Line School Parade This Thursday, May 14th: The Line School Staff is hosting a school parade through the towns of Newfield and Limerick this Thursday! Please review the route and find the safest location that is closest to your home. We hope we get to see everyone!

Free daily meal pick up available for all children! Segment IV remote learners, homeschool students and any child 18 and under! Sign up today for segment IV with the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexOaeSwQup1fCMd09KxQf9Hgx_A6MwUwXcmN0DMj32il1GWA/viewform?usp=sf_link Please contact the School Nutrition Department with any questions (207)247-3221 x 2257 or vanessarichardson@rsu57.org

Happy New Year! January menus are now available on the district website! Menu> Documents> Food Service Menus

Dear Families, The District is considering reinstating its early release days this January - May. This would mean 7 early release days on the following Wednesdays: 01/13; 02/3; 03/03; 03/24; 04/07; 05/05; 05/26. The Elementary Schools would release early at about 1:15PM. And, the Middle and High Schools would release early at about noon. Before doing so, we would like to understand how this will impact your family in these unique times. Transportation will be for those who currently ride buses. The primary purpose for this time is the same as in previous years - to work with teachers in supporting the educational needs of your children. Given the unique demands of the times, this professional time is especially important for our teachers. School lunch would be served either on site or as a "grab and go" on these days. Remote learning families would continue to access school lunch by way of curbside pick up. Your Response by Tuesday, December 15th is appreciated. Here is the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/9tLeHyYXrVr8yw9UA Please check your email for a message that includes the link as well if needed.

Good morning Line Community, We are aware that many of our families are without power today. Please be assured we also understand that means many of you will not be able to participate in remote learning. If you are not able to participate in learning today and have the ability to notify us via email at christinawinn@rsu57.org, that would be greatly appreciated as we anticipate a high volume of calls. With this being the first day of fully remote learning for the following classrooms: Ms. Karish, Mrs. Fossett, Mrs. Callahan, Mrs. Calnan, Mr. Kellis/Mr. Hird, and Ms. Hiltner, we ask for your patience and understanding as we navigate this unique day. For those of you with children in these classrooms, our office is here to support you as best we can.  If you are in need of items from school, please reach out and we will make arrangements for you to come to school and pick them up. When calling the school, please leave a voicemail if someone does not answer and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Line Elementary’s systems are now up and running. Remote learners are asked to join their regular schedule at this time. Thank you for your patience and a special thanks to our district tech team for their quick response.

Line Elementary’s internet and phone is currently down. Out tech team is working to address the problem and we will let you know when it is up and running. We can be reached by phone on our fax line at 793-2425 in the meantime.

Free daily meal pick up available for all children!! Segment III remote learners, homeschool students and any child 18 and under. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciYaUGr-7E8Tl3Pe4MHUW2clclSe_rqWcKbk4A-TR7Mxao2w/viewform?usp=sf_link

District Nutrition Staff at Waterboro Elementary School promoting free school meals today!

Tuesday, November 3rd is a district wide remote learning day. If you need meals for your children for this day please submit a request by November 1st with the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-AeaVD4_9f9QAgaiIvFu_K4Q-Yxz9F42_X5DrU0gaA8nx7Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

November menus are now posted!! https://www.rsu57.org/o/rsu-57/browse/67914

On October 9th the USDA announced the extension of free meals to all children 18 and under through the end of the 2020-2021 school year! Free meals consist of breakfast and lunch and must be a complete reimbursable meal in order to meet federal guidelines. Enrolled, in-person learners may receive free meals while attending school in-person. Remote learners, home schooled children, and any child 18 and under that is not of school age may pre-order meals for pick up by submitting the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdADGQNbsN3SNxOr23avHOMyeoo-sw39h5Nq6C0bTgL57MERg/viewform?usp=sf_link RSU 57 highly recommends that all households continue to submit free and reduced applications for meal price benefits if you feel you may qualify. Each school district receives federal and state funding based on the percentage of students that are approved for free or reduced meal prices. Under counting those eligible for this program could harm many educational programs we rely on to serve our students. Regardless of whether your student chooses to receive school meals or not, it is critical that we properly account for all who are eligible. If you have any questions related to free meals, meal price benefit applications or remote meal pick up please contact the School Nutrition Department directly by calling (207)247-3221 x2257 or emailing vanessarichardson@rsu57.org

About 75% of devices for remote learners were picked up this week! We’re open at MMS until 7 pm tonight. After today, devices may be picked up at your child’s school. If you are picking up tomorrow, please call the school first.

