Announcements 10-3-2022

 

IMPORTANT DATES SCHOOL HOURS OCTOBER Walking Wednesday Link to Route Map and Times Wednesday, October 5th.  Discovery Field Trip to Hard'ack for a Hike.  Friday, October 7th. 8:30 - 11:00 AM. Transportation: Walking MRUSD Board Meeting. Agenda. Zoom Meeting Link. Wednesday, October 5th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office Indigenous People's Day - No School Monday, October 10th. Walking Wednesday Link to Route Map and Times Wednesday, October 12th.  Walking Wednesday Link to Route Map and Times Wednesday, October 19th.  MRUSD Board Meeting. Agenda. Zoom Meeting Link. Wednesday, September 19th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Bellow Free Academy Walking Wednesday Link to Route Map and Times Wednesday, October 26th.  Link to All the Known Important Dates for the full 2022-2023 School Year October 2022 M T W Th F 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31 10th - Indigenous Peoples Day. No School

PICTURES ECHO CENTER STEAM INSTRUCTION WITH DISCOVERY AND VOYAGERS - MARRIN & BASHAW An Echo instructor visited three classrooms on Friday, September 30th. Each classroom visit started with an explanation of a Vermont problem; many amphibians are being killed on our roadways between their mating and spawning areas each year. Next the instructor issued several engineering challenges; students had to figure out how to build roads that would not impede traffic but that would allow amphibians to cross safely either under or over the roadway. Students worked in pairs or threes to construct solution models using a section of plastic roadway, a toy car, a rubber frog, paper clips, straws, clothes pins, tiny plastic dishes, rubber bands, tongue depressors and note cards. Once the building process was over, there was chance for students to share experiences and for everyone to examine real-world solutions engineered around the country and world to create such safe crossings. 9-30-2022 DISCOVERY - Link to 40 pictures. VOYAGERS - Link to 14 pictures. 8TH GRADE PE - JARVIS & ANDREWS Students learned about the importance of reaction time with a game of “Head, shoulders, knees & toes”. Fast reaction time is essential in many sports activities. This activity was followed by games of four square that also require fast reaction times. Link to Renaissance 30-second video. USA FOUR SQUARE - 9-30-2022 Link to 6 Pictures. RENAISSANCE FOUR SQUARE -  9-30-2022 Link to 8 Pictures. OPEN DOORS - TAYLOR This group of students spent Thursday afternoon picking up trash around the school fields and facilities. Trash can accumulate when trash cans blow over or weekend visitors don’t pick up fully when they depart. Thanks to these students for their service to the school community. 9-29-2022  Link to 7 Pictures.

MEALS LINK TO ABBEY MENU SITE Breakfast menu for September Lunch menu for September BREAKFAST                                                           MONDAY Homemade Blueberry Muffin Bagel w/ Cream Cheese LUNCH MONDAY Hot Dog  Steamed Broccoli  Maple Baked Beans  Mixed Greens w/ Maple Vinaigrette  Cheese Pizza Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

ATHLETICS Link to St. Albans City School Athletics Calendar Webpage with listing of competitions Link to 5/6 Girls & Boys Soccer Practice and Competition Schedule. Scroll down the document to find the boys schedule.

NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH - BOOKS TO CONSIDER IN THE LIBRARY Did you know it is National Hispanic Heritage Month? It is celebrated in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15 and recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements in the United States. Checkout these books in our library today!  With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of her work, Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beautiful—and full of potential.  A gentle voice urges her onward, to face her fears and challenge the obstacles that seek to hold her back. With a voice full of calm, contemplative wisdom, readers are invited to listen and observe, to accept themselves—and to dare to shout! Nine-year-old Betita knows she is a crane. Papi has told her the story, even before her family fled to Los Angeles to seek refuge from cartel wars in Mexico. The Aztecs came from a place called Aztlan, what is now the Southwest US, called the land of the cranes. They left Aztlan to establish their great city in the center of the universe-Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City. It was prophesized that their people would one day return to live among the cranes in their promised land. Papi tells Betita that they are cranes that have come home. Then one day, Betita's beloved father is arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Mexico. Betita and her pregnant mother are left behind on their own, but soon they too are detained and must learn to survive in a family detention camp outside of Los Angeles. Even in cruel and inhumane conditions, Betita finds heart in her own poetry and in the community she and her mother find in the camp. The voices of her fellow asylum seekers fly above the hatred keeping them caged, but each day threatens to tear them down lower than they ever thought they could be. Will Betita and her family ever be whole again.

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS

BIRTHDAYS STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Aaron Parent 10/01 Leland Martell 10/02 Zophia St. Onge 10/02 Brody Aiken 10/03 STAFF FIRST NAME STAFF LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Erica DeDell 10/03 Link to a list of all birthdays this month If your name has been omitted in error, please contact Mitch Craib mcraib@maplerun.org

COVID GUIDANCE FROM THE NURSES Dear families, in the event your household has a positive COVID case we wanted to share some helpful information.  Go to this Link for what to do.