Announcements 12-6-2021

IMPORTANT DATES DECEMBER Vaccine clinic for children.   Tuesday, December 7th.  Location: St. Albans City School. Details lower down in the announcements. A second vaccine clinic is planned for January 4th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, December 15th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Only. Bottle Drive for Homeless Saturday, December 18th. 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Location: Front Steps of our School Winter Break - No School Thursday, December 23rd - Friday, December 31st, 2021.

VACCINE CLINIC TUESDAY DECEMBER 7th The clinic for students 5-11 years old will be at St. Albans City School on December 7th from 8:00am-2:00pm. It will be held in the large gym. Parents can attend with their child, or completely set up their child online and we will support the child at school to get to the clinic. There are only 200 doses, and to get a dose a child must be registered using the state site (See links to the state site below). This clinic is run by the Department of Health and the school is supporting the clinic by letting them use our facility and facilitating the process by getting students there once they are scheduled and registered online by their parents. If parents want to be there with their children, they should enter by the gym doors at the time of their child's scheduled appointment. Tips for making a covid appointment Read before registering your student Register student for a vaccination appointment

PICTURES DISCOVERY 5TH GRADE & FLOCABULARY - MARRIN A fifth-grader in Discovery submitted a rap song to the education site called Flocabulary during the recent holiday week. Flocabulary’s staff thought it was worthy of a shoutout to St. Albans City School. A video clip of Mr. Marrin’s 5th-grade class celebrating was sent into Flocabulary and shared on their website at this link. It shows a few seconds of them jumping up simultaneously at the front entrance of the school.   EXPLORERS 3RD GRADE READ ALOUD AND DISCUSSION - HALVORSEN Ms. Halvoresen’s students had just finished listening to a segment of the book “Because of Winn Dixie” that she had read to them. They discussed aspects of the story and shared their views on the book’s topics Ms. Halvorsen wanted them to think deeply about. Link to 11 Pictures. THOUGHTFUL TRIUMPH SCHOOL CITIZEN This student took the time to shovel off the outdoor basketball court last Thursday to make playing basketball at recess possible and safe. Thank you to that Triumph student. MISC. PICTURES Makerspace interns used their artisitic skills to draw one of the makerspace mascots. Mr. Marrin and several 6th-grade students played chess just before school let out for the day. DISCOVERY TWINS EXPLORERS TWINS

Operation Happiness Organized by students on Team Renaissance COLLECTION UPDATE  We only have four more days to collect. So far the amount we have gotten is incredible for the limited collection time we have! We hope we will be able to reach our goal, good luck everyone!

The Month of Code Mystery Awaits!  Watch this first movie to get background information on Detective Botley.

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. -Robbie Maher rmaher@maplerun.org Link to COVID-19 guidelines for Winter Sports Vaccines Masks Spectators Locker-Rooms

JAY PEAK SEASON’S PASS We will have a limited number of Jay Peak Season’s Passes for students in grades 6-8. These will be useful for families that ski. Equipment rentals and transportation to and from the mountain are not included (although equipment rentals are discounted). Yet, for students that will have access to use this pass, we want to make it available. Any student that would like to have access to a pass and feels they will be able to make use of it, please write a letter of request to Mr. Craib and explain how you are a Safe, Achieving, Caring member of our school community. Mr. Craib will create the list that goes to Jay Peak. The deadline for letters of request is December 9th.

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS

MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus BREAKFAST MENU MON 6th TUE 7th WED 8th THU 9th FRI 10th 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 6th TUE 7th WED 8th THU 9th FRI 10th 6 Meatball Sub (Beef Meatballs on a Bun) Maple Baked Beans Garden Pasta Salad Bagel Yogurt Fun Meal Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Cucumber Sticks General Tso Chicken Steamed Broccoli Steamed Carrots Rice Pilaf Deli Egg Salad Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Cucumber Sticks Homemade Shepherd's Pie Steamed Corn Steamed Green Peas Homemade Dinner Roll Grab & Go Chicken Caesar Salad Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Celery Sticks Fresh Carrot Sticks Oven Roasted Turkey Chef's Mashed Potato Turkey Gravy Seasoned Green Beans Homemade Dinner Roll Homemade VT Cranberry Sauce Deli Buffalo Chicken Wrap Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Cucumber Sticks Fresh Carrot Sticks Hearty Macaroni & Cheese Garlic Roasted Butternut Squash Steamed Carrots Deli Ham & Cheese Sandwich Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Cheesestick Cheese Pizza Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Cucumber Sticks Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 6TH - 12TH. STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME Oliver McGrath Kaiden LaVallee Arianna Gleason Jeremiah Prim Aubree Bohannon Keenan McRae Parker Cook Eva Phillips Aubriella Jones Nathaniel Pinkham Amora Byrne Aubrey Silloway Oliver Gagne Coraline Kuhns Diva Yandow STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME Ms. Wendy Trainer If your name is missing, please email mcraib@maplerun.org to have the addition made.

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.