Announcements 11-29-2021

IMPORTANT DATES 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 ADVENTURERS PreK/K (BORCH) WIND TUNNEL FLIGHT PROJECT Ms. Darcie Rankin, from the Makerspace area, has been making the rounds to PreK, kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. She is providing students with a chance to build things with paper that can fly. Her construction supplies include paper cups, coffee filters, tape, crayons, and scissors to assemble objects that can take flight in a wind tunnel. If their projects fail to work well on the first try, students have been getting a chance to revise their designs and try flight again.  Check out these Photos of the Construction process. Check out this 3-minute video of the students flying their creations.   DISCOVERY 6TH GRADE ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS - MARRIN Like the Voyagers team in Ms. Bashaw’s classrooms last week, students from Team Discovery showcased their learning about how animals adapt to their habitats. On Tuesday, November 23rd, students in Mr. Marrin’s 6th grade classroom gave final presentations of their work to their classmates. Their finished documents and pictures of their learning was posted in the Discovery hallway for the rest of the team to read and appreciate. Very nice work.  Link to 7 Pictures. EXPLORERS 1ST GRADE MUSIC - CAMERON MUSCENTE Ms. Cameron-Muscente had these students do a variety of dances, songs and movements connected to music. 11-23-2021.  In the video below, students listened to classical music while imagining they were cooking excellent food. Link to 2 ½ Minute Video.  OUTDOOR RECESS Temperatures were in the mid 20s with a significant breeze. Students still eager for outside for recess. 11-23-2021

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!

The December month of code is coming soon to St Albans City school.   Watch the trailer here: Mystery Awaits Watch this space in the announcements for more month of code activities throughout December! Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gySkItxiJn_vwb8HIIKNXqen184mRtzDX12cux0ZgZk/pub Hour of Code Infographics, Downloaded from code.org on 11/2020

WINTER SPORTS PRACTICE SCHEDULE Complete Practice Schedules can be found on the St. Albans City School Athletics Webpage at https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacs-athletics/home.   Volleyball Practice will begin in late February. Times TBD.   Physical copies of the practice, and game schedules have been distributed to participating students. -Robbie Maher rmaher@maplerun.org Link to COVID-19 guidelines for Winter Sports Vaccines Masks Spectators Locker-Rooms

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MON 29th TUE 30th WED 1st THU 2nd FRI 3rd Iced Breakfast Bun 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 Not published yet Not published yet Not published yet LUNCH MENU MON 29th TUE 30th WED 1st THU 2nd FRI 3rd Cheeseburger Hand Cut French Fries Roasted Broccoli Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Grab & Go Taco Salad Cheese Pizza Buffalo Chicken Dip w/Chips Rice Pilaf Mexicali Corn Seasoned Black Beans Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Ham & Cheese Croissant Cheese Pizza Mozzarella Pizza Stick Marinara Dipping Sauce Seasoned Green Beans Garlic Breadstick Deli Ham & Cheese Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Celery Sticks Caesar Salad  Chicken Alfredo Steamed Broccoli Steamed Green Peas Deli Tuna Salad Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Cucumber Sticks Fresh Carrot Sticks  Oven Baked Fish Sticks Tartar Sauce Fresh Creamy Coleslaw Oven Baked Potato Puffs Homemade Dinner Roll Deli Turkey Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Celery Sticks  Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER 29TH - DECEMBER 28TH STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Noelle LaClair Trayvon Collins Jayce Costello Collin DeForge Conan Burroughs Liam Kirby Nicolas Boozan I. P. Jaedyn Allen Logan Davis Daniel Lykens STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME None this week

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.