Tuesday Notices

Mrs. Lanteigne's social studies students are selling homework passes for $1.00 today and tomorrow during breakfast and lunch as a fundraiser for their KIVA project. Students presented their idea to staff and received approval that the passes would be accepted for classroom homework assignments (at the teachers discretion). All proceeds will go to a small start up business out of Uganda. This loan will allow him to sell clean water in his small community in Africa. So much fun watching these students make someone's dreams happen!

🥣 The China Schools PTO is holding a Cereal Drive and it started last MONDAY!! For the two weeks leading up to February break, advisory teams are challenged to send in 10 boxes of cereal to earn 10 additional advisory points for their team. All donations go to China Food Pantry because... hunger doesn’t take a break! We will join efforts with the primary school and make the biggest cereal box dominoes we can make. Can we beat last year? Let’s make it happen!!

Dear Parents/Guardians:
We would like to invite you to our annual “Curriculum Night” here at Messalonskee High School.
This year curriculum night will be held on February 13th, Tuesday evening. Curriculum night will begin at 5:30pm. Please plan to report to the PAC upon arrival. We will have a brief informational meeting to start things off. Within this meeting will be a presentation of graduation requirements, course offerings,
extracurricular opportunities and more. We will take some time to explain the 5x5 schedule, the
purpose of guided study as well as answer any questions. After a brief meeting in the PAC, parents
and students will be permitted to explore the high school campus.
This is going to be a fast paced, fun filled evening! Each academic department will have a table set
up in the vicinity of where the majority of classrooms are located. For example, the English
department will be on the second floor where the English classrooms are located. This will allow for
parents to have conversation with teachers about specific course offerings as well as prerequisites
for courses students wish to pursue. We are going to be providing refreshments for all in attendance. We will be raffling gifts throughout the evening. We hope you have the opportunity to make it out to the high school for this event. I am certain both parents and students will learn much about all of the opportunities available to their student(s) as they begin planning for high school.

We hope you will plan to be in attendance! We are looking forward to spending the evening with you
and getting to know you!
It’s a great day to be an Eagle!!
Scott Hallett, Principal

Erskine's Open House for FAMILIES is Wednesday, February 28th. The snow date is Thursday, February 29th.

We still taking orders for yearbooks. It can be done with cash or a check payable to China Middle School in the amount of 12 dollars. See Ms. Armour for order forms. Or if you prefer, yearbooks can be purchased online. Go to https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07634466

Monday, 2/12

BV 2:45 to 4:15

GV 4:15 to 5:15

Tuesday, 2/13

🏀 GIRLS SEMIFINAL China vs C/W 5pm (@Erskine)

BV 2:45 to 4:15

Wednesday, 2/14 (Happy Valentine's!!)

🏀 BOYS SEMIFINAL China vs St. Mikes (@Erskine)

GV 2:45 to 4:15 (if they win)

Thursday, 2/15

🏀 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP 5pm (@Erskine)

🏀 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP 6:30pm (@Erskine)

Josh Brooks

B.S. Sport Management
Athletic Director

(jbrooks@rsu18.org)

02/19 -02/23 February Break

03/01 - Eligibility Check

03/05 - 8th Grade - Erskine course registration with EA Guidance in Library, 11:20 - 11:50

03/05 - Early Release, Noon

03/06 - School Board Meeting, 6:00

03/07 - PTO Meeting, 6:00

03/14 - P/T Conferences (In-Person) 3:00 - 6:30

03/15 - Teacher Workshop Day

03/20 - School Board Meeting, 6:00

03/25 - 04/05 - Read-A-Thon (PTO)

03/28 - Math Meet

03/29 - Qtr 3 Ends

04/02 - 04/04 - Baseball/Softball Tryouts, 2:45 - 4:15

04/03 - Eligibility Check

04/03 - School Board Meeting, 6:00

04/04 - China PTO Meeting, 6:00

04/05 - Fun Night, grades ⅚, 4:00 - 6:00

04/09 - Recognition Assembly

04/09 - Ed Fair, 3:30 - 6:30

04/12 - Teacher Comp Day No School

04/15 - 04/19 April Break

🌟🌟Thanks to all who joined our February meeting. We had a great turnout and a very productive meeting. We appreciate the continued support of the community!

Next meeting: Thursday March 7th at 6pm on Google Meet

Planning ahead:

🥣 Cereal drive started MONDAY!! : 2/5-2/16 For the two weeks leading up to February break, send in boxes of cereal with your student. All donations go to China Food Pantry because hunger doesn’t take a break. The grand finale will be the biggest cereal box dominoes we can make. Can we beat last year? Let’s make it happen!!

📚 Read-a-thon: 3/25-4/5 – Fundraise and then read, read, read! A prize will be awarded to the classroom with the most time spent reading during this event! Emails and information will be coming out soon.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Appreciation Week: 5/6-5/10

🌟 Glow dance: 5/10

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!

Serving students grades 5 – 8 in the town of China, Maine.

China Middle School is located near scenic China Lake in Central Maine. The school serves the children, families, and residents in the town of China. Our middle school has students in grades 5 – 8. We are part of RSU 18, which encompasses the towns of Oakland, Belgrade, Sidney, China and Rome.

Website: https://cms.rsu18.org/
Location: 773 Lakeview Drive, China, ME 04358
Phone: (207) 445-1500