Monday, December 18, 2017

Announcements 12-19-2017

TUESDAY DECEMBER 19th
BREAKFAST
Monday- Cereal or Bagel
Tuesday- Homemade Muffin or Bagel
Wednesday- Breakfast Round or Bagel
Thursday- Yogurt Meal or Bagel
Friday- Cinnamon Bun or Bagel

OATMEAL BAR WILL BE THE HOT BREAKFAST FOR THE WEEK
SNACKS

TUESDAY - Pineapple
PINEAPPLE:
American colonists regarded pineapples as a luxurious treat because of their rarity and cost.

A pineapple is the result of many flowers whose fruitlets have joined around the core.

Pineapples contain bromelain, an enzyme that may help arthritis pain by easing inflammation. They are also a good source of vitamin C, which helps your immune system.

Historically, Hawaii was the world's largest pineapple producer and source for U.S. pineapples. Today the largest producers include the Philippines, Brazil, and Costa Rica.
Reference: https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/8-healthy-facts-about-pineapple
LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER


There is a good chance of cold rain during recess time.  Sledding may still be OK for part of the day.  If it looks like the snow on the sledding hill will melt to the point the tubes will be damaged, then the snow tubes will be stored away until the next snow storm.





IMPORTANT DATES


DECEMBER

1st-6th Graders Invited: Obstacle Course
Wednesday, December 20th. 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Mr. Branon is the Contact Person

Explorers: Field Trip to Holiday House
Thursday, December 21st. 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Transporation: Bus

Students and Families: HOLIDAY SEASON - NO SCHOOL
Friday, December 22nd through January 2nd. Students return to school on the 3rd.


JANUARY

Voyagers and Triumph: Field trip to Jay Peak
Monday, January 8th. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus.

Everyone: January's Walking Wednesday. (Weather Dependent)
Wednesday, January 10th. This is the only Walking Wednesday in January.

Food Advisory Meeting
Wednesday, January 17th. 1:30 to 2:30 PM. Location: Professional Library




AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Effective immediately: all student spectators (those watching, not playing in, the game) are not permitted to stay after school, there is no supervision for these students for the hour-long wait. They must leave the school and then return for the start of the game. If you have any questions please call Alisha Sawyer, 527-0565 x.1103


OPEN DOORS:
(This is the final week of Session 2. Enrollment forms for Session 3 went home on 12/13, acceptance letters will go home 1/3/18 and Session 3 starts 1/8/18 )


Tuesday - Homework Club

Wednesday - Pottery, Kids on the Move, Dungeons and Dragons,  Homework Club

Thursday -  Winter Ecology, Kids Cooking, Homework Club 


ATHLETICS:

Tuesday (12/19)
7/8 Girls and 8th Grade Boys Game @ Westford (bus leaves at 3:15) 7/8 Girls: 4:15, 8 Boys: 5:15
5/6 Boys *blue team*, 3:15-4:30 (large gym)
5/6 Girls Basketball, 4:30-5:45 (large gym)

Wednesday (12/20)
5-8 Cheer, 3:00-4:30 (small gym)
7/8 Girls Basketball, 3:15-4:30 (large gym)
5/6 Boys *white team* 4:30-5:45 (large gym)
7th Grade Boys Basketball 5:45-7 (large gym)
8th Grade Boys Basketball 7-8:15 (large gym)

Thursday (12/21)
5-8 Cheer, 3:00-4:30 (small gym)
5/6 Boys *white team* 3:15-4:30 (large gym)
5/6 Girls Basketball 4:30-5:45 (large gym)
7th Grade Boys Basketball 5:45-7 (large gym)
8th Grade Boys Basketball 7-8:15 (large gym)

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 Alisha Sawyer with any questions or for more information. asawyer@maplerun.org.


BAND

Beginning violins, group 2 have lessons this afternoon. Beginning cello, group 1, has a lesson tomorrow and beginning cello, group 2 is on Thursday.

Band lessons include Jeremiah, Drake and Issac, Paul, Kaitlin and Bella, Kaylie, Amber and Faith, and Dakota.


EVENTS OR NOTICES



DRAMA SIGNUPS STARTED THURSDAY 12-14-2017
Students can sign up outside the music rooms and can pick up a permission form and audition packet.

Thanks.  Ms. Hartman



PICTURES AND REPORTS


NAVIGATORS
Mrs. Lawer, Ms. Audette, and Ms. Adams students made Holiday crafts and decorated cookies on Monday, December 18th. Students rotated from one classroom to the next over the space of more than an hour -receiving guidance and care from a range of loving and seasoned teachers.

LINK TO 62 PICTURES (not every child is pictured)







IMAGINATION AND INCREDIBLES
Almost every community has been out to use the snow tubes this school year. These two teams were photographed during ideal winter sledding conditions. 12-18-2017






INVESTIGATORS
Students assembled Santas, grinches, and reindeer with bananas, strawberries, grapes, marshmallows, bread, and tuna. A fun time and tasty time was had by all in Mrs. Lamb's Family and Consumer Science classroom.






TRAVELERS 
Students in Mrs. Hook's room built gingerbread houses on Monday, December 18th. This is the time of year that sugary items are briefly OK'd. Making these kinds of houses is an activity that many St. Albans City School students enjoy.






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.