Announcements 9-14-2017

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14th

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER There is only a slight chance of rain for your outside recess!

IMPORTANT DATES SEPTEMBER See after-school programming (below) for sports practices and games. Team Triumph: Parent Night Thursday, September 14th. 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Location: Team Triumph Classrooms. Spelling Bee Participants September 15th. 8:00 am. Location: Mrs. Clough's room. A World of Difference (AWOD) will officially begin weekly meetings Tuesday mornings at 7:45 in the Library. Next Meeting September 19th Everyone: Book Fair Monday-Friday, September 25th - 29th. Families: Open House September 28th.  5:00 to 7:00 PM. OCTOBER Investigators: Field Trip to Flynn Theater Monday, October 2nd. 8:00 to 11:30 am. Transportation: Bus Everyone: Picture Days.  LINK TO INFORMATION AND PAYMENT FORM October 3rd - 5th. 7:30 to 10:30 AM. Everyone: Inservice - No School October 19th. Sept 28 - Open House

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IMPORTANT OPEN DOORS INFORMATION Open Doors brochures went out yesterday (9/13) and they are available at the front desk and online. Please contact Alisha Sawyer for more information, asawyer@maplerun.org 9/11-9/15 . LINK TO THE UP-TO-DATE ATHLETIC CALENDAR Thursday - Homework club Thursday - 3:15: 7/8 Girls practice, 7/8 Boys practice, XC practice 5:00: 5/6 Girls practice Friday - 3:15: 7/8 Girls WILL NOT BE practicing Students who need to take the late bus must register for it before 12:00 noon - there is no late bus on Fridays. Please contact SACS Athletic Director, Brian Clark or Alisha Sawyer with any questions or for more information. bclark@maplerun.org OR asawyer@maplerun.org. Go Raiders!

CHORUS Chorus will run for the whole year every Wednesday and Friday from 2:00-2:40. You will be dismissed from chorus so bring your belongings with you. BAND Full Orchestra is this afternoon at 2:00 pm, and Jazz Band is on Friday at 2:00 pm.

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES LINK TO THE SIGNUP FORM

EVENT

INFORMATION PACKETS Families and students we would very much like to have the agreements and personal information forms back that came in your packet at the beginning of school. Thank you.

PICTURES AND REPORTS WALKING WEDNESDAY RESULTS At least 169 students and 25 adults walked or biked to school Wednesday morning. The Incredibles had the largest participation rate with 21 students. Other teams were close behind. In October we will have Walking Wednesday's every week. Students, please ask your families if you can join one of the walking school buses during those weeks. The Incredibles walkers and bikers 9-13-2017 PICTURES FROM THE LIGHT GREEN AND THE PURPLE WALKING ROUTES WORLD LANGUAGES These students are using language learning software developed in Middlebury. It is self-paced and directed.  Students who complete two years of language instruction at city school can have it count as one full year of language learning at BFA.  KIDS READING RECESS

NORMAL SCHOOL HOURS

3 & 4-year-old Pre-K students Session 1. 8:00 A.M. - 10:45 A.M. Session 2. 11:15 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.

Full Pre-K (4-year-olds) and Kindergarten 8:00 A.M - 2:00 P.M.

1st - 8th Grade 7:30 A.M - 2:50 P.M.

Half Day School Hours are 7:30 A.M. - 10:50 A.M.