Announcements 7-24-2023

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 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 COOKING CAMP These campers put on a massive bake "sale" for their culminating event for Summer Session One. They were very busy baking during the last two weeks. All their product was carefully preserved and then presented on Thursday, July 20th. Families were invited to "buy" the baked goods at 10:00 AM. After that, staff were invited for a round of purchases. Pictures will be added in another addition of the announcements. This event was very popular and well attended. The bakers were deservedly proud of their products. Link to 24 Pictures. Note: To earn baked-goods money, adults had to answer questions about baking, or, in the case of our administrators, perform a short dance. Link to Dance Video. CHEER CAMP ONE Families were invited to attend a special performance that showcased the movements the campers practiced over the last two weeks. Check out this 9-minute video of their show.  Link to 43 Pictures and 1 extra video clip. HIP HOP CAMP DANCE PERFORMANCE After practicing hard for eight days, this group of campers put on a dance performance to a packed classroom of parents, staff members and campers from other groups. It was exciting for the performers and the audience. 7-20-2023. Link to 5 1/2 minute Video. NOT JUST ART Art camp did some pasta art! 7-19-2023. Link to 9 Pictures. MYSTERY CAMP Our campers learned how to dust for prints at a crime scene and even got the chance to record their own fingerprints. 7-19-2023. Link to 6 Pictures. Our campers received detective badges. 7-20-2023. COMMUNITY SERVICE  Cupcake making. 7-20-2023 ARTS AND CRAFTS  During our camp, our students explored different materials and made numerous projects. A few examples from this week are sun-catchers, bookmarks and candle holders. Link to 7 Pictures. GEOCACHING CAMP 7-20-2023. BASKETBALL CAMP These pictures were taken on the last day of camp after a fun scrimmage where all their new skills could be utilized. Link to 4 Group Pictures.  Link to 13 Scrimmage Pictures. GOLF CAMP Here are a couple pictures from our trip to the Brewster Ridge/Fox Run Disc Golf course. 7-20-2023. CANOEING AND FISHING CAMP The campers traveled to Kill Kare State Park to fish on their last day of camp. There are a series of docks there that are great to fish off of. Some interesting mushrooms were also noted in the grassy park area nearby. 7-20-2023. Link to 8 Pictures.

Please contact Mr. Kelly with any questions.  zkelly@maplerun.org

SUMMER CAMP MENUS Breakfast Lunch

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK CAMPERS FIRST NAME LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Sophia Blaney 07-24 Monday Jessica Coulombe 07-25 Tuesday Ella Kozma 07-26 Wednesday Theodore McGrath 07-30 Sunday STAFF FIRST NAME LAST NAME BIRTHDAY Mr. Mitch Craib 07-25 Ms. Veronica Chisholm 07-26 Ms. Susan Smith 07-30 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.