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Year-End Events
June 2
5th Grade Class Picture
June 5
4th Grade Maine Breakfast, 9am
June 6, Saturday
Family Fun Day, Reiche, 10-2
June 8
All Elementary Concert, Lincoln
Middle School, 6pm
June 9
Reiche Arts Night, art & music
celebration, 5:40-7:30pm
June 10
Walk/Bike To School, 4th & 5th
grades only
June 11
City Track Meet
June 12
Field Day (rain date 6/18)
JUNE 2015
the Reiche PTO
A Message From Our Teaching Staff
Class Placement and New Hours for 2015-16
Yes! Spring is here and summer is just weeks away! I love the heat, the
colors, but most of all I relish the anticipation of lengthy, sun drenched days.
Of course the end of one school year brings on thoughts of the new school
year that will arrive September 2nd. The School Board has determined that
next year the student day will be 8:20 to 2:50. Students will enter at 8:10 and
attendance will be taken at 8:20.
During the spring and summer we work on determining student placements
for the new year. During the student placement process, we consider a
variety of factors about each student including academic level, social and
emotional development, peer relationships, and student/teacher match. We
also attempt to create balanced classes that allow for building a strong
classroom community.
In our effort to create these balanced classes, we do consider parent input,
recommendations and relative information to be valuable to the process. If
you would like to provide information regarding your child’s placement,
please send a letter or email to Lori Bobinsky, [email protected].
The letter should inform us about any of the following: learning style,
teaching style, student strengths or weaknesses that would assist us in
determining placement for your child. While we cannot honor specific
teacher requests, we will make every effort to use this information in our
placement considerations. Please submit requests by Monday, June 8th,
2015.
June 15
4th Grade Game Show “So You
Think You Know Maine”, 2pm
In early August, we will notify all families regarding their child’s teacher for
the upcoming school year. This will allow us adequate time to thoughtfully
place students and to accommodate summer moves and registrations
June 17
Awards Ceremony, 2pm
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Bobinsky or
Mr. Brewster at the school (874-8175) or via email.
June 18
Fifth Grade Farewell, 11-12pm
Kindergarten Graduation, 1pm
Happy Spring,
Mrs. Keegan
June 19
School’s Out For Summer!
EARLY RELEASE at Noon
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Volunteers, On Your Mark, Get Set…
The Reiche International 5k Road Race date & theme have been
announced! Mark your calendars, save the date, and start planning
your costume!
The 2015 theme will be "Under the Sea" and the race will be held
on October 18th. We would love your help in planning this exciting
Reiche Event.
- Sponsor the Race - A dedicated group of sponsors has joined
each year to help with our fundraising goals, please consider joining
this team!
- Join the Race Committee - There are many positions to fill - Race
Director, Sponsor Outreach, Marketing, Registration, Volunteer
Coordinator, Event day planning, etc. Let us know what your interests
are and we'll find a good fit.
Contact the Reiche PTO at [email protected] or Melissa Knoll
at [email protected] if you can help out with this
event. Thank you!!
Reiche’s “Faux Hawks” Competed At The Odyssey
Of The Mind World Finals In Michigan!
The team had a great time representing Reiche Community School
where 22 countries were represented and over 800 teams
competed. The Reiche team placed 30th in their division and took
away amazing memories and experiences. They learned so much
and are very grateful for the encouragement and financial support
they received from the Community. THANK YOU!
Seamus Devon
Oliver Hettenbach
Ruben Hunter
Charles Shafto
Eliza Stein
JUNE 2015
TEACHER LEADERS
Chris Keegan
Kevin Brewster
Lori Bobinski
ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE
David Briley, Co-Chair
Andrea Martelle, Co-Chair
Jessie McCallum
Mary Ann Foley
Karen Brigham
Annetta Weatherhead
Allison Villani
Alyson Ciechomski
Linda Provencher
Diane Cohan
Ina Demers
Alyssa Grupp
CLIMATE COMMITTEE
Tina Veilleux, Chair
Christine Keaney
Anthony Derrig
Kathryn Blayne
Laura Graves
Michelle Turner
Molly Lea
Kelly Johnson
Andrea Stamey
Deb Drake
Esther Bark
Madia Alloding
Todd Wing
Selene Becker
Deb Lora
Emily Harriman
Aweis Abdalla
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Laurie Onos, Chair
Sarah Martin
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Lori Bobinsk, Co Chair
Megan McDonough, Co Chair
Lynn Provencher
Fiona Hopper
Amy Wu
Kathy Feenstra
Joan Murray
Ted Hummel
Karen Morton
Kristen Fox
Julia Hazel
Shawna DeRice
Doug Schnackel
PTO LEADERSHIP
Leah Whalen, President
Jeanne Swanton, Treasurer
Rebecca Ermlich, Secretary
Ginny Marvin, Communications
Elise Devon, Trustee
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News from Ms. Provencher’s 4/5 Class
Tales From 208
Old Fort Western
First, we went to Old Fort Western. We learned about how life was like in
the 1700’s. Children had to do more work than adults! For example,
children had to make their parents bed, go to the neighbor’s house for
buckets of water, and that meant going across a big river! In reality, a
neighbor wasn’t always a close neighbor.
