Friday, December 20, 2013

Happy Holidays from SACS

Kindergarten Sleigh Ride




The SACS Band Spread Holiday Cheer Throughout the School







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PAG

Congratulations to Diane Lareau who won the PAG Money Tree raffle -- winning over $100!

Happy New Year!

Starting on 1/2/2014 at lunch....


News from The Abbey Group

The Abbey is hiring! Flexible hours that work with a parents schedule. If you are interested please contact Nina Hansen at nina@abbeygroup.net.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Announcements 12-20-13

SACS Joke of the Week



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Band

The 7/8 Jazz Band will be having a rehearsal today from 2-2:30

Drama


Auditions for Aladdin are over, and the casting is as follows.... (drum roll)........... 




Narrators
Narrator 1: Paloma H.                      
Narrator 2: Rose N.                         
Narrator 3: Margot C.
Narrator 4: Katherine S.       
Narrator 5: Ethan S.

Aladdin                                                           
Jackson W.                                                       

Jasmine
Lonna N.

Sultan                                                                  
Declan C.                                                                          

Jafar
Gabbi W.

Iago
Abbie B.

Genie
Skye B.

Razoul                                                                               
Colin W.     

Guards                                                                                                          
Eli M.                                                                                                                                                         Haley T.                                    
Jacob B.              

Townspeople
Lilly C.
Abbie C.
Alexi R.
Ella S.
Kelsey C.                                                  
Deanna W.
Isey S.                                                
Emma B.
Kayleigh S.                                        
Persephone H.
Matt C.                                                  
Camille G.
Owen L.                                                   
Gianna G.                                     
Aria G.                                                  
Makayla B.
Mioka B.                                              
Abbie P.        
Aaliyah J.                                              
Jack N.
Maya P.                                                                                 
Ethan I. (double as the Prince Formerly known as the Artist)
Sydney W.(double as Prince Baba of Ganoush)           
Kyleah W.(double as Prince Dahdu Rahn-Rahn)

Magic Carpet

TO BE DETERMINED

There will be a meeting today for ALL DRAMA STUDENTS. 

A Session students should come at the beginning of A session, and  B students should come at the beginning of B Session. 

If you can not make this meeting, come see Miss Gelfon ASAP

Kindergarten Holiday Program

Today at 1:00 in the Big Gym.


From The Energy Committee

It's that time again: time for Hibernation Vacation!  

At the end of the day, please unplug everything that you can.  
Consider fridges, projectors, extra lights, microwaves, computer carts-anything you can.


Also, please make sure that shades are pulled down.  The savings over the vacation would be incredible!!

Thank you so much and have a fantastic vacation!


Lunch Menu for Friday December 20th

Grilled Cheese Sandwich 
Chicken Noodle Soup 
Celery Sticks 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter & Jelly Or Deli Sandwich Or Salad Bar Or Pizza 
Chocolate Chip Cookie 
Fresh Fruit 
Fresh Milk

Have a safe and happy Winter Break -- see you on Thursday January 2nd!


Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Announcements 12-19-13

News from Team USA





Senator Leahy Visits with Team USA
Senator Patrick Leahy held a video conference with Team USA recently.  He shared his experience as the senior member of the senate with the community.  Students asked questions about a variety of topics including the budget, Vermont, and Batman.  They also thanked him for his long time service to Vermont.  



Grandpa Guy Honors Team USA
St. Albans City School's Grandpa Guy stopped by to donate a Team USA hard hat.  He donated the red, white, and blue hard hat out of gratitude for the hard work the students have shown in a variety of community events .

Band

Congratulations to the Junior Band on a fantastic concert on Tuesday night! The Senior Band and Jazz Band Concert will be held on Thursday January 2, 2014 at 7:00pm in the cafeteria. 

Full orchestra is rehearsing today.

There is no Jr. Band rehearsal for 6th grade today, and no 6th grade lessons.

Jazz Band is rehearsing today, instead of Sr. Band.

Walk to School Days



Our school will hold six voluntary walk-to-school days in the Winter and Spring of 2014 -the first Friday of each month through June. The first walk is scheduled for Friday January 3rd. Flyers with the walk dates, times, routes and walk leaders will be ready to take home with you Friday December 20th.  Students who complete all six walks will earn a sports T-shirt.

Questions about the walks can be directed to Mitch Craib  craibm@fcsuvt.org or 527-0565 x 3217


Athletics

The 7/8 Basketball Teams have home games today starting at 4:00.

Holiday Luncheon

Parents and Families are invited to SACS Annual Holiday Luncheon on Thursday December 19th during scheduled lunch times. Lunch costs $3.25 for adults and $1.75 for children. 


Lunch Times:

All 7/8 - 10:45 - 11:15
Investigators & Explorers - 11:15-11:45
Imagination & Travelers - 11:30 - 12:00
Incredibles & Discovery - 11:45 - 12:15
Voyagers & Triumph - 12:00 - 12:30
Kindergarten - 12:30 - 1:00

Holiday Happenings at SACS

"Twinning" with The Team USA Girls.

