SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 2-20-2024

• Monday - Start decorating your classroom door or hall with Raider Pride. Contest ends Friday.
• Tuesday - Guessing how many cheer poms are in container (Set up in hall by student enrichment office). One guess per student.
• Wednesday - Lunch Room Fun.
• Thursday - Rock, paper scissors bead challenge.
• Friday - Blue and White day. Show your pride. PEP rally with most spirited team award.

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.

• The Maple Run Unified School District Board invites you to attend an upcoming community engagement budget forum to talk and ask questions about the FY25 budget. This will take place before the scheduled Board meeting on February 21st at 6:00.

Questions? Reach out to the Board: 802-370- 3931 https://www.maplerun.org/page/board-of-directors

Learn more about the budget by visiting: https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/page/fy-25

CLIMATE CHANGE POSTER CONTEST SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Friday, February 23rd. Bring to Ms. Bashaw (Voyagers) or Mr. Marrin (Discovery)

Second Winter Break
Monday, February 26th - Tuesday, March 5th.

Maple Festival Youth Talent Show (scheduled for April 26th)

Friday, March 1st is the deadline for Application Submission. Link to Flyer with Details.

End of Second Winter Break
Tuesday, March 5th.

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

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, March 13th. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

Chorus Concert

Thursday, March 14th. 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Location: Large Gym

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 20th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: St. Albans City School. 29 Bellows Street. St. Albans.

Staff Inservice - No School for Students

Friday, March 22nd.

Music Field Trip to CVU High School, Hinesburg VT. Students from Multiple Learning Communities with Ms. Maher. Friday, March 22nd. 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Transportation: Car

Incredibles Math Night

Thursday, March 28th. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Location: Incredibles classrooms and intervention office.

VFW National Anthem singing contest for ages K-12. Submit a video. Full details can be found at Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue Details and Entry Form. All entries must include a completed Entry Form. Deadline Sunday, March 31st.

You had to be present to appreciate the full magnitude of the excitement the first through fourth graders brought to the event last Friday evening (6:00 to 7:30 pm, 2-16-2024). Each well-dressed student came with an adult chaperone to share the experience with. They started with pictures at the photo booth in the cafeteria atrium. Nearby tables in the atrium were staffed with teachers who painted students faces or helped them decorate masks to wear as they moved around. Students were given tickets to participate in a variety of games like ring tossing and corn hole located along the cafeteria west wall. Popcorn, hot dogs and pizza were available along the north wall. Two thirds of the cafeteria space was left open for dancing, which took place over the entire evening. Our school mascot, Raider, joined in and during the 1 1/2 hour event, students were given chances to ask Raider yes or no questions to help determine who was wearing the costume. It was a non-stop night. The students clearly had a great time playing games or coloring with their chaperones, dancing wildly or chasing each other about. Everyone left the carnival exhausted and in good spirits.

19 Face Painting Pictures

52 Photo Booth Pictures.

17 Dance Pictures.

18 Party Games Pictures (example corn hole)

11 Picture of Making Masks and Filling in Coloring Sheets.

7 Food and Drink Pictures.

8 Guessing the Person in the Raider Mascot Suit Pictures.

We were fortunate to have Ms. Vaillancourt and Ms. Trainer organize this complex evening event. They planned the entire carnival over the last month and really hustled in the several days before it took place. They recruited more than two dozen staff members to help run the event on a Friday evening after everyone's long week of regular work. Ms. Vaillancourt and Trainer are logistics and enrichment staff members who orchestrate City School's extensive Open Doors program and afternoon and evening sports offerings.

2-20-2024

Book: The School for Good and Evil. Reviewed by a middle-schooler.

Link to 1-minute podcast.

2-19-2024

Monday was the beginning of the door decorating contest. On Friday, the contest ends. The Abbey group submitted a picture of their door on Monday.

The Maple Run Unified School District Board invites you to attend an upcoming community engagement budget forum to talk and ask questions about the FY25 budget. This will take place before the scheduled Board meeting on February 21st at 6:00.

