Announcements 2-1-12

Spotlight on the Incredibles

VT Online Library

   by Camille -6th Grader

 

Recently, one of our school librarians, Mrs. Wade, had all the Incredibles community sit in the library with a notepad. She showed us how to get to the Vermont Online Library. The VT Online Library for St. Albans is a place where students and adults can get facts for research papers. You can open magazines, articles, newspapers, charts, graphs, images, maps, flags and seals to find the information you’re looking for.

 

There are over twenty resources, and at least a quarter of them are for kids. The Incredibles found this site creditable and useful. I think it’s a great resource and highly recommend it.

I would like to thank Mrs. Wade for not only introducing this to us, but for also showing us how to get there and giving us examples on how to use it appropriately. It was very nice of her to take some of her time to help us students in our learning.

Next time you write a research paper, ask our librarians how to get to the Vermont Online Library!

News from Team USA


Team USA met with Ms. Ebony Nyoni regarding funding for a St. Albans Youth Center. The discussion revolved around potential uses and sustainability. There will be more meetings in the future.

  Team USA will be installing some stadium seating in the General Assembly room. If anyone is interested in picking up a few of the seats, for free, please stop by.

Athletics

7/8 Boys Basketball HOME vs. Town at 4:00pm

7/8 Girls Basketball AWAY vs. Town at 4:00pm

Odyssey of the Mind

Primary Team meeting at 6:00 in the Art Room.

PTO

Meeting at 6:30pm in the Library

St. Albans Little League Registrations

St. Albans Little League will begin ONLINE registration for the 2012 baseball and softball season for boys and girls ages 5-12 and for registration for the preseason baseball and softball clinics. Visit  www.stalbansbaseball.org starting on February 1, 2012 to register. There will also be live registrations held on Monday March 5th, Tuesday March 6th and Wednesday March 7th at St. Albans Town Educational Center from 6-8pm. For more information please contact Rob Green at 524-7167

Brainstorm Adventure 

Brain Fit Tip of the Day:


Eating blueberries daily helps to keep your memory sharp.


Use your brain for Creativity:


If you had the chance to get on a plane tomorrow, where would you go and why?

WordMasters Word of the Day

from the 7th grade list:

tempestuous

Function: adjective

: VIOLENT 1, stormy <a tempestuous sea> <a tempestuous relationship>

- tem·pes·tu·ous·ly adverb

- tem·pes·tu·ous·ness noun

Hot Lunch Entree for Wednesday February 1st

Brunch For Lunch 

Waffles  w/ Warm Syrup 

Sweet & White Home Fries 

Sausage Links 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Milk

Announcements 1-31-12

Spotlight on The Voyagers

Earlier this month, The Voyagers team hosted a dance for students in grades 4, 5 and 6. The dance not only had music, but fun games and door prizes. Students really enjoyed the "Cupcake Walk" which is just like musical chairs except the winner got a homemade cupcake! The dance was a huge success and a good time was had by all!




 

 

Attention SACS Community!

Dynamic Design Learning Community is pleased to announce a February contest for homerooms!

It's time for the Boxtop Bonanza!

We would like to sponsor a Boxtops for Education Collection Contest for homerooms in the month of February, with a celebratory prize for the winning homeroom!  Homeroom teachers have special collection sheets for Boxtops for Education.  On the last day of school prior to vacation (Friday, February 24th), members of our Collection Committee will be around to collect those sheets, which are hopefully full of Boxtops!  We will announce the winning homeroom and the prize will be awarded when we return in March.  Many of our students are already bringing in those Boxtops regularly, so encourage all your students to remember Boxtops in February!  

A list of Boxtop Participating Products can be found here: http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=7971. 

How many of these items are already in your house or can make it into your cart during your next grocery shopping trip?

Clip and collect Boxtops from the products in your home, and get them to your homeroom in February!  

Strings Concert

It will be held at 1:15 in the Library

Drama Club 

Practice from 3:15-5:15 in Room A1

Brainstorm Adventure Brain Fit Tip:

Exercise has positive effects on mood and feelings of well being.

WordMasters Word of the Day

from the 5th grade list

Sinister - bad, evil, base, or wicked.