Singing Holiday Tunes at Lunch
Ugly Sweater Day in The Incredibles

Lunch Menu for Thursday December 19th

Oven Baked Ham
Chef’s Mashed Potato w/Gravy
Steamed Peas
Chilled Cranberry Sauce
Homemade Wheat Dinner Roll
Holiday Dessert
Farm Fresh Milk



Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Announcements 12-18-13

Estimators Cup 






Congratulations Mrs Walsh's Kindergarten. They won our estimator cup competition. The strategy they used was to create a smaller object (tablespoon) and use 10s to count to 100, then counted the hundreds, then estimated how many tablespoons.
The results were tallied by Mrs. Konrad's 3rd grade counting crew. The 5 students started to count and create sets of 100, but realized it would take forever, and they would make too many mistakes, so they used a small cup, and filled the cup until the container was empty. The final number was 21,156. Mrs Walsh's class estimated 21,000.




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Band Concert Rescheduled

Because BFA had a Band Concert had to be rescheduled to Thursday Night due to weather, Mr. Mehaffey decided to move the Senior Band & Jazz Band concert to Thursday January 2nd 2014 as there are many families that have students in both concerts. 

Full Orchestra is rehearsing tomorrow afternoon.

There is violin lessons for 5th and 6th grade today.

There are no  6th grade band lessons today.


Mr. Mehaffey is very proud of the Jr. Band members because of all their hard work and great concert last night.

Field Trip

Kindergarten is going to the Welden Theatre today.

Athletics

The 7/8 Basketball Teams have home games today starting at 4:00

Tutoring Reminder

There is no tutoring today


St. Albans City School Wins Recent Fai-To!



The City School Raiders were challenged by Our Lady of Victories Schools from the United Kingdom in a Mangahigh math challenge called a Fai-To.  After 7 rounds of competition, the Raiders defeated off their competition by earning points in a variety of math challenges and games.  Congratulation to the round heroes, Mason, Ben, Olivia, and Noah.  

Lunch Menu for Wednesday December 18th

Homemade Pepperoni, Cheese or Veggie Pizza 
Squash Smiles 
Chopped Green Salad 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter & Jelly Or Deli Sandwich Or Salad Bar Or Pizza 
Fresh Fruit 
Fresh Milk

Monday, December 16, 2013

Announcements 12-17-13

News from Renaissance


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Mr. Mehaffey has been working with Renaissance on rocketry as part of our 21st Century and Language Arts unit.  Recently, students calculated the altitude of the rocket using their handmade incline-o-meters.  It was a blast!  We thank Mr. Mehaffey, and look forward to our next launch.

Band


The Jr. Band will be presenting our Winter Concert tonight at 7:00 in the cafeteria.

Jr. Band is rehearsing today at 12:15

Today is cello day, with lessons this morning and this afternoon.

There are no lessons for 6th grade violins this afternoon. Please find out if we can do lessons together with the 5th graders at the same time tomorrow. 

Field Trip

The Travelers are going to City Hall today weather depending.

Tutoring

Tutoring has been cancelled for Wednesday December 18th.


News From the Bucket Fillers!     
   
              


The bucket fillers will be spreading holiday cheer at the Holiday House in St. Albans, this Wednesday the 18th from 1-2. We are asking that the bucket fillers meet us in the school lobby at 12:45.


Sincerley,
The Bucket Fillers

Culminating Events






 Attention Last Minute Holiday Shoppers!!! 

The school store will be open this Thursday and Friday from
10:45-1:15 for your shopping pleasure.

"RED HOT DEALS...SHOP 'TILL YOU DROP"

Lunch Menu for Tuesday December 17th


Mini Sea Shell Pasta w/Cheese Sauce 
Spinach Salad 
Italian Bean Salad 
Garlic Breadstick 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter & Jelly Or Deli Sandwich Or Salad Bar Or Pizza 
Fresh Fruit 
Fresh Milk

Friday, December 13, 2013

Announcements 12-16-13

News from The Travelers


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It's Culminating Event Week!



Band

It's a busy week for SACS Band - Junior Band is having their concert on Tuesday at 7:00pm in the cafeteria and Senior Band and Jazz Band are having their concerts on Thursday at 7:00 also. We will be having bake sakes at both concerts to benefit the 2014 Band Trip to Washington DC. 

Lunch Menu for Monday December 16th

Dress Your Own Burger on A Bun Lettuce andTomato 
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter and Jelly Or Deli Sandwich Or Salad Bar Or Pizza 
Fresh Fruit 
Fresh Milk

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Announcements 12-13-13

SACS Joke of the Week with Mrs. Biggie



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Band

7/8 Jazz Band is rehearsing today.

