ÒMaine Ag in the ClassroomÓ Presentations at Readfield During Maine Agriculture week March 15 - 19 all four elementary schools in RSU 38 will have volunteer readers who are part of the Read "Me" Agriculture program reading newly designed books about Maine Agriculture. The presenter will share information about their farms, programs, jobs, and their connections to agriculture. We are very excited about this at Readfield Elementary. On Tuesday, March 16, John Forbes from USDA, Wildlife Services, will be presenting in grades 1 & 2 classrooms. Ben Nugent, USDA Wildlife Biologist, grade 3 & 4. Our First Lady of the State of Maine Karen Baldacci will be reading to Mrs. Drapeau's 2nd grade, and Willie Sawyer Grenier, Director of Maine Agriculture in the Classroom will be reading in Mrs. Reville's grade 4 and to both Kindergarten classes. Some 5th graders from our composting and recycling teams will visit at lunch with several agricultural presenters.

DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR P/T CONFERENCES!! MARCH 18 & 25 https://www.pickatime.com/client?ven=11601830

YouÕre invited to the Readfield Elementary Circus! Presented by Grades 3,4 and 5 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:00 PM Students in grades 3,4 and 5 would like to show you what theyÕve been doing in physical education classes. You will be treated to an exhibition of juggling, plate spinning, stilt walking, and lots of other fun circus skills. This will be an INFORMAL presentation. We donÕt know how long it will take for everyone to perform, but we should be finished by 7:30 at the latest. Students may dress in regular clothing or wear wild, brightly colored outfits. Please donÕt let your children wear anything that will interfere with their movements. Volunteers are needed for crowd control and equipment distribution. Please call Mrs. Godfrey at school if you wish to volunteer or if you have questions. We hope to see you there! ~ Mrs. Godfrey & Grades 3, 4 & 5 Students

Dates To Remember: Mar. 13 Ð Daylight Savings Time, set clocks ahead! Mar 17 - District Early Release, 11:30 Dismissal for students ÐAfter School Daycare open until 5:30 pm. Mar. 18 Ð Parent / Teacher Conferences, 3:30 Ð 7:30 pm Mar 24 Ð Gr. 3-5 Circus Presentation, 6:00 Mar 25 Ð Parent / Teacher Conferences, 3:30 Ð 7:30 pm Mar 30 Ð Gr. 3-5 Instrumental Music Performance Apr 19 Ð 23 Ð School Vacation Week

ItÕs Time For The Annual Easter Egg Hunt! All ages are welcome When: Saturday, March 27th, 10:00 am Where: the field next to the Community Recreation Office located on Millard Harrison Drive to the left of Maranacook Community High School. Hosted by: the Readfield Recreation Association. There will be a box at the RES office for donations of candy or non-candy items. If you would like to donate any ÒEgg FillersÓ or volunteer your time for this event, please contact Scott Olsen Ð 685-9927. B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Basket!)

Kindergarten Registration Readfield Elementary School would like to announce the dates for Kindergarten Screening for students who will be entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2009. Screening will take place on Thursday, April 8th and Friday, April 9th. Screening will last approximately one hour, parents are asked to bring a copy of their child's birth certificate and immunization records. A child must be five years old on or before October 15 to be eligible to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Please contact the school at 207-685-4406 to set up an appointment that is convenient for your family. We look forward to hearing from you.

5th Grade Baby Pictures! Every year the yearbook committee looks to have all 5th graderÕs baby pictures in the yearbook. Please send a baby picture of your child to school or email a photo to sherry_williams@maranacook.org. The Picture should be labeled on the back in order to be returned. If you also have photos of special events throughout the school years at RES, please send them in as well. Thank you ~The Yearbook Committee

SPARK Program If you have not yet returned your yellow cards for the SPARK arsenic study, please return them to your classroom teacher or call Carol Ladd directly at 685-4504 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Parent / Teacher Conferences March 18 & March 25! Online registration system for Parent / Teacher Conferences! March 18 & 25 To register for parent/teacher conferences this year, we are using the online service called Pick a Time. To access this system, click on the following link (or copy and paste into the browser) https://www.pickatime.com/client?ven=11601830 or visit our website at http://res.maranacook.org

Robotics Summer Camp We are pleased to have Tom Bickford from the Lego Robotics League return to Maranacook Middle School to offer his Summer Robotics Camp. We will be offering two weeks of camp--Session 1 is a beginner level from August 2-6th and Session 2 is a beginner/advanced level from August 9-13th. The Robotics Camp uses the ever popular LEGO¨ MindStorms Kit to learn about Design and Building of engineering projects. Particularly the campers design and build robots, including programming them using computers. Camp Staff also provides educational sessions each day on building and programming, and on engineering and science in general. camp and will be sent to each camper prior to the start of the session. To sign up online or download a brochure, go to http://www.mainerobotics.org/camps.html or contact Diane MacGregor at diane_macgregor@maranacook.org.

K-4 Agriculture Program During the week of March 15 Ð 19 students in grades K-4 in all 4 elementary schools will be visited by volunteers from the ÒRead Me - AgricultureÓ program reading and sharing a variety of agricultural theme books with students and teachers.

High School Musical HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL "GUYS & DOLLS" PERFORMANCES ARE MARCH 31, APRIL 1, 2 & 3 AT 7:00 P.M. AND A MATINEE PERFORMANCE ON APRIL 3 AT 2:00 P.M. TICKET PRICES ARE $7 GENERAL ADMISSION AND $5 STUDENTS/SENIOR CITIZENS. THE MATINEE ON APRIL 3 IS FREE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. CALL 685-4923 EXT.335 TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS.

REPA's Razzle Dazzle Razzle Dazzle is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 1-4pm in the RES Gymnasium. Save the date and be watching for more information!