The Feathered Flyer Update
For EES Students, Families and Community | February 2026
Congratulations to Josalin Joyce!
Congratulations to Josalin Joyce who was nominated by Mrs. Rice, to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM this Summer. Josalin was accepted and will be attending this wonderful opportunity this Summer!
The forum is a six-day program that allows elementary school students to discover their personal strengths and begin to acquire the leadership and life skills needed for academic and career success. She will engage in...
- Hands-On Simulations: The cornerstone of the program experience, students complete a variety of fun and challenging projects that provide unique insight on what it is like to work in the exciting fields of engineering, medicine, and CSI.
- STEM Challenge: Utilizing the skills that they develop, students explore cooperative problem solving and team dynamics through an engaging multi-day activity.
- Leadership Curriculum: Students are introduced to concepts and skills that lay the groundwork for growth and personal development, with a focus on key leadership areas.
Since 1985, Envision's experiential learning programs have helped more than 800,000 high-achieving students, like Josalin, expand their leadership abilities, discover their passion for a future career, and realize the power of their potential.
5th Grade Greeting Cards
Donna Maxim has been working with the 5th grade classroom, creating handmade greeting cards. You will be able to find these cards for sale during the 2026 Artisan and Vendor Fair. The proceeds will help benefit the annual 6th grade Boston trip.
4th Grade Engages in Annual Soil and water Conservation Poster Contest
The annual National Association of Conservation Districts Conservation Poster Contest provides K-6 students with the opportunity to convey their thoughts about soil, water, and related natural resource issues through art. Each year, the contest theme follows the annual stewardship theme of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). The contest highlights the educational outreach efforts of conservation districts and their state conservation associations, and is co-sponsored by the NACD and the NACD Auxiliary.
Students first enter their posters into their Soil & Water Conservation District’s local contest. Winning posters then advance to the State and National contests.
Check out last year’s Knox-Lincoln SWCD Local Conservation Poster Contest winning posters
Students will continue to learn about conservation and soil, water, and related natural resource preservation in the classroom while creating their posters for the contest.
Posters will be collected for judging the first Wednesday after February break, classroom and overall winners are announced in March.
Last year's winners...
https://www.knox-lincoln.org/2025-poster-contest-results#full-results
From the School Nurse
The cold and flu season is in full swing. To help decrease sickness and be preventative, we need to get back to the basics of washing hands with soap and water.
Hand sanitizer is not always effective at killing bacteria, viruses and parasites/eggs. The most effective way to clean hands is washing with soap and warm water, particularly after using the toilet and before eating. Bacteria and viruses slip away and go down the drain, quite literally, so scrubbing for the full 20-30 seconds (at least) is much more ideal compared to hand sanitizers.
This practice is the most effective way to prevent the spread of germs, protecting against illnesses like diarrhea and respiratory infections--I've also attached a step by step picture guide below.
Key Guidelines and Tips
When to Wash: Wash after using the bathroom, changing diapers, touching animals/waste, coughing/sneezing, and before and after eating or preparing food.
Duration: Scrub for a minimum of 20 seconds.
Public Places: Use paper towels to turn off faucets and open doors to avoid re-contamination.
Commonly Missed Areas: Pay special attention to thumbs, wrists, and under fingernails.
Benefits of Hand Washing
Reduces the spread of diarrheal diseases by ~30-40%.
Reduces respiratory infections (e.g., pneumonia) by ~20%.
Prevents infections by stopping pathogens from entering the body through the eyes, nose, or mouth.
Reduces the need for antibiotics.
Please let me know if you have specific questions about any of this.
Warmly,
Nurse Candie
Jump Rope Club for Grades 3 - 6
This session is open to students in grades 3-6 with practices being held Monday afternoons
from 2:30-3:30 on the following dates (2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/27, 3/30, and 4/6).
This is not an aftercare program. It is an instructional program affording participants opportunities
to build individual skills (footwork, rope swinging, and power jumping) along with long rope,
double dutch, and partner rope jumping skills. Everyone will quickly discover that they are limited
only by their imagination. As students become proficient at skills, they are encouraged to set new
goals, extend skills, create routines, collaborate, and perform. Personal and social skills are a focus
as we work together to create a safe and connected experience where everyone is supported and
encouraged.
Expectations For Participants
1. Come prepared to work, learn, and play – hard, fair, and safe.
2. Offer encouragement to others.
3. Wear clothing and footwear appropriate for physical activity.
4. Bring an extra snack to eat before practice.
Interested participants need to read, sign, and return the section below by Thursday, February 12th.
Yours for healthy, happy, and active children,
Mrs. Giles-Brown
Edgecomb Orchard & Garden News
In Fall of 2022 students and teachers worked with ReTreeUs to plant the Edgecomb School Orchard and the Boothbay Garden Club to plant the Perennial Pollinator Garden.
"The mission of Edgecomb School Garden & Orchard interactions is to support environmental stewardship while cultivating a connected community through educational opportunities for hands-on learning, inquiry, observation, and experimentation across the curriculum.”
Since planting, classrooms have participated in many garden-based lessons and activities such as tool safety, pollinators, benefits of fungus, bacteria, & invertebrates, pruning in the orchard and in the garden, as well as spring and fall maintenance, watering, and tree health checks. Classrooms can often be found on nature walks, story walks or engaged in any of the areas of their curriculum learning.
Our “Garden Goal” for 2026 is to involve more Edgecomb and surrounding town residents to participate in garden activities. As we move forward with planning and projects this will be a goal we will want to keep in mind along with student safety and education.
This year we are appreciative to the community members who have been volunteering their time to support the education of the students at the Edgecomb School, a local neighboring resident, the Boothbay Botanical Gardens, ReTreeUs, the Boothbay Garden Club, and the Boothbay Rotary. We are also looking forward to a new partnership with the Wiscasset Garden Club.
We will be looking to plan classroom plantings, student stewardship orchard maintenance events, fundraising, as well as help with garden maintenance and projects. So stay tuned for how you can get involved!
Mrs. Currier Gr. 4 Teacher
Food Pantry Information
Located at Edgecomb Community Church
15 Cross Point Rd, Edgecomb, ME 04556
207-882-4060
edgecomb.church@gmail.com
If your family is struggling with food insecurities please reach out to Gail Boudin at 207-380-7452.
