(12/18/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

It is our sincere hope that by taking an extra day on Friday, our school community was able to rest and recover.  We also want to thank all of our CES families for their flexibility, understanding, and support last week as we navigated through high numbers of illnesses.  

Some of our fourth graders joined Mrs. Edmondson in singing a song for Ukraine.  They joined students from all over the world to show their support through their love of music.  Here is the link if you would like to see more: https://youtu.be/26pgp_7c3z8  We are also heartbroken that our winter concerts were delayed and we will have more info for you soon on when we are able to reschedule.

Rebecca, Kali, and Maggie, our Conners Office Helpers, have decided that Monday is an unofficial Bus Driver Appreciation Day.  We have special treats planned for them as well as cards from our students, but we welcome you to give them an extra wave and a smile tomorrow!  Speaking of doing something nice, our PTSA is still taking donations for the CES CARES program which helps struggling families in our community with gift certificates to help make everyone's holidays a merry one.

There is a busy week for our Tiger sports this week!  Good luck to all of our athletes and we invite all of you to catch one of their games.  So much fun!  We also have two spirit days this week.  Students are invited to wear the holiday best or holiday-est on Wednesday.  We can't wait to see what you will come up with.  And Thursday is a Pajama day!!!

Please send all students K-4 with snow pants and winter boots (and warm clothes for middle schoolers too).  We want to make sure that our students can get the most out of their recess times and they can only do that if they have the proper winter gear.  If you need assistance with getting winter gear for your children, please contact Nurse Melissa and Nurse Michelle.

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• Ho-Ho-Holiday Runway Show (wear your holiday-iest garb) on Wednesday, December 21st

• Pajama Day on Thursday, December 22nd

• KIDS' NIGHT OUT on Thursday, December 22nd

• Winter Break Dec 23- Jan 3rd

(12/11/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

There will be no school tomorrow on Monday, December 12th.  Please see the letter above.  Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday all rested and ready to learn!  

If your child is experiencing symptoms of illness, please keep them home.  Illnesses reported last week ranged from the Flu, RSV, strep throat, common colds, and positive Covid-19 cases.  If you need home testing kits for Covid-19, we are happy to either send some home with your child or you can pick them up at the office.

 Mrs. Edmondson and Mr. Granholm are excited to showcase the magical music that our students have been making at school.  The concert for students in grades 2-4 will be on Wednesday at 6pm.  The concert for middle school will be Thursday at 6pm.  We hope to see you all there!

With the cold weather upon us, it is important that you send your children to school with warm clothes every day.  Students are outside when they first arrive in the morning, have recesses, and walk between buildings everyday.  If you need help in getting warm clothes for your children, please contact the school nurses.  We are happy to help!

The holiday season is upon us which means celebrations, fun activities, and events.  Please contact your classroom teacher BEFORE sending in any food or treats.  We ask that our classroom holiday parties consist of healthy choices such as popcorn and apple juice to accommodate all allergies/diets and that sugary snacks are saved for outside of school.

Thank you again for all of your support.  

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• Winter Concerts on December 14th and 15th

• Early Release Day on Friday, December 16th

• Ho-Ho-Holiday Runway Show (wear your holiday-est garb) on Wednesday, December 21st

• Pajama Day on Thursday, December 22nd

• KIDS' NIGHT OUT on Thursday, December 22nd

FROM THE PTSA - 

Dear Conners Emerson and Bar Harbor community,

We have some families in our CES community who struggle over the winter months. In 2018 the PTSA introduced CES CARES, a program that distributes gift cards to help support CES families in need. The holidays are a perfect time to spread goodwill, so if you are able, please consider making a donation to lend a helping hand to members of our CES family. 100% OF YOUR DONATION will go towards purchasing gift cards to be distributed before the holidays to those families who could use some extra support at this time.

Please send donations to the school in an envelope marked “CES CARES” with a student, or mail donations to:

Conners Emerson School

Attn: PTSA

11 Eagle Lake Road

Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Checks can be made out to “CES PTSA” with “CES CARES” in the memo.

Thank you for supporting our school community!

The Annual Cookie Extravaganza for our wonderful teachers & staff will be on Tuesday December 20!

Join in on the holiday fun and help us treat teachers & staff to a delicious array of goodies in the staff rooms.

For more information and to sign up to provide 2 dozen cookies, please click here: https://forms.gle/szmgmt6UMJ2BVvtV6

Thank you!

(12/4/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

First of all, I want to thank our fifth grade class for pranking me on my birthday.  You got me!!!  But don't worry, I am planning my revenge....

