Monday, December 1, 2014

Lunch:

Chicken Nuggets w/Dipping Sauce

Rice Pilaf

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

We had an amazing day on November 25th.  Below are a few highlights:

5th-8th graders listened to Johanna Parkhurst, an author, originally from Sheldon, VT. Johanna shared the joys and challenges of becoming a writer and the journey of getting her work published.  What a fantastic experience! Thank you!

4th graders during their Greek Parade.

6th graders sharing the math games that they created!

2nd graders in Ms. Dulude’s Learning Community sharing their writing!

Open Doors:

The preparation for SATEC’s Winter Extravaganza will begin today!

All participants who are scheduled today will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal.

Pick will be at 5:00 in the back lobby.

Athletics:

3:30-5:00

8 Boys

5:00-6:15  

5/6 Girls (Hallway Side)    5/6 Boys Green (Stage Side)

6:15-7:45

8 Girls (Hallway Side)   7/8 Boys (Stage Side)

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Lunch:

Pasta w/Marinara or Meat Sauce

Chopped Green Salad

Garlic Breadstick

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

School will be closed on November 26, 2014 - November 28, 2014 to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday.  School will resume on Monday December 1, 2014.  We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday.

5th graders from the Flanagan/Grab Learning Community reading “Time for Kids” while taking an online assessment.

Athletics:

3:30-5:00

7 Girls

5:00-6:30

8 Boys (Stage Side)

5/6 Boys White (Hallway Side)

6:30-7:45

7/8 Boys

Open Doors:

There is no Open Doors this week.

Winter Extravaganza

Those participants who have signed up for SATEC’s Winter Extravaganza should have received an acceptance letter and schedule in their homerooms. Practices will begin on Monday, December 1st.

Please contact Rose Bedard with any questions mrbedard@fcsuvt.org or 802-752-2703.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Lunch:

Dress Your Own Burger - Burger on a Bun w/Lettuce & Tomato

Homemade French Fries

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

On Wednesday evening, December 3, at 6:30 p.m. BFA will hold an Open House for families of 5th through 8th graders and community members.  We will have a brief presentation in the Performing Arts Center, refreshments, and a tour available.

Athletics

Practices for Monday, November 24th

3:30-5:00

7 Boys (Stage Side)    8 Boys (Hallway Side)

5:00-6:30

5/6 Boys Green (Stage Side)    5/6 Girls (Hallway Side)

6:30-7:45  

 8 Girls

Open Doors:

There is no Open Doors this week.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Lunch:

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Chicken Noodle Soup

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

Open Doors:

This is the last week of Open Doors.

3:30-5:00 Dungeon and Dragons

Students will meet in Mr.Goodland’s Room at dismissal

Athletics:

3:30-4:45

3/4 Basketball

Students will meet in the Locker Room hallway at dismissal

3:30- 5:00

7 Boys (Hallway Side of Gym)

7 Boys will also have practice on Saturday, November 22nd from 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Please use the side gym door to enter and exit.  Mr. Konrad will be there to greet you and let you into the building.

5:30-6:45

5/6 Girls

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Lunch:

Thanksgiving Feast

Carved Turkey

Chef’s Mashed Potato w/gravy

Seasoned Squash

Hearty Stuffing

Homemade Dinner Roll

Chilled Cranberry

Holiday Dessert

Fresh Milk

SATEC Lunch Times:

Kindergarten - 10:45,  7th Grade - 11:00, 3rd Grade - 11:15, 8th Grade - 11:30,

1st Grade - 11:45,  4th Grade - 12:00, 6th Grade - 12:15, 5th Grade - 12:30, 2nd Grade - 12:45

Congratulations to all our students who walked to school today!  This is our 11th week in a row that we have been walking to school on Wednesdays.  Stayed tuned in December as our goal in the winter will be to walk once a month.  

7th grade Enrichment Block Fitness Class gets some training from Beth Hemingway, a personal trainer from Collins Perley.  It is awesome to have such great community volunteers!

Open Doors (11/20/14):

3-8 WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA

In between Open Doors Sessions (December 1st-12th) we will be offering students in grades 3-8 and school wide faculty and staff the opportunity to sign up and participate in SATEC’s “Winter Extravaganza”.  This is a structured and rehearsed variety show that will have various acts of singing, dancing, acting, story telling, band playing and beyond!

