Burchard A. Dunn School

4th Grade Celebration:  On June 9th we will be celebrating our 4th grade students’ time at Dunn School and recognizing their transition to middle school.  The celebrations will be at the bridge on the Pineland campus.  Below is the assigned time for each team.  It is recommended that parents arrive at the bridge roughly 10 minutes before their teams assigned time.  We hope you can take a few minutes to celebrate our 4th grade students with us.  For those who are unable, we will be taking pictures and can provide you with photos of your child and their class upon request.

•  9:30    Fecteau/Marzilli
• 10:00   Keepes/Rausch
• 10:30   Gamage/Skilling/Robash
• 11:00   Gillis/Audette

Family BBQ:  Our 3rd/4th grade family BBQ is June 5th.  Attached to this Dunn Deal is the schedule and ordering information.  When you arrive, classes will be waiting by the front entrance of the building.  You may meet your student there and the class, along with parents, will walk around the building to the check-in and serving line.  We highly recommend bringing a bag/lawn chair or blankets.

Ms. Lindsay’s School Counseling Corner

4th Grade Day Trips To University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond:  This June, all 4th graders will have the opportunity to attend a full day field trip with their fellow 4th graders and teachers up to the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. Students will participate in outdoor team building, leadership, and conservation preservation activities to support communication, goal-setting and problem-solving through team experiences. Outdoor recreation also helps students connect with their own potential, and as a result, can boost self-esteem, self-reliance, and confidence as they transition together to 5th grade at GNGMS in the Fall. We are so fortunate to have MSAD 15’s Patriot Parents group fund this annual field trip for us, at no cost to participating students! 4th graders from the following classrooms will participate in this full-day field trip on the following dates:

• Wednesday, June 3rd – Audette, Gillis, Gamage, Skilling, Robash
• Thursday, June 4th – Fecteau, Marzilli, Keepes, Rausch, 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 promptly 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. Packets of information and paperwork  are going home with your 4th grader this week. Caregivers will need to review and complete this paperwork in order for their child to attend the trip. Please complete the double-sided forms and return to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday, May 15th. If you need assistance with completing your child’s forms, please do not hesitate to reach out to me lfriberg@sad15.org so that I may help!

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 Friday, May 22nd. 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 2nd, 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 9:30am 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, 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. 🙂

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

From our Patriot Parents

Reminder that tomorrow, Saturday May 9, is the Daughters Gala!   If anyone would like to donate snacks or drinks, please use this link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0949A4AF22A3FF2-63812572-2026#/

From the Library

Last call for the Scholastic BOGO Book Fair!  Online shopping is still available through Friday May 8th.  For more information, check out our Dunn School Scholastic Homepage.

From the Office

Please contact the office if your student will be tardy or absent:  207-657-5050 or email jsouthard@sad15.org.  If you are leaving a voicemail or sending an email, please include your child’s full name in your message.

Our Lost & Found continues to grow – please encourage your students to check for any missing coats, gloves, sweatshirts, water bottles, etc.  Any items left at the end of the school year will be donated.

Dates to Remember 

May 9 Daughter’s Gala:  GNG Middle School, 5:30 to 8:30 PM – see flyer for details
May 20 Early release day:  no preK classes, 3rd & 4th grade students dismissed at 1:00 PM
May 25 Memorial Day:  no classes
May 28 * GNG High School Graduation:  Early dismissal for gr 3 & 4 at 1:00 PM, no preK classes
* This is a change from the calendar published last spring
May 29 Standard full school day for all grades (NOT an early dismissal day as originally scheduled)
June 3 & 4 4th grade trips to Bryant Pond:  please see Ms Lindsay’s section above for the schedule
June 5 Dunn Family & Friends BBQ:  please see the attached flyer for info, schedule, sign up link
June 9 4th grade celebration:  please see Mr Robbins’ section above for info and schedule
June 9 Last day of classes for preK
June 15 Last day of classes for grades 3 & 4:  dismissal at noon

Updated May 8, 2026