SPECIAL PERSON'S DAY -- OCTOBER 9 Special Person's Day for Kindergarten through Grade 4 will be held on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Wayne Elementary School. Special Person's Day is a day set aside for children to show a grandparent, or other significant adult, our school environment. WES students may invite one special person to join them for this very special day. We encourage them to invite a grandparent, an "adopted" grandparent, or other special adult.Lunches will be provided (through the kindness of Wayne's School and Home Association) for all those special people who attend on this day. We will need to know how many guests will be served. A letter was sent home yesterday. Please return this form to school by Thursday, October 2.

IMPORTANT DATES -- October 2-- NWEA Testing for Grades 3-5 October 2 -- CSD 10 Board Meeting, MCHS Student Center, 7:00 pm October 6 -- School and Home Meeting, School Library, 6:30 pm October 7 -- Wayne Playground Committee Meeting at Wayne Elementary, 6:30 - 8:00pm October 9 -- Grades K-4 Special Person's Day,11:30am-2:15pm October 9 -- Grade 5 Field Trip to X-Fish Program in Portland October 10 -- No School for Students -- Staff In-Service Day October 13 -- HOLIDAY -- Columbus Day (no school). October 21 -- Wayne Playground Committee Meeting at Wayne Elementary, 6:30 - 8:00 pm October 22 -- K-5 Field Trip to Waterville Opera (James and the Giant Peach), depart at 8am. October 25 -- School and Home Association Craft Fair at Wayne Elementary School, 9am October 30 Picture Retake Day, 8:30 a.m. November 5 -- Districtwide 4th Grade Instrumental Concert at MCMS November 10 -- Workshop Day -- No School for Students November 11 -- HOLIDAY --VETERANS' DAY -- NO SCHOOL November 13 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3-8 pm November 18 -- Wayne School Committee Meeting, at Wayne Elementary, 6:30 pm November 20 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3-8pm November 26 -- No School -- Inservice Comp for teachers November 27-28 -- Thanksgiving Break

PICTURE RETAKE DAY -- OCTOBER 30, 2008, 8:30 A.M.

SCHOOL AND HOME ASSOCIATION MEETING Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the Elementary School Library. All Parents / Caregivers of WES students are invited to attend and child care will be provided.

"PICTURING AMERICA" comes to Wayne Elementary Wayne Elementary School is the proud recipient of The National Endowment for the HumanitiesÕ (NEH) new Picturing America initiative. Picturing America provides an innovative way for citizens of all ages to explore the history and character of America through some of our nationÕs great works of art. As the year progresses we will display timely or interesting pieces of the collection. We look forward to using these work of art to engage our students in discussions of our nationÕs art, history, civics, literature, and more! A resource book has concise, relevant insights about each image, along with questions for kids of various ages. The images of people, places, and events illustrating American history give our students a better understanding our countryÕs past and its ideals. What better way to see the courage of a great leader than through Emanuel LeutzeÕs Washington Crossing the Delaware? How better to appreciate the power of American democracy than through Norman RockwellÕs Freedom of Speech? These masterpieces are opening our studentsÕ eyes to AmericaÕs rich history and culture while also providing an introduction to the broader world of the humanities. For more information on the program, you can visit the Picturing America Web site at: www.PicturingAmerica.neh.gov. Picturing America is distributed by the NEH in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA). For information about the ALA, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.ala.org" www.ala.org. We are indebted to Kathy Brown, librarian at the Mt. Vernon Elementary School, for applying for this grant on behalf of all the school and public libraries in the Maranacook district. WayneÕs Cary Memorial Library will also be displaying these works of art on a rotating basis.

WELLNESS INFORMATION from the American Heart Association... Top 10 Ways to Help Children Develop Healthy Habits 1. Be a positive role model. If you are practicing healthy habits, it is a lot easier to convince children to do the same. 2. Get the whole family active. Plan times for everyone to get moving together. Take walks, ride bikes, go swimming, garden or just play hide-and-seek outside. Everyone will benefit from the exercise and the time together. 3. Limit TV, video game and computer time. These habits lead to a sedentary lifestyle and excessive snacking, which increase risks for obesity and cardiovascular disease. 4. Encourage physical activities that children really enjoy. Every child is unique. Let children experiment with different activities until each finds something that he or she really loves doing. They will stick with it longer if they love it. 5. Be supportive. Focus on the positive instead of the negative. Everyone likes to be praised for a job well done. Celebrate successes and help children and teens develop a good self-image. 6. Set specific goals and limits, such as one hour of physical activity a day or two desserts per week other than fruit. When goals are too abstract or limits too restrictive, the chance for success decreases. 7. Do not reward children with food. Candy and snacks as a reward encourage bad habits. Find other ways to celebrate good behavior. 8. Make dinnertime a family time. When everyone sits down together to eat, there is less chance of children eating the wrong foods or snacking too much. 9. Make a game of reading food labels. The whole family will learn what's good for their health and be more conscious of what they eat. It is a habit that helps change behavior for a lifetime. 10. Stay involved. Be an advocate for healthier children. Insist on good food choices at school. Make sure your children's health care providers are monitoring cardiovascular indicators like BMI, blood pressure and cholesterol. Contact public officials on matters of the heart. Make your voice heard.