

Dragon News
January 24, 2025
Important Notice to Parents:
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.
Upcoming Important Dates
Beginning January 14th
NWEA Testing - See schedule below
January 27th
No School - Workshop Day
January 30th
Grades 3 & 4 Winter Concert @ 6:00pm (5:45 arrival for students)
February 10th
100th day of school!!
February 14th
Valentine's Day - Wear your pajamas or festive Valentine's Day outfits
Global Play Day- More information coming soon!
February 17th-21st
Winter Break
Update From the Nurse
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.
Snacks
Please be sure to send your child with snacks for snack time each day.
Donations of extra (healthy) snacks (goldfish/pretzels) are always appreciated!
Lost and Found
Updates from our PTO
Next meeting is Thursday, February 6th 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 January's meeting on our Facebook page.
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
Save the date! Paint Night at CPS: February 11th at 6:30 PM. Details coming soon.
Coming Soon: CPS Cereal Drive and CMS Pet Food Drive. February 3rd-February 14th
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!
Show Your School Pride
CPS swag now available through Elliot Office Products! Link here!
Current Openings at CPS
Duty Monitor – 2.25 hours/day (10:45 am to 1:00 pm)
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!
Community Announcements
Erskine Valentine's Dance
The Erskine Academy National Honor Society will be hosting a Valentine's Dance for students in grades K - 5 on Friday, February 7, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the EA gym. Students from our sending schools are invited to attend and may bring one adult chaperone. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Reach out to bbenner@erskine247.com with any questions.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Regards,
Betsy Benner