St. Albans City School Daily Announcements: Announcements 11-3-2015

TUESDAY

Walking Wednesday for November is Tomorrow
There is only one official Walking Wednesday this month and it takes place tomorrow. The weather looks like it will be wonderful for this time of year. Please join us as we try to beat our November participation record of about 250 people.

NO afterschool programming this Week
This includes: Tutoring, Open Doors, Homework Club and Athletic Club.
Learning Showcases are happening this week.

Start Looking Forward to a Thanksgiving Meal with your Family at SACS

Date: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015

Family Members see schedule below for when to come

Advance tickets are necessary.

Adults $3.50 in advance $3.75 day of

Siblings $1.75 in Advance $2.00 day of

SACS students are free

Tickets will go on sale November 4, 2015 in the cafeteria.

SACS students are free and no ticket is required.

Meeting to Discuss how St. Albans city/town can make walking and biking safe and appealing in our community
Date: Wednesday November 4th
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Location: St. Albans City School Professional Library
Interested people welcome

Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the 5/6 grade Spelling Bee Team - Adriana, Cassidy, Lindsay, Emma, Niobie, and Ella. They did an AMAZING job at the Regional Competition held this past weekend in Burlington. They were only 10 points behind the 1st place team! It was very close! Way to go, girls!!

7/8 Boys vs. Parents and Alumni Soccer Game
Do you recognize some of these students?

Voyagers' Data Projects
The sixth grade Voyagers worked hard during their data unit this month. They are very excited to share their projects with parents during Learning Showcase week.

Here are four examples of the student's work

Two Liter Bottles Needed to Build a Greenhouse
Dear St.Albans City School staff and faculty,

Team USA is hoping to build a greenhouse out of two-liter bottles. We have 5 as of right now and we need about 1000 total. We are wondering if you could please bring in some empty two-liter bottles for Team USA's greenhouse.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

USA's Environmental Corporation

Our Farm to School Leaders Request that Students and Staff Consider Building Bat Houses for School Property
Far from scary, bats act as pollinators and a natural pest control. Watch this video (2.5 minutes long) to learn more cool bat facts, find out what challenges are facing bats today and what you can do to help #savethebats.

Guidelines for building a bat house can be found at this LINK