Announcements 7-19-2023

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 DISGUISES This camp has been exploring mysteries in many different ways; reading mystery stories, solving puzzles and more. On Tuesday, the camp group put on disguises and came up with appropriate names for their characters. It was a fun morning. Link to 18 Pictures. COMMUNITY SERVICE CAMP AT HARD'ACK During this visit, campers and staff walked the Hard'ack trails in search of trash to pick up. Their most important find were pieces of glass and bottles that definitely needed to be removed. Link to 8 Pictures. ANOTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE UPDATE Community Service students presened paintings and thank you cards to seniors at Franklin County Rehab Center. 7-18-2023 COOKING CAMP We made banana and pumpkin muffins! 7-17-2023. Link to 17 Pictures.  INDOOR/OUTDOOR GAMES CAMP Link to 4 Photos shared by Ms. Culligan. 7-17-2023 FUN SHORT WRESTLING CAMP VIDEO CLIPS Campers were tasked with trying to tag out fellow campers by pulling their pinnies from their waste bands. In the first clip a student/camper wins and in the second... you have to see for yourself.  Video Clip 1 (10 seconds) Video Clip 2 (49 seconds) NOT JUST ART Link to 9 Pictures. Art camp made picture frames with a picture of themselves in it! 7-18-2023 Art camp made really cool jellyfish! 7-18-2023

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.