Two more days to fill Ben's bus!
All food collected goes to our RSU#34 resource center, located at OTES. We are having a homeroom competition at LMS, but we invite ALL to donate. Drop your food off at LMS, and we'll get the bus over here on Tuesday.
Dr. Sharon Klein, University of Maine Professor in the School of Economics, spoke to the Puffin Team today about solar energy. She was fantastic! Thank you, Dr. Klein.
Mark your calendars!
Our next PTA meeting is Wednesday, December 9, 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
The PTA will provide a Zoom link and an agenda before the meeting.
Next week and the week of December 21, we have school only on Monday and Tuesday. To balance times between the cohorts, we will use the following schedule:
Monday/Tuesday, November 23 and 24, the Monday/Tuesday cohort will be in-person both days, and the Thursday/Friday cohort will be remote both days.
Monday/Tuesday, November 23 and 24, the Thursday/Friday cohort will be in-person both days, and the Monday/Tuesday cohort will be remote both days.
PTA Meeting Tonight! 6:00 - 7:00. Join us!
https://meet.google.com/div-esnk-aec
EJ Roach, Old Town's Director of Economic and Community Development, is looking for your perspective on recreational opportunities in our area. Please help us direct our opportunities by filling out this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SQ9663C
Our conferences for November 2 have been rescheduled to Monday, November 9 with the same schedule at November 2, and the same links. A few teachers have other commitments on November 9, and will contact you to find a schedule a time to meet. Either way, you will be receiving a message/confirmation from your child's teacher.
Conferences scheduled for this Thursday, November 5 will remain the same.
Due to internet and power outages, our conferences scheduled for this evening will be postponed. New date coming soon.
We are still having technical difficulties sending emails through Thrillshare. We'll be looking into that on Monday. In the meantime, conferences are this week, Monday and Thursday, 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. Students should attend these (virtual) conferences with their families, and teachers will facilitate them. If you requested a conference, you should have received an invitation, with a Google Meet link. If you have not, please contact your child's advisory teacher.
There seem to be some technical difficulties with our Thrillshare. We did send out the weekly letter (twice!), but it's not going through. We will continue to try to send it.
We are having some issues in the community with spotty internet. We will adjust attendance and instruction, as needed.
Dear LMS Families,
In July and August RSU #34 asked families to share with us whether they preferred in-person or fully remote learning for their children. A family that wishes to have their child participate remotely can ask to make that switch at any time.
Throughout the Trimester 1, we have also accommodated some switches from fully remote to hybrid learning, as space and staffing allowed. For any family that has made that request, we have added you to a waiting list that we review weekly. If you would like to be added to that list to be considered for Trimester 2, please let us know by Tuesday, October 27.
To make changes from fully remote to hybrid, or from hybrid to fully remote, contact Gert Nesin, Shane Barker, or Tracey O’Connell by phone or email.
Thank you, and please help keep the spread of COVID-19 slow by washing hands, wearing masks, and keeping distance!
Gert Nesin, Principal
Our second PTA meeting is tonight, 6:00 - 7:00 PM at this link: http://meet.google.com/omc-jakf-gqc
All are welcome!
Our second PTA meeting is this Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 - 7:00 PM at this link: http://meet.google.com/omc-jakf-gqc
All are welcome!
LMS Community,
If you have time, please answer this (VERY SHORT!) survey that the LMS Parent Teacher Association has put together to try to figure out how to regroup during this exceptional school year. We are currently a small but strong group, with great support from the LMS administration--but WE NEED YOUR HELP AND YOUR IDEAS to move forward. Even if you just have a few minutes to contribute your opinion, please let us know what you think and how you want to be involved in the LMS community.
https://forms.gle/3KDgQmi7TjaTjVoXA
LMS PTA
LMS Scholastic Book Fair Website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=leonardmiddleschool1
Donate money for other students: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=2018885&&eml=SBF/e/20200801////eWallContriAlert/////
Online Book Fair running now until October 24th!
In-Person Book Fair will run October 19th-30th!
Cash, Checks (made out to RSU #34), credit card, OR eWallet accepted! To create an eWallet for your student visit the Book Fair website, scroll down to the green block, and click "Get Started."
All purchases benefit the school library.
If you do not have the funds at this time, but your student could use a new book, please contact Mrs. Hinrichs at alexandra.hinrichs@rsu34.org as there is a book fair fund for this purpose.
If you would like to donate money to help get books in the hands of our students, you can do so by visiting the donate link at the top of this message.
THANK YOU! See you at the fair!
Homeroom pizza party on us!
Please fill out and return the form linked here. If you believe it doesn't apply to you, just sign the bottom of the form and return it.This information allows us to get extra federal money, and all information will be kept confidential.
We will also send the forms out with your child.
Forms must be returned to LMS by October 15.
https://www.rsu34.org/o/rsu-34/browse/171211
Dear LMS Families,
Please remember how important it is to do home screening every single day; this is required for all students and staff. Here are the questions to ask:
*Within the past 24 hours have you or anyone at home had a fever (100.4 and above)or used any fever reducing medicine?
*Do you feel sick with any of the most common symptoms? Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fever(100.4or greater), Chills, Muscle pain, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell.
*Have you traveled outside of the state in the past 14days?
(in addition to those COVID-related questions, please also stay home until 24 hours after vomiting/diarrhea - like in any year!)
There are two tools that can guide this screening, and help speed up the entry process at any of our schools. Anyone can use our screening tool on a smartphone or computer: https://forms.gle/DYu3rGgMsyfmFvym7
Northern Light makes a similar screening tool that is also OK: https://covid.northernlighthealth.org/covidsportscheck
Due to power outages, our phone system is not reliable. Please email Kathy Cummings (Katherine.cummings@rsu34.org) or Tara Ford (Tara.ford@rsu34.org) if need to get us a message.
Representative Golden (virtually) talked to our 7th grade today about rights and responsibilities. He was invited because he is our current Representative, and is the first of a wide variety of leaders in our community and state to speak on the issue of rights and responsibilities.
