TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 2020
| IMPORTANT DATES NOVEMBER Thanksgiving Break. No School Wednesday - Friday, November 25th - 27th. DECEMBER BFA Experience Tuesday, December 1st. 6:00 to 8:00 PM MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, December 2nd. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. 5th and 6th Graders return to school four days per week Thursday, December 3rd. Picture Retake Day. Appointment required. Call Margaux Vaillancourt @ 527-0565 Wednesday, December 9th. 9:00 - 10:00 AM. Location: Large Gym Entrance If your child signs up for retakes a form will be sent home with them as soon as we receive those forms here at school, thank you. Wednesday, December 16th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. Winter Break - No School Wednesday, December 23rd - Friday, January 1st. |
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PICTURES 5TH GRADE ART - HABERMAN Students in Ms. Haberman’s 5th-grade art classes have been creating "animal weavings". The samples shown here are still in progress. Link to 10 Pictures of some of the artists who are creating this work.
NAVIGATORS PREK - EMMONS Last week we learned all about hibernation. We learned about a variety of animals that hibernate in the winter here in Vermont. The children created this art/science activity showing the different types of places the animals hibernate. Then they painted masks to become growling bears. These photos are from both the blue and the green groups. Link to 16 Pictures. USA 8TH GRADE - ROULEAU & VAUGHN Students got to explore the muscular and skeletal system of chickens in a very concrete way. Everyone in the classroom got their own chicken wing to evaluate. First, they stripped the skin off of their wings. Next, they examined how the uncovered tendons and muscles move the wing structure when pulled upon. Finally, they separated the various bones of the wings to see how they are held together and how the move smoothly. Link to 30 Pictures. TRIUMPH - ALBRECHT Students were asked to write a paragraph comparing and contrasting two characters from their silent reading books. They were asked to use descriptive details from their book and to make sure that their capitalization and punctuation were correct before turning in the assignment. Link to 16 Pictures. BAGGED MEALS For over eight months now the Abbey Group has been packing huge volumes of meals to go home to or with students. It is a massive task. In addition, since school started back in person, they are also busy providing packaged meals that are served in classrooms. The employees who work in the cafeteria are motivated to do the work in part because they enjoy the interaction with kids as they come through the cafeteria or snack room. These days that aspect of school life is absent. So, it is admirable seeing them labor on what is often a very monotonous task week after week. We appreciate their contribution to keeping our school going through this challenging time. IMAGINATION ART - COSTANTINO Students layered vibrant watercolors and their own creativity on top of a grid suggested by their art teacher, Mr. Costantino. Children also worked on other paintings and some of these are shown in the linked photo album. Link to 20 Pictures. https://photos.app.goo.gl/qR3L4Nz3VgfYece9A |
OPERATION HAPPINESS Operation Happiness – Is a program of the United Way of Northwest VT. It provides a basket of food and toys for the children in the family (16 and under) for nearly 1000 needy families in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Registration in St. Albans - call 393-4443, from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, Nov 16th – 20th, and Nov 23rd - 24th. Specific dates and pickup locations will be announced during registration. Toy Donations: Please drop off your toy, hat or mitten donations in the red “Toys for Kids” barrels or the St. Albans Free Library. |
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VERMONT GUIDELINES ABOUT TRAVEL AND GATHERINGS OVER THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS The Vermont Department of Health has published a holiday tool kit document for residents. Website link to this toolkit. It contains maps with COVID-19 infection information about your destination or the location of your guests, ways to think about the risk of gatherings or travel to your family, how to travel as safely as possible, the need for flu shots for family members, and Vermont quarantine guidelines. Link to PDF document with the same information. Link to COVID-19 Regional Map PLANNING TO TRAVEL OUT OF STATE? - READ THIS POSTER PLANNING TO HAVE GUESTS FROM OUT OF STATE? - READ THIS POSTER |
