WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22nd
IMPORTANT DATES
AUGUST Teachers: In-service Wed 22nd-Friday 24th. Teachers & Staff: Convocation Friday, August 24th. 1st-8th Grade: First Day of School. This is a HALF DAY. Wednesday, August 29th. 7:25 AM to 10:55 AM. Includes a Resource Fair for Families 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM. SEPTEMBER Everyone: Labor Day - No School Monday, September 3rd. PreK and Kindergarteners: First Day of School Thursday, September 6th.
Kindergarten Navigators/Dreamers/Adventurers: Field Trip to Hackett’s Orchard
Friday, September 28th. 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Transportation: Bus
Everyone: St. Albans City School Open House
Thursday, September 27th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Locations: Library, Large Gym, Small Gym
CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
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EVENTS AND NOTICES
THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM IS OVER FOR 2018
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| REPORTS AND PICTURES
PHRAGMITES CONTROL IN THE SCHOOL WETLANDS
Two representatives from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife department returned to the St. Albans City School wetlands to examine the effects of previous phragmites control and to continue their work (8-20-2018). Phragmites is an invasive grass species that loves wet areas and that quickly displaces native plant species like cattails. The worker's method involved the use of targeted mild spray on each phragmites plant with the goal being to avoid impact to the local plants. Generally speaking, our school avoids sprayed plant control methods. However, in this case, the benefits of phragmites mitigation outweigh the negatives. They were extremely pleased to witness the thriving diversity of native plants in our wetlands. In 2013, when wetlands restoration became a goal for our school, the wetlands were neither diverse nor healthy.
Bob at work along the drainage ditch in the wetland area
The field across from the wetlands have been entirely taken over by phragmites
Notice the brown patch in the middle of the pictures. Those are old (dead) phragmites from years past.
The healthy school wetlands now. Very diverse. The pond in the bottom has many cattails.
This view shows the wetlands in relation to the school athletic fields.
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