Students will be allowed to choose what they would be interested in participating in. (i.e. singing, dancing, acting) or helping with the show (costumes, props, etc.) We will spend two weeks after school rehearsing (some acts won’t go everyday) to prepare for an evening show for the community, students and staff!

Students received information this past Friday.

We will be accepting forms until Friday, the 21st.

There is no cost to sign up, just a commitment to your acts and you to do your very best!!

Please contact Rose Bedard with any questions mrbedard@satecvt.org  or 752-2703

This is the last week of Open Doors.

Open Doors

3:30-4:30 Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal

3/4 Intramural Sports

3:30-5:00  Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal

5-8 Cooking with Mrs. King

3:30-5:00 2-4 Wild Child Work Out

*Students need to board bus #6 at dismissal to be transported to the “Train Station.”

Pick up will be at the “Train Station” (Formerly known at the The Fitness Zone) at 5:00

3:30-5:00 5-8 Archery

Students will need to board bus # 10 at dismissal to be transported to Pelkey’s Archery.

Students will be brought back to SATEC for a 5:00 dismissal.

Athletics (11/20/14):

Basketball:

3:30-4:45

3/4 Basketball

Students will meet in the Locker Room hallway at dismissal

3:30-5:00

8 Boys (Hallway Side Of Gym)

5:00-6:30

5/6 Boys Green ( Hallway Side of Gym)   5/6 Boys White (Stage Side of Gym)

6:00-7:45

7/8 Boys

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Lunch:

Homemade Shepherd’s Pie - Ground Beef, Mashed Potato & Corn

Cornbread

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

Our Thanksgiving Luncheon will be on Thursday, November 20th

SATEC Lunch Times:

Kindergarten - 10:45,  7th Grade - 11:00, 3rd Grade - 11:15, 8th Grade - 11:30,

1st Grade - 11:45,  4th Grade - 12:00, 6th Grade - 12:15, 5th Grade - 12:30, 2nd Grade - 12:45

SATEC Walking Wednesday

We will be walking this Wednesday, November 19th

It will be cold in the morning with temperatures in the mid 20s with wind chills in the teens.  Please have students dress appropriately with coats, hats, and gloves.  

SATEC Staff supervised walking school bus starting locations 2014-2015:

• Barlow Street School- Departs at 7:40AM (Mr. Rousselle)
• Knights of Columbus- Departs at 7:45AM (Cricket, Route 5) (Mrs. Marlow)
• Intersection of Parsons and Orchard Street - Departs at 7:35 AM (Mr. Madden)
• Intersection of Thorpe Ave. Ext. and Bradley Court - Departs at 7:35 AM (Sonia, Route 8)  (Mrs. Stebbins)
• Tanglewood Drive- Departs at 7:40AM -(Mrs. Curry)

Reminder - School will be closed  November 26, 2014 - November 28, 2014 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.  School will resume on December 1, 2014.  We hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.

Open Doors (11/19/14)

3:30-5:00  Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal

5/6 2INSPIRE Dance

3/4Cooking with Mrs. King

1-3 Literature Brought to Life

1-6 Tae Kwon Do

This is the last week of Open Doors.

Athletics (11/19/14):

Basketball:

3:30-5:00

7 Boys (Hallway Side Of Gym)

5:00-6:30

5/6 Boys Green ( Hallway Side of Gym)   5/6 Boys White (Stage Side of Gym)

6:00-7:45

7 and 8 Girls

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Lunch:

Macaroni & Cheese

Kale Chips

Homemade Cornbread

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

Thanksgiving Feast Please mark your calendar and join us on Thursday, November 20th for our annual Thanksgiving Feast hosted by the Abbey Group from 10:45-1:15 in the school cafeteria. The cost will be $1.95 for students and $3.60 for adults.

St. Albans Town is rewriting its Zoning Bylaws and we want your input!

The built environment influences the way we commute, shop, and live. Come discuss potential

modifications to our Zoning Bylaws that affect people walking, biking, or driving. Let the Town know

what changes you would like to see.

