Announcements 7-13-2023

IMPORTANT DATES - Link to the full list of 2023/2024 important dates Remember, camps are held Monday-Thursdays only. Campers need to remain with their families on Fridays. JULY Summer Camp Session One Monday, July 10th - Thursday, July 20th. 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  Special Author Visit and Book Giveaway - open to all children, not just those attending camps. Wednesday, July, 19th. 10:00 AM. Location: Library 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 MYSTERY CAMP Here are photos from this week's Mystery camp. The campers completed an indoor scavenger hunt Monday, brainstormed mystery vocabulary words, practiced creating Venn diagrams, cracked and wrote codes using ciphers, and did a nature scavenger hunt in the wetlands. The camp leaders feel like they have a great group of detectives to be with!  Link to 15 Pictures. PreK CAMP - KOSKI Campers had a great time making a mural with paint splatters. It was fun but a bit messy. Link to Pictures. PreK CAMP KOSKI - ADDITIONAL PICTURES Here are pictures of the campers playing on the new PreK/kindergarten merry-go-round, pictures of campers making a mess with a concoction similar to shaving cream and campers painting. Photos provided by the camp staff. Link to 25 Photos. COMMUNITY SERVICE On Wednesday, the community service campers went to Hard'ack and learned how to work together and cut and stack wood. It was a great day. Link to 5 Pictures. SCAVENGING AND GEOCACHING Campers explored the Aldis Hill and Hard'ack woods. Two key places they visited were the overlook of the city and the location of the wolf monument.  Link to 4 Pictures.  BASKETBALL CAMP Campers sharpened their basketball skills at the BFA gym during the first few days of the camp. On Wednesday, the camp shifted its practice site to St. Albans City School large gym. This switch of locations is a better match for our campers. Link to Pictures. BAY CAMP FISHING In this camp, campers are expected to practice their fishing skills daily. They also have ample opportunity to play various physical games (volleyball, frisbee, etc.) or do craftwork at the Bay shelters. Link to 4 Pictures.  CUSTODIANS  The custodians are working hard to empty classrooms of tables, chairs and supplies so that floors can be properly waxed and polished for the upcoming school year. Link to 7 Pictures.  LUNCH Link to four lunch photos. 7-11-2023

CAMPERS, SACS STUDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS WELCOME Staff can attend as well.

SUMMER CAMP MENUS Breakfast Lunch

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.