Remote Learners: Save the date!! We will be distributing student devices next Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 9:00 in the morning and ending at 7:00 pm. We will be distributing all devices from the middle school, More information will come out tomorrow and Friday.

In order to decrease the amount of meal payments being handled by students and staff, we encourage all families to sign up for our online payment system. For more information on this service please visit the document section on our website. Documents>Information>School Nutrition Did you know... that you can earn one free bonus meal when you deposit $50.00 or more onto a student meal account. For example, a payment of $50 will be charged a fee of $2.49, but in return you will receive one bonus meal on the student meal account. The value of the meal exceeds the value of the fee. Bonus meals are automatically applied at lunch once earned.

Updated links the the Community Info Night can be found below as well as within the district calendar Community Information Night appointment. Topic: COMMUNITY INFORMATION NIGHT Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://rsu57.zoom.us/j/89291589537

For all in-person or remote learning students!! Meal price benefit applications are now available for all enrolled students for the 20/21 school year. Please contact the School Nutrition Department with any questions (207)247-3221 x2257

The link to0o tonight's board meeting had to be adjusted. Please go to the link on the district calendar within the School Board meeting event to access the link.

This is just a reminder that the Line School yearbooks (we have one free yearbook for each student that was purchased by our PTC) can be picked up today and each Wednesday from now through August from 8AM - 2PM. We will have someone to assist you curbside.

This is the LAST SCHEDULED DAY for Line School student material pick-up. Staff will be here today, Thursday, June 11th, from 8:00am-2:00pm to assist you. Please follow the posted signs and pull up to the gymnasium side of the school. Please notify the school if a non parent/guardian will be retuning items so we are aware.

This is a reminder that the Line School student material pick-up and drop-off will be tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th from 8:00am-2:00pm and Thursday, June 11th from 8:00am-2:00pm. For more information, please see the principal's reminder email that was sent to all families today.

Line School Parade tomorrow, 5/14 (3:30 PM start). The Line School Staff is hosting a school parade through the towns of Newfield and Limerick tomorrow! Please review the route and find the safest location that is closest to your home. We hope we get to see everyone!

Maine's Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from Food and Nutrition Services to partner with the Maine Department of Education to provide a Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefit to school-aged children who normally receive free or reduced breakfast and lunch at Maine schools. This benefit will help to replace the value of school meals while students are learning remotely. Families currently receiving SNAP or TANF and have a child aged five through eighteen will receive a P-EBT benefit on their Pine Tree card in May. Families who are not receiving SNAP or TANF and have a child who is eligible for free or reduced school lunch can request the P-EBT benefit by calling 1-855-797-4357. Some household information will be requested by a phone agent who will then verify eligibility with the Maine Department of Education. Families who have not yet been found eligible for free or reduced lunch can apply through their local school district at the following link. www.myschoolapps.com Separate P-EBT cards will be issued for eligible families who do not already have a Pine Tree card. Please call our office if you cannot access the online application and we will mail you a paper copy. (207)247-3221 x2257

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY1wKGXAfdI

School Lunch Hero Day! Friday, May 1st! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pO6UlS3wMZi6TaWQBa1p6oBWwPKIDhxC

Please follow the link for the latest update from the Continuous Leaning Communication team. https://sites.google.com/rsu57.org/remote-learning-announcements/home#h.kpa54l4folaj

