SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1-17-2024

JANUARY
Maple Run District Art Show. Reception 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Wed, January 17th.
Wednesday, January 17 through Sunday, January 21st.
Explore Flight with Global Foundries Engineers
Wednesday, January 24th at 3:30 PM. Registration recommended but not required. To register call 802 524-1507 or sign up at the St. Albans Free Library (Youth Room Desk).
Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF) Family Literacy Celebration. Featuring storyteller, singer/songwriter, Jon Gailmor. Free books, snacks, childcare. Please contact Librarian, Ms. Ashley Levine, if you plan to attend. 527-0565 ext. 3755. alevine@maplerun.org.
Thursday, January 25th. 5:30 to 7:15 PM. Location: St. Albans City School.
MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 17th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Location: BFA. 71 South Main Street. St. Albans.
Triumph & Voyagers Field Trip to Jay Peak Ski Resort
Monday, January 29th. 8:30 to 5:45 PM. Transportation: Bus
FEBRUARY
Discovery and Incredibles Field trip to Jay Peak
Friday, February 2nd. 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Transportation: Bus
100th Day of School (Depending on Possible Snow Days)
Wednesday, February 7th.
Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, February 7th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.
MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 7th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans.
Band Concert Grades 5-8
Thursday, February 15th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: St. Albans City School
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.
Second Winter Break
Monday, February 26th - Tuesday, March 5th.
January
February
PICTURES AND NEWS
INVESTIGATORS 3RD GRADE PAIRED READING
Ms. Chadwick paired up her students so that they could take turns quietly reading to each other. Everyone focused on Chapter five in their history book.
VOYAGERS 5TH GRADE ART
Students carved designs onto rubber blocks. The elevated images on the blocks were coated with black paint using rollers. The blocks were flipped over onto sheets of paper or placed under sheets of paper where they were pressed to leave a clear image behind.
VOYAGERS 6TH GRADE ART
In the first phase of a multi-part lesson on human shapes, Ms. Montgomery had students assemble wire and aluminum foil figures with similar proportions to a typical human being.
Twins
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EVENTS OR OPPORTUNITIES
8TH GRADE BABY PICTURES WANTED FOR THE YEARBOOK
8th graders, please provide a baby picture to be added to the 2024 yearbook. Send a high quality (large) digital copy to Mr. Craib mcraib@maplerun.org. Or, provide a paper copy of your picture to your teacher. It will be scanned and returned to you immediately. Thank you.
EXPLORE FLIGHT WITH ENGINEERS FROM GLOBAL FOUNDRIES (DATE CHANGED)
Wednesday, January 24th at 3:30 PM. Registration recommended but not required. To register call 802 524-1507 or sign up at the St. Albans Free library (Youth Room Desk).
DANCE AND EVENING OF FUN GRADES 1-4
Friday, February 16th, 2024. 6:00 to 7:30 PM.
TEEN BANNED BOOK CLUB VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISIT
February 21st. 3:00 to 4:00 PM.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING OPPORTUNITY FOR 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS
Warm jackets, hats and gloves are a must.
Completed Waiver Required for Participation. Link to PDF waiver form. Please hand completed forms to P.E. teachers, Ms. Jarvis and Mr. Fleming.
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
CLIMATE CHANGE POSTER CONTEST
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).
- Due Date: Friday, March 8th.
LETTER TO LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE JAMES GREGOIRE
POEM ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
VOLLEYBALL SIGN-UPS ARE HAPPENING NOW for grades 5-8. Please see Mrs. Trainer to sign up. wtrainer@maplerun.org
Athletics Calendar maintained by Ms. Trainer: https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacs-athletics/home
Link to January Cheer Schedule
7/8 Basketball Schedule/Calendar
Here is the calendar for Ms. Duponts team (Purple, Team 1) and Mr. Davis's team (Blue, Team 2). As changes occur, they will add them to this calendar on a google doc. Link to Calendar
Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director
802-527-0565 ext 3781
MEALS
MENUS
Link to January Breakfast Menus
Wednesday, January 17: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Creamy Tomato Soup Sprinkled w/ Cheddar, Steamed Broccoli, Magenta Root Slaw, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety
Beets Taste Test.
WEDNESDAY
1-17-2024
BIRTHDAYS
JANUARY
Link to list of known birthdays for January 2024
Please contact Mr. Craib if any corrections or additions need to be made to the birthday site listed above. mcraib@maplerun.org