Thursday, November 29, 2018

Announcements 11-30-2018

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30th
JOKE OF THE WEEK


BREAKFAST
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Entrees
Assorted Cereal
Whole Grain Bagel
Sides
WG English Muffin
Condiment
Cream Cheese
Entrees
Homemade
Blueberry Muffin
Whole Grain Bagel
Condiment
Cream Cheese
Entrees
Homemade
Breakfast Round
Whole Grain Bagel
Condiment
Cream Cheese
Entrees
Danimals w/granola
Whole Grain Bagel
Condiment
Cream Cheese
Entrees
Iced Honey Bun
Whole Grain Bagel
Condiment
Cream Cheese

SNACKS
FRI. - Peppers
MON. - Grapes
TUE. - Watermelon
WED. - Pears

LUNCH
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Dress Your
Own Hot Dog
Oven Crisp
Tater Tots
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Veggie Bar
Taco Bar
w/ The Works
Rice Pilaf
Garden Salsa
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Veggie Bar
BBQ Pulled
Pork Sandwich
Creamy Coleslaw
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Veggie Bar
Cheesy Ravioli
Bake
Garlic Breadsticks
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit
& Veggie Bar
Cheeseburger
Flatbread
Caesar Salad
with Kale
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit
& Veggie Bar


LIKELY RECESS WEATHER

It will be a nice day to go outside.  The sledding hill is rock hard and icy so there will be no snow tubes put out unless it softens up during the day.

The snowshoes will be put out although the snow is not very deep.  Please keep them off the cement sidewalk.  Thank you.



AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING


ATHLETICS: Registration forms for basketball and cheer are complete. 

5/6 B Basketball:  All contracts from Coach Macy and Coach Dillon must be signed by you and your parent/guardian prior to being able to participate in practice.


Here is the week of Nov. 26th practice schedules. Please read carefully:


26 2 x 4:30 bus

Cheer, 3:30-5:30p
5/6 G,  4:30-5:30 pm
7/8 G,  5:30- 6:45 pm
7th B,  6:30-7:45 pm
8th B, 7:30-8:45 pm
27 1 x 4:30 bus

Cheer, 3:30-5:30pm
Comp Cheer @ Complex, 6 pm
5/6 B Navy, 3:00-4:00 pm
5/6 B White, 4:00-5:00 pm
7/8 G,  5:30- 6:45 pm
7th B,  6:30-7:45 pm
8th B, 7:30-8:45 pm
28 2 x 4:30 bus

5/6 G,  4:30-5:30 pm
7/8 G,  5:30- 6:45 pm
7th B,  6:30-7:45 pm
8th B, 7:30-8:45 pm
29 2 x 4:30 bus

5/6 B Navy, 3:00-4:00 pm
5/6 B White, 4:00-5:00 pm
7/8 G,  5:30- 6:45 pm
7th B,  6:30-7:45 pm
8th B, 7:30-8:45 pm
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5/6 B Navy, 3:00-4:00 pm
5/6 B White, 3:30-4:30 pm
7/8 G,  5:30- 6:45 pm
7th B,  6:30-7:45 pm
8th B, 7:30-8:45 pm


OPEN DOORS - 3:15 to 4:30.

Drama will resume back the week of Nov. 26th- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Session two for Open Doors will begin the week of Dec. 3rd. The schedule will be as follows:
Monday: (Program will run: 12/3, 12/10, 12/17)
Extreme Hip Hop
Drama
Cultural Cooking and Crafts
Open Doors Explorers


Wednesday: (Programs will run: 12/5,12/12,12/19)
Tiny Dungeons and Dragons
Drama
Books with Bashaw
Open Doors Explorers


Thursday: (Programs will run:12/6, 12/13, 12/20)
Raider’s Giving Back
Drama

Open Doors Explorers

NOTE: The Drama production will be on Friday, December 14th at 6:00 pm.

Bussing is available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday leaving at 4:30 pm except for on school off days.


MUSIC PRACTICE WITH MR. KELLY

Week A


Friday:
7:25-8:15   5th/6th Grade Band (Brass & Percussion)
9:30-10:00   Orion Ward & Galen Schad
10:00-10:30   Isaac Ditch & Drake Remillard
11:15-11:45   Lyla Rouleau
11:45-12:15   Lexi Smith
12:15-12:45   Kyla Abair, Sophie Carswell, Noelle LaClair, Kayden Levine-Owen, & Alexis Swann
12:45-1:15   Addison Hamilton, Grayson Mergenthal, Charlie Luneau, & Noah Morgan
1:15-1:45   Ella Dunigan, Alan LaRose, & Leah Mitchell
1:50-2:45   7th/8th Grade Band

IMPORTANT DATES

NOVEMBER
Drama Rehearsals for 101 Dalmations. Mon, Wed, Thu. (NO PRACTICES THANKSGIVING WEEK) Through December 13th. 3:15 - 4:30 PM. Location: Large Gym and Music Rooms.

Stewardship Committee Meeting
Friday, November 30th. 7:45 to 8:15 AM. Location: Professional Library

Picture Retake Day. Return photos along with $5 on retake day. There is no retake fee for glasses glare."  Friday, November 30th. 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Location: Professional Library.

