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Bookworm Schedule for October/November 2018

Tuesday, October 16 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for a program kickoff at 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday, October 23 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 25  — Mrs. Lander will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Monday, October 29 — Dictionary Day! Third graders will be visiting Valley Grange for some fun and a dictionary!

Tuesday, October 30 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 1 — Mr. Boomsma and Mrs. Katz will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, November 6 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 8 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, November 9 — SAD 4 Veteran’s Celebration at PCSS… 8:15 am!

Tuesday, November 13 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 15 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, November 16 — Community Night at Valley Grange! Join us for a free supper at 6:00 p.m. and say “Hi” to your neighbors and friends. We’ll be featuring the famous beans and mac ‘n cheese by Bill Bemis of Garland Grange! Stick around for our regular meeting 7:00 p.m. Kids are welcome!

Tuesday, November 20 — Mrs. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 22 — No school — Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 27 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 30 — Mrs. Lander will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.

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Bookworm Schedule for May 2018

Tuesday, May 1 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Thursday, May 3 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Tuesday, May 8 — Ms. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Thursday, May 10  — Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m. “Canstruction” and Reveal at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 11 — Bikes for Books Assembly at 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday, May 15 — Mrs. Orton will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 16 — Spring Art Show/Book Fair (4:00 p.m.) and Spring Concert (6:00 p.m.)

Thursday, May 17 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Friday, May 18 — Community Night at Valley Grange! Join us for a potluck supper at 6:00 p.m. and program at 7:00 p.m. — Find out who is Community Citizen of the Year!

Tuesday, May 22 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Thursday, May 24 — Mrs. Orton will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

Friday, May 25 — No School. Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Tuesday, May 29 — Mrs. Lander will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m

Thursday, May 31 — Mrs. Orton will be at school to read starting at 10:10 a.m.

 

Remember… every Tuesday at 5:30 pm, kids and parents can join Miss Dunton in the PCES Cafeteria for the first “Tuesdays Together” Program — an after-school program featuring cutting edge design thinking and problem-solving.

 

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February 2017 Bookworm Schedule

Reading is fun!Will the groundhog see his shadow or be too busy reading!?

Newspapers in Education –ad creation starts this month!

Thursday, February 2— Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, February 7— Mrs. Lander will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, February 9— Ms. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, February 14— Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Thursday, February 16— Mrs. Chadbourne will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

February 20 through February 24— School Vacation! Lots of extra reading time!

Tuesday, February 28— Ms. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

 

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by Walter Boomsma on February 1, 2017  •  Permalink
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January 2017 Bookworm Schedule

Reading is fun!Welcome to a new year of reading!

Thursday, January 5— Ms. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, January 10— Mrs. Chadbourne will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, January 12— Mrs. Lander will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Monday, January 16— No School!

Tuesday, January 17— Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, January 19— Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, January 24— Ms. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, January 26— Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, January 31— Mrs. Lander will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

 

“The book you don’t read won’t help.”

–Jim Rohn

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Bookworm Schedule — December 2016

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A short but busy month it is!

Thursday, December 1 — Ms. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Friday, December 2 is the Fellowship Breakfast at Valley Grange, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, December 5 is the K-3 Holiday Concert at PCSS, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 6 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Wednesday, December 7 is the 4-6 Holiday Concert at PCES, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 8 — Mrs. Chadbourne will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, December 13 — Mrs. Lander will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, December 15 — Mrs. Erwin will be at school to read starting at 8:45 a.m.

Don’t forget to bring canned goods to PCES for the Giving Tree!

Monday, December 19 — No school–unless you’re a teacher! Christmas vacation for students begins… and the first day back isn’t until January 3, 2017! Enjoy the time off, but keep reading!

“Do give books – religious or otherwise – for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.”

– Lenore Hershey

“My first copies of Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn still have some blue-spruce needles scattered in the pages. They smell of Christmas still.”

– Charlton Heston

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by Walter Boomsma on November 29, 2016  •  Permalink
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Bookworms Start Wiggling!

FReading is fun!riday, October 14 at 8:00 a.m. Bookworm Assembly at PCES in the gym following morning assembly!

Tuesday, October 18 Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, October 20 Mrs. Lander will be at school to read at 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, October 25 Mrs. Erwin will be at school to read at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday, October  27 Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read at 8:45 a.m.

Friday, October 28 is PCES Dictionary Day!! Third graders visit Valley Grange at 11 a.m. for a presentation and to receive their dictionaries…

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WABI TV5 Crew Visits PCES and GrowME

WABI GrowME 2015

Third graders at PCES were already pretty excited because Valley Grange volunteers and bookworms Mrs. Boomsma and Ms. Erwin were coming to help them make “dirt babies” as part of the GrowME Collaboration. But they became even more pumped when they saw WABI’s Caitlin Burchill and a camera operator headed their way. One teacher asked us to pop in and say “Hi” to the kids… and a third grader came rushing up to Cait with a quickly made card for the “wether woman” that said inside, “I love you!”

