SACS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 10-5-2023
WALKING WEDNESDAY RESULTS
At least 115 students and 23 adults (138 people total) walked or biked to school on Wednesday morning. The weather for the walk could not have been nicer. Thank you to everyone who joined in. 10-4-2023
Team Triumph had the largest turnout with 18 students and four adults. Impressive.
EXPLORERS 3RD GRADE MATH
Ms. Fitgeralds 3rd grade students worked in pairs or individually around the room on various math tasks. Link to 10 Pictures.
NAVIGATORS KINDERGARTEN MAKERSPACE PLANES
After assembly and decoration, Ms. Borst's students headed outside briefly to fly their airplanes. The photos were taken as they passed by the front lobby desk. Link to 2 Photos.
OPOSSUM AT THE ENTRANCE TO ST. ALBANS CITY SCHOOL
On Wednesday morning, a young opossum was noticed in the right flower bed near the stairs that lead to the entrance of the school building. Various staff member shared images of the cute little animal. 10-4-2023.
Ms. Broomall and Ms. Lawanda Legault collected the opossum and released at a safer location (her backyard) for its survival. Link to 7 Pictures.
Here is what Wikipedia has to say about opossums.
Opossums (/əˈpɒsəm/) are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia (/daɪˌdɛlfɪˈmɔːrfiə/) endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North America in the Great American Interchange following the connection of North and South America.
The Virginia opossum is the only species found in the United States and Canada. It is often simply referred to as an opossum, and in North America it is commonly referred to as a possum[3] The opossum is typically a nonaggressive animal.
WALKING WEDNESDAYS
There are 4 Walking Wednesdays scheduled this month. Get ready to walk with one of six different groups coming to St. Albans City School on Wednesdays. Link to map, meeting points and meet-up times
BIKING FRIDAYS IN OCTOBER (FROM HOUGHTON PARK TO SCHOOL)
“It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.”
— The Lorax
Greetings from the Climate Committee! We are announcing Biking Fridays from Houghton Park during the month of October! If you don’t have a bike, walking is an option although bikers and walkers will not be kept together while getting to school.
Meet up at Houghton Park earliest at 6:50 and leaving at 7:00.
We are doing this because if you walk, bike, or carpool to school, it lessens air pollution and hopefully our actions will slow global warming.
Thank you for reading, biking and walking!
The Climate Committee. Contact Mitch Craib with Questions mcraib@maplerun.org
