Announcements 8-9-2019

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9th

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ABOUT SUMMER PROGRAMMING

IMPORTANT DATES AUGUST Voltage Soccer Camp Monday, August 19th. 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School Soccer Fields MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, August 21st. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine St. Teacher Inservice Days Wednesday - Friday, August 21st-23rd. First Day of School for 1st - 8th grades - HALF DAY Wednesday, August 28th. 7:30 - 10:55 AM. SEPTEMBER Labor Day - No School Monday, September 2nd. First Day of School for Prek and kindergarten - HALF DAY Tuesday, September 3rd. 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Athletes and Family Members: Meeting with the Athletic Director and Coaches Tuesday, September 3rd. 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, Sept 4th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine St. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, Sept 18th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: Bellows Free Academy, 71 S Main St. Library 8th Grade Lake Champlain Event Field Trip Friday, September 20th. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM St. Albans City School Open House Thursday, September 26th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Library, Gyms, Cafeteria 4th Grade Lake Champlain Event Field Trip Friday, September 27th. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM OCTOBER School Picture Days (by Cold Hollow) Tuesday-Thursday, October 1st-3rd. 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Location: AC206 Professional Library MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, October 2nd. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28th Catherine St. RiseVT Measurement Day. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grades Tuesday, October 8th. 8:30 to 10:30 AM. Location: 2nd Floor Art Gallery. St. Albans City School 1st-3rd Grade Math Night Tuesday, October 15th. 5:30 to 7:30 PM MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, October 16th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Center School, 57 Park St. Conference week PreK - 8th Grade Monday - Friday, October 28th - November 1st.

ATHLETICS All athletes will receive their registration paperwork on the first day of school within their classes and at lunch. There is an informative parent meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd in the cafeteria where all of the paperwork can be turned in and the athletes can meet their coaches. All Fall athletics will begin on Wednesday, September 4th.  Projected schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12IiRxtC76PTj_cuY-J7krGqq2j3enpFT/edit  This schedule is still being added in so please check back for updates. There will be two 5/6 girls soccer teams- white and navy, 5/6 boys soccer, 7/8 girls soccer, 7/8 boys soccer and cross country for 5th-8th graders. Most 5/6 girls soccer practices will be scheduled together but games will be played separately.

EVENTS AND NOTICES POSSIBILITY OF AFTER SCHOOL YMCA CHILDCARE AT ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL We are looking to partner with the YMCA to bring full afterschool care to St. Albans. They would be at City school. To make this happen, we will need interest from our families. If this is something your family would be interested in, please contact Stephanie Beck at sbeck@maplerun.org 802 527-0565 x3706  Description of YMCA Program The hours children spend outside of the classroom are critical to their growth and development. The Y is committed to providing children with a safe, enriching and fun environment during out-of-school time, where staff members foster positive physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth. Our curriculum complements the school day with extended learning opportunities that include sports, outdoor play, the arts, skill-building clubs, STEM, literacy and more. Who is the program for? Each Y School Age program is available to all children in grades K-6. The full-week options and hours are designed to meet the childcare needs of working families. The Y’s flexible enrollment schedule encourages children to participate who may need enrichment, exercise or a supervised environment with positive adult role models just a few days each week. Days and Times The program runs from dismissal until 6 pm daily, Monday- Friday Afterschool Rates 1 day $35 2 days $59 3 days $71 4 days $82 5 days $92 St. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL OFFERS SOCCER THIS FALL. HERE IS AN ADDITIONAL FREE SOCCER OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER Saint Albans Youth Soccer Club (SAYSC) Fall 2019 Soccer registration is open. Our fall program is designed to complement Rec Dept and school soccer. Registration is free ($0), including the tournaments. U8 Boys, U8 Girls, U10 Boys, U10 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U14 Boys, and U14 Girls; birth years 2006 through 2013. We will have a fall program for every age/gender, regardless of player numbers. Town/state of residence doesn’t matter. See https://www.stalbanssoccer.org/fall-2019-soccer for the details and to sign up online.

PICTURES AND REPORTS PICTURES FROM THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL Kids were photographed mostly in the breaks they took between academic activities. INVESTIGATORS This group was creating cars or robots out of cardboard and other supplies. Other kids were doing artwork or exploring creative play tables. VOYAGERS Some students did craftwork while the Spiderwick chronicles played in the background. They had read the book prior to the movie. INCREDIBLES These students were very busy doing craftwork. IMAGINATION This team had some kind of Olympics underway. EXPLORERS + Creations were being made on the lego table while other students colored drawings. TRIUMPH Ms. Dean had the students working on a kind of math puzzle. DREAMERS This crew got access to the School tricycles to ride around on the newly finished large gym floor. Lots of joy.  LINK TO 13 PICTURES CUSTODIAN - a person who has responsibility for or looks after something The custodians continued their work of moving everything out of rooms and thoroughly cleaning them. At the time of this photo they were clearing out the cafeteria. OPEN DOORS AND ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Ms. Beck consulted with a summer school student on 8-7-2019