Whitefield Elementary School

Class supply lists for Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade 5 for the 2023/ 2024 School Year.

Class supply lists for Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 for the 2023/ 2024 School Year

Only 6 more weeks of summer vacation! School starts on Wednesday, August 30th.

It's not too late! We are still accepting PreK applications and Kindergarten registrations for the 2023/2024 school year. For more information call the school at 207-549-7691 or email aperkins@svrsu.org.

For all WHES families who have signed up for Summer Food Pick Up, please remember that tomorrow (Thursday, July 6th) is the first day to begin picking up food. All meal materials will be available from 8:00 - 11:00 A.M. in the lobby by the Front Office. The door will be open but we'll ask you to ring the doorbell so someone will be available to assist you. Mark Mark Deblois, Principal Whitefield Elementary School 164 Grand Army Road Whitefield, ME 04353-3503 (207) 549-5251 Email: mdeblois@svrsu.org "At Whitefield Elementary School We Have PRIDE INSIDE"

Whitefield School will be closed on July 4th. The office will be closing at 11am on 7/5 and closed all day on 7/6.

Good Morning WHES Parents: Anytime you get involved with new government regulations things can get very confusing. That has certainly been the case this year with our Summer Food Program. At first we thought that we'd be able to deliver to homes throughout the summer, as we had been able to do the past three summers, but then the regulations changed and made that delivery system impossible. That meant that the opportunity to provide supplemental food for any Whitefield family requesting it would be lost. However, through the diligent work of Mike Flynn, RSU #12 School Nutrition Director, we now have an option that I want to share with everyone. Beginning July 6th, and continuing on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the summer (final pick up date of August 17th), we will have breakfasts and lunches available for pick up here at WHES between the hours of 8:00 - 11:00s A.M. These meal packs will contain either two or three days worth of breakfasts and lunches, including milk, for any families signing up. The food will be available in the school lobby. The sign up for the Summer Food Program is very simple. You can either email Amy Perkins (aperkins@svrsu.org) or me (mdeblois@svrsu.org) or call the school (549-5251). We will need to know the name of the family & the number of children age 18 or younger for whom you'd like food ready for. Once that is completed, you'll be ready to start picking up supplemental food beginning July 6th. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to provide food to Whitefield families. Please only sign up if you are fully committed to picking your family's food on the designated days throughout the summer as this will prevent wasting food. If you change your mind at any time during the summer all you need to do is contact the school and you'll be taken off the list. By the same token, should you later realize that you'd like to start picking up this food, a call or email with the proper information will get you added to the pick up list. The deadline for the initial sign up is 12:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30th. I am very happy to be contacting you all with this new information and hope that many families take advantage of this offer. Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact either Amy or me. Mark Mark Deblois, Principal Whitefield Elementary School 164 Grand Army Road Whitefield, ME 04353-3503 (207) 549-5251 Email: mdeblois@svrsu.org "At Whitefield Elementary School We Have PRIDE INSIDE"

The Whitefield School office will be closed on Friday, June 23rd and Monday June 26th.

SHEEPSCOT VALLEY RSU12 is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at a first come, first serve basis at the sites and times as follows: CHELSEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Monday through Friday June 26 through August 11 Breakfast 8:00-9:00 Lunch 11:00-12:00 Dining onsite only WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Monday through Friday July 10 through August 3 Breakfast 8:00-8:30 Lunch 11:30-12:00 Dining onsite only

The 2023-2024 RSU 12 School Budget was approved by the voters of RSU 12. Thank you to the community for your support.

Please see our Facebook page - the WHES Recognition Night Slideshow is available for viewing. Congratulations to all our students. Good Luck! https://www.facebook.com/WhitefieldElementary

Mark Deblois 8:12 AM (2 hours ago) to me Good Morning Everyone: It saddens me greatly to let you know that WHES will not be able to provide food through the summer food program this summer. The newly established government regulations that we must follow have changed significantly and have created challenges that are insurmountable for us here. Mike Flynn, RSU #12 Food Service Director, has made several appeals to the Department of Education on our behalf but they all proved unsuccessful. I'm very sorry about this development as I have enjoyed being a part of the summer food program for the past several years and was looking forward to it again this summer. However, the new rules and regulations are clear and that has ended our summer program for this year. Mark Mark Deblois, Principal Whitefield Elementary School 164 Grand Army Road Whitefield, ME 04353-3503 (207) 549-5251 Email: mdeblois@svrsu.org "At Whitefield Elementary School We Have PRIDE INSIDE"

Reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, June 13th, there is a referendum on the proposed RSU 12 school district budget. Please remember to vote at your local polling stations.

Please see the attached information about an Erskine Academy Youth Lacrosse clinic. This is not an RSU 12 sponsored event.

Our school Field Day that was originally scheduled for June 8th has been postponed due to the expected weather and soggy conditions of the fields. The new date for Field Day will be June 12th.

The deadline to sign up for the parent luncheon on June 13th was Monday the 5th. We are not accepting any more reservations for the luncheon, however, you are still welcome to come to the awards ceremony and sit with your child when they have lunch while they eat.

A message about the summer food program from Mr. Deblois: Good Morning: While I have mentioned this in a couple of newsletter announcements, I am pleased to report that Whitefield has received permission to offer the Summer Food Delivery Program that we have been doing for the past few summers. This food is available to any WHES family and all children aged from birth to 18 years of age are eligible to receive this food. Deliveries will begin on June 26th and will continue through the week of August 14th ( no deliveries during the week of July 3 - 7). The deliveries will contain both breakfasts and lunches as well as milk for five days each week and is a wonderful opportunity for families to have supplemental meals throughout the biggest portion of the summer. Students will be bringing home an application for summer food today or tomorrow and one is attached to this email. Unlike previous summers, I must have a signed, completed application back to me (government regulations). It is a very simple application that should take no more than five minutes and I only need one per family. Please return the completed application for summer food to the WHES Office by the close of the day on June 13th. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to me. Mark Mark Deblois, Principal Whitefield Elementary School 164 Grand Army Road Whitefield, ME 04353-3503 (207) 549-5251 Email: mdeblois@svrsu.org "At Whitefield Elementary School We Have PRIDE INSIDE"

Please see the attached sign up form for the food program being offered this summer. Forms will be sent home with kids either today or tomorrow. If you want to participate in this program, please return the form to the school by June 13th. Forms can also be found in the school lobby.

Day of Caring 2023 has begun!

Information about the up coming end of the year assembly and parent luncheon.