Hartford-Sumner Elementary School

Here is the October lunch menu for 10/2 through 10/13.

BG&T/ Finance Committee Special Meeting Agenda for 10/3/23 https://5il.co/25wx4

Job Postings 9/26/23 http://bit.ly/RSU10employment

A change for this evening.......... Instrument Pickup will be in the CAFETERIA beginning at 6PM. Thanks!!

School Board Approved Minutes 9/11/23 https://5il.co/25oi2

Dear Parents, Your child will be bringing home an important form with them today in their Wolftracks. This form is the Economic Status Survey Form. Please complete this form even if your family does not meet the guidelines. All families who return their forms will be entered into a drawing for a Dunkin Donuts gift card. Please contact the main office if you have questions. Thanks!

School Board Agenda 9/25/23 https://5il.co/25g8h

Curriculum Committee Minutes 9/20/23 https://5il.co/25f7e

School Board Committee Meeting Minutes 9/20/23 BG&T: https://5il.co/25d9a Policy: https://5il.co/25d9b

Job Postings 9/19/23 http://bit.ly/RSU10employment

Dear Families, We are pleased to inform you that through a partnership with Mainely Teeth, we are now able to offer dental services to your child. On several days throughout the school year beginning at the end of November, a Mainely Teeth hygienist will set up inside your child’s school(s) with portable dental equipment where they will provide routine dental screenings, preventive services and simple dental treatments to students who are eligible and have been signed up ahead of time. If your child has not received routine dental care in over 6 months or your child is in need of dental care due to the lack of local access, this service is for you! If you are interested in having your child receive care while at school, please contact your school nurse for the full permission packet. If you have any questions regarding upcoming dental clinics at your child’s school, please email Ayla Burke at ayla@mainelyteeth.com

Curriculum Cmt. Agenda 9/20/23 https://5il.co/24yl9

School Board Committee Agendas 9/20/23: Policy Cmt. Agenda https://5il.co/24xxx BG&T Cmt. Agenda https://5il.co/24xxy

Some interesting data from our friends at Attendance Matters: Missing a day of school here and there may not seem like much, but absences add up! When a student misses two days a month, they will miss 20 days a year, they will miss 30 hours of math over the school year, they will miss 60 hours of reading and writing over the school year, and they will miss over one year of school by graduation. As you might imagine the data only gets worse with increased absences. When a student misses four days a month, they will miss 40 days a year, they will miss 60 hours of math over the school, they will miss 120 hours of reading and writing over the school year, and they will miss over two years of school by graduation.

Please check out our latest edition of Positive Posts: https://5il.co/24p55

Job Postings 9/12/23 http://bit.ly/RSU10employment

School Board APPROVED Minutes 8/21/23 https://5il.co/24og4

School Board AMENDED Agenda 9/11/23 https://5il.co/24keh

Dear families, At HSES we want your child to be successful in school and that means supporting and encouraging their whole development. While excelling in academic classes is important, children also need skills to take on learning challenges, make good decisions, manage strong emotions, and get along with others. This past week, our teachers began presenting Second Step Elementary, a research-based social-emotional learning program designed to improve children's social-emotional skills. Second Step skills and concepts are designed to help children both in and out of school. Four units will cover the following: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. Emotion Management: Children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion-management strategies-including stress management for older students-to calm strong feelings. Empathy & Kindness: Children learn how to recognize kindness and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others' perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships. Problem-Solving: Children learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the STEP problem-solving process: S: Say the problem T: Think of solutions E: Explore the outcomes P: Pick a solution You will receive weekly communications regularly from your child's teacher to help you reinforce Second Step language, skills, and goals at home. If you have any questions about Second Step Elementary, please don't hesitate to contact me or your child's teacher for more information. Thank you for your support as we work to build a safe and supportive school community. Sincerely, Ryan R. Wilkins Principal Hartford-Sumner Elementary School

Happy Friday!! One more hot day, but with a little less sun! In RSU #10 we are "cooler" than most! We've got this! Thank you for being here and have a great weekend.