Issue No. 8 October 13, 2016 THE PHIPPSBURG EXPLORER’S LOG
Sandra Gorsuch-Plummer - Principal | www.phippsburg.rsu1.org | Telephone: 389-1514
Dates to Remember-­‐ October 14 -­‐ Picture Day! 8:45AM-­‐11AM Close Buy Orders to be submitted 17 -­‐ Gr. 1 & 2 Field Trip to Wolfe’s Neck Farm Garden Club, K-­‐5, 3-­‐4:00PM Basketball Clinic 18 -­‐ Band Class, Tues & Thurs, 11-­‐11:30AM 19 -­‐ Mad Science & Great Start, 8:15-­‐9:20AM 21 -­‐ Dental Clinic Form is Due (if participating) Family Hillbilly Hoedown Dance, 6:30PM 24-­‐28-­‐Food Drive 25 -­‐ New Session of Mad Science Registration is Due to Mad Science of Maine 26 -­‐ New Session of K-­‐5 Mad Science begins-­‐
see enclosed flyer Bus Driver Appreciation Day 29 -­‐ Trick or Treat Tromp in Bath A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. Our staff joined their elementary colleagues on Friday for a day of professional learning. Our theme for the day was "How childhood trauma and other outside influences affect our students." Teachers chose from a variety of work sessions to learn more about a variety of topics, including anxiety in students, occupational therapy techniques to use in the classroom, and a classroom management tool called DOJO, just to name a few. This morning, Ms. McCauley led our LSW by taking teachers to visit the outdoor classroom. Teachers then had time to craft a lesson that will utilize the outdoor classroom. Thanks again to those who volunteered to help spruce it up. We are working hard to put it to good use! Ms. Phelps has been experimenting by taking classes outside, and the students have been very engaged and excited to have the opportunity to learn outside! CLOSE BUY FUNDRAISER Please remember to return the completed yellow & white copies of the Close Buy order form and all monies collected (checks made out to PES) by Friday, October 14th. Orders are being sent out that day. Any late orders will need to be placed on line by parent, shipped directly to your home, subject to UPS freight charges, and will arrive later than the shipment to the school. Thank you for your support. Phippsburg School’s Picture Day is tomorrow-­‐
Friday, October 14th. Classes will be called to the camera beginning first thing in the morning, so please be sure your child is ready when he/she arrives at school. If ordering pictures, children must bring their completed order form with payment to the camera. DENTAL CLINIC Tooth Protectors Inc. is holding a dental clinic at our school December 8, 2016. If your child is eligible, and you are interested in services, please return the completed and signed permission form to school before October 21st. BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION October 26th is our Bus Driver Appreciation Day, though every day we can show how much we appreciate them by being polite, safe and always following the basic bus rules. LOST AND FOUND Please be sure to check the Lost and Found areas, especially by the exit, since jackets and sweatshirts are accumulating again. Having the student’s name or initials on these items really helps to return them to their owners. Issue No. 8 October 13, 2016 our first-­‐ever Hillbilly Hoedown. Light snacks and drinks will be served. Cost is $3.00 per person, or $10.00 a family of four or more. FMI, contact Tina Talbot @ 522-­‐6884 or [email protected]. AFTER SCHOOL SWIM PROGRAM FOR GR. 1-­‐3 FIRE PREVENTION OPEN HOUSE SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, October 23rd, 2-­‐4PM Phippsburg Fire Station Come check out the new addition, too! FOOD DRIVE As part of this year’s 8th Annual Trick or Treat Tromp and Bath Area Community Food Drive (that had a record-­‐breaking food drive last year, collecting over 2,000 lbs of food!), we are holding a Food Drive here at PES to help contribute to this great cause. If you can spare a non-­‐perishable item or two, please send it in with your student from October 24th until October 28th. The food then gets picked up and brought to the Trick or Treat Tromp in Bath (scheduled for Saturday, October 29th, 3-­‐5PM) gets weighed, and then taken to the Bath Area Community Food Bank. Thank you for helping our friends and neighbors in need in the Bath and surrounding area. PHIPPSBURG REC. NEWS: ADULT “CRAFT YOUR OWN PROJECT” DAY Saturday, October 15th, 8AM – 4PM in the Phippsburg School Gym, we are hosting “craft your own project” day. Start a new craft, or finish an old one. Bring your scrapbooking, needlepoint, knitting, crocheting, painting, sewing, quilting, or craft of your choice. Bring your own supplies, but the space and time are free. Sometimes things flow better with a room full of creative energy. We will have a potluck luncheon, so bring something for the table. FMI, call Michelle @ 841-­‐3161. FAMILY HILLBILLY HOEDOWN DANCE Friday, October 21st from 6:30 -­‐ 8:30PM in the Phippsburg School gym, bring the family to celebrate the fall season, hillbilly style. Wear your overalls, bandanas, straw hats, and cowboy boots, and get ready to kick up some dust to some country tunes at See the enclosed After School Swim Program flyer. MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Magic of Christmas is back with its
wonderful holiday extravaganza, and
another afternoon of wonderful music,
stories and spirits of the season, along
with special guests. Please join the
Phippsburg Rec. on Sunday, Dec. 11th;
bus will leave Phippsburg School at 11am, show time is at 1pm. We have 21 tickets left:
17 adults at $25.00 and 4 students at $15.00 each. Deadline
to order and pay for your tickets is December 1st. FMI, contact
Michelle Sloan @ 841-3161 or email:
[email protected].
PHIPPSBURG COMMUNITY TRICK OR TRUNK Please join us October 31st at the field next to the school for some Halloween fun. Set up will start at 4PM, and event starts promptly at 5PM. This is a last-­‐minute decision after hearing some concerns from parents about not wanting to leave town this year for Trick or Treating. I am hoping this will make it a lot easier to get Trick or Treating done in one spot, and have fun with our friends. Let’s make this happen! I am looking for volunteers who would like to join us in decorating their trunks, or truck beds, and passing out candy. Nothing fancy is needed; maybe a pumpkin or two on or in your trunk will be perfect. If you would like to dress up, too, that would be great. We also need trick or treaters. We will have candy on hand for refill, if you run out. We will have cider and donut holes available. If you are interested in donating a gallon or two of cider, donut holes or candy for refills, please let me know. Also, anyone wishing to trunk (hand out candy) must enter with me. FMI, or to sign up, please call or text Michelle Sloan @841-­‐3161 or [email protected]. Donations can also be dropped off to Lisa at the Town hall. Hope to see you there! Let’s start planning for a bigger event next year!