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August 31, 2011

Volume 11, Issue 1 Swanton SchoolNews868-5346/868-4920

www.swantonschool.org

The beginning of the school year is

always an exciting time at SwantonElementary School. The staff has been

busy getting our buildings ready for our

students and families. The custodial staff

did an amazing job over the summer,and the facilities look great. Our school

board has started their 2011-2012 school

year meetings. If you cannot attend, besure to watch on the public access

channel. Our PTO has also been hard at

work getting ready for a great schoolyear, as has all the support staff.

Our teachers spent their in-service daysworking on our writing initiative that

will be happening school wide this year.Some teachers and special educators are

also piloting a co-teaching model. Bothof these initiatives are very exciting, and

will greatly benefit our students!

We have many new faces this year:

Grade 4- Karen Jette, Meg Terrien

Grade 5- JoAnne BardeauGrade 6- Christine Depatie, Jennifer

Mitchell

Speech and Language- Carrie ButlerSpecial Education- Tiffany DemoreLiteracy Intervention- Carol Yarnell

Paraprofessional- Kristen Hanley

Office Manager- Lisa CaspersonAssistant Principal Sara Raabe

A New School Year!

Vision

The SwantonSchool is a

caring,responsible,respectful

community oflearners. Our

work, supported

by inquiry andreflection,promotespersonalintegrity,

citizenship andlifelong

learning.

Please be sure to introduce yourselv

to these new faces when you see thin the buildings.

At home, you may notice the

challenges of transitioning fromsummer mode to school mode. No

the time to develop routines that ca

support your students learning for year. Establish routines that allow

child to be their best at school inclu

a space and timeframe to completehomework, time for reading

independent or together, a consisten

bedtime routine (3-6 year olds need12 hours of sleep, 7-12 year olds ne

10-11 hours of sleep, and 12-18 yeaolds need 8-9 hours of sleep), time

read together, and a morning routinthat allows time for eating breakfas

and completing self-care habits

dressing, washing face and hands,brushing hair and teeth, etc.

We look forward to a wonderfulpartnership together as we support

childrens growth as learners!

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Thanks to our school nurse, Lynn Lane,

our school is in its second year utilizing a

grant to provide fresh fruit and vegetablesnacks throughout the year. Every day, all

students receive an afternoon fruit or

vegetable snack. The Abbey is facilitatingthis program. If your student would like,

they can bring home their fresh fruit or

vegetable to try with their family. Pleasetalk to your student about this option.

We are excited to promote healthy fruit

and veggie snacks for our students!

Fresh Fruit and

Vegetable

Calendar

September 5th:No school LaborDay

September 7th:PTO Meeting 6:00pm Central SchoolLibrary.

September 12

th

:School Boardmeeting 6pm CentralLibrary

September 22nd:Great AmericanFundraiser Forms areDue

Open House, 6:00-7:00 pm

September 29th:Picture day for allstudents

September 30th: In-service Day dayof school, 11:30 amdismissal

October 3rd:PTO Meeting 6:00pm Central SchoolLibrary.

October 4th 19th:NECAP Testing

October 10th:School BoardMeeting 6:00 pmCentral SchoolLibrary.

Please use the designated parking spaces when dropping off and picking up your child.For the safety of all our children, parents should not park directly in front of the school oralong the yellow curb, which is the designated fire lane. Thank you!

Are you looking for information

about our school policy and procedures? Our 2011-20

Handbook for Families and Students

can be found online atwww.swantonschool.org.

If you do not have Internet access, please let the office know and wecan send home a paper copy with

your child.

FamilyHandbook

Absences andAttendance

Students are required to attend

school every day in which it is insession, except for reasons of illness orfamily business.

Please call school (868-5346 forCentral, 868-4920 for Babcock) before

8:30 a.m. to notify the office that your

child will be absent.

Before 7:30 a.m., a telephonerecorder will accept your

message for either school.

It is important not to leave a message

on the teachers phone - if a substituteteacher is covering the class the

message wont be heard. Unless we

have received a note or call from homealerting us to the absence

parents/guardians of absent student

will be called to verify the absence.

Students arriving late must sign in atthe office to be sure they are removed

from the absentee list.

Whos Who?Who might greet you as you come to

the school offices?

Principal Brent Coon

Assistant Principal Sara Raabe

Receptionist, Central Mary EllisReceptionist/Secretary BabcockDawn

Tessier

Office Manager - Lisa CaspersonHealth Services:

School Nurse, Babcock Lynn Lane

Associate School Nurse, Central Joan

Shoes!The weather outside is still warm, and

many children would still like to wearsummer shoes to school. However, flip-flops and sandals without backs are

unsafe on the playground. Please be

sure to send your children to schoolwearing shoes that have a back so they

can play on our play structures during

recess. Students that wear flip-flops orsandals without backs will not be

allowed on the play structures at recess.

Also, please remember to send your

student(s) with sneakers on the daysthey have PE!

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