There will be a meeting on November 19th at 6:30pm in the SATEC cafeteria on how the zoning bylaws can affect walking and biking choices/infrastructure.  This will be a great way for parents who want to see more walking and biking options to express their opinions to the Town. Here is a link to the information: http://www.stalbanstown.com/public-forum-zoning-affects-walking-biking/

Open Doors:

This is the last week of Open Doors.

3:30-5:00  Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal

5-8 Intramural Sports

7/8 2INSPIRE Dance

3/4 Arts and Crafts Mixer

5-8 Tennis will load bus number # 5 at dismissal to go the Complex. A bus will bring you back to SATEC at 4:55 for dismissal.

3-8 WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA

In between Open Doors Sessions (December 1st-12th) we will be offering students in grades 3-8 and school wide faculty and staff the opportunity to sign up and participate in SATEC’s “Winter Extravaganza”.  This is a structured and rehearsed variety show that will have various acts of singing, dancing, acting, story telling, band playing and beyond!

Students will be allowed to choose what they would be interested in participating in. (i.e. singing, dancing, acting) or helping with the show (costumes, props, etc.) We will spend two weeks after school rehearsing (some acts won’t go everyday) to prepare for an evening show for the community, students and staff!

Students received information this past Friday.

We will be accepting forms until Friday, the 21st.

There is no cost to sign up, just a commitment to your acts and you to do your very best!!

Please contact Rose Bedard with any questions mrbedard@satecvt.org  or 752-2703

Athletics:

Basketball began yesterday.

Participants who have handed in their paperwork and are cleared have been given a schedule for this week.  A full season schedule will be handed out next week. Students must be academically eligible to play.

Practices for Tuesday, November 18th.

3:30-5:00 7/8 Boys (Hallway Side of Gym)

5:00-6:15  8 Boys

Monday, November 17, 2014

Lunch:

Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets w/Dipping Sauce

Roasted Potato Wedges

Banana Bread Square

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Homemade Soup

or Yogurt or Sunbutter and Jelly or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

SATEC’s Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT) group presented at our K-4 School Sing on Friday.

Students answered questions and heard information about the negative effects of smoking on our health.  Thank you to our VKAT students!

Book Donations Needed

The PKC (peace, kindness and celebrations) is a group of 6th grade students who work to help and educate others.  We are currently collecting books to help inmates better their lives by reading, We are sponsoring the local correctional center. There are many boxes around the school. There is 1 box in each grade -  4th grade and up, 1 in the library, 1 in each of the  lobbies, front and back. We are looking for middle school level books, paperback or hardcover books are acceptable, also fiction or nonfiction, textbooks and resource books too. Please avoid topics like crime, weapons and maps etc.

We will be collecting till Dec. 19th.

Thank you for your help. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Ely at lely@fcsuvt.org

Open Doors:

This is the last week of Open Doors.

3:30-4:30  Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal

3/4 2Inspire Dance

1-3 Yoga

3:30-5:00  Students will meet in the cafeteria at dismissal

5-8 Ready, Set, Draw

5-6 Fashion and Design

5-8 Magic Gaming

5-8 VKAT

3-8 WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA

In between Open Doors Sessions (December 1st-12th) we will be offering students in grades 3-8 and school wide faculty and staff the opportunity to sign up and participate in SATEC’s “Winter Extravaganza”.  This is a structured and rehearsed variety show that will have various acts of singing, dancing, acting, story telling, band playing and beyond!

Students will be allowed to choose what they would be interested in participating in. (i.e. singing, dancing, acting) or helping with the show (costumes, props, etc.) We will spend two weeks after school rehearsing (some acts won’t go everyday) to prepare for an evening show for the community, students and staff!

Students received information on Friday.

There is no cost to sign up, just a commitment to your acts and you to do your very best!!

Please contact Rose Bedard with any questions mrbedard@satecvt.org  or 752-2703

Athletics:

Basketball will begin today.

Participants who have handed in their paperwork and are cleared have been given a schedule for this week.  A full season schedule will be handed out next week. Students must academically eligible to play.

Practices for Monday, November 17th.

5:00-6:15: 5th and 6th Grade Boys (conjoined practice to create two equal teams.)

6:15-7:45: 7th and 8th Grade Girls (conjoined practice until we find an additional coach.)