Announcements 8-29-2018

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29th

HALF DAY 7:25 to 10:55 AM

BREAKFAST Hot Breakfast: Thursday (4-6) and Friday (7-8): Cheesey scrambled eggs and toast.

SNACKS WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

LUNCH

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING ATTENTION ALL FALL ATHLETES! Bring ALL sign-up sheets filled out/signed and bus requests that are handed out on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 to your next practice to participate. THERE IS NO BUSSING ON FRIDAY’S. Sports Calendar This Week WEDNESDAY 29th ½ day for students THURSDAY 30th 5/6 G Soccer Practice 3-430 7/8 G Soccer Practice 430-6 7/8 B Soccer Practice 430-6 FRIDAY 31st. 5/6 B Soccer Practice 3-430 5/6 G Soccer Practice 3-430 7/8 G Soccer Practice 430-6 7/8 B Soccer Practice 430-6 XC Practice 3:00-4:00 * NOTE: ALL STUDENTS WHO NEED THE 4:30 BUS MUST LET THE FRONT DESK KNOW BY 12 PM* REMINDER: THERE IS NO BUSSING ON FRIDAY’S! *Your schedule for the season will be handed out at your first practice*

IMPORTANT DATES AUGUST 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 to 8:45 AM. SEPTEMBER Everyone: Labor Day - No School Monday, September 3rd. PreK and Kindergarteners and Family representatives: First (HALF) Day of School. Thursday, September 6th. 8:30 to 10:15 AM. A family member should attend with each student. Thank you. The first full day of school will be Friday, September 7th. Pre-K Cottage (Part Time Sessions) Orientation Schedule: Thursday, September 6th. 12:00 - 1:00 PM Morning Session Orientation (Meet at the cottage) 1:30 - 2:30 PM Afternoon Session Orientation (Meet at the cottage) The first "official" day for these groups of kids will be Monday, Sept.10th. The morning session runs from 8:15 -10:45 AM and the afternoon runs from 11:15 AM - 2:00 PM 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 August 29th. First (half) day of school. September 3rd. Labor Day. No School. September 6th. PreK and Kindergarten first (half) day of school

EVENTS AND NOTICES BUSSING ROUTES If you want to know which school bus to take to school and where to meet the bus, then check out this LINK to BUS ROUTE MAP AND STOPS.  The same information is posted on the school website under family resources. There may be some adjustments to the plan in the early days of school. RESOURCE FAIR FOR FAMILIES Wednesday 8-29. 7:15 to 8:45 AM in the school LIBRARY.  Need to talk to staff and administrators about paperwork? Bussing questions? Walking Wednesdays? Joining Scouts? Athletics? Farm to School? There will be 18 tables with people offering information and help. Please come and connect with your school and community organizations. ORCHESTRA New Orchestra teacher, Mr. Rusty Charpentier came by St. Albans City School to see how he could let you know about joining the district orchestra. He decided that a short video might be best as a way to get the information across to you. Would you be interested in playing in the Maplerun Unified School District Orchestra? If so, check out this brief video he made.  LINK TO 2-MINUTE LONG VIDEO Here is another offering you might want to consider from Mr. Charpentier: "New at SACS and all MRUSD schools this year, students may now enroll in Orchestra! In Orchestra students can learn the skills necessary to play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. If you're curious about playing an orchestral instrument, come to the instrument "petting zoo" on September 5th any time between 4-6pm in the SATEC Kiva. You'll get to see performance demonstrations, try each of the orchestral instruments, and learn about how to participate in your school's orchestra program. Follow the link to see and share the PETTING ZOO FLYER.  If you already know you'd like to join, you can fill out this ORCHESTRA REGISTRATION FORM and Mr. Charpentier will contact you with further information. Contact Alex "Rusty" Charpentier at acharpentier@maplerun or 802-752-2777 with any questions.

REPORTS AND PICTURES STUDENTS SHINED AT CONVOCATION    8-24-2018 At the beginning of each school year teachers and staff from the Maplerun Unified School District gather at the Collins Perley athletic center for convocation. It is a time for connecting with other teachers and staff and for hearing from administrators about the hopes and goals for the school year. Convocation also includes some kind of keynote speaker or event and this year that meant a spoken word performance by students from around the district. These young community members provided a powerful demonstration of the creativity and talent that exists in our student population. With just four days of practice, the students assembled an outstanding Speak Chorus show.  LINK TO 140 PICTURES of students practicing and performing. You may recognize current and former city school students. There were students from Fairfield, SATEC and BFA as well. LINK TO 21-MINUTE LONG VIDEO of their Speak Chorus performance. Check out the song at 13:20 to 17:00 minutes SUMMER FUN POSTED IN SCHOOL ENTRANCE LOBBY Ms. Trainer was kind enough to track what some of our students and few staff were up to this past summer. Here is a photo of the display she created. Ms. Trainer and Ms. S. Rouleau are making a similar board of pictures of teachers and staff so that we can see what they were up to as well. CITIZENS BANK DONATION Representatives from Citizens Bank came by St. Albans City School on Tuesday 8-28-2018 to donate a huge box of pencils, pens, paper, backpacks and more for students. The supplies are deeply appreciated and will be well used. Assistant Principal Ms. Rouleau greeted and thanked the representatives when they visited.