P.T.O. Notes

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PTO NOTES & NEWS FOR NOVEMBER

SUPPORT THE PTO WHEN YOU SHOP ON AMAZON! Click on the link on the PTO

page of the SCS website each time you shop at Amazon and the PTO will receive up

to 15% of your purchase!

The PTO wants your input! Please take our SURVEY by clicking on the link on the

PTO page of the SCS website or click on the link below:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5TSTHSL

The SCHOOL DIRECTORY is finished and has been distributed. Extra copies can

be purchased for $5 from Esther or at the Holiday Fair. We raised over $1500 in

business listings. Please solicit these LOCAL BUSINESSES that have supported the

PTO.

HANNAFORD HELPS SCHOOLS program ends on December 1. Please remember

to bring all of your "schools" receipts to the office or put them in the kiosk at

Hannaford.

The PTO decided to replace the Flower Power fundraiser with a new local plant

fundraiser through a Hinesburg company, RED WAGON PLANTS. More information

will be provided on this in the spring.

The PTO FALL GRANT COMMITTEE met and distributed $5000 in grants to teachers

and staff! Some of the great things we've funded are: New instruments for K-8

music programs, books to support the Common Core, an on-line book subscription,

playground equipment for EEE/Kindergarten, and math tools.

The WINTER GEAR DRIVE is still happening. The need is as great as ever for winter

gear for all age children and adults. Box is in front of the office.

IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND is at SCS again! This interactive mobile exhibit on

loan from the Green Mountain Children's Museum will be shared by all of our

primary classrooms through November.

The CVU ROBOTICS TEAM treated middle school students to demonstrations of

various robotics and a 3-D printer!

The 2 Vermont based stars of the documentary WRETCHES & JABBERERS visited

with 6th graders culminating their lesson of a Skills4Life Bullying & Harassment

unit.

7th graders enjoyed STEPAFRIKA at the Flynn as a powerful conclusion to their

world music culture unit.

David Southworth's 7th graders had the opportunity to take control of a CAMERA

ON BOARD THE INT'L SPACE STATION and took some great pictures!

Officer Thomas Nash is giving presentations to all middle school students on

INTERNET SAFETY. We will also be sponsoring a parent education night with him

on January 29.

Teachers and staff have attended PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT on the topics of

suicide prevention and youth stress and anxiety.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

HOLIDAY FAIR: Sat. 12/7, 9:30a - 1:30p. Adult and child made crafts, goodies and

games! Great place to do your holiday shopping - fun for the whole family!

HELP WANTED:

• Setting up and decorating for the Holiday Fair: Friday, 12/6 from 3p -

whenever.

• Clean-up and breakdown after Holiday Fair: Saturday, 12/7

C: Leslie Borrok (leslie@borrok.com)

THANK YOU TO:

• Amy Knight for coordinating the Newberry Cup Bake Sale.

• Everyone who donated baked goods or helped at the Newberry Cup.

• Everyone who supported and helped distribute Genevieve Gift Wrap.

• Leslie Borrok and Lisa Merrill for coordinating the directory and Kim

Schmitt, Valerie Richardson, Corinne Levinthal and Elaine Brand for their

tremendous amount of work on the directory.

NEXT PTO MEETING: TUES. DEC. 10 @ 6P. Pizza and babysitting provided and

we will have a cookie swap - bring 3 dozen of your favorite cookies!