A Message from Mrs. Hennessey
The staff of Memorial School thanks you for your continued support and partnership. We appreciate all that our families are doing to support children at home with their learning. We are so grateful for your collaboration as we round the corner into the last third of the school year.
We have a lot of very exciting events planned in the coming months. For starters, we hope your family will join us at Memorial School’s Spring Family Night on May 2nd from 5:00 – 6:00 pm.
Please feel free to contact me directly at ahennessey@sad15.org or (207) 926-4322. Thank you for all that you do to support Memorial School!
Kindergarten Registration & Screening
The link to register a child for kindergarten in the 2024-2025 school year is now available on the Memorial School website. Click the link on the left.
Spring Family Night @ Memorial School
On Thursday, May 2nd, Memorial School will host its Spring Family Night! The theme is “Gardening”. The event will take place from 5:00-6:00 pm. There will be lots to see & do including…
- A free themed dinner will be served.
- The GNG Backpack Program will be distributing food bags to any interested families. These bags will contain meat & veggies.
- Our Spring Book Fair will be open in the library.
- Our Art Show will be on display in the corridors.
- Community partners will be on hand to share information about summer programming.
- And much, much more!
We hope to see many Memorial Families at the event!
Memorial School’s Title 1 Program
Annually, Memorial School renews its application to receive Title I funding for programs and staffing. Being a school-wide Title I school means that we receive federal funds to support student learning, and we can expend these funds across the whole school instead of only for specific students. To maintain this status and funding, the district must re-apply annually. This re-application will be submitted to the state by June 1. Any member of the community that wishes to have more information or give input on our district’s Title 1 plans or applications should contact Amanda Hennessey, Memorial School Principal at ahennessey@sad15.org and/or Chanda Turner, Director of Curriculum, at cturner@sad15.org.
Thank you, School Improvement Team!
Thank you so much to the parents and staff who serve on our Memorial School Improvement Team! We meet monthly to write school goals, assess our progress, share student data, and plan family engagement events. Thank you to parents Caitlyn Davison, Wendy Collet, Casey Bunker, Rabecca Waldron, Chace Campbell, and Sarah Rodriguez for your participation, hard work, and insights! Thank you to school staff members Lynn Montgomery, Jen Leask, and Mackenzie Yeaton for your continued work on this committee as well. We will meet one more time this year on May 16th at 4:30 via Zoom. We always welcome new members. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Hennessey (ahennessey@sad15.org) if you are interested in joining us!
Counselor’s Corner with Mrs. Dwyer
This month in guidance, Kindergarten continues building on their knowledge of managing and expressing feelings. We are practicing using our words to say how we feel (a catchy song by Daniel Tiger- PBS Kids). They will begin learning about a growth mindset. Helping kids develop a growth mindset is like giving them a superpower for life. We’ll read a few growth mindset books and set up a classroom obstacle course. By embracing the activities, students will learn that they can overcome challenges, learn from their mistakes, and become better with every effort. It’s about turning, “I can’t do it” into, “I can’t do it, yet!”
First & Second graders have been learning about perseverance and will continue learning about a growth mindset. This is the belief that we never stop learning and improving. They will learn the basic functions of the brain, build a brain model (out of Play-Doh), and celebrate mistakes. Mistakes make the brain grow! The main ideas of their learning will be used from the book “Your Fantastic Elastic Brain” by JoAnn Deak, PhD.
April will conclude with our Future-Focused week! All students will learn about Everyday Heroes and different careers. We will focus our learning to be future-ready. Wishing you all a safe and relaxing April break. I am looking forward to the warmer weather ahead!
Updated April 12, 2024