Fifth grader Spencer dressed up like the President of the United States on Tuesday, which just happened to be his art day. He spent his time in the art studio drawing the presidential seal to complete his outfit.
The OTES Library Book Fair is coming soon! The Book Fair will be set up from Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24th, 7:00am-3:00pm daily. New this year, we will also host a special parent shopping event on the morning of Saturday, March 25th from 9:00am-12:00pm. Students will visit the Book Fair during their library time at school and shopping will be open before and after school for families to accompany their student or to shop without them. We are in need of support for two hour shifts during the school day or you can support by donating breakfast/snack items for the Saturday event. Click the link to sign-up to volunteer for our Book Fair and Book Fair Parent Event. https://signup.com/go/VoQxfWJ . See the email from OTES for details. Thank you for your support of our Library Book Fair!
What a fun Read Across America Day! Thank you to all of our guest readers! Enjoy some time reading to or with those you love today!
OTES after school activities will go on as scheduled today, Thursday, March 2nd. Bussing is still be available for those students who use it. If you wish for your student not to attend, please notify their classroom teacher AND the office at 207-827-1544 or deb.letourneau@rsu34.org ASAP. The RSU #34 Resource Center will be open until 3:15pm.
Today's featured artist is second grader, John. He built The White House out of recycled cardboard and wire. He wants you to know that he worked really hard building it and it took him a long time to finish.
Here is the OTES lunch menu for March
The RSU #34 Resource Center, located at OTES, is open tomorrow, Thursday, March 2nd 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 2:30-4:00 pm. 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.
After learning about “The Carnival of the Animals” from the music education class at UMaine, all second graders had a chance to attend a concert at Minsky Recital Hall where they heard UMaine faculty and students perform the entire piece of music of The Carnival of the Animals. Mrs. Marquis heard one student crying at the the end of the performance because she said “it was just so beautiful”. Another student said “I have never heard anything like this in my entire life, it was amazing”. It was a great day!
OTES lunch for Wednesday, March 1st is a sunbutter and jelly sandwich, cheese stick, chickpeas, and fruit.
TODAY, Monday, February 27th is the last day to order author/illustrator visit books to ensure 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
Kindergarten will be celebrating colors for the next two weeks. All students and staff are welcome to wear the color of the day if they would like.
We are looking forward to having lunch with friends again next week!
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.
