12/1 Daily Announcements

Each holiday season, the SATEC community comes together to give back in meaningful ways. This year, we are excited to continue our tradition of hosting a food drive to support Operation Happiness. We invite families to contribute non-perishable food items, which students can bring to school and leave in collection areas designated by grade level.

Operation Happiness is a community initiative run by dedicated volunteers and relies on the generosity of our community. Each year, more than 300 volunteers join together to provide baskets of food during the holidays to over 1,100 families throughout Franklin and Grand Isle Counties (fgiunitedway.org).

Thanks to your generosity, SATEC families have proudly donated over 7,000 items through this effort. Your support truly makes a difference. Thank you for helping us spread joy this season!

• Click Here for the links to the Full Month Menus for Breakfast and Lunch

• Reminder to families: ALL STUDENTS are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunches through the rest of the school year.

Please complete the paper application that was sent home or for questions please reach out to Tammy Deso, Free and Reduced Meals Application Verification Officer: tdeso@maplerun.org and 802-752-2700

Additional Daily Options:

Cheese Pizza

Sunbutter and Jelly Sandwich w/Cheese Stick

Fresh Dried or Canned Fruit, Skim White Milk, 1% White Milk, & Fat Free Chocolate Milk Offered with all meals

Sarah Biggie and Leah Eldridge are excited to collaborate and offer a Morning Boost Group that meets on Tuesdays from 7:45–8:15 a.m., before the start of the school day.

This group is designed to provide the students a positive and engaging start to their day through play, connection, and mindfulness activities. The purpose is to create a welcoming space where students can ease into the morning, build meaningful relationships, and strengthen their sense of belonging within the school community.

We hope that participating in Morning Boost will help students start their day feeling grounded, energized, and connected, setting a positive tone that they will carry with them into their classrooms and beyond.

REGISTER TODAY Through our Arbiter System - Registration Link

We will be publishing a weekly registration through arbiter. Space is limited to 20 students

It’s that time of year! SATEC continues to be a Jay Peak Foundation School and participates in the Class to Pass program, which provides students with a free Jay Peak season pass. New this year, students in 4th grade are eligible to apply!

Interested students should request an application from their teacher.

The applications include a one-paragraph response explaining why they would like to participate. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, with a final deadline of Monday, December 1st, 2025, by the end of the school day.

Teachers will collect submissions. Applications will be reviewed weekly and select up to 100 students, considering both the order received and the quality of the response submitted.

To submit an entry, students must include both the completed application form signed by a parent/caregiver and their written response and return it to their teacher prior to the deadline. No submissions can be accepted after the deadline.

SATEC will be submitting their complete list to Jay Peak on December 5th

IF YOUR CHILD IS ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE CLASS-TO-PASS SEASON PASS

• Confirmation that your school has submitted their full list to Jay Peak Customer Service. No passes will be issued until we receive the final list.

• Valid school ID or current report card will be required to redeem your pass.

If your student has a new injury or a new medical condition that may impact their school day, please reach out to your school Nurse to discuss. This will ensure that any treatments, restrictions, or complications can be managed effectively while your child is at school.

Please email satec_health@maplerun.org or call 802-752-2685 (prek-4) and 802-752-2705 (5-8).

Do you like to play card games, dice games or board games? Do you wish that you had other kids to play games with?

Join our Strategic Game Club

We have groups for Grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8

Sign up for one week or more.

When:

3:00-4:30

Grades 3/4 - 1st Friday of the Month - All 3/4 Sessions are now FULL and we have started a waitlist

Grades 5/6 - 2nd Friday of the Month

Grades 7/8 - 3rd Friday of the Month - Cancelled for November due to low registrations.

Where: SATEC Conference Room C

Hosted by SATEC Staff: Juliet King and Tammy Chambers

Technology Free Event!

Register now with Arbiter

We are pleased to announce that SATEC will be having one of their rock bands perform at this community event.

We hope everyone had a great break. Practices and Games begin this week. Please check the schedule for updates.

Link to the schedule can be found here. Click Here

Reminder: Players are not allowed to stay after and wait for their practices unless their practice starts right after school (3:15 on M/T/TH/F or 2:15 on W).

Changes:

7th Grade Girls - Practices added for Monday, 12/1 and Tuesday, 12/2

8th Grade Girls - Tuesday, 12/2 - Cancelled

8th Grade Girls - Friday, 12/5 - Practice 6:00-7:30

We hope everyone had a great break. There are no changes to the practice schedule for this week.

Link to the schedule can be found here. Click Here

Wednesday, 12/24 - Friday, 1/2 - Winter Break

Monday, 1/19 - MLK Day - No School for Students or Staff

Tuesday, 1/20 - Staff Inservice Day - No School for Students

We wanted to take a moment to let families know that attendance can be reported to Michelle Dow by calling 752-2600 or by email at satec-attendance@maplerun.org should your child be out sick, coming in late from an appointment or for other attendance questions that you may have.

We'd also like to remind families that when sending in notes to school to please include both first and last name of your child and the name of their homeroom teacher.

Please visit our busing and transportation website to see routes, find forms and get other information about busing and transportation at SATEC. Click Here for the Website

Transportation changes can be requested by calling Ruth McCarthy at 752-2604 or by email at satec-transportation@maplerun.org

You can use this form to make transportation change requests. Click here for the form.

We ask that all notes sent to school for transportation changes include both the first and last name of the student and the name of their homeroom teacher.

Please call school by 1pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to request changes

Please call school by 12pm on Wednesday to request changes