Announcements 4-5-2021

MONDAY, APRIL 5th

IMPORTANT DATES APRIL Spring Sports Meeting with Families on Zoom. Wednesday, April 7th. 5:00 PM. Link to Zoom Meeting MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, April 7th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. In-service No School Friday, April 16th. Spring Break No School Monday, April 19th - Sunday, April 25th. Travel information: If you or your family have any out-of-state travel plans, for any individual who is not fully vaccinated, this is a reminder that Vermont travel guidelines are still in place.    Upon returning home you may choose: Not have a COVID test and quarantine for 14 days, or  Have a COVID test after 7 days of quarantine. If your test after 7 days is negative, then your quarantine may end.  Please refer to the Vermont Dept. of Health website for more information. https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/travel-quarantine" MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, April 21st. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. MAY Greenup Day.  More information to follow about how you can join in. Saturday, May 1st. 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.  MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, May 5th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, May 19th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting link at https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/events when available. Memorial Day - School Closed Monday, May 31st.

FOOD PURCHASE BENEFIT RELEVANT TO ALL OUR STUDENTS’ FAMILIES The State of Vermont will soon begin issuing food debit  (P-EBT) cards for Vermont families.  These cards can be used to purchase food in grocery stores, convenience stores, online retailers, and farmers' markets where 3SquaresVT (SNAP) benefits are accepted.   St. Albans City School, being a Universal Meals Site, automatically entitles all of our families to receive these cards.  The first round of benefits (from September 2020 to February 2021) is expected to be mailed to your home in mid-April.  Benefits for March -June 2021 are expected to be issued in July 2021.   For more information and updates on these cards, check out the link below.  We will notify you in our Announcements of any updates we receive.

PICTURES TRAVELERS PLANTING PROJECT - MS. SARAH Student-teacher, Ms. Sarah, organized a well-received lesson on planting and germinating seeds. Her students got to select sunflower, bean, or Nasturtium flower seeds for their little container of potting soil. Water was added to the cups of soil and seeds before their containers were placed on the classroom window sill for the seeds to germinate. Everyone is excited to see what happens to the plants in their pots.  A few of the pictures in the linked album of 32 pictures show the students doing mental math prior to the planting lesson. DREAMERS OWL PELLET DISSECTION - DUPONT A new group of kindergarteners in Ms. Dupont’s classroom were introduced to scientific exploration in the form of owl pellet dissection. The very excited students got to pick apart sanitized owl pellets and match bones they found in those pellets with those shown on a page of drawings of the skeletons of common owl prey. You may ask what exactly are owl pellets? Here is what the Audubon bird website had to say.  “Because owls often swallow mice, voles, small birds, and other prey whole, their digestive system has to deal with bones, fur, and feathers. The owl’s gizzard performs a kind of sorting operation: Soft tissues pass through to be digested, while indigestible sharp and hazardous bits like bones, teeth, and fur are formed into an oval mass. They pass back up the digestive system and are regurgitated as a pellet some hours later, often while the owl is at roost.” Many schools use owl pellets as a wonderful learning tool to spark children’s inquisitive minds. Link to 27 Pictures INCREDIBLES 5th GRADE PE - JARVIS It was a vigorous class period of movement on roller boards. When these pictures were taken, they were engaging in three distinct activities: roller board relays, run and glide slides, and roller board tag. It took considerable core, leg, and arm strength to participate fully. Regardless of fitness, the students were having a blast!  Link to 14 Pictures. OPEN DOORS FLOOR HOCKEY WITH TEACHERS To boost numbers and increase the joy of play, teachers were grabbed during their break for a game of floor hockey with Open Doors 7th and 8th Graders. Link to 6 Pictures. TRAVELERS 1st GRADE ANIMAL MIMICRY PROJECT - MINCHIN, LEWIS, MS. SARAH Wow! Mr. Lewis's class has been learning a lot about animal mimicry.  This is when animals who feel they are in danger can quickly "mimic" an animal's appearance to protect themselves.  To go along with what the kiddos have learned they got a chance to make animals that blended into the background. We had a lot of fun trying to find one another's animals afterwards.  When checking in with a few students Gwendolyn and Avery shared they learned "When animals feel like they are in danger they blend in by matching the same animal's colors or patterns."  Ellie shared "Animal mimicry is when an animal mimics another animal like a chameleon it changes color to blend in with its background." We have all had fun learning about something new and hope you enjoy seeing our hard work! 4-2-2021 Students stood in a half-circle around their display on the wall. ANOTHER APRIL FOOLS DAY SNOW STORM PICTURE Assistant Principal, Ms. Stacie Rouleau managing the buses on Thursday morning. 4-1-2021

OUTDOOR CO-ED VOLLEYBALL We are going to offer outdoor volleyball as a co-ed sport for 5th-8th graders this Spring. please email Ms. Stephanie Beck-Bryant at sbeck@maplerun.org if you are interested in participating. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL We are starting to get a count of students interested in playing baseball and softball this season. Both sports will be offered to 5th-8th graders after the April break. If you are interested in baseball or softball, please email Ms. Stephanie Beck-Bryant at sbeck@maplerun.org.

