Announcements 4-5-2018

THURSDAY APRIL 5th

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 WEDNESDAY - Pineapple THURSDAY - Blueberries Blueberries: 1. Blueberries protect against memory loss.A 2012 study suggested that eating at least one serving of blueberries a week slowed cognitive decline by several years. One possible explanation as to why came from a 2013 study in mice, which found that berries might protect the brain by clearing toxic proteins that accumulate there. Reference

LUNCH

RECESS WEATHER Check out the wind chill temperatures this morning. Dress warmly if you plan to go out for recess.

IMPORTANT DATES APRIL St. Albans Little League Baseball Team Drafts Thursday, April 5th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Team USA Classrooms Triumph: Field Trip to Branon's Sugar House Friday, April 6th. 11:15 AM to 2:30 PM. Transportation: Bus 1-3 Students: Fancy Dance Friday, April 6th. 3:00 to 4:30. Location: Cafeteria LINK TO FANCY DANCE PERMISSION FORM 32 Renaissance and USA Students: Field Trip to Northwest Tech Center/BFA Wednesday, April 11th. 8:15 AM to 2:30 PM. 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: 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 AM 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 AM to 7:30 AM. Everyone: Memorial Day - No School Monday, May 28th.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING Open Doors (This is the fourth week of Session Four) Drama will be running until 5:00 p.m. on 4/2, 4/4, 4/5, 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 Thursday - Helping Hands, Minecraft - Thursday, Yoga and JUST DANCE, Drama, Homework Club Athletics Thursday (4/5) Fitness Team, 3:00-4:30 (small gym) 7/8 Baseball, 5:00 - 6:30 (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 Full Sr. Orchestra is rehearsing this afternoon at 2.  Elizabeth and Noah are having violin lessons at 12 noon today. Jazz Band is rehearsing on Friday at 2.

EVENTS OR NOTICES 7/8 STUDENTS TAKE NOTICE TASTE TEST on FRIDAY at Lunchtime 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. Fancy Dance What:  A chance for kids to get dressed up and dance! Who:   Grades 1-3 ONLY When: Friday, April 6th Time:  3-4:30 pm Where: SACS Cafeteria LINK TO FANCY DANCE PERMISSION FORM NOTE: Fancy Dance this Friday will not have Chocolate Covered Strawberries because we have been issued a market warning for strawberries due to flooding and rain damage. We will still have a special treat as part of our snack. ALSO: We are looking for people to donate nail polish for the Fancy Dance this Friday.  If you have some you are willing to donate please contact Sophie Zemianek (Team USA) and she will hold onto it until the Fancy Dance. Thank you 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 St. Albans City School presents: WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN! St. Albans City School would like to welcome all incoming Kindergarteners (children who will be 5 before September 1st, 2018) and their parents to the 2018-2019 school year.  You are invited to visit us in the Kindergarten on Thursday, May 17th from 6:00 pm to 7 pm. Registration material for Kindergarten screenings will be available.  Your child’s immunization records and birth certificate are required.  For more information, call Helene Biggie at 527-0565 @ ext. 1101.

PICTURES AND REPORTS WALKING WEDNESDAY RESULTS Fifty-one students and 12 adults walked into school this morning using boots, raincoats, and umbrellas to deal with the rain. Windy conditions made umbrella use a strength training workout. The weather in May tends to be better and we look forward to the five Walking Wednesdays scheduled for that month. The Incredibles once again had the highest participation rate. Amazing. Picture from 4-4-2018 LINK TO 19 PICTURES KALEIDOSCOPE VISIT Students and staff were enjoying playing with toys and a bin of potting soil when the pictures were taken. Lots of smiles and participation from students. LINK TO 11 PICTURES STUDENT ART Displayed outside of Ms. Martinson's classroom on 4-4-2018. LINK TO 22 PICTURES EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS CHALLENGE Triumph students were provided with a group of paper triangles on which were printed fractions.  They then had to piece together the puzzle of equivalent fractions.  See what you think about this task.  Could you do it easily? THERE IS SOME GOOD FOOD COMING OUT OF THE ABBEY CAFETERIA Check out the salad bar sometime.