Highlights from our Specials Programming - Mr. Shaw took out the hula hoops for 1st Grade PE FUN while Officer Guay invited Fire Chief Murray to campus for Fire Prevention Month!
Our PreK Program for 4 year olds is filled with exciting learning experiences!
1. Mrs. Miller came in for Guidance this week to talk about calming our bodies. We watched and followed different videos that demonstrated breathing and stretching techniques for calming our body and mind.
2. We start the morning with fine motor bins - examples: sorting with tweezers, building, beading, puzzles, counting with clothespins.
3. In our dramatization center in Unit 1 (Family) we are learning about how to take care of babies and how to safely transport them using strollers, baby carriers, and car seats.
4. We have been exploring different ways to create art. Right now we are using watercolors to create pictures - this student created a rainbow picture.
5. In our discovery center - we have been using our water tables and are exploring water wheels. We are exploring what makes them go fast/slow, what happens when you pour more/less water, and what the water feels/sounds like.
6. In our manipulative center we are using and exploring different textures.
Information from our AWESOME Librarian...
Greenville Consolidated Schools would like to give a HUGE thank you to Autumn Smith of Total Solar 24 (http://www.facebook.com/totalsolar24) for her generous donation of 250 pairs of solar glasses for the students and staff to use for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th - 2024. If you are in need of solar glasses head on over to her Facebook page to support the work she is doing. Her goal is to donate a pair of glasses for every pair she sells. Thanks so much Autumn!
Greenville Varsity Boys Soccer 2023. photo credit: Natalie Stafford
Greenville Varsity Girls Soccer 2023. photo credit: Natalie Stafford
Hello -This is a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, October 4, is an Early Release Day, students will be dismissed at 11:30 am. Additionally, Friday is a Teacher Workshop Day, and as a result, there will be no classes for students. Lastly, school will be closed on Monday, October 9 to observe Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Pandemic EBT:
Over the course of this week, 2023 Summer P-EBT benefits of $120 were issued to over 141,000 traditional students. These included students enrolled in June of 2023 in Special Provision 2 and CEP schools or those eligible for F/R benefits in non-special provision schools. All of these benefits will be available tomorrow, Friday, September 8. More information including the reconciliation application, and the application for homeschooled or fully virtual students is available at https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/programsservices/food-supplement. This website also includes information on how benefits are issued and how households can return the benefit if they do not want it.
Our district is a Provisional II School, which allows our students to receive free meals. It is our understanding that as a result of participating in this program the State of Maine sent out EBT cards to all families. These cards are used for food purchases and we believe that the amount is $120.00 per child. It is believed that this is a one time disbursement. If you have questions please call our Food Service Director, Linda Hamilton at 207-695-2666.
Hello - this is a reminder that School Picture Day is tomorrow - Monday, October 2nd.
Thank you
Mrs. Eastland's First Grade class produced a How To guide entitled "How to Build with Kapla Blocks" to assist Miss Kelley's Kindergarteners build trees with these plank-like blocks used for experimental building.
Additionally, take a look at the wonderful artwork from Miss Kelley's Kindergarteners - they have been exploring watercolors at the easel and delving into "The Dot" project which encourages them to simply make a dot and see where their creativity takes them.
Science isn't the only field that benefits from our laboratory facilities; Mrs. Poiss fully utilizes our functional art studio when engaging students ranging from Kindergarten to High School. The "Pennies for your Thoughts" project seamlessly transitioned into a watercolor assignment, where students created individual squares that will eventually come together to form a canvas quilt.
The last two weeks have been busy for our science classes - our High School Natural Resources Class presented their "Map of Place" at the Maine Forest Collaborative Cohort Day while our 6th Grade Science class collected macroinvertebrates from the brook along the nature trail behind GCS and our 4th and 5th Graders honed their coding and robotics skills on the auditorium stage awaiting the finishing touches to our new elementary science lab!
GCS students have actively engaged in their learning and enjoyed the advantages of living in the Moosehead Lake Region! See highlights from the annual GCS/AMC collaborative venture to the AMC Medawisla Lodges on 2nd Roach Pond where they learned to canoe and kayak as well as hiked up Shaw Mountain - a six mile round trip adventure! Thank you to Andy Shaw, GCS K-12 PE/Health Teacher and AD, Stephany and Katie of AMC, and our Parent Volunteers - Billy Curtis, Melissa Hamilton, Dominick Poiss, and Cordie Seeley. With the invaluable support of these staff and parent volunteers, our 7th Graders transcended their daily routines and forged bonds that go beyond the typical middle school experience.
HIGHLIGHTS from CLASSROOMS to ATHLETICS - 9/11-15/2023
1. FOSS Soils Lab for 4th and 5th Graders
2-3.Grades 6 and 8 traveled to King Pines Disc Golf for a morning of frisbee fun... THANKS, Mr. Shaw and King Pines Disc Golf!
4-7, FOSS Bubble Science Lab in Grade 2...Did you know that no matter the shape of the wand, BUBBLES will always be ROUND!
8. This is our first year for Middle School Golf and we have a MEDALIST at the BARNES BROOK Golf Match with Mattanawcook!!
9. Literature Circles 7 - READING: the art of sitting, lounging, and laying down while your imagination travels the world.
Attention: 6th and 8th Graders attending the King Pine Disc Golf Field Trip with Mr. Shaw on Friday, September 15...
The course may be muddy with all the recent rainfall - wear boots or shoes you don't mind getting wet and dirty!
School Picture Day is approaching! Monday, October 2nd, 2023! Have your student pick up a packet in the main office if they have not already brought one home! You can also order before Picture Day on mylifetouch.com with your Student's School ID or Picture ID: EVT2MWXKJ
Please see attached flier for information about the Financial Aid Night
Great first outing tonight for our Greenville Middle School Golf team!
Tonight's School Board meetings have been canceled due to an emergency.
Hello - Students riding the Shirley bus route will arrive to their bus stops a bit later this afternoon due to Gary will be driving both school bus routes this afternoon. Thank you .