SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1-29-2024

Karlie Gunderson, Maple Run Unified School District Board member will be at the Saint Albans Free Library, 11 Maiden Lane on Saturday, January 27th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Karlie is looking forward to meeting patrons, talking about MRUSD goals, and answering any questions or concerns about the FY25 budget. Please stop in and Chat with a School Board member!

Triumph & Voyagers Field Trip to Jay Peak Ski Resort
Monday, January 29th. 8:30 to 5:45 PM. Transportation: Bus

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.

100th Day of School Rubber Duck hunt. Link to Flyer about the Challenge.

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.

Singer, songwriter, and entertainer Jon Gailmor came to City School to help our school families celebrate literacy on Thursday night, January 25th. The evening started with a meal in the cafeteria and an interactive singing session in the library. The audience of all ages found themselves engaged and laughing as Jon Gailmor established common ground through his creative, quirky, and energetic music. Once the performance was over, the children got to pick out two books each to take home and enjoy. It was truly a wonderful evening.

Link to 80 Pictures.

Dirt Song. 3 minutes 15 seconds long

Flail Away Song. 4 minutes long

Middle School Song. 4 minutes long

Ms. Teenyanoff shared pictures of her Open Doors participants making decorated tiles and other craft items. 1-23-2024

Link to 13 Pictures.

Ms. Dupont shared dozens of photos of her students opening up owl pellets to learn what kind of creatures their owl had consumed. What is an owl pellet? According to the Carolina Knowledge Center these pellets are the "Indigestible material left in the gizzard such as teeth, skulls, claws, and feathers are too dangerous to pass through the rest of the owl's digestive tract. To safely excrete this material, the owl's gizzard compacts it into a tight pellet that the owl regurgitates. The regurgitated pellets are known as owl pellets."

Link to 70 Pictures.

St. Albans kindergarten teachers purchased sanitized pellets for kindergarteners to dissect. Students use pictures of the skeletons of birds, mice and moles to determine what their owl pellet contains. This is a rich science learning experience for our kindergarteners.

There was massive participation in this learning community's team spirit day. Friday, January 26th.

1-26-2024

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.

The yearbook committee is also looking for the following information to go next to the yearbook portraits:

• Activities and interests:
• Favorite music/song/ or book:
• Accomplishments:
• Favorite school memory:
• Favorite year at City School and reason(s) why:
• Hopes or goals for the future:
• Favorite Quote if you have one:
• Current learning Community:

On the 100th day of school, rubber ducks will be hidden around the school. Let's work together to see if we can find all of the rubber ducks labeled 1-100. See directions below.

Friday, February 16th, 2024. 6:00 to 7:30 PM.

February 21st. 3:00 to 4:00 PM.

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.

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.

Link to 15 Pictures taken by one of the 6th-grade students.

Link to 32 Pictures of 4th graders making "snow" as they learned about climate change in Vermont.

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

Link to 5/6 January Cheer Schedule (Updated 1-24-2024)

Practice 3-4 PM Thursday, January 25th

No practice Monday, January 29th

Practice 3-5 PM Tuesday, January 30th

7/8 Basketball Schedule/Calendar

Here is the calendar for Ms. Dupont's 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

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to January Breakfast Menus

Link to January Lunch Menus

Monday, January 29th: Meatball Sub (Beef & Chicken Meatballs), Oven Baked Crinkle Cut French Fries, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

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

The wind will make it seem colder than it is. Dress warmly for recess. 1-29-2024

Link to list of known birthdays for January 2024

Link to list of known birthdays for February 2024

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