Announcements 3-29-2023

IMPORTANT DATES SCHOOL HOURS MARCH 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.  APRIL Walking Wednesday (This is the only Walking Wednesday in April) Link to Route Map and Times Wednesday, April 5th.  MRUSD Board Meeting. Agenda. Zoom Meeting Link. Wednesday, April 5th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office Renaissance Dance Friday, April 7th. 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria. Enter building by Big Gym entrance. Dreamers Field Trip to the ECHO Learning Center Thursday, April 13th. 8:30 AM to 1:15 PM. Transportation: Bus Wizard of Oz Drama Performance Friday, April 14th. 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Location: Large Gym. A Community Conversation. Includes all residents, students, families, educators and community leaders. Link to Flyer.  Saturday, April 15th. 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Location: Bellows Free Academy. 71 South Main Street. St. Albans. Wizard of Oz Drama Performance Saturday, April 15th. 10:00 AM. Location: Large Gym. MRUSD Board Meeting. Agenda. Zoom Meeting Link. Wednesday, April 19th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Center School Parent Conferences Friday, April 21st. Spring Break - No School Monday April 24th - Friday, April 28th. 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 3/1 - 3/7 Mid Winter Break - No School 3/24 - Inservice - No School April 2023 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 4/21 Parent Conferences - No School 4/24 - 4/28 Spring Break List of important dates for the remainder of the school year

PICTURES I LOVE TO READ WEEK - DECORATE YOUR DOOR DAY Reading can be joyful at all ages. It is particularly so for our younger aged students. Many of them toured the hallways on Tuesday to look at the doors that had been decorated for "I love to read"- week. Check out these examples of decorated doors. Link to 14 Pictures. DISCOVERY 4TH GRADE AND INVESTIGATORS 3RD GRADE P.E. - JARVIS & ANDREWS Students worked on their throwing skills while motivated by a game involving foam balls. A large Omnikin ball was placed in the middle of the gym. Students on all four sides of the gym had to keep the ball from rolling over a line on their sides of the gym. They were only allowed to use thrown foam balls as a force to move the Ominikin ball away from their position. The game element kept student interested in throwing over and over again with good effort. Link to 12 Pictures EXPLORERS READING - FORSYTH 1st and 2nd grade explorers did a flashlight read on Monday, 3-27-2023! Link to 19 Pictures. USA STUDENTS SAP COLLECTING WITH H.O.P.E. - DESLAURIERS & HOBEN This group of hearty students rapidly collected well over 50 gallons of sap and helped bring it to the sugar house. 3-28-2023.  Link to 20 Pictures.  EXPLORERS TWINS

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, IT IS TIME TO COMPLETE THE YEARBOOK IN THE NEXT WEEK 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 Wednesday 29th 5/6 Away Game at SATEC with FCS & SATEC 5:15 - 7:00 PM end of season 7/8 Practice 3:00 to 4:00 Thursday 7/8 Home Game with Westford. Time TBA 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                                                           WEDNESDAY Breakfast Round  Bagel w/ Cream Cheese LUNCH WEDNESDAY Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowl Cheese Pizza  Carrot Sticks  Roasted Broccoli Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

BIRTHDAYS STAFF FIRST NAME STAFF LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Ms. Paula Wight 3/29 No student 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

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... Decode the story of Elizebeth Friedman, the cryptologist who took down gangsters and Nazi spies In this picture book biography, young readers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892–1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were finally declassified in 2015. From thwarting notorious rumrunners with only paper and pencil to “counter-spying into the minds and activities of” Nazis, Elizebeth held a pivotal role in the early days of US cryptology. No code was too challenging for her to crack, and Elizebeth’s work undoubtedly saved thousands of lives. Extensive back matter includes explanations of codes and ciphers, further information on cryptology, a bibliography, a timeline of Elizebeth’s life, plus secret messages for young readers to decode. * "A bright salutation of a story, with one determined woman at its center."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review The inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon comes to life in stunningly vivid collage illustrations. Because Bobbi Gibb is a girl, she's not allowed to run on her school's track team. But after school, no one can stop her--and she's free to run endless miles to her heart's content. She is told no yet again when she tries to enter the Boston Marathon in 1966, because the officials claim that it's a man's race and that women are just not capable of running such a long distance. So what does Bobbi do? She bravely sets out to prove the naysayers wrong and show the world just what a girl can do. This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center. Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to live right in the middle of the roughest, poorest communities and create a place where people could go to find food, work, and help. In 1889, she bought a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into a settlement home, adding on playgrounds, kindergartens, and a public bath. By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more than 9,000 people visited Jane's home each week. An inspiration to all, Jane Addams continues to be a role model to girls and women of all ages.  Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie. “What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child. Her mother provided the answer: “Lift as you climb.” Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice and empowering poor African Americans to stand up for their rights. Her dedication and grassroots work in many communities made her a valuable ally for leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and she has been ranked as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s she worked to register voters and organize sit-ins, and she became a teacher and mentor to many young activists.

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