Friday, August 30, 2019

Announcements 9-3-2019

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
MONDAY IS LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL

BREAKFAST
MONDAY
No-School
Memorial Day
TUESDAY
Scrambled Eggs 
Wheat Bread 
Slice 
Homemade 
Blueberry Muffin 
Whole Grain 
Bagel 
Cream Cheese
WEDNESDAY
Scrambled Eggs 
Wheat Bread 
Slice 
Homemade 
Breakfast 
Round 
Whole Grain 
Bagel 
Cream Cheese
THURSDAY
Scrambled Eggs 
Wheat Bread 
Slice 
Danimals 
w/granola 
Whole Grain 
Bagel
Cream Cheese
FRIDAY
Scrambled Eggs 
Wheat Bread 
Slice 
Iced Honey Bun 
Whole Grain Bagel 
Cream Cheese

SNACK
MONDAY
No-School
Memorial Day
TUESDAY
Cucumbers
WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY


LUNCH
MONDAY
No-School
Memorial Day
TUESDAY
Chicken & 
Cheese Fajita 
Garden Salsa 
Rice Pilaf 
Daily Soup 
Fresh Fruit & 
Veggie Bar
WEDNESDAY
Chicken Caesar 
Salad 
Homemade 
Dinner Roll 
Daily Soup 
Fresh Fruit & 
Veggie Bar
THURSDAY
Homemade 
Shepherd's Pie 
Homemade 
Cornbread 
Daily Soup 
Fresh Fruit & 
Veggie Bar
FRIDAY
Cape Cod 
Crusted 
Arcadian 
Red Fish 
Crinkle Cut 
French Fries 
Homemade 
Dinner Roll 
Daily Soup 
Fresh Fruit & 
Veggie Bar


WEATHER
The chance of rain is low. It should be a good day to head outside.

ATHLETICS
Registration forms have been handed out and all paperwork needs to be turned into Ms. Beck, the athletic director, as soon as possible and before Wednesday, Sept 4th. Ms. Beck has extra registration forms if you need one.



There is an informative parent meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd in the cafeteria where all of the paperwork can be turned in and the athletes can meet their coaches. All Fall athletics will begin on Wednesday, September 4th. 

Fall schedule:

There will be two 5/6 girls soccer teams- white and navy, 5/6 boys soccer, 7/8 girls soccer, 7/8 boys soccer and cross country for 5th-8th graders. Most 5/6 girls soccer practices will be scheduled together but games will be played separately.




OPEN DOORS
Session One brochures will come out the week of September 9th and are due back by September 16th. Acceptance letters will then go out the following week and Open Doors will begin September 30th.


CHORUS
5th and 6th-grade chorus will start next week on Wednesday, Sept 4th.
Regular chorus rehearsals will be from 7:30-8:15 every Wednesday and Thursday in the big music room. 

7th and 8th-grade chorus rehearsals will start next week on Tuesday, Sept 3rd. Regular chorus rehearsals will be from 2:00-2:45 every Tuesday and Wednesday in the big music room.

There will be an optional ShowChoir starting soon for those already involved in chorus. This is open to 5th-8th graders and will be Friday mornings from 7:30-8:15. 

It is not too late to sign up for chorus!



IMPORTANT DATES

SEPTEMBER
Labor Day - No School
Monday, September 2nd.

First Day of School for PreK and kindergarten - HALF DAY
Tuesday, September 3rd. 8:00 to 10:00 AM.

Resource Fair for PreK and Kindergarten Families
Tuesday, September 3rd. 8:00 - 10:00 AM. Location: Library.

Athletes and Family Members: Meeting with the Athletic Director and Coaches
Tuesday, September 3rd. 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 4th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine St.


Family Informational Meeting for Voyagers
Thursday, September 5th. 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Location: Voyagers Classrooms

Welcome to Explorers Night. 1st Grade Only.
Tuesday, September 10th. 5:30 - 6:30 PM. Location: Explorers Classroom B3

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, Sept 18th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: 
Bellows Free Academy, 71 S Main St. Library

Triumph Field Trip to Hard'ack
Friday, September 20th. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Walking

8th Grade Lake Champlain Event Field Trip
Friday, September 20th. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

St. Albans City School Open House
Thursday, September 26th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library, Gyms, Cafeteria


4th Grade Lake Champlain Event Field Trip
Friday, September 27th. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM


OCTOBER
School Picture Days (by Cold Hollow)
Tuesday-Thursday, October 1st-3rd. 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Location: AC206 Professional Library

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 2nd. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28th Catherine St.

RiseVT Measurement Day. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grades
Tuesday, October 8th. 8:30 to 10:30 AM. Location: 2nd Floor Art Gallery.

St. Albans City School 1st-3rd Grade Math Night
Tuesday, October 15th. 5:30 to 7:30 PM

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 16th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Center School, 57 Park St.

Teacher Inservice Day. No School
Friday, October 18th.

