Due to the icy conditions this morning, all RSU 12 schools will have a two-hour delay today, Thursday, January 25th.
Due to the weather forecast for this afternoon, all RSU 12 after-school activities and athletics after 4 pm are canceled today.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Whitefield School will be conducting a three bus run in the afternoons for the remainder of this week, January 24th through the 26th. Drop off times may vary slightly, being either a little earlier or later than usual. If this causes an issue, we encourage you to pick up your students at the end of the school day if possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Again, the three bus runs are for the afternoon runs only.
At the January 2024 board meeting, the RSU 12 Board of Directors voted to amend this year's school calendar due to the unexpected amount of storm/emergency days we have had so far. There are two calendar amendments. March 15th will be a full student day. April 12th will be a student day with early dismissal at 11:30 am. If we have no more storm days, then the last day of school will be June 13th. You can download an updated RSU 12 School Calendar at this link, https://5il.co/2d01g
FYI:
The Boy's Varsity and Boy's JV games on Tuesday, January 23rd are cancelled due to lack of officials. They will try to reschedule them at a later date.
A reminder to PreK parents- There is no PreK on Friday, January 19th.
Due to the incoming storm and early release, all after school activities are canceled. This includes this evenings basketball games
Due to the snow predicted for this early afternoon, all RSU 12 schools will dismiss early today at 11:30 am, Tuesday, January 16th.
This is not an RSU12 sponsored event.
The Erskine Academy National Honor Society will be hosting a Valentine's Dance for students in grades K - 6 on Friday, February 9, 2024 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the Erskine Academy gym. Students from our sending schools are invited to attend and may bring one adult chaperone. Attached is a flyer with all the details including a link to a Google Form where parents can RSVP if they plan to attend. Parents may pre-purchase tickets by sending a check to Erskine Academy to Betsy Benner's attention or stopping by EA, or tickets may also be purchased at the door (note--there will be an express check in line for those who pre-purchase tickets). If folks decide to pre-purchase tickets, Betsy will email you your ticket as long as you send your check by February 2, 2024.
Please feel free to reach out to Betsy Benner at bbenner@erskine247.com with any questions.
Due to the impact of this ongoing storm, all RSU 12 schools are closed today, Wednesday, January 10th.
On Friday, January 12th, we will be conducting a 3 bus run for the morning only. This will affect only students who ride bus 20, Mr. Cote's bus. This bus route includes Jefferson Rd, Hilton Rd, Heath Rd, Head Tide Rd, some of Wiscasset Rd, East River Rd, Benner Lane and Grand Army Rd. Students on this bus route will be picked up after the other students have been dropped off at school. The bus run will begin around 7:50am. Two buses will be out picking up students on this run. The exact times of pick up are not known. They should have no more than a 20-30 minute wait for the bus. We encourage parents on this bus run to drop students off at school if possible. Early drop off begins at 7:30am.
Please call the school if you have any questions or concerns. This 3 bus run is for the morning of the 12th only. The afternoon bus run will be a normal run.
Chess Club starts tomorrow. Don't forget send in signed permission forms if your student wants to attend. Chess club will run from 2:20pm- 4pm
Camp Chelsea Flyer
January's breakfast and lunch menus.
Roads in RSU 12 are mostly clear now. All RSU 12 schools will be open tomorrow. RSU 12 will have a full day of school.
We're not giving up on having the lobster roll and you shouldn't either! We truly hope to be back in session tomorrow and if we are, we will be having the LOBSTER ROLL LUNCH!! Don't forget if you don't like lobster there is a hamburger for an option instead.
There are still too many impassable roads throughout RSU 12 and extensive power outages, so all RSU 12 schools are closed again tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20th.
Keys found in the Whitefield School parking lot last week. Looks like they had been there a while. Please contact the school if they are yours.
Don't forget that tomorrow ( 12/20) is Ugly Sweater/ Holiday Sweater Day at school. Students will also be able to vote for the staff member with the ugliest sweater!
Are your students sad because school was cancelled today and they missed out on the Lobster Roll for school lunch today? Dry those tears because we will be serving the lobster rolls tomorrow, December 20th. ( fingers crossed that we are back at school)
We hope everyone is safe and staying warm while we wait for the roads to get cleaned up and power back on.
