Our spring fundraiser is coming to a close. If you still have paper orders, please drop them off at school between 8-12 this week, or you can turn them to online orders at ShopFund.com. Thank you so much for your support of our school garden! We have big plans for the garden this spring and summer and can't wait to share!
We are extending the RSU 12 school closure until at least April 27, 2020. We understand the gravity of this decision and will reevaluate this decision regularly as the conditions change. Please read more detailed information about the closure in this letter, https://5il.co/e0n3
Thank you to all who responded to our parent survey about meal and continuity of learning packets for students. The survey has been closed. If you did not get a chance to fill it out or you haven't spoken to your child's school about this yet, and you want your child to receive meals or a learning packet, please reach out to the school. If you get a recording, please leave a detailed message. Thank you!
Good afternoon. In these challenging times, RSU 12 wants to be sure that ALL students have access to breakfast and lunch and will provide it free of charge if desired. Meals will be bussed to homes. In addition, we would like information to help us provide families with learning activities for students. Please take a moment to complete this survey so we know how best to support your children. https://forms.gle/vSs6pHgpo9r5eH2TA Please complete it once for EACH of your children under age 18 in the home. Thank you!
All RSU 12 schools will be closed for two weeks from March 16-March 27th in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The situation will be revisited next week. Educators will be developing plans for the continuity learning to be ready later this week.
Please read a letter from the RSU 12 Superintendent about the COVID-19 school closure. You can find the letter here, https://5il.co/dqg6
Please read a letter from the RSU 12 Superintendent with general information about the coronavirus, COVID-19, at the following link, https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/610870/Letter_about_Coronavirus.3.9.20.pdf
School Calendar Change -- March 20, 2020 will be a Student School Day in RSU 12. The RSU 12 Board of Directors will be deciding at the March 12th Board meeting to make March 20th a student day instead of a Teacher Workshop Day. This is due to the excessive amount of storm days we have had this year. We want all RSU 12 families to be notified of this likely decision, so that you can make plans for your student to attend school on March 20th.
School Calendar Change
March 20, 2020 will be a Student School Day in RSU 12. The RSU 12 Board of Directors will be deciding at the March 12th Board meeting to make March 20th a student day instead of a Teacher Workshop Day. This is due to the excessive amount of storm days we have had this year. We want all RSU 12 families to be notified of this likely decision, so that you can make plans for your student to attend school on March 20th.
Our middle school semi-formal will be rescheduled for a date in March. Our varsity girls' basketball championship is now being held on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 pm.
The RSU 12 School Board meeting has been cancelled for tonight, February 13, 2020
All RSU 12 Adult Ed Classes are cancelled tonight, February 13th.
RSU 12 schools are closed today, Thursday, February 13th.
RSU 12 schools will have a two-hour delay this morning Monday, February 10th.
Come cheer our Boys' Varsity basketball team on as they begin playoffs! We play at Erskine today at 3:30!
RSU12 schools are closed today Friday, February 7, 2020 due to the predicted freezing rain all day.
Our monthly awards assembly has been rescheduled to Monday, February 10 at 1:30.
All RSU 12 schools are closed today, Thursday February 6th due to the snow and ice storm
RSU 12 schools are closed today, Thursday, January 16, 2020
All RSU 12 after school activities are cancelled today, Tuesday, December 17 due to the snow.
All RSU 12 schools are closed today, Tuesday, December 3rd due to the snowstorm.
RSU 12 has tools to help you keep track of your child's lunch account. You can use MySchoolBucks to view your child's balance and make online payments with a credit or debit card. You can also complete an online application to see if your child is eligible for free or reduced price meals. Find these resources on the school website under Menu, Parent Resources.
All after school activities in RSU 12 are cancelled this afternoon, November 18th, due to a forecast of freezing rain.
All RSU 12 schools are closed today, Tuesday November 12th, due to the snow and ice predicted today.
Two hour delay for all RSU 12 Schools today November 1, 2019
Sorry for the late notice but the boys game at Erskine has been cancelled. We will let you know the make up date and time.
