Announcements 1-28-2021

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th

IMPORTANT DATES JANUARY Youtube Live BFA Freshman PARENT Orientation. Learn about BFA, Athletics NWTC, and more.  Wednesday, January 27th. 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Link to Meeting. FEBRUARY MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, February 3rd. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, February 17th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. Mid-Winter Break Monday, February 22nd - Tuesday, March 2nd MARCH VFW & USA Patriotic Art Contest.  Link to Information Art Due Wednesday, March 31st.

JANUARY, 2020 M T W T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 January 1st - No School 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)

PICTURES DREAMERS - BARKER After breakfast, Mr. Barker had his kindergarten students begin the day with some work on numbers and then with practice reading. 1-26-2021.  Link to 17 Pictures. INCREDIBLES - MUIR The learning experience set forth for her students by Ms. Muir on Monday morning (1-25-2021) at 10:00 am was to understand and identify nouns. Link to 14 Pictures. USA SCIENCE - ROULEAU 7th grade USA students participated in a lesson on the science of measuring temperature. Monday, 1-25-2021. The physics of temperature were explained and students were provided a chance to work with small thermometers. When these pictures were taken, they were observing the quick rise in thermometer readings between room temperature and body temperature. Link to 9 Pictures. TRIUMPH - HABERMAN Some of the 5th graders in Ms. Haberman’s art class were photographed while focused on their work. They were using cut out figures and bright colors to make interesting small posters.  Link to 8 Pictures. INVESTIGATORS  A Group of Investigators enjoyed their scheduled time on the playground.  Tuesday, 1-26-2021. BLACKLIGHT PE - WIGHT This year Ms. Wight works primarily with 1st-3rd graders. She set up blacklights in the room she teaches in to change up the atmosphere and keep students happy to be moving and playing.  Link to 11 Pictures. They are somewhat blurry due to the low light. It is still possible to get an idea of what their blacklight PE classes are like.

SLEDDING HILL AND SNOWPILE GUIDELINES SNOW TUBE USE Masks on at all times while using the sledding hill. One person per snow tube at a time. Walk the snow tubes up behind the straw bale barriers. Stack snow tubes at the top of the hill when you depart. SNOW PILE For safety’s sake, please stay off the giant snow pile next to the parking lots. This safety guideline applies to all age groups.

NEW LIBRARY BOOKS Here are the most recent library books to consider reading. Contact Ms. Levine (alevine@maplerun.org) or library manager, Ms. Seymour, if you are interested. Get to know celebrated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the first picture book about her life—as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable! Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against unfair treatment, and standing up for what’s right for people everywhere. This biographical picture book about the Notorious RBG, tells the justice’s story through the lens of her many famous dissents, or disagreements. Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out, creates two unforgettable characters in one hard-hitting story about class, money--both too little and too much--and how you make your own luck in the world.  Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. Every. Single. Day. When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she--with some assistance from her popular and wildly rich classmate Zan--can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize. But what happens when have and have-nots collide? Will this investigative duo unite...or divide? An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and storytellers continue to

OPEN DOORS Creative Creations: cafe (dismiss at bus loop) Food Carving: kitchen (dismiss at front door) Girls Who Code: library  (dismiss at front door)  Photography: library (dismiss at front door)  Ping Ping: A212, across from 2nd floor kitchen (dismiss at front door)  VAST: voyagers  (dismiss at front door)    These programs will run through February 18th and be held on Monday AND Thursdays, with 7th/8th-grade exceptions.

8TH GRADER BABY PICTURES WANTED The yearbook committee would like 8th graders to submit baby pictures for the yearbook. It is best if you submit 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 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.

MEALS
BREAKFAST
MON 25th	TUE 26th	WED 27st	THU 28th	FRI 29th
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	Fruit Filled Muffin 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 25th	TUE 26th	WED 27th	THU 28th	FRI 29th
Chicken Patty Sandwich Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges  Or  Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap Dinner Roll Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety	Nachos Supreme Mexicali Corn Rice Pilaf  Or  Deli Ham Sandwich Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety	Remote learning	Meatball Sub (Beef & Chicken Meatballs on a Bun) Seasoned Green Beans  Or  Chef Salad w/Dinner Roll Dinner Roll Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety	9 BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich Steamed Broccoli  Or  Deli Turkey Sandwich Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

LIST OF NEW BOOKS TO CONSIDER READING.   Link to the list of books highlighted in previous announcements.

BIRTHDAYS JANUARY 25TH - 31ST STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME Victoria Dunbar Michael Way Isabel Kleinman Soledad Perez Dune Erickson Kianna Anderson Matthew Lambert Alyson Cunningham Evan Bessette James Baron Kayleb Lavigne-Owen Oliver Zheng Ashton Farr-Real Kiera Paquette Tayah Paquette STAFF FIRST NAME STAFF LAST NAME Morleen Moss