Announcements 7-17-2022

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 BREAKFAST PICTURES 7-13-2023. Link to 31 Photos. HUMANITIES CAMP The Humanities Camp is designed for students in the older grades or those transitioning up to high school. Each year the camp leaders choose an issue or variable that affects American lives to provide a focus for readings and discussions. This year the issue selected is polarization on a range of topics so present in our country right now. The campers are working over what polarization means and they are trying to find solutions that could bring us together rather than split us apart. The Humanities Camp has a wonderful blog where they post their activities and learning daily. You can go to their Blog Link to check it out. BASKETBALL CAMP Campers were photographed stretching, doing a variety of drills and practicing making quick baskets. 7-13-2023. Link to 43 Pictures. GOLF CAMP The golf camp drove over to a golf range on Route 7 North to hit balls for distance. It was an opportunity to hit real golf balls and for campers to receive golfing form tips from the camp leaders, Mr. Bushey and Mr. Stark. Link to 17 Pictures.  BAY CAMP Link to 27 Pictures.  COMMUNITY SERVICE On Thursday the community service camp did a paint and sip. They painted to a tutorial and sipped on Apple Juice!  This group is donating all the pictures they make to the Franklin County Senior Center. They will present them with the pictures personally when they go for a visit next week. The community service campers painted “The Colorful Tree” while Ms Jazz gave verbal instructions while a video played. Ms. Taylor helped children to paint. It proved to be a great day. Link to Pictures. COMMUNITY SERVICE POOL PARTY Campers from the Community Service group agreed to meet at the St. Albans outdoor pool after camp let out midday. They had a lot of fun there, as the photos and video clips from Ms. Taylor indicate. Link to images. COOKING CAMP This group made fruit salsa that was well liked by the kids and staff. Link to Pictures.  JOURNEY TO THE STARS CAMP These campers were working on large posters to display their new knowledge of galaxies and constellations. 7-13-2023. Link to 4 Pictures. CANOEING AND FISHING The Canoeing & Fishing group visited the Vermont Fish Hatchery in Grand Isle. Link to Pictures. Link to 9 Pictures. OCEAN CAMP This group has been busy. They shared some images of the ocean-related craft projects they made during the first week of camp. Link to 6 Pictures. VARIETY CAMP Ms. Norris shared a few pictures of her campers and the projects they have been working on. Link to 5 Pictures. TWINS

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

SUMMER CAMP MENUS Breakfast Lunch

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK CAMPERS FIRST NAME LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Isaiah Forman 07-17 Monday Alec Dashnaw 07-17 Monday Percy Brooks 07-17 Monday Tyler Francis 07-18 Tuesday Nica Talbo 07-18 Tuesday Matthew Chadwick 07-19 Wednesday Olivia Way 07-19 Wednesday Carson McRae 07-20 Thursday Cole Martell 07-20 Thursday Matthew Bhujel 07-20 Thursday Steven Carbone 07-21 Friday Eli Mongeon 07-21 Friday Jayla Francis 07-22 Saturday Eli Bray 07-22 Saturday Kaylee Billings 07-23 Sunday Maci Hockhousen 07-23 Sunday Madison Rich 07-23 Sunday STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Ms. Kristen Hersey 07-17 Monday Ms. Carolyn Pelkey 07-19 Wednesday Mr. Hunter Stark 07-22 Saturday 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.