PHIPPSBURG EXPLORER'S LOG

ISSUE 21 FEBRUARY 6, 2025

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UPCOMING EVENTS

February

3-March 7 - 2nd Trimester Assessment Window

7 - PTA Meeting at 8:30AM in Teachers Rm

Gr. 2 Field Trip to Maine Maritime Museum

10 - Gr. 2-5 Homework Club 3-4PM Mondays at PES

10-14 - Kindness Week

12 - Gr. 1-5 Kids Theater Club 8-9:20AM Wednesdays-March 19

Great Start Activities 8:15AM-9:20AM

14 - Happy Valentine's Day! 💗 and Morning Winter Carnival!

Deadline to Call and RSVP for Feb 19 FREE Family Game Night & Pizza!

17-21 - NO SCHOOL/February Break!

19 - FREE Family Game Night & Pizza! 5-7PM, hosted by Phippsburg Rec

25 - SALTY Program Visits Gr. 4

27-Apr 3 - Gr. 3 Swim at YMCA (gone 11:35-1:30) (No swim Mar 27)

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Greetings PES families,

I hope this newsletter finds you all staying warm. We appreciate your understanding this week, as our normal school days have been interrupted due to winter weather. I am sure our students were quite excited to have a full snow day yesterday. Snow outside at recess allows for some extra fun. We are excited to celebrate our last day of Winter Kids in the fresh snow. This week’s theme is all about weather and clouds.

Kindness Week ♥️♥️♥️🙂

I am excited to share that our 5th-grade leadership team will be leading a week-long campaign focused on practicing kind acts. Each classroom will have a cup full of kind acts, and teachers will select two “kind acts of the day” to complete. As students perform these kind acts, they will add a smiley face sticker to their hallway bucket, aiming to fill it by the end of the week. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of kindness during our morning announcements each day. Thank you for your support in encouraging kindness in our school community!

Winter Carnival 🪩

Next week, we will celebrate together with another whole school PBIS celebration. Students will rotate in groups through different activities on the morning of February 14th. We don’t want to give away too many special surprises early on….but, we will have a super fun special treat for students to partake in.

2025 Read to Me Challenge 🏠

During the month of February, the Maine DOE is celebrating the Read to Me Challenge. Read to me encourages parents and caregivers to read to their child/ren for at least fifteen minutes each day. See the link in the newsletter to learn more. In March, we will celebrate Read Across America with some special literary spirit fun for the whole school.

100th Day of School

Feb 13th will mark the 100th day of school. Some classrooms may celebrate this fun event with students. One hundred days of school has certainly flown by fast!

Winter Gear Reminder❄️

Please remember to send your child to school with their winter gear: snow pants, hat, mittens/gloves, a warm jacket, and boots. If your child/ren needs to borrow something from school, please make sure it is returned the next day. We only have so much gear available.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Nina Willette, Principal

READ TO ME CHALLENGE

Find out how to take the Read to ME Challenge HERE.

REMINDER

During student drop-off from cars in the morning or afternoon pick-up, please leave a car-length opening in the line between cars so that staff/substitute teachers can get in and park or depart for an appointment in the afternoon. Thank you for your help.

SUBSTITUTES NEEDED FOR THE KITCHEN

Might you or someone you know be interested in filling in for the school cook or an assistant for 2-1/2 hours over the lunch periods? If so, please call Melissa Cole at 443-6601 ext. 120.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, NURSES, AND ED TECHS NEEDED

RSU 1 is looking for individuals to work with students at all levels as substitute Teachers, Nurses & Educational Technicians. Please visit our Substitute Information page to learn more: https://sites.google.com/rsu1.org/substitutes/home?authuser=0

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT AT MORSE HIGH SCHOOL FEBRUARY 14TH

The Morse High School International Club and local Girl Scouts invite you to the second annual International Night evening of cultural exchange on Friday, February 14th, 2025. Each country represented will have a tabletop display presented by exchange students or girl scouts from local troops. Performances of instrumental music, song and dance, and poetry will take place in the nearby performance auditorium.

Nearly 20 countries will be represented!

This event is free and open to the public.

Date: Friday, February 14th, 2025

Time: 6:00-8:00PM

Location: Morse High School/Bath Tech, 826 Shipbuilder Drive, Bath, ME 04530

Looking for something fun to do over February break? Join the Bath Area YMCA on Friday, February 21st from 5:30 - 7:00pm for Family Fun Friday! This event includes all of their inflatables, pizza, and a large volleyball court set up, and is free to the public.

COMMUNITY OFFERINGS

In accordance with School Board policy, the following promotional announcements have been included at the request of the sponsoring organization because they may be of interest to students and their families. These activities are not sponsored by the school, and inclusion of these announcements does not constitute endorsement of the organizations or activities by the school.

PHIPPSBURG REC NEWS

FREE Family Game Night and Pizza!

Wednesday, February 19th, 5-7pm - Join us for family games (board games, corn hole, giant Jenga) and pizza during February Break in the Phippsburg Elementary School gym. Since we need to know how much pizza to order; please call or text Tammy Doran at 607-2483 to sign up by February 14, 2025.

Children’s Museum of Maine in Portland**

Phippsburg Rec has 15 tickets available (for Phippsburg residents) at $10 each for the Children’s Museum of Maine, located at 250 Thompson’s Point in Portland. The tickets do not expire. Text or email Amber Mixon at 522-7593 or ambermixon54@gmail.com to arrange payment and pickup of your tickets. Limit 5 tickets per family.

Kids Theater Club

Kids Theater Club is full (taking place 8AM-9:20AM Wednesdays Feb 5-Mar 19). The club will be led by Sarah Mancini, and assisted by Karen MacGillivary, at the school.

**In order to keep accurate records and ticket counts, tickets are held by the individual Rec. Members noted at the end of each event listing. Please contact the corresponding contact person for tickets and event details. Tickets will be held for a limited time for payment and pickup. Tickets will be sold to the next person on the list, if you fail to keep your commitment. Due to high demand, there are ticket limits (limits vary based on event and demand).

BATH PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Visit http://www.bathrecreation.com/ for all the great programs they offer for families in the RSU1 area. FMI call 443-8360. Upcoming Spring & Summer Programming: Adventures Camp, Summer Day Camps (Registrations Open March 3rd), Challenger Soccer Camps, Seacoast United Soccer Camps, Horse Lovers Horse Camps, Lacrosse (K-1 & 3-6), Running Club, Tball (Ages 5/6), Farm League Baseball (Ages 7/8), & Youth Softball (Ages 7-12).

We are also looking for youth coaches to help make some of these programs happen! (Softball, Running Club, Tball, Farm League, Lacrosse). Email Dana at Ddelahanty@cityofbath.com for more info!