From our Friends over at Windsor PTO:
This year Windsor PAWS PTO is having a Spaghetti Dinner with Raffles Fundraiser on Saturday, March 9th. We have over 100 raffle items donated and are very excited for the community support that we have received so far for this event. Kids and parents alike love raffles......and it only takes 1 ticket to WIN! Funds raised will be used to support Windsor PAWS PTO.
Whitefield Elementary School will be accepting applications for our Pre-K program starting March 1st.
Applications can be picked up at the front office.
The girl's and boy's varsity basketball teams had their first play-off games on Saturday at Erskine Academy. The boys played hard but lost to Palermo. They should be very proud of their accomplishments this season.
The girls played against Palermo and won. They move on to semi-finals tonight. Come out and cheer on our girls as they play against China at 7:25pm, tonight at Erskine. GO WILDCATS!
Girl Scout Troop 532 has chosen to support the Mid Coast Animal Shelter for their winter community service project. Their goal is to collect as many items as possible to help our furry friends. A donation box has been placed in the Whitefield School lobby. It will be there until 2/15/19. Most needed items include canned canned cat/dog food, dye-free dry cat/dog food, unscented cat litter, collars, leashes and treats. Other helpful items include blankets, towels, toys and gift cards.
For a complete list you can visit midcoasthumane.org. Thank you for your support in helping Girl Scout Troop 532 reach their goal.
Due to the closing of school today, there will be no JV Girl's basketball game this afternoon.
Varsity and JV basketball teams will have make up games against Windsor tomorrow, January 23rd.
Girl's Varsity and JV will play at Windsor starting at 4pm with varsity playing first.
Boy's Varsity and JV will play at home starting at 4pm with varsity playing first.
Just a reminder that there will be no Pre-K tomorrow, January 11, 2019.
Due to a minor incident, Mr. Webb's bus 19 will be late picking students up. There will be a bus going out around 7:50am to pick up students who ride Mr. Webb's bus. Expect pick up times to be about 45 to 60 minutes later then normal. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions, please call Whitefield School.
Lincoln Academy will be holding an Eighth Grade Informational night for students who want to explore the option of attending LA next year as a freshman. It will be held on January 23rd, from 6:30-7:30pm in the Alumni Dining Commons.
There will be a Celebration of Life/ Remembrance for Mr. Cullenberg at the Whitefield School Library on January 10th, 5:30pm-7:00pm.
Ms. Northrup's 3rd grade class had a fun morning watching the movie Annabelle's Wish. And now they want to wish everyone Happy Holidays!
Pre-K made wreaths earlier this week. We had so much fun!
Just a reminder the winter concert is today at 5:30pm for grades K through 3rd and 6:30pm for grades 4 and 5. Grades 6 through 8 band and chorus will also be at 6:30pm.
It has begun!! "Flocking for Food" started this week as our own NJHS students put those pesky pink birds on the "North's" front lawn. If you see the flock on your lawn don't be surprised! It is important to know that in order to have the flock removed, you must fill out the paperwork attached to the leader of the flocks neck and return it to Whitefield School. Once paperwork is turned in a removal technician will be over within the day.
Information about Whitefield school for Thursday, December 6th. As you may know, Mr. Cullenberg, a 5th grade teacher at Whitefield Elementary school for 32 years tragically passed away last week. His funeral will be held this Thursday, December 6th at 11am in Farmington, Maine. The vast majority of staff at Whitefield School are of course attending his funeral. It will be impossible for Whitefield school to function without the majority of the staff. So, we have decided to close Whitefield School on Thursday, December 6th. Classes will resume on Friday. Please look for information about Mr. Cullenberg’s funeral and visitation hours on the school website. Mr. Cullenberg will be greatly missed by the Whitefield community and all of RSU 12.
There will be visitation hours for Dennis Cullenberg on Wednesday, December 5th from 6pm-8pm at Dan and Scotts's Funeral Home. The address is 488 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington, ME 04938
The funeral will be held Thursday, December 6th at 11am at St. Joseph Church , 133 Middle St, Farmington Maine.
Dear Parents, Family and Friends,
You are invited to our Winter Concert Series on Tuesday December 11th. There will be two concerts, the first featuring grades K-3 at 5:30pm and the second featuring grades 4-5, 6-8 Chorus, and 6-8 Band at 6:30pm. Arrival times are as follows: K-3 students no earlier than 5:10pm; 4-8 students no earlier than 6:10pm. Students will be seated in a designated area with their classmates during the concert. If you have any questions please contact me or the school.
Sincerely,
Mr. Morgan
Music Teacher
Whitefield/Chelsea Elementary
smorgan@svrsu.org
Whitefield Girl's Varsity/ JV and Boy's Varsity and JV basketball schedules.
Sad News for the Whitefield Community
It is with great sadness that I report to you the passing of Mr. Dennis Cullenberg. Dennis died early this morning after a brief but intense battle with pancreatic cancer. Dennis devoted 32 years to the children of Whitefield as a highly regarded classroom teacher and colleague. His loss to this school and community is significant.
We have provided grief counselors and other resources in school for students and staff to support them through this difficult grieving period and we will continue to have those resources available next week. We are in communication with Mr. Cullenberg’s family and no formal funeral plans have been made at this point. Once we receive that information we will share it with all our WHES families.
We will holding the Parent / Teacher Conferences that were scheduled for Tuesday, November 27th on Thursday, November 29th at the same times already arranged.
If this poses a scheduling problem for you please contact our child's teacher and alternatives will be provided.
Also, because of the weather-related interruptions over the past couple of weeks, we have made the choice to move the WHES Winter Concert from December 4th to December 11th. A notice to this effect will be sent out from our music department shortly but please plan on this new date.
