Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Lunch:

Chicken Patty Sandwich w/Lettuce & Tomato

Homemade Sugar Cookie

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED

December 23, 2015 -  January 1, 2016 for the Holiday Break

School will resume on January 4, 2016

Happy Holidays!

After School Activities for Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

3:30-5:00

5-8 Cooking with Mrs. King

Basketball

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

5:00-6:30 7 Boys

6:30-7:45 8 Boys

A Message from the ACT 46 Study Committee

Will school choice change in a unified district?

The Articles of Agreement for forming the new unified district can “grandfather” Fairfield students, who have already begun high school, at a school other than BFA St. Albans, when the new school district would begin operation. This means that students who have chosen a different high school for their freshman year in the 2016-2017 school year, would be able to continue in that high school until they graduate in 2020. The new unified union district would pay tuition for these students as well as any others who were sophomores, juniors or seniors at other schools during the 2016-2017 school year. In the fall of 2017 all freshmen would attend BFA St. Albans unless they choose to access Vermont’s limited high school choice law, Act 129.

Under Act 129, Vermont’s limited high school choice law, students still might have an opportunity to attend a high school other than BFA St. Albans after a unified school district was formed. It is not, however, guaranteed. BFA St. Albans has to offer a certain number of slots per year, across all grades, to students who wish to attend a different public high school. At present, only a few of those slots are used. The other and perhaps harder piece is that the receiving schools, for example MMU and Fairfax, can decide how many incoming students they are willing to accept within some state guidelines. Students who wanted to attend a high school other than BFA St. Albans would have to apply for an opening at another school. If more students want to attend that school than there are openings, a lottery is conducted. No money changes hands between schools under Act 129.

http://fcsuvt.org/download/act46.htm. If you have questions not answered there feel free to email them to act46@fcsuvt.org.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Lunch:

Dress your Own Burger on A Bun

Oven Baked Homemade French Fries

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED

December 23, 2015 -  January 1, 2016 for the Holiday Break

School will resume on January 4, 2016

Happy Holidays!

Our 6th graders and some of our 5th graders had the opportunity to hear a demonstration of the Hanaford’s Volunteer Fife and Drum Corp performing music of the revolutionary period. Many thanks to Mr. Flanagan for organizing this special event.

After School Activities for Monday, December 22nd

3:30-4:30 5-8 Homework Lab

3:30-5:00 3/4 Cooking with Mrs. King

Basketball:

4:00 5/6 Boys Green host Alburgh

5:00 5/6 Girls host Alburgh

6:30-7:45  7 Girls

Friday, December 18, 2015

Lunch:

Grilled Cheese

Chicken Noodle Soup

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

       SATEC receives Exxon/Mobil Grant

SATEC is very thankful for receiving a $500.00 Exxon/Mobil Educational Alliance grant.  The funds will be used for math and science education in our school. We appreciate our local Maplefields store for thinking of SATEC.

No School for Holiday Break December 23rd-January 1st.  

After School Activities for 12/18/2015

SATEC’s 2nd Annual Winter Extravaganza

Friday from 6:00-7:30  Doors Open at 5:30

Come celebrate the holidays and traditions with performances and acts from participating SATEC students and staff.

Admission is $5.00 all proceeds will benefit SATEC's Open Doors program.

Our yearbook club will hosting a bake sale.

Basketball:

7 Boys @ MVU 5:00

8 Boys @ MVU  6:00

No Transportation provided

Saturday, December 19th

5/6 Girls vs. City @ Georgia Middle School

5/6 Boys Green vs. Farifax @ St.Albans City School

5/6 Boys White  vs. Swanton @ St. Albans City School

Schedule Change for Monday, December 21st

5/6 Boys Green will now play at 4:00

5/6 Girls will now play at  at 5:00

A Message from the ACT 46 Study Committee:

So, FCSU is a Supervisory Union made up of four school districts, how would governance unification (also known as the accelerated merger) change that set-up?

