Dragon News

Please direct any email regarding student absences and/or student dismissals to your child's teacher AND to our CPS office staff, Bobbie Weymouth (bweymouth@rsu18.org) and Mae Slevinsky (mslevinsky@rsu18.org).

Please be sure to communicate any changes for end of day dismissal plans prior to 2:00pm so students can be sure to receive their notes.

March 8th

Spring forward!

March 13th

CPS Family Event

March 14th

Last day of Trimester 2

March 17th - 20th

Spring Parent Teacher Conferences

March 21st

Teacher Workshop - No School

March 24th-April 7th

Read-a-thon

Miss Belanger's class had tons of fun getting in the spirit for Seuss week!

Please join us on Thursday, March 13, 2025, for a presentation with children's author Sarah Thomson of Portland, Maine. Sarah will be giving workshops throughout the day for the grade levels. She will join families from 4:30 to 5:30 at CPS to discuss her work as a children's writer and how to support literacy at home. We will have books to give away to students who attend.

Screenings

As a requirement of the state, all Pre K, Kindergarten, 1st and 3rd graders will have vision and hearing checked. Screenings have begun and will continue to take place over the next couple of weeks, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this feel free to give me a call or send me an email.

Cold Weather

We are at the point in the year where the weather is cold and snowy. Please help your child remember to bring the appropriate gear for playing outside including, boots ( and sneakers for inside especially on PE days), jacket, ski pants, hats and mittens/gloves. If you need assistance obtaining any of these items please reach out to the school and we will help attain the necessary items for your child. In talking about winter hats, we encourage you to talk with your kids about the importance of not sharing hats with friends. This is always a time of year when lice makes an appearance and sharing hats is one of the easiest ways for them to spread to others. Periodic checks of your child’s head is the best way to identify any problems early and treat quickly.

Illness

Please review the health manual accessible via our school’s website for the full policy on when to stay home and when it is appropriate to return to school. A few key points are fevers, diarrhea and vomiting. Your child must be free of both without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.

We are also seeing students that are in need of a change of clothes for various reasons, so it would be helpful if they keep a seasonally appropriate change of clothes including socks in their backpacks daily.

The Box Tops app makes it easy to earn cash for CPS! Simply download the app by using the QR code provided below and select China Primary School as the recipient. Take a photo of your grocery receipt and Box Tops does the rest!

Please be sure to send your child with snacks for snack time each day.

Donations of extra (healthy) snacks (goldfish/pretzels) are always appreciated!

Our lost and found collection grows larger by the day. Please label your child's clothing so lost items can be easily returned.

Next meeting is Thursday, April 3rd at 6pm on Google Meet! Here's the link: https://meet.google.com/kvu-jxtp-vuo

Missed our last meeting? You can find the minutes from February's meeting on our Facebook page.

It’s here!! READATHON!

China Schools PTO is holding a Read-A-Thon again this year!

Read-A-Thons get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more. Our Read-A-Thon starts Monday March 24, 2025. We've chosen Read-A-Thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills. There will be a “minutes read” challenge - the classroom with the most minutes read per school will get a fun reward (TBD). Minutes read do not include audiobooks or subtitles.

We encourage you to activate your reader’s account by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323736363032/1 and following the simple instructions. This is where you will be able to create and share your reader/s fundraising link via text, email, and social media. It is also where you can view and record their reading minutes progress. We hope EVERYONE participates.

We are excited to announce that we are teaming up with the Maine Mariners for a fundraiser. This applies to the March 21st game only and you have to buy tickets through this link! What that means?

• Discounted tickets for you
• $5 from each ticket sold to China Schools PTO

• An awesome experience gift for the hockey lover in your house

We thank you for your continued support and hope to see you there!!!

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/ChinasSchoolsPTOMarch21st

Looking ahead: Read-a-thon March 24th-April 7th

Want to stay in the know? Add the PTO public calendar to your phone! It has all the important school dates and events for CPS and CMS, and PTO happenings. Check out this post for how to add it or a PDF copy if you prefer: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/egVxio2x5BrF2thB/?

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!

A reminder that registration is open for the baseball season! Please register before Friday, April 4, to avoid the late registration fee. Late registrations (with no guarantee of a shirt/hat) runs April 4-11, with the end of the day on Friday, April 11, as the last chance.

Like usual, we will have T-Ball (pre-k and kindergarten boys and girls for ages 4-6) and Coach Pitch (boys age 8 & under). New this season we will have Cal Ripken league teams: Major League for ages 12 and under, and Minor League for ages 10 and under. Please go to our website ( chinarecsports.com ) and click on the red "Register" button at the top to access our registration system.

As you register your child, please consider selecting the box to volunteer as a coach! Every season, we have plenty of need for coaches so that team rosters can be kept to appropriate numbers. Head coaches get a free player registration and also don't have to volunteer to work the Snack Shack!

In addition, for girls interested in playing softball, visit www.caysa-me.org

JA Maine is seeking over 300 volunteers this spring to deliver learning experiences in classrooms throughout Maine including 4 opportunities at China Primary School. As a volunteer you’ll be working with students on the fundamentals of good money management, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship, as well as sharing professional insight to inspire and build skill sets in our state’s future workforce and leaders: students. Reach out to our Program Team to learn more! https://maine.ja.org/ or email jjamison@jamaine.org

CPS swag now available through Elliot Office Products! Link here!

Special Education Ed Tech/Ed Tech I - 7 hours/day

We, in RSU 18, are also always looking for excellent substitute teachers, nurses, and education technicians. Please reach out if you have interest or questions about this. You can see our current openings here!