The resulting video can be viewed on the WABI TV 5 website.

GrowME is a collaboration between Valley Grange, PCSWCD (Piscataquis Soil and Water Conservation District) and UMaine Piscataquis County Extension to build a truly local program of agriculturally themed, hands on activities for kids led by local volunteers. This year’s volunteers included Grangers, Master Gardeners, 4-H Club Members, and community citizens interested in GrowingME, growing kids, and growing plants!

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NIE Winning Ads Announced!

Third Grade winners Zachariah Demmer (1st), Olivia Richardson (2nd), Abrielle Kemp (3rd)

Third Grade winners Zachariah Demmer (1st), Olivia Richardson (2nd), Abrielle Kemp (3rd)

Nearly 100 third and fourth graders from Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford were challenged to create an advertisement for Valley Grange as part of the annual “Newspapers in Education” program sponsored by the Piscataquis Observer. This is the seventh year the Grange has sponsored the program. Students have an opportunity to become “Honorary Assistant Publicity Directors” according to Walter Boomsma, Program and Publicity Director for Valley Grange. Under the direction of Art Teacher Jane Daniels students labored to produce ads that would promote the Grange and its programs.

Fourth Grade winners Eli Riitano (1st), Meriel Willey (2nd), Summer Nesbit (3rd)

Fourth Grade winners Eli Riitano (1st), Meriel Willey (2nd), Summer Nesbit (3rd)

The winning ads were featured during an assembly conducted at school by Boomsma on Friday, March 20 Boomsma pointed out “everyone who participated is winner” and the Grange is providing “thank you magnets you can use to hold your school papers on the fridge.” Boomsma also noted that the Grange was particularly pleased so many ads included a reading theme and dictionaries, reflecting the students’ appreciation for the Grange’s Bookworm and Words for Thirds Program. “Our goal with the kids is to create a love of reading and learning. These ads suggest we’re achieving it.”

Third Grade winners announced at the recent school assembly included Summer Nesbit (3rd), Olivia Richardson (2nd), and Zachariah Demmer (1st). Zachariah’s first place drawing suggested “Don’t be a snail, hurry on down to Valley Grange.” Fourth grade winners included Abrielle Kemp (3rd), Meriel Willey (2nd), and Eli Riitano (1st). Eli’s ad included a book being devoured by a book worm while a nearby apple was left uneaten.

All of the winners refused to give an acceptance speech with varying degrees of enthusiasm, but most were “media darlings” when interviewed and photographed by local reporter Mike Lange.

The ads selected as first place winners will appear in the Newspapers in Education supplement of the Piscataquis Observer on March 25th. In addition, winning ads are used on the Grange’s promotional material throughout the year.

Valley Grange Master Jim Annis noted that Valley Grange is happy to sponsor a number of programs at PCES and other schools in the area. “We just love being at the school,” he noted. “These kids are our future and they give us hope.”

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by Walter Boomsma on March 25, 2015  •  Permalink
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April 2015 Bookworm Schedule

Reading is fun!A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.

–Neil Gaiman

Spring is in the air! And on the ground! What a great time to read! Mrs. Lander is in Florida this month… we’ll miss her!

Thursday, April 2 – Ms. Erwin will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Tuesday, April 7 – Ms. Erwin will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

Thursday, April 9 – Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Tuesday, April 14 – Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

Thursday, April 16 – Mr. Lange will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Friday, April 17 – Bikes for Books Assembly and Drawings! 8 AM in the gym…

Friday, April 17 — Monthly Valley Grange Meeting – potluck supper at 6 PM, meeting at 7 PM.

April 20 – April 24 – Spring Vacation!

Tuesday, April 28 – Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

Thursday, April 30 – Mr. Lange will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

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March 2015 Bookworm Schedule

Reading is fun!Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

–Neil Gaiman

Hope you are keeping track of every book you read… this is a big month with lots of time to read and enter Bikes for Books.

You have to read! You have to! It makes the mind go awesome. It makes the mind go smart.

(attributed to a toddler)

Tuesday, March 3 – Mrs. Lander will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

Thursday, March 5 – Mrs. Lander will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Tuesday, March 10 – Ms. Erwin will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

Thursday, March 12 – Mr Lange will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Tuesday, March 17 – Mrs. Lander will be at school to read, 9:30 AM Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Thursday, March 19 – Mr. Boomsma will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Friday, March 20 – Mr. Boomsma will be at morning assembly to announce the winning Newspapers in Education ads!

Friday, March 20 — Monthly Valley Grange Meeting – potluck supper at 6 PM, meeting at 7 PM.

Tuesday, March 24 – Mrs. Kimball will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

Wednesday, March 25 – Don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Piscataquis Observer and see the Newspapers in Education section!

Thursday, February 26 – Mr. Lange will be at school to read, 8:30 AM

Tuesday, March 31 – Ms. Erwin will be at school to read, 9:30 AM

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