Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Announcements 6-14-2018

THURSDAY JUNE 14th
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 - Watermelon
Wednesday - Baby carrots
Thursday - Pears
LUNCH


RECESS WEATHER

It is expected to be rainy much of the day.



IMPORTANT DATES


JUNE
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

UPDATED Investigators: Field Trip to St. Albans Town Park
Friday, June 15th. 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

Triumph and Voyagers: Pool Party at the St. Albans Recreational Pool
Tuesday, June 19th.

UPDATED Step-Up Day. For Students moving to Kindergarten, 1, 4, 7 and 8
Wednesday, June 20th. Hours are as follows:
Students moving into grades 4, 7 and 8 arrive at 7:30 AM and depart at 10:30 AM.
Children moving into Kindergarten and 1st grade 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


June 14th - Ignore (previously listed last day)
June 19th - New Last Day of School
June 20th - Step Up Day


AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING



Open Doors 6/11 through 6/15
(most classes have ended, only Homework Club and Kids on Track remain. Summer acceptance letters will be handed out on Monday 6/11/18)

Each year Open Doors does a student and parent survey, if you (or your child) participated in any Open Doors program(s) please take a few minutes and fill out this short survey.

All people who complete the surveys (and enter their email) will be entered to win a Gift Certificate to "Hoss' Dogg House" 

Thank you!

Student Survey:

Parent Survey:


Thursday - Homework Club, Kids on Track (last class)


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

Information Pending


EVENTS OR NOTICES

See our Important Dates section above

PICTURES AND REPORTS




GRADUATION PICTURES WILL BE ADDED FRIDAY
Here are three pictures for the moment









USA & RENAISSANCE CLASSROOM GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Learning community-specific graduation ceremonies in USA and Renaissance took place on Tuesday, 6-12-2018. Awards to outstanding students were given by Unified Arts teachers among others. It was a nice time to reflect upon the achievements of a range of hard-working and talented young women and men.  LINK TO 14 PICTURES








8TH GRADE GRADUATION CEREMONY PRACTICE
All the 8th graders gathered in the large gym on Wednesday morning to practice what to do and when to do it for the evening event. 










YEARBOOKS
The yearbook committee of Hailey, Liam, Renee, Pilot, Aylah, and Yuki handed out the 2018 yearbooks to 8th graders on Wednesday morning. The yearbooks contain 2017/2018 school pictures, pictures from their learning communities, sports teams, music and drama events and practices, baby pictures and more. It was a time to sign each others books for memory's sake.  LINK TO 19 PICTURES








USA
Team USA 8th Graders Share PLP Speeches - On June 7th, Team USA students shared their personal learning plans with family and friends.   Students talked about their passions and plans for high school, college and possible careers.  
Speeches can be viewed at Team USA 8th Grade PLP Speeches 2018.

Team USA Students Bridge Project - Team USA students have been working the past few weeks on creating corporations, designing and then building bridges.  All progress was recorded on their wikiproject sites.  Bridge Project Site.  Corporations used Team USA money they earned throughout the year in our financial system to purchase permits, insurance, and supplies.  Students could enter their bridge into three contests - Creativity, Realistic, and Strength.  Final judging and testing took place on June 13.  The video highlights the strongest bridges.  Team USA Bridge Project Video.  Congratulations to our winning teams.