Announcements 1-30-2019

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30th

BREAKFAST MONDAY Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted Cereal 1/2 English Muffin Graham Crackers TUESDAY Homemade Blueberry Muffin Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese WEDNESDAY Homemade Breakfast Round Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese THURSDAY Danimals w/granola Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese FRIDAY Iced Honey Bun Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese

SNACKS WEDNESDAY - Grapes THURSDAY - Carrots FRIDAY - Apples

LUNCH MONDAY Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges Dinner Roll Daily Soup Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar TUESDAY Taco Bar w/ The Works Rice Pilaf Flavorful Salsa Daily Soup Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar WEDNESDAY Hot Turkey Sandwich Chef's Mashed Potato Daily Soup Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar THURSDAY Shepherd's Pie Dinner Roll Daily Soup Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar FRIDAY Grilled Cheese Sandwich Creamy Tomato Soup Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar

RECESS WEATHER The cold windy weather remains with us. Stay inside unless you have heavy winter clothes.

ATHLETICS: Link to Regularly Updated Sports Calendar on the School Site JANUARY - FEBRUARY 28 2 x 4:30 bus GAME BUS REQUEST 7th B & 8th B @ Town, 7th-4:00 pm, 8th- 5:00 pm Cheer, 3:30-4:30pm 5/6 B Navy, 3:00-4:00 pm 5/6 B White, 3:30-4:30 pm 5/6 G,  4:30-5:30 pm 7/8 G,  5:30- 6:45 pm 29 7/8 G,  3:30-4:45 pm 8th B, 4:45-6:15 pm 30 2 x 4:30 bus GAME BUS REQUEST 7B & 8B @ Georgia, 7th: 4:00 pm, 8th: 5:00 Comp Cheer @ City, 5:30 pm 5/6 B Navy, 3:00-4:00 pm 5/6 B White, 4:00-5:00 pm 5/6 G,  5:00-6:15 pm 7/8 G,  6:15-7:30 pm 31 2 x 4:30 bus GAME BUS REQUEST 7/8 G & 7B @ Fairfax, G: 4:30 pm B: 5:30 pm Comp Cheer TBD- Perform at BFA Game 8th B, 5:00-6:30 pm 1 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 2 5/6 B Navy vs. Grand Isle @ Milton, 11 am 5/6 B White vs. Swanton @ SATEC, 8 am 5/6 G vs. Grand Isle @ Swanton, 10 am OPEN DOORS SCHEDULE Monday: (Program will run: 1/14, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18) Extreme Hip Hop Drama (1/9, 1/10) Open Doors Explorers Wednesday: (Programs will run: 1/16,1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20) Magic Drama Pottery Open Doors Explorers Thursday: (Programs will run: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21) Minecraft Drama Kid’s on the Move Open Doors Explorers

MUSIC PRACTICE WITH MR. KELLY Week A Wednesday: 7:30-8:00   Heather L'Esperance & Nikki Trahan 8:00-8:30   Kiannah Partlow & Kaylie Richardson 9:30-10:00   Jeremiah Wood & Dakota Hoague 10:00-10:30   Lionel Dawson 11:00-11:30   Lily Odette 12:15-1:15   Jack Sparr 12:45-1:15   Johnathan Ireland 1:15-1:45   Jacob Spooner 1:50-2:45   7th/8th Grade Band 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

IMPORTANT DATES 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 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 Stewardship Committee Meeting Friday, February 8th. 7:45 to 8:15 AM. Location: Library Travelers: Field Trip to Cairn's Ice Rink Arena Friday, February 8th. 9:00 AM to 1:45 PM. Transportation: Bus 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. BFA Parent Night at St. Albans City School Tuesday, February 12th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library Young Blade Family Banquet Wednesday, February 13th. 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria 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 Jan 1st. Holiday. No School Jan 2nd. Inservice for Teachers. No School Jan 21st. Martin Luther King Day. No School Feb 25th - 28th. Winter Break. No School March 1st - 4th Winter Break. No School March 5th - Town Meeting Day. No School

EVENTS AND NOTICES IMPORTANT BUSSING INFORMATION - for families As we continue to navigate with busing and keeping schedules for SACS and SATEC, we want to remind all families of a few logistics. It is very important for students to be waiting and prepared at the bus stops. It is very difficult for the drivers to wait for students to exit their houses. We are not permitted to hold traffic for an extended time and we must be prepared for our second runs.  Please have your students at the bus stops prior to the bus arriving. Due to time restraints, the bus will leave when the last student at the stop boards. This may mean that any student not at the stop will miss the bus. Thank you for your understanding. Unified Arts Night Tuesday, February 5th 5:00 - 7:00 Come and celebrate St. Albans City School's 5oth anniversary! Visit the Unified Arts classrooms.   Watch a drum fit activity in the big gym.                           Learn all about the history of our school by: >looking at old photos and newspaper articles >checking out yearbooks and class photo books starting in 1970 >viewing a documentary >watching a student performance Stay until the end and enjoy the celebration cake! LINK TO 1-MINUTE UNIFIED ARTS NIGHT PROMOTIONAL VIDEO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE HEALTHY HEARTS FAIR YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY (YRBS) Grades 6-8 Dear Parents/Guardians: Our school is taking part in the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) . This was developed in 1991 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Health and Agency of Education. The YRBS gathers information about health risk behaviors of 6th through 12th grade students. Schools, communities, and state agencies will use the results of the survey to evaluate programs, plan new programs and to secure future funding. We are planning to administer the survey to our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students on January 30, 2019 and January 31, 2019. If you would like to see the survey, a copy is available to view in the School Counseling office. If you do not want your child to participate in the survey, please complete the opt out form and return it to Kristen Hersey in the School Counselor’s Office. Copies of the opt out form were mailed home and are also available to download here. LINK TO OPT OUT FORM. Forms must be returned by January 28th, 2019. FAMILIES OF 4TH AND 8TH GRADERS On February 8th, 4th and 8th grades will take the NAEP assessment. The links below will take you to letters that explain the expectations for that measurement.     LINK TO PARENT/GUARDIAN LETTER FOR 4TH GRADERS    LINK TO PARENT/GUARDIAN LETTER FOR 8TH GRADERS What is NAEP? It is a Common Measure of Student Achievement The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only assessment that measures what U.S. students know and can do in various subjects across the nation, states, and in some urban districts. Also known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP has provided important information about how students are performing academically since 1969. 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

PICTURES AND REPORTS DREAMERS KINDERGARTEN GYMNASTICS Ms. Walsh's students had fun in Ms. Andrews PE class climbing and jumping.  LINK TO 20 PICTURES EXPLORERS TRASH AND TRAY ASSISTANT At the kindergarten lunch, an Explorers student helped custodian, Jamie, with food waste and trash. They demonstrated their curtsying talent to the photographer. HERE IS A LITTLE MORE ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL HISTORY DESPITE - Wintery weather, work proceeds at the new St. Albans Elementary School with mainly inside construction at this time.  The main entrance portico is completed. Workman finish putting the roof on the cafeteria section.