St. Albans City School Daily Announcements: Announcements 12-11-2019

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11th

PICTURES AND REPORTS

OPERATION HAPPINESS

Thank you City School! We met our goal of 1500 food items for Operation Happiness. We collected almost 1600 items!

We will be celebrating with a popcorn party on Thursday, December 19th.

DAY OF CODE: CIRCUITS
Students learned a little about how electricity works by making circuits or testing out circuits laid out by instructors. LINK TO 11 PICTURES

DAY OF CODE: MICROBITS
LED lightboards connected to a programmable chip were attached to students' Chromebooks via their USB ports. Using code on their computers they were then able to direct the chip to make various word or light patterns. LINK TO 12 PICTURES

DAY OF CODE: SOROBAN
Groups of students built a Japanese version of an abacus (calculator), called a soroban. Guest instructors brought the wooden pieces, hardware and beads needed to assemble a simple soroban. For many children, this was their first time working with basic working tools. LINK TO 16 PICTURES

DAY OF CODE: MINECRAFT
Students built digital buildings or items in a unified world. This meant that each student could see what others were making. It was an important moment for Ms. Cameron Muscente to remind students not to damage any other person's work. LINK TO 6 PICTURES

OPERATION HAPPINESS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

Oliver, Leon, and Dublen volunteered for Operation Happiness this past weekend, collecting donations out in the community and then sorting the non-perishable goods at the collection point. They were a big help!

DAY OF CODE: DANCE CODING
Students accessed an online coding site where they could program an animated figure to dance in sync with popular music. Speaking of popular, this was a well loved coding activity. LINK TO 23 PICTURES

DAY OF CODE: CODAPILLARS
For our youngest students, the codapillars are a very useful toy for teaching coding. Each codapillar is made up of plug-together body segments. Each segment causes the codapillar to perform a different function: turn right, turn left, flash various lights, make music or sounds, etc... The students can plan the movements of their codapillar by stringing the segments together in a specific order. It has proven a very engaging and effective technology toy. LINK TO 15 PICTURES

DAY OF CODE: 3D PRINTING TUTORIAL
A 3D printing expert based in Israel provided a tutorial to a group of students over the internet. Staff and students have been printing out complicated 3D products for several years now. However, this tutorial was aimed at taking our 3D printing to an even higher level. Students worked on an excellent learning task that the teacher, Simba, provided. LINK TO 26 PICTURES.

TWINS

WEATHER

We are back to colder weather.

BREAKFAST

MON - 9th

French Toast
Sticks
Whole Grain Bagel
Cream Cheese
WG Asst. Cereal
Graham Crackers

TUE - 10th

French Toast
Sticks
Homemade
Blueberry Muffin
Whole Grain Bagel
Cream Cheese

WED - 11th

French Toast
Sticks
Homemade
Breakfast Round
Whole Grain Bagel
Cream Cheese

THU - 12th

French Toast
Sticks
Danimals
w/granola
Whole Grain Bagel
Cream Cheese

FRI - 13th

French Toast
Sticks
Whole Grain Donut
Whole Grain
Bagel Cream
Cheese

SNACK

TUE - Pineapple

WED - Grapes

THU - Cantaloupe

FRI - Apples

LUNCH

MON - 9th

Dress Your Own
Beef Burger
Hand Cut
French Fries
Squash Smiles
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Bar

TUE - 10th

Chicken & Cheese
Quesadilla
Garden Salsa
Rice Pilaf
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Bar

WED - 11th

Homemade VT
Blueberry
Pancakes
Real Maple Syrup
Scrambled Eggs
Sweet & White
Homefries
VT Blueberry Cups
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Bar

THU - 12th

Homemade
Shepherd's Pie
(Ground Beef,
Corn & Mashed
Potato)
Homemade
Cornbread
Butternut Squash
w/Apples
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Bar

FRI - 13th

Ham & Cheese
Stromboli
Broccoli Salad
Daily Soup
Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Bar

ATHLETICS

Here is an updated calendar of all changes for the entire season:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BtPBMIt3d_aHZwdQx-zoC2E8-sxSpj9R/edit

7th B & 8th B @

Georgia,8th:

4pm 7th: 5pm

7/8 G 4:30-6 pm

Cheer 5/6 3-4:30 pm

Cheer 7/8- 4:30-6 pm

8th B HOME vs.

Folsom, 4 p

5/6 B 5:15-6:15 pm

5/6 G 6:15-7:15 pm

7/8 G 7:00-8:00 pm

7th B 8:00-9:00 pm

Cheer 7/8 Game- 3 pm

5/6 G & 5/6 B @

Alburgh, G:4 pm

B: 5 pm

7/8 G 4:30-6 pm

7th B 6-7:30

8th B 7:30- 9 pm

Cheer 5/6 3-4:30 pm

Cheer 7/8- 4:30-6 pm

5/6 G 3-4:15 pm

5/6 B 4:00-5:15 pm

7/8 G 5:15-6:30 pm

7th B 6:30-7:45 pm

8th B 7:45- 9 pm

Cheer 5/6 430-6

Cheer 7/8 630-8 @ Complex

No practices-

DRAMA

PRODUCTION

5/6 Games

Boys @ SATEC,

12 pm

Girls @ Swanton,

9 am

A quick note to share, Fairfax has to cancel the GIRLS game for Jan 7th at 4 pm. With this, the 8th-grade boys will STILL play but have a 4 pm start, rather than 5 pm.

