Announcements 12-8-2020

 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2020

IMPORTANT DATES DECEMBER Picture Retake Day. Appointment required. Call Margaux Vaillancourt @ 527-0565 Wednesday, December 9th. 9:00 - 10:00 AM. Location: Large Gym Entrance MRUSD Board Meeting 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. JANUARY Winter Break continued - No School Friday, January 1st.  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.  Inservice - No School 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.

LITERACY MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES Ms. Levine, a literacy specialist at St. Albans City School, shares a brief announcement about the literacy games that will be going home with students in the upcoming weeks.  Link to 1-minute video recorded with Screencastify

Calling all Coders and Detectives Yesterday (Monday 12-7-2020) you were left a video message from Detective Botley Blockly. You can rewatch the video by clicking Here. Below are your orders.  Watch the video instructions and use your coding and programming skills to move through a map to figure out where The Rankin Bot 3000 has hidden Mrs. Rankin’s Beebot. Video Instructions Click on the Gameboard below and make a copy of the slidedeck to get your own interactive game board. Click on the Green Start Flag for a Reminder of the first clue left on Mrs. Rankin’s desk. Good luck and make sure to email Mrs. Rankin (drankin@maplerun.org) and Detective Botley Blockly (gborst@maplerun.org) with the location of the missing Beebot! We would also love to see any pictures and video evidence of your work! CODING LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

PICTURES TEAM USA SUPPORTING LOCAL VETERAN EVENTS Team USA students have been helping our local American Legion and VFW with a couple of projects. Students have the opportunity to work on their citizenship and communication skills while completing this work. Flag Removal and Retirement -  Recently students took a walk through Mt. Calvary Cemetery and removed all of the American flags.  There were 515 flags collected!  Students then had to prepare the flags from all of our local cemeteries for a proper retirement ceremony that will be held in the spring.  Team USA will be happy to collect any American flags and make sure they are properly retired. Wreaths Across America - December 18, 10am - Mt. Calvary Cemetery  - Students will be placing wreaths on veterans' graves and take part in a small ceremony with our local veteran organizations.  This will include a color guard and a 21 gun salute to honor our deceased veterans.  Students will have an opportunity to share messages remembering and thanking our veterans. RENAISSANCE & USA ART - MARTINSON The green groups of 8th graders worked on neurographic line and watercolor art in Ms. Martinson’s classrooms. They had to draw flowing lines with their non-dominant hand and then use a black sharpie pen to darken those lines. These steps were followed by adding watercolor paints into the spaces between the lines. Link to 12 pictures of Renaissance students drawing and painting.   Link to 14 pictures of USA students doing the same kind of work. Here are samples of completed or in-progress neurographic art work from both Renaissance and USA students USA DRUMMING - KELLY These students were photographed while performing on video camera for their e-portfolios. Thanks to lots of practice and talent they drummed excellently. 12-7-2020. Link to 14 Pictures.

8TH GRADER BABY PICTURES WANTED The yearbook committee would like 8th graders to submit baby pictures for the yearbook. It is best if you provide digital copies of your pictures to Mr. Craib at mcraib@maplerun.org. If you need to bring in the original image for scanning, you can give it to your 7/8-grade teacher who will pass it on to Mr. Craib. The picture will be scanned as soon as it is received and immediately returned safely to the student. Thank you.

MENU BREAKFAST Mon, 7th Tue, 8th Wed, 9th Thu, 10th Friday, 11th WG Iced Honey Bun Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety  OR  Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety Breakfast Round Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety  OR  Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety Remote learning Delicious Fruit Filled Muffin w/String Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety  OR  Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety WG Croissant Grape Jelly Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety  OR  Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety LUNCH Mon, 7th Tue, 8th Wed, 9th Thu. 10th Friday, 11th Cheeseburger Crinkle Cut French Fries  OR  Buffalo Chicken Wrap Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Nachos Supreme Garden Salsa  OR  Deli Turkey Sandwich Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Remote Learning Meatball Sub (Beef & Chicken Meatballs on a Bun) Steamed Corn Seasoned Black Beans  OR  Chicken Caesar Salad Dinner Roll Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety 1 BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich Oven Crisp Tater Tots Baked Beans  OR  Deli Ham Sandwich Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK

BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER 7TH - 13TH STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Oliver McGrath Kaiden LaVallee Arianna Gleason Jeremiah Prim Aubree Bohannon Keenan McRae Sammy O'Neal Samantha Seagroves Parker Cook Eva Phillips Aubriella Jones Nathaniel Pinkham Aubrey Silloway Diva Yandow Owen Mongeon STAFF FIRST NAME STAFF LAST NAME Zachary Kelly Noranne Dow Wendy Trainer