Announcements 4-18-2018

WEDNESDAY APRIL 18th

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 Tuesday - Clementines Wednesday - Granny Smith Apples Granny Smith Apples: Granny Smith apples originated in Australia in 1868 when Maria Ann (Granny) Smith found a seedling growing by a creek on her property. This was the same place where she would toss French crab apples grown in Tasmania. The seedling bore light-green-colored apples that Granny Smith propagated. LINK TO REFERENCE

LUNCH

RECESS WEATHER The recess shed will be open for those who want to head outside. Thank you for returning the balls to the shed when you finish recess.

IMPORTANT DATES APRIL Stewardship Meeting Wednesday, April 18th. 7:45 to 8:30 AM. Location: Professional Library Maple Run School District Residents: MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, April 18th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans Town Educational Center 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. SBAC May 9th and 10th are Learning Community Days for main SBAC portions. Testing Blocks are 8:30-10:00 and 1:00-2:30. Halls quiet. Main Playground and Fields closed during testing. Food Advisory Meeting Monday, May 14th. 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Location: Professional Library SBAC May 15th, 16th, 17th are days reserved for SBAC performance tasks. Specials will run but no MLCs on the 15th and16th. No set testing blocks. Respectful noise levels needed. 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 NGSS Science Test and PE Fitness Test May 23rd and 24th. Impacts 5th grade and 8th grade for Science Test. Impacts 4th and 7th for Fitness Test. Details sent to teachers previously. 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 final week of Session Four, enrollment forms for Session Five have been handed out, acceptance letters will go home on 5/1.) Wednesday - Raiders Robot Rumble, Kids on the Move, Homework Club Thursday - Helping Hands, Minecraft - Thursday, Yoga and JUST DANCE, Homework Club Athletics Due to the weather, Baseball and Softball Schedules have changed for the week Wednesday (4/18) Baseball will be from 3-4:30 in the large gym No Softball today Thursday (4/19) Fitness Team, 3:00-4:30 (large gym) Softball will be from 3-4:30 in the large gym No Baseball today 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 Sr. Band is rehearsing today at 2. Beginning violins and cellos have their lesson today at 2:50.

EVENTS OR NOTICES UPDATED SCHOOL CALENDAR Assuming there are no more snow days, the last day of school is June 19th with step-up day occurring on June 20th WALKING CONTEST BETWEEN  LEARNING COMMUNITIES COMING IN MAY It will run for four weeks from May 7th through June 1st. There are two prizes of a one-hour pool party at the St. Albans Recreation Pool next to our school 1. Be the learning community with the most number of laps completed on the walking path (1-hour pool party). 2. Be the learning community with the highest number of walkers/bikers tallied on Walking Wednesdays over that time period (1-hour pool party). More information will be supplied closer to the contest. GREEN UP DAY - MAY 5TH How can each of us get involved in this amazing annual event? LINK TO INFORMATION

PICTURES AND REPORTS BASEBALL TEAM PRACTICE Wet and cold weather kept the baseball players inside on Monday for practice. 4-16-2018. LINK TO 45 PICTURES