FROM THE PRINCIPAL AND YOUR SCHOOL NURSES Please help us stay open. To date we have had several members of our school community come to school while they waited for the results of a PCR test. Please realize that if you took a PCR test, you must remain at home until you have the results. In the two days that it takes to get the results, many others can be exposed. If we all take these precautions, we can keep our school open. Thank you. |
NOTIFICATION FOR CLOSE CONTACTS A reminder to parents and guardians that if your student is found to be a close contact of someone in our school community who has tested positive you will get the notification through email. Please make sure that your current email is on file with our school. If you want to update your email address please click here |
IMPORTANT DATES JANUARY MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, January 19th. 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Only. Link Here. BFA Guidance Staff Visit with 8th Graders - Given course signup sheets for BFA Thursday, January 20th. Tobacco Educator, Amy Brewer, Visits with 7th & 8th Graders Friday, January 21st. 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 February. Wednesday, February 2nd. Link to Map and Walking Times. Ski Trip/Winter Field Trip. Triumph. Permission and Assumption of Risk forms Must be Completed. Tuesday, February 15th. Mid-Winter Break, Town Meeting - No School Monday, February 21st - March 1st. MARCH Ski Trip/Winter Field Trip. Voyagers. Permission and Assumption of Risk forms Must be Completed. Tuesday, March 22nd. Patriotism Contests (Art contest grades 1-8, National Anthem singing contest for ages 6 - 16). Entry deadline: Thursday, March 31st. Link to More Information. Questions and entries can be directed to jcioffi@maplerun.org |
PICTURES INVESTIGATORS 2ND GRADE READ-ALOUD - LEVINE Our librarian, Ms. Levine, loves to read books aloud to students throughout the school. When these photographs were taken, she was visiting the Investigators’ 2nd-grade classroom and reading them a book about a talented young rock climber. Ms. Levine always makes her read alouds very interactive, where she constantly communicates with the audience of students. She also constantly helps young students think about and learn new vocabulary words along the way. Although a lot of learning happens during each of her classes, Ms. Levine manages her instruction process in a way that feels like fun rather than work. During this session, her students were clearly having a great time being apart of the illuminating reading experience. 1-11-2022 7TH GRADE CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Once again, Asha DiMatteo-LePape, from the Catamount Ski Association came to St. Albans City School to provide skiing lessons to the 7th graders. On Thursday 1-12-2022, it was warmer and less windy than previously although students had to contend with icy conditions. Ms. Dimatteo-LePape will be coming to the school for lessons each Thursday through February. 48 Pictures from Team Renaissance BLAST FROM THE PAST - CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING TEAMS OVER THE YEARS DREAMERS MOVEMENT BREAK - DUPONT Cute 2-minute-and-50-second video of Ms. Dupont’s kindergarten students dancing to music. The movement activity was followed by a calming breathing session before moving on to other activities. | ||||
8TH GRADERS WILL SELECT BFA COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR On January 20th, the BFA guidance office is coming to our 8th graders and they will be given their course selection sheets to take home and fill out.
BFA would like them back by the end of January. Students can hand them to their teachers or to Ms. Desiree Stevens at the front desk.
Check out this video recorded with Screencastify for 9th grade enrollment: https://watch.screencastify.com/v/eVRoovjFBiYSbg3YEEWj
Please note that offerings for Readers/writers workshop and Algebra have changed to grade level or accelerated only. |
MESSAGE FOR 7TH & 8TH GRADE FAMILIES On Friday, January 21st Amy Brewer is coming to City School. She is the Coordinator for the Franklin Grand Isle Tobacco Prevention Coalition and Health Educator at Northwestern Medical Center. She will talk with our 7th and 8th grade students about tobacco products and more specifically vaping. In health classes we have started to talk about tobacco and other drugs. Students are learning to identify harmful effects of different substances. We are very fortunate to have Amy speak with our students. - Ms. Garcia" |
SNOWSHOES We now have enough snow to use the snowshoes. They are located in the Team Discovery entrance way (near the snow tube shed). Here is how to use them. Short video created by the Investigators. Things to know:
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BOOKS TO CONSIDER READING FROM OUR LIBRARY Have you set a goal for yourself in the new year? January is a great time to make a resolution and this month we will be highlighting books in our library that focus on goal setting and growth.  A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom. The Emperor loved flowers too. When it was time to choose an heir, he gave a flower seed to each child in the kingdom. "Whoever can show me their best in a year's time," he proclaimed, "shall succeed me to the throne!" Ping plants his seed and tends it every day. But month after month passes, and nothing grows. When spring comes, Ping must go to the Emperor with nothing but an empty pot.  Grace loves to act out stories. When her school decides to do "Peter Pan", Grace longs to play Peter, but classmates say that Peter was a boy, and besides, he wasn't black. But her mum says she can do anything if she puts her mind to it.  Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Ruby's Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who's full of ambition and the family who rewards her hard work and courage. |
WINTER SPORTS 8th-grade girls basketball practice scheduled for Tuesday, January 18th, is canceled
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MEALS Link to the Abbey Website with menus
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WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS |
BIRTHDAYS JANUARY 17TH - 23RD
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NEED TO UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION? Click Here to learn what to do. |