4-8th Graders: Incredibles Enchanted Forest Winter Ball
Friday, November 30th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria


DECEMBER
Everyone: Day of Code
Tuesday, December 4th. Time: All day. Location: The entire school.

Everyone: Walking Wednesday. This will be the only Walking Wednesday for December. Wednesday, December 5th. LINK TO ROUTES AND TIMES

RiseVT Classrooms: Jessica Frost's Visit for Bronze Level Qualifiers
Wednesday, December 5th.  January 9th is also an option for Bronze Level Visit.

MRUSD Special Board Meeting at BFA - NW Tech Center.
Wednesday, December 5th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Everyone: Winter Band Concert
Thursday, December 6th. 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Location: Large Gym

Stewardship Committee Meeting
Friday, December 7th. 7:45 to 8:15 AM. Location: Professional Library

Renaissance: Field Trip to Hannaford Shopping Complex to deliver Operation Happiness Food. Friday, December 7th. 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Transportation: Bus

Triumph & Voyagers: Field Trip to Jay Peak
Tuesday, December 11th. 7:45 to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Everyone: Drama. 101 Dalmations
Thursday, December 13th. 9:00 to 10:30 AM. Location: Large Gym

Stewardship Committee Meeting
Friday, December 14th. 7:45 to 8:15 AM. Location Professional Library

Everyone: Drama. 101 Dalmations
Friday, December 14th. 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

MRUSD Board Meeting at St. Albans City School
Wednesday, December 19th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Library

Investigators Families: Culminating event/social thinking plays
Thursday, December 20th. 10:00 to 11:15 AM. Location: Library

Whole School: College Day PEP Rally, Relay Race & Half Court Shots
Friday, December 21st. Location: Large Gym. Time to be announced.

JANUARY
Parent Community Council Meeting
Thursday, January 10th. 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Location: Professional Library

Nov 9th - Student/Teacher/Parent conferences.
Nov 21-23 Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec 24-31st Holiday Break - No School



EVENTS AND NOTICES




FRIDAY IS A SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY.  
Come to school dressed in white and blue







CUTTING EDGE DESIGNS
Whether you see it as woodworking or homemade products made by the steady hands of students, Cutting Edge Designs is a business freshly surfacing the public. The Hands-On Practical Education (HOPE) classroom in St. Albans City School is the home of the business, where students of ages ranging from 9-14 have internships working for the business. Cutting Edge Designs is student-lead and therefore, all of the design ideas, products, pricing, advertisements and more are all created by the interns! The product website is up now and ready for customer orders!









ENCHANTED FOREST WINTER BALL
Friday, November 30th, 2018
Hosted by the Incredibles
Time: 5-7 pm
Where: Cafeteria
Cost: $3.00
Grades: 4-6
Semi-Formal Attire encouraged 
Featuring food, raffle, and games.








TEAM USA SPONSORED 7th and 8th GRADE DANCE
On December 14th team USA will be holding a dance for 7th and 8th graders at SACS. The dance will commence at 6:00 PM and will end at 8:00 PM. The dance will be held in the USA hallway. Pizza and soda will be available  in the language arts room. The cost to get in will be 3.00 dollars. The dance will include a movie, games, food, drinks, and of course dancing. We hope to see you there.







SACS IT IS TIME FOR OPERATION HAPPINESS! 
The Renaissance community started collecting non-perishable food items on Monday, November 26th. Collected items will be donated to Operation Happiness which helps local families during the holiday season.

If the St. Albans City School community works together to collect 1500 food items, all communities in the school will get a popcorn party on December 21st.

Nonperishable food items will be collected from November 26th - December 7th.





Yesterday we collected 103 items. We have 436 items altogether! Keep bringing in food items so we can earn the popcorn party!








PICTURE RETAKE DAY
Return photos along with $5 on retake day. There is no retake fee for glasses glare."  Friday, November 30th. 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Location: Professional Library.







Day of Code Reminder
(December 4th)

This year’s Day of Code will consist of some new activities that weren’t included
last year. These include Binary Code Bracelets, Lego Wedos and
other various activities. We hope that you enjoy Day of Code as much as we do!
LINK TO THE DAY OF CODE WEBSITE

A few pictures from last year

PICTURES AND REPORTS




OPEN DOORS AND MAKERSPACE STUDENTS CREATED ORNAMENTS
Open doors students made beautiful cookie Christmas tree ornaments and a student working in the Makerspace made ornaments with wood and a laser cutter. The decorations were placed onto a Christmas tree that will be displayed at city hall. 11-29-2018






HIGH SCHOOL MENTORING DURING PRE-K AND K OUTDOOR PLAY
Pictures from Ms. Williams.  High school mentors helping to make a snowman.  High school mentors and Mr. Barker with two of his students from last year.





ADVENTURERS (BACHAND)
Ms. Bachand shared a pile of wonderful snow play pictures.  LINK TO 36 PICTURES






TEAM USA GUEST SPEAKER
Mr. Henry Neuberger, former United State Marine and Vietnam veteran visited with Team USA students on Tuesday, November 28th.  Mr. Neuberger shared his experience growing up and joining the Marine Corps as an 18-year-old and being shipped overseas.  Students and staff appreciated Mr. Neuberger's talk and the several items he showed from his tours.  LINK TO VIDEO (1 hour and 41 minutes).  LINK TO 31 PICTURES