UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1070 HEALD HIGHWAY

UNION, ME 04862

CHRISTINA WOTTON, PRINCIPAL APRIL 11, 2014 MICHELLE BAILEY, LEAD TEACHER

Dates to Remember

Friday, April 11thLifetouch Spring pictures @ UES

~~~~~~~~~Saturday, April 12th

Eggstravaganza 11-2 PM @ UES~~~~~~~~~

Thursday, April 17thStaff VS Student Basketball Game 4:00 PM

See details on page 3 of newsletter!!~~~~~~~~~

Friday, April 18thEarly Release- Students dismissed @ 12:00 PM

~~~~~~~~~April 21-25

NO SCHOOL- April Vacation~~~~~~~~~

Friday, May 2Kindergarten Registration & Screening @ UES-

call for an appointment

Allison Davis, Administrative Assistant

Kindergarten Registration

Any child having their 5th birthday on or before October 15th 2011 is eligible to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Please call Miller School at 832-2103 or stop by the office to register your child.

There is a NEW School Cancellation scroll bar on the district website.

www.msad40.orgThe front door at Miller School will be

locked from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Please RING THE DOORBELL and we will let you in.

New Story Hour at the Waldoboro Public Library

Join the Monday Book Nook

Mondayʼs at 3:30 p.m.No registration needed

Listen to childrenʼs chapter books (8-12) read aloud.

http://www.msad40.org/schools/union/

Do you have an item you want placed in the newsletter? Please get

any information to Allison in the office by Thursday morning. The

best way to give me information is to e-mail it to me.

My e-mail address is allison_davis@msad40.org

Breakfast Menufor week of 4/14/14

Monday- Raisin Bran, apple juice, graham crackers, white

milk

Tuesday- Assorted cereal bars, fresh fruit, white milk

Wednesday- Pancakes, fresh fruit, white milk

Thursday- Bagels & cream cheese, fresh fruit, white milk

Friday- Banana muffins, fresh fruit, white milk

Principal’s Pride

This  week  I  am  proud  of  the  wonderful  assembly  we  had  last  week.  We  honored  students  for  their  achievements  and  got  to  see  some  of  the  hard  work  going  on  at  Union  Elementary  School.  For  my  Principal’s  Pride  article  this  week,  I  am  very  proud  of  one  speciCic  award  at  our  assembly.  A  student  created  this  award,  completely  independently.  She  brought  it  to  me  to  surprise  her  teacher  with  at  the  assembly.  Addison  McCormick  told  Mrs.  Hawes  that  she  was  making  a  surprise  award  for  me!  Mrs.  Hawes  was  very  surprised  when  the  award  was  actually  for  her.  Congratulations  to  Irene  Hawes  for  getting  the  “Best  Teacher”  award.  Thank  you  Addison  for  making  this  special  award,  I  am  proud  of  both  of  you.  

Hat Day will be every Friday from now until May 9th. Students pay $1 to wear a hat on Friday. All proceeds will benefit the MMS Science Olympiad Team. They are raising money to go to Florida to compete in the The National Science Olympiad Competition on May 17, 2014. Two UES students are part of the team! Congratulations to Michael Simmons and Colby Mank!

Students recognized for positive behaviors!!

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized this week for our targeted positive behavior which is: given a difficult situation, student shows perseverance.

Ryan Pelkey, Melanie Murray, Ryan Lea, Christopher Harris, Lochlan Murray, Vinny Athearn, Jacob Billings, Natasha Frampton, Jillian Gamage, Issak Hynd, Bella LaFrance, Lily Cook, Kerrigan Nickles, and Ethan Jackson.

We did a drawing from those names and the following students will receive special privileges next week:Ryan Lea, Jacob Billings & Ethan Jackson

Great job!!!!

All students who are recognized have their name put in a drawing. We will draw a winner of a special prize at our Trimester Assembly!

UES KINDERGARTEN SCREENING & REGISTRATION

Any parent who has a child who will be 5 on or before October 15, 2014 is requested to contact the school to sign up for Kindergarten screening and registration which will take place on May 2nd. Please call the office @ 785-4330 to

register your child. We are setting up appointment times so call as soon as you can.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!!

2nd Trimester AwardsCongratulations to the following students for receiving an award at the 2nd Trimester Awards Assembly that was held on April 4th here at UES.

Spectacular Art HelpersHamish Bodine, Austin Brewer, Sophie Brooks, David Collins, Lily Cook, Lexi Gordon, Abby Grant, Issak Hynd, Alison McDonald, and Kassi Soule.

