Announcements 6-20-2023

IMPORTANT DATES JUNE 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 2023 YEARBOOK Link to this year's yearbook GRADUATION PICTURES  6-15-2023 Pictures from the 1/2 hour before graduation (34) Start of graduation: Song, speeches, band performance (77) Acceptance of diplomas (174) Pictures from right after graduation (28) GOODBYE AT THE END OF STEP-UP DAY Link to Pictures. FIRST GRADE EXPLORERS - FORSYTH These students built towers taller than they are.  6-16-2023

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.