OPEN DOORS
Below are the dates for Open Doors Session Two:

Monday: (Program will run: 12/2, 12/9, 12/16)
Extreme Hip Hop	Drama
Pottery	Open Doors Explorers

Wednesday: (Programs will run: 12/4,12/11,12/18)
Tiny Dungeons and Dragons	Drama
Books with Bashaw	Open Doors Explorers
Japanese Club

Thursday: (Programs will run:12/5, 12/12, 12/19)
Super Hero High RPG	Drama
Kids on the Move	Open Doors Explorers

SESSION THREE brochures came out on Monday, December 9th and are due back by the 16th. Acceptance letters for these programs will be handed out on January 6th, when we come back from vacation and the session will begin on January 13th.

UPDATE

This is the sight that Ms. Beck-Bryant, the Director of School Enrichment and Athletics, arrived to find under her door on Tuesday morning 12-10-2019. Wow!

Here is what Ms. Beck-Bryant has figured out so far from the Open Doors first-come, first-serve applications.

Monday: (Program will run: 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17)
Extreme Hip Hop (FULL)	Drama
Pottery	Open Doors Explorers (FULL)

Wednesday: (Programs will run: 1/15,1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19)
Magic	Drama
Japanese Club (FULL)	Open Doors Explorers (FULL)

Thursday: (Programs will run: 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20)
Minecraft (FULL)	Drama
Kids on the Move	Open Doors Explorers (FULL)

Open Doors still has spots left in Pottery, Drama, Magic and Kids on the Move!

DRAMA

There will be auditions for 5-8th Grade Drama, Wizard of Oz- Starting Session 3 but auditions will be prior!

Auditions will be held on Dec 16th (M), 18th (W) and 19th (Th). Students must attend these dates. Students can take the activities bus at 4:30 or get picked up.

Questions should be directed to Ms. Hartman

MUSIC PRACTICE WITH MR. KELLY

LINK TO LIST OF STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL OR BAND LESSONS

WEEK B 5th and 6th grades

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Full Band	5th Grade 7:30 - 8:15	6th Grade 7:30 - 8:15	6th Grade 7:30 - 8:15	5th Grade 7:30 - 8:15	6th Grade 7:30 - 8:15
Full Band		5th Grade 8:30 - 9:25
Lessons 8:15-8:45	6th Grade Low Brass				6th Grade Trumpets
Lessons 8:45-9:15	6th Grade Percussion				6th Grade Alto/Tenor Saxes
Lessons 9:30-10:00			5th Grade Flutes		5th Grade Trumpets
Lessons 10:00-10:30			5th Grade Clarinets		5th Grade Low Brass
Lessons 10:30-11:00	6th Grade Flutes	6th Grade Clarinets	5th Grade Alto Saxophones		5th Grade Percussion

WEEK B 7th and 8th grades

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Lessons 9:30-10:00	Kiannah P.			Tomas Z.
Lessons 10:00-10:30	Kodee B. & Anna S.			Grayson M. & Charlie L.
Lessons 11:45-12:15				Tyler B., Leo M., & Emily D.
Lessons 12:00-12:30					Evie K., Sam O., & Natalie C.
Lessons 12:15-12:45	Isaac D. & Drake R.	Dakota H.	Sophie W. & Angus A.	Faith M. & Igz P.
Lessons 12:30-1:00					Lionel D.
Lessons 12:45-1:15	Alyssa P. & Mackenzie S.	Jeremiah W.	Dylan S. & Gavin M.	Jacob S.
Lessons 1:15- 1:45	Faith Q. & Cheyenne C.	Chris H.	Kaitlin N.
Full Band/ Jazz Band	7th & 8th Grade 2:00-2:45	7th & 8th Grade 2:00-2:45	7th & 8th Grade 2:00-2:45	7th & 8th Grade 2:00-2:45	7th & 8th Grade 1:00-1:45

STRING LESSONS WITH MR. CHARPENTIER

LINK TO FULL SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTE THAT MR. CHARPENTIER WILL NOT BE HERE FOR LESSONS ON FRIDAY.

Week B

IMPORTANT DATES

DECEMBER

SACS Drama Performance. Nutcracker for students and teachers

Thursday, December 12th. 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Location: Large Gym

Dreamers Winter Concert

Friday, December 13th. 11:15 - 11:45 AM. Location: Library.

SACS Drama Performance - Nutcracker for families

Friday, December 13th. 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Explorers Winter Gala

Monday, December 16th. 2:00 to 2:30 PM. Location: Cafeteria

Wetlands Meeting

Wednesday, December 18th. 2:00 - 3:00 PM. Location: Voyagers Classrooms.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 18th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: SACS

Navigators Family Gingerbread Event - PreK and kindergarten
Thursday, December 19th. 12:30 - 1:30pm. Location: Cafeteria.

Martin Luther King Poster - Essay Contest Entries due:

Mailed entry forms due December 20th GO TO THIS LINK FOR ENTRY FORMS AND INFORMATION

JANUARY

Triumph & Voyagers Field Trip to Jay Peak
Monday, January 6th. 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, January 8th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. LINK TO ROUTES AND TIMES

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 8th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Central Office, 28 Catherine Street.

Martin Luther King Day - No School
Monday, January 20th.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 22nd. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans Town Education Center.