Dear Friends and Families of MLD,

What a week this has been!

We have all enjoyed a rich showcase of our wonderful students in so many ways. Wednesday night marked our first-ever Music Fest at Vinegar Hill. It was a full house, and our students had the exciting opportunity to showcase their talent and love of music on that historic stage. Congratulations to Mr. Michaud on a successful and memorable event!

Many thanks go out to the Mildred L. Day PTO for the countless hours spent securing the venue, organizing food trucks, selling tickets, and staffing backstage to support all the students waiting to perform—the list goes on. We are so grateful for everything you do to support our vibrant school community!

Last night, it was such a joy to see students proudly display their artwork during our 4th Annual Arts Night. Between the scavenger hunt, explaining their creations to their parents, and enjoying time on the playground, the students were beaming with joy! Congratulations to Mrs. McAtamney for all the thoughtful planning that went into developing the theme, teaching the artistic concepts, and creating such a beautiful and engaging presentation.

Today, our 4th grade students took center stage as they taught us about immigration and its role in the history and culture of the United States. As part of this unit, students created the identity of an immigrant who might have come through Ellis Island. They stepped into their characters' shoes and wrote a series of journal entries from their immigrant’s perspective. Many shared their moving and insightful work during this morning’s community meeting. The quality of their writing was truly impressive. Congratulations to Mrs. Francis and Miss Cloutier for guiding such a meaningful and impactful project.

This morning’s meeting also gave us a chance to celebrate our Best Buddies chapter, our new Unified Basketball program, and our record-breaking fundraising efforts for the American Heart Association. We raised well over $7,000—a new record! We are deeply thankful for the generosity of our families and friends.

It looks like we might get a partial reprieve from the rain this weekend; fingers crossed! I hope you all get a chance to enjoy it.

Best,

Principal Keith

Wednesday, June 4th

Early Release Day ~11:45 AM

Friday, June 6th

Field Day

Tuesday, June 10th

5th Grade Field Trip-UNE/Hatchery~8:30 AM

Monday, June 16th

4th Grade Immigration Poster Gallery ~8:45 -9:45 AM

Wednesday, June 18th

Last Day of School ~11:45 AM Dismissal

Click here for the full calendar

Though everyone is invited to visit, pick from, and enjoy the MLDay Community Garden at any time throughout the summer, we’re looking for a few special volunteers to commit to a week long slot of tending to it, and giving it a little personalized tender loving care.

During your chosen week, we ask that you visit the garden at least once to pick weeds, remove any dead plants, and help keep our space thriving.

If you notice any issues with the sprinklers or spot any major problems, please report them to Denise Dupuis at ddupuis@rsu21.net.

Your time and care help our garden grow—thank you!

Miss Cloutier's 4th Grade class got to go outside for some independent reading in the playgroup and soak up the bit of sun we had.

When: July 7 - July 31, 2025, Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Where: Kennebunk Elementary School

"Summer Boost sign ups are now closed. If you received the sign up link and you would like your child to participate, please reach out to Molly Dilworth (mdilworth@rsu21.net) or Miranda Malakie (mmalakie@rsu21.net) immediately."

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• Screening Committee - names and bios

Be sure to attend the District Budget Meeting on Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. in the KES Gymnasium

Or, pick up a printed copy at the following locations during posted business hours:

Kennebunk

• RSU 21 District Office, 177 Alewive Road (Kennebunk Elementary School)
• Kennebunk High School, 89 Fletcher Street
• Middle School of the Kennebunks, 60 Thompson Road
• Sea Road School, 29 Sea Road
• Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street
• Kennebunk Town Hall, 1 Summer Street

Kennebunkport

• Kennebunkport Consolidated School, 25 School Street
• Kennebunkport Town Hall, 6 Elm Street
• Graves Library, 18 Maine Street
• Cape Porpoise Library, 173 Main Street

Arundel

• Mildred L. Day School, 600 Limerick Road
• Arundel Town Hall, 257 Limerick Road

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Call or Text 988 or 1-888-568-1112

Kennebunk

Kris Fogg

207-604-1394

Arundel

Wendy Lank

207-985-4201 ext. 113

Kennebunkport

Alison Kenneway

207-967-4401

Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce

Laura Dolce

207-967-0857

English:

You have the right to an interpreter at no cost to you. If you would like to request an interpreter's assistance to communicate with our schools and teachers, all you need to do is ask. We will make sure interpretation services are arranged in advance of your meeting.

Burmese:

သင့်အတွက် အခကြေးငွေ မယူဘဲ စကားပြန်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ကျောင်းများ၊ ဆရာများနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရန်အတွက် စကားပြန်တစ်ဦး၏အကူအညီကို သင်တောင်းဆိုလိုပါက၊ သင်လုပ်ဆောင်ရန်သာ လိုအပ်ပါသည်။ သင့်အစည်းအဝေးမတိုင်မီ ဘာသာပြန်ခြင်းဝန်ဆောင်မှုများကို သေချာစီစဉ်ပေးပါမည်။

Chinese:

您有权免费获得口译员服务。如果您想请求口译员协助与我们的学校和老师沟通，您只需提出请求即可。我们将确保在您的会议之前安排口译服务。

Gujarati:

તમને કોઈ પણ ખર્ચ વિના દુભાષિયાનો અધિકાર છે. જો તમે અમારી શાળાઓ અને શિક્ષકો સાથે વાતચીત કરવા માટે દુભાષિયાની સહાયની વિનંતી કરવા માંગતા હો, તો તમારે ફક્ત પૂછવાનું છે. અમે ખાતરી કરીશું કે તમારી મીટિંગ પહેલા અર્થઘટન સેવાઓ ગોઠવવામાં આવી છે.

Japanese:

あなたには無料で通訳を雇う権利があります。学校や教師とのコミュニケーションのために通訳のサポートをリクエストしたい場合は、リクエストするだけです。会議の前に通訳サービスを手配いたします。

Portuguese:

Você tem direito a um intérprete sem nenhum custo para você. Se desejar solicitar a assistência de um intérprete para se comunicar com nossas escolas e professores, basta solicitar. Garantiremos que os serviços de interpretação sejam organizados antes da sua reunião.

Russian:

Вы имеете право на бесплатного переводчика. Если вы хотите попросить помощи переводчика для общения с нашими школами и учителями, все, что вам нужно сделать, это попросить. Мы позаботимся о том, чтобы услуги устного перевода были организованы перед вашей встречей.

Spanish:

Tiene derecho a un intérprete sin costo alguno para usted. Si desea solicitar la asistencia de un intérprete para comunicarse con nuestras escuelas y maestros, todo lo que necesita hacer es preguntar. Nos aseguraremos de que los servicios de interpretación se organicen antes de su reunión.

Ukrainian:

Ви маєте право на безкоштовний перекладач. Якщо ви хочете попросити допомоги перекладача для спілкування з нашими школами та вчителями, все, що вам потрібно зробити, це попросити. Ми подбаємо про те, щоб послуги усного перекладу були організовані заздалегідь до вашої зустрічі.

Vietnamese:

Bạn có quyền có một thông dịch viên miễn phí. Nếu bạn muốn yêu cầu sự trợ giúp của thông dịch viên để giao tiếp với trường học và giáo viên của chúng tôi, tất cả những gì bạn cần làm là yêu cầu. Chúng tôi sẽ đảm bảo sắp xếp dịch vụ phiên dịch trước cuộc gặp của bạn.