Announcements 5-23-2018

WEDNESDAY MAY 23rd

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 - Blueberries Thursday - Clementines Friday - Bananas The blueberry bush is a relative of the rhododendron -- and the azalea. And along with more intuitive lines, also the cranberry. Blueberries protect against memory loss. A 2012 study suggested that eating at least one serving of blueberries a week slowed brain function 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 The chance of rain is slim, so head on outside for some movement today.

IMPORTANT DATES MAY 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 4th Grade Fitness Testing Wednesday, May 23rd. Voyagers & Triumph: 9:30 to 11:00. Discovery & Triumph: 1:00 to 2:30. Location: Big Gym. 7/8 UA Group and all 3rd-grade classes will have PE in the Fitness Room. NGSS Science Tests May 23rd and 24th. Impacts 5th grade and 8th grade for the science tests. 7th Grade Fitness Testing Thursday, May 24th. USA: 8:30 to 10:00 AM. Renaissance 11:30 to 1:00 PM. Location: Large Gym. Incredibles (5/6) and Discovery (5/6) will have regular PE in the big gym at their normal time.  There are NO BLUE BLOCKS on Thursday morning for K and Pre-K. Travelers: Field Trip to Houghton Park. ONLY for second and third graders. Friday, May 25th. 12:00 noon to 2:30 PM. Transportation: Walking Team USA: Field Trip to Taylor Park Friday, May 25th. 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Transportation: Walking Voyagers: Field Trip to Camp Abnaki Tuesday, May 29th-30th. Leaving 8:30 AM. Returning 2:30 PM. Transportation: Bus Everyone: Walking Wednesday Wednesday, May 30th. 6:45 to 7:30 am. Everyone: Memorial Day - No School Monday, May 28th. JUNE Travelers Field Trip to Houghton Park. ONLY for first graders. Friday, June 1st. 12:00 to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Walking Kindergarten Carnival with USA Friday, June 1st. 11:00 AM Imagination: Field Trip to Echo Center Tuesday, June 5th. 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Kindergarten: Field Trip to Green Mountain Dairy Farm - Dairy in the Classroom Tuesday, June 5th. 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Transportation: Bus Everyone: Stewardship Day Whole-School Walking Wednesday Wednesday, June 6th. 6:45 AM to 7:30 AM. Everyone: Stewardship Day Wednesday, June 6th. The whole School Day. Kids Free Night at the St. Albans Museum -accompanied by an adult Wednesday, June 6th. 5:00 to 8:00 PM. St. Albans Museum.  LINK TO MORE INFO. 6th Grade Bike Trip Friday, June 8th, Rain Date June 7th. USA: Field Trip to Georgia Beach. Friday, June 8th. 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Transportation: Bus Navigators: Celebration Friday, June 8th. 1:00 to 1:45 PM. Location: Library Discovery: Camping Field Trip to Cabot. Monday, June 11th & Tuesday, June 12th. 9:30 AM Monday to 2:00 PM Tuesday. Transporation: Bus. Renaissance: Field Trip to North Beach Monday, June 11th. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Triumph: Field Trip to Camp Abnaki Tuesday, June 12th. 8:00 AM to 2:15 PM. Transportation: Bus Kindergarten-Walsh and Voyagers: RiseVT Smoothie Bikes Tuesday, June 12th. 9:00 AM. Location: Outdoor Classroom next to Explorers Travelers Field Trip to Mt. Philo Wednesday, June 13th. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus 8th Grade Graduation Wednesday, June 13th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Dance Follows from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Navigators: Field Trip to Shelburne Farms Wednesday, June 13th. 8:15 AM to 1:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Travelers: Field Trip to Mt. Philo Wednesday, June 13th. Transportation: Bus Imagination: Field Trip to Burlington for Spirit of Ethan Allen Cruise Thursday, June 14th. 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Adventurers, Dreamers: Field Trip to Shelburne Farms Thursday, June 14th. 8:15 AM to 1:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Investigators: Field Trip to Kamp Kill Kare Thursday, June 14th. 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Greater St. Albans Middle School Band Rehearsal Saturday, June 16th. 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Location: Large Gym Voyagers: Field Trip to Kamp Kilcare Monday, June 18th. 10:00 AM to 2:15 PM. Transportation: Bus Adventurers: Celebration Monday, June 18th. 1:00 to 1:45 PM. Location: Library Renaissance: Field Trip to ArborTrek Canopy Adventures Tuesday, June 19th. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus Step-Up Day. For Students moving to Kindergarten, 1, 4, 7 and 8 Wednesday, June 20th. Hours are as follows: Students moving into Grades 1, 4, 7 and 8 arrive at 7:30 AM and depart at 10:30 AM. Children moving into Kindergarten arrive at 8:00 AM and leave at 10:00 AM Teachers: Conscious Discipline 1 Training Monday, June 25th - Sunday, July 1st, 2018. Location: Library May 4th - Student Led Conferences - No School May 28th - Memorial Day - No School June 14th - Ignore (previously listed last day) June 19th - New Last Day of School June 20th - Step Up Day

