Dragon News

Happy Friday CPS Families,

Here at CPS we are so ready for some sunshine and fresh air to enjoy our walking trails and recess time. We are still experiencing some mud out on the playground, so boots are needed for outside time. As winter is still hanging on, if the playground has snow on it, snow gear will be necessary too to keep clothing dry for the afternoon.

School Spirit colors were well represented today at CPS! Go Dragons! Next week's theme is Rainbow Colors by Grade

PreK and K - red

1st grade - orange

2nd grade - yellow

3rd grade - green

4th grade - blue

staff - purple

We are reminding students to use their conversation skills and to involve an adult when they find themselves in a situation that seems too big to solve on their own. These are skills that are life-long and we are looking for progression, not perfection. We are all here for you and your kiddos. We hope you have a great weekend.

Thank you for all that you do,

~Kahlie and Liz

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.

Due to the field trip there will be a change in the menu.

Wednesday, April 2nd - Tomato soup, grilled cheese

Thursday, April 3rd - Ham or turkey Italians

March 24th-April 7th

Read-A-Thon

April 2nd & April 8th

Maine Agriculture in the Classroom

April 3rd

Schoolwide field trip to Waterville Opera House

April 18th

Comp Day - No School

April 21st - 25th

Spring Break

🏀⚽🏈 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! ⚽🏀🏈

Screenings

As a requirement of the state, all Pre K, Kindergarten, 1st and 3rd graders will have vision and hearing checked. Screenings have begun and will continue to take place over the next couple of weeks, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this feel free to give me a call or send me an email.

Illness

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.

Next meeting is Thursday, April 3rd at 6pm on Google Meet! Here's the link: https://meet.google.com/kvu-jxtp-vuo

We will be planning glow dance, teacher appreciation week, and more! Hope you can make it!!

Missed our last meeting? You can find the minutes from February's meeting on our Facebook page.

It’s here!! READ-A-THON!

Is your reader up for the challenge?

-You can still register your student! https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323736363032/1

-Share your reader link on social media, by text or by email. All funds raised help with our mission of supporting the staff and students of China Schools!

-From March 24-April 7, READ READ READ and record the minutes in the Read-A-Thon portal

-Grand Prize!! Before April break, the top 3 readers with the most minutes by grade at CPS and CMS with get to pie a teacher or staff member from their school!

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!

Registration is open for the 2025 Spring Season for China Rec Sports!

This year we have Cal Ripken Majors (12 and under – born on or after 5/1/2012), Minors (10 and under), Coach Pitch (8 and under), and T-Ball (4-6, co-ed). All baseball and T-ball registrations are managed at chinarecsports.com. Register soon to ensure that your player gets a hat and a shirt for the season! Last day for registration is April 4th. Softball is available through CAYSA at caysa-me.org.

Starting Sunday, March 16th, China Rec Sports will be offering free clinics to get warmed up for the 2025 season. See the attached chart for time and location of these clinics, which will continue in the gym until the fields are dry enough to get outside.

Special Notes:

* On Sunday, April 6th – for Coach Pitch and Cal Ripken players, we will host player evaluations instead of clinics. This allows us to create team rosters and ensure a competitive season. Please make every effort to have your player at evaluations.

JA Maine is seeking over 300 volunteers this spring to deliver learning experiences in classrooms throughout Maine including 4 opportunities at China Primary School. As a volunteer you’ll be working with students on the fundamentals of good money management, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship, as well as sharing professional insight to inspire and build skill sets in our state’s future workforce and leaders: students. Reach out to our Program Team to learn more! https://maine.ja.org/ or email jjamison@jamaine.org

CPS swag now available through Elliot Office Products! Link here!

Special Education Ed Tech/Ed Tech I - 7 hours/day

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!