SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 3-6-2024

End of Second Winter Break

Tuesday, March 5th.

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

The Champlain Youth Choir Presents Seven Feet of Snow (Choir students from MRUSD). Free.

Wednesday, March 6. 7:00pm. Location: First Congregational Church. 27 Church Street. St. Albans City. Link to Flyer.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, March 13th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

Chorus Concert

Thursday, March 14th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Discovery & Incredibles Ski Trip to Jay Peak

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

Incredibles Math Night

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

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 an early release day for all Maple Run schools. 11:20 AM Release Time for St. Albans City School.

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.

Mr. Lewis' classroom won the award for the door decorated with the most school spirit. Congratulations! 2-23-2024

If you want to see the door decorations around the school, click on this link to 42 Pictures.

Mrs. Emmons class earned 100 hearts for our 100 acts of Kindness month in February! We had treats throughout the month, we participated in kindness activities and the children earned hearts with acts of kindness. At the end of the month we had a dance party, extra game time in the classroom, a treat and a movie! It was a great month.:)

While working on our fraction unit the 3rd grade Explorers used M&Ms to create fractions of sets! They did great, and the reward when they finished was delicious! - Ms. E. Fitgerald.

Link to 8 Pictures.

Ms. Darcie Rankin helped Ms. Bachand's 1st graders celebrate their Astronomy Unit's culminating event on Thursday, February 22nd. Ms. Rankin brought beebots to the classroom and the students programmed them to travel to the planets in order!

Link to 25 Pictures.

There were two sections of the Pep Rally on Friday, February 23rd, one for the younger kids and one for the older students. The content of each section was similar and equally appealing to both groups. Both rallies lasted about 30 minutes with loud cheering and full participation.

Check out the links to the pictures and video clips from the events.

14 crowd and Raider pictures.

15 band pictures.

2 cheer pictures.

9 hula hoop pictures.

• Hula hoop contest video.

9 toilet papering teachers pictures.

• Toilet paper wrapping contest video.

35 relay race pictures.

• Relay races video.

9 rock paper scissor pictures.

• Rock paper scissors shootouts video.

Coach & Teacher, Ms. Dupont, organized a group picture of the 8th graders and her kindergarteners. The kindergarteners idolize the older athletes.

On the last day of school before the winter break, the Voyagers celebrated their recognition from the school for their team's high-level of school spirit. They enjoyed some tasty ice cream sandwiches as a reward.

Link to 3 Pictures.

Team Discovery studied the major events that shaped the black experience in America. That encompassed learning about the institution of slavery, Jim Crow Laws, and the Civil Rights Movement. With a clear view of the challenges faced by black Americans as context our students learned about two historical figures that are not as well known as they should be.

Bessie Coleman and Bessie Stringfield were two ordinary people that did extraordinary things. They did this despite facing barriers like Jim Crow Laws, and stereotypes about their identity as black women. Laws that stacked the deck against them and misinformed stereotypes did keep them from reaching their dreams. Bessie Stringfeild traversed her bike through all of the lower 48 states and crossed the country 8 times during the time of Jim Crow Laws. Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to earn her pilot’s license. They both used their passion to make a living with Coleman barnstorming and Stringfield the star of her own motorcycle show. They are examples of how to respond to adversity and that you should do what brings you joy. Black joy and excellence was the focus of the unit and the students made collages as one way to demonstrate their knowledge.

Link to song about these two amazing women- Must scroll to the bottom of the page to see the song.

Link to 6 Bessie Coleman Posters created by Mr. Marrin's students.

2-23-2024

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. ECHO, our educational partner will be bringing a giant wind wall. Put in materials and observe what happens!

Starting March 11th.

3-9-2024

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.

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

Practice starts on March 6th, the Wednesday we return from break.

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 March Breakfast Menus

Link to March Lunch Menus

Wednesday, March 6th: Chicken Patty Sandwich w/Lettuce & Tomato, Oven Baked Potato, Puffs Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

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

3-6-2024.

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