Pinwheel gardens represent an effort to prevent child abuse and neglect. This week our 5th grade class planted a pinwheel garden with the support of the Kids Free to Grow program to show support for our school community’s healthy development.
Free breakfast & lunch pick up available daily for all children! Segment V remote learners, homeschool students and any child 18 and under! Sign up today for segment V with the link below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5wQEq4Y-GsFUZ9kRi0VXfOdK6UIdMz-BOGPaC6Ft62dSMyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Please contact the School Nutrition Department with any questions (207)247-3221 x 2257 or vanessarichardson@rsu57.org
We are again very excited to share a wonderful opportunity for our PK – 5 students during the months of April and May as we continue to seek ways to promote literacy. Our local Masons groups, the Freedom Lodge of Limerick and the Day Spring Lodge of Newfield, have partnered up to sponsor a “Bikes for Books” program for Line and Shapleigh schools. During the months of April and May, children will earn a raffle ticket for each book they read (or have read to them for our little ones), either in school or at home. When they complete a book, their teacher will give them a ticket to complete that includes their name, class, and a little information about the book they read or that was read to them. These tickets will be turned into the office. The more books a child reads, the more tickets they can earn. At our end of the year assembly in June, we will have 12 bikes that we will raffle off with a bike going to one boy and one girl in each grade PK-5. We would like to express a sincere thank you to our local Masons groups for this opportunity!
Mystery Reader Video #3 https://youtu.be/3yVJul2KqAo
Don't forget to fill out your tickets and bring them in on Friday!
Don't forget to look for our Mystery Reader video that will be sent out tomorrow at 3:00pm! Our clues so far this week are they love hunting and fishing, they wear glasses, and they used to coach sports. One more clue will be given to learners tomorrow....Do you know who our mystery reader is?
Progress reports will go live tomorrow on your Parent Vue account. Please reach out to the main office if you are in need of an activation code for your account or would like a hard copy of your child's progress report.
Mystery Reader Video #2
https://youtu.be/qh21cLb353Y
Don't forget to fill out your tickets and bring them in on Friday!
Don't forget to look for our Mystery Reader video that will be sent out tomorrow at 3:00pm! Mystery Reader clues from this week are they do not work at Shapleigh but they visit our school, they are originally from New Jersey, they tell lots of jokes, they have 2 grandchildren, they were in the Army, and they have a job that requires a special uniform. Do you know who our mystery reader is?
Updated Mystery Reader link: https://youtu.be/FP3_v5NLqwY
Don't forget to look for our Mystery Reader video that will be sent out tonight! Mystery Reader clues from this week are they work at Shapleigh, their favorite book series is Frog and Toad, they love to read, they wear glasses and they love cats! Do you know who our mystery reader is?
Kindergarten registration for 2021/2022 is open as of March 1st! Please go to http://www.rsu57.org/registration to register your child. For complete information on how to register and what is needed for documentation, please see the flyer or call the main office.
What an exciting time we had celebrating the 100th day of learning on Tuesday! Take a peek at our video highlighting the day.
https://youtu.be/-xBBfPzpD4M
Learners enjoyed a special treat today for meeting our food drive goal for kindness month! Thank you to our community for all your support in donating almost 300 items!
100th Day of School: To support our 100th day of learning and kindness month, our gratitude challenge went home today! Please complete the form with 10 of each item you are thankful for and submit to Mrs. Carbone by Friday, March 5th for entry into a special drawing!
Our 100th day of school is coming up on Tuesday, March 2nd. Please join us in celebrating our learning with a 100th day family project. Please see the flyer for more information. All projects should come to school on or before the 100th day for display! We can't wait to see what you create!
You can't take back kindness spirit day this Friday! Wear your outfit backwards to help us celebrate kindness month!
Kindness Month: This week we will be hosting a school food drive with a goal of 200 items. Please see the flyer for specific items requested to support our backpack program.
Kindness Month: This vacation we will be hosting a random acts of kindness challenge. Please see the attached form for details and have an amazing February break! Forms are due when you come back on the 22nd
Shapleigh will be hosting our next kindness spirit day this Friday to support our kindness month activities!! Cozy up to kindness with your favorite sweater and hat this Friday, January 12th!
