Announcements 6-15-2018

FRIDAY JUNE 15th

JOKE OF THE WEEK LINK TO VIDEO

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 These are the fruit and vegetable snacks remaining. The date of availability to communities is unknown at this time. Depends on how ripe the fruit is.

LUNCH

RECESS WEATHER The weather will improve throughout the day and should be fine for most people's recess. Current recess shed stock Thursday Morning. 4 balls.

IMPORTANT DATES JUNE 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 Kill Kare 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 Investigators: Field Trip to Hoss' Tuesday, June 19th. 12:00 to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Walking 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  All programs have ended, including Homework Club.

BAND The Greater St. Albans Middle School Band is rehearsing tomorrow morning at 8 am. All 6th and 7th-grade band members need to be there for the rehearsal for our concert next week in Washington, DC. If you are not at the rehearsal, you are not playing.

EVENTS OR NOTICES See our Important Dates section above

PICTURES AND REPORTS GRADUATION PICTURES AND VIDEOS Link to Video Clips from Mr. McElree: Slideshow. Band/Chorus, Speeches, Awards. Diplomas Note: Many of the pictures in these albums are unedited. All pictures are included so  you can take your choice of what you want to keep. Link to Pictures taken in the little gym prior to the graduation ceremony Links to Pictures of the Band and Chorus  Link to pictures of student speakers Link to some pictures of the students who received school awards in previous days Link to pictures of awards presented by guests Link to pictures of diplomas being Awarded, Batch 1 Link to pictures of diplomas being Awarded, Batch 2 Link to pictures of students and families celebrating after the ceremony TEAM 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. WALKING/BIKING WEDNESDAY LEADERS As the end of the school year approaches, our community can give thanks to the many people who volunteered (on their own time) to serve as walking school bus leaders and facilitators. These adults came out early each Wednesday in all kinds of weather to provide students with a supervised way to get to school using their own power. Their help, and the help of many other adults before them have made walking and biking to St. Albans City School a viable option. A little over a decade ago students were not encouraged to walk and bike to school. We now believe that walking and biking makes students physically and socially healthier. Exercise before school also tends to ready students for a day of learning.  THANK YOU St. Albans City School families for letting your children walk, bike and scooter to school. That trust that they can participate happily and safely is a gift to your children and to us. Please let Mr. Craib know if more leaders should be recognized than have been listed below. Alisha Sawyer Mike Cain and Denise Smith Deb Gleason Jessica Williams Paige Benedict Judy McElree Deb Bushey Lynn Jacobs Peg Jehle and Eddie Morrie Geoff Pac, Megan Hook, Lauren Mangis, Izzie Nuzzo Sandy Scott, Ellen Rose & Kathy DeBari Sue Wade Anna Brace Joy Walsh Jim Chase Kareem Hayes Mitch Craib Colleen Culligan Josephine Weldon Matt Allen HERE IS DATA FROM OUR WALKING AND BIKING DAYS THIS SCHOOL YEAR LOST AND FOUND - See Ms Luneau to retrieve your item(s)