Dike-Newell School Newsletter

March 22nd - PTA KIDS BOOK SWAP at FMS 10:00am to 12:00pm

March 27th - Parent Teacher Conferences - 1/2 day for Students

March 28th - 1/2 day for Students

April 21st - April 25th - NO SCHOOL for Spring Break

May 26th - Memorial Day - No School

Thanks to donors at Donors Choose, Dike Newell first and second grade students have been building and testing STEAM airplane kits during Library STEAM Club (STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math). Students decorated their wings with crayons and then assembled the planes by putting four elastics on the body and three weights in the front. After the planes were completed, they were tested in the hallway and flight distances were measured. Students then had a chance to reposition their wings and make other tweaks before testing their planes once again. Thank you so much Donors Choose for this fun lesson in engineering and perseverance. Pre-K and kindergarten students will be doing this activity in May along with first and second grade helpers.

For more information on Donors Choose, please visit:

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/2658360

So much fun happening on Saturday! Don't miss out on the PTA’s first Kids Book Swap!

Join us at Fisher Mitchell from 10am - 12pm to get some new books! We will have a variety FREE BOOKS for ages newborn to 5th grade. Have some old books collecting dust? Donations can be dropped off at FMS until 6:00 Friday Night! There will also be a free bookmark making station, popcorn and refreshments by donation and special story-times from some of our favorite librarians:

10:30 is Ms. Mary from Patten Free Library

11:00 is Ms. Hardman from Dike-Newell

11:30 is Mrs. McDoor from Fisher Mitchell

Have some ideas for next year? The PTA wants to hear from YOU!

Fill out our survey and nominations today!

Coming up soon: The Great Bath Bake Off! Love to bake? Come show off your skills! Spots are limited… Sign up today!

Keep an eye on our FACEBOOK PAGE for all PTA related events.

We are down to the last week of the 2025 DNS Kid's Healthy Heart Challenge! We want to thank this year's heart heroes:

Arthur Cole

Mia Hensley

Brenley Hodgkins

Peyton Johnson

Jeremiah Marr

Cohen Nygaard

Madeline Plant-Landry

Together they have raised $1,274.21 heart-saving dollars. We are very proud of you. Mia Hensley our current top has raised $502.76 so far. Thank you all.

All remaining thank-you gifts will be delivered at the end of May/early June.

Are you interested in being on a list of eligible volunteers? Visit the RSU1 website to learn more and to sign up: https://www.rsu1.org/page/volunteer-information. Be sure to click "Submit" after the form is complete and signed. Please allow one week prior to a field trip or event for processing.

We are partnering with Hannaford Grocery Stores for the Hannaford Helps Schools program, running from March 16 to June 7! Through this program, shoppers will earn 3 School Dollars for every 4 participating products purchased. At checkout, customers will receive a School Dollar printout they can redeem online to donate to any school in this program.

To redeem School Dollars, all shoppers need to do is enter the unique printout code and store number on the Hannaford Helps Schools program website and select their school. Each School Dollar printout has a QR code that will bring shoppers directly to this link, ensuring that redeeming School Dollars is as easy as possible.

Email: kwalker@rsu1.org
Website: https://dns.rsu1.org/o/dike-newell-school
Location: 800 High Street, Bath, ME 04530
Phone: (207)443-8285