Announcements 12-16-2021

IMPORTANT DATES DECEMBER Community Conversation Link to Flyer POSTPONED Thursday, December 16th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center. 890 Fairfax Road St. Albans Bottle Drive for Homeless Saturday, December 18th. 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Location: Front Steps of our School Ski Trip/Winter Field Trip.  Triumph & Voyagers. Permission and Assumption of Risk forms Must be Completed. Tuesday, December 21st.  Winter Break - No School Thursday, December 23rd - Friday, December 31st, 2021.  JANUARY Vaccine Clinic for Children.   Tuesday, January 4th.  Location: St. Albans City School. Link to Information Walking Wednesday. This is the only Walking Wednesday for January. Wednesday, January 5th. Link to Map and Walking Times. Ski Trip/Winter Field Trip.  Discovery & Incredibles. Permission and Assumption of Risk forms Must be Completed. Tuesday, January 4th.  MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 5th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Only. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School Monday, January 17th.  Inservice - No School Tuesday, January 18th.  MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 19th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Only. FEBRUARY Ski Trip/Winter Field Trip.  Discovery & Incredibles. Permission and Assumption of Risk forms Must be Completed. Tuesday, February 1st.  Walking Wednesday. This is the only Walking Wednesday for January. Wednesday, February 2nd. Link to Map and Walking Times.

PICTURES DETECTIVE BOTLEY BLOCKLY’S REMY THE RAT MYSTERY On Wednesday (12-15-2021), quite a few learning communities tried to solve the coding mystery involving Detective Botley Blockly and Remy the Rat created by the makerspace staff and their assistants. First, students watched some introductory story videos. Then, they navigated a special google doc clue map using coding instructions found in one of the short introductory videos. Most blocks on the map included either a video or an audible instruction to the students explaining their success at finding clues to the mystery. The approximately half-hour challenge seemed to be very interesting to a range of age groups around the school. Travelers 2nd Grade (Ms. Culligan’s classroom): Link to 15 Pictures. Investigators 1st Grade (Ms. Taney’s classroom): Link to 16 Pictures Voyagers 5th Grade (Ms. Bashaw’s classroom) IMAGINATION 2ND GRADE ART - COSTANTINO Ms. Koldy’s students were taught one way to make mobiles by art teacher, Mr. Costantino. They used construction scissors, paper, tape, pens, and yarn to fashion their art pieces. Link to 21 Pictures. DREAMERS - DEDELL The PreK students in Ms. DeDell’s classroom had a blast playing with the large Omnikin balls on Tuesday, December 14th.  Link to 5 Pictures shared by Ms. DeDell. DREAMERS TWINS VOYAGERS TWINS STUDENTS LINED UP TO HEAD OUTSIDE FOR A WALK

Want to submit a dance for the party?  Here is how: Complete the Code.org Dance Party activity and then share your dance creation with us.  Share your creations by copying the link and emailing it to makerspace@maplerun.org on or before Monday, December 20th. Students who submit a dance for the party will receive a special prize from the makerspace team. One lucky class (picked randomly through a lottery) that submits a coded dance entry will get to dance with DJ Borst, RankinBot3000, and other famous SACs characters in person! Here is an example of the kind of dances you can create: Click on this link.   Have fun coding, and we look forward to seeing you at the dance party! ---------------------------------------------------------- Are you working on the coding mystery for the 2021 month of code?  Find all of the clues and things you need in one spot here: Click on this link

MONTH OF CODE BOOKS
	Do you know the difference between a fact and an opinion? It can be a hard thing to understand. Some things are facts--like the number of robots in this book. Other things are opinions--like which robot would make the best friend, or which robot dances best. And sometimes to tell the difference between a fact and an opinion, you need to wait to get more information--that's because facts can be proven true or false, and opinions are things you feel and believe--but that you can't prove.
	In Ruby’s world, anything is possible if you put your mind to it--even fixing her father’s broken computer!  Join Ruby and her new friend, Mouse, on an imaginative journey through the insides of a computer in search of the missing Cursor.  From bits and logic gates to computer hardware, Ruby (and her readers!) will learn the basic elements of the machines that power our world.  Then future kid coders can put their knowledge and imaginations to work with fun activities.

WINTER SPORTS Schedules Practice and Game Schedules can be found on the St. Albans City School Athletics Webpage at this link. Volleyball Practice will begin in late February. Times TBD. -Robbie Maher rmaher@maplerun.org Link to COVID-19 guidelines for Winter Sports

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MON 13th TUE 14th WED 15th THU 16th FRI 17th 3 Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Iced Breakfast Bun Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Homemade Blueberry Muffin Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Breakfast Round IW Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Blueberry Nutri Grain Bar Mozzarella String Cheese Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Asst. WG Cereal w/Animal Crackers Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit Milk Variety LUNCH MENU MON 13th TUE 14th WED 15th THU 16th FRI 17th Oven-Baked Chicken Nuggets Steamed Broccoli Butternut Squash w/Apples Homemade Dinner Roll Bagel Yogurt Fun Meal Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Broccoli Florets Taco Bar w/ The Works K-8 Garden Salsa Seasoned Black Beans Deli Turkey Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Cucumber Sticks Fresh Carrot Sticks Hearty Chicken & Biscuits Chef's Mashed Potato Steamed Green Peas Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Grab & Go Chef Salad Cheese Pizza Fresh Celery Sticks Fresh Carrot Sticks Homemade Goulash Steamed Corn Steamed Broccoli Garlic Breadstick Deli Ham & Cheese Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Cucumber Sticks Fresh Carrot Sticks  French Toast Sticks Real Maple Syrup Scrambled Eggs Sausage Links Sweet & White Homefries Fresh Green Pepper Strips Deli Tuna Salad 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 DECEMBER 13TH - 19TH STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME DATE T. I. 12-14 G. M. 12-15 Mason Salter 12-16 Sofia Hanvey 12-16 Taylor Stewart 12-16 Samantha White 12-17 Ella Abair 12-17 Talyiah Patterson 12-18 Genesis Williams 12-19 Alexa Yearman 12-19 STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME DATE Andrea Racek 12/16 Brendan Ellis 12/19

BOTTLE DRIVE TO SUPPORT HOMELESS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY The bottle drive this year will be on Saturday, December 18, 2021. We will be located at the front of the school from 11 am- 4 pm. Donate bottles at the Beverage Mart at any time and tell the people that it is for Annabelle Peak's Bottle Drive. Student - Annabelle Peak ampeak@maplerun.org

LINK TO SACS COVID-19 INFORMATION Vaccine Clinic Tuesday, January 4th Questions about Covid Vaccinations for Children? Test to Stay Program Covid-19 Precautions

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