Hot Lunch Entree for Tuesday January 31st

Harvest Macaroni & Cheese 

Seasoned Green Beans 

Oatmeal Dinner Roll 

Low-Fat Dessert 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Milk

Sad News

Staff and students are saddened by the loss of a dear friend and colleague, Beth Zawisza. Beth battled cancer for the past few weeks, and died Friday evening surrounded by her family. Beth has been an integral part of City School for many years as a parent, substitute teacher, volunteer, and friend. Beth worked in our school every day and touched the lives of every child and adult. While we all miss her, we know that what she would want for us is to be strong and make the most of every moment. In the next few weeks we will provide opportunities for each of us to honor our dear friend. The services are planned for Saturday, February 11th, and we will provide more details as we get them.

Announcements 1-30-12

Spotlight on The Travelers

The Travelers have been studying the properties of matter for science
this term.  On Wednesday, we filled a beaker with snow and put in on a hot
plate.  We all predicted what we thought would happen and how long it
would take.  We all observed the transformation from a solid to a
liquid and finally a gas!

Path

Each year the City School staff participates in VEHI's school employee wellness opportunities that are designed to assist school employees reduce their health risks. City school has 146 staff members participating in the program!

The PATH (Planned Action toward Health) program is a 10 week program that is packed full of health and fitness activities.  This year's PATH adventure theme is called "Brainstorm".   We kick off the adventure on Monday and will be wearing our "Brainstorm" shirts.

Join us for this 10 week wellness adventure on becoming brain fit!

"Brain Fit":   Creativity Challenge

Imagine a dot.  Now ask yourself "what is it?" 

Young kids can come up with 50 different thoughts.  How about you?

"Brain Fit Tip":

Fresh apples can improve memory and sustain brain health. 

SACS Planner

Saturday 1/28/12 - 5/6 Basketball games starting at 7:30am

Sunday 1/29/12 - 7/8 Cheer competition practice 1:00-3:00pm (Top Gun at 12:30)

                                

                               SACS Division 2 Odyssey of the Mind team meets 2:00-4:00pm

Field Trip

Team Triumph is going to Jay Peak Monday 1/30

Drama Club

Practice today at 3:15

WordMasters Word of the Day

from the 6th grade list

Inveigle - to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements.

Hot Lunch Entree for Monday January 30th

Dress Your Own Burger on Wheat Roll 

Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese & Pickles

Crispy Oven Baked French Fries 

Fresh Cucumber Slices 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Milk

Announcements 1-27-12

Spotlight on The Investigators

Investigating the Red Flag

The Investigators team has been busy doing some detective work!  Their most recent investigation considers the question:  Why is the playground flag red or green?

For the past two weeks, scientists Emily, Nick and Daniel have been recording weather data and playground equipment observations twice daily.  Dominick has uploaded their data to our science website.  The entire community of scientists has been performing experiments involving, solids, liquids and changes that occur in matter to help explain the changes that occur to our playground.  The community will be demonstrating some of their experiments at the next Culminating Event Celebration in February.

Dance Tonight (1/27) for Grades 6,7 and 8 sponsored by Team USA

Arrival and Dismissal from Dances!

Dances are held from 7 – 9 p.m.

Students will continue to enter through the gymnasium doors and sign themselves into the dance.

School Expectations (Safe, Achieving, Caring) remain at all evening events and that includes dances.

Dismissal from dances is the change. At the end of our dances chaperones and staff will walk students through the building to our front lobby. We will dismiss from there.

After all the parking lot changes we have noticed that the flow of traffic is natural and more light is provided. Safety is important and this change will be safer for all participants.

Please be prompt for pick up as staff and chaperones need to get home too. If your student does not have a ride home please don’t send themto our dances unless they have made arrangements before coming to the

dance.

Thank you!

String Concert Postponed

The String Concert scheduled for Thursday night has been rescheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 in the library due to the bad weather. 

Communities Working Together

Team USA were pencil wasters! But on Thurs, a group of students from Team Imagination came and shared their project on saving pencils. They spoke to the entire team discussing why to save pencils and they gave us rules on how to save pencils. Team USA thanks them for helping us save resources.

