Bristol Consolidated School

Pre-K Registration 2024-2025 Bristol Consolidated School 2153 Bristol Road Pemaquid, ME 04558 Dear Parents, It’s that time of year again. Pre-K registration! Bristol Consolidated School offers full five-day a week preschool for 16 students! Residents of Bristol who turn 4 on or before October 15, 2024 are eligible. BCS is a PreK - 8 public school. Our full five-day a week Pre-K program integrates social emotional learning, literacy, math, science, physical education, art, music, and more! BCS also offers bus transportation as well as breakfast and lunch on site. To register either: Call the BCS office at 677-2678 OR email the office at bcsoffice@aos93.org A Pre-K Open House will be scheduled for Spring of 2024. More information to follow For enrollment you will need to provide: *Child’s birth certificate with a state seal *Child’s immunization records *Proof of residency Looking forward to meeting a new group of BCS friends! Best~ Alison Sawyer, BCS PK Teacher asawyer@aos93.org

Construction continued with work on the roof on January 3-4.

Tuesday was a nice day for lounging and playing in the snow!

PTO Announcements

Shout out to this amazing trio for putting on the BCS holiday concert. Hoping you all had a fabulous winter break and holiday season .- Chris Abate, Assistant Principal

Coin Slam 2023 Student representatives from 5th grade, which counted money and put up posters, and the winning team of Pre-K/Grade 4 present donation checks for $1,508 each to Jenny Pendleton of Caring for Kids and Jen Eckel, representing the New Harbor Food Pantry. Well Done BCS! - Ms. Kinney and Mr. Cough

Greetings to all families! The Central Office is a busy place at this time of year as we start the budget process for next school year for all of our schools, secondary tuition budgets, and the Central Office itself. We continue to focus on prioritizing safety and security as well as providing the best education and educational experience possible for all our students. Be on the lookout throughout the Spring for your school’s budget meeting notices- we encourage you to attend and participate in these meetings! From all of us here at Central Office, we wish you all a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season! Lynsey Johnston, Superintendent

Two students worked during recess to find 2 lost Gaga balls and 12 baseballs in the thorn bushes at the edge of the recess yard. The balls can only be seen in the winter when the foliage is gone. The students took the initiative without any prompting from an adult.

The spirit of giving is on full display here at BCS! Members of the staff recently teamed up with Caring for Kids to help fulfill the wish lists of children in our community. Kids asked for clothes, winter gear, toys, and personal hygiene items, among other things. A special thank you to Caring for Kids for all they do in our community. We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with them. - Ms. Kinney

Reminder: Friday 12/22 is an early release day. Buses depart at 12:00.

First Grade has been hard at work this week! They mixed, rolled and cut out gingerbread to make cookies to decorate at our cookie party on Friday! We can’t wait! - Mrs. Bradbury

Kindergarteners have been studying owls as part of their K for ME unit. They joined Mr. Crafts in his science room to dissect some owl pellets. Mrs. Pendleton

Happy Monday, BCS! The coins have been counted and the results are in! But before we announce the winner, we would like to take a moment to thank all of you for participating in the Coin Slam. We have had a great time competing this week while also raising money for two deserving causes: Caring for Kids and the New Harbor Food Pantry. Both organizations do so much in our community and we are fortunate to have them. A special thanks goes out to grade five who created the flyers for this event and counted the money. Their hard work is much appreciated. The Coin Slam donations were $3,000! Now, without further delay, it’s time to announce the winners! The winners of the 2023 Coin Slam are grades PK-4!

The Coin Slam 2023 total after Thursday's count is $1,414.27! One more day to go! the K/5 team is still in the lead. Thanks to the students who picked the tickets for today's bonus points. Caroline Green, the BCS Kieve Educator in Residence, helped a student pick a ticket.

Fifth grade went to Coastal Rivers where they discussed and discovered ways animals prepare for winter. Additionally, students engaged in conversation about the ways matter moves in the environment. - Ms. Kinney

Join us on creative adventure as we explore the FUNdamentals of theatre.

The 2023 Coin Slam is well under way and the response from students and families has been overwhelmingly generous. It has been great to see students embrace both the spirit of friendly competition and the spirit of giving through the first two days. The leader after Wednesday's count is the K/5 team! The total money raised so far is $1079! The last day of the Coin Slam is Friday. The Friday bonus is - a quarter counts as 100 points. A special thanks to the fifth grade for sorting and counting the currency each day! - Ms. Kinney

Sixth grade students went to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. They researched the warming trends of the Gulf of Maine and studied the impact of the increasing temperature on marine life such as zooplankton, lobsters, black sea bass, and even blue crabs that have been recently showing up in lobster traps. - Mr. Crafts

Please join us at our next PTO meeting, Wednesday at 5:30 in the Art Room.

The 4th grade participates in a monthly visit to the FARMS Kitchen at the YMCA. Students are learning about healthy food choices while learning how to cook. Students learn about local produce and farmers, become independent at following a recipe, and learn basic cooking (and clean up) skills. - Mrs. Arzate