Monday, December 22 & Tuesday December 23 will be SA’s Winter Spirit Days!
Monday 12/22 is SA Pride Day – Wear your SA Gear or Green
Tuesday 12/23 is Comfy Clothes Day
Burlington Kids Afterschool Program Holiday Closures
Because of holiday staffing shortages, the Burlington Kids Afterschool Program will have rolling site closures during the weeks of December 15th, 2025 and January 5th, 2026 (see schedule below)
BSD Afterschool Winter Break Closure Schedule for SA:
- 12/16 NO AFTERSCHOOL AT SA
- 12/22 ALL SITES CLOSED
- 12/23 ALL SITES CLOSED
- 1/5 NO AFTERSCHOOL AT SA
NO SCHOOL – Dec 24 through January 4
There is no school from Wednesday, December 24 through and including Sunday, January 4 for Winter Break.
Happy Holidays to all who celebrate. Have a restful, joyous break.
SA January Community Meeting + Celebration of Learning
Please join us for SA’s Community Meeting + Celebration of Learning on Friday, January at 8:10am in the cafeteria. We will celebrate the big ideas of sustainability that are being lived out in our community, sing together, and connect as a community.
Join us after Community Meeting for a Celebration of Learning in your child’s classroom from 8:30-8:45am. After the event, join us for coffee outside with other members of the PTO to talk about all things SA!
NO SCHOOL – 11/26-11/28
There is No School for Wednesday, November 26 – November 28 for Thanksgiving Break.
Thanksgiving originated from the Native American philosophy of giving without expecting anything in return. The Wampanoag tribe provided food and taught the colonists how to hunt and farm. Now the day is known as a National Day of Mourning for Native American people. We hold them and their tradition in our hearts on this day.
At SA, we honor tradition by being thankful. We are thankful for our amazing teachers and staff, they are so dedicated to their students and their craft. We are thankful for our families who have such amazing children. We are thankful for our school. Our school is a safe space where students can express their individuality. We are thankful for our planet. We will try to protect it.
Fall Parent/ Teacher Conference – SIGN UP TODAY
Scheduling for our November 2025 Parent Teacher Conferences has begun. Please use the following link to begin the scheduling process:
Conferences on Monday, November 24th and Tuesday, November 25th will be both in person and virtual. Please select your Meeting Type of In-Person or Video Conference when registering for conferences.
Please note that you may now both register for a conference and attend a virtual conference (created by a BSD staff member) with any email address; it does not need to be a Google email address. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions link below for more information related to virtual conferences using Google Meet.
Watch this 5 min video to learn how to schedule a parent teacher conference online using PTC Fast.
Frequently asked questions can be found here:PTC Fast and BSD: Frequently Asked Questions
If needed, please call the school office, (802) 864-8480, for assistance.
PreK’s Winter Warm Up will begin November 19th
PreK will soon begin taking clean, gently used donations of warm clothing for Winter Warm Up! As you clear out closets from last winter, please think of SA. This annual event is extremely meaningful for our preschool – it teaches them how to be community helpers. The Winter Warm Up clothing swap will begin Wednesday, November 19th.
Half Day – Thursday, November 6
Thursday, November 6 is an early release day. There is no afterschool and there is no preschool. Pickup is at 11:30am. Lunch will be available.
On early dismissal days, we follow our regular dismissal procedures. Students who get picked up by car are dismissed to the back loop first. Then, bus students are dismissed, followed by walkers at the bell. Walkers meet up with their pick-up person on the blacktop.
NO SCHOOL – October 23
This is a reminder that there is No School on Thursday, October 23 in celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. How do you say Happy Diwali in Hindi? शुभ दीपावली (shubh dīpāvalī)
NO SCHOOL October 2 & 3
There is no school on Thursday, October 2 for Yom Kippur. גמר חתימה טובה to all who celebrate! There is also no school on Thursday, October 2 for Dashain. दशैंको हार्दिक शुभकामना! to all who celebrate! In addition, there is no school on Friday, October 3 because teachers have a professional development day. Please remember that there is no PreK or BK Kids afterschool programming on these days. We can’t wait to see you all on Monday, October 6!
