SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 3-13-2024

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

Discovery & Incredibles Ski Trip to Jay Peak

Monday, March 18th. 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Transportation: Bus

Chill Program Participants Trip to Burton HQ in Burlington VT and then to Bolton Ski Resort. Wednesday, March 20th. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Transportation: Bus.

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

MRUSD Community Forum

Tuesday, March 26th. 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Library Presentation Space.

Incredibles Math Night. Families that are coming will need to stay the whole time. Link to Flyer.

Thursday, March 28th. 6:00 to 7:15 PM. Location: Incredibles classrooms and intervention office.

CLiF's 2024 Two-Sentence Writing Contest. Entries must be either received by email or postmarked by Friday, March 29, 2024. Link to more information about the contest.

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.

STEAM FESTIVAL - STEAM/ECHO/Community Partners. Link to Flyer about the Event.
Tuesday, April 2nd. 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Locations: Big Gym, Little Gym, Cafeteria, Library.

Walking Wednesday
Wednesday, April 3rd. 6:45 to 7:30 AM. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 3rd. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Central Office. 28 Catherine Street. St. Albans.

Historically, a Solar Eclipse has been shown to create major traffic issues. To ensure the safety of all Maple Run students and staff, Monday, April 8, 2024, will be an early release day for all Maple Run schools. 11:20 AM Release Time for St. Albans City School.

MRUSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 17th. 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Location: Fairfield Center School. 57th Park St., Fairfield.

Parent Conferences. No School for Students.
Friday, April 19th.

April Break
Monday April 22nd - Friday, April 26th.

Maple Festival Youth Talent Show. Link to Flyer with Details.

Friday, April 26th.

This Wednesday will be the only Walking-Wednesday scheduled for March. Please come out and join us. It is expected to be a cool, clear, and windless morning. March 13th. There will be stickers, pencils and slap bracelets for student walkers.

Health teacher, Ms. Robinson, guided the Team Renaissance 7th graders through a cooking lesson in fillers for wheat tortillas. Students scrambled eggs, chopped up peppers and avacados, and cooked bacon and sausage. These ingredients and a cheese of their choice were rolled into tortillas that were then toasted on a griddle. The students loved the food preparation process and the chance to taste their work. They also tolerated the cleanup task that ended the class session.

Link to 26 Pictures.

Link to 5 Pictures from Investigators 3rd Grade (Chadwick)

Link to 2 Pictures from Renaissance 7/8 Grades (Spear)

One Picture from Discovery 4th Grade (Murphy)

Librarian, Ms. Levine, shared this image of the reading-related completed sticker poster. Thanks to everyone who helped assemble the finished image.

The director of the choir, Mr. Aram Barsumian, shared the link to the 19-minute long video. Elementary school students from the Maple Run Unified School District participated in the event.

Link to Video.

The STEAM and Makerspace Team in collaboration with teachers, and the ECHO Science Center, Montshire Science Museum, and many volunteers are excited to bring you a family evening event– our very own second annual St Albans City School STEAM Festival! Save the date and prepare for an evening of creativity and fun as we design,make and build together! Watch the school announcements for information about all the great experiences planned for this event.

What? A STEAM Festival

When? Tuesday April 2nd from 5:30 - 7:30pm

Who? Students accompanied by family members in our St Albans City School community

Details: Stations will be set up throughout the school with amazing opportunities to build and create. A giant windwall, an airplane launcher, a giant planetarium, cardboard construction, circuits, laser cutting, spin art, photo booth, robotics, and so much more! Attendees will have opportunities to create things to take home and enter raffles to win great STEAM activities to continue the fun together beyond the event.

All are welcome, and no sign up is needed, but if you have questions please contact Darcie Rankin, STEAM Educator at drankin@maplerun.org.

We hope you will join us at the STEAM Festival on April 2nd from 5:30 - 7:30pm. ECHO, our educational partner will be bringing giant magnatiles to create and build with!

Here is how to participate: Go on 10 bike rides, note when and where. Drop your completed form at the Saint Albans library by Sept 1st, 2024 and prize winners will be drawn!

Link to PDF file of the Challenge Form to Bring to the City library. Paper challenge forms can be found in the SACS front lobby.

Online Student Registration is open!

Register a New Student

Starting March 11th.

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.

Calling young writers in Vermont and New Hampshire! CLiF’s 2024 Two-Sentence Writing Contest is officially open to submissions! Link to more information about the contest.

Entries must be either received by email or postmarked by Friday, March 29, 2024.

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

Illustrating America - A patriotic art contest for Grades 1-8; Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

Get Excited for the Red, White, and Blue - A National Anthem singing contest for ages K-12. Entry Form. Deadline - March 31.

More information at this link.

Link to Grades 7 and 8 Volleyball Schedule

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 March Breakfast Menus

Link to March Lunch Menus

Wednesday, March 13th: Ham & Cheese Double Decker, Marinara Sauce, Maple Glazed Carrots, Fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk Variety

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

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Link to List of Known Birthdays in March

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

One of our Discovery 5th Grade Students wrote a story she would like to share with potentially interested readers. It was inspired by the banned book club meeting that happened on a recent afternoon.

Prologue

I’m in the car and It’s 1:30 a.m we’re going 20 miles over the speed limit. If it weren't 1:30 a.m we would be pulled over by now. But we’re not. We are running away from my dad and my school. My own dang school was so bad that we had to leave.....

Link to the rest of the 7-page Story.

March is Women's History Month – a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. Women’s History Month 2024 will take place from Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 31. Take a look at the collection of books that you can find in our library today!

This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her.

Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change―even if she was just a kid. She never thought her wheelchair could slow her down, but the way the world around her was built made it hard to do even simple things. Like going to school, or eating lunch in the cafeteria.

Jennifer knew that everyone deserves a voice! Then the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that would make public spaces much more accessible to people with disabilities, was proposed to Congress. And to make sure it passed, Jennifer went to the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC to convince them. And, without her wheelchair, she climbed.

In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.