The Sanford Backpack Program will be receiving supply of food from Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, February 11th. They would like to extend the invitation to our surrounding districts to attend their free community food distribution event. Please see the attached community food distribution flyer if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity.
Some more school spirit highlights!
Some more school spirit highlights!
Shapleigh will be hosting our first kindness spirit day this Friday to support this kick off of our kindness month activities!! Cozy up to kindness with your favorite pajamas this Friday, January 5th!
Celebrating our school spirit with some crazy hair!
Greetings Shapleigh Families and Community,
It is that exciting time of year again when we begin accepting applications for our Pre-K program for next fall. Please see the attached poster about our program which provides a link and QR code to our online Pre-K lottery application. We will be accepting these applications through February 26, 2021. Kindergarten registration will begin the Monday after February vacation, more information on that to come. We look forward to meeting our youngest learners. Please feel free to share this information with any family that may have an eligible student for next fall.
School Spirit Day on January 29th! Our crazy hair day is sponsored by Miss Philibert's kindergarten classroom. Please see the flyer for details.
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
Shapleigh Memorial School has currently lost power. For those that are NWEA testing remotely this may impact your afternoon testing sessions. An update will be sent out when power is restored. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Just a reminder of our upcoming early release day scheduled for January 13, 2021. At Shapleigh Memorial, we will begin parent dismissal at 1:15pm and bus dismissal immediately following at 1:30pm. Please reach out to the office with any questions.
Each student received a book as a gift from Title I before vacation that went along with their winter themed family night. These books were selected to align to interest and grade level. Please reach out to Title 1 with any questions on how to support your child's reading growth from home! Thanks so much for your continued support.
Happy New Year!
January menus are now available on the district website!
Menu> Documents> Food Service Menus
School Spirit Day on December 18th! Our color challenge day is sponsored by Mrs. O'Neill's kindergarten classroom. Please see the flyer for color challenge details.
Dear Shapleigh 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 through a quick survey.
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.
Transportation will be for those who currently ride buses and 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.
Thank you and your response by Tuesday, December 15th is appreciated!
Survey: https://forms.gle/9tLeHyYXrVr8yw9UA
Please see the save the date information for our upcoming virtual winter themed family night we are offering through our Title 1 program. All families are welcome to attend and we will be sending out additional details including math & literacy activities, schedule, Zoom links as we get closer to the event. Please RSVP using the link below so materials can be sent home.
https://forms.gle/WHHz2u8f16vaoXnU9
School Spirit Day (11/20): Western Day, sponsored by our Pre-K class!
PTC pie fundraiser pick up will tonight at Shapleigh Memorial School. If you placed an order, please come by the school between 5-6:30pm for our contactless pickup.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held virtually this week for our learners. Sign up information has been shared through the classroom teachers. Specialists (Ms. Fearon, Mr. Abbiati, Mrs. Bovie, and Mrs. Coffin) will be available as well on the night on November 19th for pop in conferences. Please see the Shapleigh Peek with specific link information or call the office with any questions.
Some pictures from our Veterans Day celebration. Thank you to our staff and learners for making this week special for our local veterans.
Shapleigh Memorial School would like to thank all of our local veterans for their service, sacrifice and dedication. We wish them a very Happy Veterans Day.
PTC pie fundraiser pick up will Tuesday, November 17th at Shapleigh Memorial School. If you placed an order, please come by the school between 5-6:30pm for our contactless pickup.
Last year we held our first Veterans Day celebration to honor and thank all of our local Veterans. Sadly, due to the restrictions around COVID 19, we are unable to hold a full celebration this year however we do look forward to continuing our new tradition next year.
We do want to thank, honor and celebrate all who have served our country. We plan to share a small thank you with our veterans who are a part of our Shapleigh community on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. Please see the attached invitation and we hope you are able to drive through to see what our learners have prepared for you!
Please see the updated library plan for the 20-21 school year.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12dNmOE0d-yWxYK4d13G9IDoACkZ6zrfcjM1K6TOAlYs/edit
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
School pictures for all learners are schedule for tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28th. Remote learners are scheduled from 8:30-9:30 or 11:00-11:30. Please let the school know if you are a remote learner and are coming in for pictures. Get your smiles ready!
