Announcements 5-26-2017

FRIDAY MAY 26th

JOKE OF THE WEEK LINK TO JOKE

BREAKFAST

SNACK FRIDAY Pears TUESDAY Orange Wedges WEDNESDAY Cucumber Slices

LUNCH

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR NEXT WEEK  (MAY 30th - JUNE 2nd) Please contact Alisha Sawyer or Peg Jehle with questions. 527-0565 x.1103 MONDAY Memorial Day - no school WEDNESDAY HW Club (Library) Girls on the Run, final class (Megan Hook's classroom) TUESDAY HW Club (Library) THURSDAY HW Club (Library)

RECESS WEATHER Rain is expected during recess time.

IMPORTANT DATES 0 to 5 year olds: Play Group at St. Albans City School Friday, May 26th 8:30-9:30 am.  Location: Library and Pre-K Playground. Questions? Contact Laura at 802-922-2269 or Nichole at 802-488-0413 Discovery students and Parents: Field Trip to Spare Time May 26th.  8:30 am to 2:00 pm. 8th Graders: Visit BFA Friday May 26th. Triumph: Field Trip to Hard'ack May 26th. 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.  Walking. Everyone: No School - Memorial Day May 29th Adventurers: Field Trip to Shelburne Farms May 30th.  9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Grades 1-3: Puppets in Education Performances in the Library May 30th.  Navigators (9-9:30), Dreamers (9:45-10:15), Travelers (10:30-11:30) May 31st.  Adventurers (9:00-9:30), Explorers (10:30-11:30), Investigators (11:45-12:45), Imagination (1:30-2:30) LINK TO IMPORTANT DATES IN JUNE KEY END OF YEAR DATES 6th Grade Bike Trip - June 1st (rain date - June 2nd) Stewardship Day - June 7th 8th Grade Personal Learning Plan Night - June 8th 8th Grade Trip - June 9th 8th Grade Graduation -  June 16th Last Day of School - June 20th Step Up Day - June 21st

EVENTS 8th GRADE RAFFLE 8th grade students will be selling raffle tickets from Tuesday, May 30 - Friday, June 9, 2017. Tickets are $1 Prizes ~  4 Comfy seats - Front Row for Graduation Dunkin' Donuts Gift Card $30 14th Star $20 Gift Certificate Jolley Gift Card $30 Jolley Car Wash Gift Card $30 Maple Syrup 32 Fl. Oz Subway Gift Card $25 Trainer's Auto Gift Certificate (Oil Change) Frozen Ogre $20 Gift Card Mimmo’s $20 Gift Card Tickets can also be purchased at the front desk. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR WALKING CONTEST TALLY SHEETS UPDATED BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY THIS FRIDAY (the last day of the walking path lap contest).  THANK YOU. NEW PLAYGROUP! Join us for a new parent led playgroup at Saint Albans City School every Friday from 8:30-9:30am until the end of the school year This playgroup is geared to the 0-5 age group, but all are welcome. Please contact Laura at 802-922-2269 or Nichole at 802-488-0413 if you have any questions. Use the main entrance, sign in and join us in the library for an hour of play and socializing. Weather permitting, we can enjoy some outside time as well, on the pre-school playground. Snacks are not permitted in the library. *****Children and caregivers who have experienced fever, vomiting, diarrhea or other serious illness within the past 48 hours, should stay home to rest.****

REPORTS AND PICTURES RESPECT NEEDED FOR NESTING DUCK IN PARKING AREA Our farm to school coordinator, Mrs. Smith, was weeding the flower beds in the front of the school when she discovered a nesting duck. It is amazing the duck chose this central and busy spot to nest.  You can barely see an egg below the duck on the bottom right hand picture.  If you walk along the flower beds, please try to stay at least 10 feet away from the mother duck. If she is undisturbed, and the eggs are fertile, they should hatch in about three weeks. Thank you. BIKE TRAILER Each year in the late spring a "bike smart" trailer arrives at St. Albans City School to provide two weeks of equipment use for our students' P.E. cycling unit. The trailer comes with dozens of bicycles and helmets for students to learn and practice with. Our P.E. staff teach basic riding and safety skills. Instruction of the bicycling unit focuses on 4-6th graders, an age group eager to gain bicycle experience.  At the end of the learning unit, six graders take a day-long field trip on the rail trail to the Abbey, to try out their new and improved abilities. The pictures below show just a fraction of the school's students enjoying this amazing learning opportunity, sponsored by Local Motion and RiseVT. RED NOSE DAY: TEAM USA On May 25th Team USA honored the efforts of National Red Nose Day by wearing red noses or bracelets. They helped bring awareness to a cause organized by Comic Relief Inc.    Funds raised on Red Nose Day supports projects and programs that ensure kids are safe healthy, educated and empowered in all 50 states and in some of the poorest communities in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Great Job Team USA! This LINK has two powerful videos that show how Red Nose Day has helped eliminate poverty.    RENAISSANCE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES During the middle of Wednesday, 5-24-2017, the Renaissance team gathered outside for an hour of team building challenges. They ran backwards, carried balls, passed balls backward and tossed hula hoops -all while working in clusters to compete with other groups.  Lots of smiles.