Citizenship AwardJosh Blake, Finnegan Calderwood, Hope Mason, Jonathon Winchenbach, Kassi Soule, Lily Cook, Ella Knause, and Nathan McDonald.

Effort AwardCameron Jensen, Jack Martin, Finian Kelly, Jade Gustafson, Jillian Gamage, Lily Cook, James Hopkins, and Ethan Jackson.

Writing AwardEllora Hunt, Roisin Hopkins, Anna Weber, Aleah Sebrey, Aiden Sawyer, Sarah Williams, Sophie Brooks, and Kyle Weinand.

Illustrator AwardLukas Camber

Scholar AwardKaris Burns, Mia Flagg, Olivia Pelkey, Issak Hynd, Sean Sebrey, Hannah Marsden, and Colby Mank.

Reader Award Julia Hynd, Ryan Lea, Braelyn Hood, Noah Matson, Autumn Boody, Austin Brewer, Tucker McDaniels-Rossiter, and Hunter Brown

Math AwardTasker Holmes, Colby Gammon, Steven Wheeler, Noah Matson, Madeline Holmes, Zak Winpenny, David Collins, and Michael Simmons.

Science AwardGavin Clark, Dominic Athearn, Hamish Bodine, Alex Ward, and Kerrigan Nickles.

Social Studies AwardOwen Davis, Owen Weber, Alex Ward, and Kyle Weinand.

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Anyone who would like to donate snacks, baked goods, bottled water, etc. (please, no soda) for the concession table during the Student VS. Staff Basketball Game on Thursday, April 17, 2014 may bring the items to the school office or give them to Sue Simmons. Please contact Sue Simmons, 975-5556, with any questions. Thank you for your support.

PTC HOLDS 4th ANNUAL EGGSTRAVAGANZAPlease join us for UES' 4th ANNUAL EGGSTRAVAGANZA tomorrow, Saturday, April 12th from 11-2 at UES. Activities will take place both in the gym and outside, rain or shine! Featured activities will be an Egg Hunt, starting PROMPTLY at 11:00, for students in grades K-6 (younger siblings are welcome), an Egg Toss, Egg Roll, Bunny Hop and a couple of new and “eggciting” activities. Bring a basket or bag for the hunt. There will also be cookie decorating, crafts, a chance to decorate an egg and participate in a group art project to be displayed. Mayberry Bunny will be visiting from Riley School. We will wrap up the Eggstravaganza with an outdoor egg toss (weather permitting)! There will not be a charge for any of the above activities. The Bounce House from MINI ME RENTALS will be returning this year. There will be a charge of $4.00 per child or $10 for a family, which will entitle each child to unlimited turns in the Bounce House. Socks will be required to enter the Bounce House, please!

Pizza, hot dogs, chips and water will also be available for purchase. All proceeds from the Eggstravaganza will benefit the PTC. We look forward to seeing you there! As always, help is needed, so please call Myrna Soule @ 691-3081 or Michelle LaFrance @ 975-2012 or e-mail michelle_lafrance@msad40.org. Thank you!!

Students (any grade level) who arenʼt playing in the game who would like to stay after school will be allowed to if they return the permission slip that went home this afternoon. They also must bring a $1 in with the slip. The school will provide supervision until 3:50. Parents of the students who stay after school should arrive at school at 4:00. Students must have supervision during the game.

From the Health Office – April 11th, 2014Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

It seems that we’ve become a “plugged in” society these days: Headsets for laptops, mp3 players, ipods… etc. It is important that while enjoying our music & learning, that we take a careful look at how we use electronics, especially when it comes to our hearing.

Hearing plays an essential role in communication, speech and language development, and learning. Even a small amount of hearing loss can have profound, negative effects on speech, language comprehension, communication, classroom learning, and social development. Studies indicate that without proper intervention, children with mild to moderate hearing loss, on average, do not perform as well in school as children with no hearing loss. This gap in academic achievement widens as students progress through school.

An estimated 12.5% of children and adolescents aged 6–19 years (approximately 5.2 million) and 17% of adults aged 20–69 years (approximately 26 million) have suffered permanent damage to their hearing from excessive exposure to noise.

Hearing loss can result from damage to structures and/or nerve fibers in the inner ear, that responds to sound. This type of hearing loss, termed “noise-induced hearing loss,” is usually caused by exposure to excessively loud sounds and cannot be medically or surgically corrected. Noise-induced hearing loss can result from a one-time exposure to a very loud sound, blast, or impulse, or from listening to loud sounds over an extended period.

Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Hearing loss caused by exposure to loud sound is preventable. To reduce their risk of noise-induced hearing loss, adults and children can do the following:

* Understand that noise-induced hearing loss can lead to communication difficulties, learning difficulties, pain or ringing in the ears (tinnitus), distorted or muffled hearing, and an inability to hear some environmental sounds and warning signals * Identify sources of loud sounds that can contribute to hearing loss and try to reduce exposure. * Adopt behaviors to protect their hearing: - Avoid or limit exposure to excessively loud sounds. - Turn down the volume of music systems. - Move away from the source of loud sounds when possible. - Use hearing protection devices when it is not feasible to avoid exposure to loud sounds or reduce them to a safe level. * Seek hearing evaluation by a licensed audiologist or other qualified professional, especially if there is concern about potential hearing loss

References 1. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Effects of Hearing Loss on Development External Web Site Icon. Rockville, MD: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Have you heard about MORNING MOMENT of MOVEMENT?? It’s so exciting!! Most of us know we should be more active, but it is often difficult to figure out how to fit activity into our daily lives. The 5-2-1-0 team of Union Elementary have taken on the challenge to “get us moving”!!

For the past month the students and staff of the Union Elementary school have all participated in a full minute of active movement each day. At the end of each day’s morning announcements, Mrs. Davis announces the movement of the day and all students and staff get moving! Not only are we all having fun, but students report that they are more ready to learn and settle in for a day’s work.

Why not take on this challenge in your own homes? See how fun it can be to repeat the “movement of the day” before or after supper and homework time. You might have so much fun that you’ll go for TWO minutes!

Happy being active!!

As part of the Science Olympiad fund raising initiative for their trip to Nationals, Mrs. Dickens has agreed to have her car be the drop-off place at UES for their bottle collection.

Mrs. Dickens car is the blue Subaru wagon, usually in the 1st spot nearest the front door. The back platform is down, so let's load it up!

Union Recycling Center, East Sennebec Rd., is also accepting bottles. Just tell them they are for the Science Olympiad Team.

Learn  Something  New  this  Spring  with  RSU  40/MSAD  40  Adult  Education!!!  View  classes  &  pay  online  at  www.msad40.maineadulted.org  or  call  832-­5205.

Backyard  Chickens  with  Bridgette  KinneyEver  wonder  what   it   would  be   like   to  have   fresh  eggs  every  day?   Learn  about  raising   your   own   8lock  with   tips  on  how  to  keep   them  healthy  and  how  to  keep  the  costs  down  by  building  your  own  feeder,  waterer  and  coop.    The  8irst  class  will   be  a  classroom  question  and  answer  session,  and  the  second  class  will  be  an  on-­‐site  visit  to  see  the   chickens  in  action.    There  will   be  an  option  to  purchase  your  own  chicks  at  the  end  of  the  class!    Class  meets  Tuesday,  4/15  from  6:30  –  8:30  pm  at  MVHS  and  Saturday,  4/19  from  10:00  am  –  1:00  pm  at  Depot  St.  in  Warren.    Fee:  $24/$29  non-­‐resident.

Lebanese  Sumac  Salad  &  Spinach  Pies  with  Datvik  DeirkrikorianFattoush  is  a  traditional  Lebanese  salad  made  of  fresh  vegetables,  lemony  garlic  dressing  and  sumac  served  with  pieces  of  pita  bread.    We  will  also  make  Fatayers,  Lebanese  spinach  pies  that  are  spiced  and  then  baked  in  dough  –  yum!    A  materials  fee  of  $15  is  payable  to  the  instructor  at  the  class.    Class  meets  Tuesday,  4/15  from  6:00  –  8:30  pm.    Fee:  $19/$24  non-­‐resident.    MVHS  Room  1.

Organizing  Your  Home  –  Tips  from  a  Professional  Organizer  with  Diane  SmithLearn  practical  tips  on  how  to  organize  a   closet,  a  room  or  your  entire   home.    Receive  customized  solutions  for  your  own  organizational  challenges  in  a  supportive   environment.    NEW  DATES:   class  meets  on  Wednesday,  4/16,  5/7  &  5/14  from  6:00  –  8:30  pm.    Fee:  $39/$44  non-­‐resident.    MVHS  Room  26.

More  reasons  to  celebrate  spring!    Look  for  more  info  on  these  upcoming  classes  soon!!!

Spring  WildXlowers  of  Maine  with  Naturalist  Wanda  GarlandGet  out  and  explore  local  nature  preserves  and  identify  the  plants  and  wild8lowers  there!    Begins  Saturday,  4/26  from  9:00  –  11:00  am  for  6  weeks.  Fee:  $54/$59  non-­‐resident.

