SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 3-18-2024

Discovery & Incredibles Ski Trip to Jay Peak

Monday, March 18th. 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Chill Program Participants Trip to Burton HQ in Burlington VT and then to Bolton Ski Resort. Wednesday, March 20th. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Transportation: Bus.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 20th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School. 29 Bellows Street. St. Albans.

Staff Inservice - No School for Students

Friday, March 22nd.

Music Field Trip to CVU High School, Hinesburg VT. Students from Multiple Learning Communities with Ms. Maher. Friday, March 22nd. 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Transportation: Car

MRUSD Community Forum

Tuesday, March 26th. 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Library Presentation Space.

Incredibles Math Night. Families that are coming will need to stay the whole time. Link to Flyer.

Thursday, March 28th. 6:00 to 7:15 PM. Location: Incredibles classrooms and intervention office.

CLiF's 2024 Two-Sentence Writing Contest. Entries must be either received by email or postmarked by Friday, March 29, 2024. Link to more information about the contest.

VFW National Anthem singing contest for ages K-12. Submit a video. Full details can be found at Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue Details and Entry Form. All entries must include a completed Entry Form. Deadline Sunday, March 31st.

STEAM FESTIVAL - STEAM/ECHO/Community Partners. Link to Flyer about the Event.
Tuesday, April 2nd. 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Locations: Big Gym, Little Gym, Cafeteria, Library.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, April 3rd. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 3rd. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans.

Historically, a Solar Eclipse has been shown to create major traffic issues. To ensure the safety of all Maple Run students and staff, Monday, April 8, 2024 will be a no-school day. We will make it up at the end of the school year, similar to a snow day.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 17th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Center School. 57th Park St., Fairfield.

Parent Conferences. No School for Students.
Friday, April 19th.

April Break
Monday April 22nd - Friday, April 26th.

Maple Festival Youth Talent Show. Link to Flyer with Details.

Friday, April 26th.

Fourth - eighth graders put on a beautiful chorus concert on Thursday evening, March 14th. You can check out a few of the pictures and the video from that evening at the link below.

Link to 17 Pictures.

Link to Half Hour Video.

At least a dozen special guest readers from around the St. Albans community came into school this past Friday (3-15-2024) to read to students in their classrooms. It was exciting for the students to meet non-school adults who are eager to share their passion about reading. Each reader brought in their favorite age-relevant book(s) to introduce to our students. There was a state representative, several military personnel, and the St. Albans Mayor among other kind people. Thanks to every reader for their support.

Link to photos of guest readers around the school.

Link to 7 Pictures of St. Albans City mayor, Tim Smith, reading to Discovery 4th grade students.

A spin on guest reader day was the arrival of a dog reading buddy and his owner. Students too turns sharing a page or book illustration with the dog buddy.

Link to 9 Pictures.

Ms. Draper's reading guest ended up getting diverted to questions about her work and experiences. Somehow the class ended up with students wanted to test their strength against hers. The pictures are worth a quick look.

Link to 14 Photos.

Like many students and staff around the building, members of Team Voyagers celebrated their favorite book characters on Thursday.

Link to 3 Pictures.

3-14-2024

The STEAM and Makerspace Team in collaboration with teachers, and the ECHO Science Center, Montshire Science Museum, and many volunteers are excited to bring you a family evening event– our very own second annual St Albans City School STEAM Festival! Save the date and prepare for an evening of creativity and fun as we design,make and build together! Watch the school announcements for information about all the great experiences planned for this event.

What? A STEAM Festival

When? Tuesday April 2nd from 5:30 - 7:30pm

Who? Students accompanied by family members in our St Albans City School community

Details: Stations will be set up throughout the school with amazing opportunities to build and create. A giant windwall, an airplane launcher, a giant planetarium, cardboard construction, circuits, laser cutting, spin art, photo booth, robotics, and so much more! Attendees will have opportunities to create things to take home and enter raffles to win great STEAM activities to continue the fun together beyond the event.

All are welcome, and no sign up is needed, but if you have questions please contact Darcie Rankin, STEAM Educator at drankin@maplerun.org.

We hope you will join us at the STEAM Festival on April 2nd from 5:30 - 7:30pm. You will have a chance to create spin art!

Here is how to participate: Go on 10 bike rides, note when and where. Drop your completed form at the Saint Albans library by Sept 1st, 2024 and prize winners will be drawn!

Link to PDF file of the Challenge Form to Bring to the City library. Paper challenge forms can be found in the SACS front lobby.

Online Student Registration is open!

Register a New Student

As seen in the below video, robots at City school are suffering from winter boredom. They had so much fun during the month of code in December but now are tucked away in their boxes awaiting adventure. What does this have to do with you? Your class can help give the robots a vacation. Simply let the STEAM team know which robot you want and when! We will deliver the robots to you-- ready to go!

https://www.wevideo.com/view/3328938796

AND as an incentive....the class that gives the robot the best vacation will win a robot for their classroom! (contest goes through the end of March)

Not sure which robot to choose? Our makerspace website lists all the robots we have (as well as the quantity) and has a video showing how they work with each one, as well as details on ease of use OR just reach out and we can help match your class with an appropriate robot. Here is the link to the robot website:

https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacsmakerspace/makerspace/robotics?authuser=0

Just a few City School robot examples are shown below.

Calling young writers in Vermont and New Hampshire! CLiF’s 2024 Two-Sentence Writing Contest is officially open to submissions! Link to more information about the contest.

Entries must be either received by email or postmarked by Friday, March 29, 2024.

We are looking for children between the ages of 5 and 12 that want to play baseball or softball. Please visit www.ChamplainLittleLeague.org to find registration information for the 2024 season beginning on February 1st and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on all of our league news in the weeks and months ahead. Scholarships are available and no child will be turned away due to finances.

See you on the field this Spring!

Champlain Little League Board of Directors

Illustrating America - A patriotic art contest for Grades 1-8; Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue - A National Anthem singing contest for ages K-12. Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

More information at this link.

Link to Grades 7 and 8 Volleyball Schedule

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

7/8 Baseball Coach needed. Please reach out to Wendy Trainer if interested.

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to March Breakfast Menus

Link to March Lunch Menus

Monday, March 18th: Homemade Shepherd's Pie, Dinner Roll, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

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

3-18-2024

Link to List of Known Birthdays in March

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

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, the award-winning account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never before held a job, entered the workforce in 1942-45 to help the United States fight World War II. Their unprecedented participation would change the course of history for women, and America, forever.

In the graphic novel Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier, Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleave, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.

The U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. It took years to catch up, but soon NASA’s first female astronauts were racing past milestones of their own. The trail-blazing women of Group 9, NASA’s first mixed gender class, had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman’s place is in space, but they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for everyone.

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court.

Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.