The purpose of these summits is to provide another means of communication between the Board and the various interest groups in the District.  In the past, the Board has held three Teacher Summits, one each at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels; a support staff summit; parents summit; graduated student summit; and high school student summit.  The findings were reported to the full Board and also to the Superintendent so that he could follow up on items that warranted further study. 

This year the Board will be meeting with taxpayers on April 9, and with the graduated students in mid-June, in their continuing effort to hear from all stakeholders in the District.

The format will be three short questions from the Board about the District, followed by an open session for any questions or discussion you might wish to

pursue.  All information will be kept confidential, with no names or identifying facts provided.  The Board will prepare two reports, one for the public and another for the Superintendent, both maintaining confidentiality.  The reports will be presented a future Board meeting.

Please feel free to contact any Board member or the Superintendent's Administrative Assistant (985-1100 or dgillette@msad71.net) if you have questions about the meeting or the process.  Thank you in advance for your participation!

Kevin

February 27 presentation has been rescheduled to May 14
March 26 Pamela Perkins, Admissions Director of the Maine School of Science & Mathematics will talk about Maine’s own magnet school and academic programming and the MSSM Summer Camp program.

April 9
Janet Cate, Director of Kennebunk Free Library will present a power point about MARVEL! Maine’s Virtual Library, a fabulous internet tool for research and pleasure; followed by information about the MSSM & Creative Festival of Youth summer camps. Election of Officers.

May 14
Kathi Kearney, Nationally Recognized Author, Speaker, Consultant, and Teacher of Gifted & Talented, MSAD 60 will speak about classroom differentiation in meeting the needs of gifted learners. Sponsored by the Dynamic Learners parent group. Our meetings are learning based, and last one hour and fifteen minutes. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP if you would like to attend to Cathy Kremer by e-mail hogel@gwi.net or by telephone 985-22ll.

Shadow Dance
Saturday, February 2, 2008
7:00 - 11:00 pm
Coastal House, Route 1, Wells, Maine
$20.00 per person
Cash bar with snacks provided
Music by Straight Lace
Fundraiser Dance to benefit the MSAD71 Emergency Communication Fund
Hosted by Portside Rotary and Kennebunk Rotary

Contact Karen Schlegel for tickets
kschlegel322@hotmail.com
967-8927 home phone

Attention Parents!

2007- 2008 Speaker Presentations at the Kennebunk Free Library

Wednesdays from 6:30 PM until 7:45 PM in the Hank’s Room

January 9

Patrick Manuel, Assistant Superintendent & Curriculum Director, MSAD 71, will discuss the future of G.A.T.E.S.

February 13

Kathi Kearney, Nationally Recognized Author, Speaker, Consultant, and Teacher of Gifted & Talented, MSAD 60 will speak about highly intelligent children and how they learn best in the classroom.

March 19

Pamela Perkins, Admissions Director of the Maine School of Science & Mathematics will talk about Maine’s own magnet school and academic programming.

April 9

Janet Cate, Director of Kennebunk Free Library will present a power point about MARVEL! Maine’s Virtual Library, a fabulous internet tool for research and pleasure; followed by information about the MSSM & Creative Festival of Youth summer camps.

May 7

TBD, Business meeting, election of officers

Our meetings are learning based, and last one hour and fifteen minutes. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP if you would like to attend ASAP to Cathy Kremer at 985-2211. Sponsored by the Dynamic Learners parent group.

    Author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Jamie Hogan will be making a special visit to the Graves Public Library.   Rickshaw Girl is set in a small village in India where families constantly struggle to make ends meet.  Both children and adults will enjoy hearing about Mitali's childhood and how she draws on her own life experiences to create this great book. Our Sea Road Parent/Child Book Club will be reading this book later in the year.  SUNDAY OCTOBER 14th at 3:00 PM  GRAVES  T. MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY –
For more information, please call the library at 967-2778

School Nutrition Committee meeting for this school year will take  
place on Friday, Oct. 12, at 9:00 a.m., at SRS. Hope to see you there.
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The PTA will meet in the Library of KES on Tuesday, Oct. 9th from 6:30-8:00 PM.  Please join us!!!

We are starting up a parent child book group here at Sea Road School.  We hope you will join us for lively book discussions, light refreshments and an opportunity to meet other parents and children who love books as much as you do.  Book groups are a great way to foster independent thinking and opinion-making and also give children the opportunity to share their ideas about what they read with their parents.   Our meetings will take place right after school in the library for about 45 minutes.   We will provide the copies of the book.  Copies of the books will  be available in the office.  We are planning to meet every 6-8 weeks throughout the school year.  A listing of upcoming books and meeting dates will follow soon.

Whittington, a feline descendent of Dick Whittington’s famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor’s story.  Readers who enjoyed E.B. White’s classic tale, Charlotte’s Web will especially treasure this story-within-a-story.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please email or call Terri Bauld at 985-1105 or
tbauld @msad71.net.  Space is very limited!

Kevin

We are pleased to welcome everyone to Sea Road School.  We are looking forward to having a great school year.   Please feel free to call or email the office with any suggestions or concerns which you may have.  Thank you for sharing your children with us!

OPEN HOUSE – Sept. 19_th, 2007

Our open house is held in order to provide parents with an overview of the year.   Each teacher will review the curriculum, speak about daily routines, homework, and expectations.  Our staff will also answer any questions you may have.  We look forward to visiting with you.  This is one of the few events at Sea Road which is for parents only.

The fourth grade classes and Mrs. Zerbinopoulos will meet from 6:30-7:15.  The fifth grade classes and Mrs. Kimball will meet from 7:30-8:15.  This is a date change from my opening day letter.  My apologies for any inconvenience.

Band Lessons for Fifth Graders

Fifth grade band lessons will start Monday Sept. 10_th.  These lessons are given before school starts in the morning from 7:45-8:30AM.  The schedule is as follows:

Monday- Flutes                                    Tuesday – Clarinets

Wednesday – Saxophones                  Thursday- Brass

Friday - Percussion

Fourth grade band lessons will start right after the initial assembly introducing the instruments in a couple of weeks.  If you have any questions please call Mr. Saunders at 985-1105.

Early Release Day – Wednesday, Sept. 12th

On Wednesday, Sept. 12_th, school will dismiss at noontime.  As you may recall, the MSAD 71 School District designates the second Wednesday of each month as an early release day for students. This allows us to provide professional development opportunities for our staff.  During the September release day our staff will be reviewing the results of the standardized testing which took place at the end of last year.  These tests include both the NWEA and MEA’s.

 Dates to remember:

Sept. 12_th   Early Release – 12 noon dismissal

Sept. 19_th   Open house-

                            6:30-7:15 for fourth grade and Mrs. Zerbinopoulos

                            7:30-8:15 for the fifth grade and Mrs. Kimball

Kevin