SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 9-25-2023

School Picture Days. For all students and staff members. Link to the photo schedule by learning community. Tuesday, September 26th and Wednesday September 27th.

Discovery, Triumph, Incredibles, Voyagers 4th Grades. Field trip to Bay Park
Friday, September 29th. 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

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.

On Thursday evening, following Open House teacher and classroom visits, a modest number of family and staff members attended a meeting in the cafeteria lead by principal, Dr. Stephanie Gagnon and assistant principal, Ms. Stacie Rouleau. The purpose of the meeting was to explain the Title 1 funding our school receives and to give our school families an opportunity to voice their interests on how the funding is used. There will be a similar meeting for families in the spring. We qualify for Title 1 funding because of the income levels of many of our families. The funds help us offer after school programming, healthy nutrition and special family events, among other things.

You can check out the 9-slide image show presented by Principal Gagnon at the Title 1 meeting at Open House at this link.

On Thursday afternoon, the community services group went to the school garden and picked beets, peas, lettuce and tomatoes. They worked so hard and filled up a total of 7 buckets. Plus, they composted a ton of rotten vegetables, and they also provided some cleanup of the garden. The community service group will be working again on the garden next week, and harvesting pumpkins too. Link to 7 Pictures.

Members of team Voyagers take frequent opportunities to wear their Voyagers T-shirts to boost team spirit. Ms. Bashaw shared these photos. Link to 4 Pictures.

There was a wonderful turnout of families for the Open House event on Thursday evening. Every teacher and classroom were visited by multiple families. As people entered the school, many filled out the family income form qualifying them for entry into a raffle for meals, movie tickets and pool passes. Others signed up for background checks to be able to go on field trips. Ms. Smith demonstrated the new visitor sign-in system for our building. We appreciate the enthusiasm and interest families showed by visiting St. Albans City School at the end of a long day. Thank you. Link to 56 Pictures.

Two soccer players filled in as Open Doors leaders by teaching students a dance and by leading them through a great game of musical chairs. Link to 3 Pictures.

Their similar clothing was noticed in the cafeteria at breakfast on Friday.

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

To receive text messages, parents need to OPT IN by sending Yes to 87569.

To opt-out text Stop to 87569 or reply with Stop.

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

802-527-0565 x3754

dstevens@maplerun.org

Attend and learn about gravity on Wednesday, September 27th.

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!

We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers. Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.

Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes and history. It's the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of it. In dark times, it's a promise that you can make better tomorrows.

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.

But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there.

Carlitos lives in a happy home with his mother, his abuela, and Coco the cat. Life in his hometown is cozy as can be, but the call of the capital city pulls Carlitos across the bay in search of his father. Jolly piragüeros, mischievous cats, and costumed musicians color this tale of love, family, and the true meaning of home.

Link to September Breakfast Menu

Link to September 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).