Students will be practicing a Shelter-in-Place drill within their classrooms this week and we will have a school-wide drill next week.  Our messaging to students is that a Fire Drill is for times when it is unsafe to be in the building and a Shelter-in-Place Drill is for times when it is unsafe to be outside of the building.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Schools are required to upload attendance data to the state for any students that are classified as chronically absent or truant due to their school attendance.  In Maine, chronic absenteeism is defined as students being absent for more that 10% of the school days they are enrolled.  Truancy is defined as 7 full days of unexcused absences or 5 consecutive school days of unexcused absences for grades K-6 or 10 full days of unexcused absences or 7 consecutive school days of unexcused absences.  If your child is going to be absent from school, please contact Miss Taylor either by email or call the office at 288-3631.  If a student is absent from school, they are not allowed to attend after school activities that evening (including sports and dances).  We do understand that there are many illnesses going around, that we are asking you to keep your children home if showing symptoms of illness, and that families take vacations throughout the winter, but we also know that in order for our students to grow and learn, they need to be in school.  

Ms. Ryan and Mrs. Maurais had their afternoon activity group design and paint buoys to be added to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Christmas Tree in Harbor Park.  This community activity was designed to show support to our local lobster men and women.  (and to spread a little Christmas cheer!)

Our basketball teams and cheer squad are ramping up for a busy sports season.  We invite all of you to join us for game or join the Conners Emerson Athletics page on Facebook when we are able to commentate games.  

Are you feeling that you need a little more time to wrap gifts this year?  Do you think a few hours right before Christmas could do the trick?  The 8th grade class is hosting a fundraiser this month to raise money for their class trip which could be a win-win for all!  Kids' Night Out will be Thursday, Dec. 22nd from 5-8pm for students in K-4.  There are only 25 slots and I know they are going to fill up quickly (SIGN UP HERE)!  Please contact Ms. McConomy if you have any questions (kmcconomy@mdirss.org)

Our new boiler is being installed this week.  There may be times that they will need to shut the system down for a short amount of time during the day.  Please be sure to send your children to school with warm clothes and layers!  It is also important that they come to school with a warm coat, winter hat, snow boots, and hats/mittens.  Every student is outside every day so we want to make sure they have the right clothing.  If you are struggling to get the appropriate winter gear for your children, please contact Nurse Melissa or Nurse Michelle for some assistance.  We are also accepting donations of warm winter coats, boots, snow pants, and gloves that are clean and in good shape.  (We often get donations for our younger students, but remember that we have students taller than us in our building!!!)

The holiday season is upon us which means celebrations, fun activities, and events.  Please contact your classroom teacher BEFORE sending in any food or treats.  We ask that our classroom holiday parties consist of healthy choices such as popcorn and apple juice to accommodate all allergies/diets and that sugary snacks are saved for outside of school.

A huge shoutout to Bentley and Harrison on their commitment to reading outside of the classroom!  I hear that the rest of 4th grade is setting their reading goals too.  That is perfect timing with all the new books heading into the classrooms this month!!!  And a huge shoutout to Brielle's dad for helping us repair our Conners Castle slide!

Our PE classes were having way too much fun with parachutes this week.  I heard one of the fun games is called Sharks and Lifeguards???

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• MDI Sings has been rescheduled for December 7th

• Rock Climbing at Volta for gr. 5-8 w/ the Outdoor Club

• Winter Concerts on December 14th and 15th

• Early Release Day on Friday, December 16th

• Ho-Ho-Holiday Runway Show (wear your holiday-est garb) on Wednesday, December 21st

• Pajama Day on Thursday, December 22nd

• KIDS' NIGHT OUT on Thursday, December 22nd

Here are a few pictures from our fourteenth week... (thank you staff and parents for helping me with pictures; keep them coming!!!)

(11/20/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

Wow, what a busy week.  We packed a lot into these five days.

A huge thank you to Mrs. Collins for jumping on a Kindergarten interest.  They had heard drumming from their playground and found out it was coming from a group of students from COA.  The students came on Tuesday and played for students in grades K-2.  Amazing!!!

Ms. Ryan organized a K-8 author visit with Anna Crowley.  Grades K-2 learned about her bravery and what it can accomplish with her book Courage Like Kate.  Grade 5 participated in a writer's workshop with using Courage Like Kate, learning how to use primary sources to prove or disprove Kate's heroism.  Grades 3 read Chowder Rules and learned how one small act can set things in motion during a writer's workshop while Grade 4 concentrated on puns and a silly writing prompt.  Grades 6-8 participated in writer's workshops concentrating storytelling and different ways to get stories out of their bodies and into the world.

In PE this week the students boarded their starships and engaged in intergalactic battle in the game of Star Wars. Under the black lights, they rolled balls at pins to try to knock them over. Everything was glowing, including the kids! 

