Announcements 9-2-2021

 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd

COVID UPDATE September 1, 2021 Dear St. Albans City School Families, Today we received information indicating that a member of our school community has tested positive for COVID 19.  As part of our Health and Safety measures, we are having all unvaccinated students who may have been in close contact with this individual remain home until all quarantining requirements have been met. We have communicated with the affected students/staff via email or phone about their quarantine requirements.  If you have not been contacted you or your children are not a close contact and you do not need to quarantine at this time.   We encourage all staff, students, and families to follow all the necessary COVID guidelines (wearing masks, staying home when sick, physical distancing, and handwashing) and communicate with one of our nurses if you or your children might have symptoms or have tested positive with COVID-19.    We appreciate everyone’s understanding and support. Joan and Stacie

IMPORTANT DATES SEPTEMBER Labor Day - No School Monday, September 6th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, September 15th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Vaccine Clinic for students and adults 12 and older. Pfizer  Wednesday, September 22nd. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School Large Gym. OCTOBER Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 6th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Fall Break - No School Monday, October 11th.  Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 13th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 20th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Walking Wednesday Wednesday, October 27th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. 1 Walking Wed. Vaccine Clinic 2 3 6 Labor Day 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 Vaccine Clinic 23 24 27 28 29 30 1 4 5 6 Walking Wed. 7 8 11 Fall Break 12 13 Walking Wed. 14 15 18 19 20 Walking Wed. 21 22 25 26 27 Walking Wed. 28 29 Link to the full 2021/2022 School Year Calendar

PICTURES ATHLETICS PROGRAMS ARE ROLLING AGAIN It is wonderful to see students joining teams and practicing soccer and cross country again. Below: Cross-country running with coaches Ms. Albrecht & Mr. Jetter. Role call and warmup games. Girl’s Soccer with Ms. Dupont - warming up WALKING WEDNESDAY RESULTS Note: Walking Wednesdays are an optional way to get to school. The regular buses continue to run on all of the 16 Walking Wednesdays scheduled for this school year. At least 125 Students walk or rode their bikes to school on Wednesday, September 1st.  Quite a few teams had at least 15 students participate. Twenty-three adults accompanied the walkers on the seven Walking Wednesday Routes. This was a wonderful turnout for a program that had been shelved for over a year. Thanks to all the students, the families who let them walk and bike, and the staff and family members that shepherded them safely to school.  Remember to hang onto those plastic foot tokens. Students will need 13 at the end of the year to earn a special water bottle. Link to 25 Pictures LIBRARY BOOKS With covid restrictions, traveling to the library to check out books is no longer possible. In spite of this obstacle, Ms. Levine and Ms. Seymour have found a way to get our library books into students’ hands. Ms. Levine is making the rounds to classrooms to guide students through the library book check-out website for St. Albans City School. On their Chromebooks, and within their classrooms, they can get online and put a hold on a book. Then, Ms. Levine or Ms. Seymour will find and deliver it to them within a day or two. Below: Ms. Levine explains the checkout website to students on the Incredibles team. Below: The books ordered by the group above are shown stacked for delivery. NAVIGATORS OUTSIDE PLAYTIME - LAWYER Ms. Lawyer’s students enjoyed the perfect weather while they played outside of their classroom. They chased each other, played with pull-back (spring-loaded) cars, blew bubbles, and made marble chute pathways. Link to 9 Pictures. 9-3-2021. INVESTIGATORS 3RD GRADE ART - COSTANTINO Magazines were cut up and images were pasted onto sheets of paper to make collages. This seemed to be a very appealing activity to these 3rd graders. Link to 25 Pictures. 9-1-2021

ATHLETICS Link to PDF file of the table shown above. Link to Athletics Website with information, signup forms, and calendar. Athletics Participation Form

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MONY 30TH TUE 31ST WED 1ST THU 2ND FRI 3RD WG Iced Honey Bun OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Homemade Fruit Filled Muffin OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Breakfast Round OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Nutri Grain Cereal Bar String Cheese OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety WG Asst. Cereal Graham Crackers OR Whole Grain Bagel Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety LUNCH MENU MONY 30TH TUE 31ST WED 1ST THU 2ND FRI 3RD Chicken Patty Sandwich Lettuce & Tomato Hand Cut French Fries Fresh Carrot Sticks Deli Ham Sandwich Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh Fruit Milk Variety Street Tacos (Corn Tortilla, Ground Beef, Salsa, Sour Cream) Garden Salsa Rice Pilaf Seasoned Black Beans Buffalo Chicken Wrap Cheese Pizza Fresh Cantaloupe Milk Variety Dress Your Own Hot Dog Oven Crisp Tater Tots Roasted Zucchini Deli Turkey Sandwich Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (Ground Beef) Fresh Corn on The Cob Garlic Breadstick Chicken Caesar Salad Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Welcome Back Blue Raspberry Lemon Slushie Cup Pancakes Real Maple Syrup Sweet & White Homefries Twin Sausage Links Tuna Salad Sandwich Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Fresh Blueberries Milk Variety Fresh Green Pepper Strips Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS

COVID 19 PRECAUTIONS Stay home if:  You are sick, or exhibit any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19:  Fever (100.4), cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, lack of smell/taste, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, muscle aches, headache You are currently in quarantine or believe to have been in close contact with a person positive with COVID-19 If you are waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test When in doubt, keep your student home and give us a call in the nurse's office with questions. 802-527-0565 #3 on the main menu Symptoms Your student may be sent home due to symptoms associated with the Vt Department of Health guidance related to COVID-19.  A negative COVID-19 test/quarantine may be required prior to returning to school.  Please provide SACS with any updated phone numbers throughout the year for ease of communication.

BIRTHDAYS FROM AUGUST 25TH - SEPTEMBER 5TH STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Jonah Olsen K. C. Mya LaForce Sadie Corrigan Liam McGrath Alexander Steiner Nevaeh Abreu-Grandfield Derrick Rouleau Johnathon Robtoy M. O. Lilyana Taylor Jada Wedge Cameron Williams Liam Muir Margaret Curylo Kyra Barnes Emery McMahon Destany Dobrowski Jaylee White I. J. Kayden Lavigne-Owen J. P. Andrew Lambert STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME Ms. Stacie Rouleau Ms. Desiree Stevens Ms. Margaux Vaillancourt Ms. Audrey Parker

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 Substitute Teacher Employment 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.