Principal's Notes Thank you for making Family Literacy Night such a huge success this year! We had about 160 participants, and another 30 or so folks who ran the workshops in attendance on Tuesday evening. All of the workshop leaders I talked with were very enthusiastic about their group's work. A couple of folks are even making additional plans to run after school workshops with students. There were two different activities that were still going strong at 7:30pm! I wholeheartedly agree with Mrs. Bourgoine's statement, "It truly was a pleasure to witness the excitement and energy of kids and families enjoying time together listening, performing, reading, writing, drawing, learning and doing!" If you have an idea about a literacy-connected activity for next year, please feel free to mention it to Nancy Moorman or Barbara Bourgoine. Many thanks to them and REPA for all their efforts to help coordinate the evening's events.

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. 10 Ð Gr. 4 field trip to Farnsworth Art Museum Mar. 10 Ð REPA Meeting, 6:30 pm. Mar 11 Ð Chewonki Predator Prog. for Gr. 4 Mar 17 - District Early Release, 11:30 Dismissal for students 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

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

REPA NEWS The next meeting is Wednesday, March 10 @ 6:30pm in the RES Library. All are welcome to attend!

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!