Please enjoy October's Canaan Elementary School News:
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Our students are getting creative with nature! 🍂🌼 They used things they found outside to create their own little works of art for their teachers. We love seeing their creativity, thoughtfulness, and imagination come to life!
Canaan Elementary School , our fundraiser starts in 5 days! Students should get a head start by registering at ShopFund.com using Group Code: NT4E7 to participate. Add at least 10 family & friends as contacts to unlock the Spin-to-Win game for a chance to win from over $125,000 in nationwide prize giveaways. Stay tuned for launch day! 🎉
Fluency practice in first grade!
Mrs. Bellerose’s students were hard at work during independent reading, reading books at their instructional level and practicing accurate, smooth, and expressive reading. Using whisper phones gives students the chance to hear themselves read, notice how their reading sounds, and build automaticity with words they’ve worked hard to decode. These little readers are putting in the work and growing every day! ❤️
Mrs. Bellerose’s students were hard at work during independent reading, reading books at their instructional level and practicing accurate, smooth, and expressive reading. Using whisper phones gives students the chance to hear themselves read, notice how their reading sounds, and build automaticity with words they’ve worked hard to decode. These little readers are putting in the work and growing every day! ❤️
💰 Maine Highlands FCU Pop-Up Branch is coming to CES!
Our Canaan Elementary Pop-Up Branch begins Tuesday, September 29, from 7:30–8:00 AM!
Students must have an established savings account to make a deposit. If your child does not have an account yet, you can set one up at the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union at 216 Main Street, Canaan.
We’re excited to help our students build great saving habits! 💙
Our Canaan Elementary Pop-Up Branch begins Tuesday, September 29, from 7:30–8:00 AM!
Students must have an established savings account to make a deposit. If your child does not have an account yet, you can set one up at the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union at 216 Main Street, Canaan.
We’re excited to help our students build great saving habits! 💙
On Friday, we celebrated Bus Driver Appreciation Day! 🚌💙 Our students made cards for our amazing bus drivers, Dave, Larry, and Marcel and we gave them goodie bags filled with some of their favorite treats and a Dunkin’ gift card.
Everyone knows a good bus driver runs on coffee! ☕️😂 We are so thankful for all they do to safely get our students to and from school each day!
Everyone knows a good bus driver runs on coffee! ☕️😂 We are so thankful for all they do to safely get our students to and from school each day!
Chocolate-smeared faces and happy little bellies after enjoying chocolate chip muffins for breakfast! 🧁🍫❤️ Miss Lorrianne always make sure we start our school days with a good breakfast!
🐦 Learning in Second Grade! 🧮
Our second graders have been learning about animal classification in science. Today, they focused on what birds have in common and what makes them birds.
In math, they played a game called “How Close?” Students picked five single-digit cards and then had to choose three that would get them as close to 20 as possible without going over. There was A LOT of strategy involved!
We also worked on finding our “friends of 10” to help make adding three numbers together easier. It’s always more fun when we can sneak some math practice into a game! ❤️
Our second graders have been learning about animal classification in science. Today, they focused on what birds have in common and what makes them birds.
In math, they played a game called “How Close?” Students picked five single-digit cards and then had to choose three that would get them as close to 20 as possible without going over. There was A LOT of strategy involved!
We also worked on finding our “friends of 10” to help make adding three numbers together easier. It’s always more fun when we can sneak some math practice into a game! ❤️
🐾 CES Family Pet Highlight! 🐾
Meet Roger, Mrs. Whittemore’s cat! Roger loves to inspect her work, especially when it involves food! 😸🍳
Thanks for sharing Roger with us, Mrs. Whittemore! ❤️
Candy donations can be dropped off in the office. Call (207) 474-3901 if you or your business would like to sign up to do a trunk.
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🛝 So much fun happening at Canaan Elementary!💙
Our kids are loving the new (some new to us!) playground equipment and having a blast getting outside and playing together!
We also kicked off the year with our first assembly. It was a great way to come together, celebrate our school community, and start the year strong! 🎉🙌
📚 Grammar in action! ✏️
Our second graders are using their grammar books for the very first time! They worked with partners during a fun Scoot game, moving around the room and searching for nouns. Learning grammar, working together, and having fun—all at the same time! 💙📖
Our second graders are using their grammar books for the very first time! They worked with partners during a fun Scoot game, moving around the room and searching for nouns. Learning grammar, working together, and having fun—all at the same time! 💙📖
Our Kindergarten family had a great first week! We learned and practiced routines, did some name work, was introduced to different centers, and had some outdoor fun! A generous former Canaan student, who plans to go into the Early Childhood field, and her mom, dropped off an amazing donation of items for our classroom! Such a blessing! This included balls so Friday each Kinder got to pick a ball and we had some fun outside with them! Then we rested in the shade and had a "rug" activity that they have been learning. I ask a question, we go around answering it...we practice speaking in a group and being good listeners when other students are sharing!
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Looking forward to seeing you all at Open House!
Good for You. Good for the Environment! 🌎💚
Students can choose FREE, gently used clothing to refresh their wardrobe and give clothes a second life
Take what you need. Find something you love. Help reduce waste! ♻️
Students can choose FREE, gently used clothing to refresh their wardrobe and give clothes a second life
Take what you need. Find something you love. Help reduce waste! ♻️
Calling All River Hawk Alumni!
Did you graduate from MSAD 54 this year... 10 years ago... or even 50+ years ago? We'd love to reconnect with you!
No matter when you graduated or where life has taken you, your story can inspire the next generation of River Hawks.
We're looking for alumni from every graduating class and every career field who are interested in:
• Sharing their career journey with students
• Speaking in classrooms or at career events
• Hosting job shadows, workplace tours, or career exploration experiences
• Mentoring and encouraging students as they explore their futures
Whether you work in healthcare, education, manufacturing, construction, public safety, the military, business, the trades, agriculture, technology, the arts or any other field—your experiences can help students discover career pathways they may never have considered.
Every graduate has a unique story, and every story has the power to make a difference.
Scan the QR code on the flyer (or use the survey link) to let us know you're interested. We'd love to welcome alumni from all generations back into our River Hawk community!
Did you graduate from MSAD 54 this year... 10 years ago... or even 50+ years ago? We'd love to reconnect with you!
No matter when you graduated or where life has taken you, your story can inspire the next generation of River Hawks.
We're looking for alumni from every graduating class and every career field who are interested in:
• Sharing their career journey with students
• Speaking in classrooms or at career events
• Hosting job shadows, workplace tours, or career exploration experiences
• Mentoring and encouraging students as they explore their futures
Whether you work in healthcare, education, manufacturing, construction, public safety, the military, business, the trades, agriculture, technology, the arts or any other field—your experiences can help students discover career pathways they may never have considered.
Every graduate has a unique story, and every story has the power to make a difference.
Scan the QR code on the flyer (or use the survey link) to let us know you're interested. We'd love to welcome alumni from all generations back into our River Hawk community!
We are looking forward to a NEW SCHOOL YEAR!
Please read this letter regarding the start of school at CES: