Thursday, June 15th is the last day of school. Students will be dismissed at 11:30. Bag lunches will be provided.
We wish everyone a great summer. We will see you in August!
First Day of School for the 2023-2024 school year
Wednesday, August 30th
SA Variety Show 2023
Sustainability Academy Variety Show
Join us on Saturday, May 20th from 3:00-5:00 at SA for the Variety Show. All varieties of acts are welcome: singing, dancing, jokes, skits, poetry, instruments, magic tricks, gymnastics, story telling, and anything else you think of! We are hoping to have as many kids (and any interested parents as well) showcase their interests and talents for an afternoon of fun and community building!
School is Closed Monday, May 29th
School is closed on Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. School will resume on Tuesday, May 30th.
Book Fair at Phoenix Books
Sustainability Academy Book Fair at Phoenix Books
Monday, May 8th thru Sunday, May 14th
Love reading? Love watching your children read? Know others who read? Help SA raise money for student learning! Just go to Phoenix Books in either Burlington or Essex during the week-long Book Fair, make your purchases (excludes gift cards, Book Club membership purchases or renewals, textbooks or specialty titles, consigned products gift), and be sure to let them know at the checkout you want to support SA. Phoenix Books will donate 20% to our school. Send your family, friends and neighbors, too. Their purchases can benefit SA as well!
Can’t make it to the store in person? Have family far away who want to help? Order online at phoenixbooks.biz and enter “For SA” in the Comment field when you check out.
Book Fair: When and Where?
One Week: Monday, May 8th thru Sunday, May 14th, 2023
At Phoenix Books: 191 Bank Street, Burlington, 802-448-3350
2 Carmichael St Suite 2, Essex Junction, VT 05452
or online at phoenixbooks.biz
Happy Reading!
Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction
Join us on Saturday, May 6th! Bring your hungry tummies, good cheer, and bidding energy to the Sustainability Academy’s 15th Annual Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction.
Arrive early and stay long – our breakfast features delicious pancakes with maple syrup, local cheese, coffee (of course!), and let’s not forget our homemade applesauce from our first graders. Our silent auction features high quality handmade goods and local Vermont products and services.
This event is a perfect opportunity to gather with friends and family, support our school community and the nation’s first sustainability-themed elementary school, and work on any holiday shopping. We look forward to seeing you there!
Suggested donations: $6/adults, $4/kids ages 3-12, $20/family. Kids 2 and under are free.
Magnet School Community Survey
Magnet School Community Survey (Due Thursday, April 13)
Burlington School District (BSD) is conducting a brief survey to learn how IAA and SA students, families, and staff members feel about their school and to recruit volunteers to join a Magnet School Advisory Group, which will propose unique measures of success for the magnet schools and consider what resources would be helpful to reach those goals. This group is being pulled together in response to important questions that were asked during the budget development process for school year 2023-2024 about how these schools are supported.
Please click here to complete the survey and to volunteer. We hope to hear from everyone! Volunteering to be part of the Advisory Group is not necessary to complete the anonymous survey.
Spring Break April 24 – 28
No school the week of April 24 – 28. SA will be on spring break!
Parent Teacher Conferences – March 23rd and 24th
Scheduling for our March Parent Teacher Conferences has begun. Please use the following link to begin the scheduling process:
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Sustainability_Academy
Please know that conferences this March 2023 have been designated as in-person on Thursday, March 23rd and Virtual on Friday, March 24th, using Google Meet. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions link below for more information related to virtual conferences using Google Meet. If you need to request an alternate conference date or method of participation, please indicate that using the Special Request Feature in PTC Fast when you sign up for your conference or contact your child’s teacher directly.
Google Meet for Education requires that its users joining conference sessions either have a personal gmail or district gmail address. This is a Google Meet security feature.
Frequently asked questions can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/saptcsupport
If needed, please call the school office, 864-8480, for assistance.
For further assistance please call the school office at 802-864-8480
Report Cards Going Home February 24
Report cards for the first trimester will be sent home with students on Friday, February 24.
Please sign the front of the report card envelope and return the envelope to school. The report card and anything else inside the report card envelope is yours to keep.
Report cards will also be available to parents via the PowerSchool Parent Portal. For directions access : https://tinyurl.com/k5reportcardparentportal
PTO – SA Community Dinner
Thursday, February 18th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm in the SA Cafeteria
SA is gathering to share a community dinner! We would like the food/dishes to reflect the many different backgrounds of our SA families. Please consider bringing a dish from your culture.
PTO needs your help to make it a success! They are looking for volunteers to help organize and set up the event and oversee the potluck itself. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Stephen. stephen@mapsmith.net.
For additional information please contact SA’s main office at 802-864-8480.
