Students may be interested in this free Earth Day event, Saturday April 26th. Thanks to our community partners, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, for organizing this!
Shared from our community:
VALENTINES DANCE on February 8, 2025 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the American Legion Post 75 located at 20 Water St. Old Town.
There will be snacks and drinks as well as music! Come on over and have some
Valentines fun with your kiddos! $10.00 Adult with child or children (father daughter, mother son, aunts and uncles with nieces and nephews, grandparents with grandchildren).
For tickets and more information please contact Laura Anderson @ 207-949-4765
Shared from our community: Have a little one who might love to explore engineering? Check out this free event! 2025 ENGINEERING WEEK EXPO at the University of Maine Field House in Orono on Saturday, March 8th from 9:00am -2:00pm. https://www.engineeringme.com/expo
We are accepting PreK and Kindergarten registrations for 2025-2026 now! Have or know a child who will be 4 or 5 by October 15, 2025? Get them registered!
Shared from our community
As we work to implement the five-year Strategic Plan, RSU 34 seeks public input on a variety of details. You can provide input through this web survey (https://forms.gle/4siZkgUuCyGyKu69A ), and/or join us in-person at the sessions shown below. Thank you for your thoughtful feedback to inform planning for our students and schools!
The full text of the Strategic Plan can be found here: t.ly/pj5LW
Please join us for input and discussion sessions as we plan for 2025-26 and beyond!
*AES PTC Wed. 12/11 (5 PM at AES)
*OTES / VRS PTC Wed. 12/4 (6 PM at OTES)
*LMS PTC Wed. 11/20 (6 PM at LMS)
*Staff leadership teams on 11/18, 12/10, 12/17
*Community forums
(please attend whichever is most convenient for your schedule, regardless of location)
*At VRS Wed. Jan. 8th, 8 AM (Multi-purpose Room)
*At AES Wed. Jan. 8th, 6:30 PM (Gym)
*At OTHS Wed. Jan. 15th, 6:30 PM (Cafeteria)
We are hiring substitute teachers!
RSU 34 is currently hiring for several roles!
*Part-time contracted Occupational Therapist
*Speech & Language Pathologist
*Special Ed Educational Technicians
*8th Grade Long Term Substitute Teacher
*Substitutes for Teachers, Ed Techs, Food Service, School Nurses, and Custodians
For more info and for applications, please visit https://www.rsu34.org/page/employment-applications-and-vacancies
The Maine CDC and Dept. of Education have encouraged sharing that risk is currently elevated for several serious mosquito-borne illnesses. You can find more information about the risks and actions you can take here: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/index.shtml#mosquito
The forecast through Thursday calls for very warm weather. Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately and brings a water bottle each day.
Our local partners at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge are offering a Fall Fest this year! The event is Saturday, October 5th from 10am to 3pm. There will be food and drinks, games, raffles, activities with organizations like Maine Discovery Museum and NOAA Fisheries, face painting, nature craft vendors and more!
The goal of this event overall is to connect the community and celebrate the fall season!
Here is the link for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hirundo-wildlife-refuges-5th-annual-fall-fest-tickets-1003179365487?aff=oddtdtcreator
Pre-K started their day with a classic breakfast of Cheerios and OJ!
RSU 34 is proud to share the 2024 Back-to-School issue of Community Connections! Inside you'll find articles and photos from spring and summer activities, along with back-to-school information such as calendars, open house dates, and bus routes. The City of Old Town has partnered with us for this issue, so you'll also find great city info and the dates for Riverfest 2024!
Many thanks to those who contributed to this issue, and to Corina Larsen / Gossamer Design for bringing it all together.
Here's the link for Community Connections: https://5il.co/2twck
Pre-K Open House is coming! Take a look and mark your calendar!
We're looking forward to the coming school year! In addition to our full-time staff, substitutes help out in a variety of ways: teachers, one-to-one support, office staff, custodial staff, and food service. If you're interested in working with awesome kids and staff on a very flexible schedule, please let us know! Here's the application: t.ly/mcbGC
Before starting Pre-K or Kindergarten, practice eating a packed lunch, opening containers and snacks, and using a water bottle! Fostering independence is a great way to get students prepared for school!
We have been having so much fun during our Kindergarten Here I Come events! This week, families visited the library, listened to a read aloud, and played together. Each student also went home with a brand new book. If you have a student entering kindergarten, come see us on August 21st at 2:00 on the playground for our final gathering.
Are you struggling with how to navigate parenting in the digital arena? Are you wrestling with what the right age is for a smatphone and social media? No matter where you are on your parenting journey with technology, you may be interested in the upcoming talk by the Founder of Wait Until 8th, Brooke Shannon. She will talk about the importance of delaying smartphones and social media and will help parents already in the middle of smartphone battles with some strategic advice to rein in smartphone use.
Brooke works with parents and communities across the country to help families establish a healthy relationship with technology. She is a national speaker on how to parent in the digital arena and has given keynotes to the American Enterprise Institute, and numerous schools and churches. Brooke is also a resource to the media; she has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC national news, NPR, and CNN Headline News.
The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade and encourages parents to delay social media until 16. Learn more about the pledge at www.waituntil8th.org
(Hosted by RSU 64 at Central Community School, Corinth)
From a community partner:
Registrations for the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge Camp are STILL OPEN! Scholarships are available !
Join us for 1-4 exciting weeks of unforgettable adventures immersed in nature. Each week has a different focus, but every week offers opportunities to explore nature, spot wildlife, paddle, and hike at Hirundo!
Register Here: https://www.hirundomaine.org/summercamp
Week 1: July 8-12 Discover Your Inner Naturalist
Week 2: July 22-26 Blaze Your Own Trail
Week 3: August 5-9 Unearth Hidden Hirundo's Secrets
Week 4: August 19-23 Splash Into Your Next Adventure
Camps are designed for Ages 9-12, and run from 9am-4pm weekdays. We welcome you to sign up for 2, 3, or 5 days (or 4 full weeks) of fun!
Questions? Email: brianna@hirundomaine.org
If you have a student entering kindergarten, please see this updated schedule for "Kindergarten Here I Come" events. Spread the word and bring a new kindergarten friend to our first event this Wednesday, June 26 at 10:00 am in the OTES gym.
