Announcements 5-1-2020

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 1st

PICTURES FROM FAMILIES AND FROM SCHOOL INSPIRING OBSTACLE COURSE  This short obstacle course video is definitely worth checking out. It was made in a backyard by a Travelers student. The course is challenging and he completes in an impressive fashion. LINK TO VIDEO MESSAGES FOUND ON HARD'ACK/ALDIS HILL HIKE The trails on Hard'Ack and Aldis Hill provide plenty of views of nature and recently some positive and inspirational messages have been left along the trails.  This is a great way to spread some positive messages and make our community great!  Love the art and the messages on these small stones.  Below are six stones found on a recent hike. Mr. Cioffi. Map of Hard'ack/Aldis hill trails  VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS The St. Albans City School tech team and other teachers have been working to assemble lists of all kinds of wonderful virtual field trips. A few lists will be shared each day in the announcements. For today... Space/Aeronautics Virtual Tours Virtual Walk on Mars Langley Research Center Glenn Research Tour Hubble Space Telescope Tour Virtual 3D Tour of the International Space Station Stennis Space Center Visit to a Black Hole NASA Live Science Center Virtual Tours National Museum of Computing Michigan Science Center Arizona Science Center Museum of Discovery and Science WET Science Center CHECK OUT THE UNIFIED ARTS BINGO BOARDS A few items from the Unified Arts educational programming will be highlighted in the announcements each day.  How to Make the Perfect Hard Boiled Egg and Yummy Egg Salad With Mrs. Lamb Video Length: 10:49 Mrs. Wade reading a story about maple sugaring  Video Length 6:40 The Unified Arts Team would like to do a SHOUT OUT to Lilah O. in Grade 3.  She completed a whole line on this week's Unified Arts BINGO Board!  She learned how to play Rock Paper Scissors, made oobleck, listened to the maple sugaring story, made a butterfly, and did Pokémon yoga. Lilah also enjoyed the story of Pip the seeing-eye dog.  Way to Go Lilah O! Families, if you are looking for something fun for students to do, you might want to check out the UA Bingo Board web pages. They look like this: Link to Bingo Board for grades PreK-3 (Week 1) Link to Bingo board for grades 4-8 (Week 1) Link to Bingo Board for grades PreK-3 (Week 2) Link to Bingo Board for grades 4-8 (Week 2) HARVEST OF THE MONTH May is mixed greens month. The salad greens commonly known as "spring mix" originated in France and are known in French as Mesclun. Mixed greens simply refers to a combination of the first tender young greens that appear in the garden in the spring. Popularized in French farmer's markets, where local growers would boast their unique springtime blends, mixed salad greens arrived to the US food scene in the 1980s. Varieties of greens that are grown in Vermont include arugula, spinach, endive, pea and sunflower shoots, dandelion greens, mustard greens, watercress, and various leafy lettuces. CONTENT WANTED St. Albans City School families and staff members, if you have anything positive to share on the announcements that show what students and adults are doing to promote learning and a sense of community in this time of uncertainty, then please send it on to Mr. Craib at mcraib@maplerun.org. Please add a short descriptive note to go with your content. It would also be helpful if you wrote that you are providing consent to share your images, video clips, artwork, etc... Thank you. STUDENT BIRTHDAYS Families, feel free to share a picture (or provide permission for the school to find a picture) to go next to a birthdate.  mcraib@maplerun.org More birthdays will be added shortly

TECH SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES CLICK ON THIS LINK for troubleshooting ideas and who to ask for help.

PICKING UP A CHROMEBOOK AND MATERIALS LINK TO DETAILS ABOUT PICKING UP ITEMS FROM THE SCHOOL

MEALS LINK TO INFORMATION ABOUT MEALS ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS LINK TO A FOOD RESOURCE GUIDE FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY

INTERNET ACCESS FOR VERMONT FAMILIES LINK TO INFORMATION