Dates to Remember: Mon., Oct. 6 - School Board Meeting, 6:30 pm in the Cafeteria Thurs., Oct. 9 - Kindergarten field trip to Kents Hill Orchard to pick apples. Sponsored by REPA. Fri., Oct. 10 Ð No School for students Mon., Oct. 13 Ð Columbus Day Ð No School Tues., Oct. 14 Ð REPA meeting in the RES Library at 6:30 pm. Ð All parents are welcome to come, discussion will include: Family Nights, Fundraisers, Field Trips, and Nominating REPA Officers!

Girl Scouts Girls in grades K Ð 5 who may be interested in becoming a Girl Scout, are invited to come to an informational meeting to learn more and ask questions. The meeting will be held at Readfield Elementary School in the library at 6:00 pm. on October 7th. Please contact Alicia DÕAngelo if you are interested but are unable to join in the meeting.

Bus Passes Due to over crowding on the buses, we will no longer be able to issue a bus pass for friends. If your family plans to have a friend over in the afternoon after school, a parent will need to transport the children, unless the friend is a regular passenger on the same bus.

Thank you for the Playground Dirt! All of us at RES would like to thank John Cushing for the new dirt for our playground. RES is also in need of sandbox toys, such as trucks, cars, shovels, and pails in good condition if you have some that you no longer need at home

Art Class Needs for Future Projects The art room is in need of a few items for the next few art projects. If you have any of the following items or are able to donate them it is appreciated; large, plastic ice cream buckets, Pringles cans, Baby wipes, Tissues, Yarn. Thank you, ~Madame McPhedran

Maranacook Area Outing Club for Families ¥ Canoe trip, Sunday October 19th at 10 am. ¥ On Hopkins Stream in Mt. Vernon Sunday October 19th at 10 am. This is an easy 3-mile paddle with no white water. Boats can be provided. ¥ Hike Tumbledown Mountain Monday Columbus day October 13th -Tumbledown is one of the most popular hikes in Maine. We meet at the trailhead at 9 am. This is a wonderful hike that takes a moderate effort. There is no cost for any of our trips. If you wish to join us, see Mr. Holman at the middle school, call 685-7337, or email: dan_holman@maranacook.org

Times are tough! School budgets are tight! Oil, gas and diesel costs more than budgeted this year! Anything people can do to help? One thing you can do is support the school is collect any "Hannaford Help Schools" certificates that you get at Hannaford or Mr. Market. If you get the certificate at Hannaford in Augusta slip them in the Readfield Elementary slot in the collection booth in the store. If you get the certificate at Mr. Market or a different Hannaford, send the certificates in to the school office. The Help Schools certificates are issued at the store when you purchase participating products from September 4 to December 4, 2008. The school earns cash for school extras through this program. Last year we received a Help Schools check for over $500.00. It all helps especially this year. If you would like more information about the participating products visit www.hannaford.com/hhs.

Celebrating Creativity! In response to last yearÕs success, REPA will once again be sponsoring the Square 1 Art Fundraiser, at Readfield Elementary. All RES students will receive a free preview magnet made from their artwork. From there, student' s artwork can be transformed into high-quality products, perfect for gift giving! We encourage any siblings or others wanting to participate in this wonderful program to please see Nancy Moorman for the appropriate paper to complete the artwork. All artwork must be returned to the school by October 9th, in order to be processed. If you have any questions, please call Victoria Scott @ 377-3232. Look for more information in upcoming newsletters!