The Junior High basketball games @ Mt. Jefferson for today are as follows: Girls 4:00 and Boys 5:15. Sorry for any confusion.
GO BLUE!!!!!
There will be a 2 hour delay today Wednesday December 11th for Millinocket Schools and Region III!
Remind that the K-2 Christmas concert is on December 17th at 12:30 at the Walker Auditorium at Stearns. The 3-5 Christmas concert is on December 18th at 12:30 at the Walker Auditorium at Stearns.
A new, local fundraiser is being launched to help local residents with emergency heating needs.
MENU CHANGE 12/6/24
Granite Street School students will be offered Assorted Oat Bars tomorrow morning in place of the planned Donut Stix. Donut Stix will return next Friday 12/13.
This is a reminder that Granite Street students need to wear appropriate winter clothing for recesses now that we have colder temperatures and snow.
On November 25th, the first and second graders enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast. This was a a cumulative activity to learning about the first Thanksgiving and being thankful.
On Tuesday, November 26th the fourth and fifth graders celebrated National Cranberry Day. Groups of students rotated through four activities. One involved recording observations while tasing various cranberry food. A second one was playing a trivia game with questions about cranberries in the following categories: math, vocabulary, science, and social studies. A third activity was making wreaths with the cranberries. The fourth activity was a dancing cranberry experiment. If you know a fourth or fifth grader, ask them about these activities and what they learned from the experiment.
We would like to thank all the parents/guardians/students for the amazing turnout at our Student Led Conferences. Congratulations to our winners of the Hannaford Gift Card drawing!
Our tri-town area came together for some great Professional Development!
Students had a great time making unique turkeys.
The fourth and fifth grade students and staff members would like to thank those who made contributions to their fund raising efforts so they could view the movie Lost on a Mountain in Maine at the Temple Theater in Houlton. Thank you to Terry Dupont for donating a walking stick and antique snowshoes for a raffle, donations from Katahdin Federal Credit Union, Home Grown Fuels, Katahdin Forest Management, and many others who made individual donations of money. Houlton Junior/Senior High School generously provided the staff and students a place to eat their lunches that were provided by the Granite Street cafeteria. Jason Howes, owner of the Temple Theater, was a generous host. Everyone enjoyed popcorn, a drink, and a wonderful movie experience.
Come out and support the Unified Performing Arts this weekend.
Today we had another successful evacuation drill. Thank you to all of the staff and students for doing really well throughout this process. Thank you to parents and Millinocket residents for your support as we did these drills and sometimes impacted traffic flow.
Parents and Caregivers,
Please park your vehicle in designated a parking spot if you are walking students to the playground or into the building in the morning. This will allow students to exit other vehicles safely and allow the drop off line to continue to move smoothly. Thank you for your cooperation.
Whirty Passes are now available!
Also: Senior Parents: The FAFSA is now open. To access the FAFSA go to studentaid.gov. You will fill out the 2025-26 form. If you need help please let me know. We have Brittany Rumery from Gear Up who is available to meet with parents either in person or via Zoom.
A few weekly reminders:
-High School Sports Banquet will be Tuesday November 19th at 6:30pm in the high school cafeteria.
-A reminder that Thursday Nov. 21 and Friday Nov. 22 will be early release days. High School will do blocks 1 and 2 on Thursday and blocks 3 and 4 on Friday.
-The Musical Newsies will be performing Friday Nov 22 at 7pm, Sat. Nov 23 at 7pm and Sun Nov 24 at 3pm
-Student led conferences will be Thursday and Friday: please contact the school if you or or child have not signed up already.
The Stearns football team came to visit Granite Street. Students had made signs to hold up or give the players and cheered them on as the team walked down the main hallway. GOOD LUCK STEARNS MINUTEMEN!!!
Dear Families and Staff,
At a recent wellness team meeting, we discussed ways in which our schools can promote healthy habits for staff and students. We also know we need to consider that many students and staff members have various medical conditions requiring dietary considerations and restrictions. With these things in mind, we are asking for everyone’s help with providing either nonfood items or healthy food choices at school celebrations (classroom, holidays, birthdays, etc.). Healthy food options are:
store-bought and pre-packaged
nut-free
healthy food options (fruit, vegetables, crackers, cheese, pretzels, goldfish, water bottles, juice, etc.)
Thank you for your support as we move forward in building healthy habits for everyone.
A Final Reminder for grades 6-12 to please turn in your student led conference forms to the office. If you do not email or turn one in by Monday November 18th, your child will automatically be assigned a time to attend. This is a requirement for all students to attend! The easiest way to contact us is to email us at awelch@millioncketschools.org or tammy@millinocketschools.org. Thank you!