SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 11-16-2023

Team Triumph Field Trip to the ECHO Learning Center

Thursday, November 16th. 9:45 AM to 1:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

SACS Fall Chorus Concert
Thursday, November 16th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: SACS Big Gym

Travelers Field Trip to Echo Learning Center
Friday, November 17th. 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Staff Inservice - No School for Students
Monday, November 20th.

BFA Tours for 8th Graders. Meet at BFA Connector.
Monday, November 20th. 1:00-1:30, 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, and 2:30-3:00.

Parent Conferences. No School for Students.
Tuesday, November 21st.

Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, November 22nd - Friday, November 24th.

St. Albans City School student art will be displayed at the public library throughout December. Location: St. Albans Free Library. Link for more information.

MRUSD Community Forum - with pancake breakfast for those who attend.
Saturday, December 2nd. Breakfast at 8:00. Forum 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Location: SACS Library Presentation Space.

Invitiation to The BFA Experience for 8th Graders and their Families.
Tuesday, December 5th. 5:00 PM. Location: BFA

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

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

SACS Drama Rehearsal. Magic Tree House. Dinosaurs Before Dark
Friday, December 8th. 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Location: Big Gym

Renaissance Field Trip to Highgate Commons Plaza - Operation Happiness Collection Site. Friday, December 8th. Time to be determined. Transportation: Bus.

SACS Drama Performance: Magic Tree House. Dinosaurs Before Dark
Friday, December 8th. 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Location: SACS Big Gym.

SACS Drama Performance: Magic Tree House. Dinosaurs Before Dark
Saturday, December 9th. 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Location: SACS Big Gym.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 20th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans Town Education Center. 169 South Main Street. St. Albans.

Winter Break
Monday, December 25th - Monday, January 1st.

Ms.Teenyanoff joined Ms. Martinson's Triumph 4th Grade STEAM class and introduced the Makey Makey. Students learned about what materials conduct electricity and turned the Makey Makey into a piano, an Etch-a-sketch, playdough instruments, and even a gaming controller. All students had fun and were engaged!

Family members had an opportunity to spend Tuesday evening (11-14-2023) using a variety of special makerspace equipment to generate fancy cards on a mini cricket machine, earings & keychains on a laser cutter, and colored tiles with a laser cutter and permanent makers. You can check out pictures of the evening and their work in the link below.

Link to 35 Pictures.

Ms. Dana Davis came into Ms. Dupont's classroom for music. She had the students dancing, singing, clapping and snapping. She is clearly quite good at connecting with little kids.

Note: The first 10 pictures were of a short chapter read by Ms. Dupont. The book she read sure captured their attention.

Link to Pictures.

Link to Cute 30-Second Song and Dance Video Clip.

11-15-2023

St. Albans City School has been a Safe Routes to School partner for 10 years. Their organization helps support our Walking Wednesday program and provides students with access to bicycles for our yearly P.E. bicycle unit. In return, they ask that we provide information about how students travel to and from school.

Families, if you could fill out this survey it would be appreciated. The data gathered is confidential and meant only to help provide an overall picture of what is happening with transport at City School.

LINK TO FAMILY SURVEY.

Renaissance is beginning to prepare for their annual operation happiness food drive. They are trying to collect many empty boxes for the food collection process that will take place after the November holiday. Over the next three weeks, bring any boxes you can spare to the team Renaissance classroom spaces. Thank you.

Operation Happiness is a program of the United Way Northwest VT. It provides a basket of food and gifts for the children in a family (16 and under) for nearly 1000 needy families in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties for the Holidays (Christmastime).

Registration phone numbers, dates and times are based on location and listed in THIS DOCUMENT

For St. Albans you need to call and register on weekdays between November 6th and 17th.

Raider Cheerleading will have practices on 11/27 & 11/29. 3:00-4:00 in the small gym. Athletes will report to the cafe' at the end of the school day. Please pick up your athlete at the front of the school at 4:00.

Athletes must have sneakers, shorts, a t-shirt, and a water bottle. A schedule will be given to them at the first practice along with the items needed. Practices are closed to all spectators.

Coaches-

Savannah Trainer & Samantha Miller - Grades 5-6

Jessica Berry - Grades 7-8

We are very excited for the season ahead.

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to November Breakfast Menus

Link to November Lunch Menus

LUNCH THURSDAY: Creamy Macaroni & Cheese, Steamed Carrots, Maple Muffins

Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

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

Link to the Known Student and Staff Birthdays in November

November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Take a peek at the display in the library or follow this link to our virtual collection to explore these texts all month long!

After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking lot, mischief-maker Cole Matthews is in major trouble. But instead of jail time, Cole is given another option: attend Circle Justice, an alternative program that sends juvenile offenders to a remote Alaskan Island to focus on changing their ways. Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go.

While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his own anger cause him to examine his actions and seek redemption—from the spirit bear that attacked him, from his victims, and, most importantly, from himself.

Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spanning topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is a wide-ranging STEM offering that answers the call for Indigenous nonfiction by reappropriating hidden history. The book includes fun, simple activities and experiments that kids can do to better understand and enjoy the principles used by Indigenous inventors. Readers of all ages are invited to celebrate traditional North American Indigenous innovation, and to embrace the mindset of reciprocity, environmental responsibility, and the interconnectedness of all life.