St. Albans City School Daily Announcements: Announcements 1-8-2018

MONDAY JANUARY 8th

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

SNACK for MONDAY AND TUESDAY

MONDAY - Likely to be Cantaloupe

TUESDAY - Likely to be Cucumber Sticks

CANTALOUPE:

Did you know that “down under” in Australia they refer to cantaloupe as “ROCKMELON”? Makes sense to us – they kind of do look like rocks.

Because cantaloupes are high in Vitamin A, they help maintain good eye health. Vitamin A is essential for maintaining healthy mucus membrane and skin of your eye.

Reference: http://smartlifebites.com/cantaloupe-fun-facts/

LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER

Temperatures will be warmer but the wind will be an issue. Dress warmly.
The snow tubes will be out.

IMPORTANT DATES

JANUARY
Voyagers and Triumph: Field trip to Jay Peak
Monday, January 8th. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus.

Everyone: Winter Band and Orchestra Concert
Tuesday, January 9th. 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Everyone: January's Walking Wednesday. (Weather Dependent)
Wednesday, January 10th. This is the only Walking Wednesday in January.

Stewardship Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 10th. 7:45 to 8:30 AM. Location: Professional Library

Everyone: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
Monday, January 15th.

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

FEBRUARY
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 One of Session Three)

Monday - Hip Hop, Drama, Homework Club

Tuesday - Homework Club

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

Thursday - Winter Ecology, Minecraft, Homework Club

Athletics

Monday (1/8)

7/8 Girls and 7th Grade Boys - Home game vs. Berkshire. Girls: 4:15, 7th Boys:: 5:15

5-8 Cheer (early game) 3:00-5:15

8th Boys practice, 6:30-8:00 (large gym)

Tuesday (1/9)

NO PRACTICES - BAND CONCERT IN LARGE GYM

Wednesday (1/10)

7th and 8th Boys Games, Home vs. Georgia 7th Boys: 4:15, 8th Boys: 5:15

5-8 Cheer (late game), 4:00-6:30

Thursday (1/11)

7th and 8th Grade Boys Game @ Berkshire, 7th Boys: 4:30, 8th Boys: 5:30 (bus leaves at 3:15)

5-8 Cheer, 3:00-4:30

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

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

Friday (1/12)

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 (1/13)

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

5/6 Boys *blue team* @ SATEC, 12:00 p.m.

5/6 Boys *white team* @ SATEC, 1:00 p.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

Discovery 5th graders are presenting their end of term concert on Tuesday morning at 8:30 in the band room. I can accommodate 2 classes of the other two teams who will be having band for the last half of the year, along with Discovery parents.

Sr. Band and Jazz Band will be presenting our winter concert Tuesday evening at 7 in the big gym. Band members should be in the band room by 6:30.

Sr. Band is rehearsing today at 2.

Beginning violin, group 1, have lessons today at 3.

Band lessons are on week A. This includes Tara, Lyla, Nichole, Heather, Hunter, Molly, Orion, and Jack Sparr.

EVENTS OR NOTICES

January's Walking Wednesday takes place this week

Wednesday, January 10th. This is the only Walking Wednesday in January.

Green Up Vermont

2018 Poster Contest!

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 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

8th GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL

Before the holiday break, the St. Albans City School 8th Grade boy's basketball team helped NorthWest Family Foods stock shelves and organize food! They did a great job and we would love to have them back!

TRAVELERS' BONE EDUCATION

Ms. Hook made the best of a bad situation, a slip on the ice and a major elbow bone break, to extend her students' understanding of bone anatomy. Her husband, is a radiologist and each year he supplies Ms. Hook with x-rays for Travelers' instruction. This time students had a chance to check out her amazing x-ray. Afterwards, they had a chance to neatly use their writing skills to sign their names on her cast.

X-ray education this last Fall

X-ray education January 4th, 2018

MEDIA CLASS

7/8th grade students in Ms. Wade's and Mr. Craib's media class are making videos, recording podcasts and taking pictures. Here are a few examples of pictures taken by one of the students, Tara Ditch.