WOOLWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL
March 10, 2023
IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS
3/12 - Daylight Savings! Set your clocks ahead by 1 hour!
3/15 - 8th Grade Parent Meeting (final collection) 6:00PM
3/16 - DECADES DAY (featuring DJ Dimbleby!)
3/17 - Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL
3/21 - Report Cards Go Home - Check Backpacks!
3/23 - Half Day of School/CONFERENCES
3/24 - Half Day of School
3/27 - RSU1 School Board Meeting 6:00PM @ MHS
3/30 - Battle of the Books 5:00-8:00PM
4/1 - 8th GRADE AUCTION! 5:00 - 8:00PM
Great things are happening at WCS!
We have reached, yet another milestone in the accumulation of Woolwich WOW Tickets! These tickets are given to students when they are seen going above and beyond to be good citizens of our school community. Currently we have distributed 361 tickets and we will celebrate this feat with DECADES DAY featuring DJ Dimbleby at recess next Thursday (3/16.) Students are encouraged to dress in the fashion of their favorite decade and dance on the playground after lunch!
THE WOOLWICH WORD; Issue 9
Issue 9 of the WCS student newspaper, The Woolwich Word is finally out! CLICK HERE to access a digital copy of all the news that's fit to click!
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, 3/23 from 12 - 6pm. Appointments for grades K-5 are 15 minutes long and those for Middle School are 10 minutes long. Please CLICK HERE to sign up for an in-person appointment with your student's teacher(s).
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Do you have a child who will be 5 on or before 9/15/23? If so, it's time to think about Kindergarten registration! Please call or email Jane Pratt at the Woolwich Central School office and she'll make sure we get the information that we need to enroll your student for the fall! 207-443-9739; jpratt@rsu1.org
This week a variety of staff members read some of the picture book contenders for the Chickadee Book Awards to our K - 3rd grade classes!
The Chickadee Award began in 2005 and is named after Maine's state bird. A committee of librarians, teachers and early literacy professionals selected this year’s titles. Students have a chance to hear all of the options and then vote on their favorite. The votes are then submitted to the committee and tallied up across the state of Maine to determine the ultimate winning title. Last year, 21,730 children from Maine schools and libraries participated. Last year's winning book was Fussy Flamingo by Shelly Vaughan James and illustrated by Matthew Rivera.
The goal is for children to develop an appreciation of outstanding writing and illustration in current children’s picture books through participation in the program. We hope they will become discriminating readers by voting for their favorite book.
Source: Chickadee Award Website
- Spring sports packets are now available in the WCS office. 7th & 8th grade sports being offered this season are: Baseball, Softball, and Lacrosse. Track is open to students in grades 6-8. Completed packets are due back to the office no later than 2:00pm on Friday, 4/7.
- Next Wednesday, 3/15 Families of 8th graders are asked to attend a "final collection" meeting at 6:00pm to turn in any remaining items gathered for the upcoming auction.
- REMEMBER: Next Friday, 3/17 is a Professional Development day for teachers- this is a NO SCHOOL day for all students at our school.
WCS Contact Info
Email: jpratt@rsu1.org
Website: https://woolwich.rsu1.org/
Location: 137 Nequasset Road, Woolwich, ME, USA
Phone: 207-443-9739
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Woolwich-Central-School/100063500803359/
