We agree, Noah!
Our 5th grade band students did a phenomenal job at the Great East Music Festival and were rewarded with a beautiful afternoon at Canobie Lake Park.
Welcome to the OTES Campground! Mrs. Everett's and Mrs. Lyon's classes enjoyed a fun camping themed day of learning, including fireside reading, fishing for math, and of course, a s'mores snack. Dr. Tuell is a little jealous that she can't fit in the 1st grade sized camping gear! Don't worry, she has her own at home!
Shared from our community. Learn to play softball!
The Buy One Get One Free Book Fair will end this Monday, June 5th. If your student brings money for last minute shopping, please notify their teacher. Family members are still welcome to shop before or after school as the fair goes from 7am-3pm. Students can use their eWallet if their family adds to it. It will still have the funds that were left from the March fair. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oldtownelementaryschool3
Applications due TOMORROW, Friday, June 2nd! RSU 34 is very pleased to offer a wonderful summer learning opportunity that is a proven help in the fight against summer learning loss. Virtual Summer School (VSS) offers a simple, fun, and engaging way for any student in RSU 34 currently in grades 3-5 to continue their learning throughout the summer. Students earn points by completing their weekly assignments by the due date. By consistently working on
assignments throughout VSS, students have the chance to win lots of great prizes! The program is virtual so students can complete all assignments from home, or anywhere with an Internet connection!
DATES: VSS runs for four weeks starting on Monday, July 10th and ending on Sunday, August 6th. Weekly assignments will be posted on Google Classroom every Monday morning and will be due by the following Sunday.
PRIZES: Students earn points for completing weekly assignments (up to 100 points each week). The more points they earn, the more prizes they are eligible for!
Please fill out this registration form and return it to OTES by tomorrow, Friday, June 2nd if you are interested:
https://drive.google.com/.../19idmrwHXjJo71v4ghfb.../view...
If you have questions, please email Mr. Rand at Todd.Rand@rsu34.org.
Here is the last lunch calendar of the school year. Also included is the summer meal schedule.
RSU #34 families, please join us for a very special performance by the Pihcintu Multinational Immigrant & Refugee Girls Chorus on Saturday, June 3rd at the Orono Performing Arts Center (attached to Orono High School) at 5pm! This renowned chorus from Portland, Maine just won the Maine Education Association's Ashley Bryan Arts & Humanities Award and their Human and Civil Rights Award! We are so lucky to have them coming. This is our final LMS Big Read event of the year, co-sponsored by Orono High School! The LMS Big Read is made possible through funding from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation as well as the Maine Humanities Council.
The Buy One Get One Free Book Fair started Friday, May 26 and will run through Monday, June 5th. It will be significantly smaller in scale to the March fair, but family members are still welcome to come shop. This is a great opportunity to grab some affordable books for summer reading! Students will shop during their library class or any morning or afternoon before or after school May 26th-June 5th 7am-3pm on school days. Students can use their eWallet if their family adds to it. It will still have the funds that were left from the March fair. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oldtownelementaryschool3
As we move into June, there are lots of end of the year events and other important information being shared with you! Please check your email each Friday or regularly for important updates. If you have a new email address or are not getting emails from us, please contact the office at 827-1544 or deb.letourneau@rsu34.org to update your contact information. Thanks!
OTES third graders Christopher and Rodney were the lucky winners of an Old Town Police Department ride to school. This is an annual item available in our Online Auction. The boys had a great time riding with School Resource Officer King and Detective Sergeant Decoteau. Thank you OTPD!
Applications due Friday, June 2nd! RSU 34 is very pleased to offer a wonderful summer learning opportunity that is a proven help in the fight against summer learning loss. Virtual Summer School (VSS) offers a simple, fun, and engaging way for any student in RSU 34 currently in grades 3-5 to continue their learning throughout the summer. Students earn points by completing their weekly assignments by the due date. By consistently working on
assignments throughout VSS, students have the chance to win lots of great prizes! The program is virtual so students can complete all assignments from home, or anywhere with an Internet connection!
