Whitefield Elementary School

If you missed picture day last week, or find you will need retakes, our Picture Retake Day will be on Monday, November 23rd.

************************************************************* Attention all families: Please take this 5 minute survey from The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. Even if you completed the survey last year, we need your participation again! Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize drawing and five lucky winners across the state will each receive a $100 Amazon gift card for their personal use AND if you win, our school will receive $1,000. Other schools are participating, so the more families from our school who complete the survey, the greater our chance of winning $1,000! Contact information for the prize drawing will be collected at the end of the survey and will not be connected to your survey responses. All survey responses are anonymous. Click the following link to begin the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020FamilySCHLincoln Thank you! -- Kendra Anderson, RN RSU #12 Whitefield School

This is a reminder that there is no school on Friday October 9th and Monday October 12th.

Update on tomorrow's bus run. We will have a normal 4 bus run in the morning. Tomorrow afternoon will still be a 3 bus run.

FYI: Picture day will be on Friday, October 16th. Order forms will go home on Tuesday.

This is a reminder that we will be conducting a 3 bus run on Thursday, October 8th for both the AM and PM run.

As planned, all schools in RSU 12 will resume in-person learning starting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, 2020. If your student was contacted and told to quarantine, then they should continue to do so. Thank you to everyone for following the safety protocols in our schools. We look forward to resuming in-person learning tomorrow.

If you would like food delivery for your students during school closure, please call the school or email Meagan Soule before 2pm today. She can be reached at 549-7691 or at msoule@svrsu.org

We still have LOTS of pumpkins to sell. There are some very nice ones. If you are interested in getting one, please contact Ms. McCormick at kmccormick@svrsu.org to schedule a time to pick one up. We will be selling them again when we return to school as well. Thanks.

Important information about school picture day: School pictures have been rescheduled for Friday, October 16th.

Please read an important letter from the Superintendent about a Positive COVID-19 Case at Windsor Elementary School. You will be contacted by the school by phone if your student had direct contact with the individual. Out of an abundance of caution, all schools in RSU 12 will do remote learning starting immediately through Tuesday, October 6th. Students will return on October 7th for in-person learning if it is prudent to do so. Here is the link to a letter from the Superintendent with more information, https://www.svrsu.org/article/318636?org=district

Thanks to USDA Child Nutrition Services , some volunteers and our amazing kitchen staff we continuing to be able to provide and deliver no cost school meals to our remote learners.

October Breakfast and Lunch Menu

FYI: Due to some bus staffing issues we have some upcoming dates when we will need to run a 3 bus run for the morning and afternoon bus runs. On 10/5, 10/6 and 10/8 we will be running a 3 bus run both morning and afternoon. Also the week of 10/19- 10/23 we will be running a 3 bus run everyday, both morning and afternoon Remember that this changes the pick up and drop off times for many students. Morning runs will start a little earlier and afternoon runs will last a little longer.

Please read an important letter from the Superintendent about a Probable COVID-19 Case at Windsor Elementary School. A Probable Case means that the individual has symptoms associated with COVID-19 and they had direct contact with someone who tested positive. You will be contacted by the school by phone if your student had direct contact with the individual. Here is the link to a letter with more information, https://www.svrsu.org/article/317680?org=district

Our apologies, but the link in the message sent Friday afternoon was bad. Here is a corrected link. https://forms.gle/TKkJDXW5VbGpJkwe9 Here is the original message: The Maine Department of Education is gathering information about students and staff who lack access to Internet AND cellular service in their homes. Their hope is to continue to remove barriers to remote learning by advocating for improvements in infrastructure. If you have NEITHER reliable Internet NOR quality cellular service at your residence, please take a moment before September 30 to complete this brief survey so that we can help improve connectivity. https://forms.gle/TKkJDXW5VbGpJkwe9 Thank you!

Picture Day is Monday, October 5th. Distance learners can come in at 11am to have their pictures done. Please call the school for more details. Order forms will be going home next week, or you can order and pay ahead on line.

The Maine Department of Education is gathering information about students and staff who lack access to Internet AND cellular service in their homes. Their hope is to continue to remove barriers to remote learning by advocating for improvements in infrastructure. If you have NEITHER reliable Internet NOR quality cellular service at your residence, please take a moment before September 30 to complete this brief survey so that we can help improve connectivity. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5596702718 Thank you!

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If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a substitute in our school, please call the superintendents office or visit their website to find out more. Here at Whitefield School we are always looking for substitutes for all positions- Teachers, Ed Tech, Office Staff, Kitchen Staff, Bus Drivers and Custodial - We need subs in all areas.