ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 24TH
St. Albans City School 29 Bellows Street St. Albans, Vermont 05478 (802) 527-0565 Fax: (802) 527-0153 Principal Assistant Principal JOAN CAVALLO STACIE ROULEAU August 23, 2021 Dear St. Albans City School Families –
Welcome back! We start school Wednesday, August 25th. The first day this year is a full day, and because the first day is Wednesday, we will have the early release. Walkers, bikers, and buses will arrive at 7:30 and leave at 1:40. Students that arrive by car will arrive at 7:45 and leave at 1:45 on Wednesday. Arrival times remain the same the rest of the weekdays, and dismissal on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday is 2:40 for walkers, bikers, and buses and 2:45 for car pickups. Our full-day PreK does not offer school on Wednesdays, so their first day will be Thursday, August 26th. Tuesday, August 24th from 5:00-6:00 we are having an Outdoor Open House. This year students will again enter the school through the outside door linked to their classroom. We hope that our Outdoor Open House will allow families to feel comfortable knowing where their child will be for the year, and to get to meet the teachers they will have. We also have a large tent in the front of the school that will be set up as a Resource Fair. Please stop by the tent and visit the tables. Our bus routes are ready for Wednesday and you can find them in tonight’s announcements, our website, and the Open House Resource Fair. This year we will also be following the mask guidelines that we followed last year and we also really need your support again in keeping children home when they are sick. Last year we had several cases of COVID in our school, but no spread. We know that we will have cases, and we are having the same strategies in place to avoid spreading the virus. We will also not have anyone in the building that is not an employee, service provider or student. This will minimize exposure for our students and staff, to help keep everyone safe. In addition, students will again have an assigned station in their classrooms. This is where they will keep their belongings and where they will work and eat their meals. Stations are 3 feet from other student stations. The school will provide all necessary school supplies, families are not being asked to provide these. These supplies are assigned to a child in their personal ‘toolbox’ and not shared. We are asking families to provide a backpack this year and a water bottle for older students. Students will be able to use lockers and cubbies during the day, and these will be emptied each night. These strategies were all highly successful last year and well received by students and staff. We also had a much smaller lost and found and students reported feeling more comfortable. We are so excited to have our students and families back with us for another school year. We promise to continue to share the joy and experiences from each day through our Daily Announcements. We remain a Raider Strong Community. We’ve got this! Thank you, Joan and Stacie |
OPEN HOUSE AND RESOURCE FAIR FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS RESOURCE FAIR TABLES
Tuesday, August 24th from 5:00-6:00 PM. The pictures below came from last year's outdoor open house. |
ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL BUS ROUTES / STOPPING POINTS Buses depart school by 7:05 AM and pick up students between that time and 7:25 AM. They arrive at school by 7:30 AM. In these first few days, it is especially important to be out at bus pick-up and drop-off sites early to figure out the routine. Small changes are being made throughouout the day 8-24-2021 The bus routes are posted on the school website main page at Quick Links |
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Wednesday, August 25th. Departure is earlier on Wednesdays. See below. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES Monday-Friday Arrival
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Dismissal
Wednesday Dismissal
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IMPORTANT DATES AUGUST Inservice for Staff Tuesday, August 24th. Outdoor Open House for Families & Students. Tuesday, August 24th. 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Location: Outside of each classroom First Day of School Wednesday, August 25th. SEPTEMBER Walking Wednesday - The only organized walk scheduled for September. Wednesday, September 1st. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, September 1st. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Labor Day - No School Monday, September 6th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, September 15th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM.
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COVID 19 PRECAUTIONS
Open House: If you'd like to visit with nursing, or your student takes Rx medication with us at school, please take the opportunity at Open House to chat and/or bring their medication to school. Pediatricians may directly fax medication orders to the school. 802-527-0153. The Nurses will have a table at the Resource Fair Tent |
NEED TO UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION?
Have you recently moved or changed your phone number? Please be sure and update your student's information that we have on file. To update, let us know by calling the school at 802-527-0565 and we will send you a new verification form. Please remember to sign the form so that we can make the change in our system. |
Educational Support Personnel Jobs Open at St. Albans City School If you love working with kids and need a job with benefits during school hours (7:25am to 2:55pm) then please consider applying to join the staff at St. Albans City School. We have openings for people who are good at collaborating with team members and who enjoy children. An ability to support students in feeling that they belong and are held accountable is what we are looking for in our staff. We will help you with the paperwork involved in becoming employed. Contact Stacie Rouleau at srouleau@maplerun.org or call 527-0565 ext 3799 Not sure if five days a week is right for you? Consider adding your name to our substitute list. Although there are no benefits associated with this position, you do get to choose when and how often you would like to work. Contact Jen Seymour at 527-0565, ext. 3736 and she can walk you through the process. |
