LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Written January 5, 2021 Dear St. Albans City School Families, Happy New Year! We are excited to welcome our students back from break on Thursday, January 7th for students in K-6, and Green prek and 7 & 8 students. Blue prek and 7&8 students will be back to in-person learning on Monday, January 11th. We hope that you had many wonderful moments that were peaceful and joyful. We are looking forward to seeing any of the family game night photos that our families took during this break. We hope the remote time provided the support families and staff needed to quarantine and test if they did gather with close family over the holidays. There is a pop-up test site in St. Albans that we want to make sure you are aware of. Testing will be happening on Wednesday, January 6th and Wednesday, January 13th at the St Albans State Office Building located at 27 Federal St in St Albans. Registering in advance is highly encouraged. To register for a Vermont Dept of Health pop up event, please visit: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/testing/where-get-tested. These testing sites are for asymptomatic individuals only-if you have COVID-19 symptoms please call your healthcare provider. We continue to appreciate all of the sacrifices that our families and staff are making to keep our school community safe and our school open. Please remember that only those students who are feeling well and have not been exposed to COVID should return. Students must remain at home if any of the following exist;
Tuesday, January 5th, we had our first fully remote day; and we put in place protocols that we will use if we need to offer remote learning snow days this year. We plan to learn from our pilot today, to provide to you our best practices during these challenging times. We appreciate all of your support and patience as we continue to learn new ways to stay connected and learning. Monday, January 4th took the place of the January 19th inservice day. That day will now be an in-person school day. We are looking forward to 2021 and continuing to support our school community. Joan and Stacie |
| IMPORTANT DATES JANUARY St. Albans Pop-up Covid-19 Testing event. Wednesday, January 6th. More information at this link MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 6th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. St. Albans Pop-up Covid-19 Testing event. Wednesday, January 13th. More information at this link 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. 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 |
JANUARY, 2020
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) |
TWO ADDITIONAL COVID-19 POP-UP TESTING EVENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO ST. ALBANS
Testing will be happening on Wednesday, January 6th and Wednesday, January 13th at the St Albans State Office Building located at 27 Federal St in St Albans. Registering in advance is highly encouraged.
To see all available testing options in Vermont and to register for a Vermont Dept of Health pop up event, please visit: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/testing/where-get-tested |
OPEN DOORS SESSION TWO HEADS UP Sign up will begin shortly 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. |
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS TO CONSIDER READING. Link to the list of books highlighted in previous announcements. |
BIRTHDAYS JANUARY 1st - 10th
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