The Sustainability Academy PTO
Proudly Supporting the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes – Burlington, VT!
We are excited to announce that we are bringing back the community potluck dinner! Please note that the date of this dinner differs from that on the calendar we distributed at the beginning of the year.
We need your help to make this event a success. We are looking for volunteers to help organize and set up the event and to oversee the potluck itself. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Stephen (stephen@mapsmith.net).
Tomorrow is another Fall Work Day. We will be working on garden bed repair and maintenance. Contact Graham for details (gmacharg@gmail.com).
This year the PTO is providing monthly meals for the SA teachers and staff to show our gratitude for their dedication to our children. Please consider signing up to help provide a lunch. For each date, there are four slots to sign up for. This way you can work as a team to supply the food. There are ~50 staff and faculty members total. Please note that some faculty/staff are vegan, and due to allergies, please do not bring any foods with peanuts or sesame (remember that hummus and anything with tahini has sesame it it). Please plan to drop the food off at the beginning of the school day.
We still need volunteers for December 19th. You can click on this link to sign up to help.
Election Day is coming up on November 8th, and our Bake Sale is back for the first time in a while! This fundraiser is a fun way to raise money for our school. In order to meet our goal of raising $1000, we need help from all of you.
Please consider signing up to donate a baked good and/or volunteer for a table shift. Remember that you can count your time toward your City Market volunteer hours. Baked goods can range from savory to sweet, gluten-free to vegan. Any and all types welcome, so get out those cookbooks and get baking! In years past there was a particular interest in dairy- and gluten-free items beyond Rice Krispie treats.
If you are able to donate a baked good and/or volunteer for a shift, please sign-up by clicking on this link and noting what you will be bringing to ensure a good variety.
Come and celebrate this Saturday in the back field! Costumes are optional. No scary masks or violent costumes please. All children must be accompanied by an adult (no drop offs). Music and allergy-friendly snacks will be provided!
SA students did a fantastic job raising money for the school as part of the Harvest Run! To celebrate, the PTO is sponsoring a Fall Fest event this Friday. Students will enjoy apple cider & apple donuts, time on the playground, and special field activities! Families are welcome to join from 1:30-2:30pm and/or stay after school to help out with fall work day activities.
The 11th Annual Harvest Run was a smashing success today! Runners gathered in the Intervale on a beautiful fall day. Kids participating in the Fun Run gleefully chased the Corn through the course, and we had a strong turnout for the 5K that followed.
A special thanks to all the students who collected pledges, all those who donated, all the sponsors who made contributions, and especially, all the volunteers who made the event a success!
UPDATE: Working together, the SA community of students, staff, families, friends, and community partners raised just under $10,000 to support place-based, service-learning, and project-based adventures for SA students in and around our community!
The 11th Annual Harvest Run is happening this year, and it will be IN PERSON on Sunday, October 16th from 10am-12pm at the Intervale Center. There are many ways to get involved:
After two years, we are excited to welcome families back to school for our annual Community Dinner & Open House! This event will take place on Thursday, September 29th from 5:30-7:00pm at SA. Families are invited to join us for a potluck dinner to connect with other members of the community. Families can also tour classrooms and talk with your child’s teacher. Please reach out to Donna Diaz, SA Administrative Assistant (ddiaz@bsdvt.org) with any questions.
Our 10th Annual Harvest Run for Sustainability is happening! However, as safety continues to be the chief concern during the pandemic, it will once again be a virtual event.
But like all years, our school community is enthusiastically invited to help raise money for the Sustainability Academy by asking friends and family to register, donate, or support your efforts, whether you participate in the run or not.
The Harvest Run for Sustainability is held each year in October. Teachers, students, family, and friends get to romp through fields and dirt roads of the Intervale to support place-based learning at the Sustainability Academy.
Not sure where to do your virtual run? No problem: We invite everyone in our greater community to pick one of our specially curated routes starting either in the Intervale (5K) or at the Sustainability Academy at 123 North Street (1K, 3K, 5K, 10K). Walk or run your preferred route any time during the week of Sunday, October 10th-Sunday, October 17th.
Post pictures and details of your run on our Facebook page!
Bushels of gratitude to our 2021 sponsors!
