Announcements 12-21-2017

THURSDAY DECEMBER 21st

THE HOLIDAY BREAK BEGINS TOMORROW (FRIDAY)

JOKES OF THE WEEK LINK TO JOKE 1 LINK TO JOKE 2

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 OATMEAL BAR WILL BE THE HOT BREAKFAST FOR THE WEEK

SNACKS THURSDAY - Bananas BANANAS: The so-called "banana tree" is not a tree at all. In fact, it is the world's largest herb. Walmart sells more bananas than any other item. Banana fibers can be used to purify water. There are more trade restrictions on bananas than on AK-47s. Reference: https://www.buzzfeed.com/allisonwild/b-a-n-a-n-a-s?utm_term=.vp7j2kWn4#.tl2N893B1

LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER We return to really cold weather today. Dress properly if you plan to go outside. There will be NO snow tubes out due to the icy conditions. The sledding hill is CLOSED.

IMPORTANT DATES DECEMBER Explorers: Field Trip to Holiday House Thursday, December 21st. 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Transporation: Bus Students and Families: HOLIDAY SEASON - NO SCHOOL Friday, December 22nd through January 2nd. Students return to school on the 3rd. JANUARY Voyagers and Triumph: Field trip to Jay Peak Monday, January 8th. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus. Everyone: January's Walking Wednesday. (Weather Dependent) Wednesday, January 10th. This is the only Walking Wednesday in January. Food Advisory Meeting Wednesday, January 17th. 1:30 to 2:30 PM. Location: Professional Library

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING OPEN DOORS: (This is the final week of Session 2. Enrollment forms for Session 3 went home on 12/13, acceptance letters will go home 1/3/18 and Session 3 starts 1/8/18 ) Thursday -  Winter Ecology, Kids Cooking, Homework Club  ATHLETICS: Thursday (12/21) 5-8 Cheer, 3:00-4:30 (small gym) 5/6 Girls Basketball 4:30-5:45 (large gym) 7th Grade Boys Basketball 5:45-7 (large gym) Students who need to take the late bus must register for it before 12:00 noon - there is no late bus on Fridays. Please contact Alisha Sawyer with any questions or for more information. asawyer@maplerun.org.

BAND Full Orchestra is going to rehearse this morning at 9 am. Kaylie and Kianna have a flute lesson at 10 AM this morning.

EVENTS OR NOTICES DRAMA  Drama permission forms need to be in by this Thursday, December 21st! Auditions will be held on the first day back from break. Students can sign up outside the music rooms and can pick up a permission form and audition packet. Thanks.  Ms. Hartman The Rotary Ski and Ride Bus Registration is online!  Riders must log in and pay each Thursday night for each Saturday ride. First Saturday is January 6th! Register and pay for the ski and ride bus at THIS LINK    The Flyer for the Rotary Ski and Ride Bus can be found HERE

PICTURES AND REPORTS ADVENTURERS Each year kindergarteners get to conduct an investigation of owl pellet content through dissection. Using oversized tooth picks and tweezers the children unwrap and pull apart their own owl pellet. They then try to match the bones and teeth they find in their pellet with drawings of the skeletal structures of life forms owls typically prey on. The kids really get into the task.    Reference: https://www.carolina.com/teacher-resources/Interactive/basic-information-on-owl-pellets/tr11103.tr The pictures below are from Mr. Lewis' classroom:  LINK TO 37 PICTURES IMAGINATION Ms. Dionne's and Sturgis's students went outside to decorate an evergreen tree with edible holiday treats for birds and squirrels. They had just finished reading a beautiful book in which "a boy recounts his family's annual Christmas Eve outing to a nearby wood, where they decorate a special tree (``It has been our tree forever and ever'') with fruit, seeds and strings of popcorn for the animals."   Night Tree. Eve Bunting, Author, Ted Rand, Illustrator. Harcourt Children's Books.     Reference: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-257425-3 The book inspired the teachers and students to do the same thing here on school property. LINK TO 17 PICTURES NAVIGATORS Students sang holiday songs in the library on Wednesday. Dozens of family members were able to attend.  It was a short and joyful celebration of the season with all the kids doing a great job. 12-20-2017 LINK TO 62 PICTURES MAKER SPACE Two proud students display the laser cut items they created in the maker space on Wednesday 12-20-2017 while supervised by Ms. Borst.

NORMAL SCHOOL HOURS

3 & 4-year-old Pre-K students Session 1. 8:00 A.M. - 10:45 A.M. Session 2. 11:15 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.

Full Pre-K (4-year-olds) and Kindergarten 8:00 A.M - 2:00 P.M.

1st - 8th Grade 7:30 A.M - 2:50 P.M.

Half Day School Hours are 7:30 A.M. - 10:50 A.M.