In addition to the two open meal sites at Line Elementary and Massabesic Middle School, we will be implementing ​a ​free meal delivery​ service​ via specific bus routes​​ starting on Monday, March 23rd. These bus routes have been set up to bring food to the areas in our communities with the highest need. In order to keep the meals as safe as possible and to allow time for staff to safely prepare the meals, we will be doing two deliveries per day. One delivery in the morning for breakfast and one delivery in the afternoon for lunch. The bus routes will run Monday through Friday. Please visit the RSU 57 website or app to access the route map​ and approximate delivery times​. Students will have the option to receive breakfast and lunch each day and on Fridays they will receive two additional meals for the weekend. Our focus is to get meals closer to the students in our district that desperately need them. If your student is in need of meals and you cannot access the daily bus routes or the open meal sites please call 207-247-3221 x​2257 and we will do our very best to assist you. The meals available through our two meal sites as well as our specific area bus routes are available to all children 18 and under, free of charge. We want to be able to offer all children in our district the nutrition they need during this closure. In order to continue doing so, we do ask that only families that are in high need receive these meals. ​We will continue this service as long as our food supply and staffing needs can meet the demand.​​​

Nutrition Update

Free breakfast and lunch for ALL RSU57 CHILDREN ages 0-18 is being served at Line School and the Middle School. Please stop by Line School for a Curbside "grab & go" pickup of a 3-day supply for each child in your household from 7-9 and 11-1 daily (M-F).

Spectrum Signup: Spectrum is now offering free/low cost Internet service for 60 days to qualified homes. Any household that currently qualifies for free or reduced lunch and is a first time subscriber to Spectrum can complete an application at http://bit.ly/57spectrumsignup.

Line School: Picking Up Technology and Learning Packets. On Tuesday, 3/17, items can be picked up from 8:30am-3:30pm and from 5pm-7pm at Line School. Please pull up to the front of the school, remain in your car and a staff member will be there to assist. See email for more info.

In an effort to support the children and families in our community, the RSU 57 School Nutrition Department will be offering free meals to all children ages 18 and under starting on Monday, March 16th through the duration of the school closure. Meals will be pre-packaged, grab n' go and will be available at the following locations: Line Elementary School - 818 Water Street, West Newfield, ME 04095 Massabesic Middle School - 134 Old Alfred Road, East Waterboro, ME 04030 Hours of pickup will be Monday - Friday from 7:00am - 9:00am and 11:00am - 1:00pm. Please note: This is open to ALL children, ages 18 and under from any community. To help eliminate unnecessary travel for families, children have the option to receive breakfast and lunch for each day and can take up to 3 days' worth of meals per pickup. Pickup will occur at the front doors of each location. Please remain in your car upon arrival. Staff will be present to assist you. Please know that our department is following strict sanitation guidelines to ensure the safety of our community. **If you or your family cannot access either site during the pickup hours, please contact Cathy at the School Nutrition Office at (207) 247-3221, ext. 2257. We will update this information as needed. Thank you.

Internet Access Opportunity: Please see the news story linked below from News 13 about access to free wifi through Spectrum for families with school-age children. We will pass updates as we receive them. http://bit.ly/news13spectrum

Please check the News section of the website for a link to a survey to help us prepare for a possible closing due to a COVID-19 pandemic.

The Line School Pre-K celebration of learning and Pre-K&K Music concert scheduled for tonight, March 12th, has been postponed until further notice. For more information on district cancellations visit rsu57.org.

This is a reminder that Wednesday, March 11th, is an early release day. MHS and MMS will be dismissed at 11:45am and elementary schools will be dismissed at 1:00pm.

This is a reminder that Wednesday, March 11th, is an early release day. MHS and MMS will be dismissed at 11:45am and elementary schools will be dismissed at 1:00pm.

Thank you to Hilltop Boilers and Mrs Bryant for talking to the Kindergarteners at LINE Elementary School today about making maple syrup! This is the design process in action!

Online Kindergarten Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now working.

Online Kindergarten Registration for the 2020-2021 school year, that was scheduled to begin today, will be delayed. We are experiencing technical issues that we hope to resolve soon.

Kindergarten registration for fall 2020 opens on Monday, February 24, 2020. Registration can be completed online and includes a meeting with our District Registrar. If you have a student that already attends one of the district PreK programs there is no need to register them as they are already in the system. Thank you

Kindergarten registration for fall 2020 opens on Monday, February 24, 2020. Registration can be completed online and includes a meeting with our District Registrar. If you have a student that already attends one of the district PreK programs there is no need to register them as they are already in the system. Thank you

ATTENTION!!!! SUBSTITUTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES! RSU#57 Substitute Teacher Interviews/ Orientation will be held on Tuesday, February 25th 9:00-10:00AM at our Central Office. For more information or to RSVP, call Jen at 247-3221 ext. 2201.