Band lessons for 5th and 6th grade include clarinet, drum, bass guitar and trumpet.

Dance Tonight for Grades 4, 5 and 6


4-6 DANCE: WINTER WONDERLAND 

Team Discovery is hosting a WINTER WONDERLAND Dance for 4-6th grade! 

Date: Friday, December 13th 
Time: 6-8pm
Where: SACS Cafeteria
Cost: $3

DJ COOKIE providing the tunes!

Wear RED and GREEN, get a $1 off admission and be entered into the raffle.

Arrival and Dismissal from Dances:

Students 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.

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

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 them to our dances unless they have made arrangements before coming to the dance.

PTO Craft Night Tonight

The SACS PTO is hosting Craft Night tonight in the Team USA classrooms from 6:00 - 7:00pm. It's a fun family event and we hope to see you there!

Lunch Menu for Friday December 13th

French Toast Sticks w/ Warm Syrup 
Scrambled Eggs 
Sweet & White Home Fries 
Green Pepper Strips Apple Crisp 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter and Jelly Or Deli Sandwich Or Salad Bar 
Fresh Fruit 

Fresh Milk

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Announcements 12-12-13

SACS Day of Coding





What a great day we all had on December 9th - our Day of Coding.
Each student got a ‘Passport to the Future” that they had stamped as they move from one activity to the next. We provided access to digital and unplugged activities for kindergarten-8th grade students to help them experience coding. In addition we set up presentations with individuals with programming experience, used Google Hangout to converse with game developers and offered read-alouds and videos. 


Our 7th and 8th grade students led activities to support the younger students, so everyone could access the learning on this day. They were instrumental in getting ready for the big day. They helped load software onto the iPads for younger students. They learned both the plugged and unplugged activities so they could be leaders and support the younger children.

Throughout our school we were all learning and gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for the power of technology. Thank you to everyone who made the day so special.

Band

Band lessons today include Big Ben, 6th drums, trombones, alto saxes and viola.


Jr. Band and full Orchestra are rehearsing today.

Box Tops Collection Contest Results

Well Done, City School!  Here is the breakdown of completed Collection Sheets of 10 Box Tops by community:


Learning Community /
Group
# of Complete Box Tops
Collection Sheets
Pre-K
16
Bright Beginnings (K)
75
Explorers
84
Imagination
44
Investigators
10
Travelers
48
Voyagers
22
Triumph
87
Discovery
12
Incredibles
41
Team USA
5
Renaissance
13
Dynamic Design
31
Kaleidoscope
4
Other
8
TOTAL
500!


If you do the math, that’s exactly 5,000 Box Tops!  If you do the math again, that’s $500 earned toward enrichment for communities!  Not to mention the $19.40 in Bonus Box Tops certificates.

The number above is the number of raffle tickets entered for your group.  May the odds be ever in your favor!  But the results are in, and The Incredibles have won the Box Tops Raffle!  The Incredibles have won 8,000 Labels For Education points that can be used to shop for merchandise for their community. Special thanks to Mrs. Fitzgerald for drawing the winning ticket.

Thank you to EVERYONE for your support and participation. Keep clipping... another collection contest is surely in our future!



Drama

AUDITIONS FOR ALADDIN:  Tomorrow, 12/12 and Friday, 12/13 from 3:15-4:45 in Miss Gelfon’s room.

If you want to be part of Aladdin, you must come to one or both audition days, unless you have spoken to Miss Gelfon directly about any conflicts.

FOR EACH OF THESE DAYS: Session A students should report to the cafeteria at 2:45 and get a snack. Session B students should get a snack at 3:15 before coming to Miss Gelfon’s room.

Those who are taking the 5:00 bus must let the front desk know before 1 pm that day.

If you are in an Open Doors program and will be missing it, you MUST let Open Doors know BEFORE coming to drama. 

PAG 2014

The PAG will continue selling raffle tickets for the money tree until Thursday, December 19, 2013.  We will draw the lucky winner after the band concert that night.  

School Board Meeting

Tonight at 6:00pm in the SACS Learning Commons

4-6 DANCE: WINTER WONDERLAND 

Team Discovery is hosting a WINTER WONDERLAND Dance for 4-6th grade! 

Date: Friday, December 13th 
Time: 6-8pm
Where: SACS Cafeteria
Cost: $3

DJ COOKIE providing the tunes!

Wear RED and GREEN, get a $1 off admission and be entered into the raffle.

Lunch Menu for Thursday December 12th

Chicken Fajitas 
Chicken, Sautéed Onions & Peppers, Soft Flour Tortilla, Salsa, Cabot Sour Cream 
Rice Pilaf 
Warm Black Beans 
Steamed Corn 
Or Yogurt Or Sunbutter and Jelly Or Deli Sandwich Or Salad Bar 
Butternut Squash Soup 
Fresh Fruit 
Fresh Milk