Thursday, January 11, 2018

Announcements 1-12-2018

FRIDAY JANUARY 12th
JOKE OF THE WEEK



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

Pancakes and Sausage For Hot Breakfast
SNACK

BANANAS: 
Like Most Fruit, Bananas Are Very Healthy. They contain fiber, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B6 and several other beneficial plant compounds. These nutrients may have a number of health benefits, such as for digestive and heart health.  Reference: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/bananas-good-or-bad
LUNCH


EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER

It should rain most of the day and much of the remaining snow will melt.  The recess shed will be closed because there is not enough snow to use any of the equipment it contains.



IMPORTANT DATES


JANUARY
Everyone: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
Monday, January 15th.

HOPE: Field Trip to Pleasant Valley Hardwoods
Tuesday, January 16th. 8:30 to 10:30 AM.

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

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 17th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Gym

Team USA: BFA Field Trip
Wednesday, January 17th. 1:00 to 2:45 PM. Transportation: Walking

Poster Makers: Green up Day Posters due to Ms. Tagliamonte by January 23 at the latest

Stewardship Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 24th. 7:45 to 8:30. Location: Professional Library


FEBRUARY
Everyone: Walking Wednesday. This is the only Walking Wednesday for February
Wednesday, February 7th.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 7th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM Central Office Board Room. 28 Catherine Street.

Everyone: Healthy Hearts Fair - NMC
Saturday, February 10th. 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Location: St. Albans City School

Triumph Field Trip to Jay Peak
Monday, February 12th. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM.

Everyone: Unified Arts Night
Thursday, February 15th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library, Cafeteria, Large Gym, Small Gym, Arts Classrooms.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 21st. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School Library.

Everyone: Winter Break - No School
Monday, February 26th - Monday, March 5th. (Also Tuesday, March 6th is Town Meeting Day - No School)



AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING


Athletics
Friday (1/12)
5/6 Boys *blue team* - NO PRACTICE, canceled for today (1/12)
5/6 Girls, 4:30-5:45 (large gym)
7/8 Girls, 5:45-7 (large gym)
7th Boys and 8th Boys, 7-8:15 (large gym)

Saturday (1/13)
5/6 Girls game, NO GAME canceled for 1/13
5/6 Boys *blue team* , NO GAME canceled for 1/13
5/6 Boys *white team*, NO GAME canceled for 1/13


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

Band lessons for today are for Lexie Cummings, Silas Runez, Corbin, Tomas Z., Sophia, Landon, Jenna and Noah Allen.

All of the beginning cellos have lessons today at 2 pm, not after school, but at the end of the day.

Jazz Band is not rehearsing today.

Students who are going to DC and have not officially signed up can get sign up sheets from Mr. Mehaffey outside of the band room door.


EVENTS OR NOTICES

None right now.


PICTURES AND REPORTS


EXPLORERS MATH
Ms. Fenton led a math lesson in Ms. Halvorsen's classroom. Students talked about their strategies for solving problems and then they had a chance to continue work on some math exercises they had started previously. Some impressive understanding of math was demonstrated.  LINK TO 29 PICTURES





VOYAGERS MATH
Ms. Chisholm selected students to step up to the front of the classroom and explain their strategies for solving problems. There was a lot of pride shown in the very diverse ways teams of students used to find their solutions.  LINK TO 33 PICTURES



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.