 

Team USA also will welcome a few studets from Team Discovery to join us as we look towards creating, designing and funding a recreational area for the community. We will soon be visited by a grant writer from "Youth in Transition" who will team with us on this project.

 

Thanks to Team Imagination and Team Discovery for working with us!  Good things can happen when the Teams become a community.

News from Kindergarten

This week Kindergarten is reading the book Bear Snores On. We made bear dens out of crackers and had gummie bears!

Drama Club

The Drama Club is meeting from 3:15 -5:15 in Mrs. Jarvis' room.

SACS VKAT

Meet at 10:00am in Mrs. Koontz's office

WordMasters Word of the Day

gorge

Function: noun

: a narrow passage, ravine, or steep-walled canyon

Function: verb

Inflected form(s): gorged; gorging

: to eat greedily : stuff oneself

-gorger noun

Hot Lunch Entree for Friday January 27th

Oven Roasted Hot Dog on Wheat Bun Ketchup, Mustard,  Relish, Onions 

Baked Beans 

Broccoli Sprigs w/Dip 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Mil

Announcements 1-26-12

Spotlight on Team Imagination

This month Team Imagination has been learning all about weather.  At morning meeting the students have been discussing and keeping track of the different types of weather and learning more about reading the temperature on a thermometer.    The students have also been keeping a weather journal and making observations and predictions about the weather using student related weather websites offered through www.weather.com.  If you happen to be in the back hall by Mrs. VanGuilder and Mrs. Konrad's classrooms check out the new Team Imagination weather wall.   Students on team Imagination will be taking turns being the daily weather reporter recording the local and national weather, sunrise and sunset, and the moon phases. 

Yearbook

Reminder to 8th Graders!  The Deadline for the Yearbook Cover Design Contest is this Friday!  Put together a drawing or design for your yearbook and get it to Ms. Maguire in Dynamic Design ASAP!  Your work could make the cover of the yearbook!

News from Team USA

On Wednesday, Team USA will be visited by Mr. Jeff Bean who will work with the students on constructing 3 D models of Skate Parks. The students will compete in companies and the winning bid, based on design and cost, will be presented to the City Council. In other news, the energy Committee is preparing to host the CEO of VEC. He will present the proposal on sustainable energy that he will be presenting to his shareholders.. The Team is also preparing to make kits designed for Home Energy Audits. We will announce when they are ready for use.

String Concert

The concert takes place tonight(1/26) at 7:00pm in the library

News from Mrs. Aliquo's and Mrs. Provost's Classes

Mrs. Aliquo's and Ms. Provost classes took a virtual field trip to a museum in Ohio where they recreated an 1825 lighthouse. Both classes have been working on proportional reasoning through project based learning. This trip and activity was a nice addition to the creating of the Giant that they had been working on. Well done!

St. Albans Phantoms Lacrosse Club

Registration for Franklin County boys and girls, grades K-8.

January 31 and February 2, 6:30-8:00pm, 

Collins Perely Sports Center.

For more information contact Peter Shuttle at 524-6448

Nominate the Franklin Central Supervisory Union

To enhance education in the areas of math and/or science.

America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education is a program sponsored by the Monsanto Fund

that gives eligible farmers the opportunity to grow the next generation by nominating a

rural public school district to apply for a grant to enhance education in the areas of math

and/or science. The Franklin Central Supervisory Union (FCSU) is on the list of

eligible regions. All we need now are eligible farmers to nominate the FCSU.

The FCSU would like to apply for a grant. You can help our school district become an

America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education winner by encouraging all local farmers to

nominate the FCSU.

Grants will be awarded based on merit, need and community support. The more

farmers to nominate our school district, the more it demonstrates community

support and strengthens our application.

Visit GrowRuralEducation.com for more information. If you are an eligible farmer and

would like to nominate Franklin Central Supervisory Union today, you can do so at

GrowRuralEducation.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332. The nomination period runs

through April 15, 2012.

BFA Fine Arts Presentation

The BFA Jazz Band, Chorus, and Dance Team performed for SACS students on Wednesday to show them what they have to look forward to when they become BFA students!

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WordMasters Word of the Day

from the 5th Grade list:

Benign - having a kindly disposition; gracious.