Conference week PreK - 8th Grade
Monday - Friday, October 28th - November 1st.




EVENTS AND NOTICES




PreK-K RESOURCE FAIR


Tuesday, September 3rd
8am-10am - Location: Library

Come and talk to staff on a wide range of topics

  • Busing
  • Nursing - medical questions
  • Chaperoning field trips - background checks
  • Walking school bus - Maps, dates and volunteering to be leaders
  • Signing up for daily announcements via email
  • Abbey Food Organization
  • Free and Reduced / Universal meals
  • More...






COMPLETED PAPERWORK NEEDED

Families, your child should have returned home with a folder of papers to fill out and return to the school. The completed forms are vital to the function of the school.  Please send them in to your student's teacher as quickly as possible.
  • Verification Form: This form asks for essential contact information in case we need to reach you during the school day.
  • Health Form: Our nurses need information about health issues, medications, and vaccinations.
  • Technology Use Form: We need to know that you and your student agree to all the guidelines listed for the use of technology in the school (computers etc.).
  • Free and Reduced Meal Form: This form should to be filled out by every family regardless of need. It is the way the school qualifies to receive free breakfasts, snacks, lunches and afterschool meals. Schools that have a substantial portion of their students who qualify for free and reduced cost meals can receive money for free summer meals for those 18 and under. These schools also get support for farm to school programs. In summary, your participation ensures that every child has access to healthy food. Thank you.





WALKING SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM IS EXPANDING WITH STUDENT LEADERS
Only about 13% of our School's students walk or bike to school each day. We want that number to increase and we hope to accomplish this by having paid 6th, 7th and 8th-grade walking school bus leaders guide younger students to school safely. The walking school bus routes will be the same as those used for Walking Wednesdays and leaders will walk five days per week until Thanksgiving. We will also offer the program in the spring. If you are in one of these older grade students, then consider applying for a walking school bus leadership position. Those selected will earn $20/month, or $1.00 per day. You only need to lead walking to school.

Leaders will have to be very responsible, reliable, and willing to lead their walking school buses in any kind of weather.
  • Pick up an application from your 6th, 7th and 8th-grade teachers Tuesday the 3rd.
  • Return that application to Mr. Craib by Thursday, September 5th.
  • Those selected for the job will meet with Mr. Craib, Officer Talley and Ms. Goldsmith, Monday morning Sept. 9th at 7:45 AM.
The application form will look like this.  LINK TO APPLICATION








RENAISSANCE NEEDS YOUR COMPOST!
Renaissance is ready to start taking breakfast and snack compost from your classrooms. Please bring it to the Renaissance community and dump it into the buckets at the end of the hall by 2:00 pm each day. Renaissance will compost the food waste to make nutrient-rich soil for the school gardens.

Please make sure there is no dairy or trash in the compost.

Thank you!








SHARE FRIDGE ORGANIZATION
Let's do our part to keep the Share Fridge organized! Stack or place things neatly, keeping similar foods together (like juice with juice, bagels with bagels, etc.).

Thanks for your support on this.


Share fridge like this
Share fridge not like this








Y AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM COMING TO ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL
The Y has decided there is enough interest to support an afterschool program at St. Albans City School.


Info about the Program:
The hours children spend outside of the classroom are critical to their growth and development. The Y is committed to providing children with a safe, enriching and fun environment during out-of-school time, where we foster positive physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth. Our curriculum complements the school day with extended learning opportunities that include sports, outdoor play, the arts, skill-building clubs, STEM, literacy and more. Each Y School Age program is available to all children in grades K-6. Our full-week options and hours are designed to meet the childcare needs of working families. Our flexible enrollment schedule encourages children to participate who may need enrichment, exercise or a supervised environment with positive adult role models just a few days each week.
The program runs from dismissal until 6pm daily, Monday- Friday

Afterschool Rates:
1 day $35
2 days $59
3 days $71
4 days $82
5 days $92

Additional After-School Opportunities:
St Albans Rec Dept: Here are the links for the Afterschool program and Vacation/ Inservice Camps.  The Rec Dept will be working on a first come first serve basis.



     


PICTURES AND REPORTS



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE and MEALS PROGRAMS
We are one of the few schools in Vermont with a long-time free fruit and vegetable snack program. Our free breakfasts and lunches are more recent but equally vital to our school. We have these programs because enough parents turn in free and reduced lunch forms that we qualify for federal funding. These are hugely important programs for us and most students really appreciate the healthy snacks and meals.

These students were photographed picking up snacks, clean compost buckets and classroom breakfasts to take back to their classrooms. 8-30-2019







BAND GROUPS ASSEMBLED
Mr. Kelly began to assemble band students for regular practices. This group met on Friday the 30th of August to go over expectations and plan for use of instruments. 8-30-2019





STUDENT ARRIVAL
Kids were photographed trouping into school on their third day of the new school year. 8-30-2019