Winter sports tryout happened earlier this week and our teams are off and running.  I hope everyone has a chance to catch a basketball game and see our cheerleaders!!!  If anyone is interested in learning how to officiate a basketball game, please contact Mr. Dionne.

We had an unbelievable amount of food donated for the local Thanksgiving Food Drive.  Thank you to all of you for your donations which will help out local families, neighbors, and friends.  Mixed groups of students got together and decorated turkey boxes on Friday to go with our food donations.  Awesome things happen when we get our youngers and olders together, working on a project and they certainly did not disappoint!

Second and fifth graders partnered this week to paint gratitude jars together. The students then shared some things they were grateful for.

The weather is getting colder and we ask that you send your children in layers.  Every student (even middle schoolers) should be bringing to school a winter coat, winter footwear, warm hat, mittens/gloves and snow pants for K-4/5.  All students will be going outside for recess as long as the feels like temperature is around 20 degrees.  If you are struggling to find winter gear, please contact our school nurses.

Hope you had a great long weekend and thank you to all of our veterans,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• Thanksgiving Break November 23-27th

• MDI Sings has been rescheduled for December 7th

• Winter Concerts on December 14th and 15th

• Early Release Day on Friday, December 16th

Here are a few pictures from our twelth week... (thank you staff and parents for helping me with pictures; keep them coming!!!)

(11/13/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

Thanksgiving break is right around the corner which means it is time for the CES Annual Food Drive.  We have circulated a list of suggested items per grade (so we don't end up with thousands of cans of peas and not stuffing).  All food donations will be stored in classrooms until Friday when students decorated turkey boxes and our donations are picked up.

Winter sports start this week and the parent info meeting was postponed until tomorrow from 5:30-6:00 pm.  If your child did not play a fall sport, they will need to have an updated physical and register in RANKONE before being able to participate.  Please contact Mr. Dionne and/or Nurse Melissa if you have any questions.

Thank you to those of you that attended the second Community Forum for the school building project.  If you wish to learn more about the new school build, please check out our website: ConnersEmersonBuildingForOurFuture.com

MDIRSS is holding a job fair at the high school on Thursday, November 17th.  If you are interested in learning more about positions open at Conners Emerson or within the district, please contact Mrs. Webster (hwebster@mdirss.org) or join us on Thursday!

If your child will be absent from school or your family is going away on a vacation, please contact Miss Taylor (288-3631 or thamor@mdirss.org).  We also ask that if your child is showing symptoms of illness that they are kept home from school. 

We are pleased to announce the return of the Conners Emerson Winter Concerts!

Wednesday, December 14 at 6:00 will feature the all students in grades 2-4 singing delightful holiday songs, 3-4 string orchestra, grade 2 beginning strings, grade 3 xylophones and boomwhackers.  Thursday, December 15 at 6:00 will feature the 5-8 bands, orchestra, chorus and more!  The Dobbs Productions will be filming both performances and will be aired the following week.

Recently the first grader in Mrs. Young's room completed a pumpkin seed counting activity. The students estimated the number of seeds in a pumpkin, cut it open, scooped out the seeds and then washed and dried them. Then they counted the seeds into groups of 10 and skip counted by 10’s and 100’s to see how many seeds were in their pumpkins. At the end, they learned there was over 1,200 seeds in all 3 pumpkins. The students also learned a trick to help them guess how many seeds are in a pumpkin. (Hint: It doesn’t have to do with the size of the pumpkin but rather the lines on the outside!) 

Below are some great pictures of our seventh graders learning about the Silk Road timeline and how negative numbers help to understand/organize events, a busy GT room, Ms. Ryan's afternoon elective to help prep food at OPEN TABLE, grade six visiting the Jesup to review new books, Pajama Day Racing fun (congrats to our tigers that participated in bed races), and a glimpse into third/fourth/sixth grades.

Hope you had a great long weekend and thank you to all of our veterans,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• CES Food Drive November 14-18th

• MDIRSS Job Fair on Thursday, November 17th (more info here)

• Thanksgiving Break November 23-27th

• MDI Sings has been rescheduled for December 7th

• Winter Concerts on December 14th and 15th

• Early Release Day on Friday, December 16th

Here are a few pictures from our eleventh week... (thank you staff and parents for helping me with pictures; keep them coming!!!)

(11/6/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

This has been an emotional week for our entire island with the lockdown that happened at the high school on Tuesday.  Thank you for your flexibility with the changes in the after school transportation, to our staff that stayed late to make sure our students were picked up, to our students who were patient with all of the changes, and a thank you to our bus drivers that stayed late into the evening helping with the high school students.  Our CES staff has shelter-in-place drills scheduled to happen this month and we will then communicate with parents and practice with students similar to last year.  We take the safety and security of everyone in our school community very seriously and work year round on our preparation, protocols, and drills.