RSU 12 staff spent the day Friday learning together. There were opportunities to learn about complex reasoning skills and how to teach these to students. There were also opportunities to practice strategies to address challenging student behavior and to build a sense of community in the classroom. We look forward to applying our new learning in the classroom!
RSU #12 is pleased to announce the availability of applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals online at http://svrsu.schoollunchapp.com! The process is SAFE, SECURE, PRIVATE, and AVAILABLE anytime, anywhere!
Your data is transmitted to the Student Nutrition Office the same day you apply, allowing for quicker processing so you can receive benefits faster.
Follow the easy to use, step-by-step screens to enter student and household information. Then click “Apply” to submit your application for meal benefits!
The Department of Education is looking to hear from students.
https://mailchi.mp/maine/media-release-maine-doe-celebrates-april-as-the-month-of-the-military-child-1320381?e=c60a575204
This is just a reminder that today, Wednesday, August 28th, is the first day of school for RSU 12 and it is an early release for all schools. Students release at 1:30pm today. Thank you.
Opening workshop day at RSU 12. We are excited to be back and can’t wait to see our students on Wednesday!
RSU 12 School Nutrition Director Mike Flynn receives accolades for statewide training. http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/health/local-and-state-partners-host-regional-school-nutrition-training/
The school library will be open this summer from 9:00 - 12:00 on July 10, 17, 24, and 31. Hope to see you. Happy reading!
May 7th Baseball & Softball games at China have been postponed. Make up dates will be announced.
Windsor third grader Landon Dubord celebrated his 9th birthday recently. Instead of receiving gifts for himself, Landon asked his guests to bring food for the Windsor School Community Closet. Landon and his mother brought the food in to school today, and we couldn't be more proud of his generosity. Thank you Landon, and Happy Birthday!
The Parkers are a family of readers. Wesley, Gwen and Jeremy were all recognized at this week's assembly for being April's top readers in their classrooms. Mom Donna was also recognized for being an avid community reader. Congratulations! Thanks for supporting reading.
All afternoon activities have been cancelled today. April 8, 2019.
There will be no softball practice this afternoon.
The Scholastic Book Fair opens on Monday. We hope you'll stop in during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday and Thursday when the book fair will be open until 6:30. Thanks for your support!
One week until the Scholastic Book Fair! eWallet is a secure, cash-free way to let your child shop the fair. Create a free account, preauthorize a spending limit, and have funds immediately available. For more info go to http://www.scholastic.com/bf/windsorschool2019
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming April 1 - 5. Students can browse and shop during the school day. Community hours will be during parent-teacher conferences on Apr. 3 & 4 until 6:30. Hope to see you at the book fair!
One fish, two fish...middle grade staff got into the spirt (and costumes) celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day. Students and staff read throughout the day, reading more than 3,500,000 words!
We're celebrating Read Across America Day tomorrow, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. When we work together as a community to encourage our children to read, to quote Dr. Seuss, "the more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the more places you'll go."
The Monthly Assembly has been changed to Friday, March 8th at 1:45
We'll be celebrating Read Across America Day on Friday, March 1st. It will be a day for reading! Students can dress up as favorite book characters and enjoy reading and reading-themed activities throughout the day.
2/11/19-Monday- School Colors Day- wear blue and yellow
2/12/19-Tuesday- Mismatch Day- wear the most mixed-up outfit you can think of
2/13/19-Wednesday- A Day of Caring- Complete an act of kindness.
2/14/19-Thursday- America Day- show your patriotic spirit by wearing red, white and blue
2/15/19-Friday- Comfy Day- wear the comfiest outfit you can think of!
It was another fun evening at our annual Barnes & Noble Book Fair. Thanks for your support!
Save the date for our annual Barnes & Noble Book Fair at the Augusta store. It's next Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4:00 - 7:00. It's always a fun evening! Thanks for your support.
Thanks for your support! The book fair was a success. Here's just some of the new books we got for the library during the fair. You can still shop online through Nov. 1st.
Day 3 of the book fair! We're open today and tomorrow until 6:30. Thanks for your continued support! All proceeds help us buy books for the school and library.
Scholastic offers a digital payment option instead of paying in cash at the book fair. Check out ewallet at our Scholastic Book Fair page to learn more. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=windsorschool2018
Meetings for parents or guardians of 7th & 8th grade students regarding laptop take-home privileges are today, Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018, at either 2:30 or 5:30.
