Dragon News
May 16, 2025
Hi CPS Families,
We had a full week with Kindergarten Open House and our 1st and 2nd grade concert this week. The weeks will not be slowing down as we near the end of the school year. Bikes for Books is wrapping up and all tickets must be to school on Monday, May 19th for us to sort and get ready for the assembly. Thank you, for keeping track of those minutes read at home!
Please let us know if we can support you in any way. Have a wonderful weekend.
~Ms. Pattershall and Mrs. Desrosiers
Upcoming Important Dates
Tuesday, May 20th Bikes for Books Assembly
Thursday, May 22nd 6:00 pm RSU 18 Budget Meeting at Messalonskee High School
NO SCHOOL Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day
Thursday, May 29th is 4th Grade Popcorn Fundraiser
Fourth grade is planning to hold a popcorn fundraiser for the Surfrider Foundation.
Friday, May 30th from 8:30 - 1:30 is China Community Forest Day
This event is rain or shine, so please send kiddos with clothing appropriate for the weather.
Friday, June 6th is CPS Field Day (Rain date on June 9th)
Our very own Mr. Quartucci has planned a half day for students. Our JMG students from China Middle School will be our volunteers for the day.
Tuesday, June 10th Budget Referendum Vote (All Day)
Thursday, June 12th Last Student Seat Day
Important Notice to Parents:
Please direct any email regarding student absences and/or student dismissals to your child's teacher AND to our CPS office staff, Bobbie Weymouth (bweymouth@rsu18.org) and Mae Slevinsky (mslevinsky@rsu18.org).
Please be sure to communicate any changes for end of day dismissal plans prior to 2:00pm so students can be sure to receive their notes.
**LUNCH MENU CHANGE**
Monday May 19 will be BBQ pulled pork sandwich.... NOT chicken sandwich
Thursday May 22 will be chop suey.....NOT cheeseburger mac
🏀⚽🏈 This is a reminder that there should be no balls or playground equipment coming to school with students! We thank you for your help with this! ⚽🏀🏈
Update From the Nurse
Please review the health manual accessible via our school’s website for the full policy on when to stay home and when it is appropriate to return to school. A few key points are fevers, diarrhea and vomiting. Your child must be free of both without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
We are also seeing students that are in need of a change of clothes for various reasons, so it would be helpful if they keep a seasonally appropriate change of clothes including socks in their backpacks daily.
Updates from our PTO
Next meeting is June 5th at 6pm on Google Meet! Here's the link: https://meet.google.com/kvu-jxtp-vuo
Hope you can make it!!
Missed our last meeting? You can find the minutes from May's meeting on our Facebook page.
Want to stay in the know? Add the PTO public calendar to your phone! It has all the important school dates and events for CPS and CMS, and PTO happenings. Check out this post for how to add it or a PDF copy if you prefer: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/egVxio2x5BrF2thB/?
If you haven’t already, join our Facebook group to stay in the know: https://facebook.com/groups/chinaschoolspto/ And we are always here at chinaschoolspto@gmail.com!
Show Your School Pride
CPS swag now available through Elliot Office Products! Link here!
Current Openings at RSU 18
We, in RSU 18, are also always looking for excellent substitute teachers, nurses, and education technicians. Please reach out if you have interest or questions about this. You can see our current openings here!