I know the calendar says November, but it sure doesn't feel like it!  The weather has been absolutely amazing.  We have tried to take advantage of the warmer temps by using our Nature Trail, holding classes outside when possible, and even having an impromptu dance/popsicle party on Wednesday (was that a congo line???).  Fingers crossed the higher temps will hang around for a little while longer...

Fall sports are in the books and what a great season our tiger athletes had.  Our cross-country team wrapped up their season with a great showing at the high school.  Our soccer team made it to championship game v. Lamoine and even though they didn't win, it was an awesome game.  Winter sports sign-ups for basketball and cheering are HERE.  All students should be signing up so that we can get an idea of the numbers and coaches needed.

The Outdoor Club participated in Take Pride In Acadia Day. Thank you Outdoor Club for taking care of our historic carriage roads and giving back to the park (see pics below)!  Speaking of outdoors, grade 3 Art classes made nature mandalas with Mrs. Maurais.

If your child will be absent from school or your family is going away on a vacation, please contact Miss Taylor (288-3631 or thamor@mdirss.org).  We also ask that if your child is showing symptoms of illness that they are kept home from school.  Though our covid numbers have declined, we are seeing the emergence of other viruses surfacing from RSV to sore throats, to heavy coughs.  If you have any questions, you are welcome to call our school nurses.  Our student flu clinic was a huge success with 60 students getting their shots (thank you Nurse Melissa and Nurse Michelle).  We had one people associated with the Conners building test positive for Covid-19 last week.

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• November 9th School Building Committee Forum 6-8 pm (CES cafeteria or virtual)

• No school on Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day

• MDIRSS Job Fair on Thursday, November 17th (more info here)

Here are a few pictures from our tenth week... (thank you staff and parents for helping me with pictures; keep them coming!!!)

  (10/30/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

Wow, what a week!  A huge shout out to our teachers that spent the week planning and meeting with parents in addition to their regular teaching schedule.  We hope you were able to find a conference time to hear about all of the learning experiences being had by your children.  If you weren't able to meet, feel free to reach out to teachers to find another time.

Thank you to Jolene and Lily for taking the time to jazz up our school sidewalk and make our school a more welcoming place.  It looks amazing !!!  Next week is the Week of Welcome for our Civil Rights Teams.  Keep up the great work!

The CES Cross-Country team has its last meet of the season at the high school on Wednesday at 3:30.  We would love to see you there to help cheer our runners as they cross the finish line for the last time this season.  Last week our runners competed in the Airline Invitational.  Congrats to Rebecca for her 8th place finish and Gray for 1st in Co-ed.  Gray was also featured on the news if you want to check it out the news story.

Our soccer team pulled out a victory vs. Blue Hill last week and has advanced to the championship game on Thursday at the high school at 6pm under the lights.  We hope to see you all there to cheer on our tigers and encourage everyone to WEAR GREEN to show your support!

Winter sports sign-ups for basketball and cheering are HERE.  All students should be signing up so that we can get an idea of the numbers and coaches needed.

We had another group of students in the news this week.  Ms. Hanna's 8th grade science class is learning about arsenic in well water and collaborating with local education partnerships to help residents test their water.  Channel 7 was at our school learning more about this amazing unit.  Click here to see the clip.

Students in first grade designed and built their own water towers using toothpicks, clay, straws, popsicle sticks and skewers.  The students were challenged to make a town 6-8" tall and be able to hold a plate with a cup of water on it to mimic a real water tower.  This activity goes along with their current Go2Science unit where students are learning about a project to find drinkable water at the HIP Academy in Kenya.  See below for pictures!

Grade 6 had some special guests from COA join them to talk about college and post-high school opportunities.  Our students were so engaged that this talk could have gone on for hours!  Students prepared questions in advance such as "Is there a ton of homework?" and "I am nervous about going to college- were you nervous and what can I do not to be nervous?" Thank you Ms. Rosinski for arranging this panel.

The Halloween Parade was a huge success!!!  So much fun!!!  We hoped you were able to catch some of the costumes and excitement as grades 1-8 headed through town.  And I want to thank Mr. Granholm and our amazing marching band!!!!  Wow, so much fun.  We have added some pictures below, but if you took some and would like to share, please send to Mrs. Webster (hwebster@mdirss.org or text to 207-518-3329).  Even though tomorrow is officially Halloween, we did our fun and celebrating last week.  We ask that students DO NOT WEAR COSTUMES to school tomorrow.  Halloween colors?  Sure!  Halloween costumes?  Nope. 

