UPCOMING EVENTS
March
8 - Crazy Socks Day
2nd Trimester Grade Period Ends
12 - SALTY in Gr. 4
13, 20 - Mad Science
K-5 Great Starts 8:15-9:20AM
13 - GATE Trip to PFL
14 - Wear Green Day
15 - NO SCHOOL/Professional Development Day
20 - Report Cards Go Home
21 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
21 & 22 - Noon Dismissal
25 - RSU1 School Board Meeting and First Reading of the Proposed Budget 6PM at MHS
26 - Harlem Triksterz Basketball Team Visits PES 9AM
29 - Deadline to order Kevin Hawkes book from Mockingbird Bookshop for Autograph
A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
We have a very busy month of March ahead of us! In the next few weeks, students will have Friday, March 15th, off as teachers continue their professional learning. The following week, students will have two half days of school as we hold parent/teacher conferences on March 21st. Please be sure to schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher.
On March 25th, the RSU1 Board of Directors will hold the first reading of the 2024-2025 budget. This is an opportunity for you to attend and have your opinion heard regarding items in the budget. All budget meetings take place at Morse High School.
We are very fortunate that the Phippsburg PTA has agreed to sponsor a performance by the Harlem Triksterz. This will be a forty-five minute show that all students pre-K through fifth grade will attend. They will also be performing at BMS at 6:30 pm on the 26th. Click HERE for more information.
Finally, you may have heard that I have decided to retire at the end of this school year. I appreciate the opportunities afforded to me during my ten years at RSU1. I will miss the Phippsburg community, and will always hold fond memories of the students and their families. I will forever be amazed at the community support for Phippsburg Elementary School and its wonderful students.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Could Your Child Benefit from Mentoring?
When it comes to our children's future, we’re in this together. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick pairs screened positive mentors with youth to create a community where all children achieve success.
We offer school-based mentoring, in which your child is matched with a trained adult volunteer who meets with them weekly at their school for lunch and recess. We also offer community-based mentoring, in which your child and their Big meet to do fun things together on a schedule that works for them.
All our programs are free! Contact your school counselor for more information or visit bbbsbathbrunswick.org.
PARENTS, PLEASE REVIEW SCHOOL BUS RULES WITH YOUR CHILD IF THEY RIDE THE BUS
Remain seated.
Face the front of the bus.
Keep hands and feet to yourself and out of the aisle.
Use a quiet voice to talk.
No eating and drinking.
Keep the bus clean by cleaning up after yourself.
Use kind and respectful language.
Also: always remember the Danger Zone, and follow Bus Driver’s direction.
Students who violate the bus rules will be sent home with a bus slip. Upon receipt of a third bus notice, the student and parents will meet with the principal to determine a corrective plan of action. The principal reserves the right to remove students from the bus for a period of time based upon rule violations at any time.
KINDERGARTEN SEARCH
Do you, or someone you know, have a child living in Phippsburg that will be five by October 15th? If so, they are eligible for our full-day kindergarten class. Please call Mrs. Doran at 389-1514, and we’ll add them to the list for this fall, and contact you when we schedule Parent Information Night and Kindergarten screening. Advance notice helps us to ensure we have enough materials. Online kindergarten registration is now available at the link at the bottom of our website. We look forward to assisting you.
VOLUNTEER
Are you interested in being on a list of eligible volunteers, or chaperoning a field trip? Visit the RSU1 website to learn more and to sign up: https://www.rsu1.org/page/volunteer-information. At site preference, scroll down to select PES and be sure to click Submit after the form is complete and signed. Please allow one week prior to a field trip or event for processing. You must register every school year.
BATH REC NEWS
Located at 4 Sheridan Road, Bath, ME. 04530 • (207) 443-8360 • http://www.bathrecreation.com/
Summer Day Camps Registration opens March 1st at 10AM for incoming Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6. Financial assistance/payment plans are available. Also being offered in Woolwich: Equine Adventures Camp! Outdoor Adventures Camp! Wilderness Adventures Camp! For FULL DETAILS, visit http://www.bathrecreation.com/
FREE PARENTING ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Families CAN! has several upcoming parenting enrichment programs that are all FREE, and open to any parent, caregiver or community member. Currently, all programs are being offered by Zoom.
NURTURING PARENTING FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE - register here
NURTURING FATHERS - register here
CIRCLE OF SECURITY PARENTING - register here
Save the Date! 2nd Annual Community Baby Shower and Resource Fair! June 1st, 2024 at Midcoast Maine Community Action in Bath. This will be open to families in Sagadahoc & Lincoln counties, along with families in Brunswick & Harpswell with children under 1 year old. Free welcome baby bag for the first 50 parents/caregivers to register in each session. Resources for babies from prenatal to 1st birthday; giveaways, demonstrations, and free raffles at each session! Sign up to be notified when registration opens for the baby shower
PARENTING APART: POSITIVE CO-PARENTING - register here
ACTIVE PARENTING: 5-12 - register here
FIRST FIVE YEARS - register here
INFANT SAFE SLEEP/PERIOD OF PURPLE CRYING - register here
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES BY BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS - register here
For more information or to register contact: Dawn at (207) 442-7963 ext. 230 or email dawn.flagg@mmcacorp.org
Phippsburg Elementary School Contact Info
Email: sgorsuch-plummer@rsu1.org
Website: phippsburg.rsu1.org
Location: 1047 Main Rd, Phippsburg, ME, USA
Phone: 389-1514