PHIPPSBURG EXPLORER'S LOG
ISSUE 22 FEBRUARY 13, 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
February
3-March 7 - 2nd Trimester Assessment Window
14 - Happy Valentine's Day! đź’— and Morning Winter Carnival!
Deadline to Call and RSVP for Feb 19 FREE Family Game Night & Pizza!
Bikes for Books begins!
17-21 - NO SCHOOL/February Break!
19 - During Break: FREE Family Game Night & Pizza! 5-7PM, hosted by Phippsburg Rec
24- Gr. 2-5 Homework Club 3-4PM Mondays at PES
25 - SALTY Program Visits Gr. 4
26 - Gr. 1-5 Kids Theater Club 8-9:20AM Wednesdays-March 19
Great Start Activities 8:15AM-9:20AM
27-Apr 3 - Gr. 3 Swim at YMCA (gone 11:35-1:30) (No swim Mar 27)
28 - MHS Class of 2025 Movie Fundraiser Night 6PM at MHS Theater by Donation, Despicable Me4
A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear PES community,
Happy Valentine’s Day and 100th day of school! ♥️ We are so excited to celebrate positive behavior, student kindness, the 100th day of school and Valentine’s Day at school!
Celebrations 🎉
Students in grade two traveled to the Maine Maritime Museum last week to learn about ships used one hundred to two hundred years ago to transport goods. They learned what cargo was and why it was important to ship things to different places. They also looked at old ships and worked as a class to build one. Then they compared and contrasted cargo ships from the past to the present and looked at a live map of all the ships in the water all over the world to see the amount and types of ships in the ocean.
Kindness week was a great experience for students at PES. We had fun talking about kindness, completing kind acts, and working hard to fill our buckets with smiley face stickers. We learned about what it means to be a bucket filler and about how important it is to fill others buckets. We hope this week will serve as a reminder to all our students about the importance of treating others with kindness.
Thank you! 🙏
Thank you to Hawkes tree service for their generous donation of tree stump seats and tree cookies. A few students from HW club had a great time watching the live action as Hawkes’ employees chopped up two trees for us on sight. We are excited to use these this spring in our outdoor classroom.
I hope everyone has a wonderful week off from school next week. We will see you back at PES on February 24th.
Warm regards,
Nina Willette, Principal
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Our Jump Rope For Heart event will take place during your child’s PE classes Feb 27 - March 7. Your child will learn about the importance of doing cardio exercises, such as rope jumping, for a healthy heart! They will use both short and long jump ropes, with some challenges mixed in. Pledge forms for anyone wanting to donate to the American Heart Association(AHA) will be sent home with your child prior to vacation, but donating is not required to participate. Please return them or go online if donating (make checks payable to: the American Heart Association). Donations must be turned in no later than Thursday, March 13th. Any questions, please contact Ryan Monroe at rmonroe@rsu1.org.
To get started, go to heart.org/schools.
A NOTE FROM THE NURSE
Stay active and healthy over vacation!
https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity-basics/adding-children-adolescents/index.html
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
If you wish to volunteer this year, or chaperone a field trip, please register now at:
https://www.rsu1.org/page/volunteer-information. You only complete one form, selecting all the schools you are interested in (be sure to scroll down the schools to choose PES, or you won't appear on our list), and remember to register each school year. Please allow one week prior to a field trip or event for processing. Thank you so much; we could not offer fun activities like Great Start without you!
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT AT MORSE HIGH SCHOOL FEBRUARY 14TH
The Morse High School International Club and local Girl Scouts invite you to the second annual International Night evening of cultural exchange on Friday, February 14th, 2025. Each country represented will have a tabletop display presented by exchange students or girl scouts from local troops. Performances of instrumental music, song and dance, and poetry will take place in the nearby performance auditorium.
Nearly 20 countries will be represented!
This event is free and open to the public.
Date: Friday, February 14th, 2025
Time: 6:00-8:00PM
Location: Morse High School/Bath Tech, 826 Shipbuilder Drive, Bath, ME 04530
COMMUNITY OFFERINGS
In accordance with School Board policy, the following promotional announcements have been included at the request of the sponsoring organization because they may be of interest to students and their families. These activities are not sponsored by the school, and inclusion of these announcements does not constitute endorsement of the organizations or activities by the school.
PHIPPSBURG REC NEWS
FREE Family Game Night and Pizza!
Wednesday, February 19th, 5-7pm - Join us for family games (board games, corn hole, giant Jenga) and pizza during February Break in the Phippsburg Elementary School gym. Since we need to know how much pizza to order; please call or text Tammy Doran at 607-2483 to sign up by February 14, 2025.
Children’s Museum of Maine in Portland**
Phippsburg Rec has 15 tickets available (for Phippsburg residents) at $10 each for the Children’s Museum of Maine, located at 250 Thompson’s Point in Portland. The tickets do not expire. Text or email Amber Mixon at 522-7593 or ambermixon54@gmail.com to arrange payment and pickup of your tickets. Limit 5 tickets per family.
Phippsburg Elementary School Contact Info
Email: tdoran@rsu1.org
Website: phippsburg.rsu1.org
Location: 1047 Main Rd, Phippsburg, ME, USA
Phone: 389-1514