SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 5-10-2024

Visit by NBC5 Meteorologist, Marissa Vigevani. She will be broadcasting her live weather updates from our school. Friday, May 10th between 4:30 - 8:00 am.

MRUSD and NCSS are hosting a presentation by Dr. Harris Strokoff on Social Media, the Internet, Gaming Addiction, Depression, and Suicide Risks in Kids and Teens. Tuesday, May 21st. 6:00 PM. Location: Saint Albanst Town Educational Center

SACS Spring Band Concert

Thursday, May 23rd. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Friday, May 24th. 9:00 to 11:30 AM. Transportation: Walking

8th Grade Move-up Day.

Friday, May 24th. 11:00 AM to 1:45 PM. Location: BFA

4th -6th Grades Spring Dance

Friday, May 24th. 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Location: Large Gym.

SACS Chorus Concert

Thursday, May 30th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

Incredibles Field Trip to Cohen Park

Friday, May 31st. 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Voyagers Field Trip to St. Albans Free Library & Hard'ack

Friday, May 31st. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Walking

Explorers Field Trip to Spare Time

Friday, May 31st.

Free Trees for St. Albans Residents. For those who registered for the trees in advance (from the Arbor Day Foundation at 855-234-3801), trees can be picked up on Saturday, June 1st. 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Location. St Albans City School, 29 Bellows Street.

Triumph Field Trip to Hard'ack Pool and Lodge

Tuesday, June 4th. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, June 5th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 5th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans.

6th Grade Bike Trip.

Thursday, June 6th.

Adventurers and Navigators Field Trip to the Hard'ack Pool.

Thursday, June 6th. 9:15 AM to 12:30 PM. Transportation: bus

Voyagers Field Trip to Burton Island

Friday, June 7th. 8:15 AM to 6:30 PM. Transportation: Bus

Friday, June 7th. 9:15 AM to 2:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Discovery Field Trip to the Bay Park - Entire learning community.

Monday, June 10th. 8:30 AM to 1:15 PM. Transportation: Bus

Voyagers Field Trip to Hard'Ack Pool

Thursday, June 13th.

Graduation for 8th Graders for SACS, SATEC & Fairfield.

Thursday, June 13th.

Last school day for PreK students

Friday, June 14th.

BFA graduation

Saturday, June 15th.

Last Student Day of School - provided we do not have any more school closings.
Monday, June 17th. 11:00 AM Dismissal.

Juneteenth Holiday
Wednesday, June 19th.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 19th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: BFA. 71 South Main Street. St. Albans.

Our Mascot, Raider, and Ms. Trainer set out to deliver gifts to raffle-winning staff members around the building every hour during Thursday's school day. Raider jammed to loud pop music playing on a boom box while being pushed around on a cart by Ms. Trainer. The gift cards, tickets to various venues, or other special prizes provided by staff members and local businesses were handed out to the winners at each classroom or worksite. Winners included various teachers, interventionists, a custodian, and a nurse. The delivery of these prizes provided happy moments of distraction throughout the day.

Link to 16 Pictures.

Each year, Shelburne Farms provides St. Albans City School kindergartener classroom groups with visits by a dairy educator: in our case, Ms. Virginia. Her goal is to teach our students about farming and the anatomy of dairy cows, plus nutrition and dairy foods. When these pictures were taken on Thursday morning (5-9-2024), Ms. Virginia was explaining the differences between various breeds of cows and how all cows eat and process grass. She had the students rapt attention.

Link to 16 Pictures.

Students in Triumph created a collaborative tree using Sphero robots. Students explored painting with the Sphero Bolts by coding and driving the robots. The paintings became collage paper. Students used laser cut leaf stencils to create leaves for the tree. - Ms. Teenyanoff

Link to 10 Pictures.

The Invesstigators enjoyed their time in the covered pool and on the newly built playground nearby. 5-9-2024. Ms. Chadwick shared some pictures from the trip.

Link to 18 Pictures.

Ms. Bertucci brought in boxes filled with cardboard, string and many other odds and ends. Normally, these leftover items or recycleables would be sent off with a trash handling service quickly. However, those items kept and collected by the makerspace staff can be repurposed for stimulating creativity in young children. Each child in Ms. Boulet's PreK classroom grabbed a STEAM box to take to a section of the classroom to build with.

Link to 16 Pictures.

It was time to learn some of the basics of soccer in Ms. Heidi Andrew's small gym classroom on Thursday, 5-9-2024. Explorers students began by passing balls back and forth to each other. Students then progressed to a game of indoor soccer which had them sweaty and tired by the end of the period.

Link to 13 Pictures.

St. Albans residents are eligible for trees to plant in their yard through Community Canopy, an Arbor Day Foundation program.

Residents register for up to two free trees at vtcommunityforestry.org/trees. The online sign-up process guides participants to the best locations to plant trees to help cool their homes, reduce energy usage, and save money. Residents can also sign-up by phone by calling the Arbor Day Foundation at 855-234-3801.

The trees must be reserved in advance and will be available for pick-up on Saturday, June 1, 10am-12pm at the St. Albans City School (29 Bellows Street).

The tree giveaway is being coordinated by the St. Albans City School and the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program, a partnership between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and University of Vermont Extension.

The Champlain Valley Fair has partnered with Libraries around the state to promote reading. St. Albans Free Library is one of those librarys. Students who read three books over the summer can qualify for a free 1-day pass to the fair, a coupon for a $5 ice cream, and a free book.

Link for More Information.

5-24-2024

This coming school year we will be moving away from the learning community structure currently in use and into smaller grade bands (mostly two grade band loops).

Link to an Overview Letter

Link to Information about Restructuring

Link to a Document for Family Input on Student Placement (pdf file) or as a google doc

Online Student Registration is open!

Register a New Student

Athletics Calendar maintained by Ms. Trainer: https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacs-athletics/home

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to Lunch Menus for May

Friday, May 10th: Homemade Baked Ziti, Caesar Salad, Garlic Breadstick, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

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

5-10-2024

Link to List of Known Birthdays in May

Please contact Mr. Craib if any corrections or additions need to be made to the birthday site listed above. mcraib@maplerun.org