I hope you are sitting down when you hear this news....  Our PTSA raised over $27,000 for their November raffle.  Yes, that is right.  Over $27,000!!!!  This money goes to support teacher and students in a variety of ways and we really appreciate everyone's participation to make this fundraiser so successful.  (Now let's get pulling some of those prizes!!!)

We had one people associated with the Conners building test positive for Covid-19 last week. 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• November 4th, 1-3 is our student flu clinic (more details to come)

• November 9th School Building Committee Forum 6-8 pm (CES cafeteria or virtual)

• No school on Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day

Here are a few pictures from our ninth week (including K hike, WillowWind and Grade 3, 5 and Grade 6 field trips from the week before, a lost set of keys and Kindergarten's interpretation of what our new school might look like)...

  (10/23/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

All PTSA Tiger Raffle tickets are due Monday morning.  If you have any tickets that need to be submitted, please make sure they are turned in to either the classroom teacher or to Miss Taylor.  Monday is the last day to turn them in!!!  I don't know about any of you, but I am so excited for the raffle to begin; the prizes are amazing!!!

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for this week.  If you have not scheduled a conference with your child's teacher, please make sure to touch base with them to find a good time to hear all about the great things going on in their classes.

On Wednesday, October 26th there will be a forum with information on the Town of Bar Harbor's Comprehensive Visioning Plan in the CES gym from 4-6 pm.  There will be information and interactive ways that the public can provide feedback on issues related to housing, transportation, economic development, public infrastructure, and more.  We hope to see you there!

Grade 5 is headed over to the Abbe Museum on Friday to learn about Wabanaki culture in our area.  Two of our Kindergarten classes set out on the Jesup trail last week and had great weather for their hike with Mrs. Newman's class going this week.  And Pajama Day was a hit!!!  Grade 4 celebrated the Indian holiday of Diwali, the celebrations of lights and make rangoli sand art.

Friday, October 28th will be our HALLOWEEN PARADE!!!!  Yes, the parade is back (weather permitting)!!!  Students in grade 1-8 will be starting in the Village Green at about 10:45 am, head down Main Street then up Cottage Street and back to the school.  Kindergarten will watch the parade in front of the Town Office.  If you are going to pick your child up after the parade at the school, please email both Miss Taylor and your classroom teacher BEFORE THE PARADE to help you with a smooth exit.  

• Students should bring their costumes to school and will change before the parade.  No masks (hard to see/dangerous to walk), SPOOKY NOT SCARY (scary/bloody costumes are not appropriate), no weapons or weapon-like objects, and students will not be able to put any make-up on at school.  

• All costumes should be culturally-sensitive (not making fun of one culture) and should be easy to put on (we can give a little help, but we have 300 students changing within a short amount of time).  

• It will also be cold so please plan the costumes for a chilly day and all students should have sturdy footwear (even if it clashes with their costumes).   

• If your family is struggling with finding costumes, please contact me and I am happy to help!!!  We want all families to feel that this is a fun and inclusive event.

Halloween and festive occasions = food and fun.  We ask that you contact your child's teacher before sending in any food and that the food sent in is healthy (and takes into consideration allergies, etc...).  Parties are just as much fun with popcorn and apple juice, promise!!!

One more week of middle school fall sports.  The golf team concluded their season last week and will have a team celebration on Thursday.  Our awesome cross-country team has their final meets  coming up with one tomorrow at 4:00 pm (MDIHS) and the much anticipated Airline Invitational on Thursday.  Run like the wind tigers!!!  And our soccer team is in the playoffs (woohoo) with a home game vs. Blue Hill on Tuesday.  A huge thank you to our AD Mr. Dionne and all of the fall coaches.  

We had one people associated with the Conners building test positive for Covid-19 last week. 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• October 24-28th is Parent Teacher Conference Week

• October 28th is an Early Release Day

• October 28th is the HALLOWEEN PARADE (Main St. to Cottage St. starting around 10:45)

• November 4th, 1-3 is our student flu clinic (more details to come)

• No school on Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day

Here are a few pictures from our eighth week...

  (10/16/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

The Talent Show was crazy amazing!!!  One moment I had tears in my eyes, the next I had goosebumps!!!  I hope that every student that participated in this shows feels brave and proud.  If you have any great pictures, please send our way!  I also want to give a shout out to Mrs. Edmondson for making this happen (it is a lot of work) and a shout out to our awesome custodial staff for staying late to help clean up.  I can't wait until next year's show!!!