Hot Lunch Entree for Thursday January 26th

Ham & Cheese Stuffed Dough 

Ham & Cheese Between Wheat Bread Dough 

Black Beans & Rice 

Seasoned Green Beans 

Low-Fat Dessert 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Milk 

Announcements 1-25-12

Spotlight on The Explorers

On Friday the 20th the Explorer team said goodbye to Ms. Hellen.  Ms. Hellen was the third grade homeroom teacher and the math teacher for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade Explorers while Mrs. Cox was on maternity leave.  She has a gift for mediating conflicts and allowing children to explore and find solutions to problems by themselves or with their peers.  Ms. Hellen was an asset to the Explorer team in particular and to the school in general.  We will miss Ms. Hellen and wish her well in her new teaching job at Georgia Elementary and Middle School..

For 8th Graders and their Parents

Mrs. Hutchinson is coming to the SACS Cafeteria to talk with 8th grade students and their parents about high school course selection at 6:30 this evening (1/25).

She will also be here on 1/26 to talk to 8th graders during PE classes.

BFA Fine Arts Performance


The BFA Dance, Chorus, and Jazz Band will be performing today in the big gym at 1:30 for SACS students.


St. Albans Little League Registrations

St. Albans Little League will begin ONLINE registration for the 2012 baseball and softball season for boys and girls ages 5-12 and for registration for the preseason baseball and softball clinics. Visit  www.stalbansbaseball.org starting on February 1, 2012 to register. There will also be live registrations held on Monday March 5th, Tuesday March 6th and Wednesday March 7th at St. Albans Town Educational Center from 6-8pm. For more information please contact Rob Green at 524-7167

Odyssey of the Mind

Primary Team meeting at 6:00 in the Art Room.

Virtual High School Information Night

For students and parents interested in the VHS program. It will be held in the library computer lab at 6:00pm tonight (1/25).

WordMasters Word of the Day

from the 7th grade list:

blandish

Function: verb

1: to coax or persuade with flattery

- blan·dish·ment /-m nt/ noun

Hot Lunch Entree for Wednesday January 25th

Oven Roasted 

Chicken 

Whole Grain 

Garlic Rotini 

Fresh Cherry 

Tomatoes w/Dip 

Harvest Muffin 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Milk

Announcements 1-24-12

Spotlight on Bright Beginnings

All of the Kindergarten classes has been reading The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and have been busy making snow people to put on snow hills on the windows in their classrooms. If you visit, you will see quite the Winter Wonderland!


Junior Band Notice


There is Junior Band for all 5th and 6th grade band members on Tuesday and Thursday this week at noon.


Athletics


7/8 Girls Basketball HOME vs. MVU


7/8 Boys Basketball AWAY vs. MVU


Drama Club


Practice at 3:15


Odyssey of the Mind


SACS Division 2 Odyssey of the Mind team meets from 6:30-7:30pm 


Word Masters Word of the Day


from the 4th grade list:



helm
Function: noun
1 : a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship; also : the
steering equipment of a ship
2 : a position of control : HEAD (at the helm of the business)


Function: noun
: HELMET


Hot Lunch Entree for Tuesday January 24th



Wheat Spaghetti or Spaghetti Squash 
w/ Meat or Garden Marinara Sauce 
Chopped Green Salad w/Herb Dressing 
Homemade Garlic Breadsticks 
Fresh Fruit 
Farm Fresh Milk

Announcements 1-23-12

Athletics


7/8 Cheer practice on Sunday from 2:00-4:00pm

Academy Cheer Challenge


The Cheerleaders in grades K-8 are busy preparing for their first competition held here in St. Albans at the Collins-Perley Sports Complex Hosted by BFA Cheer. The challenge is Saturday 2/4 at 12:00pm. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Please come and support the Cheerleaders!! 


Important Bus Notice


This is a notice to parents of students in grade 1-8 who get on and off the bus at 100 Lower Welden.


Due to overcrowding on Bus #1, we are having to change the 100 Lower Welden st. bus stop to another bus. Starting on Monday January 23rd Bus #5 will now be picking up (AM) and dropping off (PM) the students who get on and off ar 100 Lower Welden St. They should continue to wait at the same spot and the time of pick up will remain approximately the same. Drop off time will be at 3:05PM.
Please be looking for BUS #5, bus driver: Tina starting Monday January 23rd.


