St. Albans City School Daily Announcements: October 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015

Announcements 11-2-2015

Daily Announcements

Monday November 2nd, 2015

No School Today

However, there will be learning showcases for some students and teachers

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

A Few Pictures of Students and Staff who Dressed up for Halloween

Celebrating SACS Student Art

Pumpkin Art (four of many super pumpkin pictures)

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UNIVERSAL LUNCH MENU

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Entrée Options Main Meal or Cabot Yogurt Parfait or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

Offered with all Meals Vegetable/Fruit Bar Fresh Fruit, Fresh Hood Milk

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Announcements 10-30-2015

Daily Announcements Friday October 30th, 2015

Joke of the Week
Link to Joke

No School on Monday
Some students and teachers will have learning showcases on Monday

Notice to Parents and Students: No Afterschool Programming Nov. 2nd-6th.

Due to Learning Showcases the week of November 2nd – 6th (next week) there will be NO afterschool programming. This includes: Tutoring, Open Doors, Homework Club and Athletic Club.

Academy Cheer Challenge this Sunday
The Academy Cheer Challenge will take place this Sunday November 1st at 12 at BFA. Doors open at 10. There is a cost -$6 for adults and $4 for students. There are over 50 students in Pre-K through grade 8 participating. This is a great opportunity to see many of our students in a different format. And..... it is daylight savings so you get an extra hour of sleep Saturday night! Hope to see some of you there.

Raider Gear/Clothing

Sarah McNulty (smcnulty@fcsuvt.org) is coordinating the purchase of Raider Gear this year. Stay tuned for more details in the near future.

Grades 4/6 School DANCE Tonight -October 30th

Location School Cafeteria.

Time 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Cost $3.00

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

Raider Report Link to Video

Advanced Notice:
Act 46 Study Committee - Public Hearing
Day -Wednesday December 2nd
Time -6:00 to 8:30 pm
Location -St. Albans City School Learning Commons (library)

Little Gym Halloween Fun
All this week the little gym has been set up for Halloween fun. The black light and Halloween music are turned on while little kids exercise. Check it out.

Making Rosie Revere Engineer Helicopters out of Paper with Ms Martinson
Thursday 10-29-2015

Celebrating SACS Student Art
(chosen at random from around the hallways at school)

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LUNCH MENUS

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Entrée Options Main Meal or Cabot Yogurt Parfait or Deli Sandwich or Pizza

Offered with all Meals Vegetable/Fruit Bar Fresh Fruit, Fresh Hood Milk

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Announcements 10-29-2015

Daily Announcements Thursday October 29th, 2015

Open Doors

The following Open Doors classes meet today

Trash to Treasure
Engineering Extravaganza
Money Makers
None of Your Beeswax
I Wanna Bang on the Drum All Day

Come to the cafeteria upon your dismissal.

Notice to Parents and Students: No Afterschool Programming the week 11/2 – 11/6

Due to Learning Showcases the week of November 2nd – 6th (next week) there will be NO afterschool programming. This includes: Tutoring, Open Doors, Homework Club and Athletic Club.

Also -NO SCHOOL on Monday November 2nd

Band
Mr Mehaffey is not here today (Thursday), so there is no Jr. Band or Sr. Band today. Students for 7-8 Sr. Band please stay with their teams today.

On Friday morning (tomorrow), October 30th, the beginning band class for Triumph and Voyagers will be presenting a short recital of music at 8:00 am. The audience will be the A time 5th grade and 4th grade students from Discovery and Incredibles. The concert should take about 20 minutes.

Heads up: Grades 4/6 School DANCE on Friday October 30th

Location School Cafeteria.

Time 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Cost $3.00

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.

Grades 7/8 will have a dance next week on Friday
Team USA will be hosting a Halloween dance on November 6th, from 6-8 pm. There will be many fun activities including a costume contest, dance off, bobbing for apples and more!

It will be $3 to get in.

-Team USA event committee

Last Call for Wreaths. Must be paid for before Friday when orders go in.

Questions? See Mrs. Seymour or email to seymourj@fcsuvt.org

Last Soccer Games of the School Year
On Tuesday 10-27-2015 the 7/8 Boys and Girls had their last soccer game of the season against Georgia. The scores of 3 vs 3 for the boys and 0 vs 0 for the girls suggests a pretty even match between the two schools. It was a beautiful late afternoon to watch the games.

Walk to School Results
One hundred and thirty seven students and eighteen adults walked or biked into school on Wednesday 10-28-2015 (155 total). We had higher numbers last year at this time in the season with equivalent weather. Next week, on November 4th, consider prying yourself off the bus or out of your family car and join us. Walking and biking with friends on Wednesdays feels good. Walking and biking are easy ways to get some exercise are a great way to start your day.