Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Announcements 4-11-2018

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11th
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
No Information

RECESS WEATHER

Head outside for recess. The recess shed will be open.


IMPORTANT DATES

APRIL
32 Renaissance and USA Students: Field Trip to Northwest Tech Center/BFA
Wednesday, April 11th. 8:15 am to 2:30 pm.

Yearbook Committee: Meeting
Thursday, April 12th. 7:45 to 8:30 am.  Location: Library

Students and Staff: Drama Performance - Alice in Wonderland
Thursday, April 12th. 9:30 to 11:00 am. Location: Large Gym.

St. Albans Little League Baseball Team Drafts
Thursday, April 12th. 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Location: Team USA Classrooms

Students and Families: No School. This is a Teacher Inservice Day.
Friday, April 13th.

Everyone: Drama Performance - Alice in Wonderland
Friday, April 13th. 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Location: Large Gym.

Everyone: Drama Performance - Alice in Wonderland
Saturday, April 14th. 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Location: Large Gym.

Renaissance: Field Trip to Spare Time Bowling, Colchester
Friday, April 20th. 9:30 AM to 12:30 pm. Transportation: Bus

Everyone: Spring Break - No School
Monday - Friday, April 23 - 27 

St. Albans Community: Maple Festival Pancake Breakfast. 
Cost varies from $0-$8/breakfast depending on age
Saturday and Sunday, April 28th & 29th. 7:00 am to 12:00 Noon. Location: SACS Cafeteria.


MAY
Everyone: Walking Wednesday & Walk at Lunch Day
Wednesday, May 2nd. 6:45 AM to 2:45 pm.

Students and Families: Student Led Conferences - No School
Friday, May 4th.

Everyone: Green Up Day - LINK TO INFORMATION
Saturday, May 5th. Location: All around Vermont.  

Everyone: Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, May 9th. 6:45 am to 7:30 am.

Food Advisory Meeting
Monday, May 14th. 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Location: Professional Library

Everyone: Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, May 16th. 6:45 to 7:30 am.

Families of Incoming Kindergarteners: Welcome to Kindergarten Meeting
Thursday, May 17th. 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Location: Cafeteria and Elsewhere.
LINK TO MORE INFORMATION

Everyone: Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, May 23rd. 6:45 AM to 7:30 am.

Trimester 3 Fine Arts Show Case
Wednesday, May 23rd. 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Location: Big Gym

Everyone: Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, May 30th. 6:45 to 7:30 am.

Everyone: Memorial Day - No School
Monday, May 28th.



AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING


Open Doors
(This is the fifth week of Session Four, enrollment forms for Session Five will go home this week.)

Drama will be running until 5:00 p.m. on 4/9, 4/10, and 4/11. Students who stay late will not have access to the bus and will need to make other arrangements for transportation. If a student must access the bus, they will be dismissed at 4:30

Wednesday - Raiders Robot Rumble, Kids on the Move, Stage Tech, Drama, Homework Club

Thursday - Helping Hands, Minecraft - Thursday, Yoga and JUST DANCE, Homework Club


Athletics
Wednesday (4/11)
Baseball, 5:00-6:30 p.m. (large gym) 

Thursday (4/12)
Fitness Team, 3:00-4:30 (small gym)
Baseball, 5:00-6:30 p.m. (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

Mr. Mehaffey is not in school today, so there is no Sr. Band or lessons, which includes the beginning cello.



EVENTS OR NOTICES





8th Graders Take Notice
Shrek the Musical

Hi all,

BFA is holding auditions for our fall musical in the spring this year.  All high school students voted and Shrek the Musical was chosen.  I would like to ensure that 8th graders are made aware of the opportunity.  We will hold fall auditions for ensemble but leads will be cast this spring.

Best,
Susan
  
Schedule for auditions for Shrek the Musical at BFA St. Albans

An audition workshop and informational meeting will be held on:
- May 22nd in the PAC (if you are at all interested come and see what’s going on!)
- Auditions will be held on May 24th with Call Backs on May 25th.









8th GRADERS

Please send in pictures that you would like to see in the yearbook.

Pictures don't have to be only of you at school. You can send a picture of you with friends, you doing something you love, and more. Make sure your picture is school appropriate. Send it to Mr. Craib or hand it to yearbook committee members by Thursday.












Order forms for RAIDER clothing went home with students on Tuesday, April 3rd.  

All 7/8 students can get an order form in P.E. class 

PLEASE return all RAIDER clothing order forms and payment to a P.E. teacher by Monday, April 16th.

PLEASE NOTE:  THERE ARE NO RETURNS OR EXCHANGES.

Also remember students will be wearing a shirt under a hoodie, so order up a size. Students can always grow into them!


All clothing is navy blue with white lettering.










Let’s Grow
Spring is here!!  Garden planning is underway.  Teams interested in planting gardens, harvesting, and
cooking please contact Mrs. Smith hsmith@maplerun.org ASAP .
Teams, small groups or individuals can participate in:

  • Spring planting (June) 
  • Summer and Fall Garden caretaking 
  • Fall Harvesting 
  • Fall Cooking Projects 
  • Team Projects (like themed gardens or team cooking--June and Fall months) 
  • Delivering produce to Family Consumer Science Kitchen and SACS cafeteria--Fall









      GREEN UP DAY - MAY 5TH

      How can each of us get involved in this amazing annual event?





      PICTURES AND REPORTS


      BREAD AND SOUP
      4-6 Grade students from Team Incredibles participated in the Bake 4 Good Kids program today sponsored by King Arthur Flour. They learned about the art and science of bread baking. The program is designed to taste test and then share the accomplishment (the product) with others. 

      Also, students from Renaissance and USA joined forces and created a delicious vegetable soup. 

      At the end of the day the Incredibles students were able to offer the bread and soup to their teachers - in a pay it forward manner. Students from the other 4-6 learning communities will soon be doing the same thing over the remainder of this month and into May.  LINK TO 59 PICTURES

      1. Start with warm water
      3. Add a packet of baking yeast
      2. Add a small amount of sugar
      4. Add whole wheat flour
      5. Add oil
      6. Add salt
      7. Add unbleached flour
      7. Mix until the right consistancy
      8. Move dough to the table top.
      9. Start kneading the dough
      10. Cover the dough and let it sit for an hour
      11. Shape into loaves and treats and bake
      12. Taste
      13. Share it with others






      DREAMERS
      On Tuesday morning 4-10-2018 Kindergarten students in Mrs. Walsh's classroom worked towards completion of one of the RiseVT healthy activity tasks. They created a "dance" video sharing the kind of movement they like to do to one of the Go-Noodle videos.






      MS. LAWYER'S BIRTHDAY
      In Kindergarten world this day was a big deal. Happy birthday Ms. Lawyer! 4-10-2018