Drama Club


The Drama club has practice on Saturday from 2:00 - 4:00pm in Mrs. Jarvis' room.


Drama will also practice Monday from 3:15-5:15


Odyssey of the Mind


SACS Division 2 Odyssey of the Mind team will meet on Sunday from 2:00-4:00pm. For more information please contact Michelle Leduc at 5.leducs@comcast.net


Wordmasters Word of the Day


From the 5th grade list:


Doughty - brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless.

Hot Lunch Entree for Monday January 23rd

Chicken Teriyaki 
Vegetable Fried Rice
Sesame Noodles 
Peas & Carrots 
Mandarin Orange Cup 
Farm Fresh Milk

Announcements 1-20-12

News from Yearbook 2012


Yearbook Cover Design Contest

Attention 8th Graders:  The Yearbook Staff is hosting a contest to design this year's yearbook cover.  Any 8th graders may enter a design.  This year's theme is "Time to Rewind."  These are the requirements:

     - 8 1/2 x 11" sheet of plain paper, any color (no lined or graph paper)

     - You may use any materials/medium (marker, colored pencil, computer, etc.)

     - The school name and year will be added in afterward - please do not include them in your design, but consider leaving space for this text.

     - Do NOT put your name on the front of your drawing/design. (Please put it on the back.)

     - The design or drawing must be school appropriate and should reflect the theme or our school.

The deadline is Friday, January 27th.  Please give submissions to Ms. Maguire in Dynamic Design.  The Yearbook Committee will announce the winner(s) after the deadline - We hope to have many entries to choose from!

News from Dynamic Design

Dynamic Design continues our stewardship effort of sustainable fundraising for St. Albans City School.  We just sent out our second shipment of Box Tops for Education collected by the school community. This shipment alone was equal to $541.50. We are now over a total of $1000.00 for our school, and we are only halfway through the year!  Also, keep your eyes peeled for more details about a February Box Top contest for homerooms, with a prize for the winning homeroom.  Keep up the great work and send in the Box Tops for Education found on products in your home!

We are also collecting and submitting Labels for Education.  Please note: Make sure you are cutting out the entire label with the bar code on Labels for Education - the portion to clip is usually surrounded by a dotted line.  Thanks!

-Adia and Bethany
Dynamic Design Newsletter Committee

News from Team USA

Wednesday evening Team USA hosted a Button Up Conference for Franklin County at BFA. The event went well. The presentor, from Burlington, commented on the maturity, good questions and social skills of Team USA. This event, and others will be co-hosted by the Town school as well. If any one is interested in gathering information on Button Up energy saving ideas, please contact Team USA.  We are learning to do home energy audits and will make that service available as well.

 

Trista became a Junior Super Hero for her good work in helping a 3rd grader in need. Great Job

Drama Club Practice

This afternoon (1/20) in Mrs. Jarvis' room from 3:15-5:15pm

Athletics

7th Grade Basketball Boys & Girls HOME vs. Alburgh at 4:00

Dance Tonight (1/20) for Grades 4, 5, and 6

 "Boot, Scoot and Boogie" at the next grade 4-6 Dance! 
Hosted by the Voyagers

Friday, January 20th
In the school cafeteria
6:00 - 8:00 pm

The dance is for SACS students only and admission is $3 


Awesome dance music, fun games and yummy refreshments for sale

Open Doors Announcement

The Open Doors Hip Hop Extreme Dancers that meet on Wednesdays with Ms. Cheryl Ann from Electric Youth Dance Company will be performing on Wed, February 1st at 3:50 in the big gym before the boys basketball
game.  Please arrive at 3:40. 

Come support the students and see their t-shirts that they designed.  They are very proud of their work and we are so proud of them!

WordMasters Word of the Day

From the 7th grade list:

augury

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -ries

1: predicting the future especially from omens

2: a sign of the future : OMEN

Hot Lunch Entree for Friday January 20th

Docksider Fish Sandwich on Wheat Roll 

w/Creamy Tartar Sauce 

Seasoned Potato Wedges 

Side Caesar Salad 

Fresh Fruit 

Farm Fresh Milk