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Fisher/Mitchell
School
Larry Dyer,
Principal
597 High Street
Bath, Me 04530
207-443-8265, Fax # 443-4167
Home Page http://www.fms.rsu1.org
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FALCON
FOOTNOTES
December 19,
2008
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LUNCH MENU FOR
JANUARY 5-9, 2009
Mon: Chicken/Honey Mustard, Meatloaf/Gravy, PBJ, Peas, Peaches
Tue: Taco Beef/Salsa, Sour Cream, Trio Salad, PBJ, Apples
Wed: Macaroni & Cheese, Bread Stick, Fish Nuggets, PBJ, Peas,
Pears
Thu: Italian Sandwich, Steakum/Cheese, PBJ, Pretzel, Carrot
Stix w/ Dressing, Fruit Juice
Fri: Toasted Cheese, Tomato Soup, Pizza, PBJ,
Celery Stix/Peanut Butter, Oranges
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BREAKFAST
MENU
Breakfast
is served daily and includes juice and milk. Monday: Muffin,
Tuesday:
Breakfast Pizza, Wednesday: Muffin, Thursday: Bagel, Friday: Muffin
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING
EVENTS
December 22 - January 2- Winter
Break |
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Change
Ahead for Fisher-Mitchell Falcon Footnotes
In
these challenging economic times, we will make an effort to cut back
on paper and photocopier usage by asking all parents who have access to
a computer to read the Falcon Footnotes online at the Fisher-Mitchell
School website. If you DO NOT have access to a computer, please
call
or send a note to the Fisher-Mitchell office to have a paper copy of
the newsletter sent home. This method will begin with our first
newsletter of 2009.
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Read-a-Thon Coming
in the New Year
The annual elementary school Read-a-Thon will be coming at the end of
January, 2009. This event, sponsored by the Literacy Support
Fund, raises money to support literacy in both elementary schools in
Bath. The Fund, with the help of the Bath Elementary PTA,
provides free books for over 500 students at the Book Fair and also
funds literacy efforts in classrooms. In the past, the
Read-a-Thon fundraiser raised money to enable both elementary libraries
to purchase books.
The Read-a-Thon gives students the opportunity to practice their
reading skills by reading at home for 2 weeks. Early and emerging
readers may have parents read to them during the Read-a-Thon.
This year the Read-a-Thon will have a change. Students will
record the time they spend reading at home rather than the number of
books they’ve read. Please consider giving your child permission
to participate in this fundraiser when they bring more information home
after the holiday break. As always, thank you for your support!
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Patten Free Library
Children’s room News
Tuesday, December 23, 6:30-7:30 pm, The 2nd Annual ‘Twas the Night
Before Christmas Pajama Storytime. Children wear PJs and listen
to the reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before
Christmas: Or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas. They’ll make
a paper Christmas stocking to hang with care by the Library’s fireplace
and enjoy some holiday refreshments while listening to Jason Lee play
piano Christmas music.
Book Buddies: Spark the love of reading with our reading
mentoring program, BOOK BUDDIES that encourages younger children to
learn to read. If you’ re a responsible middle, high school student or
an adult wanting to volunteer to read with or to a younger child or ,
if you’re a parent wanting to give your child an extra reading boost,
please sign up, now, in the Children’s Room. All the meetings take
place in the Children’s Room while the parent stays in the Library
during the half hour duration. The program can be a single session or a
series. Once you’ve signed up, we’ll try to match Child with Book Buddy
and, then, call you to arrange the times/days to get together.
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Thank you to all the
people that had a hand in one of the most successful Holiday
Fairs! A huge thank you goes out to all the
volunteers that became personal shoppers, wrappers, stockers, and
cleaners. Without the incredible people that gave of their
skills, time and love this would not have been the huge success it
was. We raised enough money to see that four families have a
joyous Christmas, that each principal had funds to purchase needed
shoes, coats, boots, mittens and hats, and we were even able to donate
money to our local soup kitchen. This was a community
event, we had volunteers from the Bath Police Department, Grace
Episcopal Church, and local merchants and people that don't even have
children in the schools, but have heard about the Holiday Fair and want
to help out. Because of budget issues we had to raise
the funds to pay for two bus drivers and gas to transport the children
from Fisher Mitchell to Dike Newell. Thanks to the
generosity of the Bath Elementary PTA they were able to pay for one bus
driver and the gas. The PTA also supplied the funds to
purchase snacks and much needed quarters. Every child that
entered our shopping area had the funds necessary to purchase something
for everyone in their family. Thanks to Mr. Larry Dyer we only
had to pay one driver. He graciously offered to drive the
second bus...THANK YOU MR. DYER! I am reading
thru the multitudes of thank you cards one thing that is repeated is
the quality and amount of items the children had to choose
from. Thank you to everyone that took the time and
effort to donate items. I am sure by now I sound like
a broken record, but without all of the wonderful people that donated
time, energy, items, and money this would not have been the wonderful
event it was.
Thank you! Kimberly F. Gates
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Tae Kwon Do
For the months of January - March, Hall’s Olympic Martial Arts Center
will be teaching TaeKwonDo every Tuesday from 2:45-3:45 in the
Fisher-Mitchell gymnasium to 4th graders only. The cost is $2.00
per class. Students will learn beginner/intermediate martial arts
techniques along with self-defense and kata. Master Edward Hall
will lead this fun, action-packed program focusing on the hysical and
mental aspects of the martial arts. Students will learn the 5
tenants of TaeKwonDo: Courtesy, Integrity, Self-Control, Perseverance,
and Indomitable Spirit and how to apply them in everyday life.
For more information call 442-0008.
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THE
STAFF OF FISHER-MITCHELL SCHOOL WISH YOU A HAPPY, SAFE, AND HEALTHY
HOLIDAY SEASON!!!
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