Announcements 04-01-11

Drama Practice- There will be drama practice for everyone on April 1st from 3:15-5:15pm in the big gym. There will also be a practice on Saturday, April 2nd from 10:00 am - 12:00pm in the big gym.

Spring Luncheon- You are invited to join your children for our spring luncheon on Thursday April 14th,2011. The price is $3.25 for adults and $1.50 for children. The menus will be :

Oven baked ham

Chef mashed potatoes

Glazed carrots

Fresh baked wheat dinner rolls

Spring dessert

Farm fresh milk

Announcement 3-31-11

2011 Yearbook Order Forms are going home with 8th grade students this week. Pre-order your Yearbook by May 9th for the low price of $15 or by May 23rd for the regular price of $20. We are not ordering a large number of extra copies so if you do not place an order you are not guaranteed a Yearbook. There will be additional order forms available in the front entry. Payment due with the order. Make checks payable to SACS PAG 2011. If you have questions please email Veronica at vsaffo@fcsuvt.org

Saint Albans City School Drama proudly presents "Seussical". There will be three performances on the stage in the Shapiro Gymnasium. Thursday, April 7 at 9:00 am; Friday April 8 at 7:30 pm and Saturday April 9 at 1:00 pm. The students have been working very hard and we are looking forward to performing for you! A Raider clothing sale is coming soon!!! I am waiting for the samples to arrive. Stay tuned for details. Thanks! Paula Wight (PE Teacher)

Announcements 03-30-11

Click link for Update on yesterday's announcement for the UVM engineering day.

Preschool Open House- There will be an Open House for pre-school students going into Kindergarten on Thursday,March 31st from 6:00-7:00pm in the kindergarten hallways. If you have a pre-school student that will be 5 by September 1st 2011 please come meet the teachers and check out the displays.

Announcements

Baseball/Softball Information On Friday March 25th all students that have signed up to play school baseball or softball were given a packet to take home. This packet includes an agreement that is required for your son/daughter to participate as well as emergency contact information. Please fill out the packet and return to school ASAP. Forms can be handed into any PE teacher. If you have any questions please contact us at 527-0565 ext 5002. Meg Jarvis St. Albans City School showcase their skills at UVM Engineering Day Over 50 students from St. Albans City School and their coach, Mr. Blair Smith, flooded the Vermont Air National Guard building on March 24 to participate in the University of Vermont annual Engineering Day with inventive and innovative designs for the next Smart Phone, passive helicopters, and edible cars. Students returned home with increased awareness of engineering thought, enthusiasm about future careers, and 4 winning awards from the day’s competition. Codelia Bell and Veronica Farr’s Edible Car won First Place for best Car Design. – A team made up of Arnela Gruijic, Codi Lulek, Jana Somero, Janae Somero’s placed 2nd in the Passive Helicopter Competition. Derek Dodge and Gary Lawton brought home the Most Creative Smartphone design award, while Andi Esenler and Liam Morton won the award for Best Overall Smartphone Design. Over 148 teams from 16 schools participated in this annual event sponsored by the University of Vermont School of Engineering. Competitions included edible cars, pasta bridges, passive helicopters, wind turbines, hangar roof trusses and smartphone of the future design. St. Alban City School’s participation in UVM Engineering Day was funded by an Innovation grant secured by Mrs. deLaBruere to promote Creativity and Innovation in the classroom. UVM’s new Smartphone Design Competition was designed as part of the (CSI-Create Simulate and Innovate) grant by St. Alban City School art teacher, Mr. Tony Galle in collaboration with Mathematics teacher – Ms. Laura Eichorn. The CSI Grant goals include increased student participation in learning activities that promote creativity and innovation, along with increased professional development for teachers. Gardening Day Camp for Kids at NMC Community Garden! Interested in helping your kids eat healthier? A great way for kids to embrace vegetables is to have them grow their own! The Center for Health & Wellness has teamed up with Joe Zorn of Zorn Gardens to offer a Gardening Day Camp for Kids at Northwestern Medical Center's Community Garden. This day camp is for kids 8 to 14 years of age, but parents are welcome, too. Kids will learn about all aspects of gardening, will plant a 25 foot row of vegetables, and will keep/sell whatever they grow. All materials will be supplied. Joe Zorn, of Zorn Gardens, will provide instruction at the Community Gardens at Northwestern Medical Center every Tuesday and Thursday form 10:00 a.m. to noon starting June 7th and ending August 25th. The program fee is $99.00 payable to NMC. Call 524-1234 to register, pre-payment assures your spot. This class is limited to 10, so sign up soon! 6th Grade field trip Mr. Clark's 6th grade class will be going on a field trip to Jay peak on Tuesday ,March 29th from 8:30am-2:15pm.

