Announcements 3-20-2023

IMPORTANT DATES SCHOOL HOURS MARCH All 7th & 8th Graders gather in the Big Gym for group pictures for the yearbook Tuesday, March 21st. 12:00 - 12:15 PM. Staff Inservice - No School Friday, March 24th. I love to read week.  Monday, March 27th - Friday March 31st.  Stewardship Meeting Wednesday March 29th. 1:00 to 1:30 PM. Location: Professional Library Illustrating America - A patriotic art contest for Grades 1-8. Link to Contest Information. Submission Due Date. Thursday, March 30th.  March 2023 M T W TH F 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 March 1-6 Mid Winter Break - No School March 7th Town Meeting Day - No School March 24th Staff Inservice Day - No School List of important dates for the remainder of the school year

PICTURES IMAGINATION & VOYAGERS SNOW TUBING Imagination 1st grade and their 5th grade Voyagers mentors headed out to the sledding hill early Friday morning, 3-17-2023. They had a wonderful time on what was likely the last day of sledding for this school year. Link to Pictures. LAST OF THE STEAM FESTIVAL PICTURES These photos were taken by Ms. Tenney as she toured the two rooms used for the event. Link to 78 Pictures. Dressing up for the photo booth MISC. An Incredibles student decided to show off a crazy hair style while waiting in line for the school store. 3-17-2023 Here are students preparing backdrops for the Wizard of Oz drama performance planned for mid-April. The photos were taken on March 14th, 2023

MESSAGE FROM VOYAGERS This week is "International Water Day" week at SACS! The 5th and 6th graders would like to share some information about the importance of water with their younger peers! Our students will come share that information, and read a story aloud to your Class, then invite them to participate in our "We love Water coloring contest"!  We will select a lucky winner from each grade! If you are interested in signing up your class, please pick a time slot on the attached Google form and add your name to the time you would like. Hurry slots are limited.

I LOVE TO READ WEEK For those Literacy Teachers and learning communities who are interested in participating, we are going to celebrate “I love to read” week at the end of March. Each day of the week will have a reading-focused activity (see activities below). Please feel free to share photos of your reading adventures with Mr. Craib mcraib@maplerun.org for the announcements.

8th Graders, the yearbook committee needs your... Baby Pictures Goals, Favorite City School memories, etc. Portrait pictures Please send or give your baby pictures to Mr. Craib at mcraib@maplerun.org If you bring your baby pictures into school, we will scan them and  return them to you on the same day

ATHLETICS Volleyball Practice & Games Monday 20th  5/6 Practice 3:00 to 4:00 PM 7/8 Practice. 4:00 to 5:15 Tuesday 21st 5/6 Practice 3:00 to 4:00 PM 7/8 Home Game with Georgia Wednesday 22nd 5/6 Games with Fairfield Center School and St. Albans Town School 7/8 Home Game with St. Albans Town School Thursday 23rd 7/8 Home Game with St. Albans Town School Friday - No School Link to St. Albans City School Athletics Calendar Webpage Please contact Wendy Trainer with any questions. 802-527-0565 ext 3781

MEALS BELOW ARE LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED ABBEY MENU Link to the abbey menu site BREAKFAST                                                           MONDAY Blueberry Muffin  Bagel w/ Cream Cheese LUNCH MONDAY Chicken Nuggets  Cheese Pizza  Caesar Salad  Roasted Potato Wedges Steamed Broccoli  Dinner Roll Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

BIRTHDAYS STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Liliana Sterling 3/20 Liam Rabidoux 3/20 Elijah Lafountain 3/20 STAFF FIRST NAME STAFF LAST  NAME BIRTHDAY Mr. Jeffrey Rouleau 3/20 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

LIBRARY Curious about Audiobooks at Our School? - Click on this link. March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in history.  Take a look at the collection of books that you can find in our library!   Link to all the books relevant to Women's History Month. Here are today's highlighted books... An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, the award-winning account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never before held a job, entered the workforce in 1942-45 to help the United States fight World War II. Their unprecedented participation would change the course of history for women, and America, forever.  In the graphic novel Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier, Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleave, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space. The U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. It took years to catch up, but soon NASA’s first female astronauts were racing past milestones of their own. The trail-blazing women of Group 9, NASA’s first mixed gender class, had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman’s place is in space, but they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for everyone. The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.

Please save the date for a community conversation to help the Maple Run Unified School District to be more successful for all students. Last fall, we held a series of community listening sessions where we spoke with over 90 students and 60 community members. We want to share the priorities we heard and shift the conversation to action steps. We want to hear your input on how the school district should move forward and what the next steps should be. Click the following link to RSVP - https://bit.ly/MRUSDCommunityConversation Thank you!

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COVID GUIDANCE FROM THE NURSES Go to this Link for what to do. SUBSTITUTES NEEDED For more information click on this link