This is the approved school calendar for the 2021/2022 school year.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible families and households who are struggling to stay connected during the #COVID19 pandemic. Qualifying households on Tribal lands can receive a discount of up to $75 per month for service. Eligible households can also receive a discount of up to $100 for the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers. For more info, please visit: fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit. #DigitalDivide #BroadbandForAll
Bottle drive this Saturday, May 8th from 9:00- 12:00 to benefit this year's 8th grade. Please consider donating your cans and bottles. Money to go towards end-of-the-year celebrations and graduation.
RSU 12 and Whitefield Elementary School win the state cook-off Championship! Congratulations to our School Nutrition Heroes!
https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/05/05/whitefield-elementary-school-wins-maine-doe-cooking-competition/
The Maine CDC Health Advisory System Update designated Kennebec County as “Yellow” yesterday. However, RSU 12 will continue to provide in-person learning five days a week for the time being and we will monitor the case rates in Kennebec County. RSU 12 will not initiate a split cohort A/B hybrid learning approach at this time. We look forward to seeing all students return to school this Monday, April 26th.
Please find a letter with more information here,
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1227084/RSU_12_-_Information_about_Kennebec_County.pdf
We are accepting applications for Pre-K and Kindergarten registrations. Screenings for both will be held in June. Please contact the school with any questions and to request a registration packet.
The Scholastic Book Fair will continue to run Monday thru Thursday during the school day. Thank you to those that have already purchased items. All proceeds will be used to purchase new books for the Learning Commons.
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Free Drive- Thru Farm Stand Information
A big shout out and thank you to CMP for coming out and re-threading our flagpole. In a wind storm last month the rope broke. We hope to have our flag back up early next week!
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Chelsea School has a 6 hour a day cook position open! Go to svrsu.org to apply!
The votes are in and here are the results! South Portland (Kaler Kooks) and RSU 12 (Whitefield Wildcats) will be advancing to the finals round of the 2021 Maine Farm to School Cook-off! The finals competition will be held on May 5th at the Child Nutrition Culinary Classroom in Augusta.
Whitefield Wildcats move on from Regionals to State Competition! Congrats to Whitefield team! …and Good Luck in the Finals on May 5th!
South Portland and RSU 12 will be advancing to the finals round of the Farm to School Cook-off on May 5th! A total of 10,874 votes were casted. Great job by everyone for sharing the voting link and promoting to your family, friends and school community.
RSU 12 Nutrition Department is entered in the State of Maine Virtual Farm to School COOK OFF. Deadline to vote is right NOW! April 2nd. Everyone PLEASE VOTE for RSU 12 at this link, https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTm3ajDsVwW9HtXW_ixaL5hdUN0E2NzRYRlZEVDlOSkhVNVMzMkhaRU1LNS4u
Whitefield School is now accepting Pre-K applications and Kindergarten registrations for next year. If you or anyone you know has a child they would like to enroll in one of these classes for the 2021/2022 school year, please call the school at 207-549-7691 or email aperkins@svrsu.org. Children must be 4 yrs old by October 15, 2021 to be eligible for Pre-K and 5 yrs old by October 15, 2021 to be eligible for kindergarten.
RSU 12 Budget Presentation to the Whitefield Selectboard is today, March 30, 2021 from 5:35 pm until 6:00 pm. You can view and listen to the presentation at the following link, https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83056700931
RSU 12, RSU 14, RSU 54 and South Portland! Each team was tasked to create a breakfast and lunch video, while following recipe guidelines of the competition. This criteria includes producing meals that meet the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) meal pattern, and include at least three local ingredients and one USDA food. Within the videos, teams were asked to provide details on local ingredients, USDA foods that were used, techniques used, feasibility, and anything else the team would like to share. This virtual cook-off is the first step on each teams journey to becoming the “2021 Farm to School Cook-off Champion”.
Please review and vote for your favorite team, using the link below. The link will be available from March 22, 2021 through April 2, 2021. The top two finalists will be announced on April 5, 2021. These two teams will advance to the Farm to School Cook-off Finals Competition on May 5, 2021 in the Child Nutrition Culinary Classroom in Augusta, ME. Best of luck to all teams!
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTm3ajDsVwW9HtXW_ixaL5hdUN0E2NzRYRlZEVDlOSkhVNVMzMkhaRU1LNS4u
April Vacation - Camp Chelsea info:
There is no school on Friday, March 26th. It is a teacher workshop day.
A pre-packed breakfast and lunch for Friday will be going home on the bus for all student on Thursday.
We are now accepting Pre-K applications and Kindergarten registrations for next year. If you or anyone you know has a child they would like to enroll in one of these classes for the 2021/2022 school year, please call the school at 207-549-7691 or email aperkins@svrsu.org
Children must be 4 yrs old by October 15, 2021 to be eligible for Pre-K and 5 yrs old by October 15, 2021 to be eligible for kindergarten.
If your Whitefield student participates in Camp Chelsea also known as Community Learning Center, then please note there will be no after school sessions for the rest of this week.