We're only $425 away from our fundraising goal! Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. The garden couldn't be what it is without all of you. https://donate.seedmoney.org/8115/old-town-elementary-school-learning-garden
Our Learning Garden does amazing things for all our students! This program has started a movement, bringing us outdoor learning spaces, a greenhouse, legacy planting projects for each grade level, the Sparkle and Shine lights display, the Bug Run and Plant Sale and so much more! Please consider a donation, no matter the amount, to support this important part of OTES!
RSU #34 seeks two proposals from qualified bidders to remove and replace 1-2 playground structures at Old Town Elementary School. For details visit: t.ly/mOQZ
We want to share a huge thank you with the community members, staff, and students who made our past two events great! Our Online Auction raised over $5,000 for our OTES PTC. This event was chaired by our own kindergarten teacher and RSU #34 parent, April Smith. Our Holiday Bazaar was a busy and cheerful event that also brought in funds for the OTES PTC as well as many local vendors and groups. This event was co-chaired by our own art teacher and RSU #34 parent, Tiffany Palmer and OTES parent, Lisa Carter. These events could not happen without our entire volunteer crew and our supportive community. Thank you!
It was a beautiful, but chilly final fall walk to school today. Mr. Cyr and his daughter joined us and we cheered on the UMaine ROTC cadets during their 8 mile, heavy pack carrying journey. We love winter, but are already looking forward to Spring walks to school. Thanks to all who joined us this fall!
Our Holiday Bazaar is tomorrow, Saturday, December 3rd from 9am-2pm. This is a great event for the whole family. Come shop local, visit the children's craft area and have a snack, lunch or a warm drink at the concessions stand!
Our Online Auction ends at 8pm sharp tonight, Friday, December 2nd. Get those bids in to win your favorite item. Pickups are available during the Holiday Bazaar tomorrow, Saturday, December 3rd from 9am-12pm (Bazaar goes until 2pm). Thank you for supporting OTES! https://www.32auctions.com/OTESOnlineauction2022
Our OTES kitchen crew kicked off December with some very festive gear! We are so thankful to these ladies for feeding our school and making the cafeteria a fun place where students feel cared for, along with having their bellies filled!
Tomorrow, Friday, December 2, 2022 is our OTES Day of Welcome. Students are encouraged to wear their community color or OTES gear (community lists are below). It is also our final Walk to School of the fall. Join us at Perkins Avenue Park by 7:05am. Students can be dropped off to walk with staff or families may join us. Bundle up and enjoy a beautiful walk along the bike path!
Green Community- McCrea, Smith, Brichacek, Everett, Beaton, O'Brien
Blue Community- Talon, Henry, K-S, Lyons, Ouellette, Jimenez, Keane
Red Community- Gilbert, White, Dexter, Rand, Feero, Miller
Yellow Community- Doty, Larrabee, DeFroscia, Sullivan, Boucher, St. Peter
Here is the OTES December lunch menu!
Post 2 of 2: Our lost and found is overflowing and we need the space for this weekend’s Holiday Bazaar! Please remind your student to check it or reach out to your student’s teacher directly if you see something that belongs to your family. We will be bagging up the items on Friday and donating some at the start of next week.
Post 1 of 2: Our lost and found is overflowing and we need the space for this weekend’s Holiday Bazaar! Please remind your student to check it or reach out to your student’s teacher directly if you see something that belongs to your family. We will be bagging up the items on Friday and donating some at the start of next week.
The RSU #34 Resource Center, located at OTES, is open tomorrow, Thursday, December 1st from 2:30-4:00pm. 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.
Our Sparkle and Shine garden lights display is back this year! Check out the work days and Bright Nights event schedule below. We would love some volunteers to help us bring the holiday cheer starting this Sunday, December 4th from 11am-2pm!
Day of Welcome will finally be here this Friday (postponed from November). Day of Welcome is sponsored by the state of Maine Civil Rights Team Project and our very own OTES Civil Rights Team. Our mission is to make sure everyone feels safe, welcome and respected. On Friday, December 2nd the CRT students are asking everyone to wear their community colors and classrooms are decorating welcome signs and mats. The CRT students have been sharing books with the younger grades this week that promote inclusion and diversity.
Join us virtually for our annual OTES Online Auction. This annual event benefits our PTC and therefore our students. There are many items up for auction including products and services from local vendors and businesses, handmade crafts, rock star parking spaces, reserved concert seating, lunch with Dr. Tuell and Mrs. Mitchell, lots of gift certificates, tickets to local entertainment, the always popular classroom art, and many more items to complete your holiday shopping. There is something for everyone so bid fast and bid often!
The auction will start on Monday 11/28/22 at 5:00 am and end promptly on Friday 12/2/22 at 8:00 pm. Items won can be claimed and paid for at our OTES Holiday Bazaar on Saturday 12/3/22 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Auction link -- https://www.32auctions.com/OTESOnlineauction2022
A reminder to complete your Thanksgiving Break Challenge and email a picture of your student with their completed puzzle or activity to michelle.reesman@rsu34.org. We hope you had fun while practicing your patience and perseverance!
Happy Thanksgiving from OTES! Each year, we challenge our kindergarteners, along with their families, to disguise turkeys. We think these birds will make it through the holiday safely!
Did you watch the parade this morning? Well, here is the OTES version! Ms. St. Peter’s 5th grade class made balloons like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and recorded their creations in front of the green screen. Mrs. Reesman put it together in imovie and added the parade theme.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10VN__epxLkp0OdukXZbtMW5-yS2SV7FE/view?usp=sharing
Mrs. Reesman also recorded her Balloons Over Broadway read aloud as well:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SSxS5f0q4zpNG3IGAFSzXG0_FZ4V9ER5/view?usp=sharing
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is our first extended break of the year and that means a new break challenge! As you can see, students are very excited to take on this challenge of patience and perseverance.
Listen to the read aloud from Mrs. Reesman. The link can be found on library website, Facebook post, or long link included below. Then, try some of the activities included in the second image over break! Practice playing the game or activity until it is complete. Don’t give up! Take a photo of your finished project or of you playing the game and email it to michelle.reesman@rsu34.org. The Title 1 Family Engagement Funds have provided a puzzle for each student to keep and attempt to complete over break together with their family. Send a photo of you and the completed puzzle for your chance to win your very own copy of “The Little Butterfly That Could,” or various other prizes!
The Little Butterfly That Could By Ross Burach
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gtdyjE8WqyBCZ7MWlY3eWK9E5omo9dE5/view?usp=sharing
Check out a National Geographic children’s video on real-life butterfly migration!
https://video.link/w/4zUAd
Positive messages were seen all over and we collected lots of non-perishable food donations for the Fill the Bus campaign. What a great RSU#34 Spirit Day!