We have had several people express interest in attending and are hoping to have a few more. Please RSVP to Deb Taylor if you can join us.
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RSU 12 would like to improve its communication efforts. We want to be sure that parents and community members know what is happening in our schools and that we are providing information in a way that works for them.
In order for us to make improvements, we need your help. We would like to know what kinds of things you'd like to hear about and how we can best communicate.
Please join me on Wednesday, October 10:00 from 5:00-6:00 pm at Windsor Elementary School for an informal discussion to provide some input about how we can improve our communication efforts. This will be an opportunity for you to share your ideas, thoughts about what you'd like to see, and positive communication experiences you've had that we can learn from. We will brainstorm topics that you want to hear about, how often you'd like to have communication, and what kinds of communication means (paper newsletters, website updates, mobile apps, etc.) you'd prefer.
If you are able to join us, please RSVP to Deb Taylor at dtaylor@svrsu.org
Mark your calendars for our fall Scholastic Book Fair, running in the school library from Oct. 22 - 26. We'll be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences, too.
See who's hanging out in Ms. Diket's classroom! Thanks to all who supported her Amazon Wishlist. Thanks to the Maine State Aquarium for outfitting her classroom with the critters and knowledge of how to maintain the tank.
Thanks, PAWS, for the sweet treat to start off the school year! We're glad to be here...and we're glad you're here.
The Class of 2018 video is posted on https://sites.google.com/a/svrsu.org/windsor-elementary-school/
Calling community readers! Add the number of words you read this summer and help us reach next year's reading goal. Fill out the form at https://goo.gl/forms/8mm6YW0smL4OqdZ53
The library will be open this summer on Tuesdays from June 26 - July 24. Hours will be 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. We hope you'll stop in with your kids to check out books!
Library books are all due this Friday, June 15th. Please help your children look for any library books at home and return them to school. Thank you!
Stock up on summer reading at the Buy One, Get One book fair at the Chelsea Elementary School library next week. It will be open after school until 7:00 p.m. on June 4 & 6 (Monday & Wed.).
Our top reader, two years in a row! Congratulations, Andrew Box!
Thanks you, PAWS volunteers! You gave us a treat and showed us appreciation every day last week. We appreciate you!
Thank you, PAWS, for the wonderful breakfast this morning! We appreciate all you do for us.
We've got a new cozy area in the library for our early reader books. The rug is thanks to a bonus for running another Scholastic Book Fair. Thanks for your support!
Meet Windsor's Principal for next school year!
http://www.svrsu.org/article/48437?org=windsor
School team Baseball & Softball games are cancelled. Softball will have practice 3:30-5:00
There will be no after school sports today, April 25, 2018
April is National Poetry Month and April 26 is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Find a poem, write it down, and put it in your pocket to share. Find children's poetry at https://goo.gl/Z5FKKz
Thanks for your support of the Scholastic Book Fair. We were able to buy books for the library, students and classrooms. Shop online through Apr 15 at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/windsorschool2018
New for this Scholastic Book Fair is eWallet. Use a credit card to set up a spending account for your child. For info and to sign up, go to http://www.scholastic.com/bf/windsorschool2018
The Scholastic Book Fair starts today. It will be open for students during the school day and also open during Parent-Teacher conferences. Thanks for your support!
Reminder! Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28, is a full student day. There is no early dismissal tomorrow. This is to make up time because of snow days.
The Scholastic Book Fair opens in the library next week, but you can shop online now through April 15. http://www.scholastic.com/bf/windsorschool2018
Update #2 letter about the technology breach at Windsor Elementary from a few weeks ago. Go to this link
http://www.svrsu.org/article/43642?org=windsor
Mark your calendars for the Scholastic Book Fair, April 2 - 6. Proceeds from the sale help us buy library and classroom books. Thanks for your support!
Calling all four year olds in RSU 12!
