3/14 Daily Announcements

• Click Here for the links to the Full Month Menus for Breakfast and Lunch

• Reminder to families: ALL STUDENTS are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunches through the rest of the school year.

Please complete the paper application that was sent home or for questions please reach out to Tammy Deso, Free and Reduced Meals Application Verification Officer: tdeso@maplerun.org and 802-752-2700

Additional Daily Options:

Cheese Pizza

Sunbutter and Jelly Sandwich w/Cheese Stick

Fresh Dried or Canned Fruit, Skim White Milk, 1% White Milk, & Fat Free Chocolate Milk Offered with all meals

All families must complete the required forms for Kindergarten, even if your child is already enrolled in Maple Run Early Childhood PreSchool Programs or an Act 166 program.

Registration can be completed online: https://www.maplerun.org/page/school-registration

Please contact your school directly with any questions or for more information:

St. Albans Town Educational Center – Michelle Dow (802) 752-2600 | mdow@maplerun.org

Please Join Us for an Important Maple Run Community Event

Protecting Youth Brains: How Nicotine and Other Substances Impact Mental Health & Success

Maple Run invites all parents, caregivers, community members, students, and staff to an informative presentation and discussion with Amy Brewer from the Franklin Grand Isle Tobacco Prevention Coalition.

Date: Thursday, March 20th
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Bellows Free Academy, 71 South Main Street, Saint Albans

Topics Include:

• How substances impact growing brains, mental health, and learning

• Why brain development is critical right now

• Addiction, product appeal, and youth use

• The latest tobacco and nicotine products

• How to help and support youth

Let’s come together to protect young minds and promote their success.

For questions or more information, contact Erin Rocheleau at erocheleau@maplerun.org or 802-370-3937.

All are welcome.

As we prepare for Parent/Teacher Conferences, we wanted to share that we will activate our online scheduling system on Wednesday, March 12th at 8:00 am until Sunday, March 30th, at 8:00am.

The Conference window will be 3/17-3/31. If the scheduler is no longer available please contact your classroom teacher to schedule an appointment.

To get to the Parent/Teacher Conference Scheduler please visit http://www.maplerun.org/o/satec and look for the Pick A Time link in the “Parent Links” section in the menu.

If you do not have internet access please contact Tammy Deso @ 752-2700 and she will be able to assist you.

Instead of formal conferences, Mr. Flanagan will be hosting four Open Library Nights for interested students and their families. Open Library Nights are an opportunity to come and visit our library, read, borrow more books, color pictures, connect with Mr. Flanagan and more. These nights will not be as structured as previous Family Nights. Feel free to email him (mflanagan@maplerun.org) with any questions. Thank you!

Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, March 18th (3:45 to 5:45)

Monday, March 24th (3:45 to 5:45)

Wednesday, March 26th (3:45 to 5:30)

Thursday, March 27th (3:45 to 5:30)

SATEC is excited to offer a Track and Field program again this spring for Grades 5-8.

Registration will remain open until March 14th.

Once we know the level of interest we will confirm our practice schedule. To help gain a sense of the practice commitment, last year we tried to schedule 3 practices per week with many of them held at Collins Perley. We are hoping to start practices the week of April 7th (weather dependent).

Click Here to Register

Here is a link to the full schedule for the Volleyball Season. Schedule Link

Please check the announcements daily to confirm times.

Volleyball Month at a Glance Schedule

Changes- Thursday, 3/13 - The game at GEMS is for 8th Grade Team 1

Please see the below information from the VT Department of Health:

U.S. Measles Cases are Rising – Make Sure Your Family is Protected

In the first few months of 2025, there have been multiple outbreaks of measles with
deaths reported. Notably, there is an ongoing outbreak of measles in Quebec. Most
cases have been in children and teens who are unvaccinated against measles.

Measles is not just a little rash. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that
can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children. Some may suffer from
severe complications, such as pneumonia (infection of the lungs) and encephalitis
(swelling of the brain). Nearly 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children who become infected with
measles will die from respiratory and neurologic complications.

Measles is almost entirely preventable with vaccines. While most people in the U.S.
and Vermont are vaccinated against measles, communities with lower vaccine coverage
are at higher risk for outbreaks. Vaccinating your family protects other children from
measles who can’t get vaccinated because they are too young or have medical
conditions. Being vaccinated against measles is your best defense against measles.

Here’s how you can help keep your family, school, and community healthy:
1. Make sure you and your family are vaccinated against measles—especially
if you plan to travel outside of the U.S. Measles is still common in many parts
of the world. Every year, measles is brought into the U.S. by unvaccinated
travelers who get measles while they are in other countries.
*Children should get two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
vaccine—the first dose at 12-15 months and the second dose at 4-6
years.
* Babies 6-11 months old who are traveling internationally should get an
early dose of the MMR vaccine at least two weeks before travel.
2. If your child is sick with measles symptoms, stay home and call your
doctor.

* Symptoms usually start with a high fever, then a cough, runny nose, and

red and watery eyes. A rash usually appears three to five days after the
first symptoms.
* If you do not have a health care provider, call 2-1-1 to be connected to
care.
* If you suspect measles, make sure to call before going to a doctor’s
office, the hospital, or a clinic to let them know about symptoms. Because
the virus is so contagious, the office will need to take precautions before
you arrive.
* While there is no treatment for measles, your doctor will have the best
guidance on how to care for a child with measles.

For more information on measles and vaccines, visit HealthVermont.gov/measles.

Welcome to SATEC Baseball Information was emailed through Arbiter Sports for Registered Players. At this time registration is closed and we are unable to add additional players.

When do Practices Begin?

Pitchers and Catchers (only) begin practice on Tuesday, March 18th from 6:30-7:45. This first week of practice is for players that have experience pitching and/or catching.

All Players begin practice on Tuesday, March 25th

Link to Schedule

• March 31st - Parent/Teacher Conference Day ~ No School for Students
• April 21st-25th - April Break ~ No School for Students or Staff

We wanted to take a moment to let families know that attendance can be reported to Michelle Dow by calling 752-2600 or by email at satec-attendance@maplerun.org should your child be out sick, coming in late from an appointment or for other attendance questions that you may have.

We'd also like to remind families that when sending in notes to school to please include both first and last name of your child and the name of their homeroom teacher.

Please visit our busing and transportation website to see routes, find forms and get other information about busing and transportation at SATEC. Click Here for the Website

Transportation changes can be requested by calling Ruth McCarthy at 752-2604 or by email at satec-transportation@maplerun.org

You can use this form to make transportation change requests. Click here for the form.

We ask that all notes sent to school for transportation changes include both the first and last name of the student and the name of their homeroom teacher.

Please call school by 1pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to request changes

Please call school by 12pm on Wednesday to request changes