Thursday, October 4, 2018

Announcements 10-5-2018

FRIDAY OCTOBER 5th
JOKE OF THE WEEK
LINK TO VIDEO (teacher explanation might be needed)

BREAKFAST
SNACKS
FRIDAY - Apples
MONDAY - Grapes
TUESDAY - Cantaloupe
LUNCH

LIKELY RECESS WEATHER

Cold but beautiful.   Note: Everyone is asked to remain inside between 7:00 and 11:00 AM while window repair takes place outside of USA/Renaissance. Thank you.



AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Bussing is available Monday-Thursday leaving at 4:30 pm for after-school sports.


OPEN DOORS - 3:15 to 4:30.

Monday: (Program will run: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12)
Extreme Hip Hop
Drama
Open Doors Explorers



Wednesday: (Programs will run: 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14)
Raiders Robot Rumble
Drama
Open Doors Explorers
Books with Bashaw


Thursday: (Programs will run:10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15)
Kids on the Move
Drama
Open Doors Explorers



    ATHLETICS


    OCTOBER
    1

    5/6 AWAY @ Georgia, 5:30 pm
    7/8 HOME vs. Sheldon, 4:00 pm
    XC Practice 3:00-4:00
    2

    CANCELLED: 7/8 AWAY @ Westford, 4:15 pm
    3
    5/6 HOME vs. Sheldon, G/B-4:00 pm
    RESCHEDULED: 7/8 AWAY @ Westford, B,4:00 pm G, 5:15 pm
    XC AWAY @ Georgia, 4 pm
    4

    7/8 HOME vs. Alburgh, 415
    XC Practice 3:00-4:00
    5

    7/8 G Soccer Practice 430-6




    MUSIC PRACTICE WITH MR. KELLY

    Friday:
    7:25-8:15   5th/6th Grade Band (Brass & Percussion)
    9:30-10:00   Orion Ward & Galen Stott
    10:00-10:30   Tara Ditch
    11:15-11:45   Lyla Rouleau
    11:45-12:15   Lexi Smith
    12:15-12:45   Kyla Abair, Sophie Carswell, Noelle LaClair, Kayden Levine-Owen, & Alexis Swann
    12:45-1:15   Addison Hamilton, Grayson Mergenthal, Charlie Luneau, & Noah Morgan-Luther
    1:15-1:45   Ella Dunigan, Alan LaRose, & Leah Mitchell
    1:50-2:45   7th/8th Grade Band


    IMPORTANT DATES

    OCTOBER
    Drama Rehearsals for 101 Dalmations. Mon, Wed, Thu.
    Monday, October 1st - Thursday, December 13th. 3:15 - 4:30 PM. Location: Large Gym and Music Rooms.

    Everyone: Walking Wednesday.
    Wednesday, October 10th. LINK TO ROUTES AND TIMES

    1st-3rd Grades Parent Math Night (parents only) Link to Flyer with More Info.
    Tuesday, October 16th. 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Location: SACS Library

    Everyone: Walking Wednesday.
    Wednesday, October 17th. LINK TO ROUTES AND TIMES

    Everyone: Walking Wednesday.
    Wednesday, October 24th. LINK TO ROUTES AND TIMES

    Whole-School: SEDTA Award Assembly
    Tuesday, October 30th. 9:00 AM. Location: Large Gym

    Everyone: Walking Wednesday.
    Wednesday, October 31st. LINK TO ROUTES AND TIMES


    October 19th. Teacher in-service day. Non-student day.



    EVENTS AND NOTICES



    PLEASE SAVE BOX TOPS 
    More information about box tops will soon be coming to announcements

    Box tops should be handed to Ms. Halvorsen in Explorers by Friday, October 12th.








    PUMPKIN WEIGHT GUESSING CONTEST
    Teachers have the tickets for their students to guess. 1 ticket per student.

    NO Touching the Pumpkin

    The winner will be picked on the last day of October


    Location: Cafeteria







    SACS MAKERSPACE
    Are you interested in using the Makerspace tools?  Is there a class project for which you could use Makerspace resources? Do you have a project idea that you want to work on that you could utilize the Makerspace?

    If you are interested in opportunities in the Makerspace please visit our website located under the Enrichment section on the school website or here is the link: SACS Makerspace
    Sign up to come to an orientation session and then you can come work on projects during Open Lab time.  

    **Before you sign up to come for orientation or open lab you need to get permission from your teacher.**

    Here is the sign up for Orientation Sessions (happen from 7:30-8:30 on Thursday mornings):  SACS Makerspace Orientation- make sure to look at the tabs on the bottom to see which week you are signing up for! If you attended an orientation last year, you do not need to attend one this year! Just sign up and we will have you fill out an annual Makerspace commitment when you arrive. We hope to see you soon!









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    If you missed the Codesmyths Kick-off, we are running a second kick-off
    Friday, October 5th 8:00-8:30 in the library.

    All 4-8 students interested in applying to Codesmyths (who have never participated before) come to the kick-off event.

    Email any questions to codesmyths@maplerun.org


    Reminder to all former Codesmyths students!!  
    Check your email.

    Please check the Codesmyths website for more information.   









    Parent Math Night
    1st - 2nd - 3rd


    Tuesday, October 16, 2018
    5:30 - 7:00pm
    SACS library


    Join us for a night of learning and creating as we dive into math for grades 1-3!


    We will begin the evening with a presentation about our math curriculum, how we teach math, and mathematical strategies.
    We will finish the night with an opportunity for you to explore, make, and take different games and materials home for you and your family.   


    **This meeting is intended for parents only**

    PICTURES AND REPORTS


    GEORGIA CROSS COUNTRY MEET  10-3-2018
    Quite a few local teams competed at the Georgia cross country meet held on Wednesday. All our runners performed admirably.  The distance was 3000 meters, just short of 2 miles.  Link to Boys ResultsLink to Girls Results  LINK TO 37 PICTURES  Tara Ditch came in 2nd and Eamon Garceau came in 10th. 










    RELEASING BUTTERFLIES

    The Navigators Preschool/Kindergarten and Adventurers, Dreamers Kindergarten classes studied the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly. They were able to witness the metamorphosis of the caterpillar to butterfly in their classrooms. Today (Thursday 10-4-2018) they released their butterflies into the world to begin their next cycle of life. 

    LINK TO PICTURES FROM MS. WILLIAMS' CLASS


    LINK TO PICTURES FROM MS. STANTON'S CLASS



    Here are Ms Lawyer’s students singing the “Metamorphosis” song and photo moments with the butterflies.  LINK TO 26 PICTURES








    DISCOVERY FIELD TRIP TO HARD'ACK
    Here are some pictures shared by Discovery of their walking field trip to Hard'ack on September 28th.  LINK TO 14 PICTURES









    Leaves from the sidewalks leading to St. Albans City School