Announcements 6-15-2023

8TH GRADE GRADUATION DAY

IMPORTANT DATES JUNE Library books are due back to the school library. Thank you. 8th Grade Graduation. Last day of school for those not involved in step-up day. Thursday, June 15th. 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Step-up day. This day is for students who received a letter in the mail about step-up day. Other students stay home. This short day is for students entering K, 1, 4 and 7. Friday, June 16th. 7:30 to 10:30 AM Juneteenth Holiday - No School Monday, June 19th. Inservice Days for Staff Tuesday - Thursday, June 20th, 21st & 22nd.  MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, June 21st. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Collins Perley Link to the MRUSD Calendar June 2023 M T W Th F 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 6/16 Last student day of school is step-up day but only for those entering K, 1, 4 and 7. Short day. 6/19 Juneteenth Holiday 6/20-22 Staff Inservice

PICTURES 8TH GRADE SPIRIT OF ETHAN ALLEN BOAT CRUISE It is time to celebrate the marvel of our graduating 8th graders. One way this is done at St. Albans City School is to take the 8th graders on a cruise of Lake Chaplain on the Ethan Allen. The trip occurred on Friday, June 9th.  Ms. Tenney and Mr. Jetter were there to support and document the trip. We are lucky to be able to witness the joy of the 8th graders and staff that evening through their photos. Link to 175 Pictures. INCREDIBLES SOLAR SYSTEM LEARNING - JOHNSON AND DRAPER Students in Incredibles were co-instructed extensively by Ms. Johnson and Ms. Draper on the topic of the earth's solar system. Their learning culminated in the creation of some very impressive solar system displays. Pictures were taken of a sample of the projects and their makers. Link to Photos. MORE EXPLORERS PIE IN THE FACE MEDIA Very short video clips of teachers experiencing a cream pie in the face. Video of Ms. Joan Cavallo Video of Ms. Stacie Rouleau Video of Ms. Bobbi Jo Van Guilder Video of Mr. Rich Weisburgh  Video of Ms. Grace Borst Video of Ms. Kaeley Bachand SIXTH GRADE BIKE TRIP The link that was broken in yesterday's announcements is now fixed. You can view the 125 pictures taken of the bike trip HERE at this link TRIUMPH 6TH GRADE SEND-OFF Ms. Brooks shared pictures of the Triumph team celebration for the 6th graders moving up and off their team into one of the 7/8 learning communities. Link to Pictures. TRAVELERS SEND-OFF FOR MS. WIGHT The Travelers came to Ms. Wight's teaching space and gave her a picture and thank you cards for her many years of service to them and the school. Ms. Wight is a very inventive P.E. teachers and our children have been exposed to a ton of playful games she has created for the PreK-3rd graders. Link to Pictures. CLIMBING CHALLENGE IN P.E. Many students gave the climbing ropes a test earlier this week. It takes strength, coordination and practice to be able to climb those ropes well. Link to 12 Pictures. TEAM USA PLP SPEECHES 8th Graders are asked to prepare speeches about their hopes and dreams for the future. They present these speeches to their peers and family members at the end of the school year. Team USA shared a video of their 8th Graders. Link to Video. EXPLORERS WEARING SUNGLASSES - FENTON

INFORMATION ABOUT TEMPORARY SUMMER FOOD BENEFITS FOR ALL STUDENTS All students at our school will be receiving the Summer P-EBT benefit of $120 which can be spent on food at the grocery store, farmers markets, and some convenience stores and online retailers. If your family has previously received a P-EBT benefit or receives 3SquaresVT, the summer benefit will be added to your existing card in late July or early August. If you have lost or thrown away your card, please call 1‐800‐479‐6151, option 7 for a replacement card. If you have never received a P-EBT benefit for any children in your household, you will be mailed a new card in late July or early August. You will be mailed instructions for activating the new card in a separate letter. These instructions include a 9-digit number that you will need to use instead of your social security number when you activate the card or when you call the call center. It is not a real social security number. To activate the card, enter the last four digits of the number in the letter when you are asked for the last four digits of your social security number. You will also need to enter the date of birth of your oldest child listed in the letter using 8 digits in a MM/DD/YYYY format. Please look for the letter in the mail and do not throw it away. Both the card and the letter will be mailed by the Vermont Department of Children and Families.   If your address changes over the summer, please call 1‐800‐479‐6151, option 7 to update your address. All students at our school are entitled to receive this benefit. If you do not wish to use your benefit to buy food for your own family, we encourage you to use it to buy food for a local food pantry. Benefits that are not used will be sent back to the federal government. You may not give your card to anyone else, but you may buy food for others with the card. If you have more questions about P-EBT, please visit the P-EBT website.

DETAILS FOR MEALS PROGRAM LISTED BELOW Link to page with information about the program at St. Albans City School Link to page with other meal access locations Find open summer meal sites serving children 18 and under by visiting the USDA Meal Finder, by calling 2-1-1 or by texting FOOD to 304-304.  Information about summer meal sites will start to populate in these locations next week and will be updated on a weekly basis throughout the summer.  In addition, consider looking at “Stretch Your Budget with Vermont Food Programs”, a one page resource for households.  This handout provides information on summer meal sites as well as many other food resources.

MEALS Link to the Abbey Food Service Menu Site BREAKFAST LUNCH Strawberry Crumb Bar  Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Turkey Apple Cheddar Panini Sandwich Oven Baked Sidewinder Fries Strawberry Spinach Salad Please advise us if special meal accommodations are required for allergens or other special dietary needs.

BIRTHDAYS Link to all birthdays this month. Here are the remaining birthdays this month... STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME BIRTHDAY William Taylor 06-15 James Petelle 06-18 Samuel Essex 06-18 Mason Silloway 06-18 Colin Charbonneau 06-19 Aiden Ward 06-19 Eliza Borst 06-19 Shawn Burbo 06-20 Damien Ploof 06-21 Angelina Centerbar 06-21 Ellie Descoteau 06-21 Shawn Walsh 06-21 Margaret Miller 06-21 William Cahill 06-22 Bianca Patch 06-22 Haven Sweet-Mashteare 06-25 McKenzie Sweet-Mashteare 06-25 Theodore Sawyer 06-27 Chloe Li 06-27 Chloey Boomhower 06-28 Simon George 06-29 Oliver Naas 06-29 Fayenna Chadwick 06-30 STAFF FIRST NAME STAFF LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Ms. Mary Mahoney 06-16 Mr. Kregg Kittell 06-16 Mr. Alex Costantino 06-20 Ms. Kristi Marcus 06-20 Ms. Sandra Scott 06-22 Ms. Meghan Smith 06-24 Ms. Nina Ward 06-26 Mr. Nicholas Rogers 06-28 Ms. Alyssa Clogston 06-29 If your name has been omitted in error, please contact Mr. Craib mcraib@maplerun.org

WEATHER TODAY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS

LIBRARY ALL CHECKED OUT BOOKS WERE DUE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM BACK SO OTHER STUDENTS CAN ENJOY THEM NEXT YEAR. Curious about Audio Books at St. Albans City School, then check out THIS LINK

TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS AND MESSAGES  Follow the steps in this link.

COVID GUIDANCE FROM THE NURSES SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS NEEDED Learn more from this link.