Dike Newell School

April is Poetry Month and Dike Newell School staff and students have been hard at work creating a poetry walk for all to enjoy. Students learned that poetry is a type of writing that attempts to stir the reader's imagination and emotions, and that there are many different kinds of poetry including nursery rhymes, free verse, haiku, concrete and acrostic.

Dike Newell students have been enjoying fun learning activities with Bee-Bot robots thanks to Bath Tech. Graphic Design Instructor Kelly Brochu, along with student Sarah Prior, designed Chickadee Award mats for students to use in library for an activity that has students programming the Bee-Bots to move to the correct answer for questions on this year's Chickadee Award books. Pre-Engineering Instructor Jericho Adler and students from his Pre-Engineering class designed and created carts that attach to the Bee-Bots. Second grade Coding Club members got to meet with four of the pre-engineering students to test them out and brainstormed learning activities for future use with library classes as well as for Coding Club. Many thanks to Bath Tech for these wonderful resources.

Dike-Newell Kindergarten and First Grade students enjoyed a wonderful orchestra experience with the Portland Symphony Orchestra this past week. Thank you Mrs. Gallant for organizing this not only for our students, but for students across the region! Also thank you to Morse High School for hosting at the Montgomery Theater. We had a wonderful time!

Many thanks to Jenny Byrnes who came in to share her expertise and offer a Cookie Decorating Club for first grade library club students. Six students from each class attended the club and decorated cookies to bring back and share with the rest of the class. In addition to sharing her decorating tips, Ms. Jenny talked about how baking is both a creative art and a science and a great activity to help students with both skills.

Second grade Library Acting Club students from Ms. Michaud's class performed their reader's theater play Rumpelstiltskin for first grade classes. Ms. Hardman hopes the hardworking actors will continue with their theater endeavors. -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Family Fun Night is still on for tonight! We hope to see you there!

Dike-Newell 2nd Graders Graduate from the LEAD Program Second Graders Graduate from LEAD Program On Tuesday, second graders in RSU 1 celebrated their graduation from the Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) program. This ten-week program, which meets for forty minutes each week, focuses on teaching students how to reduce risks and build resilience by developing important skills like goal setting, decision making, and conflict resolution. Deputy Chief Michelle Small, Corporal Nick Green, and Officer Brett McIntire attended the ceremony to honor the students’ achievements. Each graduate received a diploma and a LEAD T-shirt as recognition for their hard work. As part of the program, students wrote essays reflecting on what they learned during their time in LEAD. Teachers selected one student from each class to receive an award for the best overall essay. Additionally, a trophy was awarded to the class that completed the most homework assignments over the ten weeks. Congratulations to Mrs. Brown’s class for earning this honor! The LEAD program continues to serve as a meaningful partnership between local law enforcement and schools, helping young students develop lifelong skills

Thanks to the generosity of donors at Donors Choose, the Dike Newell Library recently received two sets of Giant Safe & Soft Dinosaurs from Lakeshore Learning. Ms. Deci's kindergarten class participated in Dinosaur Club this week, the other three classes will be participating in the next couple of weeks. In addition to providing time for creative play with the new dinosaurs, Librarian Ms. Hardman read What Are Dinosaurs? by Bobbie Kalman and showed students how to access dinosaur information on PebbleGo and Epic. Time was also provided to browse dinosaur books, color a dinosaur picture, and to do a Jurassic Winter Challenge movement break. For more information on Donors Choose please visit: https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/2658360 To view the dinosaurs the library received: https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/dramatic-play/animal-playsets/giant-soft-safe-dinosaurs-set-1/p/GS673/ https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/dramatic-play/animal-playsets/giant-soft-safe-dinosaurs-set-2/p/GS675/ -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Pre-K and kindergarten students have been reading about cows as well as learning how to find information on cows and other animals on Epic and PebbleGo. We read: The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson Cows by Emily K. Green Only Cows Allowed! by Lynn Plourde Petal the Angry Cow by Maureen Fergus Super Cute! Baby Cows by Kari Schuetz To use PebbleGo, please visit: https://sites.google.com/rsu1.org/dnslibrary/databases-and-websites?authuser=0 Epic is only free during school day hours (but can be used over school vacations and snow days). To log in, use class code csr7922 at: https://kids.getepic.com/e2c-classcode-login -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Pre-K students recently were fortunate enough to have two guest readers during their weekly school library visit. Dike Newell Administrative Assistant Katie Walker and RSU 1 Tech Support Specialist Jake Rothwell visited the class and shared winter and holiday stories with them. Katie's son Cohen and Jake's daughter Matilda, both who are Pre-K students, were happy to assist their parents with their presentation. -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Dike Newell students have been participating in Hour of Code during library classes this week as well as having a special library visit to practice programming Bee-Bots. Hour of Code is a free introduction to computer science through fun activities and videos for learners of all skill levels. Schools around the world join the Hour of Code movement as part of Computer Science Education Week. DNS students used PebbleGo to read about computer programming and coding and searched Epic to see how many books about coding were available. They read Coding Confusion by Kirsty Holmes and translated their names into binary code language. Students previewed two of the many activities available on the Hour of Code website and learned how they could access this site at school as well as at home. Normally we would read How to Code a Sandcastle and How to Code a Rollercoaster by Josh Funke, but he is our visiting author this year, so those books will be read closer to his visit in May. During the special Bee-Bot library visit, Ms. Hardman, with the help of second grade Coding Club members, taught students how to program the Bee-Bots. They then visited various stations for Bee-Bot challenges. For more information: Bee-Bots https://hourofcode.com/us/learn Epic (only free during school hours, use class code csr7922) https://kids.getepic.com/e2c-classcode-login Hour of Code Activities https://hourofcode.com/us/learn PebbleGo (Access through the DNS Library website) https://sites.google.com/rsu1.org/dnslibrary/databases-and-websites?authuser=0 -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Students have been learning about Thanksgiving in this week's library classes. In addition to learning about the history of the holiday, we researched Squanto, Indigenous Nations and facts about turkeys using PebbleGo and Epic and watched a Scholastic video about pilgrim life. We also read: Pre-K Setting the Turkeys Free There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey This is the Turkey Turkey Trouble Kindergarten It's Thanksgiving Setting the Turkeys Free This is the Turkey Turkey Trouble First Grade Celebrating Holidays: Thanksgiving It's Thanksgiving! The Night Before Thanksgiving Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving Second Grade Celebrating Holidays: Thanksgiving The Memory Cupboard Thank You Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Dike Newell School second grade students will have the opportunity to participate in Coding Club this year. Under the direction of Student Information Systems Manager Matt Frey-Davis and DNS Librarian Lisa Hardman, students will be introduced to basic coding concepts through the use of Bee-Bot robots. They will then use these newfound skills to assist kindergarten and first grade students during Hour of Code in December For more information on Bee-Bots, please visit: https://www.terrapinlogo.com/beebot-ss.html For more information on Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/us/faq -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Thanks to the generosity of the American Legion Smith-Tobey Unit 21 of Bath, the Dike Newell School Library has ten new library books. Secretary Dolly Young and Sergeant at Arms Margie Russell made the presentation to School Librarian Lisa Hardman and second grade students from Ms. Michaud's class. The library received the following titles: The 13 Days of Swiftness Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess Dog Man: Big Jim Begins Pizza and Taco: Best Christmas Ever! Press Start: Mega Mole Girl Digs Deep The Princess in Black: Kitty Catastrophe Turkey's Birthday Bash Turkey's Sandtastic Beach Day Veterans Day

