Good Evening RSU 57 Families. You can view this week's Community Newsletter by clicking the link below. Have a great last week of school and a very happy summer! https://www.smore.com/va37z
Congratulations to the Massabesic High School graduating class of 2023! See those seniors who visited Shapleigh Memorial School last week and spoke with our kids about their plans after graduation. Thank you for spending time with our students and best of luck in your future plans!
In collaboration with the Shapleigh Public Library, we will be hosting a summer reading program. In addition, we will be participating in the Maine DOE Read to Ride Program. Learners that read over 500 minutes this summer will be eligible to be entered into a raffle to win a new bike! These two programs can be done and tracked together. Please use the link to sign up and the materials/schedule will be sent home on Thursday. We do highlight those completing the program at the start of school during our first Share Time!
Summer Reading Program Enrollment: https://forms.gle/i5hoGifSJqsSMwaS6
In December of 2022, RSU #57 was granted $25,000 from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center to build an ADA compliant playground at the Massabesic East building. Known as the "Little Mustang Meadow", this play area will be accessed during the school day by elementary age students who attend high needs special education programming in Waterboro. The accessible ground cover will provide greater access to our young learners as well as to our community members who may have mobility challenges.
Construction of the playground finished on June 8. Although there are still a few remaining features to be added, the Little Mustang Meadow is NOW OPEN to our students and community members! Click the video below to watch the transformation.
RSU #57 is appreciative of the generosity and support that we have received from the Reeve Foundation and are excited to have this feature in our community.
https://youtu.be/ZCVzZlw7JFw
Fifth graders enjoyed a tour of the middle school yesterday to get ready for next year!
It is that time of the year again for the Shapleigh Memorial School yearbooks! Our yearbooks contain school photos and classroom photos for each grade level as well as a special section that highlights our 5th graders. The cost for our yearbook this year is $16.00. Order forms must be returned by June 1st. Just a reminder, that all 5th graders will receive a yearbook as part of their gift from the PTC during the 5th grade celebration event.
Grade 4 celebrating their Penny War win with a special pizza party hosted by our wonderful nutrition department.
Don't forget that we will be hosting our annual egg drops tomorrow! Please be sure that your child has their device if they are planning on participating. Families are welcome to attend. Please reach out to your child's classroom teacher for their drop time. Thank you!
Shapleigh students had a Harvest of the Month kitchen visit with our district nutrition department. They learned about blueberry harvesting in Maine, then zipped on over to the kitchen watch a 'blueberry smoothie' being made, followed by a taste test of course!
Classrooms did an amazing run with our recent coin challenge and raised over $1800, which exceeded the $1500 goal that was set. Due to all their hard work we had 8 staff members volunteer to be “pied.” It was a great treat enjoyed by all. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Lzh2ew-bU0k
Kindergarten finished off their construction unit this week with a "Touch a Truck" activity. They were able to see and learn about an ambulance, tractor, utility vehicle, semi truck and an antique car. Thank you to our volunteers for bringing in some unique vehicles for our learners to look at.
June Menus for RSU 57 Elementary Schools!
Hello RSU 57 Families. You can view today's Community Newsletter by following the attached link. Have a wonderful evening. https://www.smore.com/2ej91
Learners in grades 3, 4 & 5 had the opportunity to attend The Lightning Thief at the Sanford Performing Art Center! What an amazing show!
What an amazing turn out to our family night event this past Thursday! A special thank you to all those that volunteered, both parents and staff, to make this such a success.
SECOND REMINDER: The RSU #57 School Board invites you to the annual district budget meeting as well as a public hearing on a Maine School Revolving Renovation Fund to be held at Massabesic Middle School on Monday, May 15. Registration will be held starting at 6:15PM in the event entrance lobby adjacent to the cafeteria of the middle school and the meeting will start at 7:00PM. We hope to see you on Monday evening.
Don't forget to stop by our Family Night event this evening from 5:30-7:00pm! We have some fun activities this evening to compliment our "Grow Your Mind" Buy One, Get One Book Fair. Immediately following the event, we will be hosting an informational session about the new structures for next school year. We hope to see you all there!
The RSU #57 School Board invites you to the annual district budget meeting as well as a public hearing on a Maine School Revolving Renovation Fund to be held at Massabesic Middle School on Monday, May 15. Registration will be held starting at 6:15PM in the event entrance lobby adjacent to the cafeteria of the middle school and the meeting will start at 7:00PM. We hope to see you on Monday evening.
Good afternoon Shapleigh Families, Please see the attached notice regarding some important changes that will be occurring for the 2023-24 school year. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Bb5BTtVmZAR6KUZnMMA76j3MMdioY3V/view?usp=sharing
Today we celebrate our district's school nutrition professionals, serving more than 3,200 meals each day! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the students and staff of RSU 57!!
