TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 2020
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAPLE RUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent Dirth has released an IMPORTANT announcement relating to the upcoming holidays and returning to school afterward. You can find the letter here: English https://5il.co/o529. Spanish https://5il.co/o52q Have a safe and wonderful holiday! |
| IMPORTANT DATES DECEMBER School-wide comfy day - come dressed in relaxed comfortable clothes. More information below. Tuesday, December 22nd. A Zoom dance party at school - zoom link will be sent to teachers Tuesday, December 22nd. 11:15 -11:30 AM Winter Break - No School Wednesday, December 23rd - Friday, January 1st. JANUARY Winter Break continued - No School Friday, January 1st. In-service - No School Monday, January 4th. Remote learning day for all students Tuesday, January 5th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 6th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School Monday, January 18th. Normal School Day - No longer an in-service day. Tuesday, January 19th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 20th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. |
JANUARY, 2020
January 4th - Inservice Day - No School January 5th - Remote learning day - all students January 18th - No School: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 19th - Normal School Day (no longer an in-service day) |
COMFY CLOTHING DAY Tuesday, December 22nd. We will all be in clothes that make us feel comfortable (pajamas, sweats, plaid...) - and the School Logistics Team will be providing popcorn. While we can’t all be together, Mr. Craib will be around to take pictures so we can all see each other in the announcements. |
PICTURES EXPLORERS DANCE CODING - HALVORSEN There is an excellent engaging on-line coding program where students can work independently or together to create dances. Ms. Halvorsen collaborated with all her students as they selected the music, dance moves, and characters in their program. Over the course of an hour, they proceeded through ten levels of the program with everyone remaining interested in the process and results. Link to 30 Pictures
EXPLORERS MATH - DEDIOS After recess, the students in Ms. Dedios’ classroom completed a calming exercise and then proceeded to work on math skills. 12-21-2020. Link to 36 Pictures NAVIGATORS BEE-BOT & OZOBOT PICTURES - RANKIN Ms. Laidman and Ms. Lawyers students were treated to some new Bee-bot and Ozobot experiences last week. The Bee-bots were decorated with paper hats or attachments for a parade. Bee-bots can be programmed to make a variety of movements and several Bee-bots can be programmed similarly to follow each other. The Ozobots are a new kind of robot for students to explore. These ones detect color and will follow lines of color. The bots will mimic the color they are passing over. The Navigators students drew colored lines on paper and then observed the Ozobots moving around on those lines. The bots can do a lot more than simply follow colored lines and the students will be exploring their capabilities in the coming months. Pictures provided by Ms. Asato-Ditch. Pictures from Ms. Laidman’s classroom Pictures from Ms. Lawyer’s classroom VOYAGERS CRAZY HAT AND HAIR DAY - MONDAY 12-21-2020
TWINS 12-21-2020  USA - WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA MEMORIAL SERVICE On Friday, December 18th, Team USA supported the efforts of our local VFW and American Legion in the annual Wreaths Across America event. Link to Video - 14 minutes long.  |
YOU ARE INVITED! To the SACs Dance Party of the YEAR! Fueled by coding, music, and our very own DJ Borst! Save the Date! What: A Zoom dance party When: Tuesday, December 22nd at 11:15-11:30am How: Classrooms will call into our Zoom link (will be sent to teacher email on Monday) and dance with friends from across the school Details: Individual students and classes are invited to create coded dances to share with the school. Each submitted dance will get a special shout out during our party! The tech team will fill in leftover time with music to keep us dancing! Want to submit a dance for the party? Here is how: Complete the Code.org Dance Party activity and then share your dance creation with us. Share your creations by copying the link and emailing it to drankin@maplerun.org and gborst@maplerun.org . Here is an example of the kind of dances you can create: https://studio.code.org/projects/dance/1lZCbWfLFaV1DpKtwfCVkmVPY-Hg-uVwZV2XTNW781E Have fun coding, and we look forward to seeing you at the dance party! |
MENU BREAKFAST
LUNCH
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OPEN DOORS SESSION TWO HEADS UP Sign up will begin after the holiday break. January 25th-February 19th, Monday and Thursday - 2:30-4:00 pm. Programs are offered for your child twice per week - Monday and Thursday, with an exception for 7th and 8th -grades, where it will be offered only on the day they attend in-person classes. There is NO bussing. OPTIONS Creative Creations (1st-3rd grade) - Instructor: Wendy Trainer, location: Cafeteria- This program will entail wood, paper and other creative crafts that will help students learn to use their imagination and gift of creativity! Food Carving (2nd-4th grade)- Instructor: Margaux Vaillancourt, location: Kitchen- The art of carving food, a very common technique in Europe and Asian countries, and particularly popular in Thailand, China and Japan! There are many fruits that can be used in this unique and fun process! Students will carve different grocery store foods into edible art! Girls Who Code (3rd-5th grade)- Instructor: Darcie Rankin, location: Library - Girls can join the sisterhood of supportive peers and use Computer Science to change the world! Girls will learn by reading excerpts from our books Learn to Code and Change the World and The Friendship Code, practice new skills by completing fun and simple online coding tutorials, and build community through interactive activities with the rest of your Club. Ping-Pong (4th-8th grade)- Instructor: Michael Jetter, location: Small Gym- Like most other sports, table tennis had humble beginnings as a “parlor game,” open to anyone with access to a table, paddle, and ball. Additionally, other healthy and relaxed activities will be planned. Photography (5th-8th grade)- Instructor: Christian DiFranco, location: Library- Come learn the basics of photography! Through daily lessons and prompts, students will learn the basics of photography and visual storytelling. All you need is any device that can snap a picture! We will touch on shot framing, exposure, and how to tell stories through photographs while practicing every day. |
WEATHER TODAY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK |
BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER 21st - JANUARY 3rd
If your name is missing from this list and for this time period, then please contact Mr. Craib. mcraib@maplerun.org |
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS TO CONSIDER READING. Link to the list of books highlighted in previous announcements. |
