Announcements 1-23-2018

TUESDAY JANUARY 23rd

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

SNACK FOR TUESDAY WATERMELON:  Because watermelons are native to Africa, they need hot, sunny conditions to thrive. Some varieties need up to 130 warm days to ripen. Most watermelons mature in 85 to 100 days. According to Guinness World Records, the largest watermelon ever grown was grown in Arkansas by Lloyd Bright and weighed 268.8 pounds! The record was set in 2005 at the Hope Arkansas Big Watermelon Contest. LINK TO REFERENCE

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER Due to the icy and rainy weather conditions, the snow tubes and snowshoes will NOT be available today.  :(

IMPORTANT DATES JANUARY Poster Makers: Green up Day Posters due to Ms. Tagliamonte by TODAY 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. 4-6 Students: Dance (The Dance Protocol will be followed) Friday, February 16th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria 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) Tuesday - Homework Club Wednesday - Magic, Kids on the Move, Pottery, Drama, Homework Club Thursday - Winter Ecology, Minecraft, Drama, Homework Club  Athletics 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 afternoon, all beginning violin's and cello students have a dress rehearsal for tomorrow nights Orchestra Concert. Please make sure you are in attendance at today's rehearsal at 2:50, so we can get tuned up quickly. Band lessons are for Jeremiah, Drake, Issac, Paul, Kaitlin, Bella and Kaylie today. Sr. Band is rehearsing this afternoon at 2.

EVENTS OR NOTICES 8th GRADE PARENT NIGHT (at SACS) WITH BFA AND NWTC Who: 8th Graders and their Families When: Thursday, January 25th from 6-7pm Where: St. Albans City School Library Why: Dr. Preston Randall, Director of Guidance at BFA, will be here to discuss the transition from 8th to 9th grade. He will pass out and go over the paperwork necessary for the transition and answer your questions about BFA and NWTC. If you can't make it... No fear! We will pass out paperwork and answer any remaining questions in your community. Questions? Contact Allison Goldsmith, SACS School Counselor agoldsmith@maplerun.org 527-0565 (ext. 2306) 8TH GRADERS - YEARBOOK  COVER CONTEST We have a very short deadline to create a cover. If you have a good cover idea please submit your offer to Mr. Craib and the yearbook committee by Friday, January 6th.  mcraib@maplerun.org Design Criteria: Put your name on the back of the artwork (if drawn on paper) Your artwork can be created on paper or be digital The artwork must say...  Oh, the places we've been!    -on the front  The artwork must say...  Oh, the places we’ll go!   - on the back  No Anime  You can submit artwork for the front, back, or both Has to have color 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 IMAGINATION FUN FRIDAY On Friday 1-19-2018 two classrooms from Imagination headed outdoors to try snowshoeing. It took some practice and patience to eventually get all the students kitted up and out onto the fields. The novelty of the experience made it joyful.  LINK TO 22 PICTURES NAVIGATORS Ms. Lawyer and Mrs. Adams classes completed a unit study on Owls. They each had the opportunity to dissect an owl pellet with their science partner. The students were excited to discover bones and used a chart to determine what the owl might have eaten. The Kindergarten classes will complete their Owl Unit this week with a visit from the “Bird Diva” and Craig the Owl Guy.  LINK TO 50 PICTURES from Mrs. Lawyer.

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.