Bath Tech student, Henry Putman, built a new Buddy Bench for the students at Dike-Newell School. A Buddy Bench is a designated seat in a school playground where students can go if they want to play with someone or talk to someone. Thank you for supporting our DNS students, Henry!

Today we had our October community meeting. We learned about "citizenship" and how to be good citizens in our school hallways. We had fun dancing along to "I've got a new way to walk" and celebrated the return of the Principal's Club, beginning next Monday! What is Principal's Club? Mystery staff members will have bee cards each day, and will be watching for students who are setting a great example with safe, kind, responsible behavior at school to give a card to. Students who receive a bee card come to the office at the end of the day to celebrate by signing the celebrity book, selecting a small prize, and putting their name on the 100s chart. When we fill the 100 chart, we will have a whole-school celebration! Have a great weekend DNS citizens! If you want to check out the silly song we danced to, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-7ZJjLy5D8

Date: Monday, November 4th Time: 6:00-7:00pm Location: Montgomery Auditorium, Morse High School/Bath Tech RSU1 and the Sagadahoc Sheriff's Office have partnered together to invite parents, guardians, and caregivers to an Internet Safety Night. Come learn how to talk to students about what they see on the internet, as well as ways they can avoid being victimized on the internet. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office, a local affiliate of Maine State Police Computer Crimes, has been working with RSU1 to share internet safety presentations to its students. These presentations cover privacy and security on the internet, good citizenship, and social media use. This new presentation is designed for adults trying to guide and safeguard their students online.

Second grade Library Acting Club students from Ms. Henrikson's class recently performed their play "Little Red Riding Hood" for pre-k and first grade students. First grade has been comparing and contrasting multiple versions of this story and greatly enjoyed seeing it brought to life. Many thanks to the actors for their hard work and missed recesses.

Second grade students have been learning about trickster tales during their weekly library classes. Trickster tales are found in all parts of the world and often feature a smaller animal who, using cunning and wit, outsmarts a stronger animal. These stories can be humorous and have been passed down for generations. After hearing a wide array of stories, students used handheld maps to locate the setting for each of the stories. They also discovered that the PebbleGo website has a multitude of information on countries and cultures. So far we have read the following titles retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott: Coyote (American Southwest) Djibouti (Amazon Rainforest) Monkey (India) Parrot Pig Boy (Hawaii) Raven (Pacific Northwest) Zomo (Africa) Many thanks to the donors at Donors Choose who provide the books, maps and globes for this lesson. -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org

Thanks to the generosity of donors at Donors Choose, the Dike Newell Library will be receiving a collection of books about the Titanic. To view the list of books donated, please visit: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/titanic-books-for-elementary-historians/8514096/ Once the materials are received and cataloged, students will have the option to participate in a Titanic History Club. These books will also be available to check out. To see other DNS Library projects, please visit: https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/2658360 -- Lisa Hardman RSU 1 Librarian Dike Newell School Bath, Maine 04530 lhardman@rsu1.org