Asa C. Adams School Newsletter

April 2024

Dear Asa Families,

Happy April! The first day of April has brought us some sunshine and hopefully it continues. March was more like a grizzly bear in my book. The lions and certainly the lambs weren't anywhere to be found. Here's to hoping that April is bringing us the brighter and warmer weather we are looking forward to this month and lots of outdoor recess.

April looks to be a busy month as we pack lots of great events in around the April break. We are looking forward to the grades four and five musical Rainbow Fish, this week. We also have the historical solar eclipse heading our way, the grades two and three concert, and then kindergarten screening at the end of the month. The month will certainly go by in a flash. Here's to hoping you have a great month ahead and wonderful spring break.

As always, if you have suggestions on how to improve the Asa school community we would love to hear from you, and remember we are here if you need us.

Sincerely,

Ms. Wyman and Ms. West

Historic Eclipse Viewing Monday, April 8th.

The historic astronomical event of a total solar eclipse is coming our way next Monday, April 8th. The last total solar eclipse in North America was in 2017 and the next total solar eclipse in North America will be 20 years from now. However, being in the right place at the right time is key and for this eclipse Maine is the place to be. The eclipse here in Maine will roughly run as follows:

Partial eclipse beginning at 2:22 p.m.
Total eclipse beginning at 3:32 p.m.
Eclipse peak at 3:33 p.m.
Eclipse ends at 4:40 p.m.

Students here at Asa will be discussing the eclipse with their teachers and also learning about how to safely view the eclipse using the special viewing glasses provided by the school district.

Please find below two articles from Science News Explores regarding the upcoming eclipse and viewing safety.

Additionally, find a link below to live footage of the historic eclipse provided by the University of Maine.

Get Ready for the 2024 total solar eclipse.

How to safely watch a solar eclipse.

Link to view live footage of the eclipse.

Kindergarten Screening April 25th and April 26th

We will be holding kindergarten screening on Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th. Current kindergarten students will not have school on those days to allow for screening to take place. Please feel free to share this information with any families that may need to still sign up for kindergarten next fall.

Asaoffice@rsu26.org Email

We have a new office email account. If you need to reach out to the office staff here at Asa, please use the Asaoffice@rsu26.org email address. Using this email for general inquiries and to share general attendance information helps to keep both office assistants aware of important information.

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Student Council

The next student council meeting will be April 10th.

The April Spirit days are;

Monochromatic Day on 4/12
Decades Day on 4/26

Student Council will also be collecting non-perishable food items for Orono's food bank...more information coming soon. (The OHA Food Cupboard is an extension of the Orono Health Association and Thrift Shop.)

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Important Dates

April 4th Rainbow Fish Musical at 6:30pm
April 8th Total Solar Eclipse
April 10th Early Release Day (No PreK Sessions)
April 15th-April19th Spring Vacation Week
April 24th Grades 2 & 3 Music Concert at 6pm
April 25th & April 26th Kindergarten Screening (Current kindergarten students will NOT have school on these days.)

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Signing Students In and Out

We have a new procedure for students arriving after the start of the school day and being dismissed before the end of the school day.

If your child is arriving after 8:35am, please accompany them to the office to sign them in and for your child to pick up an arrival slip for their classroom teacher.

Additionally, if your child is being dismissed before 2:45pm please come into the building to sign them out.