Announcements 7-31-2017

MONDAY JULY 31st

THE MEALS LISTED BELOW ARE OFFERED AT THE SCHOOL'S FRONT ENTRANCE 

SUMMER PROGRAMMING MEALS ARE SERVED IN THE CAFETERIA

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

Summer Meals will be served: Monday—Friday, June 26th—August 18th, 2017 St. Albans City School, 29 Bellows Street, St. Albans Breakfast: 7:45 - 9:15 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. LINK TO INFORMATION ABOUT SUMMER MEALS All of the summer site lists across Vermont have been posted to this website and shared with Vermont 2-1-1.

Summer School Program Schedule Two more weeks remain. 7/31-8/3 and 8/7-8/10, Mondays—Thursdays, 8:00—12:00)

SUMMER PROGRAMMING REPORTS AND PICTURES IF YOU MISSED FRIDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENTS PICTURES GO TO THIS LINK BREAKFAST PICTURES THURSDAY JULY 27TH LINK TO PICTURES   57 total NAVIGATORS KINDERCAMP Here are a few pictures of young students engaged in range of play time activities. LINK TO PICTURES IMAGINATION In the midst of normal summer school classroom activities there was an exciting distraction in Mrs. Smith's room.  A small toad was found along the inside the classroom. The students gently moved the toad to one of the garden beds. 7-27-2017.  It was likely an American toad but could be a Fowler's toad (very rare).  Here is the information about the two types of toad. The American Toad is one of Vermont’s two toad species. Toads can be distinguished from other frogs in Vermont by their dry and bumpy skin, and the long oval parotoid glands on each side of their necks. The American Toad has at least one large wart in each of the large black spots found along its back. The underside of the toad is white with black specks. Adults are 2-31/2 inches long. The American Toad’s call is a long trill that lasts up to 15 seconds. They lay their eggs in long strings, the females produce thousands of eggs that can be found from early May to mid August. American Toads are found throughout Vermont and are one of our most common amphibian species. The Fowler’s Toad is very similar to the American Toad, but instead of having a black and white speckled belly it has a pure white belly with at most, one central spot. It measures 2-3 inches long. The Fowler’s Toad has only small warts in the black spots along its back. Like the American Toad, the Fowler’s eggs are laid in long strings. The Fowler’s Toad’s call is an unmusical “waaa” that has been likened to the sound of a sheep in distress. The Fowler’s Toad is very rare and has been found only in the southern Connecticut River Valley. It prefers naturally disturbed shorelines. The Fowler’s Toad is a species of special concern in Vermont. LINK TO PICTURES   16 Total INVESTIGATORS In these photos kids are reading about turtle eggs as a group or other reading activities individually. LINK TO PICTURES     6 Total TRAVELERS Mrs. Cioffi taught a lesson to the Travelers students on Thursday morning.  The photo of an injured girl had their rapt attention and interest in a discussion. LINK TO PICTURES    7 total EXPLORERS Ms. Lavoie and Ms. Lapointe guided through a lesson on growing beans from seeds.  Children moistened paper towels, placed them in little plastic bags and then added a white lima bean to each bag.  These were hung in the window to receive plenty of light.  Students reflected on the experience with a writing task associated with the learning activity. 7-27-2017 LINK TO PICTURES     20 total ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL SIGN Heather Smith, our can-do Farm to School Coordinator, freshened up the plants below the school sign. The location had become overgrown with weeds and quack grass.  These were dug up and replaced with a range of flowers and grasses.  It looks much better now.