This week saw the 7th and 8th grade hikes ( lucked out with beautiful weather), grade 8 at CBC doing team-building, and grade 4 went to Sand Beach for a Ranger experience learning about our local geology.  We are so lucky to have ANP and Camp Beech Cliff as some of our local educational partners.  Speaking of lucky, next week grade 5 is heading over to the Abbe Museum.

Parent Teacher Conferences are Oct 24-28th.  Teachers will be sending out sign-up sheets for you to grab your slot and hear all about the magical things happening here at CES and the growth your child is making.  We are planning on having the conferences in person, but you may request a virtual conference depending on your comfort level.

Have you bought your PTSA raffle tickets yet?  This is the last week that students will be selling raffle tickets for the most epic raffle ever!!!! 

Friday, October 21st will be a PAJAMA DAY!!!  It is also a Early Release Day.

Friday, October 28th will be our HALLOWEEN PARADE!!!!  Yes, the parade is back!!!  We will be having the parade on the morning of the 28th and hope to see you cheering us on (weather permitting).  Students in grade 1-8 will be starting in the Village Green at about 10:45 am, head down Main Street then up Cottage Street and back to the school.  Kindergarten will watch the parade in front of the Town Office.  If you are going to pick your child up after the parade at the school, please email both Miss Taylor and your classroom teacher to help you with a smooth exit.  We will send you more info as the event gets closer.

• Students should bring their costumes to school and will change before the parade.  No masks (hard to see/dangerous to walk), SPOOKY NOT SCARY (scary/bloody costumes are not appropriate) and students will not be able to put any make-up on at school.  

• All costumes should be culturally-sensitive (not making fun of one culture) and should be easy to put on (we can give a little help, but we have 300 students changing within a short amount of time).  

• It will also be cold so please plan the costumes for a chilly day and all students should have sturdy footwear (even if it clashes with their costumes).   

• If your family is struggling with finding costumes, please contact me and I am happy to help!!!  We want all families to feel that this is a fun and inclusive event.

Halloween and festive occasions = food and fun.  We ask that you contact your child's teacher before sending in any food and that the food sent in is healthy (and takes into consideration allergies, etc...).  Parties are just as much fun with popcorn and apple juice, promise!!!

We had two people associated with our school test positive for Covid-19 last week. 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• October 21st is an Early Release Day

• October 21st is a PAJAMA DAY

• October 24-28th is Parent Teacher Conference Week

• October 28th is an Early Release Day

• October 28th is the HALLOWEEN PARADE (Main St. to Cottage St. starting around 10:45)

• November 4th, 1-3 is our student flu clinic (more details to come)

• No school on Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day

Here are a few pictures from our seventh week...

 (10/10/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

I am so excited to say that the CES Talent Show is back!!!  Mrs. Edmondson has resurrected a crowd favorite and we can't wait.  The Talent Show is Friday, October 14th at 6pm in the CES gym.  Students in grades 1-8 are getting ready to astound and entertain the audience with their talents and creativity.  The CES Show Stoppers will be having  a bake sale so bring your sweet tooth and we hope to see you there!!!

We have class hikes planned for the next few weeks for students in grades 7th and 8th.  Students will need to bring a water bottle, dress in layers, and wear sturdy/appropriate footwear.  If you are interested in being a parent chaperone, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/iRP2JKKvX3JhddVN8

Tues 10/11 - 8th Grade (Rain date 10/12)  Dorr Mountain  8:40-Noon

Thur 10/13 - 7th Grade (Rain date 10/14)  Champlain Mountain  8:40-Noon

NWEA testing will continue until the end of the month for students in grades 3-8.  Please make sure that your children get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast, especially on their testing days!  The NWEA tests provide our teachers and interventionists with a wealth of data to help inform instruction, identify areas of need to be targeted in small groups or individually, and to show student growth.

Parent Teacher Conferences are Oct 24-28th.  Teachers will be sending out sign-up sheets by mid-week for you to grab your slot and hear all about the magical things happening here at CES and the growth your child is making.  

Have you bought your PTSA raffle tickets yet?  A huge thank you to all of the local businesses that have donated over $4,500 amazing prizes for a month's worth of drawings.  We hope that you will help support our PTSA in both buying and selling tickets to help support all the wonderful things that they do to support our school, students, and staff.  

Have you ever thought about being a substitute teacher?  Or maybe a change of careers into being an ed tech?  If so, we would love to talk with you!!!

We had two people associated with our school test positive for Covid-19 last week. 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• October 14th is the CES Talent Show

• October 21st is an Early Release Day

• October 24-28th is Parent Teacher Conference Week

• October 28th is an Early Release Day

Here are a few pictures from our sixth week...

