The Talbot Sunday Update

• Kindergarten Enrollment-February 26th to March 15th
• Parent Survey Opens-February 26th
• FY 2025 Budget Presentation-March 5th at 6 PM
• Pre-K Acceptance Communication-March 8th
• March 27th and 28th- Student Conferences-Students dismissed at 11:10 on these two days!
• April 12th-No School
  
• April 15th- April 19th-No School-April Vacation
• May 27th-No School-Memorial Day

Student conferences are coming up! March 27th and 28th (Wednesday and Thursday)

Below is some helpful information on the dates of our conferences, and what to expect.

• Your conference invitation will come directly by email, text, or WhatsApp from your child's teacher.
• You will have the opportunity to choose an available conference date/time that will work for both you and the teacher.
• A reminder the day before your conference and a reminder one hour before your conference is set to begin will automatically be sent out.
• Translators are made available for families needing interpretation.
• Student conferences will provide families with the opportunity to talk about their child’s progress in school.

We look forward to seeing you at our conferences in late March!

Please contact the Main Office if you have any questions.

Talbot 3rd-grade students had the opportunity to learn the basics of Nordic skiing and enjoy this fun winter activity. On the final day, students enjoyed practicing (without snow) and celebrated the completion of the program by enjoying hot chocolate with several local high school skiers.

Special thanks to the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA), the Killington Mountain Foundation, and Portland Nordic for making this opportunity possible for our students.

An update on the progress that the Portland Public Schools is making on developing and implementing a Wabanaki Studies curriculum and a Local Black History curriculum was presented at the Board of Public Education's Sept. 19 meeting. Both curricula are essential to help students gain an accurate, full and inclusive history of their state and nation. Both curricula also offer opportunities for interdisciplinary learning across all content areas, not just social studies.

Learn more

If you missed the Oct. 11 our PPS Parent University session about ways adults can help kids safely navigate the "digital wilderness," it's now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DcwTGIEkd4I