PHIPPSBURG EXPLORER'S LOG

March

30 - Gr. 3 Swim Lesson at YMCA on Thursdays

Battle of the Books 6PM at WCS

31 - Second Trimester Student Awards Assembly 2:30PM

April

1 - WCS Auction for 8th grade Trip 5-8PM, Woolwich Auction Flyer

A sure sign of spring is the return of our practice fire drills! This week we had our first drill since November. Students did a great job and needed only a few reminders. We have a few more left to do before we meet our mandate of ten fire drills. In April, we will practice our lockdown drill as well.

I hope that many families will be able to attend the STEM City event next Thursday, April 6th from 5 to 7PM. There will be many exciting activities to see and try out.

Phippsburg will be represented at every grade level. Our theme is Trees. Each grade level has worked on special activities and projects designed around a variety of lessons. We encourage you and your family to come and see samples of their work.

In addition to the door prize opportunities from STEM City, students who attend PES will have an additional chance to win one of three prizes: $25 Smitty's GameLAB gift card, $15 Island Treasure Toys gift card, or $10 gift card to Fielder's Choice. All you need to do is see Ms. McCauley when you are at the event, and she will record your name and enter you into the drawing. Names will be selected on Friday, April 7th. DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING EVENT!!

Best of Luck to tonight's Battle of the Books participants from 4th and 5th grade! In addition to reading at least five Maine Student Book Award nominated books, they gave up their recess on Wednesdays over the past several weeks to go over practice questions with Ms. Phippen and Mrs. Snell. Thanks to our excellent coaches, PES always has a very good showing at the Battle of the Books. The "battle" takes place at 6PM tonight at Woolwich Central School. It is one of my favorite RSU1 events; I highly recommend you check it out.

PES students voted on 10 Chickadee Award Nominee books this month. The winner was Chez Bob, by Bob Shea, and the second favorite was Negative Cat, by Sophie Blackall. You can listen to all ten of these books recorded on the PES Library web page.

The C.H.O.I.C.E.S. program is a free Pre-K program offered to 4-year-old children (born on or before 10/15/2019) living in the communities served by RSU1. Their mission is to provide all families with 4-year-old children access to quality, developmentally appropriate preschool programs.

For more information, please come to the Pre-K Open House on Wednesday, May 3rd from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Morse High School practice gymnasium.

RSU1 Pre-K Information: CHOICES PreK

Your PTA is still looking for someone to fill the role of Treasurer at the end of this school year. This individual should be detail oriented, able to work numbers, balance a checkbook, and pass a basic background check. Attending PTA meetings is NOT a requirement. For more information or if you or someone you know are interested, please contact PhippsburgPTA@gmail.com.

Please join us at our next PTA meeting on Thursday, April 6th at 8:30AM in the Teachers Room. If you can't make it, but have any ideas to share, email PhippsburgPTA@gmail.com.

BATH PARKS AND REC. NEWS

Visit https://bathme.myrec.com/ for coaching opportunities, and register now for upcoming programs such as Run Club, Farm League Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, and April and summer vacation day camps.

For other non-school sponsored activities that may be of interest to students and families, 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