  (10/02/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

The weather is starting to cool down a bit, but the learning is really starting to heat up at CES!  When I walk into classrooms, it is great to see our students settling into classroom routines and working hard on assignments, projects, hands on learning, and getting "back to basics".  

Mrs. Rechholtz's conducted a scientific experiment on their favorite kinds of apples.  After examining and testing each variety out, they voted, gathered data, then graphed their results.  Believe it or not but the Granny Smith (11) beat out the Golden Delicious (8), Cortland (5), and the Red Delicious (3).

Ms. Roths' grade 7 Social Studies students are recording their own podcasts.  We can't wait for a listen.  And we have students in grades 3 and 4 building robots!

We have class hikes planned for the next few weeks for students in grades 5-8.  Students will need to bring a water bottle, dress in layers, and wear sturdy/appropriate footwear.  If you are interested in being a parent chaperone, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/iRP2JKKvX3JhddVN8

Tues 10/4 - 5th Grade (Rain date 10/5)  Champlain Mountain  8:40-11:40

Thur 10/6 - 6th Grade (Rain date 10/7)  Pemetic Mountain  8:40-Noon

Tues 10/11 - 8th Grade (Rain date 10/12)  Dorr Mountain  8:40-Noon

Thur 10/13 - 7th Grade (Rain date 10/14)  Champlain Mountain  8:40-Noon

Our middle school Civil Rights Teams are beginning to meet again.  Fifth and Sixth graders that are interested can see MC and seventh and eighth graders can see Ms. Roths for more info on meeting days/times.  Our 7/8 team's first initiative will be the 4th annual Day of Welcome on November 4th.  Civil Rights teams from across the state will promote the idea that our school communities are for EVERYONE.

NWEA testing will start this week until the end of the month for students in grades 3-8.  Please make sure that your children get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast, especially on their testing days!  The NWEA tests provide our teachers and interventionists with a wealth of data to help inform instruction, identify areas of need to be targeted in small groups or individually, and to show student growth.

Milks are available to purchase during lunch times and are free with all breakfasts and  school lunches, but will no longer be offered during snack times.  We encourage all students to use their water bottles during snack and throughout the day. 

Thank you to those who attended the School Building Committee's forum last Thursday.  There will be additional dates coming up if you would like to participate.  Please take the time to look over the following website that updates our community on the status of our school building committee's work.  We would love your input and support in making a new school build happen!

https://www.connersemersonbuildingforourfuture.com/ 

The PTSA has a fantastically fun fundraiser coming your way.  They have collected over $4000 worth of prizes for a month's worth of raffles!!!  We hope that you will help support our PTSA in both buying and selling tickets to help support all the wonderful things that they do to support our school, students, and staff.  Look below for more info and going home with students.  EXCITING!!!

We had one person associated with the Conners building test positive for Covid-19 last week. 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• October 10th is a holiday/no school

• October 21st is an Early Release Day

• October 24-28th is Parent Teacher Conference Week

• October 28th is an Early Release Day

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Here are a few pictures from our fifth week...

(9/25/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

It was an exciting week at CES.  Our sixth graders headed to Portland on an all-expenses-paid field trip to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (via coach bus).  It was a long day (leaving at 6 am), but totally worth it with all of the hands on learning experiences and interactive exhibits at their fingertips.  A huge thank you to the teachers and staff that made this trip possible!  From designing/constructing basketball hoops to CAN-JAM in PE to reading to be treated to a song in the cafeteria, you can see that we are a lively bunch!!!

We were definitely seeing RED on Friday.  A great idea was circulating around the downeast area  of wearing the color red to support our local lobster men and women.  There was a huge showing of support here at CES as you can see in the pictures below.

The cross-country team had their first meet in Lamoine earlier in the week.  We are so proud of our tiger runners not only for their speed and endurance, but also for their teamwork.  We have two new coaches this year: Coach Newman and Coach Fessler who are rocking it!!!  The A and B soccer teams faced off against Lamoine this week also and walked away with a split outcome.

Picture day was a huge success.  We will let you know when the make-up day is scheduled and will keep our fingers crossed that there won't be a monsoon like there was on Tuesday!

Please take the time to look over the following website that updates our community on the status of our school building committee's work.  We would love your input and support in making a new school build happen!

https://www.connersemersonbuildingforourfuture.com/ 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• October 10th is a holiday/no school

• October 21st is an Early Release Day

• October 24-28th is Parent Teacher Conference Week

• October 28th is an Early Release Day

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Here are a few pictures from our fourth week...

(9/18/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

Thank you to all of you that came to our CES Open House.  It felt so normal!!!  It was wonderful to see all of you in person, meet new families, and show off all the great things going on in our school.  A shout out to Tina and our custodial crew for their help in making our hotdog treat possible as well as three former tigers that earned Community Service hours!  

