Announcements 3-20-2017

MONDAY MARCH 20TH

BREAKFAST

SNACKS Monday- Plums Tuesday - Watermelon

LUNCH

RECESS WEATHER Care will be needed when using the snow tubes today.  Sledding will be fast.  Avoid running into each other. Try to walk up the sides of the hill to get to the top. Please keep the snow tubes and the snow shoes off of the sidewalks.

TRAIN SAFETY Crossing railroad lines is something that should be done with extreme caution. Please do not cross if the lights are flashing red or a train is stopped on the line (unless specifically directed by a railroad employee). Sometimes trains are stopped and blocking traffic for long periods of time. No matter how tempting, do not crawl between the rail cars. Thank you.

Snow and Bus Safety We need to remind ourselves to follow all bus expectations so that drivers can pay full attention to driving their bus.  The roads have been slippery and high snowbanks make it difficult for drivers to see.  Please wait at your stops and make sure that you are on the sidewalk.  Do not play in the snow banks as you can fall into the road and be hit by a vehicle that might not see you. At the end of the day make sure that you wear your snow boots as they will help prevent you from falling.  When you are dropped off at your house or daycare please make sure that you leave the bus and immediately walk onto the sidewalk.  If you are crossing the street always wait for the bus driver’s signal.   Our collective goal is to keep students and adults safe.  Let’s all work together to make sure that we are all safe.

BAND Band lessons for Sr. band are outside the band room and on the walls outside Renaissance and USA. They include Syd, Peter, Tim, Addie, Isabella, Kaya, Kalan, Georgie, Zach, and Alyah. Jr. Band is on Tuesday, and beginning saxes are also tomorrow.

Fitness Team practice this week: Wednesday 3/22 and Thursday 3/23   Tryout time is 3:20-4:30 in big gym. Please dress for the weather and outside activity If taking the late bus home, please sign up by 1:00 on the day you will be riding. Session A students need to report to cafeteria until 3:15 Questions please contact Meg Jarvis at 527-0565 ext 5002

IMPORTANT DATES Parents of Little League Players: Registration is going on in March To learn more go to THIS LINK SACS Coaches: Coaches Meeting - St. Albans Recreation March 20th, 6pm – 7pm. SACS Library Parents and Staff: Friends of St. Albans City School Meeting  March 21st, 6:00 pm. Location is the Library Incredibles: Field Trip to Jay Peak March 23rd, 8:30 - 4:30 pm 4-6 Students: Discovery March Madness dance  Friday, March 24th, from 6:00-8:00 PM. Triumph: Field Trip to Jay Peak March 27th, 8:30 - 4:00 pm Everyone: In-Service - No School March 31st Students & Parents: Vermont Maple Festival - Youth Talent Show Talent Show will be April 28th. LINK TO DETAILS

EVENTS Team Discovery is hosting a March Madness dance Friday, March 24th, from 6:00-8:00PM. The cost is $3.00 and food/drinks are for sale. Wear sports clothing (jersey, team hat/shirt, Raider’s gear, etc.), receive a raffle ticket for a prize drawing. Fun activities to look forward to: basketball toss, musical chairs, and more! 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.

YEAR BOOK Looking for pictures of this year's 8th grade students in their younger years (kindergarten and up). If you have any, please send them to award@fcsuvt.org and they will be considered for the 8th grade memory book.

PICTURES AND REPORTS Pictures from Thursday, the day after the two snow days.  3-16-2017  Mr. Lewis and Ms. McGovern's students. St. Patrick's Day Kindergarten students discovered that leprechauns had visited their classrooms before they arrived playing various pranks and leaving some messes behind. In this classroom bathroom there was green liquid in the toilets... leprechaun p....? Here are student's expressions when discussing leprechauns and their mischief.  The students were very excited about the upcoming St. Patrick's day activities.  Pictures taken at 9:00 AM in Mrs. Walsh's classroom. Some Discovery students read about St. Patrick's Day, Ms. Maguire's favorite holiday, and celebrated in their green!  Friday 3-17-2017 "Two of SACS finest!!!"  -Dominick Florio and Mrs Williams Omnikin Tag with Ms. Jarvis earlier on in the week.