SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 2-22-2024

• Monday - Start decorating your classroom door or hall with Raider Pride. Contest ends Friday.
• Tuesday - Guessing how many cheer poms are in container (Set up in hall by student enrichment office). One guess per student.
• Wednesday - Lunch Room Fun.
• Thursday - Rock, paper scissors bead challenge.
• Friday - Blue and White day. Show your pride. PEP rally with most spirited team award.

Each student and staff member will receive a strand of beads. The students can challenge each other in Rock, Paper, Scissors. Whomever wins, collects the other students beads. Students can opt to not play and keep their beads. Once a s student has collected four student beads they can challenge a teacher for theirs. Teacher beads are worth more points. The student/teacher with the most beads at the end of the day wins! Again... students can choose not to play and just keep their beads. Once they play however, they risk losing their beads. The top student/teacher with the most beads in each community will have a Rock, Paper, Scissors winner challenge at the pep rally on Friday. The leaders should not take their beads home on Thursday. They will need them on Friday.

Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge Video 18 Seconds Long

CLIMATE CHANGE POSTER CONTEST SUBMISSION DEADLINE

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

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.

The 4th grade learned about Pop Art and looked specifically at the artist Wayne Thiebaud. He was known for his brightly colored portrayal of desserts, often using complimentary colors to make them pop. Students practiced drawing their own desserts and use oil pastels to create a final piece. They focused on blending colors, light and value, and detail. After the drawings were made they then made model magic sculptures of cupcakes and donuts. All four teams pitched ideas for the name of the bakery, but the name that one during the vote was “Arty’s Bakery”. We hope you enjoy the display. Please enjoy without touching.

Location: 2nd floor art hallway

Link to 8 Pictures.

6th Graders created wire figure sculptures that visually tell a story through the pose, clothes, props, and/or interaction with other figures. They were encouraged to focus on craftsmanship through creating neatly, carefully, and thoughtfully. - Art teacher, Ms. Montgomery.

Link to 6 pictures (examples)

Students made batter and prepped toppings when these photos were taken.

Link to 12 Pictures.

Explorers are learning about the planets in our solar system. They got to color the planets and create these solar system crowns! Ms. Forsyth

Link to 15 Pictures.

Ms. Chadwick shared a few pictures from their time on the sledding hill on Tuesday, 2-20-2024

Link to 19 Photos.

Athletes receiving this honor have demonstrated sportsmanship, team commitment, and a positive attitude.

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.

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

Link to Application and Information.

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.

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

Thursday, February 22nd: Creamy Macaroni & Cheese, Steamed Carrots, Maple Muffins, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit, Milk Variety

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

2-22-2024.

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.

Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people.

Black leaders, writers, civil rights activists, scientists, and more have influenced, inspired, and changed the societies we live in. This history book’s pages are filled with the stories of these historical giants and their contributions to the world.

This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children. It is the story of how Mildred and Richard fell in love, and got married in Washington, D.C. But when they moved back to their hometown in Virginia, they were arrested (in dramatic fashion) for violating that state's laws against interracial marriage. The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents' love was wrong and so they fought the unfair law, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court - and won!

This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children. It is the story of how Mildred and Richard fell in love, and got married in Washington, D.C. But when they moved back to their hometown in Virginia, they were arrested (in dramatic fashion) for violating that state's laws against interracial marriage. The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents' love was wrong and so they fought the unfair law, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court - and won!