ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 8th
STUDENT PLACEMENT INPUT FORMS
On Tuesday we mailed placement input forms to families of students in kindergarten going into first grade, third grade going into fourth grade, and sixth grade going into seventh grade. We included a stamped self-addressed envelope so that it will be convenient for families to get them back to us. We are hoping to have them back by Monday the 11th.
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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
If your child is planning to attend St. Albans City School this Fall, then please sign up using THIS REGISTRATION LINK. If you are wondering what it is like to attend kindergarten from a child’s perspective, you can check out this 2 ½ minute video. LINK TO VIDEO. It has lots of pictures of kids doing stuff in our kindergarten.  |
MAPLE RUN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM REGISTRATION
For new to Maple Run children only.
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SACS ON-LINE LEARNING SURVEY
Dear St. Albans City School Families,
This link (Click Here) will take you to a short survey where you can tell us how things are going in your home, and how we might be able to better support your family. The survey will be open until Friday, May 8th.
Thank you for taking some time to give us feedback.
Joan and Stacie
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PICTURES FROM FAMILIES AND FROM SCHOOL
MEAL PREPARATION AND DELIVERY
Ms. Trainer shared a few photos of the Abbey staff and MRUSD volunteers preparing, packaging, and delivering meals on Thursday 5-7-2020. It is a massive job and they are doing it beautifully.
MILK GIVEAWAY ON FRIDAY
There is a free gallon of milk giveaway Friday 5-8-2020 at Saint Albans Co Op from noon to 3 PM. Just pull up and you will receive a free gallon of milk while supplies last!
RIVER FIELD TRIP
This Dreamers, Imagination and Voyagers family explored the old Red Mill River in Jericho. They shared their pictures of the experience with us.
PAINT MARBLING
Interesting paint marbling artwork from the same family that explored the Red Mill River above. There are many videos and websites on the internet explaining how to do this kind of artwork.
NATURE ART
This Travelers student was inspired by Ms. Haberman's bingo board Nature Art lesson. She went out into her yard and created this girl vampire image with found natural items.
MAKER ARTIST When this 4th Grade Discovery student needs a break from online computer learning, he gets creative as a maker and artist! 
HOMEMADE SHIELD AND DOG TREATS
This 3rd Grade Imagination student made a cool shield and baked some all-natural treats for his dog.
RENAISSANCE THURSDAY MEETING THEME
Cool sunglasses.
OBSERVING NATURE
The first picture is of an Explorers 1st grade student observing new growth on a bush during a walk. Another is of her doing some online work.
TAKING A WALK
Sent in by the Brooks family.
4th GRADE TRIUMPH STUDENT'S SUNDIAL
Made on an old stump behind his house.
RENAISSANCE 8TH GRADER'S PHOTO ALBUM
Over the last two years, one of the Renaissance students has been using her camera to take pictures of scenes around her home and in nature. She has been exploring composition and lighting to produce interesting photographs. LINK TO HER PHOTO PORTFOLIO.
1. The camera I am using is a Samsung WB1100F 16.22MP or Samsung WB1100F 16.2MP CCD Smart WiFi & NFC Digital Camera - Red 2. I take pictures because I have always wanted to be a photographer. I like using a camera to make my own art with the things I see. 3. I'm interested in photography because it's calming. 4. It is something I want to be doing seriously in the future. 5. I am teaching myself how to do photography. 6. I am learning how to use filters and how to edit the pictures I take as well. My camera is not the greatest but my family is saving money to buy a better one. 
JOKES OF THE WEEK
From Mrs. Biggie
WAKA WAKA CHALLENGE VIDEO (presented again in case you missed it)
Team USA, plus some of our Unified Art teachers, have challenged the rest of St. Albans City School to post your best Waka Waka Dance moves. It would be great to see learning communities, families, or individuals put together a video sharing your best moves to Waka Waka. Have fun and we hope to see some fun videos soon! Submit videos to mcraib@maplerun.org or jcioffi@maplerun.org.
SPIRIT WEEK
This is the time of year where St. Albans City School often has spirit week celebrations. Mr. Brown, from the Bridges community, put out a call for spirit pictures on Facebook this week. His suggestion was for Monday to be crazy hair/hat day. Tuesday, generation day 60's 70's etc., Wednesday is sports day, Thursday is favorite charity, Friday is Essential worker day.
Favorite charity picture. Ms. McDaniel
CHECK OUT THE UNIFIED ARTS BINGO BOARDS
A few items from the Unified Arts educational programming will be highlighted in the announcements each day.
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:
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FLYERS The St. Albans City School counselors will be sharing mental health information here on Fridays in the upcoming weeks.
*Please click the link, it will lead you to a Prezi to explore!*
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
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PICKING UP A CHROMEBOOK AND MATERIALS
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INTERNET ACCESS FOR VERMONT FAMILIES
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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.
