Dear Families of RSU 34 Students, We are excited to announce the anticipated opening of our School Based Health Clinic in RSU 34, located at Old Town Elementary School. PCHC staff are set to start seeing patients on March 21 and want to make sure you are aware of the support and services you and your child can take advantage of even if you are not affiliated with PCHC. We are currently offering School Based Counseling in RSU 34. Starting in March, Medical services will be added. For example, students can be seen for Drop-in care for sick visits and injuries Primary Care (if requested, check the box on the form provided) Immunizations Students in our district can only access the School-Based Health Center if enrolled using these forms. We are hoping this clinic can be a great resource to our families and remove some of the stress involved in scheduling appointments, missing school due to illnesses, and/or avoiding loss of work time for parents. The School-Based Health Center will NOT take the place of our current Nursing Staff and Services. A copy of the attached form was sent home before the February Break. PCHC would like to start processing these forms as soon as possible if families wish to return them this week. Please fill out the forms and return to your child's school to participate. If you have questions or concerns, please call the office and we will be happy to support you in this process or help from PCHC is available by contacting Valerie Scanlon at 207-404-8004. Enrollment forms are available in the Documents section of our website: https://www.rsu34.org/o/otes/documents
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
We clean out our Lost and Found each vacation, so claim these items while you can! Let your student's teacher know if something belongs to them or check-in at the office to look through yourself.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
lost and found items on a table
lost and found items on a table
lost and found items on a table
lost and found items on a table
Some of the services RSU 34 provides are funded federally, such as those provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and those funded via ESSER / ARP (covid-relief funds, which conclude Sept. 2024). Planning for the use of federal funds is underway in parallel with the RSU 34 planning and budgeting process for 2024-2025. For more information about how to provide input or be involved in the process, please contact Dr. Jon Doty (https://www.rsu34.org/page/superintendents-office)
almost 2 years ago, Dr. Jon Doty
Mrs. Keane's second graders treated kindergarten and first grade lunch to a Chinese New Year parade to celebrate the year of the dragon.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
second grade students parade through the cafeteria with their large paper dragons
second grade students parade through the cafeteria with their large paper dragons
Pictured: the wild Saturday nightlife of a school district Facilities Director. Thanks, Mr. Fournier, for fixing the leaking roof drain discovered at Saturday's OTES event!
almost 2 years ago, Dr. Jon Doty
Facilities Director
Our kindergarten teams have set a goal to collect 100 food items, especially baking goods, in each community by the 100th day of school, which is Wednesday, February 14th. If you would like to contribute, send items with your student or drop them off at the office. Thank you!
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
kindergarten 100th day of school food drive flier
Families with children birth to five, check out this free book offering from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Maine! https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
OTES Civil Rights Team rocks! We continue to work hard to have people feel safe, welcome and respected.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
OTES Civil Rights Team bulletin board with student pictures and speech bubbles with their reason for joining
student picture with “I want to teach children to speak kindly to each other"
student pictures with “Because I want to make the world a better place” and “School is supposed to make people feel welcome and not excluded"
student picture with “I wanted to be in CRT because I want everyone to be welcome. I also want kindness in the world."
student pictures with various reasons why they joined CRT
student picture with “I am on CRT because I know how it feels to be scared of a new place, so I want to help people to feel comfortable"
Join us this Wednesday, February 7th at 6:00pm in the OTES Library or via Google Meet. We will discuss Parent's Night Out, our outdoor inclusive space fundraisers, solar eclipse day, teacher appreciation, and other updates. The meeting link, agenda, and minutes for the year can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T4kY6q6J1AokCdPWNncHlmRgqQr789JDxXiI6D1h8K4/edit
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
PARENT TEACHER CLUB in white in dark green circle with lighter green background
In honor of Groundhog Day, the fourth graders struck a groundhog day pose during our yoga mindfulness practice in classroom guidance time.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
4th graders do their best groundhog themed yoga pose
4th graders do their best groundhog themed yoga pose
4th graders do their best groundhog themed yoga pose
4th graders do their best groundhog themed yoga pose
What do you predict will happen tomorrow?
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
2nd grade girl stands in front of a display asking if the groundhog will see its shadow
Don't forget to wear your flannel tomorrow, January 26th. It's a district Spirit Day and we are collecting $1.00 for our selected Charity, NFR
almost 2 years ago, Dr. Jeanna Tuell
Spirit Day
Join Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Lunn in person or remotely starting this Thursday, January 25th 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 We plan 3 evening chat in-person and via Zoom: Thursday, January 25th 6-7 pm to cover Part 1… Parenting Principles Chapters 1-10, Thursday, February 29th 6-7 pm to cover Part 2 Connection and Addressing Behaviors Chapter 11-18, and Thursday, March 29th 6-7 pm 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.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy image of book cover
Gracias Señora LePard for sharing the great things happening in our Spanish program! Her article was recently published in the Educators for a Multilingual Maine newsletter. It will also be published in our upcoming district newsletter, Community Connections.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
EMME newsletter page 16 with article about Spanish at OTES
Looking back at this past fall in the art studio, fifth graders learned more about puppetry and created their own rod and arm puppets.
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
three 5th grade boys show off puppets they created in art class
The art studio is looking for donations of recycled materials and craft supplies. We are especially in need of cardboard tubes, corks, and plastic bottle caps of all sizes. Please make sure all plastics are cleaned. Donations can be dropped off anytime during the school day. Thank you in advance for your support of the arts!
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
images with labels of recycled items for the art room
From Mrs. Marquis: I had the privilege to have Nora spend the entire day with me in the music room and she got to play her flute the entire day! (…other than our snack and lunch time…and a math test 😁). She was the online auction winner for “spend a day with the music teacher”, and boy was she happy 🥰🎶
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
female music teacher and female student smile in a close up together
music student sits at her teacher’s desk having a snack
Join our school counselors for a great book talk around this parenting text, plus, get your own copy!
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
Good Inside book group flyer
Mrs. Keane's second graders are published authors! They worked very hard to research, draft, edit, revise, illustrate, and publish their Pollinator Protectors ABC book as a part of their pollinators unit of study. They visited our Learning Garden, Rogers Farm at UMaine, raised monarch caterpillars, and so much more to inform themselves about pollinators. Their work was worthy of a celebration!
almost 2 years ago, Maggie Mitchell
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
student stands in front of purple background that says "Published Authors" with a copy of the book cover "Pollinator Protectors ABC" holding a certificate and published author prop
Our 4th grade's "Box of Maine" program was featured in a statewide press release today - thanks to Mr. Rand and the 4th Grade Team, the PTC, and the Box of Maine Company for making this happen! https://mainedoenews.net/2023/12/21/box-of-maine-connects-old-town-elementary-student-with-maine-studies-curriculum-through-their-taste-buds/
almost 2 years ago, Dr. Jon Doty