SeDoMoCha Elementary School Phone 564-6535 opt. #3 Fax 564-6529 http;//www.sedomocha.org Julie Kimball, Principal March 20, 2015 Principal’s Pen Third and Fourth Grade Families: Today, you received a letter regarding our upcoming state assessment. We will begin our assessment at SeDoMoCha on Tuesday, March 31st. Just a few reminders… • Please be sure your child receives plenty of rest. • Please be sure your child has breakfast each morning. Reminder: Free breakfast is available everyday for all of our students. • Please be sure your child arrives promptly to school. • If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher. • We expect students to give their best effort. Thank you for your continued support. Together we can make a difference! For all of our Families: Please remember that our morning duty teachers do not arrive to the playground until 7:40 a.m. For the safety of our students, please ensure there is adult supervision on the playground before dropping off your children. As always, please do not hesitate to contact teachers, Mr. Lokken, or myself with questions or concerns that may arise. When we work together, students will continue to have a great year! SSO News….. Greetings from the SSO! We have had a very busy week, and we would like to thank the many volunteers who have helped us with the Scholastic Book Fair and with cooking for teachers. Both were very successful, and we simply could not do it without all of you! The basket raffle was also amazing this year, with so many families sending in great items so that we could offer some really nice prizes. The winners will be drawn on Friday, March 19th, and if you win we will contact you. Gift cards were also available for pick up at the Book Fair, but if you were unable to get yours during that time, please contact Shannen Rhoda to make other arrangements. Next week we will be popping and selling popcorn. We will pop on Wednesday and sell on Thursday, and it will be 50 cents a bag, as usual. If you are interested in helping on either of those days, keep an eye on our Facebook page, or contact Theresa Makowski for more information. On April 15th, we will be sending the entire school to see the all youth performance of The Jungle Book. This is always a great time as the kids are able to enjoy some great entertainment as well as support their peers who are passionate about theater. Look for more details about that in the coming weeks. And as always, if you have any questions about who we are and what we do, or if you would like to become a part of it, we meet on the second Wednesday of each month in the Teacher's room at 6:30. Or you can call Monica Demers at 943-3896. We look forward to Spring ,and all of the exciting things we have coming up! MARCH INTO SPRING for AUTISM Awareness Vendor and Craft Fair at the former Morton Avenue Elementary School Gymnasium Saturday, March 21, 2015. Located at 48 Morton Avenue from 9am-2pm. Vendors include Origami Owl, Thirty-One, Pampered Chef, Jamberry, Sassy Seaming, Glass Paradox, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, Beach Body and more! There will also be a bake sale put on by the Foxcroft Academy Band to benefit their upcoming trip to Disney. Proceeds of the event and raffle will benefit the SeDoMoCha Helping Hands Team as they prepare to participate in the 2015 Walk for Autism. Contact Sue at 343-1071 for more information. “What’s On The Menu?” March 23th – April 3rd Mon 3/23: Tues 3/24: Wed 3/25: . Thur 3/26: Fri 3/27: Mon 3/30: Tues 3/31: Wed 4/1: Thur 4/2: Fri 4/3: Ham Hoagie, Baked Beans, baby Carrots, Diced Pears Mrs. Foster’s Class Lunch, Chicken Fajita w/ sautéed Onions & Peppers, Corn, Strawberries, Chocolate Chip Cookie Mrs. Shaw’s Class Choice, Bacon, Egg, & Cheese on Whole Grain Toast, Hashbrown Bites, Mixed Blueberries, Raspberries, & Blackberries Cheese Pizza Sticks w/ Dipping Sauce, Cucumber Slices, Apple Mrs. Buerger’s Class Choice, Crispy Chicken Bacon Alfredo, Broccoli, and Clementine Cuties Mrs. Robinson’s Class Choice, Bacon Wrapped Chicken, Glazed Carrots, Strawberries, Garlic Bread Miss Mullen’s Class Choice, Baked Potato, Diced Ham & Shredded Cheese, Corn, Blueberry & Oat Crisp, Dinner Roll Fish Nuggets, Steamed Broccoli, Applesauce, Tarter Sauce BBQ Chicken Pizza, Baked Beans, Fruit Cocktail, Chocolate Chip Cookie Mrs. Wentworth’s Class