During wartime, when the men were out on the battlefield, women had to
do the men’s work too. People living at that time couldn’t just go to
Walmart and buy some clothes. They had to start from scratch, making the
fabric and all.
We got to try out some of the chores that they did. We made butter, sliced
bread, and chopped wood. I have to say, we got to experience some fun
things at Old Fort Western. (I love chopping wood; after all, I am a
Mainer!)
My friends and I had a lot of fun and I will always remember this
experience.
By: Colette Van Dyke
Museum of Science
The trip to Boston was fantastic! It was educational and fun. Some of the
things we did were to see a live animal exhibit, a lightening show, and a
movie on Lewis and Clark in the Omni Theater.
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Another luxury we had as 5 graders was taking a V.I.P. bus to Boston.
The busses had WIFI, comfy seats, bathrooms, and a DVD player. On the
way home, we also stopped at Sonic for milkshakes.
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The 5 grade students would like to give a shout out to the PTO and
donors from DonorsChoose.org for helping to fund this trip! Thank you!!
By: Avery Douglas and Anthony Thach
Are Black Bears a Threat to Humans?
In class, we have been studying whether or not Maine black bears are a
threat to humans or not. We read articles, watched videos, debated with
each other, and wrote essays. Here are some pieces of our essays that we
wrote, supporting both sides of the argument.
By: Molly Wendell-Pearson
Yes, They Are!
I know that you are thinking that black bears are wild animals and they
don’t know what they’re doing. Let me tell you that you are right. Black
bears will attack randomly and viciously because they are wild, therefor
black bears are a threat to humans. They are a threat because they are
attracted to human food and trash.
By: Liam Sommer
No, They Aren’t!
If you want black bears to get away from you, just make a lot of noise.
They will be scared and think that you might attack them, or be getting
ready to attack them. Another option would be to bluff-charge the bear.
Bluff charging is when you run toward the bear (or any animal that you
know will run away), and stop after the bear turns and runs. So, the next
time you see an unwanted black bear, remember that you can easily scare it
off. They are timid animals.
By: Caspian Benedict-Murphy
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JUNE 2015
News from Mrs. Foley’s 2nd
Grade Class
Second Graders are now working with Side X
Side on a project called Moving Oceans.
Students are researching sea creatures from the
Gulf of Maine. Scientist, researcher, and author
Mary Cerullo visited the classrooms for
presentations and workshops to introduce the
project. Students are collecting information to
use to make fact cards and a non-fiction book.
They will be working with artists to make line
drawings. Then students will make paper mache
creatures.
We are also going on two related field trips, one
to Scarborough Marsh and the other to Kettle
Cove. We will learn about the ecosystem at the
marsh and at Kettle Cove we will explore tide
pools. We are excited to be working on this
wonderful project and look forward to all the
activities.
News from Mrs. Provencher’s
4/5 Grade Class
It's hard to believe that the school year is coming
to an end. The students are working feverishly
to finish up testing and classroom projects.
The whole class has been studying WWII for
literacy, researching and reading about the
subject. Each student has written a research
paper and participated in book clubs. It's exciting
to see who enthusiastic they are about the topic.
They studied Living Systems for integrated
studies and now the focus is on Maine Studies
for the fourth graders and U. S. Studies for the
fifth graders. The fifth graders are researching a
state of their choice and drawing a map for their
state.
All the students enjoyed their field trips to
Augusta and The Science Museum in
Boston. Sometimes I think their favorite part is
the ice cream at the end of the trip.
It was nice to have so many parents along on the
Augusta Trip. Thank you to all those parents
who helped out on both trips.
I hope everyone has a restful and fun filled
summer.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Provencher
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Notes from the music room and Mrs. Ciechomski
Musica Di Fillia, an all-female choir, sang for Reiche students on
Wednesday. Many girls were inspired to join the group. Here is a link to find
out more information: http://www.musicadefilia.com/
4th and 5th graders are drumming in music class until the end of the year.
