Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Announcements 12-7-2016

WEDNESDAY


BREAKFAST MENU
Students may take two fruit servings with each meal. They must take at least one.
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SNACKS
Ugli Fruit should be served on Tuesday.

The ugli fruit was discovered in a Jamaican pasture in 1917 by an estate owner named G.G.R. Sharp. Sharp’s subsequent pollination efforts involved repeatedly regrafting the fruit with the fewest seeds onto the sour orange. By the 1930s he was exporting the resultant fruit to England and Canada and the ugli first arrived in New York in 1942.

The ugli has a mix of characteristics from other citruses: it’s almost the same size as a grapefruit, but with a milder and sweeter taste. The sections inside are fibrous, and its base has a slight protrusion that looks like an outie navel. Meanwhile, its thick, yellow-green skin is so loose that it practically rolls out when you begin peeling it off.
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LUNCH MENU
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Wednesday 12/7/16 
  • HW Club 
  • Tutoring 
  • Creative Writing 
  • Double Dutch: Dress for Exercise. Loose clothes that you can move and sweat in. 
  • STEAM Hero Investigations 

Thursday 12/8/16 
  • HW Club 
  • Money Makers 
  • Buddy Club 
  • Minecraft & Mindfulness


BAND

Information about band practice will be placed here Wednesday morning at approximately 8:00 AM.


WEATHER

There should be snow showers as we walk to school this morning.  During recess expect the wind to make it feel quite cold.  Dress warmly.




IMPORTANT DATES

Codesmyths Students:  Thursday office hours, December 8th, are canceled due to Thursday being Day of Code. We will see you Friday in class
Everyone: Walking Wednesday
December 7th.  This is the only Walking Wednesday for December, so please try to come out and join in.

Students in Grades 5-8: Auditions for "Annie" 
December 7th and 8th.  More Details Here at this Link.

Everyone: Day of Code
On December 8th, we will celebrate our "Day of Code".

Everyone: Community Wellness Event
Shake Santa Shake Black Light Zumba
December 8th 6 to 7 PM. SATEC Gymnasium
Details can be found at this Link.

Parents/Staff:  School Board Meeting
December 8th. 6:00 PM in the School Library

Everyone: Sr Band and Jazz Band Concert
December 15th.  7:00 PM in the Cafeteria

Parents/Students: Craft Night
December 16th.  6:00 PM in the Cafeteria
Organized by Friends of St. Albans City School (Parents/Teachers)

Dreamer's Families:  Dreamer's Holiday Concert
December 21st. 12:15 to 1:00 PM in the Large Gym

Everyone: Holiday Break.  No School
December 23 - January 2nd

                                    



MISCELLANEOUS

Day of Code is Tomorrow.   Check out our updated Day of Code Website

Here is a schedule of workshops happening on Day of Code
WorkshopTimeLocationGrades
Way Back MachineAll DayLibraryK-6
Learning about and making a soroban9:00-12:00Library1-4
Minecraft for Beginners9:00-11:15Ms. Cameron-Muscente's Room4-6
Video Game Design9:15-11:30Tech Ed Room/STEAM (next to cafeteria)7-8
Robotics Workshop12:15-2:20Library4-6
Minecraft for students with experience12:15-2:30Ms. Cameron-Muscente's Room4-6
Kindergarten Stations: Makey Makey and Inside a Computer11:45-1:45Tech Ed/STEAM Room (next to cafeteria)K
Teachers if you signed up for Kits they will be delivered today.  If you didn't sign up, check out the activities as any require minimal or no materials.

Check out this inspirational video  1 1/2 minutes long    Link to Video   
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ip051U7Rvds




Don't forget to Bring in Food for Operation Happiness.  This is the last week to gather food for the drive.
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We are a long way from having last years amount of food to donate

Examples of great donations would be canned fruits/vegetables, dry foods like pasta, rice or cereal, peanut butter/jelly, soups or jars of baby food. Please contact us if you have questions about other donations and be sure to check expiration dates. Students will come to your community between 8:20-8:30 to collect donations. Our goal is to collect 3,000 donations from our school. The community that collects the most items, will receive an Ice Cream Celebration. We will be collecting donations from through December 9th.



Craft Night
Please join us for a fun, family-oriented Christmas Craft Night on Friday, December 16th in the school cafeteria from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Children will have the opportunity to make an array of Christmas ornaments and crafts to take home. This is a free community event open to parents and children of all ages. If you have any questions please reach out to FSACS President, Billie Dearmin via FSACS Facebook page or email her at billie.dearmin@yahoo.com


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Pictures from last year's craft night
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Walking Wednesday 12-7-2016

Do come out and join us on this winter walk to school.  We will be following our regular walking schedule and routes.  Check them out on this map if you have not walked with us before.



PICTURES AND REPORTS


Elks Hoop Shoot

On Saturday December 3rd these students participated in the Elk's Hoop Shoot (county division) at BFA. This is a free throw competition with ages ranging from 8-13.

Cole and Andrew finished first in their age categories and will move on to the next level in Newport, Vt in January!

Great job to all of you!
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Students pictured from left to right: Rylea, Laci, Colin, Cole and Andrew (Missing is Megan).
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Cole Woodland
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Andrew Corbier



Exercise Before Math
Explorers in Ms. Lavoie's classroom prepared for a math lesson by doing a vigorous video exercise routine.  This was followed by a calming breathing activity that left every student ready to engage in academic learning.  12-6-2016
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Math with Ms. Cox in Explorers.  Ms. Lavoie's room.  12-6-2016
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Everyone counted up to 120 together by ones.
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Students and Ms. Cox played a game with a resemblance to tic tac toe.  Kids had to knows the names of shapes and had to strategize their moves.
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Halfway through the math class some students were assigned math experiences on iPads.
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Operation Happiness Daily Totals

Community
Total Donations as of 12/7
Adventurers
14
Discovery
109
Dreamers
34
Explorers
82
Imagination
28
Incredibles
101
Investigators
113
Navigators
84
Renaissance
79
Travelers
48
Triumph
81
USA
18
Voyagers
187
Grand Total
653