Announcements 11-23-2021

IMPORTANT DATES NOVEMBER Thanksgiving Break - No School Wednesday, November 24th - Friday, November 26th. DECEMBER Walking Wednesday - Link to Schedule and Map This is the only Walking Wednesday for December. Wednesday, December 1st. 6:45 -7:30 AM. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, December 1st. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Only. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, December 1st. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Only. Vaccine clinic for children.   Tuesday, December 7th.  Location: St. Albans City School. Details later. A second vaccine clinic is planned for January 4th. Winter Break - No School Thursday, December 23rd - Friday, December 31st, 2021.

PICTURES & NEWS VOYAGERS 5th GRADE - PLANT AND ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS We have spent the fall looking at how plants, animals, and of course people adapt to their environments. For the culminating project, students created their own creatures, created a report that talked about the physical and behavioral adaptations they had and made a model. The projects were spectacular!!!  Link to 14 Pictures of some student projects. PICTURE RETAKE DAY Monday, November 22nd was school picture retake day. Students and staff who were missed during previous picture days were photographed. While picture days are used primarily to generate photos for families, they also get used for important documents like the school yearbook (for 8th-grade pictures only since the yearbook is for graduation 8th graders). Thank you to everyone for participating. SIZING BOOTS In normal school years students from 4th, 5th and 6th grades join trips to Jay Peak to downhill ski. The hope is that skiing will be possible this school year when last year it was not. In preparation for that possibility, students were sized for ski boots here at St. Albans City School by representatives of Jay Peak on November 17th. With sizing done prior to ski days, when students arrive at Jay Peak they can quickly pick up equipment and hit the ski slopes. The goal of taking students skiing is to give them 5-6 skiing experiences before they leave school. In that many visits, students can get good enough to use the chairlifts and ski slopes of varying difficulty. They can then decide if they want to make skiing a sport they will pursue independently and more seriously as they mature.

Operation Happiness Organized by students on Team Renaissance This year, as is traditional at this time of year, our school is participating in Operation Happiness. Operation Happiness is a food drive that our school has been a part of since 2013. The food collected by Operation Happiness is donated to people in need of our food, and it really helps them.  Our school is trying to raise 1,000 food items over our drive. The following items are what we need: Dry pasta Canned goods (vegetables, fruit, soups, canned meats, tuna, chicken etc) Peanut butter Jelly Jars of sauce  Cereal  Baking mix (cornbread, brownies cake, quick bread) Ramen Noodles Baby Food Boxed Meals (macaroni and cheese, hamburger helper, scalloped potatoes, stuffing, rice) We ask that you donate food between November 29th to December 9th. If you bring food in, then give it to your teachers and the 8th-grade members of team Renaissance will collect it in the mornings! If we meet our goal of 1,000 donations we will have a schoolwide popcorn party!

WINTER SPORTS - NEW INFORMATION - PRACTICE SCHEDULES PRACTICES BEGIN MONDAY THE 22nd Please return all sign-up forms by Friday, November 19th. A Winter Sports informational meeting addressing expectations will take place on Monday, November 22nd at 6:00pm. Thank you!  Zoom Topic: St. Albans City School Winter Sports Informational Meeting Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99551810351?pwd=VUJ6WnNmN2NBNVY1NGNUNnRxRkRRQT09 Meeting ID: 995 5181 0351 Passcode: u54V5X PRACTICE SCHEDULE   Please note the Basketball Practice Schedule for Winter Sports beginning on Monday, November 22nd:   Monday, 11/22: 3:15-4:15 Girls BB 5th 4:15-5:15 Girls BB 6th 5:15-6:15 Girls BB 7th 6:15-7:15 Girls BB 8th 7:15-8:15 Boys BB 7th/8th   Tuesday, 11/23: 3:15-4:15 Boys BB 5th 4:15-5:15 Boys BB 6th 5:15-6:15 Girls BB 7th 6:15-7:15 Girls BB 8th 7:15-8:15 Boys BB 7th/8th   Cheerleading Practices will begin on Tuesday, November 30th. The schedule for practices will be as follows:   Tuesdays - 3:00pm-4:30pm Fridays - 3:00pm-4:30pm Saturdays - 9:00am-10:30am   Volleyball Practice will begin in late February. Times TBD.   Complete Practice Schedules can be found on the St. Albans City School Athletics Webpage. Physical copies of the practice, and game schedules will be distributed to participating students.    -Robbie Maher SIGN UP INFORMATION 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." Link to COVID-19 guidelines for Winter Sports Vaccines Masks Spectators Locker-Rooms

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MON 22nd TUE 23rd WED 24th THU 25th FRI 26th Blueberry Muffin, Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Homemade Blueberry Muffin Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL LUNCH MENU MON 22nd TUE 23rd WED 24th THU 25th FRI 26th Macaroni and Cheese Maple Carrots Seasoned Green Beans Garlic Breadstick Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Fruit & Yogurt Parfait w/Granola Cheese Pizza Pancakes Real Maple Syrup Sweet & White Homefries Twin Sausage Links Fresh Green Pepper Strips VT Blueberry Cups Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Chef Salad w/Dinner Roll Cheese Pizza NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL 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 NOVEMBER 22ND - 28TH STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Olivia Blodgett Emily Twombly Karmyn Bombard Samantha Gleason H. C. Hope Marshall Edan Peters Lyla Heald Adeline Oliver STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME Ms. Rie Asato-Ditch

QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN? The following is a link to zoom meetings for Parents to have conversations about COVID 19 Vaccinations for children.  It is sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.   http://www.aapvt.org/news/join-us-conversation-about-covid-19-vaccines-children

The Test to Stay Program (Link to FAQs) Who: Unvaccinated, asymptomatic students who have been exposed to COVID at school. Where: Starting Wednesday 11/3, testing will be conducted behind the district central office (28 Catherine St.), on Market St. in St. Albans.  When: 6:30-7:30am on weekdays only How to participate: 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 the 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.

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.