IMPORTANT DATES MARCH Investigators 2nd and 3rd Grade Field Trip to Echo Thursday, March 24th. Friday, March 25th. Introduction to Instruments for 4th Grade Tuesday, March 29, 8–9:30AM The 7th and 8th-grade concert and jazz bands will be performing a live concert for each of the 4th-grade classes, to introduce to them all of the instruments they may choose from in our beginning band. Before the end of the school year, all 4th-grade students will have the opportunity to try the beginning band instruments and decide which one they would like to play next year in 5th grade! Live Band Concert Thursday, March 31, 6:30-7:30PM Grades 7/8 report time is 6:00PM Grades 5/6 report time is 6:15PM Our first band concert in over two years - don’t miss it! Open to the public, no entry fee. 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 APRIL Ski Trip/Winter Field Trip. Discovery. Permission and Assumption of Risk forms Must be Completed. Tuesday, April 5th. Walking Wednesday. This is the only Walking Wednesday for the April Wednesday, April 6th. Link to Map and Walking Times. MRUSD School Board Meeting Wednesday, April 6th. Meeting Location, Meeting Agenda Travelers 2nd and 3rd Grade Field Trip to Echo Thursday, April 7th. MRUSD School Board Meeting Wednesday, April 20th. Meeting Location, Meeting Agenda Vermont Maple Festival Youth Talent Show - Link to Application Form Saturday, April 23rd. Location: City Hall. Main Street St. Albans. |
PICTURES PREK & KINDERGARTEN LUNCH ON 3-21-2022 Some students eating lunch on Monday were photographed. It is such a joy to see people’s full expressions again. Link to 33 Pictures. WANTED - PICTURES FROM LEARNING COMMUNITIES Teachers and other staff, if you have photos of your students engaged in learning or recess activities that you want to see shared on the announcements, then please send the photos to Mr. Craib. mcraib@maplerun.org. DREAMERS GRAPHING INSTRUCTION - DUPONT Students were given a pile of breakfast cereal to use for graphing purposes. They were asked to glue similar pieces of cereal in columns on a data sheet. It was good foundational work for math learning that will take place in the older grades to follow. Link to 37 Pictures. https://photos.app.goo.gl/cZY8hYZv3DD4hkeu7 DREAMERS RECESS - DUPONT On Friday, 3-18-2021, Ms. Dupont’s classroom group had a great time on the playground. Ms. Dupont shared pictures of them playing. Link to 36 Pictures. https://photos.app.goo.gl/NYqjP44pxdP6kk1M9 BACK IN TIME 8TH GRADER PICTURES |
Highlighting Unified Arts at SACs!
St Albans City School has an amazing Unified Arts team filled with opportunities for students in all grades to learn and experience physical education, art, music, STEAM, and Health. We are excited to use the Daily Announcements to highlight Unified Arts activities at our school.
So without further ado, let us introduce our second Unified Arts teacher:
UNIFIED ARTS MUSIC TEACHER MS. CATHY CAMERON MUSCENTE
Hi! My name is Cathy Cameron-Muscente and I am a music educator at SACs. I am currently in my 22nd year of teaching here at City School. I have taught all grade levels Prek-8th here at one point or another. This year I am teaching PreK-3, one 4th grade class, guitar/ bass guitar lessons, and 4th-8th Chorus. This year I currently visit classrooms on a weekly basis. I love that I get to work with so many amazing students and staff. I have many goals during my visits which include: singing together, learning to move to music, playing a variety of instruments, learning to read and write music, and most of all having fun learning through games and many activities. City School is the third school I have taught at during my career. I will be finishing my 36th year of teaching in June. My favorite part about teaching music is that I get to have fun creating and playing music with students.
My band, the Smokey Newfield Project, playing here at City School with guests, Zach Kelly and Alex Charpentier.
Things you might not know about me:
I typically do different activities with each of the grade levels I work with, although sometimes the themes and topics overlap.
During music class last week in several learning communities, we worked on many things. We read the book, Every Little Thing, by Cedella Marley. Next, we listened to the song “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley. We learned that this song is in the reggae style. After listening to it, we practiced the chorus and then learned to do sign language to the song. In this lesson we utilized our skills of listening, identifying styles of music, and actively participated in using sign language to interpret a song.
After we did that part of the lesson, we continued to work on reading and performing short rhythms. This is a skill that is important to set up understanding notation in music. The activity, Who Sent Me a Letter, let us practice our reading skills, in a fun game setting. Link to 21 Pictures from the Investigators' classroom. Link to a 2-minute video with interviews of 1st-grade Investigators and some images from Explorers and Travelers. Profile of Other Unified Arts Teachers |
ATHLETICS Sign-Ups for 7th/8th Baseball, 7th/8th Softball, and 5th-8th Track & Field are now open. Sign-Ups are due by Friday, April 1st. The spring sports season will begin on Monday, April 4th. All students need to complete the Athletics Participation Agreement to participate in school sports. Please reach out with any questions. If you are interested in joining these sports, then please read and sign the ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. Thank you. The schedule can change on short notice. Keep in touch with your coaches and this page to learn about changes. | ||||
MEALS Link to the Abbey Website MARCH BREAKFAST
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WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS |
BIRTHDAYS MARCH 21ST - 27TH
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BOOKS TO EXPLORE IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY  NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2019 Selection NSTA Best STEM Trade Books for Students K-12 2019 Selection Meet Raye Montague—the hidden mastermind who made waves in the U.S. Navy! After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. Through it all, the gifted mathematician persisted—finally gaining her well-deserved title in history: a pioneer who changed the course of ship design forever.  The famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is the 23rd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features Frida Kahlo, the renowned Mexican painter and activist. After surviving a bus crash, she made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings.  They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow. What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. ALMOST ASTRONAUTS is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age. |
YEARBOOK CONTENT 8th Grade Portrait information wanted Please send to Mr. Craib immediately. mcraib@maplerun.org Send in your baby picture too |
CONSENT FOR COVID-19 TESTS AT SCHOOL
Families,
With the ever-changing COVID-19 requirements, testing is more widely available to our community. In the event your student may need a COVID-19 test while at school, your consent is required. You may provide your consent by filling out this form.
https://forms.gle/NcqgdjsYBkjZasdt9
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to either of the nurses related to testing requirements/quarantines. MKane@maplerun.org or KRaleigh@maplerun.org
Thank you! |
