel this is in the best interest of the safety and well being of athletes, coaches and spectators as Swanton has been put on high alert for the EEE virus.

Open Doors:

Open Doors’ “Zumba Kids Jr.” starts from 3:30-4:30  for grades 1-3.

Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal.

Participants must have been pre-registered and accepted into the program

Friday, September 13, 2013

Lunch:

BBQ Shredded Pork Sliders, Red Roasted Potatoes, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Happy Birthday Cake

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Calendar 2.0 Information:

There are currently conversations taking place around changing the school calendar for the 2014-2015 school year.  This work was started by a task force of regional superintendents in 2010 who were asked to look at the current calendar, review alternative models and recommend a new calendar.  In short, the proposed new school calendar would maintain the same number of student days, would increase the number of breaks throughout the year, would begin school a week earlier in August and end a week later in June.  

We have a link on our website that contains more information from the regional superintendents about Calendar 2.0 and their rationale and research about the reasons for the proposed change.

Below is a link to the Calendar 2.0 Blog

http://schoolcalendar2.blogspot.com/

Superintendents from Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties will be voting on the regional calendar sometime in the spring of 2014.  If you have input you can speak directly to your local superintendent and/or attend one of the regional meetings.  No final decisions have been made and your input is welcome.

There will be regional forums in October at the following locations:

October 2, 6:30pm at Essex High School

October 3, 6:30pm at BFA St. Albans, Cafetera

October 9, 6:30pm at Burlington High School

October 10, 6:30pm at CVU

Open Doors:

Open Doors’ “Zumba Kids Jr.” will begin on Monday from 3:30-4:30  for grades 1-3.

Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal.

Participants must have been pre-registered and accepted into the program.

Athletics:

5/6 Girls Green will have an additional practice Saturday from 8:30-10:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Lunch:

Nachos Supreme, Seasoned Taco Meat, Cheese Sauce, Lettuce, Corn Tortilla Chips, Rice Pilaf, Fruit and Veggie Bar, Fresh Salsa, Fresh Milk and Fruit

OR

Yogurt, Or Sunbutter & Jelly, OR Deli Sandwich, OR Salad Bar, OR Pizza

Athletics:

Games Today!

5th/6th Grade Boys and Girls Green Soccer Teams @ City School (4pm)

7th Grade Boys and Girls Soccer Teams Home vs. City School (4pm)

8th Grade Boys and Girls Soccer Teams @ Grand Isle (4:30pm)

Important Dates:

Wednesday, September 25th- K-4 Open House 5:30-7:00pm

Thursday, September 26th- 5-8 Open House, 5:30-7:00pm

2013 Yearbooks are still available!

If you didn’t get a chance to purchase one last spring you can now for $8.00!! Yearbooks can be purchased from Ms. Rose in the back office. Checks can be made out to “SATEC Yearbook.”