Field to Fork: Lacy Oakes and her team organized an amazing day of guest experts as part of the sixth grade interdisciplinary unit, the Story of Food.
Bike, Walk, Wheel: Nurse Gretchen Kuhn organized our community today to bike, walk, and wheel to school, and the rain subsided just in time. Thank you to all our volunteers and to the students and families for participating. It's great to start the day with lungs full of fresh air!
Life Like: Kristen Andersen's 7th graders created grid & shading drawings as part of the Learning to See PBL.
Science teacher Anne Hallee's 8th Grade students spent the morning at Camden Harbor kneedeep in Seaweed learning from the environment, their community-- including friends from Manomet Conservation Sciences, Penobscot Riverkeepers, UMaine Extension, and the Megunticook Watershed Association.
Learning to See: Acclaimed artist and world traveller Tim Christensen returns to CRMS for the 12th year in a row to help young scientists capture their natural observations in art as part of our interdisciplinary project-based unit, Learning to See.
Heals on Wheels: The Maine Oral Health & Wellness mobile dental clinic is booked solid today at CRMS.
Oregon Trail: Mr. Morse and Mrs. Young are leading 6th graders on a simulated journey across the Oregon Trail--without computers. Math, history, reading, and research are combined to bring learning to life.
Global Connection: Mr. Hamlin's class videoconferenced with our friend in Uganda, Timothy David Wambi, founder of Ajibu Community (https://ajibucommunity.org/) a non-profit devoted to increasing educational access and excellence.
A real lifesaver: CRMS staff getting trained in "8 Ways to Save a Life", a recurring course offered by CRMS staff and EMTs John Dietter and Ashley Meservey, and School Nurse Gretchen Kuhn.
True Grit. Our Character Counts banners are getting full already! This is one of the ways we recognize students who show exceptional Grit, Kindness, Responsibility, or Self-Control , which are our Core Values at CRMS.
Augmented Reality: These sharp students created original 3D models of planes and "flew" them in the main hallway.
The Dentist is coming to CRMS! A mobile dental clinic will come to CRMS on October 6 and 7. Super convenient for busy families. Mainecare and most insurances accepted. Sign up at https://form.jotform.com/250466470546056.
This is us. The amazing CRMS student body dismissing from an all-school activity.
Eating Crickets?! Today, Mr. Hamlin's Social Studies class compared the water demands of creating different types of protein for human consumption. Fringe benefit? A special snack....
Check out this new local parent group for neurodivergent families. It's hosted by our friends at the Midcoast Villager.
Thank you to Sunny from No Goosing Around, who is on active duty protecting our fields from unwanted fertilizer!
Parents and guardians of Rising 5th Graders! Please join us for an informational meeting with Principal Jacob Giessman and Assistant Principal Nikole Seeger who will present loads of information about CRMS and your 5th Grader's transition to middle school on Wednesday, August 27th at 6pm!
Congratulations to Jessie Odgren for being given one of Hurricane Island Outward Bounds' Blue Heron Educator Awards this year! If you've witnessed any of Jessie's work at CRMS you know that she is an inspiration for change and action in our community! Congratulations to you Mrs. O for being acknowledged for your meaningful and important work. We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished with our students! Thank you for being a beacon of joy and hope in our community.
Hike, swim, picnic, play, promotion, dance, and sleep! What a day at CRMS 🎉 Congrats to the class of 2029! Off to Quebec Monday and off to high school in September .
Guess who is going to the Busline League championships for the first time since 2010?!?! CRMS Baseball!
⚾️ GO SCHOONERS, GO!
⚾️ GO SCHOONERS, GO!
