Tuesday Notices

Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA) and the Kennebec County Youth Advisory Board are pleased to announce that Ryleigh Jacob's story, A Twinkle Away, was selected as the winner of the StoryWalk Writing Competition! Ryleigh's story was announced as the winner during the Youth Mental Health Awareness ArtWalk event in Augusta on Saturday, April 6. HCCA and the youth advisory board were highly impressed with Ryleigh's story and loved the different themes she included- youth resilience, community mattering, and hope.

Ryleigh's story will be displayed along the Viles Arboretum trail from May 26, 2024-July 28, 2024. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place for her story on May 31, 2024, at 5:30 pm at the Viles Arboretum.

China Middle School and the Readfield Library will also host a portable StoryWalk of Ryleigh's story. These storyboards are being completed for these locations (they're at the printer), so stay tuned for the release date soon!

Congratulations Ryleigh!

Eighth grade JMG students attended their Urban Adventure Conference. Students completed a mock interview with an employee from UNUM, engaged with students throughout the state as all JMG middle school programs (roughly 270 students), and showed a level of professionalism throughout the day at Thomas College. To cap it off, Madeline Berry received a well deserved Leadership Award defined as the following: "For displaying strong leadership in a group situation and for contributing to the success of your team."

Closing ceremonies for JMG will be held on May 23rd at 6:00 pm at the CMS gym.

Orders for yearbooks have closed. Please contact Ms. Armour if you would like to purchase a yearbook by emailing at darmour@rsu18.org

Monday, 5/20

Baseball Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Softball Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Track Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Tuesday, 5/21

China @ Windsor BB/SB 4pm

Track Meet @ MHS 3:45

Wednesday, 5/22

Baseball Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Softball Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Track Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Thursday, 5/23

Baseball Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Softball Practice 2:45 to 4:15

Track Practice 2:45 to 4:15

*Playoff Schedule will be finalized evening of 5/23.*

Game Dates:

05/21 - Track Meet @ Messalonskee, 3:30

05/21 - China @ Windsor, SB/BB 4:00

05/22 - SM/Temple @ China 4:00

06/03 - Track Invitationals @ Maranacook, 3:30

Josh Brooks

B.S. Sport Management
Athletic Director

(jbrooks@rsu18.org)

05/24 - Memorial Day Assembly, 1:00

05/27 - No School - Memorial Day

05/31 - Dance - grades 6/7, 5:00 - 7:00

06/05 - Spring Concert, 6:00

06/06 - CATC Field Trip - 8th gr 11:30 -1:30 (notice date change)

06/06 - 4th grade Step-Up, 12:00 - 1:00

06/06 - PTO Meeting, 6:00

06/10 - AYCC 8th grade class trip

06/11 - Laptops, cases and chargers collected

06/12 - Camp Tracy - All School Trip

06/12 - School Board Meeting, 6:00

06/13 - 8th gr marching/rehearsal practice @ CLCC, 8:15 - 10

06/13 - 8th grade promotion night - (China Lake Conference Center), 6:00 pm

06/13 - 8th grade dance - CMS gym, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

06/13 - Last student day - noon dismissal

06/14 - Teacher Workshop

Hello from the China Schools PTO!

Next meeting: Thursday June 6th at 6pm on Google Meet

If you haven’t already, join our Facebook group to stay in the know: https://facebook.com/groups/chinaschoolspto/

And we are always here at chinaschoolspto@gmail.com!

LEGOs Club for Kids is a new initiative at the Albert Church Brown Memorial Library for ages 6-18 (and for adults who may be interested). The Clubs will begin in April, with the younger group meeting late morning and older group meeting early afternoon on Saturdays, start date and time TBD. Participants must have a library card and sign a release, as described below. Children ages 6-10 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Participants may not bring their own LEGOs, nor may they take any off-site. Please fill out the form below. Be sure to indicate if you are currently a library cardholder or if you need to be issued one. We do have limited space so it will be first come first serve. If there is enough interest we may make two groups two accommodate. We are looking for adults and teenagers who would be interested in volunteering to help run it as well. If you are interested in volunteering you can email us at chinalibraryacb@gmail.com or visit us at the library. We are also looking for clean LEGO donations they may be dropped off at the library or left in a bag in the book drop box.

It’s not too late for your students with disabilities to sign up for summer camp!

Pine Tree Camp is Maine’s only American Camp Association-accredited camp exclusively serving children with disabilities. No camper is ever turned away due to their ability to pay. Thanks to our donors, 100% tuition assistance is available to any camper.

Our week-long overnight summer camp sessions are designed for kids living with a full range of physical and intellectual disabilities (ages 8 to 18).

Spots are filling quickly, but we still have room for your students to register!

I’ve attached a flyer with more information.

You can also learn more on our website https://pinetreesociety.org/camp-home/

Thank you again for your consideration of sharing this information with your families and helping make this a summer of barrier-free fun and friendship for kids with disabilities in our community.

We look forward to welcoming your students to Pine Tree Camp!

Serving students grades 5 – 8 in the town of China, Maine.

China Middle School is located near scenic China Lake in Central Maine. The school serves the children, families, and residents in the town of China. Our middle school has students in grades 5 – 8. We are part of RSU 18, which encompasses the towns of Oakland, Belgrade, Sidney, China and Rome.

Website: https://cms.rsu18.org/
Location: 773 Lakeview Drive, China, ME 04358
Phone: (207) 445-1500