DATES: VSS runs for four weeks starting on Monday, July 10th and ending on Sunday, August 6th. Weekly assignments will be posted on Google Classroom every Monday morning and will be due by the following Sunday.
PRIZES: Students earn points for completing weekly assignments (up to 100 points each week). The more points they earn, the more prizes they are eligible for!
Please fill out this registration form and return it to OTES by Friday, June 2nd if you are interested:
https://drive.google.com/.../19idmrwHXjJo71v4ghfb.../view...
If you have questions, please email Mr. Rand at Todd.Rand@rsu34.org.
Kindergartners mustache you a question. We had some good laughs on M Day!
The K-Kids will be conducting one last project for the school year tomorrow morning (5/26). The students will be lining the drop-off line and asking if families would like to make a donation to the RACE for the CURE project. The entire RSU 34 district will be participating in this event and we are encouraging all the kids to wear Tropical Themed Clothes on Friday, give $1.00, and receive an ice pop!
The K-Kids Money Buckets will be available for parents dropping off their children and those who want to make an additional donation. Any amount will be appreciated---even the three pennies in your car!!!
Let's find a cure for cancer!
The Buy One Get One Free Book Fair starts Friday, May 26 and will run through Monday, June 5th. It will be significantly smaller in scale to the March fair, but family members are still welcome to come shop. This is a great opportunity to grab some affordable books for summer reading! Students will shop during their library class or any morning or afternoon before or after school May 26th-June 5th 7am-3pm on school days. Students can use their eWallet if their family adds to it. It will still have the funds that were left from the March fair. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oldtownelementaryschool3
Author and LMS librarian Mrs. Hinrichs came to OTES yesterday to speak to our 4th graders. Alex Hinrichs just released two picture books within the last week that both have to do with our 4th grade units of study—“The Lobster Lady” is about 102 year old Maine lobster woman and “I Am Made Of Mountains” is about landscapes and our National Parks! Mrs. Hinrichs read both books to 4th graders and answered questions. You can purchase her books at bit.ly/Hinrichs
Or anywhere books are sold! All 4th graders and families across the country receive free entrance to national parks through August 2023. Visit everykidoutdoors.gov to sign up to get a free pass!
The Buy One Get One Free Book Fair starts next Friday, May 26 and will run through Monday, June 5th. It will be significantly smaller in scale to the March fair, but family members are still welcome to come shop. This is a great opportunity to grab some affordable books for summer reading! Students will shop during their library class or any morning or afternoon before or after school May 26th-June 5th 7am-3pm on school days. Students can use their eWallet if their family adds to it. It will still have the funds that were left from the March fair. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oldtownelementaryschool3
RSU #34 hosts the Eastern Maine Reading Recovery Site, providing teacher-leader services to more than 30 teachers across Eastern Maine in a fee-based partnership, including our teachers in Alton, Bradley, and Old Town. The Continuing Professional Development that Dr. Sharon Greaney provides to her teachers keeps honing their knowledge and skill so they can do best by their students who need and will benefit from this intensive literacy intervention. Today Dr. Greaney and the other teacher leaders in Maine are continuing their own development, with guest Dr. Betsy Kaye (Director of Reading Recovery at Texas Woman's University). In this picture, Viola Rand School's Reading Recovery teacher Mrs. Jen Dalessandro teaches a lesson "behind the glass" while the teacher leaders and Dr. Kaye observe and discuss strategies. After the lesson, Behind the Glass involves a debrief session with the teaching colleague to reflect on the strategies and decisions in the teaching session. It's amazing what these teachers fit into a half-hour session with a student!
From the OTES art studio: Fifth grader, Keagan, made a portable ice cream shop in the art studio this week.
Our new OTES library pet made the Maine Department of Education good news section. Check out the happy story here: https://mainedoenews.net/2023/05/17/new-library-pet-brings-joy-and-solace-to-old-town-elementary-students/