School Spirit Day will be this Friday, October 30th. Please wear your mustang gear or colors (green, white and gold) to show your school pride!
School picture forms have been sent home with learners today. Please return with your child on October 28th, picture day, if you are interested in ordering school pictures this year. There is an error on the form as it has Line School information. Please note that all the ordering information is the same and only the school and date information is incorrect.
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
Updates to the Maine CDC resources
Pre-Screening Tool: https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Pre-Screening%20Tool_11.pdf
Child Feels Unwell Flowchart: https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Child%20Feels%20or%20Appears%20Unwell%20Flowchart_7.pdf
Shapleigh Memorial PTC Pie and Cookie Dough Sale due on October 19th.
Good morning Shapleigh Families, this message is to inform you that we were out of power in the building this morning, but since then power has returned. All remote learners, this caused the delay this morning on Zoom but you should be able to log in with your class shortly. Thank you for your understanding.
Read to Ride forms will be accepted until tomorrow. Please be sure to turn these into your teacher so your name can be entered to win a new bike from the Maine Department of Education!
Looking forward to have our PK and K remote learners begin on Tuesday! Please see schedule and login information from your child's classroom teacher.
What a great first week with our in person and remote learners! Thank you so much for your support and flexibility while we navigate the changes this year. In working to make our arrival and dismissal process more efficient and safe, we are asking all families to remain in their vehicles and if your child needs support buckling to please pull up past the yellow cone to the side of the driveway before doing so. Thank you so much and we are looking forward to next week!
Looking forward to have our grade 1-5 remote learners joining us today! Please see schedule and login information from your child's classroom teacher.
Good afternoon Shapleigh Families! We have had an amazing day with our in person grade 1-5 learners today. Please remember if you are picking up your child today who normally takes the bus or if someone other than who you have indicated as a pick up person through your emergency card information, please be sure to call the office by 2:15pm. This will allow us to have your child ready for our 2:45pm parent dismissal. Thank you!
Happy first day to school Shapleigh Grade 1-5 in person learners! We are excited to see you all at student drop off between 9:00-9:15am this morning!
Don't forget to download the RSU57 App to ensure you get all the updates from our school and district.
You can download the app for free on both Google Play or the Apple App Store by searching for “RSU 57.”
Download for Android: http://bit.ly/3278HxW
Download for iPhone: https://apple.co/2NqwkOu
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.
Attention families providing transportation: Dismissal cards will be provided during morning arrival on the first day of school for your child(ren).
Please check out our welcome back open house video reviewing some important information for the upcoming school year!
https://youtu.be/0IbBvRE1ru0
Teacher welcome letters and supply lists have been emailed out to families and placed on our school website under home-school communications. Please reach out to your child's classroom teacher if you have any questions!
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
Yearbook pick ups are available Monday-Wednesday this week from 8:00-3:00pm. Please pull out front and someone will bring your child's yearbook out to your vehicle. If these times do not work please call the office to make alternate arrangements.
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.
The office will be closed this Wednesday, August 5th. Yearbook pick-ups will resume Wednesday, August 12th. Please contact the office if you need to make alternate arrangements for your child's yearbook. Thank you!
It is very important for our planning that all families complete this survey for each school-aged child in their household: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a1jelFYl5Bb_1Q1wRKl5I45KPBCBMx0tsiBFnCUMJrA/edit. We ask that you help us by sharing this information with others in the community! Thank you!
Yearbooks are in! Each learner was order a yearbook this year, compliments of our PTC, which can be picked up during our office hours each Wednesday starting tomorrow. The office will be open from 8AM - 2PM and we will have someone to assist you curbside. Please reach out with any questions!
Shapleigh Memorial Update - Last day for curbside student material pick up and drop off is today, June 11th, from 9:00am-3:00pm. Please contact the office if you are unable to make this time.
SMS PICK UP/DROP OFF SCHEDULE: Dates: 6/10 & 6/11 from 9:00 to 3:00. Please bring all school property, including iPads, charges & blocks, keyboards, classroom books, instruments, library books, etc. See you soon!
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge videos or photos of a positive remote learning experience for our final celebration presentation on Friday, June 5th.
Final assembly to celebrate our school year will happen this Friday at our normal Share Time. Please see the invitation sent out through email for Zoom code. Please plan on attending if possible as we have some special awards and activities to give out!
