Announcements 11-11-2022

IMPORTANT DATES SCHOOL HOURS NOVEMBER St. Albans City School Band Concert Thursday, November 10th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Big Gym. Veterans Day at Taylor park for 4-8th Graders Friday, November 11th. Parade on Main Street at 10:30. Transportation: Walking Picture Retake Day (Note: Any 8th graders without a picture should attend) Monday, November 14th. 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Location at School: Professional Library Chorus Concert - Families welcome Tuesday, November 15th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Chorus students arrive @ 6:00. Location: Large Gym. All 6th Grade Teams Field Trip to BFA.  Wednesday, November 16th. 9:00 to 10:45 AM. Transportation: Walking MRUSD Board Meeting. Agenda. Zoom Meeting Link. Wednesday, November 16th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School Open Doors Drama Production "Aesop's Fables" for family members of cast Thursday, November 17th. 3:30 to 4:00 PM. Location. Big Gym. Staff Inservice - No School Monday, November 21st. Parent Conferences - No School Tuesday, November 22nd. Thanksgiving - No School Wednesday, November 23rd - Friday, November 25th. Link to All the Known Important Dates for the full 2022-2023 School Year November 2022 M T W Th F 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 Nov 21st - Staff Inservice - No School Nov 22nd - Parent Conferences - No School Nov 23rd-25th - Thanksgiving - No School

PICTURES VETERANS BREAKFAST - TEAM USA Each year at St. Albans City School, the students and staff at Team USA organize a breakfast for veterans the day before Veterans Day. Here are pictures taken of the gathering of veterans that attended this year along with a group of Ms. Lawyers kindergarten students. The veterans stayed for hours and had time to talk among themselves and with the USA students. Some veterans became aware of St. Albans City School for the first time through this event. Superintendent Bill Kimball was present at the beginning of the breakfast to greet the participants and organizers.  Link to 21 Pictures.  IMAGINATION 3RD GRADE BATTLE BOTS - RANKIN & BORST These students had been building and practicing their robot driving skills for weeks prior to the battlebot competition. Ms. Borst and Ms. Rankin set up defined area for the rockin battle bots to take each other on. Students got to try and knock over other’s bots or to dislodge their little drivers. There were at least six battle bots on the field at one time and the students were very excited about the challenge. It was loud in the library in a positive way. 11-10-2022. Link to 7 Pictures. Here are Battle Bot building pictures from October 31st - November 2nd. TRIUMPH 6th GRADE PERSONAL NARRATIVES WORK Students worked silently and in a focused manner as they drafted their personal narratives. Ms. Grudev made the rounds to assist wherever needed. Link to 13 Pictures. TRIUMPH AT THE LIBRARY Here are a few more pictures of the team at the St. Albans Free Library. The pictures show the students walking to the library, getting an introduction to what the library offers to the community, and images of the donated books section in the basement. Lots of people gift used books to the library and these books are categorized and sold at low cost to the public. Link to 9 Pictures from their experience. TRIUMPH 6th GRADE PYRAMID

MEALS LINK TO ABBEY MENU SITE BREAKFAST                                                           FRIDAY Yogurt w/Graham Cracker Bagel w/ Cream Cheese LUNCH FRIDAY Menu change: Spaghetti With Meat Sauce Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

ATHLETICS - CHEERLEADING & BASKETBALL Link to St. Albans City School Athletics Calendar Webpage with listing of competitions

BIRTHDAYS STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Alora Temple 11/11 There are 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 FOUR DAYS

EXCEPTIONAL PICTURE 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. Sample:  Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents’ dream that he become a national hero when he doesn’t even have his own room? He’s not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family.

MESSAGE FOR FAMILIES REGARDING OPERATION HAPPINESS Link to information about United Way's food and gifts for the holiday season.

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.