OTES kindergartens completed this collaborative found art project earlier in the school year. It is now on display at the Old Town Public Library in the Juvenile Fiction room.
We hope you are finding moments to "choose happy" this vacation with friends and family!
Don't forget to order your author/illustrator books by Monday, February 27th so that they arrive on time to be autographed by Jarrett Learner!
Author, illustrator, and graphic novelist Jarrett Lerner will be visiting OTES on March 16th. We are so excited because this is the first school-wide author visit in a few years and all students will have a chance to attend a session with Mr. Lerner. Ordering Jarrett Lerner’s books is easy! Visit https://briarpatchbooks.square.site/old-town-elementary-school to purchase your own copies. Please order before February 27th to ensure books arrive before Mr. Lerner’s visit for autographs. Ordering will be kept open until Monday, March 20th, but late ordering is not guaranteed to arrive before his visit. All books will be picked up and handed out at school, so there is no shipping cost. Questions should be directed to michelle.reesman@rsu34.org. A flier is included below and available here: https://sites.google.com/rsu34.k12.me.us/rsu34-library/home
We got an early start on February Vacation and that means more time to complete the February Vacation Challenge!
This week, February Vacation Challenge fliers were sent home. To complete the challenge, listen to the read aloud of The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! read aloud by Mrs. Reesman, create your own roller coaster or marble run, and send a picture or video of your coaster or marble run to michelle.reesman@rsu34.org to be entered to win a copy of the book. The flier has ideas for roller coasters and marble runs on the back and is available here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GJCDp1w8FZF67pjGFQOKpjFptAA1zvpA1bnjDl0-Y6E/edit?usp=sharing
The recording of the read aloud is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cT72GAoqHhFCaNodcrvDF1a8OxPUEOSe/view?usp=sharing
RSU #34 schools will be closed today--2/17/23. This was not an easy decision. The forecast of ice starting between 10 and 11am prevents opportunity for a safe early release and creates a dangerous afternoon dismissal. Be safe, and enjoy your vacation next week.
The OTES Civil Rights Team is selling Valentine messages with a chocolate treat now through Tuesday, February 14th. They are available each morning in the lobby for fifty cents. Treat yourself or treat a friend!
Shared from our community: Free dental care available this Friday, February 10th. Call the number listed ASAP if you need this service.
We think our students are "keepahs"! Mrs. Dexter's fourth graders learned about lobster anatomy and adaptations as part of their yearlong State of Maine study. Then, they made themselves into these well-known creatures.
Cozy up and read!
Help our kindergarten friends reach their 100th day goal and help our community!
Here is some 1st grade advice about how to keep warm today!
Due to tomorrow's forecasted cold temperatures, all students should enter the front doors. Please do not drop off students before 7:25am when supervision begins. Bundle up and see you in the morning!
These chocolate cupcakes will help us cope with 6 more weeks of winter!
The RSU #34 Resource Center, located at OTES, is open TODAY, Thursday, February 2nd from 2:30-4:00pm. Take and make macaroni and cheese kits will also be available on a first come, first served basis.
The RSU #34 Resource Center is open to all district families in need of food or basic household supplies. The Center is located at OTES and is open on the first and third Thursday of each month from 2:30-4:00pm. If you have questions or an emergency food insecurity outside these dates, please contact our School Community Coordinator Jenn Goodwin at 207-370-8564 or jennifer.goodwin@rsu34.org. RSVP to our Facebook event for automatic reminders.
Happy Groundhog Day! What is your prediction?
We would love to see you for this parent group tomorrow, Thursday, February 2nd at 6pm in the OTES Library. Email vicki.wilcox@rsu34.org or trysha.lunn@rsu34.org to RSVP.
Join us TONIGHT, Wednesday, February 1st at 6pm via Zoom for our PTC meeting. Hear from Tiffany Palmer about our art program, discuss our playground refurbishment, and hear the plans for our Book Fair and Coding Night. The Zoom link and agenda can be found here: https://www.rsu34.org/o/otes/article/974685
Friday was an RSU #34 Spirit Day. We wore our cozy flannel and donated to the Old Town High School Memorial Garden.
A reminder that tomorrow, Friday, January 27th is an RSU #34 districtwide spirit day. Wear flannel and donate $1 to the Old Town High School Memorial Garden.
Kindergarteners recently created faces out of recycled objects found in the art studio.