MEALS
BREAKFAST
MON 5th	TUE 6th	WED 7th	THU 8th	FRI 9th
Fruit Filled Muffin 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	WG Iced Honey Bun Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety	Blueberry Nutri Grain Cereal Bar OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted 100% Juice Milk Variety
LUNCH
MON 5th	TUE 6th	WED 7th	THU 8th	FRI 9th
Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets Oven Crisp Tater Tots Steamed Carrots  Or  Deli Turkey Sandwich Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety	Buffalo Chicken Dip w/Chips Steamed Green Peas Strawberry Cup Or Deli Ham Sandwich Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety	Remote Learning	Chili Cheesy Pasta Steamed Broccoli Warm Black Beans Or Chicken Caesar Wrap Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety	Pancakes Real Maple Syrup Maple Glazed Sweet Potato 4 Sausage Links Or Chef Salad w/Dinner Roll Dinner Roll Veggie Sticks Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety
Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

HARVEST OF THE MONTH

VERMONT GOLDEN DOME BOOK AWARD - vote for your favorite books Have you wondered what happened to the DCF Books this year?!  Well, look no further!  The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award* (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award) was created to honor excellence in children's literature. Each year since 1957, Vermont students in grades four through eight have selected their favorite book from a list of nominees. It is recommended that students read at least five of the year's nominated titles before voting.  Our SACS library has multiple copies of most of the books on this year’s list, so be sure to check them out today!  Voting takes place this spring, beginning April 30th and ending May 28th. We will have a virtual celebration to vote and discuss all of the books we have been reading this year!  Use this link to email Mrs. Levine and let her know that you would like to participate, connect, and vote for your favorite Vermont Golden Dome Book Award nominee! GOLDEN DOME AWARD BOOKS Here is a sampling of the 17 books on the list. Link to the full list of Golden Dome Award books and new library books to read Leaving a possible war behind is easy, but leaving Baba, Issa, and everything Jude knows is hard. This great story is written in verse! Through Jude’s eyes, readers see firsthand what it is to leave behind one’s beloved home and family, as many refugees do every single day. Young readers will laugh with Jude, cry with her, and root for her every step of the way. A beautiful, powerful, and important book for all readers. Runaway sisters Viji and Rukku quickly discover life on the streets is dangerous. Fortunately, the girls find shelter - and friendship - on an abandoned bridge that’s also the hideout of Muthi and Arul. Making a living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, but the kids are now the bosses of themselves, no longer dependent on untrustworthy adults. When illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom. If you have ever looked up at the night sky and wondered: What does it all mean? How does it all work? And what is my place in the universe? Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry will give you a basic knowledge of the major ideas and discoveries that help scientists think about the universe. If I’ve succeeded, you’ll be able to stun your parents at the dinner table, impress your teachers, and stare up at the stars on cloudless nights with a deeper sense of both understanding and wonder.

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK

BIRTHDAYS APRIL 5th - 11th STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Linh Doan Charlotte Wood Sophia Duda Eliot Habecker Tiara Betournay Scarlett Vittum Bella Paquette Dominick Clark-Mora Lan Doan Kenneth Campbell Bella Jackson William Sterling Persephone Wright Daniel Martell M. D. Patrick Wedge STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME Alan Salit Angela Fitzgerald Sally Lawyer Donna Benoit If your name is not here and it should be, then please contact Mr. Craib at mcraib@maplerun.org

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL (ESP) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY St. Albans City School is looking to fill Educational Support Personnel (ESP) positions. Qualified candidates must be collaborative team members and have a passion for children. Individuals will work with research-based intervention strategies and support differentiated classroom settings to meet the needs of our students. Behavior management skills and knowledge of Conscious Discipline is a plus. Ability to support students in feeling as if they belong and are held accountable. Associates Degree or equivalent. Contact Stacie Rouleau at srouleau@maplerun.org or call 527-0565 ext 3799.