For  the  Marginally  Competent  –  Going  Beyond  the  Computer  Basics  with  Teresa  JohnsonIf  you  have  mastered  the  basics  of  PC  use,  come  and  delve  a  little  deeper  and  learn  more  advanced  topics!    Begins  Thursday,  5/1  from  4:00  –  6:00  pm  for  2  weeks.    Fee:  $29/$34  non-­‐resident.

Intermediate  Photography  with  Curtis  AdamsThis  class  will  focus  on  a  more  detailed  study  of  the  elements  that  make  a  good  photograph.    Begins  Monday,  5/5  from  6:30  –  8:30  pm  for  6  weeks.    Fee:  $59/$64  non-­‐resident.

Rubber  Stamping  101  &  Beyond  with  Kay  ManleyLearn  the  basics  of  stamping  and  create  three  cards  with  your  newfound  knowledge!  Materials  fee  of  $5  payable  to  the  instructor.    Class  meets  Wednesday,  5/7  from6:00  –  9:00  pm.      Fee:  $19/$24  non-­‐resident.

Songbird  IdentiXication  –  Class  and  Field  Trip  with  Ron  JosephJoin  wildlife  biologist  Ron  Joseph  and  learn  to  identify  birds  by  sight  &    sound.    A  classroom  presentation  will  be  followed  by  a  8ield  trip.    Class  meets  Saturday,  5/10  from  8:00  am  –  12:00  pm.    Fee:  $24/$29  non-­‐resident.

Pork  Barbeque  Two  Ways  with  Chef  Michael  Greer  at  the  Badger  Café  in  UnionLearn  to  make  great  pulled  pork  as  well  as  some  classic  sides  such  as  coleslaw  and  baked  beans!    Materials  fee  of  $15  payable  to  the  chef.    Class  meets  Monday,  5/12  from  6:00  –  8:00  pm.    Fee:  $19/$24  non-­‐resident.

Foraging  for  Wild  Plants  with  Registered  Maine  Guide,  Naturalist  and  Author  Tom  SeymourThis  class  includes  a  classroom  session  with  a  narrated  photographic  presentation  of  native  edible  plants  and  an  outdoor  8ield  trip  at  Rowan  Tree  Farm  in  Union.      Class  meets  Saturday,  5/17  from  10:00  am  –  12:00  pm  at  Union  School  and  from  12:15  –  2:30  pm  at  Rowan  Tree  Farm.    Fee:  $34/$39  non-­‐resident.

Prepare  for  the  new  High  School  Equivalency  Test  (HiSET)  in  2014!    Start  the  process  of  earning  a  high  school  equivalency  diploma  in  2014!  Maine  and  many  other  states  have  switched  from  the  GED  tests  to  the  HiSet   (High  School  Equivalency  Test)  Exams.    High  school   equivalency  diploma  preparation  classes  meet  every  Wednesday  at  MVHS  from   6   –  8   pm   (with   the   exception  of  school   vacation  weeks  and  when  school   is  canceled  due   to  inclement  weather).    This  program   is  FREE  of  charge  for  Maine   residents.    If  you  have  already  begun  taking  the  OfBicial  GED  Tests,  there  is  a  grace  period  of  one  year  (2014)   to  keep  your  GED  scores  and  Binish  testing  with  the  HiSET  Exams!!!    Call  832-­5205  for  more  info  today!

Good ShepherdFood Mobile

Where: AIO Food Pantry70 Thomaston St. Rockland

When: Tuesday April 15th

10:00-12:00

Any Knox County residence in need

of emergency food assistance is invited

This distribution is made possible throughDEAD RIVER COMPANY

You must bring your own bags or boxes to transport your food.

MVHS Playerspresents

This year's Dessert Theater production of:

Fractured Fairy TalesSpin offs of the

Rocky and Bullwinkle ShowFriday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12,

7:00Admission $8, at the door.Ronald Dolloff Auditorium

Pies will be provided by Moody's Diner.

Medomak Valley High School Class of 2014 is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast with the Easter

Bunny on Sunday, April 13 from 7 AM to 1 PM at the Waldoboro VFW Hall. The cost is $6.00 for

adults, $4.00 for kids under 10, and a family of 4 for $20.00.

The Rockport Parent Support Group & WorkshopThe Rockport Parent Support Group has the following topics slated for the next 3 months:

Thursday, April 17 topic will be “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren”Thursday, May 15th topic will be “ADHD 101”Thursday, June 19th topic will be “Do you Speak Teen?”

Note: The group meets from 5:30-7:30 pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month @ Pen Bay Medical Center, Physicians Building, Conference Room D (Ground Floor), 4 Glen Cove Drive in Rockport. Please use the parking lot behind the building for ground floor entrance.