Announcements 03-28-11

Drama Club- There will be a meeting of the Drama club on Saturday March 26th at 1:00-3:30pm.
There will also be practice on Monday, March 28th at 3:15-5:15pm.

Announcements 03-25-11

Composting at City School!!
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for being so excited, engaged and supportive of this new venture that we are taking on. The composting training sessions were a huge success, and made us even more proud to be part of the City School community. Special thanks go out to the seventh and eight grade teams with help through the transition, the kitchen staff, and especially Frank and Vern for doing all of the heavy lifting!
Thank you again!

Drama Club- Everyone
When-Fri, March 25, 3:15pm – 5:15pm

Where-Big Gym

Middle School Activity Night
When-Fri, March 25, 7pm – 9pm

Where-Small Gym & Cafeteria

Announcements 03-24-11

Dear Grade 8 Parents

Need Your Help
St. Albans City uses Power School as well as BFA- This means your contact information will be electronically sent to BFA for registration ( the middle of June). Helene Biggie will update any information you put on the BFA registration forms.Please make sure any future changes in address or contacts is updated
by giving the information to Helene Biggie and myself.

Thank you
Deb McCarthy
Grade 8 School Counselor

A Lil' Bit of Everything Spring Camp
Who - Grades 2-6
What- A one week camp during vacation- April 18-22nd
When- 8:30 -3:30
Where- St. Albans Armory
Sign -up - call- Stephanie Atwood- 802-656-0346
Cost -0

Team USA is currently working on a Newspaper Project with Vermont Public Television. Team USA will be the 'Poster-class- and exemplar for a State-wide contest.

Team USA is working on a project for the City of St. Albans and Efficiency Vermont. They will will inventorying the street lights in St. Albans and with an adult citizen committee, will make recommendations to the City Council.

Last year students in Team USA did a study on composting in the school. Team USA community service committee has agreed to collect the school wide compost material and therefore help make the world a better place!

Team USA will be meeting with a group of students from BFA and discuss internes and fFacebook issues and safety.

Team USA will be hosting a Search and Rescue expert to share his career.

Team USA will be piloting the NECAP online writing program for the State of VT.

Team USA is hosting a dance this Friday night.

Team USA is hosting a Team of IBM Engineers to help them explore an experimental method and potential career.

Team USA is working on a "What are potential Careers' for 8th grade students this May. If interested in helping us, please contact Team USA.

Peter D.

Announcements 03-23-11

Raider's Idol
Raider's Idol is postponed until further notice.

Pep Rally
The K-3 communities had a Pep Rally on Monday hosted by team Imagination. The focus was on Safe, Achieving, Caring. Many students received SAC Superstar awards. Let's continue to encourage all of our students to be SAFE, ACHIEVING, and CARING ALL the time so City School can be the best school it can be!

Team USA is currently working on a Newspaper Project with Vermont Public Television. Team USA will be the 'Poster-class- and exemplar for a State-wide contest.

Team USA is working on a project for the City of St. Albans and Effeciency Vermont. They will will inventorying the street lights in St. Albans and with an adult citizen committee, will make recommendations to the City Council.

