SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 2-13-2024

Renaissance & USA 8th and 7th Grade Group Pictures for the Yearbook

Tuesday, February 13th. 11:45 AM to 12:00 PM. Location: Large Gym Bleachers.

Band Concert Grades 5-8
Thursday, February 15th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: St. Albans City School

Chat with a School Board member! Charlie Brooks

Friday, February 16th. 4:00 to 5:00 PM. Location: The Traveled Cup. 94 Main Street St. Albans City.

Sweethearts Carnival Dance for Grades 1-4. Each student must be accompanied by only 1 adult guest. Registration open until Thursday, February 1st. 802 527-0565 ext 3781. Date of event is Friday, February 16th. 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Location: St. Albans City School/Cafeteria. Link to Flyer.

Teen Book Club Author Talk

Wednesday, Feburary 21st. 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Location: Library

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 21st. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: NCTC. 71 South Main Street. St. Albans.

Climate Change Poster Contest Submission Deadline UPDATED

Friday, February 23rd. Bring to Ms. Bachand (Voyagers) or Mr. Marrin (Discovery)

Chat with a School Board member! Charlie Brooks

Friday, February 23rd. 4:00 to 5:00 PM. Location: The Traveled Cup. 94 Main Street St. Albans City.

Second Winter Break
Monday, February 26th - Tuesday, March 5th.

Maple Festival Youth Talent Show (scheduled for April 26th)

Friday, March 1st is the deadline for Application Submission. Link to Flyer with Details.

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.

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

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.

This Discovery student took up the cello this year and has made remarkable progress. Mr. Charpentier is her teacher. He travels frequently between the district's elementary/middle school to provide strings instruction. Note: There is a band and strings concert this Thursday, February 15th at 6:30pm, if you have the time to come and celebrate students like this cello player.

Ms. Halvorsen took fifteen minutes between other forms of instruction to work on spelling skills. In this case she had students work on words that showcased the letter "r". Ms. Halvorsen would call out a word and students would write it down on small whiteboards for her to see. She could then appreciate their accuracy or help direct them towards correctly spelling the word. It appeared to be a cheerful, safe classroom for students to share their spelling knowledge.

Link to 32 Pictures.

Mr Cioffi, Ms. Bogart and Mr. Salit guided students through a lesson on slopes and algebra. Monday morning, 2-12-2024.

Link to 15 Pictures.

This competitive game with the Georgia 7th graders took place on Thursday, February 8th.

Link to 32 Pictures.

For those who have been by the table with the Open Doors pasta art displayed, the most votes for best work went to these two students.

Ms. Degree (staff member in Ms. Emmon's kindergarten room) came by Ms. Margaux's office to hold the visiting foster puppy.

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.

Parents and guardians of children who would like to attend kindergarten at St. Albans City School this coming school year, please fill out the enrollment interest form. Link to form.

Charlie Brooks, Maple Run Unified School District Board member will be at The Traveled Cup, 94 N Main Street, Saint Albans on Fridays from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Charlie will be available to discuss Maple Run goals and answer any questions or concerns about the FY25 budget.

Please stop in and Chat with a School Board member!

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

Friday, February 16th, 2024. 6:00 to 7:30 PM.

February 21st. 3:00 to 4:00 PM.

Link to Application and Information. Deadline for application is Friday, March 1st.

Illustrating America - A patriotic art contest for Grades 1-8; Two dimensional art on paper or canvas; Any media; Size must be between 8" x 10" to 18" x 24"; Coloring sheets, photos, and digital art not accepted. Illustrating America 2023 Complete Details and Entry Form Explore previous winning entries for ideas. All entries must include a completed Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue - A National Anthem singing contest for ages K-12. Submit a video of a solo vocal performance of "The Star Spangled Banner." 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 - March 31.

Entries for both contests can be submitted directly to our local VFW Aux Post 758, PO Box 802, St Albans City, VT 05478 or they can be submitted to Team USA, St. Albans City School, 29 Bellows Street, St. Albans, VT. If giving to Team USA, please submit by 3/30. All entries must also include a completed entry form.

Questions and entries can be directed to jcioffi@maplerun.org.

Please watch this 47-second-long video to learn about the contest.

Submit a poster you made to bring awareness to climate change.

• Work on your own or in a group.
• Bring your poster to Mr. Marrin (Room AC9, Team Discovery) or Ms. Bashaw (Room A207, Team Voyagers).
• UPDATED DEADLINE Due Date: Friday, February 23rd.

Both Ms. Draper and Ms. Bashaw located funds to purchase climate change books for their learning communities to soak in. They also found a way to purchase a duplicate set of books to place the school library for school-wide student access. There are eight altogether.

Link to 8 pictures of the book covers.

Link to 9 pictures of climate change committee students reading climate books in Ms. Bashaw's classroom.

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

5/6 Only Volleyball Schedule

Link to Calendar

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to February Breakfast Menus

Link to February Lunch Menus

Tuesday, February 13th: Chicken Taco Bar w/ The Works, Steamed Corn, Southwest Rice Pilaf, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit, Milk Variety

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

2-13-2024

Link to list of known birthdays for February 2024

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

Black History Month is a celebration of Black American history and achievement that takes place each February in the United States. It is also called African American History Month. During Black History Month, many people learn about the accomplishments of individual Black Americans as well as the contributions of Black people to American history. This February, we are excited to celebrate Black voices with books that center around Black lives, Black joy, and Black stories that are sure to resonate far beyond a single month of the year. Join us as we #ShareBlackStories and checkout books from our City School library collection.

In this stirring, much-anticipated picture book by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes—big or small—in the world, in their communities, and most importantly, in themselves.

Meet Kamala Harris, the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American to be elected Vice President of the USA.

Little Kamala used to accompany her parents to civil rights marches in California, tied to her sister’s stroller so she wouldn’t get lost. From an early age, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer to help people in need. At university, Kamala felt like she could do anything and everything. She earned a law degree to make sure the most vulnerable were protected by justice. Kamala’s life was full of firsts, including becoming the first woman, Black woman, and South Asian American to be elected Vice President. As Kamala stated to little girls everywhere in her speech—she may be the first but she won’t be the last.