For her participation in the Read to Ride Summer Reading Challenge, the Maine Department of Education and the Freemasons of Maine awarded 7th grade student Kayla Thompson a gift card for a brand new bike and helmet from Walmart. Congratulations, Kayla!
Camden Hills Regional High School (CHRHS) moved their start time back to 9:45 a.m. beginning tomorrow, Monday, January 4. CHRHS will dismiss students at 2:45 p.m. St. George CHRHS morning and afternoon bus runs will change to the following times:
Morning:
8:25 a.m. - Port Clyde
8:50 a.m. - St. George School
9:04 a.m. - Wiley's Corner Mailboxes
9:30 a.m. - ARRIVE @ CHRHS
Afternoon:
3:15 p.m. - Wiley's Corner Mailboxes
3:25 p.m. - Odd Fellows Hall
3:45 p.m. - Port Clyde
Students living on Rt 131 will be dropped off at their homes.
If you have any questions, please contact Transportation Director Randy Elwell (r.elwell@stgeorgemsu.org).
We want to make sure folks are aware that there will be a change to the morning bus schedule for CHRHS students. This goes into effect on January 4th.
8:25 a.m. Port Clyde, four corners
8:50 a.m. St. George School (Juniper St.)
9:04 a.m. Wiley’s Corner Mailboxes
9:30 a.m. ARRIVE @ Camden Hills Regional High School
Parent & Teacher Conferences are scheduled to be held this Thursday and Friday. Over the past several years, we have placed our students at the center of their learning by preparing them for student-led conferences. Even though this powerful practice can't happen this year due to the pandemic restrictions, the teachers at St. George are eager to share the academic and social-emotional growth of our resilient students.
Please reach out to Jan in the office to schedule one of these meetings and/or if any parent or community member wishes to discuss standards-based grading, curriculum, Expeditionary Learning, behavioral procedures, Star Wars or anything else on your mind, please know that I will also be available during these early release days to meet. You can also email me directly at a.bullard@stgeorgemsu.org to set up a time.
Happy Holidays!
Adam Bullard
Instructional Administrator
Join Coach Mills for two basketball skills sessions. Sessions will be held on December 14th and 16th from 3:30 to 5 pm. Maine CDC, DOE, and MPA guidelines will be followed. Masks will be required. Disposable masks will be available if needed. Please bring your own basketball. If you don’t have a basketball, Ms. Smith can provide one. Players should bring their own water bottles, only refilling stations will be available.
Should Knox county move to a yellow or red designation, skills sessions will be rescheduled.
Here is the link for the sign up form: https://forms.gle/9GmNuph9MLoeH1qK6
Any questions please email Ms. Smith, athletic director, at athletics@stgeorgemsu.org.
Next Thursday during Parent & Teacher conferences, Ms. Brickel, Ms. Verrill, Ms. Perry, Mr. Langford and Mr. Bullard would like to invite families to learn more about the Title I Program and Response to Intervention (RtI) framework.
Title I and RtI provide targeted, tiered support for students. The teachers will share some of the interventions that they use with students and provide resources for parents to reinforce student learning at home.
Teachers will also discuss how they use assessments such as Aimsweb and NWEA MAP to inform instruction and measure student growth. Please join us!
When:
Thursday, December 10th at 6pm.
Where:
On Zoom (invite to follow)
RSVP
Please email Jan Letourneau (j.letourneau@stgeorgemsu.org) or call the school at 372-6312.
Job Opening: School Year Day Custodian (2020-2021)
We are currently seeking a School Year Day Custodian to join our school community. For more information, please click this link https://5il.co/n6ow
There is a bus change for this afternoon. Students riding the Eagle bus in the afternoon, who live on Ridge Road, Turkey Cove Road and Wallston Road, will arrive 15-20 minutes later than usual. Students who live along Port Clyde Road will not be affected. Due to a driver's absence, we will be combining two bus routes. There will still be space to maintain our covid-19 safety protocols.
On the Teacher Workshop Days scheduled for Monday, 11/23, and Tuesday, 11/24, St. George School is partnering with Blueberry Cove to provide free day-long programming (8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.) for students in grades K-8. To register, please go to https://extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/registration/ and click on “online registration.” After you login, please scroll down to “Open Air Classroom” and select programming for Monday, 11/23, and/or Tuesday, 11/24. Although the online registration shows a fee, this program is offered to St. George School students free of charge.
Lunches can be ordered through the school and will be delivered to Blueberry Cove on those days. If you have any questions, please call the Blueberry Cove office at 207-789-5868.
Hello Dragons,
In the next couple of weeks, you might see a new face (and tail) around school. Zale, a service dog in training, will be joining the middle level team for a little while!
Zale is a 16 month old black lab who is in training with America’s VetDogs, which is an accredited organization that provides highly trained service dogs for disabled veterans and first responders. Zale is part of the Prison Puppy Program, which places puppies into prisons and pairs them with inmate handlers who, working with licensed dog trainers, train them in essential obedience and service dog skills. The puppies go home every weekend with a Weekend Puppy Raiser to learn to use their skills in public; this is where they practice being in all of the spaces that service dogs will need to work, like stores, restaurants, movie theaters, traffic, public transportation - and yes, schools! Mrs. Bartke’s family has been weekend puppy raising for America’s VetDogs for several years, and Zale has been with them since he was 12 weeks old.
Because of Covid 19, the pups have been pulled from the prison for a few weeks, which means Zale will be working on his training here at school. This is a fantastic environment for him to practice being a calm, focused working dog around lots of distractions, and I think his happy wiggles will undoubtedly bring some smiles to our community as well, along with the opportunity to learn about what Service Dogs do, and how to interact with them.
Zale will be “at work” while he’s at school, which means he’ll be on leash beside Mrs. Bartke, lying down in his designated spot in the classroom, or taking a break in his crate. He won’t be wandering the room or allowed to greet people on his own, since he’s learning to be “on duty” and to ignore people and distractions. If a student (or staff member!) is interested in saying hello and even getting a little belly rub in, though, they can absolutely ask.
If you have any questions about Zale, you can email Mrs. Bartke, and if you have any questions about America’s VetDogs, their website is www.americasvetdogs.org.
Mrs. Bartke
There is a bus change for tomorrow afternoon. Students riding the Eagle bus in the afternoon, who live on Ridge Road, Turkey Cove Road and Wallston Road, will arrive 15-20 minutes later than usual. Students who live along Port Clyde Road will not be affected. Due to a driver's absence, we will be combining two bus routes. There will still be space to maintain our covid-19 safety protocols.
CURRICULUM SPOTLIGHT: Middle Level Spanish
Here is a link to an entertaining video shared by Mrs. Boggs with her middle level Spanish students this trimester. Mrs. Boggs is blending highly engaging media with her daily lessons in an effort to boost engagement and provide valuable Spanish language foundational skills. You are encouraged to watch with your middle level student to reinforce their learning, but be warned, the song is a major ear worm that you'll be singing to yourself all day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3KbP2OEbW4
The Mondays and Tuesdays before Thanksgiving Break (11/23 and 11/24) and Winter Break (12/21 and 12/22) have been changed to Teacher Workshop Days, which means there will be no school for students on those days.
Blueberry Cove will offer free childcare & programming for students in grades K-8 and families will be able to sign up to have school meals delivered to their homes.
Teachers will use these days to plan for the upcoming weeks and months. Support staff will do additional cleaning and maintenance to the school building and vehicles.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Superintendent Mike Felton at m.felton@stgeorgemsu.org.