PTG Peter Pan Fair Raffle Tickets are on sale now! Please reach out to your favorite Helen Thompson Student, or buy your tickets at the fair. In addition to the following prizes printed on the ticket, there is an exciting donation from McGee Construction for 8 yards of loam valued at over $250! If you’d like your tickets entered into this prize, please write it on your ticket.
Cappzas Gift Certificate $25, Gerards Gift Certificate $25, Red Barn Gift Certificate $25, Ainslie’s Market Gift Certificate $25, Amie’s Place Gift Certificate $25, Lux Salon Gift Certificate $50, Hannaford Gift Certificate $25, Lakeside Lodge Gift Certificate $25, White Duck Gift Certificate $25, Cushnoc Gift Certificate $25, Etched Laser Gardiner Tigers Tumbler, Doterra basket, Handmade blanket, Northeast Energy & Nutrition Gift Certificate $25, Waterfront Nutrition Gift Certificate $25, 20 oz custom photo tumbler (Highland Cow Crafts)
Wednesday, May 21st, is an Early Release Day in MSAD #11! Parent pick-up will begin at about 11:50 and bus students will be dismissed at about noon.
2025-2026 PreK Information Night for Parents!
Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00 - 6:30 pm, in the Laura Richards School Gym,
279 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner.
We will be introducing you to the MSAD #11 PreK program and sharing a slide show about a typical day. This is a night for parents and guardians only, to meet the staff and ask questions. We will also explain the screening process, its purpose, and how the results inform us about students' readiness. If you have an incoming PreK student, please join us! If you have not yet registered your child for PreK, please call LER at (207) 582-3612 as soon as possible. Space is limited!
🎉 You’re Invited to the 2025 REACH Showcase! 🎉
Join us in celebrating the creativity, curiosity, and hard work of our REACH students!
📅 Date: May 22, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Location: Gardiner Regional Middle School.
Students in grades 3 through 12 will present their independent research projects — come explore a wide range of innovative topics and see their passion come to life! We hope to see you there to support and be inspired by these incredible young minds!
It's an ART EXTRAVAGANZA!
Wednesday, May 21st
3:00 - 6:00 pm at Gardiner Area High School.
Join us in celebrating the amazing student artists in our schools with our annual district wide art show. There will also be kids activities, a bake sale, and art will be available for purchase.
It's time to order HT yearbooks! More information and a QR code will be coming home with students soon, or visit the link below. Be sure to order by Friday, May 23rd. All 5th graders will receive a yearbook purchased by our generous PTG!
https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/view_account.asp?l=70C887D3-5906-4365-87C8-87B71555D6D0
Community Connections Event
Tuesday, May 13th, 5:30 - 6:45 pm
at Laura E Richards School,
279 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner
Please come to learn more about all of the community options for your students! There will be information about summer programming, recreational sports, youth groups, Boy or Girls Scout troops, 4-H clubs, dance, music, theater, childcare programs…
There will be raffles and every MSAD #11 student in grades PreK to 5 who attends will receive a ticket to put in the drawing of their choice.
We will have a spaghetti supper available for anyone interested. Please RSVP to Melissa Winchester by May 12th at mwinchester@msad11.org or by phone at (207) 582-3612 X 250.
Sponsored by the
LER and River View EarlyAct Club
and the Gardiner Rotary Club.
HT's second grade classes recently went on a field trip to the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary, a Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) property located in West Gardiner. Students learned about Earth's water cycle and how water can cause fast and slow changes to landforms. They also learned about soil erosion and how human and animal activity can alter the flow of water in ways that change landforms. Students learned that beavers can do this very effectively by building dams and then used their scientist skills to construct their own dams using clay (to serve as mud) and items found on the forest floor (sticks, pinecones, pine needles, and dirt) to build and test two models of a beaver dam. After observing how water flowed through or around their first dam, students worked in teams to modify their designs. Students then conducted a second test to observe how the water flow changed. In spite of the wet and cold, students had a great time and learned a lot of information.
Many thanks to the Kennebec Land Trust, who provided this program at no cost, to our parent volunteers, and to HT's PTG, who covered transportation costs.
MSAD11 - Important Update Regarding PowerSchool Data Security: https://bit.ly/3GNjFkT
2025-2026 PreK Information Night for Parents!
Wednesday, May 21st,
6:00 - 6:30 pm,
in the Laura Richards School Gym,
279 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner.
We will be introducing you to the MSAD #11 PreK program and sharing a slide show about a typical day. This is a night for parents and guardians only, to meet the staff and ask questions. We will also explain the screening process, its purpose, and how the results inform us about students' readiness.
If you have an incoming PreK student, please join us!
If you have not yet registered your child for PreK, please call LER at (207) 582-3612 as soon as possible. Space is limited!
Enjoy our May newsletter!
As part of their Maine Government Unit, our 4th graders toured the State House and the Blaine House this week! They learned about the branches of government and how a bill becomes law. Ask your favorite 4th grader about what they learned, and about the pretend bill they are working on at school!
Join us for a fun-filled day at the GAHS Spring Craft Fair, hosted by the Interact Club to benefit the Tiger Food Pantry! Come browse a variety of local crafters and makers, check out our community lawn sale, and explore a sports equipment sale by donation—a great chance to grab some new-to-you gear! 🍔 Hungry? Grab lunch from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM—hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, and drinks will be available at our concessions stand. It’s a day of community, creativity, and giving back—we hope to see you there!
Updated school calendar: https://5il.co/3awpt
Please note - June 12 , 2025 Elementary and Middle Schools Early Release Day.
June 13, 2025 will be an Early Release Day for all GAHS Students Marching Practice for Seniors
Our May menu
Please click on the link to access a message from MSAD11 Superintendent Pat Hopkins: bit.ly/4jFnHKq
Screening for incoming kindergarteners is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7th. If you need to register your child for kindergarten, please call the office at 724-3930 as soon as possible. We are also accepting registrations for our PreK program. If you have a child that will be 4 years old on or before October 15, 2025, please give us a call as soon as possible. Spots are filling up fast!
MSAD11 School Calendar 2025-2026 (Approved March 6, 2025): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bH4FsC8tvmEvA_HV-hqqAUzWjt4QQhOL/view?usp=drive_link
Reminder: The GAHS Interact Club will be at GAHS this Saturday (April 5th, 2025) from 8:00-10:00 am to receive donations for the food drive! This week is canned goods and personal care supplies. Thank you to our community for your continued support!
MSAD #11 Transportation Newsletter ~ April, 2025