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING Open Doors (Week three of Session Five, last week for most classes) Wednesday - Homework Club, See it. Try it. Love it! (final class), Pottery (final class) Thursday -  Homework Club, Kids on Track (goes until 6/14), Minecraft-Thursday (final class) Athletics Wednesday (5/23) Baseball practice, 3:00-4:30 (baseball field) Softball practice, 3:00-4:30 (softball field) Thursday (5/24) 7/8 Baseball game home vs. SATEC, 4:00 p.m. 7/8 Softball game home vs. Westford, 4:00 Softball pictures, 3:00 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 Beginning strings and Sr. Orchestra members should be in the band room for this afternoon's Unified Arts Night performance by 4:30. Mr. Mehaffey will have pizza for you before the performance at 5 to 5:30. Sr. Band is rehearsing today at 2.

EVENTS OR NOTICES TRIMESTER 3 ARTS SHOWCASE 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the Large Gym EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO ATTEND WALKING WEDNESDAY IS TODAY! THE WEATHER IS GOOD.  Hop on your bike, ride your scooter or simply walk into school. Consider not riding the bus or getting a ride to school in your family car. These days are too pleasant to spend time in a vehicle. WALKING PATH LAPS COUNT DOUBLE ON SCIENCE TESTING DAYS FOR THE WALKING PATH CONTEST. CHEER CAMP Anyone from Kindergarten-5th Grade who is interested in being a part of a cheer camp this summer, please contact Ms. Lovely in Renaissance or email her at tlovely@maplerun.org. There are a few papers to get filled in. ARTWORK CONTEST School artists take note: the 8th-grade planning committee is putting on an art competition for artwork to go on the front the graduation ceremony program. The art must include 8th grade class of 2018 and St. Albans city school. The competition runs May 21st through 25th.  Thank you, the 8th Grade planning committee.

PICTURES AND REPORTS STUDENT REPRESENTATION AT DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES Champlain College hosted a huge tech gathering for teachers and students on Monday and Tuesday this week (5/21 and 5/22). The tech staff that attended from our school included Ms. Bertucci, Ms. Borst and Ms. Tagliamonte. On Monday they brought along three students to represent St. Albans City School. The students showcased learning experiences they had this year in the makerspace at St. Albans City School. They also got a chance to see what the tech industry is offering teachers and students, and they were able to see what other schools are doing. Tech Staff and Students Testing out a Virtual Reality System Working and demonstrating at the St. Albans City School Booth A student from another school tested out one of the SACS laser-cutter-made puzzles UPDATE ON THE WALKING PATH CONTEST Lap tallies for the 2nd week have been finalized. As noted before, Team Discovery has gained the lead after a massive week of walking/running May 14-18th. Here is their picture. Congratulations. Team Imagination deserves some solid recognition for completing the most walking laps among the 1-3 learning communities.  Way to Go Imagination!  Here is their picture. A FEW RECESS PICTURES 5-22-2018 DAY OLD CHICKS IN KINDERGARTEN Every year the kindergarten students incubate chicken eggs and hatch little chicks in their classrooms. The hatching day arrived on Monday 5-21-2018 and dozens of little chicks are now getting used to being out of their shells. Here are a few pictures of them during the first day in Mr. Lewis and Ms. Lawyer's classrooms.