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Protect Your Child From the Sun and From Ticks!

posted Jun 3, 2018, 12:05 PM by Geoff Cyr

Here are two important announcements from our school nurse, Monica Furrow, with tips about protecting your child in these warmer temperatures!

Sunscreen:

The summer is on its way and we are all looking forward to spending lots of time outside for play times and also lessons! However on really hot days we can’t offer the protection of shade to every child so it is incredibly important that children bring a hat to school every day to be worn outside for protection. We also ask that all children wear sunscreen to school which is applied before they arrive in the morning as this offers protection during the school day.

Tick Season:

Ticks carry germs that can transmit disease and make people sick. The most common illness caused by ticks that bite and attach for more than 24 hours is Lyme disease.

Year-round tick bite prevention is still the best defense against Lyme disease:
Wear light colored clothing—it makes it easier to see the ticks that attach to your clothing.
Use repellent with DEET, but use with caution on children.
Use Permethrin on clothing for extra protection.
Do a body check for ticks after being outside and especially at least every 24 hours.
Look closely—ticks can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence.
Remove a tick right away. Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. (Don’t twist or turn the tick.) Then be sure to clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, or soap and water.

For more information about ticks and how to prevent bites visit the Maine CDC website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/lyme/index.shtml#lymeMaineResidents.

Health Fair and Family Game Night - May 1st!

posted Apr 23, 2018, 5:17 AM by Geoff Cyr [ updated Apr 23, 2018, 5:19 AM ]

Changes in School Calendar

posted Mar 12, 2018, 5:43 PM by Larry Clement [ updated Mar 12, 2018, 5:49 PM ]

In order to make up some of the snow days this year, the following changes have been made to the school calendar:

March 15 will now be a full day of school - no Early Release
March 16 will now be a full day of school - no P/T Conferences
April 13 will now be a full day of school - no Early Release

Updated 2017 - 2018 RSU School Calendar can be viewed on the RSU 20 website.

Family Technology Literacy Night

posted Jan 11, 2018, 4:42 AM by Larry Clement [ updated Jan 12, 2018, 5:19 AM ]

Join us at SDM/HS with the RSU 20 After School Program for Family Technology Literacy Night, 5-7 pm on Thursday, January 18. The event is free and open to all RSU students and their families.

Come enjoy food, watch robotics demonstrations, see examples of student technology projects, and engage in fun, tech-based activities for all ages.

There will also be a parent workshop focused on helping your student navigate social media & the internet. There will be several fun door prizes as well!

Congratulations to Grade 2!

posted Nov 29, 2017, 6:55 AM by Geoff Cyr [ updated Nov 29, 2017, 6:56 AM ]

Showers available Thursday, November 2, 2017

posted Nov 2, 2017, 12:38 PM by Bob Bradford

The public is welcome to use the showers at Searsport Elementary School and Searsport District High School/Middle School today, Thursday, November 2nd, until 5:30 PM. The school buildings will be closed after 5:30 PM.

The Great Candy Challenge! Donate Your Halloween Candy to our Troops!

posted Oct 28, 2017, 9:59 AM by Geoff Cyr [ updated Oct 28, 2017, 9:59 AM ]

Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony - November 9!

posted Oct 28, 2017, 9:27 AM by Geoff Cyr [ updated Oct 28, 2017, 10:00 AM ]

SES and SDMHS have joined forces to honor our veterans on November 9th. We are requesting photos of veteran family members to include in a presentation slide show. If you have a photo that you would like to share, please send the photo in an envelope with your child to give to their teacher. Please write the veteran’s name and your child’s name on the back of the photo so that we may return the photos to the correct student. Please include the veteran’s name, rank, branch, and years served. You may also include your child’s name and how the veteran is related to your child. Digital photos can be emailed to Colleen Johnson at cjohnson@rsu20.org.

Photos must be submitted by November 1!!

If you submitted a photo last year, you do not need to resubmit.

Thank you for helping us to honor our brave veterans.

Back to Nature One-Mile Run/Walk

posted Oct 4, 2017, 8:22 AM by Geoff Cyr [ updated Oct 4, 2017, 8:22 AM ]

Written by: Katience, Landon, Elise, and Kylee

The fourth and fifth grade students at Searsport Elementary School are organizing a "Back to Nature Run/Walk" to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This one mile run/walk will be held at 9:30 am on Friday, October 20th at Searsport Elementary School. Fourth and fifth grade students will have hot pink envelopes to collect donations to support breast cancer awareness. These students will also improve their health and endurance by participating. The run/walk will start and finish at the back playground. Parents are welcome to come and cheer on the students along the route. They hope to see you there!