Check out our Share Time presentation from last week. The full presentation can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/yc3l9rg8. The talent video (weekly challenge) and staff video are embedded in the slides.
We are looking forward to our Share Time today! See you at 9:30 and don't forget to wear your red, white and blue today! Please see invitation for Zoom code.
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge photos or video of a special talent you have for our Share Time presentation on Friday.
Check out last week's family challenge video shared at our Share Time on Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn4fFiOI0Bc
SMS PICK UP/DROP OFF SCHEDULE: Dates: 6/10 & 6/11 from 9:00 to 3:00. Please bring all school property, including iPads, charges & blocks, keyboards, classroom books, instruments, library books, etc. More details regarding process will be sent through email.
Check out the Shapleigh Staff joke video from Share Time today! Hope we made you smile today :) https://youtu.be/TKd2yFJQT-Y
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge photos of your family for our Share Time presentation on Friday.
We are still collecting entries for our Bikes for Books program! We will be collecting responses until the end of the year and hoping to pull winners at our final Share Time! Submit here: https://bit.ly/3bLXwxW
Mystery Doug invites families to join a live science show on May 21 at 1pm. He will be answering kids’ questions with the help of astronaut Jessica Meir (from Maine), who filmed videos while she was in space! Access this event at: https://mysteryscience.com/live
Check out our weekly challenge (fitness challenge) video from Friday (https://youtu.be/HZyK15Ce8go) or the full Share Time presentation (https://bit.ly/3fVM6Lr)
We are looking forward to our Share Time today! See you at 9:30 and don't forget to wear your favorite sports gear! Please see invitation for Zoom code.
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge photos around fitness skills our Share Time presentation on Friday.
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
Updated food delivery routes and times. Please see the estimated times for each bus stop for our Shapleigh lunch delivery.
We are looking forward to our Share Time today! See you at 9:30 and don't forget to wear your pajamas and bring a stuffy! Please see invitation for Zoom code.
Thank you to all of our wonderful families that came out today to celebrate our amazing staff for our reverse parade. Our hearts are just bursting and couldn't thank you for taking the time to celebrate with us!
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge photos around ways to show kindness for our Share Time presentation on Friday.
It's staff appreciation and school nutrition week! Thank you for all you do to support our learners and families. Please see the notice sent out by our PTC last week for a fun activity for our learners to support this week!
Check out our Shapleigh Memorial Share Time presentation from today!
Presentation:https://drive.google.com/a/rsu57.org/file/d/1m_iIQtbqoEzyCv4CEerU9XpYO20DfMx_/view?usp=sharing
Live video: https://youtu.be/Ojs1Gp44GUA
We are looking forward to our Share Time today! See you at 9:30 and don't forget to style your crazy hair today! Please see invitation for Zoom code.
School Lunch Hero Day! Friday, May 1st!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pO6UlS3wMZi6TaWQBa1p6oBWwPKIDhxC
What an amazing experience seeing everyone tonight at our parade! A special thank you to Shapleigh Fire & Rescue, Dep. Solomon, Caleb Chessie, and all our wonderful staff & families who were able to join us! We will be sharing a video at our Share Time for anyone who missed us!
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge photos around positive chalk drawings and messages for our Share Time presentation on Friday.
Our school parade will be tomorrow, April 29th, starting at 3:00pm from Shapleigh Memorial. Specific route information and approximate times have been emailed to families for planning purposes. We hope we get a chance to see everyone!
Check out the Share Time presentation from last Friday! We miss you and see you May 1st for our next Share Time. The video links have been added to the presentation for your viewing! https://tinyurl.com/ya6fdhn9
We are looking forward to our Share Time today! See you at 9:30 and don't forget to wear your sunglasses!
Shapleigh Memorial School is participating in the Hannaford Helps Program this year! Please send the "School Dollars" being printed out at the registers directly to the school so our PTC can submit. Thank you for our support!
Don't forget to send Mrs. Penney your weekly challenge photos around Earth Day activities for our Share Time presentation on Friday.
Weather At Your (Home) School: Learn about Maine weather from home!
https://www.wmtw.com/article/weather-at-your-home-school-learn-about-maine-weather-from-home/31873546
Just a reminder that we have no school April 17th and 20th. Enjoy your long weekend and see you on Tuesday!