Kindergarten registration for fall 2020 opens on Monday, February 24, 2020. Registration can be completed online and includes a meeting with our District Registrar. If you have a student that already attends one of the district PreK programs there is no need to register them as they are already in the system. Thank you

Due to the weather and school cancellation, the Line School community dinner scheduled for tonight has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Thanks to all staff and families who were able to attend last night. 

The Line School pasta dinner is on for tonight from 5:30 - 7:00. If you signed up for tomorrow's dinner, please consider attending tonight due to the possible inclement weather for tomorrow, in case we need to cancel. We have enough for everyone tonight and all are welcome!

Congratulations to all of our 4th and 5th graders from Line and Shapleigh who participated in the Geography Bee yesterday! A special congratulations to our 1st place winner, Nathaniel Howe, and our 2nd place winner, Mary Louise Hager!

Pre K registration is now open. Kindergarten registration begins Feb 24th. Please follow this link to the Pre K lottery form. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ne_HRLDW_C0Ax7BgqKY7ciZ1gS0oG-EJ71ZrqTTc_ZU

Here is the direct link to the PreK lottery form! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ne_HRLDW_C0Ax7BgqKY7ciZ1gS0oG-EJ71ZrqTTc_ZU

Pre K registration is now open! Please follow the link to all needed paperwork. We are excited to meet our district’s youngest learners. Paperwork will be accepted through February 28, 2020!

Line PTC is sponsoring a community event with a Maine Mariners Hockey game on January 12th at 3 PM in Portland. Pre-order tickets no later than December 18th at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetgEyKZ7p0vaW3GsVJFmLuRytSpk9KQV_NlR7BqDYodF3Iaw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Breakout Boxes are a fun way to test collaborative problem solving skills! Fifth grade at Line did Breakout Boxes based on their Engineering is Elementary units; one was all about the impact of oil spills, and the other was about world ecosystems!

PreK is proud to share their collaborative collage! In their unit 2 studies, they are learning about friendships and working together.

Bus Route Update: Effective, Monday, November 4, 2019, Bus #1771's morning Line Elementary Route will begin 10 minutes earlier. Notices will be given out by the bus driver today.

Our last update still reports that the bus cannot get through Foss Rd in Limerick in the area of #391. Students will need to meet Bus 1371 at either Patterson Rd or Route 5 this morning. The bus will not be able to travel through. We will update later as we know more.

Good morning Line School! Just a reminder today is an early release. Dismissal will be at 1:00.

Join the band! 4th and 5th grade band permission slips are due back to school on Monday, 9/16! The deadline to order a rental instrument is 9/16 at midnight. You can order online at www.davidfrenchmusic.com. Questions can be emailed to emilyschaefer@rsu57.org.

NOW HIRING!!! RSU #57 is now using Frontline: Recruiting and Hiring to process employment applications for all RSU #57 employment opportunities. Frontline: Recruiting and Hiring can be found by clicking on the "Employment" link in the menu at the top of the district website.

Please see this important message from Superintendent Malone. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/454748/pertussis_ltr_0819__1_.pdf

Check out the MHS Athletic Boosters Web Store selling various items celebrating the 50th anniversary of MHS! All proceeds support MHS Athletes. https://www.rsdgraphicsonline.com/massabesic-boosters-50th-anniversar-1

We are looking forward to the start of another great year at Line Elementary and would like to remind all Pre-K and Kindergarten families that our Open House and Bus Orientation will take place at Line School this Monday, August 26th starting at 8:45AM. See you there!

We are loving our new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, and even emergency notifications, right from your pocket. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/3278HxW or iPhone: https://apple.co/2NqwkOu.

We’re thrilled to announce Regional School Unit 57’s new app! It’s everything RSU 57, in your pocket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqyIglWE1oA&t=27s With the new app, you can access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, and even emergency notifications. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/3278HxW or iPhone: https://apple.co/2NqwkOu.

Important School Bus Route Information. https://www.rsu57.org/article/123846?org=rsu-57 … View image on Twitter