Enjoy our November newsletter!
This is the last week to place Display My Art orders with FREE SHIPPING.
If you received a custom brochure, please visit www.displaymyart.com. Click on "SHOP" and enter the order number on the back of your brochure to order custom keepsakes with your child's art.
You can also can create custom keepsakes with more than just art using Display My Art's Online Designer . Turn your child’s artwork, a family photo, your favorite saying or a school/business logo into a custom keepsake or gift. Best of all, Helen Thompson School will earn a profit from each item ordered. https://shop.displaymyart.com/collections/all-products?p=BJP3BxiQo
Be sure to enter Helen Thompson School’s Discount Code upon checkout for 32% OFF your entire order: HTS32
Please feel free to share our school link and discount code with EVERYONE. As long as our link/code is used, Helen Thompson School will earn profit from each order!
Special request from the School Nutrition Department - Please choose healthy foods, leaving candy at home. https://bit.ly/3WmtjOS
Reminder –Thursday, October 27th is an early release day for students in MSAD11 (Parent Teacher Conferences). Grades K-5 will dismiss around 12, and GAHS/GRMS around 11. No PREK classes.
Water update: Our water filtration system has been installed & our water has been tested. It is now SAFE to drink the water at school!
It's time to schedule Parent-Teacher Conferences!
Thursday, October 27th, 1:00 - 7:00
To schedule your HTS conference(s), please visit
https://www.pickatime.com/client?ven=11604240
Valuable information that was presented at the MSAD11 Special Board Workshop on 10/20/2022. The Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey, Fall 2021 Survey, Prepared for Gardiner Area Thrives Coalition/HCCA: https://bit.ly/3Dhpqmv
We celebrated our bus drivers during School Bus Safety Week this week! Thank you Ms. Debbie, Ms. Diane, Mr. Mike, Mr. Jay, Mr. Jack, and Mr. David!
We celebrated our bus drivers during School Bus Safety Week this week! Thank you Ms. Debbie, Ms. Diane, Mr. Mike, Mr. Jay, Mr. Jack, and Mr. David!
Reminder - tonight at 6:00 PM there is a School Board workshop. Attend in person at the Central Office at 150 Highland Avenue in Gardiner, or click on the link posted at www.msad11.org at 5:50 PM to watch the meeting on our YouTube Channel. For more information - click this link: https://bit.ly/3rXSeKA
Our PTA-sponsored Book Fair is back next week!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BrzBhk-RaM8Y-cxS11NNwWQzxu0uS_mR/edit
Helen Thompson School is sharing this information provided by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). FAME helps Maine families plan and pay for higher education. FAME also administers NextGen 529, Maine’s Section 529 plan that many Maine families use to save for college.
NextGen 529 is an investment account used to save for education after high school. NextGen 529 is for people of all ages—babies, kids, even adults saving for their own education!
FAME also offers matching grants to boost your savings-there are hundreds of dollars available each year!
Maire Pelletier, College Savings Counselor for the Finance Authority of Maine, will be visiting Helen Thompson School during Parent Teacher conferences on 10/27. Stop by her table to say hello, or if you have specific questions, you’d like to ask her about college saving/planning, use the following link to schedule a one-on-one appointment with her:
https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25892748&appointmentType=36063214
Get started at NextGenforME.com
GAHS Interact Club is hosting a Trunk or Treat!
Board Workshop on October 20th at 6:00 PM. You are invited! Click the link for more information: https://bit.ly/3rXSeKA
There is an early release on Thursday in MSAD11. Elementary schools release students around 12:00, middle and high school around 11:00. No PREK classes.
No school on Friday due to a staff workshop.
A friendly reminder!
Thursday - Early Release, 12:00 dismissal, no PreK
Friday - Staff workshop, no school for students
Monday - No school, Indigenous Peoples' Day
SAFETY reminder: During student drop off and pickup, please use the sidewalks around the bus loop. Students and walkers should never cross the bus loop during arrival and dismissal. Thank you!
Our October and November Menu
Miss Johnston shared this picture of a fun moment at HT, "twinning" with the teacher!
Thank you, PTA, for hosting Family Fun Night 2022!
