Announcements 9-22-2021

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WED, SEPTEMBER 22nd

COVID Update September 21, 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

VACCINE CLINIC FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS 12 AND OLDER Wednesday, September 22nd. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School Large Gym.

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 Your student may be sent home due to symptoms associated with the Vt Department of Health guidance related to COVID-19 that is used statewide. Please provide SACS with any updated phone numbers throughout the year for ease of communication. Returning to school after symptom(s) If symptoms last 24 hrs or more, a negative COVID test, alternative diagnosis from the physician or quarantine for 10 days is required If symptoms last less than 24 hrs, remain home until an additional 24 hrs have passed since the symptom(s) resolved. Feel free to email or call the Nurses with questions.

IMPORTANT DATES SEPTEMBER 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. Picture Days - For students and staff members Tuesday, September 28th, and Wednesday, September 29th.  09/28/2021 09/29/2021 Tuesday  Wednesday Discovery (4-6) Triumph (4-6) Explorers (1-3) Travelers (1-3) PreK/Kindergarten Emmons  Ross  Dedell   Brogle   Borch  Koski  Kindergarten Lawyer  Dupont Farrell  USA (7-8) Renaissance (7-8) Incredibles (4-6) Investigators (1-3) Voyagers (4-6) Imagination (1-3) Kaleidoscope  OCTOBER Walking Wednesday - Link to Schedule and Map Wednesday, October 6th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Fall Break - No School Monday, October 11th.  Walking Wednesday - Link to Schedule and Map Wednesday, October 13th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Walking Wednesday - Link to Schedule and Map Wednesday, October 20th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Walking Wednesday - Link to Schedule and Map Wednesday, October 27th. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Patriots Pen Writing Contest Due Date. Sunday, October 31st. Link to more information about the contest. 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 BIO-BLITZ Mr. Rouleau from St. Albans City School (SACS), and Ms. Magnan from Bellows Free Academy (BFA) helped organize students’ participation in the district Bio Blitz this week. The goal of the Bio-Blitz is to photograph and identify over 1000 living things, plants, bugs, birds etc. Six naturalists, including Brigit Butler -the bird diva, came to SACS to work with students from grades 4-8 on Tuesday. They will return for more instruction on Thursday. Classroom groups were divided into smaller clusters, each lead by a naturalist, i.e. someone who has knowledge of many life forms. They scattered around the property looking mostly at plants but also a variety of bugs and birds. Every sighting of interest was photographed and entered into an app called inaturalist. This app analyzes the photos and helps identify the contents. Here are a sample of photos taken of their explorations.  Link to 59 Pictures. TRAVELERS 2ND GRADE - CULLIGAN Students were working on understanding syllables when these photos were taken on Monday morning, 9-20-2021 Link to 30 Pictures.

ATHLETICS Wednesday 9/22 Boys 5/6 @ Alburgh 5pm (no bus) Girls 5/6 @ Alburgh 4pm (no bus) XC @ MVU 4pm bus available both ways. Departs 3:30 Boys 7/8 home vs. Alburgh 4pm Girls 7/8 home vs. Alburgh 4pm Thursday 9/23 Boys 5/6 practice 3:15-4:15 Girls 5/6 practice 3:00-4:15 Girls 7/8 Home vs. Fairfax 4:30 Boys 7/8 Home vs. Fairfax 4:30 XC Practice dismissal-4pm Friday 9/24 No sports

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MON 20TH TUE 21ST WED 22ND THU 23RD FRI 24TH 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 MON 20TH TUE 21ST WED 22ND THU 23RD FRI 24TH Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets BBQ Dipping Sauce Roasted Potato Wedges Savory Roasted Zucchini Dinner Roll Deli Ham Sandwich Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Beef Taco w/ The Works Garden Salsa Rice Pilaf Baked Beans Chicken Caesar Wrap Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Grilled Cheese Sandwich Marinara Dipping Sauce Garlic Roasted Carrots Deli Turkey Sandwich Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety 3 Homemade Beef Goulash Garlic Breadstick Steamed Corn Chef Salad w/Dinner Roll Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety French Toast Sticks Real Maple Syrup Sweet & White Homefries Twin Sausage Links Fresh Green Pepper Strips Tuna Salad Sandwich Cheese Pizza Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS

BIRTHDAYS  SEPTEMBER 20TH - 26TH STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Elliana Lumbra Cayleigh Drown Atticus Goss Keonna Delisle Finnegan Zawicki Issabella Hanvey Chloe Gonyeau Dahlia Steele Karsen Boylan Megan Gonyeau Lizalynn Smith C. K. Audreena Sullivan Faith Barrows Damian Walker Darwin Erickson STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME Brianna Hemingway

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.