St. Albans City School Daily Announcements: Announcements 1-22-2018

MONDAY JANUARY 22nd

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

The Hot Breakfast this Week will be Scrambled Eggs

SNACKS

Monday - Grapes

Tuesday - Watermelons

GRAPES:
Grapes appear in many colors. White, red, black, blue, green, purple and golden. There are over 8,000 grape varieties worldwide.

The grape appears in the top ten of the world’s favorite fruits, along with tomatoes, mangos, and bananas.

The USA imports 25% of their grapes from Chile.

Link to Reference

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER

Snow tubing will be fast today. PLEASE USE CAUTION ON THE SLEDDING HILL. If you have just come down the hill, get out of the way and try walking up the sides for the sake of safety. If too many people are trying to sled on the hill, find something else to do outside.

IMPORTANT DATES

JANUARY
Yearbook Committee Meeting
Monday, January 22nd. 7:45 to 8:30 AM. Location: Library

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 8:00 PM. Location: Library

Stewardship Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 24th. 7:45 to 8:30. Location: Professional Library

8th Grader Parents: BFA Parent Night with NWTC
Thursday, January 25th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: 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

Voyagers and Triumph Field Trip to Jay Peak
Monday, February 12th. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM.

St. Albans Community: Public Hearing on the Governors FY19 State Budget
Monday, February 12th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library.

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 Three of Session Three)

Monday - Hip Hop, Drama, Homework Club, Chess Club

Tuesday - Homework Club

Wednesday - Magic, Kids on the Move, Pottery, Drama, Homework Club

Thursday - Winter Ecology, Minecraft, Drama, Homework Club

Athletics

Monday (1/22)

5-8 Cheer practice, 3:00-4:30 (small gym)

5/6 Boys *blue*, 3:15-4:30 (large gym)

5/6 Boys *white*, 4:30-5:45 (large gym)

7/8 Girls, 5:45-7 (large gym)

7th Boys, 7-8:15 (large gym)

Tuesday (1/23)

5/6 Girls and 5/6 Boys *blue* Games, @ Alburgh - Girls: 4:15, 5/6 Boys *blue*: 5:15 THERE IS NO BUS PROVIDED FOR THESE GAMES

7th Boys practice, 4:15-5:45 p.m. (large gym)

7/8 Girls practice, 5:45-7:00 p.m. (large gym)

8th Boys practice, 7:00-8:15 p.m. (large gym)

Wednesday (1/24)

7/8 Girls Home game vs. SATEC - Girls: 4:15

7th and 8th Boys Away game @ SATEC - 7th Boys: 4:15, 8th Boys: 5:15 BUS IS DROP ONLY AND WILL LEAVE SACS AT 3:20

5-8 Cheer (home game), 3:00-5:30 p.m.

Thursday (1/25)

7/8 Girls and 7th Boys Games, Away @ Sheldon - Girls: 5:00, 7th Boys: 6:00 BUS LEAVES AT 4:00

5-8 Cheer practice, 3:00-4:30 (small gym)

5/6 Boys *white*, 3:15-4:30 (large gym)

5/6 Girls, 4:30-5:45 (large gym)

Friday (1/26)

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)

Saturday (1/27)

5/6 Girls @ Georgia, 9:00 a.m.

5/6 Boys *blue team* @ SATEC, 8:00 a.m.

5/6 Boys *white team* @ SATEC, 9:00 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

This is a B week for band lessons, so this morning Mr. M will see Isabella, Kaya and Lindsay, Georgia and Zach, Jordan, Aliyah and Hailey, Matt, Johnny, and Yuki, Adriana, Ashley, and Sophia after lunch.

All beginning violins and cello's in 4th and 5th grade, in both groups, have a dress rehearsal on Tuesday afternoon for our concert on Wednesday evening. This means that there is no rehearsal today for group 1 violins.

The Strings and Orchestra concert for all string students will be on Wednesday at 7 pm in the Library. Students will be performing in the Beginning Orchestra, solo's and duets for older students, and the full Sr. Orchestra.

EVENTS OR NOTICES

Green Up Vermont

2018 Poster Contest Entries
Due Tuesday, January 23rd!

Green Up Day is the first Saturday in May when thousands of Vermonters of all ages continue to come together to clean up and green up our state. Come join this year's poster contest!

Here are the guidelines:

Open to all students K-12 grade

Must include the words Green Up Vermont

Size 11x14" portrait

No logos or brand names

All poster designs are due to Ms. Tagliamonte by Tuesday, January 23! Green Up Vermont keeps your poster, so make sure to take a pic before you hand it in! On the back of the entry make sure to include:

Your Grade

Your First and Last Name

Address

Parent or Guardian Phone Number

PICTURES AND REPORTS

READING BUDDIES

On Friday, January 19th, younger and older students paired together for a "reading buddies" experience. Here is a LINK TO 20 PICTURES that show what that event looked like.

DREAMERS

Mrs. William's Classroom: We made gingerbread houses. We read the Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett each January - so we create our gingerbread houses in January. LINK TO 12 PICTURES

LOST AND FOUND

Many students have misplaced boots, hats, gloves, and coats. If your footware or clothing is missing, then please come and collect your item(s) from our lost and found near the front entrance of the school. Thank you.