Announcements 7-12-2023

IMPORTANT DATES - Link to the full list of 2023/2024 important dates JULY Summer Camp Session One Monday, July 10th - Thursday, July 20th. 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  Summer Camp Session Two Monday, July 24th - Thursday August 3rd. 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. AUG Last Day of Summer Camp Session Two Thursday, August 3rd. 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, August 16th.  6:00 to 9:00 PM.  Location: Collins Perley. 890  Fairfax Road. St. Albans. Staff In-Service Days Thursday, August 24th - Tuesday, August 29th.  First Day of School for K-8 Students Wednesday, August 30th. SEPT Labor Day Holiday. No School Monday, September 4th.  First Day of preK Tuesday, September 5th. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, September 6th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans. Walking Wednesday Wednesday, September 13th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times. MRUSD Board Meeting Wednesday, September 20th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Center School. 57th Park St., Fairfield. Link to the whole 2023-2024 school 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 day of school for students 6-19 - Juneteenth Holiday 6/20 - 6/22 Inservice days for staff July 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 31 7/10 - 7/20 - Summer Camp Session One: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM  Monday - Thursdays 7/24 - 8/3 - Summer Camp Session Two: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM  Monday - Thursdays Aug 2023 M T W Th F 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 7/24 - 8/3 - Summer Camp Session Two: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM  Monday - Thursdays 8/24 - 8/29 Staff Inservice 8/30 - First day for K-8  Sept 2023 M T W Th F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 9/4 - Labor Day Holiday 9/5 - First day for preK

NEWS AND PICTURES THE RAIN STOPPED AT TIMES ON TUESDAY MORNING In spite of sodden fields and puddles, campers went outside and had a chance to move around joyfully. INCLUSIVE WHIRL FINALLY GETS A WORKOUT The new merry-go-round had a proper test as the Community Service campers used if for more than an hour while they waited in the playground for Franklin County Rescue donations at the 4-square pavilion. 7-11-2023 COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Service collected donations during the 2nd annual Jacob Harton memorial donation drive for the Franklin County Animal Rescue. In the pictures below Ms. Taylor and two of the campers displayed the dog and cat toys made for the rescue animals by the campers. Here is a link to pictures shared by Ms. Taylor of donations arriving. GOLF  The golf campers practiced enthusiastically on the sodden softball field with their clubs and whiffle balls. Link to 7 Pictures.   CANOEING AND FISHING Link to 8 Pictures. PRE-K CAMP WITH KOSKI Link to 8 Pictures. NOT JUST ART Shaving cream table spelling challenges. Link to 9 Pictures.  From the Not Just Art camp staff... Art camp painted pictures with puffy paint made out of shaving cream, glue, and paint!  Link to 11 Pictures. 7-11-2023 Art camp did some paint blowing on Tuesday. 7-11-2023. Link to Pictures. NATURE CAMP Ms. Lawyer shared pictures of the Nature Camp students on Monday using the big blue blocks, to build imaginary nature trails and bridges. They also "outdoor camped". On Tuesday, they painted pet rocks, rode trikes and built castles and bridges. Link to 74 Pictures.  VARIETY CAMP  The campers had been crafting different octopus creations to either be taken home or hung up on the wall outside for their classroom. Link to 6 Pictures.  MYSTERY CAMP  The campers worked with Ms. Dussault to solve a read-aloud mystery story. Link to 3 Pictures. COOKING CAMP The campers made two roll-up food items on Tuesday. They were focused and worked well together. Link to 16 Pictures.  CHEER  Link to 21 Pictures.

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BIRTHDAYS This Week MONDAY Lewis Walton 07-10 TUESDAY Gavin Smith 07-11 George Peterson 07-11 WEDNESDAY Ellyree Lamothe 07-12 Jackson Sulham 07-12 FRIDAY L. B. 07-14 SATURDAY Isabella Vincelette 07-15 Molly McCarthy 07-15 Lucy McElwain 07-15 Kevin O'Brien 07-15 SUNDAY Damian DeCarmine 07-16 Link to Birthdays this Summer

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.