SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 9-28-2023

Safety drills are held at all our district schools on a regular basis. This month's drill involved a lockdown practice. Students learned what to do in the case of a lockdown event. The atmosphere throughout the school was calm and orderly. Students had ample time for direction along with time for questions and answers.

Discovery, Triumph, Incredibles, Voyagers 4th Grades. Field trip to Bay Park

Friday, September 29th. 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, October 4th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 4th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans.

Investigators Field Trip to Echo Learning Center
Friday, October 6th. 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Indigenous People’s Day
Monday, October 9th.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, October 11th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times..

Discovery Field Trip to Hard'ack Recreation Area
Thursday, October 12th. 8:15 AM to 1:00 PM. Transportation: walking.

Community: Discovery

Holiday - No school
Friday, October 13th.

Reptile Day at the St. Albans Museum (Free). Reptile and amphibian meet and greet. Saturday, October 14th. 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Staff Inservice. No School for Students.
Monday, October 16th.

Imagination Field Trip to Echo Learning Center
October, Tuesday 17th. 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, October 18th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times..

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 18th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: NCTC. 71 South Main Street. St. Albans.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, October 25th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times..

Fall Stewardship Day
Wednesday, October 25th.

Over the last decade, Ms. Andrews has assembled a small fleet of heavy-duty tricycles for PreK-1st graders to ride. They are built to hold up to constant use and people of very different weights. There are some passenger-seat tricycles and it is not uncommon to have children gleefully cart around their adult teachers. Ms. Andrews takes out all the younger students at one time or another to circle around the large cement patio in front of the school entrance.

This particular group of students came from Ms. Dupont's class with Ms. Rie Asato-Ditch helping Ms. Andrews. Helmets were buckled on and kids turned loose. Guidance was given to keep the chaos under control and kids safe. As always, there was a lot of joy on display. It helps that the weather is frequently wonderful these days. Link to 30 Pictures. 9-22-2023

When these pictures were taken, Ms. Bachand's 2nd grade students were doing their best to spell words that she was calling out. They used all their spelling skills of sounding out components of words to figure out which letters to write down. It was a very focused group. Link to 17 Pictures. 9-26-2023

Three groups were formed to work on reading skills together with the support of an adult or individually nearby their peers. Ms. Blaisdell and Ms. Gagner provided instruction. Link to 15 Pictures. 9-26-2023

Ms. Sue Smith supplied the pictures. Thank you. Link to 20 Photos. 9-22-2023

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

9-27-2023

The library was a busy place on Tuesday with groups of students moving through the makerspace and others visiting to check out books.

Mr. Frank Pelkey and Mr. Richard Barrett tackled the repair of a water fountain in the hallway next to the front entrance on Tuesday. In recent years, a number of these fountains have been installed - replacing the in-classroom sink fountains that performed poorly, if they existed at all. The newer hallway fountains provide cool, filtered water and have proven very popular.

Ms. Alaina Boulet just started as a Pre-K teacher in the Navigators learning community group. She came over from St. Albans Town School to help fill a gap in the program. Her Pre-K teaching peers gave her a heart-felt welcoming party on Wednesday, 9-27-2023.

Maple Run is using BrightArrow to send emergency notifications, attendance calls, text messages, informational communications, and other school-related alerts and messages to parents.

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Please make sure your contact phone and email are updated, call or email Desiree Stevens at

802-527-0565 x3754

dstevens@maplerun.org

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Did you know it is National Hispanic Heritage Month? It is celebrated in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15 and recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements in the United States. Checkout these books in our library today!

Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.

Things are not going well at Starwood Elementary! A squirrel is running through the halls. A tree fell on the gym. The principal is acting weird! Can Freddie save the day with his Zapato Power?

Ada Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. She dreamed of playing the violin, but with little money for anything but the bare essentials, it was never an option...until a music teacher named Favio Chávez arrived. He wanted to give the children of Cateura something special, so he made them instruments out of materials found in the trash. It was a crazy idea, but one that would leave Ada—and her town—forever changed. Now, the Recycled Orchestra plays

Link to September Breakfast Menu

Link to September Lunch Menu

Link to October Breakfast Menu

Link to October Lunch Menu

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

Link to all the Student Birthdays in September (plus a few from the first days of school).

Link to all the Student Birthdays in October

Your information is private and will be anonymous when shared with the state. The purpose of gathering this information is to determine if our school can qualify for additional school funding based on family income. Your completion of the form, regardless of your income is incredibly helpful.

Information from the forms helps our school and district qualify for

• millions of dollars in federal money for education

• access to healthy, nutritious food

• support that will keep education taxes from going up in our community.

Families who return or fill in their Household Income Forms online here: https://education.vermont.gov/householdincome by Friday, September 29th will be entered into the RAFFLE to win a family fun pack which includes:

• dinner at Lucky Buffet,
• 2 movie passes to the Welden Theatre
• and two passes to the pool at Hard'ack.