MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2020
NOTICE: The Maple Run Unified School Board seeks 3 parents, 3 students, 3 community members and 3 staff to participate on the School Resource Officer (SRO) Study Committee. This committee is charged with developing a well-supported, fact-based recommendation regarding the SRO position in the Maple Run Unified School District. The committee is expected to examine the SRO role in ways that may accommodate, as much as possible, the concerns of all parties with a goal of a consensus recommendation being the objective. The following questions will be answered by the Study Committee: • What do we want the roles/responsibilities or our SROs to be? • What roles/responsibilities are they performing now? • Are these roles/responsibilities being met as we would like them to be? • Who else could fulfill these and/or how else could these roles/responsibilities be met? • What is the recommendation as to how the role/responsibilities deemed necessary are fulfilled? Interested parties should download and complete the application found here: https://5il.co/msp3 and return it to Brenda Comstock bcomstock@maplerun.org no later than December 10, 2020. |
| IMPORTANT DATES NOVEMBER Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11th. Grades 3 & 4 come to school four days a week Starting Thursday, November 12th. For Families: DIgital Safety Tips and Tricks. Led by teachers who are also parents. Thursday, November 12th. 6:30 PM. Zoom Signup will be in future announcements MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, November 18th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. 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. 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 NAVIGATORS - LAIDMAN AND LAWYER - SNOWY DAYS Ms. Lawyer and Ms. Laidman shared pictures of their students playing in the snow. They were taken on November 2nd and 3rd. Link to 35 Pictures https://photos.app.goo.gl/qPzLjvpVVzs5Kaoh6 MISC. SNOW PICTURES
RENAISSANCE - BRANON - PE Mr. Branon’s students returned from a walk around the School’s gravel path to participate in some indoor PE activities. 11-3-2020. Several students played a two-person version of 4-square, others wobbled on balance boards, and two played a speed-oriented game with plastic cups. Various other hand-eye coordination activities were tried as well. Link to 11 Pictures RENAISSANCE - MARTINSON - ART Creating sketchbooks was the learning experience for the students in Ms. Martinson’s classroom. 11-3-2020. She had examples to show students and a youtube link for them to watch for a slow step-by-step demonstration if needed. Ms. Martinson circled the class to make sure students understood what to do and that everything was going smoothly. Link to 8 Pictures. USA - MARTINSON - ART A group of 7th graders in Team USA had a similar art experience making sketchbooks. 11-3-2020 A HUGE EGG WAS COLLECTED AT ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL on Saturday morning 11-7-2020 MORE TABLES To accommodate the return of more full-time students last Thursday, staff working in the school building on Wednesday the 4th, moved many tables to the various 1st-6th grade learning communities. These tables will allow the students to have their own work stations rather than having to share tables with others.
LINK TO PICTURES FROM FRIDAY - In case you missed them
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VIDEO FOR INTERPRETING MATH AND LITERACY REPORTS On October 29th, Mr. Ashton and Mrs. Levine held a Zoom session to give an overview of how to read and understand the new I-Ready and Lexia reports. These reports evaluate your child's' ability levels in mathematics and literacy. Here is the recorded Zoom Video LINK from that meeting with families. |
OPEN BUS WINDOWS As cold weather approaches, state guidelines for Covid bus safety are changing in order to keep our students safe and provide a level of comfort (Link to VT State Government Document). Students will continue to wear masks, have temperature checks, use hand sanitizer when not using gloves/mittens, and have assigned seating. Regarding proper ventilation, p.16 to 18 of the guidance (Link) includes that a MINIMUM of five windows (Driver, 2 front, 2 rear) should be opened all the way during cold weather. During inclement weather a minimum of 10 windows should be opened halfway, to reduce rain/snow from entering the bus. As always, students should dress accordingly to stay safe, warm, and dry. Thank you for understanding that we are following all recommendations to keep everyone safe. | ||||
OPEN DOORS Program Time: 2:30 to 4:00 pm MONDAY NOVEMBER 9TH Arts and Crafts Sewing Healthy and Creative Cooking Group Games THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12TH Arts and Crafts Sewing Healthy and Creative Cooking Group Games |
YEARBOOK COVER ART WANTED Hello 8th Graders and other artists. The yearbook committee is starting to put together the 2021 yearbook and we are asking for your help. A cover design for the yearbook is needed by Friday, November 10th. If you have creative ideas and original artwork to share with us, then let us know right away. We want the blue and white school colors to be used for the artwork. The back cover should also use the school colors. There should be room on the front cover somewhere for a title and date, and on the back there should be room for a quote. We welcome inspiring quotes even if you don’t want to submit artwork. These are cover samples from recent yearbooks. Your submission may look completely different. Thank you for the help and if you have any questions, or are looking to submit cover art or a quote, then please contact Molly Clark at mlclark@maplerun.org or Mr. Craib at mcraib@maplerun.org |
HELP AND ADVICE FOR FAMILIES Nov 12th. Digital Safety Tips and Tricks: Increased access to technology and the internet provides amazing opportunities for students to learn and connect, and it also requires the school and families to work together to keep students safe. In this practical session led by teachers (who are also parents!), we will share some great digital safety resources and strategies. Link to sign up for the online meeting |
DRAMA Scripts from last Spring’s play, that was canceled due to the shift to remote learning, need to be returned to Ms. Hartman as soon as possible. Thank you. mhartman@maplerun.org |
MENU BREAKFAST
LUNCH
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WEATHER WEATHER ANTICIPATED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK |
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
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