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
We are still collecting entries during the months of April and May for our Bikes for Books program! Check out our Google Form to submit your responses until the end of the year.
https://forms.gle/yhL71LXZLGc22zBy5
Check out the Share Time presentation from last Friday! We miss you all and see you April 24th for our next Share Time.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pMZStyjzx7m4E8O0aYTfELBAYh0-Bpbt
Want to make your own anemometer? See this resources from Ted McInerney! https://www.wmtw.com/article/weather-at-your-school-build-your-own-anemometer/31980060
Check out the fun fact video shared today at our Share Time! Be on the look out for the full Share Time video coming out later on. Have a great weekend!
https://youtu.be/aqD6CmCUdNE
Don't forget to email me the picture for weekly challenge (doing something fun outside) by Thursday, April 9th so it can be included at Friday's Share Time!
Ted McInerney didn't make it to Shapleigh this year for Weather at our School but wanted to share some fun activities for you to do at home! See the link below to make your own thermometer!
https://www.wmtw.com/article/weather-at-your-school-make-your-own-thermometer/32041112
We loved seeing everyone at our Share Time this morning in their favorite hats! If you want to see the video that was shared with our learners please click in the link: https://youtu.be/reN_kz6W_qs. We miss you!
Don’t forget to join us for Share Time tomorrow at 9:30am. Details have been sent out through email and posted on teacher platforms. We miss our learners and hope to see everyone tomorrow!
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 x2257 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
Good morning and welcome to day 2 of our continuous learning model! Shapleigh teachers are excited to connect with all of our learners today! Thank you to our entire staff for their hard work and dedication!
What an amazing first day in our continuous learning model! It was so nice to see our learners today through ZOOM! Don’t forget to check in with your classroom teacher regularly!
Thank you all for your efforts in coming by SMS to pick up materials for your child to support our continuous learning model. Our plan is to begin implementation starting tomorrow, March 18th. We are very excited to reconnect with our Shapleigh learners!
Hey Shapleigh Families, don’t forget about our curbside continuous learning resource pick up tonight from 5:00-7:00pm. Hoping to get 100% of our resources into learners hands for our launch tomorrow!
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.
Shapleigh Memorial (Materials and Technology Pick-up):
All items can be picked up on Tuesday, March 17th, from 8:30am-3:00pm and 5:00pm-7:00pm. To streamline our approach, simply pull up to the front door and a staff member will come out to assist you. 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.
What an energetic and entertaining concert our PK and K learners put on this past Tuesday!
What a great day we had at our outdoor celebration yesterday! Our learners celebrated the end of kindness month by enjoying nature through a variety of wellness and community building activities.
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.
Just a reminder that Tuesday, March 10th is our final kindness celebration. Learners will be participating in outdoor activities during the school day so please make sure they have warm clothes, hat, mittens, and boots/sneakers!
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.
What a fun week with all of our guest readers! Thank you all for taking the time to visit our school and showing our learners the importance of reading!
We are coming to the end of the first week of our read-a-thon! Don’t forget to bring in your weekly minutes read each Friday so we can track our progress on the classroom and school goals! Remember our school goal is 200,000 minutes!
What a wonderful turn out for our family book fair night!! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us.
Thank you to our guest readers for today for kicking off Read Across America Week with us to promote literacy!
Don’t forget to log your minutes today for our Read-a-Thon!
We had some special guests welcoming our learners to Shapleigh today! Happy birthday Dr. Seuss!
Happy 100th day of learning!! Thank you to our PTC for creating a wonderful welcoming for our learners! A special welcome to Ally Brown for being our 100th learner to school today!
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
Thank you kindergarten for leading us in a kindness song during our opening ceremony today.
https://youtu.be/qmPpz-M9oX4
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!
Shapleigh Kindness Committee hosted our opening ceremony to mark the start of our Kindness Olympics. Look out for the calendar full of events!
Casey from 5-2-1-0 met with our K and 5th grade students yesterday to discuss healthy life choices.
Our first Golden Ticket winner from our recent fundraiser. Congratulations Kaylee!!
More pictures from today!
What a CRAZY hair day we had at Shapleigh today!!