They are using drumming techniques to play rhythm patterns, combining
them with other rhythms and percussion instruments to jam and create
polyrhythms.
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JUNE 2015
Reiche Students Awarded
College Scholarships
As part of CPort Credit Union’s “College
Aspirations” program, 3rd, 4th & 5th grade
students have been learning about college and
planning for their future.
Bob Stuart a college advisor, visited
classrooms in March and engaged students in
conversations about college and what they
would like to do. Then students were invited
to write a persuasive essay to CPort Credit
Union about why they deserve a scholarship
to go to college. CPort staff reviewed all the
essays and we are pleased to announce this
year’s winners. Each student received a $100
scholarship.
3rd Grade: Seamus Devon, Salma DuBow,
Sadie Gerry, Faysal Hagi, Evelyn MCGirr
4th Grade: Owen Begley, Si Ting Chen,
Avery Douglas, Nyalil Dup, Nyaziel Deng
5th Grade: Eva Ermlich, Fahad Hagi, Heidi
Montessori, Tae-Su Park, Avianne White,
Tyleigh White
2nd and 3rd graders are creating their own pieces with drum and
xylophone to compose a piece using two contrasting sections (AB or ABA)
1st grade students are singing songs with a spring/gardening theme,
preparing to perform their animal chant to enrich the animal studies unit,
and practicing rhythm patterns.
K students are singing frog, spring and gardening songs and moving and
following a listening map for Vivaldi 's Spring.
The 3/4/5 chorus sang well and proudly represented Reiche School at the
Sea Dogs' game last week. Now we are preparing for an All City
Elementary School Concert on June 8 at Lincoln Middle School at 6:00 and
we will also sing at the Reiche Arts Night at 6:00, June 9th.
Recorder-Palooza: Most 4th and 5th grade students (100 or so!)
performed on Wednesday morning as students and staff entered the
school.They have just completed the Rainbow Recorder Unit where they
learned music skills and advanced to more difficult songs
A ceremony was held on Thursday May 21,
2015. All students who participated in the
program were giving a T-shirt and
acknowledged for their effort. Bob Stuart
announced the 2015 winners, shared each of
their essays with the audience and
scholarships were handed out. We want to
thank CPort Credit Union for offering this
wonderful program to Reiche students.
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JUNE 2015
3RD ANNUAL FAMILY FUN DAY IS THIS SATURDAY!
Thanks to Community
Sponsors and volunteers, we
are happy to announce the
3rd annual Family Fun Day!
Continuing the tradition, we will have a
big bounce house and a water slide
(wear something you don’t mind getting
wet!), fun arts and crafts and treats!
Something new this year is the BIKE
Parade, starting at 11AM. Bring your
decorated bikes & helmets and
participate in the bike parade! All
participants will receive a ribbon!
A picnic lunch will be donated by
Wayside Food Program.
And throughout the day, the Battle of
the Peninsula, East vs. West where
elementary East End Community School
players will face off with Reiche School
Players. And there’s more! Middle
school games and, for the first time in
the tournament, High School students
will be playing.
MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! THEIR SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE THIS A SUPER
FUN AND FREE EVENT POSSIBLE FOR THE REICHE COMMUNITY!
CBRE Joe Porta
Reiche PTO
BlueWave
TW&Co
Rosemont
Fresh Approach
Portland Recreation
Benchmark
Bracket St Veterinary
West End Community Policing
Wayside Food Program
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JUNE 2015
Community News
Free Monday Meals
Monday Night Meals at Reiche!
Free for Kids and Families
5:15-6:00pm
Families and children with supervision, please
join us! Delicious dinners provided by Wayside
Food Programs are available Mondays from
5:15-6:00pm at the Reiche Brickwork.
For more information, please speak to Sarah
Colton (Community Policing) or call 780-0495
Please note, if there is no school, there will not
be a meal that evening.
The West End Neighborhood Association is
committed to addressing the quality of life in
the West End.
Bookmobile at Reiche!
Every Friday from 3:45 to 4:15pm. Get a library card,
take out & return books using the Bookmobile!
If you live, work or have an interest or concerns
about life in the West End, consider attending a
WENA meeting. Meetings are held every 2nd
Wednesday at 6:30pm in the Reiche Community
Room (next to the music room above the
brickwork.
www.wenamaine.org
[email protected]
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