Questions? Reach out to the Board: 802-370- 3931 https://www.maplerun.org/page/board-of-directors

Learn more about the budget by visiting: https://www.maplerun.org/o/mrusd/page/fy-25

As seen in the below video, robots at City school are suffering from winter boredom. They had so much fun during the month of code in December but now are tucked away in their boxes awaiting adventure. What does this have to do with you? Your class can help give the robots a vacation. Simply let the STEAM team know which robot you want and when! We will deliver the robots to you-- ready to go!

https://www.wevideo.com/view/3328938796

AND as an incentive....the class that gives the robot the best vacation will win a robot for their classroom! (contest goes through the end of March)

Not sure which robot to choose? Our makerspace website lists all the robots we have (as well as the quantity) and has a video showing how they work with each one, as well as details on ease of use OR just reach out and we can help match your class with an appropriate robot. Here is the link to the robot website:

https://sites.google.com/maplerun.org/sacsmakerspace/makerspace/robotics?authuser=0

Just a few City School robot examples are shown below.

Parents and guardians of children who would like to attend kindergarten at St. Albans City School this coming school year, please fill out the enrollment interest form. Link to form.

We are looking for children between the ages of 5 and 12 that want to play baseball or softball. Please visit www.ChamplainLittleLeague.org to find registration information for the 2024 season beginning on February 1st and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on all of our league news in the weeks and months ahead. Scholarships are available and no child will be turned away due to finances.

See you on the field this Spring!

Champlain Little League Board of Directors

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

Link to Application and Information.

Illustrating America - A patriotic art contest for Grades 1-8; Two dimensional art on paper or canvas; Any media; Size must be between 8" x 10" to 18" x 24"; Coloring sheets, photos, and digital art not accepted. Illustrating America 2023 Complete Details and Entry Form Explore previous winning entries for ideas. All entries must include a completed Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue - A National Anthem singing contest for ages K-12. Submit a video of a solo vocal performance of "The Star Spangled Banner." Full details can be found at Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue Details and Entry Form

All entries must include a completed Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

Entries for both contests can be submitted directly to our local VFW Aux Post 758, PO Box 802, St Albans City, VT 05478 or they can be submitted to Team USA, St. Albans City School, 29 Bellows Street, St. Albans, VT. If giving to Team USA, please submit by 3/30. All entries must also include a completed entry form.

Questions and entries can be directed to jcioffi@maplerun.org.

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).
• UPDATED DEADLINE Due Date: Friday, February 23rd.

Both Ms. Draper and Ms. Bashaw located funds to purchase climate change books for their learning communities to soak in. They also found a way to purchase a duplicate set of books to place the school library for school-wide student access. There are eight altogether.

Link to 8 pictures of the book covers.

Link to 9 pictures of climate change committee students reading climate books in Ms. Bashaw's classroom.

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

5/6 Only Volleyball Schedule

Link to Calendar

Contact - Wendy Trainer, Athletic Director

802-527-0565 ext 3781

wtrainer@maplerun.org

Link to February Breakfast Menus

Link to February Lunch Menus

Tuesday, February 20th: Buffalo Chicken Dip w/ Tortilla Chips, Confetti Corn Salad, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Assorted Fresh, Dried or Canned Fruit, Milk Variety

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

2-20-2024.

Yes it is cold out but the fact that there is almost no wind will make a positive difference. If you have hats, mittens, a decent coat and footwear it will be possible to go outside and have a good time. There are two more days before the snow is gone. Snow tube if you can.

Remember...

• do not tie the tubes together
• do not stand up in the tube when going downhill
• do not aim to hit anyone
• walk up the hill behind the hay bale fences

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

Black History Month is a celebration of Black American history and achievement that takes place each February in the United States. It is also called African American History Month. During Black History Month, many people learn about the accomplishments of individual Black Americans as well as the contributions of Black people to American history. This February, we are excited to celebrate Black voices with books that center around Black lives, Black joy, and Black stories that are sure to resonate far beyond a single month of the year. Join us as we #ShareBlackStories and checkout books from our City School library collection.

Angelou’s strong words are matched by the bold vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of childhood. Together, Angelou’s words and Basquiat’s paintings create a place where every child, indeed every person, may experience their own fearlessness.

This brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art features brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat and an afterword from the editor. A selected bibliography of Angelou’s books and a selected museum listing of Basquiat’s works open the door to further inspiration through the fine arts.

Meet Mae Jemison, scientist, astronaut and the first ever black woman in space.

When Mae Jemison was a little girl, she dreamed of blasting off into space on a rocket ship. She was so excited as she watched the Apollo Moon landings, but she wondered… why none of the astronauts were women?

Mae loved science and was so bright that she started college at just 16, and was training to be a doctor by the age of 20. She joined the Peace Corps, using her medical knowledge to help people in countries all around the world. Upon returning to the United States, she was accepted into NASA’s astronaut program.

After hard work and training, in 1992 Mae became the first Black woman to travel into space! This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the groundbreaking astronaut’s life.