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
Mrs. O’Neill’s kindergarten class exploring with trash collector as part of their engineering unit.
Fifth grade using the BeeBots to support their learning in the Geography unit!
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!
Great day of snowshoeing with the Shapleigh pre-k! They did a great job learning how to walk in the snow.
K, 1st & 2nd grade learners engaged in a special morning full of seasonal activities based on recent winter themed literature they read. Activities aligned to themes in Owl Moon, The Mitten, Snowflake Bentley, and The Biggest Snowman Ever. Welcome winter!
Thank you to all those who joined Shapleigh Memorial and Line Elementary on December 5th for our Grade 1&2 holiday concert. Our students put on a wonderful performance with the Party in a Pear Tree theme. It was a great success!
Our wonderful nutrition department will be hosting their annual family holiday breakfast. Invitations have gone home, please return the form if you are planning on attending! The schedule is:
Mon - K & PK
Tues - 1st grade
Wed - 2nd & 3rd grade
Thurs - 4th grade
Fri - 5th grade
Just a reminder to send boots, snow pants, hats, mittens, and winter coats with your child every day to school! They need all these items to play out on the playground in the winter.
Mrs. O’Neill’s kindergarten class did a Mystery Science activity and made wobble gobbles. They had to be sure to make the correct cuts and position the paper clips just right for the turkey to wobble down the string! Gobble gobble!
Breakout Boxes are a fun way to test collaborative problem solving skills! Fifth grade at Shapleigh 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!
Thank you Shapleigh Fire Department for coming today! Learners discussed fire safety and trained through an obstacle course! Don’t forget to make your safety plan at home!
Ms. Kearns' 5th grade class at Shapleigh created a food web model to help them understand the impact of oil spills and soil contamination on the environment.
Thank you to all the veterans and community members who attended our Veterans Day Assembly last Friday. We will always remember the sacrifices you made and the courage it took to defend our freedoms and our country!
Mrs. O’Neill’s kindergarten had a pumpkin themed math class today! They measures the height and weight of the pumpkin, estimated the pumpkin seeds and worked on counting and place value.
Shapleigh welcomed SNAP Ed into our classrooms today. They will be visiting monthly to teach our learners about different fresh fruits and vegetables. Today students got to explore and taste pears!! Yum!
School pictures were sent home today! Be sure to check them out!
More pictures from our Trunk or Treat yesterday!
The rain didn’t stop us at Shapleigh Memorial! We had a great turn out for our Trunk or Treat event! Thank you to our PTC!
Shapleigh Memorial School will be hosting a community Veterans Day assembly on November 8th. We would like to invite family members, local veterans, and community members to attend our event to honor and thank our veterans. Please see the flyer for more information.
Don’t forget to stop by our Family Book Fair Night tonight including an ice cream social, literacy and numeracy activities, and free books, hats and mittens!
The book fair is officially open! Stop by and check it out. Family night will be Thursday from 5:00-6:30. See you there!
Taking learning outdoors can provide hand-on learning experiences while enjoying the beauty of our natural world. Every week our PreK will be heading in the woods with their journals to discover, investigate, observe, and document what is happening in the world around them.
Spirit day tomorrow! Bring out those cowboy boots, hats, and bandanas for our Western Day!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our fall school picture day. Extra order forms will be available in the office! I have attached a picture of the packages for your reference.
September is Attendance Awareness Month! Families are essential partners with the school in promoting good attendance. SMS will celebrate Poppin Perfect Attendance during the month of September.
Join the band! This is a reminder that 4th and 5th grade band permission slips are due back to school on Monday, September 16th! The deadline to order a rental instrument is Monday, Sept 16th at midnight. You can order online at www.davidfrenchmusic.com. Email Emily Schaefer at emilyschaefer@rsu57.org if you have any questions.
Just a reminder that the Summer Read to Ride Sheets are due back by Friday, September 6th. Bring your form back for a chance to win a bike, one boy and one girl from each Masonic Region, from the Freemasons of Maine. For additional information or sheets visit https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/content/ela/initiatives/literacyforme/readtoride.
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
Look forward to seeing everyone at open house tonight! Kindergarten families have a classroom presentation beginning at 5:15pm.
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 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.
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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 …
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