RSU 12 and local Head Start programs are continuing their partnership to offer a free, high quality, comprehensive Pre-Kindergarten program to children in the district who turn four by October 15, 2018. Programs will be located Chelsea, Whitefield, Windsor and Somerville. Bus transportation will be provided. Pre -K programs will operate Monday through Friday and follow the school schedule. Meals will be served and a short rest period will be included. Classrooms will be staffed by a certified Early Childhood Teacher and Education Technicians to assist in the classroom. Children in the program will receive comprehensive services.
All families are encouraged to apply.
For more information about this Pre-K/Head Start collaboration, or to receive an application, please contact your local RSU 12 elementary school.
RSU 12 serves the towns of Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Westport Island, Whitefield, and Windsor.
Updated information about last week's technology breach at Windsor has been posted here, https://www.svrsu.org/article/42839?org=windsor
IMPORTANT: Revised 2017-2018 School Year Calendar posted here, http://www.svrsu.org/article/41276?org=windsor
It was very busy in the library today (with students and Dalmatians checking out books)!
We finished Read Across America day with over 3 million words read by students. They read all day, everywhere!
Cruella De Vil
The Cat in the Hat pays a visit to the school library on Dr. Seuss' birthday.
Read Across America Day begins!
Read Across America day is this Friday!
We'll be reading up a storm on Friday!
Wildcat Reward Day on the Ice
Mrs. Mark's class celebrating 100 days of school!
We'll be taking part in Read Across America on March 2nd. We're looking forward to a day filled with reading!
Important update!
Winter sports awards have been moved to after break. Tuesday the 27th at 5:30
On February 8th, the Windsor 7th grade class was recognized by the Maine State House, as was, Saber Hanington for his first place finish on the Maine State Native American Essay Award. After the House visit, Saber was presented with his award by the Secretary of State, Matthew Dunlap. Saber's mother, Amber Michaud and his grandmother, Bev Michaud were also in attendance.
Reese Sullivan, 6th grade student at Windsor Elementary, has been named the winner of the Canines for Charity National Essay Contest for grades 6-8. The students wrote an essay about a humorous time with their pet. The national contest is run by Pam and Floyd Dunn of Canines for Charity. The Wyoming organization has raised funds for charities for over 20 years through their dog sledding events. Sullivan is the daughter of Matt and Cheryl Sullivan of Windsor. Sullivan will receive a $50 cash prize for her winning work. More information about the essay contest and the organization can be found at http://www.caninesforcharity.org or on their facebook page, Canines for Charity.
We are pleased to announce that 8th grader Hunter Johnson has placed first in the Windsor School Essay Contest of Chapman University's Holocaust Essay Contest. Eighth graders, Andrea Richardson and Xander Drolet, tied for 2nd. Their essays now go on to the International competition at Chapman University. Good Luck!
The Koussinoc Chapter of the DAR has announced that 8th grader Parker Reynolds has one first place in the DAR annual Essay contest. His essay now goes on to the State Competition. Ethan Barrett placed 2nd. Both young men will be honored at a DAR ceremony in March. Congratulations boys for a job well done and good luck at states!
Take the #ReadtoME challenge - starting now!
Get ready for the Read to ME Challenge starting on Feb. 1st. Read to a child, or have a child read to you, for at least 15 minutes. Capture & share a 15-30 sec video or photo of you reading.
Congratulations to the winners of the Secretary of State's Native American Essay Contest.
Just a reminder there is no school tomorrow Friday, January 12th due to a teacher workshop, and Monday January 15th Martin Luther King Jr. Day. enjoy the 4 day weekend!
We had our monthly assembly this afternoon celebrating our wonderful Wildcats, Students of the Month, top AR readers, Math Masters and winning writers. This month's Habit of MInd is Goal-setting.
Dr. Lindsey Carnes visited Mrs. Williams' 6th & 7th grade classes yesterday. Students learned how to design a cover for their Habits of Mind Project using Keynote and basic techniques for graphic design.
Search for a book from home or your classroom using our online catalog, Destiny Discover. See what's new or browse for a book by topic. https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/16952/
Due to the upcoming storm this Tuesday night, the Windsor Holiday Concert has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, December 19th.
The Title I program held a breakfast Tuesday for their students and families. They shared strategies for supporting reading and showed the new Leappads made possible by a Perloff Foundation grant.
