Announcements 9-19-2017

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19th

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER Sunny and very warm.

IMPORTANT DATES SEPTEMBER See after-school programming (below) for sports practices and games. A World of Difference (AWOD) will hold 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. Discovery: Field Trip to Hard'ack Friday, September 29th. 8:30 to 11:00 am. Transportation: Walking OCTOBER Investigators: Field Trip to Flynn Theater Monday, October 2nd. 8:00 to 11:30 am. Transportation: Bus Everyone: Way-to-Go Challenge - Huge Walking/Biking Wednesday, Carpool Day, Bus Riding Day.  Wednesday, October 4th. Beginning of school day. Everyone: Picture Days.  LINK TO INFORMATION AND PAYMENT FORM October 3rd - 5th. 7:30 to 10:30 AM. Everyone: Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 11th. Beginning of the school day. Everyone: Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 18th. Beginning of the school day. Everyone: Inservice - No School October 19th. Everyone: Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 25th. Beginning of the school day. Sept 28 - Open House

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IMPORTANT OPEN DOORS INFORMATION Open Doors brochures went out (9/13) and they are available at the front desk and online. Please contact Alisha Sawyer for more information, asawyer@maplerun.org As of 1:44 p.m. on 9/15/2017 both Drama and Hip Hop are FULL. Any students who submit applications beyond this time will be added to a waitlist. Thank you. M-Th Homework Club (2:50-4:30) ATHLETICS:  LINK TO THE UP-TO-DATE ATHLETIC CALENDAR Tuesday 7/8 Soccer HOME vs. Georgia (4:00) XC Meet at Arrowhead Golf Course (Meet is at 4, bus leaves at 2) Wednesday 3:15: 5/6 Boys practice, The 7/8 boys WILL NOT practice 5:00: 5/6 Girls practice, 7/8 Girls practice Thursday 5/6 Soccer HOME vs. Fairfield (4:00) 7/8 Soccer AWAY vs. Fairfield (4:00) Friday 3:15: 7/8 Girls practice 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 Band lessons for 6th graders, Jeremiah, Drake, Issac, Galen, Dakota,  Kaitlin and Bella, Kianna, Kaylie, Faith and Amber are today. Sr. Band is at 2 today.

EVENTS OR NOTICES Reminder to all former Codesmyths students!! Check your email and complete a short application to get a spot in Codesmyths this year. Returner applications are due no later than Tuesday, September 26!   All students interested in applying to Codesmyths (who have never participated before), stay tuned for more information in announcements about our kick-off event and application process! Email any questions to codesmyths@maplerun.org BICYCLE GUIDELINES Helmets can save your life. Please wear them Students can ride on the sidewalks everywhere but on city center Main Street or the busy parts of Lake Street. Crosswalks are for walking, not bike riding. If you ride in the streets, you have to follow the same laws that car drivers have to abide by. Riding against the traffic on a road is unsafe and confusing to drivers. EVERYONE IS WEARING A HELMET IN THIS PICTURE. Thank you! LINK TO THE SIGNUP FORM

PICTURES AND REPORTS FITNESS TESTING Various 4-6th Grade Teams participated in Mrs. Jarvis and Mr. Branon's PE fitness assessments (Friday 9-15-2017).  Some did the crunch testing and others the pacer tests. LINK TO 24 PICTURES ADVENTURERS The younger students at St. Albans City School have access to a wonderful creative resource, a set of giant foam building blocks. The large set allows students to build whatever they can imagine with them.  Mr. Lewis' class is shown enjoying PE with Ms. Andrews on Friday 9-15-2017. LINK TO 23 PICTURES DREAMERS  Mrs. William's students picked vegetables on Friday with Mrs. Smith, our Farm to School Coordinator, so that this week they can make "Stone Soup".  Stone Soup is a yearly reading and hands-on project that engaged children with its real-life learning experiences. Notes: the garden vegetables these children are shown picking were planted by last year's kindergarteners. Also, other Dreamers' classroom groups were involved in the harvesting and will be engaged in the Stone Soup project. From Mrs. Walsh's Class... A FEW TEAM USA BREAKFAST PICTURES YOGURT & FRUIT PARFAIT Jason displayed the healthy dessert he made for students last week.  Delicious!

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.