Don’t forget the book fair is coming next week!
Monday, March 25-29th 7am-3pm
Students will shop during their library class and families are welcome before and after school for shopping fun!
Saturday, March 30th from 9am-noon there will be a Family breakfast and shopping! Come have some breakfast, shop the book fair, and enjoy some fun literacy activities!
Checkout the website for information on eWallet setup and more!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/oldtownelementaryschool2
If you’d like to volunteer during the book fair or to bring something for the breakfast, click on this link and add your name!
https://signup.com/mobileweb/2.0/vspot.html?activitykey=1016803780101#anonymous_invite_page
Here is a fun video some 5th graders created to get you excited about the book fair!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L6PmYG1CUlHoud9H4h_UAsxwFa8Q8JvI/view?usp=drivesdk
Mrs. White's class is hosting a community service project. All OTES families are welcome to contribute. Thank you!
A reminder that we go outside in all types of weather! Please plan to send boots, snow pants, jackets, mittens/gloves and a hat over the next week or so as spring in Maine seems to bring snow!
We would love some help with our upcoming Book Fair. This is a fun event to volunteer for and support will be provided! Check out the options here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1016803780101/false#/invitation
Important Reminder: No school tomorrow, Friday, March 15th for a staff in-service day. Enjoy the long weekend!
Help your child get ready for baseball or softball and support the OTHS Coyotes at the same time! Win-win!
Shared from our community: local blood drive
RSU 34 Elementary World Culture and Language Teacher, Kristen LePard, as well as volunteer garden coordinator and school board member, Christina Lannan, presented at the annual Educators for a Multilingual Maine conference on March 8. Their session, entitled Cultivating a Sense of Community Through Language, Food, and Art was well received. Check it out here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PwC7aB8AouprrEqfbrwy_QNm6rw5xracILFoDZMJzww/edit?usp=sharing
Mark your calendars and get your fun socks ready for our upcoming RSU 34 Spirit Day on Friday, March 29th. Donations will be collected for Courageous Steps.
Check out what has been going on in the OTES Art Studio this Trimester!
Weekly Schedule for March 11-15
A Visit to the Planetarium for our First Graders!!!
3rd Grade Sugar Shack!!!!
We would love some help with our upcoming Book Fair. This is a fun event to volunteer for and support will be provided! Check out the options here:
https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1016803780101/false#/invitation
Time Sensitive Author Visit Information: OTES if very fortunate to have two awesome and well-known authors visiting our school this month! If you'd like to purchase books by these authors to be signed when they are here, just follow the link. You'll need to order to March 8th in order for the books to get here by author visit day. Ryan T. Higgins will spend most of his time with K-2 and Matt Tavares with grades 3-5, but both will present at an all school assembly, so order what books your student likes best! https://briarpatchbooks.square.site/old-town-elementary-school-author-visit
PK to 2nd grade families, plan to join us this Thursday, March 7th from 6-7pm!
It may be cold, but our benches are beautifully decorated with icicles!
We are kicking off March Madness literacy month with a Read-a-thon this Friday, March 1st. All pledges and donations will stay right here to benefit OTES kids!
You can still join Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Lunn live in the OTES Library or remotely this Thursday, February 29th for a book talk around the text Good Inside. Check out an audio preview here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hUOc8IbONAets6Pxc3A8D?si=F1g2IgvrTwG1I-Y-eM53LQ OnThursday, February 29th from 6-7 pm they will cover Part 2 Connection and Addressing Behaviors Chapter 11-18, and Thursday, March 29th from 6-7 pm they will cover Part 3 continued Behaviors Chapters 19-end. Please email Mrs. Lunn (trysha.lunn@rsu34.org) or Mrs. Wilcox (vicki.wilcox@rsu34.org) to let them know you want to be included and get a copy of the book. It is OK to join part way through and copies are still available!
Mrs. Palmer is excited to announce that OTES will be welcoming Maine artist Kim Bernard to our school in April. Kim is a sculpture artist and champion of the environment. During her week-long visit, students will work with Kim to create a collaborative art sculpture for our school made out of recycled plastics. WE NEED YOUR HELP! To prepare for Kim Bernard's visit, we need to collect clean and clear #2 plastics (e.g. milk or water containers). Please send these plastics in with your student or drop them off during school hours. Thank you in advance for your support of the arts! If you would like to learn more about Kim Bernard's work, visit her webpage at https://www.kimbernard.com . A huge thank you to our PTC for sponsoring this week-long artist visit!