Rather than five boards, the school system would have just one board and one budget for all of the operations. The four school districts (three towns and UHSD-48) would become one school district. This would allow for more efficient and effective processes leading to a stronger educational experience for all of our students.

http://fcsuvt.org/download/act46.htm. If you have questions not answered there feel free to email them to act46@fcsuvt.org.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Lunch:

Pancakes w/Local Syrup

Sausage Links

Sweet & White Home Fries

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

After School Activities for 12/17/2015

3:30-5:00 Junior Iron Chef

Winter Extravaganza Workshops: 3:30-5:00

3-8 Costume, Prop, Design

Winter Extravaganza Dress Rehearsal

for Acting, Dance and Tumbling

3:30-4:45 in the cafeteria.

SATEC’s 2nd Annual Winter Extravaganza

Friday, December 18th 6:00-7:30  Doors Open at 5:30

Come celebrate the holidays and traditions with performances and acts from participating SATEC students and staff.

Admission is $5.00 all proceeds will benefit SATEC's Open Doors program.

Our yearbook club will hosting a bake sale.

Basketball:

4:00 7 Girls Host MVU

5:00 8 Girls Host MVU

Cheerleading:

5:30-7:00

Schedule Change for Monday, December 21st

5/6 Boys Green will now play at 4:00

5/6 Girls will now play at  at 5:00

Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT)

VKAT is a peer-led group that was started in 1995 to educate kids (5th to 8th grade) about the real dangers of tobacco use. Over the last ten years VKAT has grown from 10 groups to 51 and the content area has expanded to include alcohol and other drugs, fitness & nutrition, media literacy, life skills and decision making.

More than 750 middle school youth were VKAT members last year - they held 382 tobacco prevention related activities that reached over 24,000 community members.

The goals of VKAT

Reduce youth smoking rates.

• Create and support youth leaders.
• Increased self-concept and self-confidence that can lead to realization that youth's opinions and ideas count.
• Learn how to present factual and current information about the harms of tobacco and other topics.

Interested in being a part of VKAT? Please contact our VKAT Advisor, Mrs. Ovitt Grade 7-8 Support Staff, passionate about education and the well being and future of today’s youth!

A Message from the ACT 46 Study Committee:

What is Franklin Central - a school district, union district, or supervisory union and what are the differences?

We are all three. Each town has an elementary school, and each of those is a "school district" with its own school board. St. Albans City and St. Albans Town are also members of Union District No. 48 (USHD-48) which consists of Bellows Free Academy/Northwest Technical Center, and also has its own school board with proportional representation from St. Albans City and St. Albans Town. The school districts and UHSD-48 make up Franklin Central Supervisory Union (FCSU), which also has its own board made up of three representatives from each school district and USHD-48 boards. It oversees the "central office" services for all districts, such as the superintendent, special education, K-12 curriculum development, and business services.

http://fcsuvt.org/download/act46.htm. If you have questions not answered there feel free to email them to act46@fcsuvt.org.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Lunch:

Homemade Goulash

Fresh Carrot Sticks w/Hummus Dip

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

There will be no Walking to school this Wednesday 12/16/15.

 

Operation Happiness! 
8th Graders Elayna Gagne, Alyana Chun, Julie Parent, Mikayla Lynch, Megan Connor and Aubrey Hayden help load the donations. 

Thank you all so much for your support of Operation Happiness! A special congratulations to Grade 5, who brought in 655 items! Our grand total was 1,365 items, and Mrs. Lanfear’s 8th grade enrichment group delivered them yesterday. Thank you to Mrs. Lanfear and her students for coordinating this great fundraiser for our community. The United Way was very appreciative, and our efforts will be featured in The Messenger soon.

Here are the totals by grade:

5: 655

6: 132

7: 273

8: 305

We look forward to beating our total next year! Again, thank you all for your support and involvement.

SATEC’s Student Council also helped collect over 40 coats and and 30 pairs of hats and mittens that were donated to Operation Happiness. Thank you to those who donated!

