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Eagle Post – March 2, 2018 EAGLE POST – MARCH 2, 2018 2100 Dixmont Road, Etna, Maine 04434 Phone: 207-992-0735 Fax: 207-234-4190 March 9, ML Dance 6:00-8:00 PM $3.00 Admission. Wear green $2.00 admission. EDS Students only March 13 & 14, Grades 3 & 4 PTC March 14, Pre-K through Grade 4 PTC March 15, Early Release Day Note New Time for EDS Dismissal is 12:00 Etna-Dixmont School March 16, Workshop Day - No School Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration March 19 & 20, for 2018-2019 Pre-K and K Registration EDS March 20 & 22, Middle Level PTC th Screenings will be held on March 19 and 20th at the Etna-Dixmont March 23, Pre-K- School. If you are a resident of Etna or Dixmont and your child will be 4 Grade 4 Dance for Pre-K or 5 for Kindergarten by October 15th you may register. At 5:00-7:00 p.m. registration you will need to provide a copy of the original birth certificate EDS Students and current immunization records. Also, new registrations must show Only two proofs of residency, which may include, driver’s license, car March 24, State registration, rental agreement, a bill, or something with your address on Jazz festival it. March 26, Blake Brandes Assembly If you are not currently on the registration list, please contact Ms. Merrill at 992-0735 as soon as possible to register. Pre-K spaces are limited. March 27, Spring Pictures March 28, Family Folk Dance 6:00- 7:00 PM EDS VISION: TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLER CITIZENS WHO TREAT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITH RESPECT, AND TO INSTILL A LOVE OF NLEARNING WHILE DTRIVING FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. EAGLE POST – MARCH 2, 2018 2100 Dixmont Road, Etna, Maine 04434 Phone: 207-992-0735 Fax: 207-234-4190 School Lockdown Practice Drills The safety and welfare of our students and staff are our highest priority at the Etna-Dixmont School. Our school has worked closely with local authorities to develop and implement safety procedures. We practice safety drills throughout the year to help our staff and students know what to do in an emergency. Our goal, while practicing important safety procedures, is to be sure all students feel safe and to improve our ability to protect students in any situation.These practice drills allow us to evaluate our emergency operation plans and improve our response skills. Next week and periodically over the remainder of the school year, we will be practicing lockdown drills as well as fire drills. In preparing this communication, I realize that even the mention of the word “lockdown” introduces an unwelcome thought and raises questions and concerns. We are all more confident, less anxious, and better able to cope when we know there is a plan in place for emergency situations. A lockdown is an emergency procedure designed to protect occupants from external harm or contain the movement of occupants when there is an unwelcome guest or dangerous external event. In a school lockdown, only emergency response teams from law enforcement will enter the school. A “lockdown” means that people must stay where they are and cannot leave until escorted outside by response personnel. Our first priority in a “lock down” is to make sure all of the students are safe and accounted for. The second priority is to get clear information out to staff. Once these steps have been completed, accurate and clear communication will go out to families as quickly as possible. It’s expected that many parents will feel an urgent need to contact their child in a lockdown situation. However, any sound from a cellphone during a lockdown may bring awareness to the presence of an individual or group, placing them, and everyone in their vicinity, at greater risk. Communications both in and out of a school under lockdown are restricted to law enforcement personnel and their designates—including school principals and school district senior administrators. Recognizing that telephone reception could quickly become overwhelmed by a high volume of calls in a lockdown situation, our School District will update its website as information becomes available and share information as soon as we are able to. Just as we prepare our children to properly respond to a fire drill, they also need to be aware of the proper response during a lockdown drill. We realize that a lockdown scenario is intensely stressful for everyone involved. Please be assured that staff at the Etna-Dixmont School will spend time discussing the importance of this procedure with the children prior to running a drill. Another essential part of the lockdown drill in our school is for staff to lead conversations about the experience afterwards to reassure students and help them develop new coping and self-calming techniques for the future. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to call or email me at 992- 0735 or [email protected] Mrs. Stork EDS VISION: TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLER CITIZENS WHO TREAT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITH RESPECT, AND TO INSTILL A LOVE OF NLEARNING WHILE DTRIVING FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. EAGLE POST – MARCH 2, 2018 2100 Dixmont Road, Etna, Maine 04434 Phone: 207-992-0735 Fax: 207-234-4190 Around the school in……. Physical Education: Students in grades K-2 learned that exercising is important to having a healthy body. February was Healthy Heart month. Students participated in a variety of cardiovascular games, such as Valentine Tag. Tag games are not only fun to play but good for your heart! Students in grades 3-8 just completed playing badminton. Badminton is an ancient game that is played with a racket and a shuttlecock. The shuttlecocks used in tournament play are made of goose feathers. Hence, the nickname, "birdie". Students are now moving onto another striking game: volleyball. Mrs. Wetherbee Band/Music/Chorus: March is Music in our School's Month! To celebrate we are doing a few things around the school: 1) Listen to the Morning announcements for daily music trivia. 2) Wear a music themed shirt or clothing item on days you have music. 3) Bring in a picture of your favorite musician or musical instrument to hang outside the music room. 4) Come to the Family Folk Dance on March 28th from 6:00-7:00 PM. Music PreK-4th Grade Music Prek-1st grade is working on the different ways music can be performed. We are learning the difference between High and Low, Loud and Soft (quiet), and Fast and Slow. In 2nd grade, we finished unit one of Conversational Solfege which is a rhythm unit using Ti-ti and Ta. Some songs we sang were 'Closet Key' and 'Lucy Locket'. 2nd Grade is now moving on to Unit 2 and will be singing 'Sing Me Another', 'Oliver Cromwell' and 'Sea-Saw'. 3/4th Grade just finished Unit 3 in Conversational solfege which is the third in a set of three rhythm units. We are now moving on to unit 4 which is Do, Re and Mi. Some songs we are singing are 'Closet Key', 'Long Legged Sailor', 'Sailor Sailor on the Sea' and 'Lucy Locket' 4th Grade Band is starting to work on learning more than just notes, we are beginning to see dynamics (loud and soft), repeats and slurs. Please be encouraging students to practice at home. EDS VISION: TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLER CITIZENS WHO TREAT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITH RESPECT, AND TO INSTILL A LOVE OF NLEARNING WHILE DTRIVING FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. EAGLE POST – MARCH 2, 2018 2100 Dixmont Road, Etna, Maine 04434 Phone: 207-992-0735 Fax: 207-234-4190 Music 5-6th Grade 5th and 6th grade music classes are doing a lot of listening to music. We are picturing what we hear, we are writing about what we hear and we are drawing what we hear. Students in 5th and 6th grade are also in Unit 4 of Conversational Solfege which is the first melody unit and it uses Do, Re and Mi. Chorus is working on preparing our music for the spring concert. Chorus 5/6th Grade chorus is singing 'Loch Lomond', 'Funga Alafia' and 'The Journey'. 7th/8th Grade Chorus is singing 'Can't Stop the Beat', 'Feelin' Good', and 'I hear the Windmill'. Combined 5-8 is singing 'Try Everything'. Our Concert is May 10th. Band 5/6th Band is playing 'March from First Suite in Military Band', 'Eye of the Tiger', 'Aura Lee' and 'Shepherds Hey'. 7/8th Band is playing 'Seven Nation Army', 'Under an Irish Sky', 'American Patrol', 'Andromeda Overture' and 'Armed Forces on Parade'. Our concert is May 10th. Jazz Band We earned a rating of a II (2) at the district competition, out of i, II or III where I is the best. We scored high enough to be able to go to the state competition which is March 24th in Millinocket. Please be practicing your parts at home! Miss Sullivan Foreign Language: Pre-K Preschoolers have learned a song called "Frere Jacques". They are taking turns ringing a bell to add sound effects. They also enjoyed watching videos of Frere Jacques and can proudly sing along when they hear the song. The Eiffel Tower has been a topic of interest. They carefully looked at two posters of actual photos of the Eiffel Tower and were able to hold a small replica of the tower. They have learned lots interesting facts about the French monument and have asked so many great questions. EDS VISION: TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLER CITIZENS WHO TREAT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITH RESPECT, AND TO INSTILL A LOVE OF NLEARNING WHILE DTRIVING FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
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