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2010 MEETING DATES ~ 9/8, 9/22 ~ 7PM in the
Lakeway Library |
Gotta Get Reading! A performance by the ENTIRE Lakeway Elementary
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Safe Routes To School (SRTS) meeting June 29 from 8:30-10:00am at Lakeway
Join us for a debriefing on the events of the spring -- the bike rodeo and Walking Wednesdays, and a look to future events and grants. If you are unable to attend but have suggestions or would like learn more about participating in Walking Wednesdays come September, please feel free contact Jill at Jill.BlumbergMD@achs-inc.org |
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Lakeway Science Club students pose with Xavier
Giddings's homemade trebuchet that won 3rd Prize at the Northeast
Kingdom Science Fair. From left, front row: Billy Sanders,
Jarod Nelson, MacKenzie Caulfield, Julia Bews, Maren Scott.
Middle row: Ethan Ellingwood, Ben Sweeney, Hudson Marks,
Nathaniel Atkins. Standing: Crawford Marks and Xavier Giddings.
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SAVE
YOUR TYSON LABELS!
Tyson Project A+™ label
redemption incentive award program is sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. The program
is designed to help schools earn extra money quickly and
easily. Anyone can clip and save labels from Tyson® products
that feature the Tyson Project A+™ label. The
labels are being collected by the school library so they
can then redeem them for cash from Tyson. Please
send any labels to school with your child who can bring
them to the library. Thank you! |
Help
the Lakeway 6th Grade
Raise Funds!
6th grade is collecting Capri Sun pouches. They recycle these
and raise .02 each. Please bring your pouches to Karin Anderson,
6th grade teacher. |
GIVING BACK TO OUR FURRY FRIENDS
Click here to go to The Animal Rescue Site and
click on the purple box "Click here to give, it's free." This
doesn't cost you a thing except 10 seconds of your time,
and it helps the site to receive donated food from their corporate
sponsors. Feed a rescued animal today! theanimalrescuesite.com
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How
Much of an Impact Did We Make?
FOL donated over $15,500
in 2008-2009!
To see where it all went, visit our ABOUT page. Congratulations
and huge thanks to all our volunteers
that go above and beyond to
enrich the student and staff experience at Lakeway. |
NO IDLING Zones at
Lakeway!
Idling -- or leaving your engine running while you wait -- is
being taken seriously at Lakeway. The exhaust from vehicles enters
the school and is not healthy. The Healthy Schools Committee is
asking visitors to turn off their engines at drop-off and pick-up
points if you are waiting for your child for more than 10 seconds.
Think that's too little?
Did you know?
- Idling your vehicle for more than just 10 seconds uses more
fuel than restarting your engine.
- Idling your vehicle for just 10 minutes uses as much fuel
as it takes to travel 5 miles.
- Idling your vehicle for 10 minutes a day uses more than 27
gallons of fuel a year.
For the health of our children and staff, here are the facts:
- IDLING CAUSES RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. Emissions contain Carbon
Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Benzene and several
other toxic chemicals that impair our lungs and heart. Prolonged
exposure may be fatal. Children, the elderly, and individuals
with asthma are especially at high-risk.†
- IDLING WASTES FUEL. Got gas? It's going right out your exhaust
pipe if you're leaving your engine running. Conserve your hard-earned
dollars and conserve gas.
- IDLING DAMAGES YOUR ENGINE. An idling engine results in incomplete
fuel combustion. Fuel residues can condense on cylinder walls,
contaminate oil, damage engine components, and deposit on spark
plugs. You're consuming 4 to 5% MORE gas by idling. Excessive
idling can also cause water to condense in the vehicle's exhaust,
which can lead to corrosion and reduce the life of the exhaust
system. However, frequent restarting has little impact on engine
components such as the starter motor and the battery.
For more information, visit the Dept. of Environmental Services'
website. Do your part. Reducing exhaust pollution is a great
step towards keeping our kids healthy.
† American Lung Association
* Natural Resources Canada & Vermont Agency of Natural Resources |