I am thrilled to announce that we did not have any new Covid-19 cases reported last week.  Masking is still optional and we are doing our best to promote frequent hand-sanitizing.  If your child is showing symptoms of illness, please contact our school nurses and keep them home.  

LifeTouch Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 20th.  Miss Taylor sent home a LifeTouch flier at the end of last week.  The easiest way to order pictures is online at Lifetouch.com and using our school code: EVTDG8B3J

Our soccer team had their first match last week and was victorious of MDES with a score of 5-2.  Great job tigers!  Our cross-country team has their first meet in Lamoine on Monday at 4pm (run like the wind tigers) and our soccer teams play again on Tuesday and Thursday.  Any athletes that have not contacted Nurse Melissa about a current physical and/or insurance information will not be able to practice or participate in games/matches. 

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• Schoodic Family Camping Trip on Friday, Sept. 23rd through Saturday, Sept. 24th 

Here are a few pictures from our third week...

(9/11/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

We have a very busy week ahead of us.  We hope you that you will join us for our Conners Emerson Open House on Thursday from 4:30-5:30.  It has been such a long time since we were able to invite families inside our school to see all the learning and fun happening in our classroom spaces.

A person associated with grade 7, a person associated with grade 6, and a person associated with grade 3 tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.  We will try to keep you updated on current positive cases that may impact transmission within our school so that you can make decisions on whether or not to have your child wear a mask at school.  Currently, masking at CES is optional and we fully support every families individual decision to decide what is best for them.  If you have any questions, please reach out to our school nurses.

Thursday is also International Dot Day.  This day is inspired by the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds that encourages creativity, collaboration and celebrates self-expression.  Feel free to dig out your child's favorite polka dotted outfit, put a few round stickers on their shirt or wear anything dot or circle-inspired.

Lifetouch Picture Day is on September 20th.  Please be on the lookout for a picture day form coming home with information on how to order photos online.  If you have any questions, please contact Miss Taylor.  We will post the Lifetouch code on the website later this week.

We have an enormous amount of student that are participating in fall sports this year (38 in soccer alone).  This is incredible!  We hope to see you at some of the meets and matches to help cheer on our tiger athletes.

Hope you had a great weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, September 15th 4:30-5:30

• Early Release Day (@12:30) on Friday, September 16th

Here are a few pictures from our second week...

(9/5/22)

From the desk of Mrs. Webster...

Wow, what a great start to the school year!  It is so wonderful to see all of our students back from summer, reuniting with friends, and settling into their new school routines.  I had the pleasure of visiting classrooms this week and was so impressed with how excited our students are to be back!

Our parking lot lines are moving a bit slow, but that is to be expected for the first couple weeks of school.  We encourage you to have your children take the bus or drop walkers off at the bottom of the ramp.  Please remember that school starts at 8:15 for all students.  Any student arriving after 8:15 will need to check in with Miss Taylor for a tardy slip before heading to class.

School lunches are free again this year (woohoo). We do ask that you fill out the FREE/REDUCED LUNCH FORM regardless of your income.  This is so important for our school to have a large percentage of our parents filling out this form because a lot of state funding is based upon this data.  The greater number of parents filling out the form equals a greater amount of state funding!!!  Here is a letter from our superintendent explaining more about this important program: 22-23 Superintendent's letter.

There have been some changes to our PowerSchool parent access.  Please look over the attached letter for information on how to access your child's PowerSchool account.  If you have problems, please contact Miss Taylor and she can steer you in the right direction.  PowerSchool Parent Letter

Fall sports are right around the corner.  If your child is interesting in participating or just learning more about a sport, please sign them up on our FALL SPORTS SIGN-UP.  All students athletes are required to have a physical within the last 12 months and have insurance (can be school insurance).  Please contact Mr. Dionne (bdionne@mdirss.org) if you have any questions.

We will be having an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, September 15th from 4:30-5:30.  Should we be lucky enough to have good weather, there will be a hotdog BBQ to follow.  We are so excited to open our doors to families again and show you all the great things happening at CES.

Have a great long weekend,

Mrs. Webster

Upcoming/Important Dates

• No School on Monday, September 5th (holiday)

• OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, September 15th 4:30-5:30

• Early Release Day (@12:30) on Friday, September 16th

Here are a few pictures from our first week...

KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE

It was so wonderful to meet and greet our new Kindergarten students and their families last Thursday night.  It has been over 2 years since we have been able to invite families into our building to share all the exciting learning going on here at CES.  Thank you to our Kindergarten teachers, our volunteers, and our fabulous PTSA) for making Kindergarten Open House a wonderful experience for both students and families.