After School Activities for 12/16/2015

3:30-4:30 5-8 Homework Lab

3:30-5:00 3-4 Cooking with Mrs. King

Winter Extravaganza Workshops: 3:30-5:00

5/6 Dance

3-8 Acting

3:30-4:30

5-7 tumbling group

Basketball:

3:30-5:00 5/6 Boys White (Hallway Side)  5/6 Boys Green (Stage Side)

5:00-6:30  5/6 Girls (Hallway Side)  8 Girls(Stage Side)

6:30-7:45  8 Boys

Cheerleading:

5:30-7:00

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Lunch:

Cheesy Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla w/ Salsa

Rice Pilaf

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

After School Activities for 12/15/2015

3:30-5:00 5-8 Cooking

Winter Extravaganza Workshops: 3:30-5:00

7/8 Dance

3-8 Acting

5-8 Costume Design

SATEC’s 2nd Annual Winter Extravaganza

Friday, December 18th 6:00-7:30  Doors Open at 5:30

Come celebrate the holidays and traditions with performances and acts from participating SATEC students and staff.

Admission is $5.00 all proceeds will benefit SATEC's Open Doors program.

Our yearbook club will hosting a bake sale.

Basketball

3:30-5:00 5/6 Girls (Stage Side)  5/6 Boys White (Hallway Side)

5:00-6:30 7 Boys

6:30-7:45  7 Girls  

Cheerleading

5:30-7:00

Monday, December 14, 2015

Lunch:

Meatball Sub

Baked Potato

Delicata Smiles

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

5-8 Homework Lab 3:30-4:30

VKAT-  3:30 - 4:45  

Open Doors Winter Extravaganza‘s Workshops

3/4 Dance 3:30-4:30

3-8 Acting  3:30-5:00

SATEC’s 2nd Annual Winter Extravaganza

Friday, December 18th 6:00-7:30  Doors Open at 5:30

Come celebrate the holidays and traditions with performances and acts from participating SATEC students and staff.

Admission is $5.00 all proceeds will benefit SATEC's Open Doors program.

Our yearbook club will hosting a bake sale.

Athletics

7 Girls host Grand Isle 4:00

7 Boys host Grand Isle 5:00

6:30-7:45  8 Boys

Lunch:

Meatball Sub

Baked Potato

Delicata Smiles

Fruit & Veggie Bar

Vegetable Soup

5-8 Homework Lab 3:30-4:30

VKAT-  3:30 - 4:45  

Open Doors Winter Extravaganza‘s Workshops

3/4 Dance 3:30-4:30

3-8 Acting  3:30-5:00

SATEC’s 2nd Annual Winter Extravaganza

Friday, December 18th 6:00-7:30  Doors Open at 5:30

Come celebrate the holidays and traditions with performances and acts from participating SATEC students and staff.

Admission is $5.00 all proceeds will benefit SATEC's Open Doors program.

Our yearbook club will hosting a bake sale.

Athletics

7 Girls host Grand Isle 4:00

7 Boys host Grand Isle 5:00

6:30-7:45  8 Boys

A message from the jAct 46 Study Committee

Did you know… The next forum will be held today, December 14, 2015, 6:00 P.M. at Fairfield School Gymnasium? TThese forums are open to all three communities. This is an opportunity to hear about the FCSUAct 46 Study Committee’s work and provide input. Please join us so that all three communities can interact and discuss this plan. 

http://fcsuvt.org/download/act46.htm. If you have questions not answered there feel free to email them to act46@fcsuvt.org.

Friday, December 11, 2015

Holiday Feast

Oven Baked Ham

Chef’s Mashed Potato w/Gravy

Steamed Peas

Hearty Stuffing

Homemade Dinner Roll

Chilled Cranberry or Applesauce

Holiday Dessert

Fresh Milk

Lunch Times

10:45 Kindergarten

11:00 7th Grade

11:15 3rd Grade

11:30 8th Grade

11:45 2nd Grade

12:00 4th Grade

12:15 6th Grade

12:30 5th Grade

12:45 1st Grade

SATEC Students Carly Charron, Will Dumont and Amanda Powers represented our Open Doors After School program on Thursday Morning. Open Doors was a recipient of Berlin City’s Drive for Education grant program.  $1,500 was awarded to our after school program to help provided scholarships and supplies. A big thank you to Cathy Stetz for her initiative to apply for additional funding.

After School Activities for 12/11/2015

4:00 7 Girls host Winooski

5:00 8 Girls host Winooski