Summer Play Times for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students
Great Salt Bay Community School invites all incoming Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten families to our Summer Play Dates at the Great Salt Bay Community Playground on Monday, July 15, 2024 and Monday, August 5, 2024 from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM.
47 deserving organizations across Maine are vying for part of $25,000 in grants, like Ms. Erin's PE program at Great Salt Bay Elementary School in Lincoln County!
Your vote will help decide where the money goes!
Please vote now at https://winterkids.org/downhill-24/outdoor-fund/
we only have until July 30th to reach the #1 spot for public schools in Maine!
Thank you for your support!
New Pre-K Program at Great Salt Bay School
Register now!
Cool opportunity for 1st through 6th graders to attend a two day basketball clinic at UMAINE hosted by projected #1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg.
https://www.procamps.com/flaggmaine?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar2pgdpjuicmritfakqgs7cgnfkparkvyjzyubrjcqmioewfrjciospe3uk_aem_t9c98z-ghv4r0fe9cfr_3a
GSB 5th & 6th graders launching 3D printed rocket designs with Mr Nick!
GSB 7th graders planted winter squash, weeded veggie beds, and cooked and sampled a seasonal veggie stir fry at Twin Villages Foodbank Farm. All the veggies get donated to local food pantries to help people stretch their food budget and to provide fresh nutrient-dense produce.
GSB 2nd grade beach day!
GSB outing club camping 2024! Have a great summer everyone!
Here are a few end of the year photos from Art!
GSB 8th graders learned about food security, planted hundreds of pepper and flower seedlings, and tried a quinoa salad with local veggies at Twin Villages Foodbank Farm as part of a collaboration between the farm, FARMS at the Y, and GSB. TVFF donates about 40,000 lbs of nutrient dense produce to food pantries every year.
GSB 3rd graders travel to the @Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens!
GSB Field Day was a BLAST! Thank you Ms Erin & all of our parent volunteers!
To the Families, Community Members, and Voters of Bremen, Damariscotta, and Newcastle,
We, the current members of the Great Salt Bay CSD Board, Bremen Board, Damariscotta Board, Newcastle Board, and the AOS 93 Superintendent, encourage you to VOTE YES on the Regional School Unit (RSU) question. Damariscotta and Newcastle voting is June 11; Bremen voting is June 22.
Becoming an RSU will increase organizational and budgetary efficiency by allowing our current four boards to meet and serve as one board. This shift will provide a more focused and collaborative effort for the students in our towns.
Here are some key pieces of information to help inform you about this process:
What changes: The GSB preK-8 Board, and the three grades 9-12 boards for Bremen, Damariscotta, and Newcastle will combine into a single board rather than four distinct boards.
What stays the same: Students will still attend GSB school and have school choice for high school.
Additional benefits: Bremen will receive an additional annual subsidy of approximately $85,000 for joining the RSU, the result of a complicated State funding formula.
What does not apply to this vote:
This vote does not withdraw GSB from the current AOS 93 school district structure.
This is not a vote to create an Educational Service Center (ESC).
We ask you to support this change and VOTE YES to increase efficiency in administration for both the school district and for the school budget.
Thank you. -The School Boards of Bremen, Damariscotta, Newcastle, and GSB
GSB 6th graders take part in the Hearty Roots program!
2024 8th grade colony projects! It's been a year-long project with a check-in every trimester. Students had to create a new colony either on a new panet, underground, or an uninhabitable location. They had to create a water and oxygen system, government, economy, currency, colonist entertainment, back story as to why this was needed, how it would be successful and grow. They kept journals and sketches from the beginning and then had to create a working model as a finished project to present to parents and businesses as their final presentation.
GSB 2nd Graders enjoying Dodge Point!
Happy Friday everyone! There are some big end of the year events happening next week, so be sure to check out this edition of the GSB Friday Flyer!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ypfa36QPhLWSIQ1YZqlMNMbzpSbLePL/view
Have a great weekend!
Great Salt Bay School Bus Drivers hosted their annual Bike Safety Rodeo for K-3 students, a cherished event promoting safety and fun. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the dedicated volunteers whose invaluable support made this event possible: Karl's Kids, Bath Cycle & Ski, Lincoln County Sheriff, CLC Ambulance, Damariscotta and Bremen Fire Departments, Damariscotta Police, Mike's Place, Louis Does, Linda Brunner, Mary Berger, Randy (for assembling the bikes) and Great Salt Bay PTO. Your commitment to our community's well-being is truly commendable.
GSB first graders went to the Darling Marine Center!
Mrs. Farnsworth’s kindergarteners enjoying some playtime in the woods!
