Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Announcements 2-15-2018

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15th
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
SNACKS
Cucumbers
The high quantity of water that cucumbers hold causes them to be about 10 degrees cooler inside than the air temperature outside them. This means that they are cool to the touch and is where the phrase "cool as a cucumber" comes from, although the phrase usually refers to somebody being in a calm frame of mind rather than them being a bit chilly.


THURSDAY - Cucumbers

LUNCH


EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER

We are done with snow tubes and snowshoes until the next winter storm. Enjoy the warmer weather.



IMPORTANT DATES


FEBRUARY
8th Graders: NWTC Visit to SACS
Thursday, February 15th. 9:00 to 9:45 AM. Location: Library

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

7th & 8th Graders: Dance (The Dance Protocol will be followed)
Friday, February 16th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Renaissance

4th-6th Grade Students: Dance (The Dance Protocol will be followed)
Friday, February 16th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria

Travelers: Field Trip to Cairn Skate Rink
Tuesday, February 20th. 8:45 AM to 1:45 PM. Transportation: Bus

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

Incredibles Field Trip: to Spare Time
Thursday, February 22nd. 9:15 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

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



AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING


Open Doors
(This is Week Six of Session Three, enrollment forms for Session Four will go home this week!)

Thursday - Winter Ecology, Minecraft, Homework Club (NO DRAMA on 2/15)

Athletics

Thursday (2/15)
7/8 Girls and 7th Boys Games, @ Alburgh - Girls: 4:30, 7th Boys: 5:30 Bus leaves at 3:30

Friday (2/16)
5/6 Boys *blue team* practice, 3:15-4:30 (large gym)
5/6 Girls practice and pictures, 4:30-5:45 (large gym)
8th Boys team meeting, 5:45-6:15 (large gym) you can come in your regular clothes and head to the dance after the meeting, basketball clothes not required.

Saturday (2/17)
5/6 Girls @ SACS, 8:00 a.m.
5/6 Boys *blue team* @ Georgia,  8:00 a.m.
5/6 Boys *white team* @ Georgia, 10:00 a.m.


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

Tonight, the Unified Arts Department and students are presenting dance, music, and art throughout the building. Students performing music solo's should report to the band room at 5:30 and we will be playing by 5:45.

Full Orchestra will not be rehearsing today at 2.

Jazz Band will be rehearsing tomorrow at 1:30.

Mr. Mehaffey will be calling to see a few students to go over their solo's this morning.

EVENTS OR NOTICES



8TH GRADERS

By Wednesday the 21st we would like for three things to be handed in to the Yearbook Committee. 

1. We would like baby pictures emailed to Mr. Craib, Yuki, or Pilot. If not emailed please bring them to Mr. Craib and we will digitize the photos.

2. Superlatives will be handed out on paper and those need to be turned into Renee or Aylah.

3. Lastly we need your yearbook surveys submitted.






SACS 4-6 Dance

Team Triumph is hosting a Wild Western dance on February 16, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 pm.  The cost is $3.00. The dance is going to have a lot of Western style activities like “The Bandit Dance Off”. You can also dress up in western clothing and if you do, your name goes into a raffle. We will be drawing names for awesome prizes.  If you give the DJ 50 cents, you can give a shout out to a friend.  There will be drinks, snacks and sweets for sale as well. Students will be expected to follow all dance expectations. Students will need to be dropped off at the gym doors entrance and picked up at the front entrance of the school. Please make sure that you are on time to pick up your child.













Does art inspire you? Clouds that look like faces? Sugar? Discovering new galaxies? Artists have looked to the world around them for centuries to gain inspiration. This year’s 10th anniversary of Doodle 4 Google asks students to do the same. The winner’s artwork will be made into an interactive doodle on Google.com as well as loads of scholarships and prizes. 

Use your imagination to create a Google Doodle based on what inspires you. 


Inline image 3

Please see Ms. Tagliamonte
for official entry forms.
All completed entries must be returned to
Ms. Tagliamonte Art Room A216 by
Friday, February 16
You must have a parent/guardian sign and complete your entry form for permission to participate in this contest. Google does not return your contest entry.
For more information, please visit https://doodles.google.com/d4g/how-it-works.html










Kindness Month continues!  
Don’t forget to be kind
to yourself and others!









UNIFIED ARTS NIGHT 
HAPPENS THURSDAY (tonight)
Families and Students please join us on Thursday, February 15th 
between 5:00 and 7:00 PM.  
There will be interesting things going on all around our school building.

A sample of pictures from last year's event









St. Albans Celtics AAU Basketball
Parent Meeting/Sign up: Saturday February 17th @ BFA St. Albans Gymnasium
4th-7th Grade 2:30-3:30
8th-11th Grade 3:30 -4:30





PHANTOMS LACROSSE
For more information and to register, please visit our website at www.phantomslacrossevt.org or email us at phantomslacrossevt@gmail.com.



PICTURES AND REPORTS

HOPE (HANDS ON PRACTICAL EDUCATION)
The HOPE interns have completed their first project!  This Sap Sled is multi-terrain, it can be used with skis when there is still snow on the ground and when the snow melts the wheels can be put on quickly to continue gathering all the sap necessary to make that tasty syrup in the new sugar house.  There are some clues in the picture of the next project the interns will be working on.  Can you guess what it is?




WALKING WEDNESDAY RESULTS
Sixty-three students and ten adults walked to school this morning. As usual, Team Incredibles had the highest number of students come to school by foot (or bike).

The temperatures were fine and the only real challenge people faced were icy sidewalks.  Local Motion, the organization tha loans us bikes each spring, provided us with hot chocolate to serve to the walkers upon arrival.  Thanks to the walkers and leaders who made this Walking Wednesday possible.