Announcements 10-18-2022

IMPORTANT DATES SCHOOL HOURS OCTOBER Walking Wednesday Link to Route Map and Times Wednesday, October 19th.  Girl Scout Sign Up Meeting K-12. Link to Flyer Thursday, October 20th. 5:00. Location. St. Albans City School. 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

WALKING WEDNESDAY IS TOMORROW - 10-19-2022 Want some fresh air and good company first thing on Wednesday morning, then join one of walking school bus groups coming to school that morning. Link to Route Map and Times  You must check in at the front of the school to be eligible for the raffle prizes.  Pictures from an October walk in 2017. Do you recognize anyone? Note: Public works has asked us not to walk or bike through their parking lot any day during the week as heavy machinery being used there makes it unsafe at times. Thank you.

PICTURES TEAM USA 8TH GRADE SCIENCE - ROULEAU Pairs of students or individual students selected a paper airplane design they wanted to use for their experiment. Once their experimental design was correctly proposed and accepted, they tested the affect of making a specified design change on flying distances. For example one group created a tubular airplane. They made three lengths of the tube to determine if shortening the length changed flying distance.  Distances were measured out in the hallway next to the big gym using the floor tiles as a ruler since each tile measures exactly 1 foot in length. Flight distance results were recorded, analyzed and placed into a digital report submitted to Mr. Rouleau. Link to 33 Pictures. DISCOVERY RECESS COLOR HUNT During Discovery recess Tuesday 10-11-2022, several students (8 +/- 2) and Ms. Huber walked the path and spotted the colors of the rainbow and then some, represented in the fall flora and fauna. The colors were all so beautiful and complimentary. It was a fun natural color scavenger hunt for the small group! ADVENTURERS ART - MARTINSON Ms. Bolton’s students participated in a watercolor painting class run by Ms. Martinson. Link to 23 Pictures.   10-17-2022 DISCOVERY 5TH GRADE ART - MONTGOMERY Students worked on images they could cut out and add to a giant poster with an environmental theme. Link to 13 Pictures. TWINS Incredibles Explorers Explorers SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 1974 YEARBOOK Check out these images from 48 years ago.  How are things the same and different compared to now?  Most of the SACS yearbooks can be viewed on the school website at this link.

MEALS LINK TO ABBEY MENU SITE BREAKFAST                                                           TUESDAY WG Cereal  Mozzarella String Cheese Bagel w/ Cream Cheese LUNCH TUESDAY Taco Bar w/  Hard or Soft Shell  Steamed Corn  Rice Pilaf  Cheese Pizza Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

ATHLETICS 7-8 Soccer at the Complex under the lights. Please come show your school spirit and support for our 7-8 athletes as they play soccer under the lights at the complex. This will be a great experience for our kids. The schedule is below. Oct. 19 - SAC vs. SATEC (girls) @ 6pm                FFE vs. GEMS (girls) @ 7:30pm Oct. 21 - FFE vs. SAC (boys) @ 6pm               SATEC vs. GEMS (boys) @ 7:30pm 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.

PRE-SEASON SPORTS REGISTRATION GRADES 5-8 - BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING Please click on this link to access the on-line registration form.

BIRTHDAYS STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Natalie Johnson 10/18 No staff birthdays today. Link to a list of all birthdays this month If your name has been omitted in error, please contact Mitch Craib mcraib@maplerun.org

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS

EXCEPTIONAL PICTURES BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARY The Red Clover book awards are a list of exceptional picture books created by librarians around the state since 1997.  Each of these texts are in our school library and here you will find resources that go with each book. Like other packages, this one began as an empty box. It was packed with great care, sealed tight, and given a personal touch.  Like other packages, it left the post office with hope. But unlike most packages, before it got to its destination... it got lost. Follow one package that loses its way and discover a friendship tale that proves distance can't always keep us apart.

SUBSTITUTES NEEDED Are you looking for a flexible schedule? Do you want to have the same hours as your student? Apply to be a substitute today!  For more information click on this link

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.