THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th
BREAKFAST
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SNACKS
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LUNCH
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RECESS WEATHER
For most people, it will be an inside recess day. Warm clothing will be essential for any outdoor activities.
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JANUARY Practice Wednesday 1-16-2019 for 5/6 boys Navy and White teams has been cancelled
OPEN DOORS SCHEDULE
Monday: Drama, Hip Hop, Explorers
Wednesday: Drama, Magic, Books with Bashaw, Pottery, Explorers
Thursday: Drama, Kids on the Move, Minecraft, Explorers
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MUSIC PRACTICE WITH MR. KELLY
Week A
Thursday:
7:25-8:15 5th/6th Grade Band (Woodwinds)
8:15-8:35 Jason Longe
8:35-8:55 Madison Gould
8:55-9:15 Igz Perez
9:30-10:00 Sarah McElree
10:00-10:30 Angus Ackel
11:15-11:45 Derrick Rouleau
11:45-12:15 Landon Underwood
12:15-12:45 Molly Clark, Evelyn Knight, Bryton Ross, & Vanessa Stanhope
12:45-1:15 Megan Gonyeau, Anna Smith, Makenna Tatro, & Serenity Patterson
1:15-1:45 Chris Hockhausen, Dublin Sheltra, Brandon Raymond, Molly Bernard, & Maggie Dunigan
1:50-2:45 7th/8th Grade Band
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
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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 18th. 7:45 to 8:15 AM. Location: Professional Library Friday, January 18th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: USA Classrooms Martin Luther King Day. No School Monday, January 21st. Triumph & Voyagers: Field Trip to Jay Peak Tuesday, January 22nd. 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus FEBRUARY
Discovery & Incredibles: Field Trip to Jay Peak
Tuesday, February 5th. 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Transportation: Bus 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
Travelers: Field Trip to Cairn's Ice Rink Arena Friday, February 8th. 9:00 AM to 1:45 PM. Transportation: Bus
Saturday, February 9th. 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Locations: Cafeteria, Large and Small Gyms, Library.
BFA Parent Night at St. Albans City School Tuesday, February 12th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: 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
MARCH Parent Community Council Meeting Thursday, March 7th. 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Location: Professional Library Parent Community Council - SURVIVermont Thursday, March 28th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria, Library
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EVENTS AND NOTICES
8TH GRADERS
BFA PARENTS NIGHT AT ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL
Preston Randall, Director of Guidance, will be coming to City School to discuss the transition from 8th to 9th grade- talking a little bit about BFA, giving an overview of the paperwork that students and families are required to fill out (academic and elective course selection), and answering any questions. For students and families who are unable to attend- no fear! We will be handing out and going over paperwork in classes, as well. Everyone will get what they need.
Tuesday, February 12th
6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library
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 Friday 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
RAIDERS GOT TALENT Pictures were taken at lunch on Wednesday 1-16-2019. These were the least blurry of the lot. It was a very dark stage. LINK TO 17 PICTURES   HISTORY OF THE ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL BUILDING SITE
A recent picture of St. Albans City School. Looking downhill west to Lake Champlain
Finding a suitable building site in the City of St. Albans was not that easy. The Marshall Report recommended at least 15 acres. As a reference, Taylor Park is only about 5 acres!
The school board found a couple of possible sites just outside the City line. Unfortunately, St. Albans Town voted against selling any property for a City School that was located in the Town. The search continued.
The School Board found 12 Possible “City” Building Sites for a new school.
All 12 sites were examined, and five sites were ruled out right away because they did not meet the following criteria.
The Perras Property (off from Bellows Street) was put to vote on August 8, 1967, and approved by City residents. The site was approved even though it did not meet criteria #2 and #4.
City residents were concerned about the safety of children walking to school and crossing several active railroad tracks. Not to mention it was a long walk for many City students. The City School Board promised to bus all students for as long as the school was open.
The Perras Property had 23 acres of Town land and 6 acres of City land. The school building would be built on City property. The Town agreed to have the “playing fields” on their land.
The Perras Property was in the West side of the city and accessible from both Elm and Aldis Street. The land had been deemed the best possible site for a new school. According to the architects Dore and Whittier, the site has the best drainage and is the most level. The Perras property would cost the least amount of money to prep for construction of the new school building.
Four bids were made from Construction companies to build the new school.
Three of the four companies were from Canada and one was from Burlington. Many of the larger construction companies in Burlington were committed to building IBM and were not available to work on City School. Fortunately, we are close to the Canadian border and construction bids came in from Canada.
Newton Construction Company from Sherbrooke, Quebec in Canada, put in the winning bid of $2,349,833.00 to build the St. Albans Elementary School.
Looking towards the City Center, Hardack and then French Hill
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