SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 5-13-2024

Walking Wednesday

Wednesday, May 15th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 15th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans Town Education Center. 169 South Main Street. St. Albans.

MRUSD and NCSS are hosting a presentation by Dr. Harris Strokoff on Social Media, the Internet, Gaming Addiction, Depression, and Suicide Risks in Kids and Teens. Tuesday, May 21st. 6:00 PM. Location: Saint Albanst Town Educational Center

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, May 22nd. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

SACS Spring Band Concert

Thursday, May 23rd. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Adventurers and Navigators Field Trip to the Welden Theatre

Friday, May 24th. 9:00 to 11:30 AM. Transportation: Walking

USA Field Trip to Local Cemeteries

Friday, May 24th. 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

8th Grade Move-up Day.

Friday, May 24th. 11:00 AM to 1:45 PM. Location: BFA

4th -6th Grades Spring Dance

Friday, May 24th. 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Location: Large Gym.

Non-Student School Day
Monday, May 27th.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, May 29th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

SACS Chorus Concert

Thursday, May 30th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Incredibles Field Trip to Cohen Park

Friday, May 31st. 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Voyagers Field Trip to St. Albans Free Library & Hard'ack

Friday, May 31st. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Walking

Explorers Field Trip to Spare Time

Friday, May 31st.

Free Trees for St. Albans Residents. For those who registered for the trees in advance (from the Arbor Day Foundation at 855-234-3801), trees can be picked up on Saturday, June 1st. 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Location. St Albans City School, 29 Bellows Street.

Triumph Field Trip to Hard'ack Pool and Lodge

Tuesday, June 4th. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, June 5th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 5th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans.

6th Grade Bike Trip.

Thursday, June 6th.

Adventurers and Navigators Field Trip to the Hard'ack Pool.

Thursday, June 6th. 9:15 AM to 12:30 PM. Transportation: bus

Voyagers Field Trip to Burton Island

Friday, June 7th. 8:15 AM to 6:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Imagination Field Trip to Hard'ack Pool and Playground

Friday, June 7th. 9:15 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Discovery Field Trip to the Bay Park - Entire learning community.

Monday, June 10th. 8:30 AM to 1:15 PM. Transportation: Bus

Multiple Learning Communities Field Trip to St. Albans Bay Park

Tuesday, June 11th. 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Voyagers Field Trip to Hard'Ack Pool

Thursday, June 13th.

Graduation for 8th Graders for SACS, SATEC & Fairfield.

Thursday, June 13th.

Last school day for PreK students

Friday, June 14th.

BFA graduation

Saturday, June 15th.

Last Student Day of School - provided we do not have any more school closings.
Monday, June 17th. 11:00 AM Dismissal.

Juneteenth Holiday
Wednesday, June 19th.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 19th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: BFA. 71 South Main Street. St. Albans.

A two-person NBC5 crew, consisting of Ms. Marissa Vigevani and a camera man, were present at the front entrance of the school from 4:30 to 8:00 AM on Friday, May 10th. Students began to show up at 6:00 AM to assist Ms. Vigevani, with her regular weather updates. You can see what one of those updates looked like in the video clip below. NBC5 filmed some extra video clips that were to be used later in the day. The Adventurers kindergarteners were a big help in this regard.

Link to 12 Pictures.

Link to 70-second Long Video Clip.

Here is the video segment Ms. Vigevani generated after her visit to our school. It highlights her introduction to, and interviews with, the Adventurers kindergarten classrooms of Ms. Bolton and Ms. Bloom. This video segment was shared by Ms. Brooks.

Link to short Video.

And here are more St. Albans City School video clips from NBC5.

Please check out this 50 second video - produced on Wednesday, May 10th.

If you are looking for one small way to do something about climate change, consider joining the the final Walking Wednesday event of the school year on June 5th - Stewardship Day. The goal will be to have as many students and staff members walk / bike/ scooter / skate to school as possible. Of course you are also welcome to Join in on the remaining Walking Wednesdays prior to Stewardship Day.

UPCOMING WALKING WEDNESDAYS

May 15th

May 22nd

May 29th

June 5 - Stewardship Day

All staff were invited to a tasty buffet breakfast before students arrived at school on Friday, May 10th. it was well attended and appreciated. This was the last celebration event of Teacher Appreciation Week orchestrated by Ms. Vaillancourt and Ms. Trainer. Logistics and administrative staff arrived before 5:00 am to prepare the food.

Link to 5 Pictures.

All week long, students and staff members wrote words of thanks and kindness to the staff members of St. Albans City School. The posters were all full when teachers took them home on Friday afternoon. There were so many good thoughts shared with staff. Heartwarming. Thanks everyone.

Here are samples of what they looked like at midday Friday.

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Ms. Sato's students are learning about fractions in a new learning unit. A visiting instructor reported that Ms. Sato creates a really engaging, fun, and adaptive learning environment.

Ms. Connors students continue to work with younger students making it a win for both the younger and older students.

Link to 4 Pictures.

Ms. Ross shared a few more pictures from the Investigators field trip to Hard'ack last Thursday.

Link to Pictures.

St. Albans residents are eligible for trees to plant in their yard through Community Canopy, an Arbor Day Foundation program.

Residents register for up to two free trees at vtcommunityforestry.org/trees. The online sign-up process guides participants to the best locations to plant trees to help cool their homes, reduce energy usage, and save money. Residents can also sign-up by phone by calling the Arbor Day Foundation at 855-234-3801.

The trees must be reserved in advance and will be available for pick-up on Saturday, June 1, 10am-12pm at the St. Albans City School (29 Bellows Street).

The tree giveaway is being coordinated by the St. Albans City School and the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program, a partnership between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and University of Vermont Extension.

The Champlain Valley Fair has partnered with Libraries around the state to promote reading. St. Albans Free Library is one of those librarys. Students who read three books over the summer can qualify for a free 1-day pass to the fair, a coupon for a $5 ice cream, and a free book.

Link for More Information.

5-24-2024

This coming school year we will be moving away from the learning community structure currently in use and into smaller grade bands (mostly two grade band loops).

Link to an Overview Letter

Link to Information about Restructuring

Link to a Document for Family Input on Student Placement (pdf file) or as a google doc

Online Student Registration is open!

Register a New Student

Athletics Calendar maintained by Ms. Trainer: https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacs-athletics/home

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to Lunch Menus for May

Monday, May 13th: Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets, Roasted Red Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli, Homemade Dinner Roll, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

Click on this link to go directly to a weather website.

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Link to List of Known Birthdays in May

Please contact Mr. Craib if any corrections or additions need to be made to the birthday site listed above. mcraib@maplerun.org