Last year students in Team USA did a study on composting in the school. Team USA community service committee has agreed to collect the school wide compost material and therefore help make the world a beter place!

Team USA will be meeting with a group of students from BFA and discuss internes and fFacebook issues and safety.

Team USA will be hosting a Search and Rescue expert to share his career.

Team USA wil be piloting the NECAP online writing program for the State of VT.

Team USA is hosting a dance this Friday night.

Team USA is hosting a Team of IBM Engineers to help them explore an experimental method and potential career.

Team USA is working on a "What are potential Careers' for 8th grade students this May. If interested in helping us, please contact Team USA.


Peter D

Announcements 03-22-11

Raider's Jr. Iron Chef-Come support the Raider's Jr. Iron Chef team on Saturday March 26th at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct. It starts at 9:30 am -- tickets are $3 a person or $5 a family (Children under three are free). We hope too see you there!

8th GRADE FLOWER SALE

There is a Flower and Plant Sale now taking place!! Please see anyone of our eighth graders to place an order. All orders and money must be received by Thursday, April 7th and will be delivered the week of April 11th. Our eighth graders thank you for your support!

Sponsored by PAG2011

Engineering Day and Math Counts

Good Luck to our Engineering Day and MathCounts Competitors. Engineering Day is Thursday the 24th, and MathCounts is Saturday the 26th.

Junior Chef Competition

Saturday March 26th, come and cheer on our Jr. Iron Chef team at 9:30 am. The event takes place at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction. We have a great group of students that have been working hard on this recipe for the past couple of months.

Odyssey of the Mind

Congratulations to the 6-8 Odyssey of the Mind team. Students placed 3rd in the Extreme Mousemobiles challenge on Saturday. Check out their Mousemobile and trophy in the lobby.

Congratulations also to our k-2 team, who competed as well on Saturday.

Thank you to our parent coaches and coordinator.

Announcements 03-21-11

8th GRADE FLOWER SALE
There is a Flower and Plant Sale now taking place!! Please see anyone of our eighth graders to place an order. All orders and money must be received by Thursday, April 7th and will be delivered the week of April 11th. Our eighth graders thank you for your support!

Sponsored by PAG2011

Report Night

March 17th is the St. Albans City School Report Night.

We will have three presentations, to try to reach as many families as possible.

Thursday March 17th at 6:30 pm
Thursday March 17th at 7:30 pm
Friday March 18th at 8:30 am

At Report Night we will look at this year’s school-wide NECAP scores, as well as highlighting some of the opportunities available to our students. Presentations should last about 15 minutes, and will be held in the library. Healthy snacks will be available. Please join us before or after your child’s Learning Showcase.

Today's Drill

Dear St. Albans City School Community,

We would like to congratulate our students and staff on today’s safety drill. The city fire department and police department were here for this monthly safety drill, and in our debriefing following the drill commented on how well the drill went.

At about 1:30 we did a lockdown drill. It lasted about 12 minutes. This was a surprise drill, with only a handful of people who knew it would happen. About 5 minutes into the drill we pulled the fire alarm. Students and staff did a wonderful job. Students remained in classrooms and were quiet as expected. A Lockdown is the only drill that overrides the fire alarm.

Thank you to our students and staff – we are proud of your performance during the drill.

annoucements 03-14-11

There will be no After School Tutoring the week of March 14 due to Parent Conferences. We will start back up the week of March 21.

Announcements 03-11-10

Reminder: There will be no After School Tutoring the week of March 14 due to Parent Conferences. We will start back up the week of March 21.

Announcements 03-09-11

5/6 & 7/8 Winter Sports Awards
Basketball & Cheerleading
March 9th at 6:00pm in the City School Cafeteria.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Reminder for 7th and 8th graders (letters were mailed in February)

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey will take place March 8, 2011, 10:15-11:00


If you have any questions or concerns
Please call Deb McCarthy - 527-0565 x 2306