PHIPPSBURG EXPLORER'S LOG

September

11 - First Day for Pre-K

13 - Late Start Every Wednesday 9:25AM; morning buses arrive 1 hour later than M,T,Th,F

21 - Gr. 3-5 Field Trip to Morse Mountain

26 - Gr. 4&5 GT Field Trip to ME's 1st Ship

28 - Picture Day (Rain Date: 9/29/23)

We've had a great, if not sweaty, start to the new school year. We are making sure to give extra water breaks to all students. Thank you for your patience as First Students works through the first few days of school.

Students are settling into their new routines. Our kindergarten friends are doing wonderfully navigating lunch, recess, and all the other new experiences that they are having. Staff will continue to give HELM tickets to students they observe who are being SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE. Each week two student names from each classroom will be drawn for an extra recess.

Finally, I hope to see you all at Open House tonight at 5:30. Please be sure to stop by the Scholastic Book Fair!

If you wish to volunteer this year, or chaperone a field trip, please register here:

https://www.rsu1.org/page/volunteer-information

We are sending permission slips home for two different dental opportunities for students.

The yellow permission slip offers a free oral health screening and applies a fluoride varnish treatment to help strengthen teeth, twice during the school year.

The White Brighter Maine Smiles permission form offers oral screening, dental prophylaxis, sealants, fluoride varnish, and silver diamine fluoride. The cost of complete services without insurance is $60, MaineCare insurance is accepted.

Please contact me with questions at btainter@rsu1.org or you may reach me at (207)389-1514.

If you haven't already, please be sure to update your annual information in Infinite Campus right away. Students cannot go on upcoming field trips without the online permission, and we need to have the correct contact information in case of emergency or child illness at school. Activation and instructions were emailed to primary parent/guardian August 28th.

1. Remain seated.

2. Face the front of the bus.

3. Keep hands and feet to yourself and out of the aisle.

4. Use a quiet voice to talk.

5. No eating and drinking.

6. Keep the bus clean by cleaning up after yourself.

7. Use kind and respectful language.

Also: always remember the Danger Zone, and follow Bus Driver’s direction.

Students who violate the bus rules will be sent home with a bus slip. Upon receipt of a third bus notice, the student and parents will meet with the principal to determine a corrective plan of action. The principal reserves the right to remove students from the bus for a period of time based upon rule violations at any time.

BUS SCHEDULE*

We ask for your patience for the first two weeks of school as we adjust the schedule for new students and the new groups. Please plan to be outside at the bus stop 5 or 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup. Remember that kindergarten students riding the bus are not allowed off the bus without an adult present at the bus stop.

Bus Route Times can be found here:

https://phippsburg.rsu1.org/o/phippsburg-elementary-school/article/1223919

The first page lists our First Student Bus Office contact, and at the bottom of the screen,

press the PES tab for the bus route times.

If your child will be getting off the bus at a stop other than their normal stop, please be sure to send in a permission note with student’s full name, the address of their destination and whether it is a one-time stop or for the rest of the school year. This note is to be given to your child’s teacher first thing in the morning.

On Wednesday mornings from 8:20AM-9:20AM at PES, from October 11th through December 6th (skip Nov 22) Mad Science is offering Energize It! a 1-hour 8 week class for K-5 students, cost: $105. If your child is interested, please register today at: https://maine.madscience.org/parents-details-a.aspx?regItemSessionID=395968

We need a minimum of 10 students to provide the program, and half and full scholarships are available if you contact Mrs. Gorsuch-Plummer or Mrs. Doran by September 22nd.

Phippsburg Elementary School has a very robust PTA. By joining the PTA, parents can stay informed about their child's school life, gain insights into the educational system, and contribute to their child's education. Your involvement with the PTA helps to build strong working relationships and a sense of community among parents, teachers, and schools, in support of students. Our first PTA meeting is tomorrow, and they are held the first Friday of each month at 8:30AM in the teachers' room.

FAMILIES CAN! OFFERS FREE PARENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS

Visit and register at https://midcoastmainecommunityaction.org/families-can/ for FREE classes for parents and training for professionals. Currently all programs are being offered by Zoom. Pre-Registration is required.

BATH PARKS & REC DEPT.

Check out all they have to offer, and register for fall sports, now! Register on line at http://www.bathrecreation.com/ FMI - contact the Recreation Department at 443-8360.

For other non-school sponsored activities that may be of interest to students and families, such as camps, sports, events, etc., visit the RSU1 website for community information: https://www.rsu1.org/documents/information/community-programs/43500

Email: sgorsuch-plummer@rsu1.org
Website: phippsburg.rsu1.org
Location: 1047 Main Rd, Phippsburg, ME, USA
Phone: 389-1514