Announcements 10-28-2021

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28th

A SUMMARY OF THE TEST TO STAY PROGRAM Who: Unvaccinated, asymptomatic students who have been exposed to COVID at school. Where: Public works (67 Aldis St. in St. Albans) When: 6:30-7:30am on weekdays How: 1. Fill out the consent form:  2. Fill out the Simple Reports Link  3. Wait for a notification that your student is a close contact. 4. Go to the testing site for the remainder of your 7 day quarantine window (not including weekends)-refer to the dates provided to you by school. If your student receives: a negative result they can return to school for that day, and continue to quarantine outside of school. Please realize that you must test each morning to attend that day. a positive result, they have tested positive for COVID and must quarantine. You will be contacted with next steps about testing and your quarantine timeline. All students (positive or negative results) must continue to quarantine outside of school. If your child develops symptoms at any point, inform the school, seek a PCR test right away and keep your child at home and away from others.

IMPORTANT DATES OCTOBER Patriots Pen Writing Contest Due Date. Sunday, October 31st. Link to more information about the contest. NOVEMBER MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, November 3rd. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine St. Walking Wednesday - Link to Schedule and Map Wednesday, November 3rd. 6:45 -7:30 AM. Conferences - No School Friday, November 5th.  MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, November 17th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Sports Participation Forms Due to Athletic Director, Mr. Maher by Friday, November 19th.  Thanksgiving Break - No School Wednesday, November 24th - Friday, November 26th.

PICTURES & NEWS WALKING WEDNESDAY RESULTS 10-27-2021 One hundred and sixty students and twenty-one adults walked or biked into school on Wednesday (181 total). This was a very good turnout given the dark morning start and the cool weather conditions. Renaissance had excellent participation, as did Voyagers, USA & Triumph.  Link to 30 Walking Wednesday Pictures. Some students and leaders gathered at the fountain at 7:00am in Taylor Park before heading to school. VOYAGERS BOX VOLUME PROJECT Ms. Chisholm had her 5th graders tackle a box volume math project. Students first had to find a box and then create an imaginary product it contained. After decorating their box, each student had to figure out its' volume. Students measured their boxes (Length, Hight, and Width) in centimeters or in inches and then did the volume calculations. Some worked with whole numbered measurements while others had to multiply fractions. This project was a fun way to have students become invested in a math project that had meaningful results. Here are three videos of students explaining their projects. Link to Video Student 1  1 minute 46 seconds Link to Video Student 2 1 minute 26 seconds Link to Video Student 3   1 minute 41 seconds Here is a link to a photo album from the project. ​​ NAVIGATORS SPIDER RACES Here are pictures taken of the spider races yesterday, 10-16-2021. The children colored a variety of different spider pictures and then they were off to the races. Miss Danielle and Miss Rie were the flies and the kids had to move their spiders up the string to get to the flies. Link to 20 Pictures. EXPLORERS 3RD GRADE MATH - FENTON These students were working on subtraction problems individually and in small groups when these pictures were taken. Link to 21 Pictures. BLUE BLOCK P.E. WITH MS. JARVIS Blue blocks are now being made available to the younger children again. Ms. Stanton’s kindergarteners had never seen foam blue blocks or built with them before. They greatly enjoyed the new experience with these firm construction materials. Link to 10 Pictures. DISCOVERY WACKY WEDNESDAY NAVIGATORS KINDERGARTEN CHICKENS - LAWYER Ms. Lawyer’s students fed the chickens with produce from the garden: tomatoes, kale, and swiss chard. The chickens were happy to receive the fresh food. 10-27-2021 MRUSD STRINGS CONCERT 10-21-2021 Here is a more detailed write-up about the recent strings concert where four of our students participated. String students from across the Maple Run School district performed in the upper connector parking lot at BFA for an enthusiastic crowd on October 21st. Rusty Charpentier, Maple Run String Educator, and Eric Bushey, BFA Music led the students in selections that included “Night on Bald Mountain” “The Abandoned Funhouse” and “Poor Wayfaring Stranger” among many others. This concert featured students from grades 4-12 and showcased just how vibrant and alive string music is in our district. Since Rusty Charpentier’s arrival in our district just a few years ago we have gone from a string program in the single digits to over 80 students across the district playing instruments that include the violin, viola, cello, and string bass. What was feared to be a rained-out show turned into a lovely evening for an outside concert. The clouds parted, parents set up their camp chairs and all were serenaded for nearly an hour with lovely string music. Stay tuned - there is much more to come this year! The first picture is the yearbook photo for the BFA String Ensemble, the second is a shot from the concert.

WINTER SPORTS SIGN-UPS "The Winter Sports season is fast approaching. For students interested in participating in basketball, cheer, or volleyball, sign-up sheets were distributed on Friday. Students will need to return a physical copy of the Winter Athletics Participation Agreement before participating in winter sports. A printable copy of this agreement can be found on the SACS Athletics page at https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacs-athletics/home. We can also distribute more to the Communities that may need some. Please reach out to Mr. Maher with any questions - rmaher@maplerun.org." All forms for students looking to participate in a winter sport will need to be in by Friday, November 19th

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MON 25th TUE 26th WED 27th THU 28th FRI 29th 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 25th TUE 26th WED 27th THU 28th FRI 29th Buttermilk Pancakes Real Maple Syrup Scrambled Eggs Sweet & White Homefries VT Blueberry Cups OR Cheese Pizza OR Egg Salad Sandwich Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Pulled Pork Nachos Garden Salsa Mexicali Corn Rice Pilaf OR Cheese Pizza OR Deli Turkey Sandwich Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Chicken Alfredo Steamed Broccoli Kale Chips Garlic Breadstick OR Cheese Pizza OR Chicken Caesar Wrap Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety 8 Meatball Sub (Beef Meatballs on a Bun) Maple Carrots Baked Beans OR Cheese Pizza OR Chef Salad w/Dinner Roll Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety  Hot Turkey Sandwich Chef's Mashed Potato Seasoned Green Beans OR Cheese Pizza OR Deli Ham Sandwich 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 OCTOBER 25TH - 31ST STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Alianah Ward Arleigh Favreau Hailey Deso Cecilia Charland Lucas Cunningham Christopher Drown Skyler Bissell L. C. Kassidy Sicard Logan Granger Katherine Mercon Aaliyah Anderson Lilly Dashnaw Cordelia Brooks Serenity McGrail STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME Mr. Richard Weisburgh

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.

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.