Tuesday, August 27th please join members of the PTO and SA staff for a back to school picnic and open house. Come visit your classroom during the open house from 11:30am-12:15pm. The picnic will be held in the back gardens from 12:15pm-1:00pm. Hot dogs & tofu pups will be provided. We ask that people bring a salad, side dish, fruit, or dessert to share, if they are able.
First Day of School
Wednesday, August 28th is the first day of school. School will be dismissed at the regular Wednesday time of 1:50pm.
Kindergarteners will be released at 11:30am for the first three days of school.
No School – Labor Day
No School Monday, September 2nd due to the Labor Day Holiday.
Return Your Library Books
Attention SA students! Please return all library books by Friday, May 31st.
Thank you from Mrs. Hayes
Sustainability Fair
When: Wednesday, May 29th
Where: SA School
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Please wear your SA Anniversary T- Shirt
As we celebrate our tenth year as a magnet school, the Sustainability Academy invites the S.A. community to join us at this event to celebrate and learn more about pathways to sustainability. Through interactive stations organized by our teachers, students and community partners, guests will explore themes of social justice, environmental integrity and economic vitality.
There will be food and a free raffle, too!
Learning & Partner Appreciation
Our last Wednesday Morning Meeting will be a Celebration of Learning & Partner Appreciation. At the Sustainability Academy we understand that educating our children is a collaborative effort and we are grateful that we have partners and volunteers who support the teaching and learning on a regular basis.
Our students will be sharing a slideshow highlighting some of this year’s special events and partnerships.
We look forward to personally expressing our gratitude to our generous partners and volunteers.
When: Wednesday, June 5th
Time: 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM
Where: The Sustainability Academy
Open and Anticipated Elementary Principal Positions
There are currently three elementary principal positions that are either open or anticipated to be open. These positions are at Champlain Elementary, Integrated Arts Academy, and the Sustainability Academy. The school district is taking a proactive approach to hiring these positions, and we are moving forward preparing for the possibility that all three positions will be open and will need to be filled for the upcoming school year.
A Search Advisory Team (SAT) comprised of representatives from various roles within the District and each of the three schools will lead a combined search for these positions. The team will review application materials and conduct interviews with qualified candidates, and will select some of these candidates to move onto the next round of the process: Staff and Community Forums. After the forums, the SAT will reconvene and present a final list of candidates for consideration to the Superintendent. Final hiring decisions and assignments are ultimately made by the Superintendent, who then assumes the greatest amount of accountability to the performance of these new hires.
See the Burlington School District Web page for additional information
Kindergarten Tours & Registration
Registration for the 2019/2020 school year has begun. To register your child visit the district website at www.bsdvt.org. To learn more about the Sustainability Academy, we invite you to one of our Kindergarten Tours:
Tuesday, January 15th at 8:30 am
Friday, February 8th at 8:30 am
Wednesday, February 20th at 6:00 pm
Please let us know you are coming by calling Monica Gragg in the main office at 802-864-8480.
If you’re interested in learning more about Kindergarten in general, please feel free to attend one of these “Kindergarten Information Sessions” with our registration team and school and pre-k administration. To attend any one of the meetings, please RSVP by calling or emailing Aryn at 864-8463 or alamos@bsdvt.org prior to the date of the event.
| When: | Where: |
| Wednesday, January 16th 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
J.J. Flynn Preschool (1645 North Ave, Burlington) |
| Thursday, January 24th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Champlain Elementary (800 Pine St, Burlington) |
| Thursday, February 7th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Janet S. Munt Family Room (20 Allen St, Burlington) |
| Friday, February 9th 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Ira Allen Early Ed. Center (150 Colchester Ave, Burlington) |
Peace Is….
The first and second graders year long question is: How can we create Peace and Joy in our Community?
The students learned about different ways they can create peace within themselves and in their communities
and then created this video to share with our school community at a Wednesday Morning Meeting.
Earth Day Video
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, Ms. Deirdre’s third and fourth graders created an inspirational video to promote sustainable habits. Check it out!
