Announcements 3-21-2023

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 RENAISSANCE’S ANNUAL PI DAY CELEBRATION The 7th and 8th grade Renaissance math teachers made a big deal about Pi Day which always falls on March 14th. Pi is the mathematical constant and irrational number, 3.14..., with an infinite number of digits after the decimal point. These digits occur without repetition or pattern. Pi is important because it is used to find the area and circumference of a circle.  To make Pi’s uniqueness more meaningful to their students, math teachers, Mr. Lovelette and Mr. Jetter, had their students memorize as many digits after the decimal in Pi as possible. The 7th and 8th grade students with the highest memorized number got to smash a pie plate of whipped cream into the face of their teachers. Photos and Videos were taken of the overall winners reciting Pi and throwing pies. These videos and photos were collected on Friday, March 17th. 7th Grade Winner with 43 digits Link to Video 8th Grade Winner with 46 digits Link to Video 7th Grade Pie Throw Link to Video  8th Grade Pie Throw Link to Video  Link to Photos TRIUMPH 4TH & 5TH GRADE RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINES Ms. Draper wanted her students to realize that reactions can work in succession. One event can trigger another and then another until a final event is completed. Rube Goldberg machines offer a perfect way to examine such cascading reactions. Therefore, Ms. Draper asked the students to create their own. Here are just a few examples of the work done by her students. SHORT AND FUN CLIPS Example 1 video Example 2 video Example 3 - incomplete but amazing - video STEAM FESTIVAL PHOTO BOOTH PICTURES The photo booth was a very popular station to visit at the festival and some fun photos were taken. There was a whole table of dress up items that people could put on before entering the booth. Link to 64 sets of 6 pictures. The festival organizers, Ms. Bertucci, Ms. Rankin and Ms. Borst Here is one example of a photo set TWINS Discovery

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 - last week of March 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 Tuesday 21st 5/6 Practice 3:00 to 4:00 PM 7/8 Home Game with Georgia. 4:00 PM warmup. Wednesday 22nd 5/6 Games with Fairfield Center School and St. Albans Town School @ SATEC 4:00 - 6:00 PM. 7/8 Home Game with St. Albans Town School. 3:45 PM warmup. Thursday 23rd 7/8 Home Game with St. Albans Town School. 3:45 PM Warmup. 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                                                           TUESDAY WG Cereal  Bagel w/ Cream Cheese  Mozzarella String Cheese LUNCH TUESDAY Taco Bar w/ The Works  Cheese Pizza  Broccoli Salad  Garden Salsa  Seasoned Black Beans Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

BIRTHDAYS STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Lucille Watson 3/21 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

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... 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. This is how history should be told to kids—with photos, illustrations, and captivating storytelling. From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bartoletti and in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in America comes the page-turning, stunningly illustrated, and tirelessly researched story of the little-known DC Women’s March of 1913. Bartoletti spins a story like few others—deftly taking readers by the hand and introducing them to suffragists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. Paul and Burns met in a London jail and fought their way through hunger strikes, jail time, and much more to win a long, difficult victory for America and its women. Includes extensive back matter and dozens of archival images to evoke the time period between 1909 and 1920. A great classroom and bedtime read-aloud, Mae Among the Stars is the perfect book for young readers who have big dreams and even bigger hearts. When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering. She wanted to be an astronaut. Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.” Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space. This book will inspire other young girls to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to persist with childlike imagination.

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