Announcements 1-16-2018

TUESDAY JANUARY 16th

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

SNACKS TUESDAY - Strawberries WEDNESDAY - Carrots THURSDAY - Pineapple STRAWBERRIES: The strawberry plant is a perennial. This means if you plant one now, it will come back next year and the following and the year after that. It may not bear fruit immediately, but once it does, it will remain productive for about five years. Americans eat an average of three-and-a-half pounds of fresh strawberries each per year. It’s closer to five pounds if you count frozen ones. In a study, more than half of nine-year-olds picked strawberries as their favorite fruit. They’re nature’s candy! Link to reference

LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER Head outside for some fun in the snow. The snow tubes will be out for use. Thank you for keeping the tubes and snowshoes off of the sidewalk.

IMPORTANT DATES JANUARY HOPE: Field Trip to Pleasant Valley Hardwoods Tuesday, January 16th. 8:30 to 10:30 AM. Food Advisory Meeting Wednesday, January 17th. 1:30 to 2:30 PM. Location: Professional Library MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 17th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Gym Team USA: BFA Field Trip Wednesday, January 17th. 1:00 to 2:45 PM. Transportation: Walking Poster Makers: Green up Day Posters due to Ms. Tagliamonte by Tuesday, January 23rd at the latest. Everyone: Orchestra Concert Wednesday, January 24th. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Location: Library Stewardship Committee Meeting Wednesday, January 24th. 7:45 to 8:30. Location: Professional Library FEBRUARY Everyone: Walking Wednesday. This is the only Walking Wednesday for February Wednesday, February 7th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, February 7th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM Central Office Board Room. 28 Catherine Street. Everyone: Healthy Hearts Fair - NMC Saturday, February 10th. 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Location: St. Albans City School Triumph Field Trip to Jay Peak Monday, February 12th. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Everyone: Unified Arts Night Thursday, February 15th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library, Cafeteria, Large Gym, Small Gym, Arts Classrooms. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, February 21st. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School Library. Everyone: Winter Break - No School Monday, February 26th - Monday, March 5th. (Also Tuesday, March 6th is Town Meeting Day - No School)

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING Open Doors (This is Week Two of Session Three) Tuesday - Homework Club Wednesday - Magic, Kids on the Move, Pottery, Drama, Homework Club Thursday - Winter Ecology, Minecraft, Drama, Homework Club  Athletics Monday (1/15) NO SCHOOL 5-8 Cheer practice at the Complex, no bus provided, 4:00-5:30  Tuesday (1/16)  7/8 Girls and  7th Boys Games, Home vs. Alburgh - Girls: 4:30, 7th Boys: 5:30 5-8 Cheer (early game), 3:00-5:30 p.m. 8th Boys practice, 7:00-8:15 p.m. (large gym) Wednesday (1/17) 7/8 Girls and 8th Boys Games, Home vs. Westford -  Girls: 4:00, 8th Boys: 5:00 5-8 Cheer (late game), 4:00-6:30 p.m. 7th Boys practice, 7:00-8:15 p.m. Thursday (1/18) 7/8 Girls and 8th Boys Games, Home vs. Fairfield - Girls: 4:15, 8th Boys: 5:15 5-8 Cheer practice at the Complex, 3:30-TBA (bus leaves at 3:30) 7th Boys practice, 7:00-8:15 p.m. Friday (1/19) 5/6 Boys *blue team*, 3:15-4:30 (large gym) 5/6 Girls, 4:30-5:45 (large gym) 7/8 Girls, 5:45-7 (large gym) 7th Boys and 8th Boys, 7-8:15 (large gym) 5-8 Cheer, Academy Cheer Challenge @ Complex Saturday (1/20) 5/6 Girls @ SACS, 8:00 a.m. 5/6 Boys *blue team* @ Milton, 9:00 a.m. 5/6 Boys *white team* @ Milton, 10:00 a.m. 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 Beginning violins have a lesson this afternoon for both groups, Monday and Tuesday. If you do not have your instrument, please bring it for tomorrow and we will do it for the cello group 1 and any violin who does not have their instrument today. The string concert is next Wednesday for all string students, and Mr. Mehaffey will be seeing extra lessons for strings as he can work it in, today and tomorrow. Band lessons include Jeremiah, Drake, Issac, Paul, Kaitlin and Bella, Kaylie and Kianna together, Dakota and Galen, and Faith and Amber. Sr. Band will be rehearsing today at 2.

EVENTS OR NOTICES IT IS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT FARM TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN 2018 Even though all we can think about is winter right now, this is the time to start planning with Mrs. Smith for upcoming growing season activities - no matter how small, even if you just want to help garden somewhere for an hour. Do you like harvesting delicious produce and using it in the family and consumer science kitchen or your classroom? Do you like being outdoors for planting or weeding activities? Do you like making our school beautiful with amazing flowers? Please talk to Mrs. Smith about how she can come to your classroom and plan a special activity with you in this next growing season.  hsmith@maplerun.org We are so lucky to have garden spaces and someone to help us enjoy them. LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM OUR FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. NEED IDEAS? Legume Garden Root and Vegetable Garden Salad Garden Pickle Garden Salsa Garden Pizza Garden Strawberry Garden

PICTURES AND REPORTS EXPLORERS Students from Ms. Lavoie's classroom had art Friday with Ms. Haberman. The students were focused and happy. 1-12-2018.  LINK TO 27 PICTURES EXPLORERS Some Explorers girls had fun expressing themselves as their favorite animal with face paint.  Too much fun for Mrs. Bonsall to pass up!

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.