FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th
JOKE OF THE WEEK
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BREAKFAST
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SNACKS
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LUNCH
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RECESS WEATHER
It is an inside recess day. Wind will make it feel well below zero.
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JANUARY
OPEN DOORS
Session three will begin on Monday, January 14th with Drama tryouts beginning on January 9th and 10th. |
MUSIC PRACTICE WITH MR. KELLY
Week B 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 Jaedyn Allen, Riley Cross, Daniel Mojica, & Alex Steiner 12:45-1:15 Ryan Blouin, Ava Giroux, & Tayah Paquette 1:15-1:45 Emily Ackel, Adam Boomhower, Natalie Cronin, & Sam Olsen 1:50-2:45 7th/8th Grade Band |
IMPORTANT DATES
JANUARY
Drama Rehearsals for Beauty and the Beast
Thursday, Jan 3rd - Thursday, April 11th. Mon, Wed, Thu. 3:15 to 4:30 PM. Location Large Gym and Music Rooms
Stewardship Committee Meeting Friday, January 11th. 7:45 to 8:15 AM. Location: Professional Library 7/8 Students: BFA Experience Tuesday, January 15th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location BFA Gym (71 S. Main Street) Friday, January 18th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: USA Classrooms Triumph & Voyagers: Field Trip to Jay Peak Tuesday, January 22nd. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus FEBRUARY
Everyone: Unified Arts Night
Tuesday, February 5th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Locations: Gymnasiums, Cafeteria, Library
Walking Wednesday. Link to Walking Routes and Meeting Times. Wednesday, February 6th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. NAEP Assessment Day for Grade 8
Friday, February 8th. 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Location: Library
St. Albans Community: Healthy Hearts on the Move
Saturday, February 9th. 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Locations: Cafeteria, Large and Small Gyms, Library.
Everyone: Trimester Two Fine Arts Showcase
Thursday, February 21st. 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Large Gym and Music Rooms
NAEP Assessment Day for Grade 4
Friday, February 22nd. 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Location: Library
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EVENTS AND NOTICES
7th and 8th Graders
Save the Date
for the
BFA Experience
January 15th, Tuesday Evening, at the BFA Gym (71 S. Main Street)
6-8pm
Sneak a peek at the school
Meet the BFA Teachers and Staff
Good Conversations and Snacks
Come see all the different programs
Meet the other Class of 2023 and 2024 classmates
RECORDER CLUB REMINDER!
Recorder Club meets in the big music room on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:00-8:30 AM.
Recorder Club is open to students in grades 4-8.
RAIDERS GOT TALENT
Raiders Got Talent started Thursday 1-10-2019 and will run through next Wednesday during lunch. Please see Mrs. Trainer for details.
7/8 DANCE
On January 18th Team USA will be holding a dance. The dance will commence at 6:00 and will end at 8:00. 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. Students will not be allowed to walk home. We hope to see you there. |
PICTURES AND REPORTS
ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL 50th ANNIVERSARY HISTORY Today we continue to learn about the St. Albans City neighborhood schools where students went to school before St. Albans City School was built.
Barlow Street School
 
Built in 1898
On 3 acres of land
Barlow and Messenger Street School are twins
4 classrooms for grades 1 - 4
1st grade classroom had 34 pupils
2nd grade classroom had 38 pupils
3rd grade classroom had 27 pupils
4th grade classroom 29 pupils
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The building is currently being used as a Community Center
with a playground, basketball court and ball field. The St. Albans Recreation Department and a Maple Run Preschool is located inside.
Messenger Street School
 
Built in 1898
On less than one acre of land
Messenger and Barlow Street School are twins
4 classrooms for grades 1 - 4
1st grade classroom had 32 pupils
2nd grade classroom had 29 pupils
3rd grade classroom had 27 pupils
4th grade classroom 22 pupils
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The building is currently being used as a Senior Center
Fairfield Street School
 
Built in 1911
On 1/2 acre of land
Fairfield Street School is the newest of the five schools
6 classrooms for grades 5 & 6
3 classes of 5th graders
1st classroom had 27 pupils
2nd classroom had 26 pupils
3rd classroom had 17 pupils
3 classes of 6th graders
1st classroom had 36 pupils
2nd classroom had 35 pupils
3rd classroom had 21 pupils
1 multiage special education room
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The building is currently being used as housing and
contains several apartments
There were also two large Catholic Schools in St. Albans City. Students paid tuition to attend Holy Angels School and St. Mary’s School. Holy Angels School on Lake Street   School. After 8th grade, they went to Catholic Central High School, which is where Town School is today. Holy Angels and Elm Street were right next door to each other. Former students tell stories of the fence that separated the two schools and kids were not allowed to socialize or play together during recess. Many of the Holy Angels students had neighborhood friends that went to Elm Street School and they would always play together after school. St. Mary’s School on Fairfield Street   located where the church parking lot is today. Classes were quite large and taught by nuns. One former student noted that in 1958 her 1st and 2nd grade class had 52 students with one nun for a teacher. There was no playground or gym. Students played outside in a paved area. The upper grades were in a larger building on the other side of Fairfield Street, which backed up to St. Mary’s Hospital and BFA. Initially St. Mary’s was a grade 1 – 12 school. They later moved the high school students to Catholic Central High, in the Town. This building did have a gym and an auditorium which doubled as a play space. After St. Mary’s School closed, both the buildings were torn down. St. Mary’s built a new building on the Fairfield property. Like all the St. Albans neighborhood schools, students walked home every day for lunch. They had one hour to walk home, eat, and walk back to school. Approximately 540 City students and 160 Town students attended Holy Angels School, St. Mary’s School and Central Catholic High School. |
