Turtle Tracks Newsletter 11-29-11
Turtle Tracks Newsletter 11-29-11
November 29, 2011
Dear VCS Community, Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! In this week’s Turtle Tracks 11.29.11 you will find the three VCS Presidential Candidate’s essays, details about the upcoming Math Club competition, and important events. Thank you, Liz
Thanksgiving Break November 21-25
November 18, 2011
There will be no school the week of November 21st through 25th. Happy Thanksgiving!
Leunig’s Restaurant Fundraiser for Class Trips 11/27
November 18, 2011
Vermont Commons School will be the featured non-profit on Sunday, November 27th at Leunig’s. Leunig’s will donate 10% of food sales for the day, and all proceeds will benefit the Trips Program. So, bring your out-of-town relatives to Church Street to shop for the holidays and to have lunch at the bistro. This is a […]
History Lesson at Shelburne Museum
November 16, 2011
“Wait! This house was built 200 years ago?!,” a seventh grade student asked as we climbed the steps to the front door of Dutton House at Shelburne Museum about a month ago. Inside the dark and somewhat musty house, students contemplated what it might have been like to bake bread every morning, and to keep […]
Turtle Tracks Newsletter 11-15-11
November 15, 2011
Dear VCS Community, This week’s Turtle Tracks includes several student submissions, a policy update and fundraising event information. Please click here to read the newsletter! Thank you, Liz
Students Working on Many Projects for Bike Recycle Vermont
November 15, 2011
The Bikes and Community Research and Service class has been spending Wednesday afternoons at Local Motion’s Bike Recycle Vermont shop in Burlington. The students have settled into a groove wrenching on bikes, making jewelry for Bike Recycle Designs, and generally helping around the shop. We have also been exploring topics surrounding Bike Recycle’s two-fold mission: […]
Students Celebrate Diversity with Family Recipes
November 14, 2011
The school-wide luncheon on October 13 was part of “Common Text Day,” which was a celebration of multiculturalism and diversity. Read the story in the Burlington Free Press.
Lex Jackson, Profiled on WCAX-Channel 3 News
November 9, 2011
Vermont Commons School Student, Lex Jackson, was recently profiled on WCAX-Channel 3 News. Click here to watch the video.