Choice, Bacon & Scramble Eggs, Cucumber Slices, Orange Wedges, Banana Bread Milk is Served Daily with Lunch All Bread is Whole Wheat Nurse’s Notes There have been a few cases of head lice in our school. Lice are spread most commonly by direct head to head contact. Less frequently, they are spread by sharing clothing or belongings. Please remind your children to avoid sharing clothing, hairbrushes/combs, towels and sports equipment. You can help by checking your children’s hair for head lice and treating promptly if any are found. If you have any questions please contact me at the school office. Wellness News Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 2 for “Healthy Kids Day”. This event will be held at the PRYMCA. The SeDoMoCha Wellness team and the staff at the YMCA will be working together to have a fun event that encourages healthy living. Evergreen Children’s Bereavement Program Pine Tree Hospice is excited to announce a new series which will meet weekly for 6 weeks, beginning on Wednesday, March 25th (excluding April school vacation week) from 6:30p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church. Each session will have a different focus, such as memoriers, feelings, and coping. An adult/parents group is also available while the children meet. A death in the family affects every member from the oldest to the youngest. A child’s grief may be expressed in ways that are different from an adult’s. Please contact Pine Tree Hospice by calling 564-4346 or e-mailing wecare@pinetreehospice.org to pre-register for this session. Dates to Remember . . . April 7 School Board Meeting, 6:30 pm SES April 8 SSO Meeting, 6:30 pm SES April 17 Early Release Day 11:30 am April 20-24 April Vacation April 29-May 1 Kindergarten Screening May 2 Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA May 6-8 Pre-K Screening *************************************** 2015-2016 Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Morning Drop-Off Please remember that drop off time is at 7:40 a.m. Our teachers do not start duty until that time, so there is no supervision on the playground. For safety reasons no child should be left unattended on the playground. If you or someone you know has a child who will be starting kindergarten or pre-kindergarten next year please contact the office. We will be taking basic contact information in order to let you know about the upcoming screening. In order to enter Kindergarten for 2015-2016, a child must be five on or before October 15, 2015. To qualify for Pre-Kindergarten for 2015-2016, a child must be four on or before October 15, 2015. March 18, 2015 Dear SeDoMoCha Community, SeDoMoCha will once again be participating as a team in the Walk for Autism on Sunday, April 26th at 12noon in Bangor. We would love to have you and your families join us for this event! The Walk for Autism is an easy two-mile course around the University College campus to benefit the Autism Society of Maine. There is no cost to participate. If you are interested in joining us, you can register online at http://www.firstgiving.com/ASMMAINE/walk-for-autism 2015/teams. If you are unable to participate but would like to make a donation toward our team goal, you may do so online using the above link. If you have any trouble with this, please contact Shirley Kirkpatrick at 564-6535 x1140. Thank you for any support you are able to provide! Feel free to share this information with your family and friends. We hope to have a great turnout to show how much the SeDoMoCha community cares! Thank you. Sincerely, SeDoMoCha Maine Autism Leadership Team members SeDoMoCha Autism Awareness T-shirt Order Form Orders Due by Friday, April 3rd Name ________________________________________________________ Contact phone number ________________________________________ Child’s teacher (if applicable) ___________________________________ ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(shirt!back)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(front!of!shirt)! ! Size Quantity needed Price per shirt Cost Youth small Youth medium x 10.00 x 10.00 Youth large x 10.00 Youth x-large x 10.00 Adult small x 10.00 Adult medium x 10.00 Adult large x 10.00 Adult x-large x 10.00 ! Total amount due ! Please!make!checks!payable!to!“SeDoMoCha”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thank!you!!