Burchard A. Dunn School

Ms. Lindsay’s Counseling Corner

4th Grade Day Trips To University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond 

Paperwork went home with each 4th grader last Wednesday, May 7th, including forms that needed to be completed in order for your child to attend our day long trips up to U-Maine 4H & Learning Center at Bryant Pond. MSAD 15 Patriot Parents group generously pays for each student to attend their assigned trip day.  Please be sure to complete ALL of the forms and send back to your child’s classroom teacher by THIS FRIDAY 5/16/2025.  

4th graders from the following classrooms will participate in this full-day field trip on the following dates:

• Wednesday, June 4th – Audette, Raymond, Gamage, Skilling, Robash
• Thursday, June 5th – Granholm, Marzilli, Keepes, Brooks, Carr, Dyer

4th grade students will need to be dropped off by their caregivers at Dunn School for 7am on their assigned field trip day. Students and staff will leave Dunn on MSAD15 school buses to head up to camp at 7:30am. Caregivers should pick up their child at Dunn School between 6:30pm/7pm later that evening. Lunch and snacks will be provided by U-Maine 4H Camp & Learning Center. Please be sure to refer to the packing list that was sent home last week as part of the information packet. Please also watch the weather forecast and have your child dress and pack accordingly!

Upcoming Middle School Transition Activities For 4th Graders

Gray/New Gloucester Middle School Counselors, Andrew O’Connell-Shevenell (grades 5 & 6) and Marty Lynch (grades 7 & 8), along with a small group of middle school students, will be visiting with Dunn 4th Graders at Dunn School on the morning of Thursday, May 29th. Our middle school friends will give a presentation to 4th graders about life at the middle school! 4th grade students will also have the opportunity to ask questions and gain clarification about what they can expect when they transition to GNGMS in the Fall.

On Tuesday, June 3rd, ALL 4th grade students and their Dunn teachers will be attending a step-up visit to Gray/New Gloucester Middle Middle School (GNGMS). 4th grade students and staff will take MSAD15 buses that will leave Dunn School around 9:30 am to travel in-district to GNGMS. Once we arrive, 4th graders will have the opportunity to tour the building, meet current middle school students, teachers, administrators and school counseling staff, and eat a treat provided by the middle school. All 4th graders and Dunn staff will board MSAD15 buses around 11:15am to return to Dunn School. 4th graders will eat their lunch back at Dunn on their regular schedule. The purpose of this visit is to help our 4th graders gain more familiarity and comfort with their transition to 5th grade in the Fall! 

There is a lot going on this time of year! Please be in touch with any questions or concerns. 🙂

~ Lindsay Friberg, Dunn School Counselor, lfriberg@sad15.org

Dunn Family BBQ

The Dunn Family BBQ is coming up on Thursday, May 29th!  We welcome guests of our 3rd and 4th graders to join their student at their assigned time:

11:45 – Audette, Raymond, Gillis

11:55 – Robash, Gamage, Skilling

12:05 – Granholm, Marzilli, Fecteau

12:15 – Murray, Pace, Keepes

Please see the attached flyer for more information.  There is no cost or advance sign up needed for Dunn students.  Sign ups and payment are due by May 23rd to reserve meals for all adults and non-Dunn students: Dunn Family BBQ   For more info, please contact our kitchen manager Tammy McNally:  tmcnally@sad15.org.

From our MTSS Team

The MTSS team is happy to announce that we will have our last bee celebration of the year on Friday, May 30th. Our team has planned a fun filled field day during our early release. Some of the activities will involve water, so please make sure to send in an extra set of clothes for field day. All students should be wearing sneakers and should bring a water bottle. Thank you!

From the Library

It’s not too late to place your Book Fair order online:  Spring BOGO Book Fair  The link will close tonight.

All library books are due Friday, May 23rd.  If your student has an overdue or missing book, please take care of it prior to May 23rd.  Thank you for your help with this.  –  Mrs. Cormier

From Patriot Parents

 Looking to get involved at the school or district level?  Email us anytime at patriotparents@outlook.com and follow us on Facebook.

From the Office

If your student will be late or absent, please let us know at 207-657-5050 or jsouthard@sad15.org.  Please include your student’s full name in your message, and please cc your student’s teacher as well.

Dates to Remember 

May 16 4th grade forms due for Bryant Pond trips – see Ms Lindsay’s section above

May 21 Early release day – no preK classes, grades 3 & 4 dismissed at 1:00 PM

May 26 Memorial Day – no classes

May 29 Dunn Family BBQ for grades 3 & 4 – see info & sign up link above and in attached flyer

May 30 Early release day for HS graduation – no preK classes, grades 3 & 4 dismissed at 1:00 PM

June 4 & 5 4th grade trips to Bryant Pond – see Ms Lindsay’s schedule above

June 5 & 6 Rock Wall at Dunn – grades 3 & 4 event, permission slips coming soon

June 5 & 6 Last days of school for preK – field day & family picnic (AM classes 6/5, PM classes 6/6)

June 11 Anticipated last day of school, grades 3 & 4 – early dismissal at 12:00 PM

Page Updated May 18, 2025