Meet your School CounselorDanielle Bamford M.Counseling & LADC

Poland Community School

Mrs. Bamford began her counseling career at Tri-County Mental Health Services as an Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She has extensive experience helping individuals of all ages one-on-one and in group settings.

Mrs. Bamford graduated with her Bachelor's in psychology from University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and her Masters in School Counseling from the University of Southern Maine.

Mrs. Bamford’s  childhood was spread out between three states; New York, Massachusetts and in Maine. She has a husband Josh and three children. Her girls are MacKenzie 10 yrs old, Averie and Charlie (twins) 6 yrs old.

Contact Mrs. Bamford:1250 Maine Street

Poland, Maine 04274207-998-4915 ext 153dbamford@rsu16.org

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May 8 - Gr. 5 Students Lab Venture (Mason, Ballou)

May 9 - Gr 5 Students Lab Venture (Ferland)

Family Game Night 6 - 7:30pm

May 10 - Progress Reports

May 13 - School Board Meeting @ 6:30 PRHS

May 16 - Panther Pride Kindergarten presents

May 21 - Chorus Step Up Field Trip

May 22 - Principal’s Coffee (Invitations will be mailed.)

May 23 - District Art Show

May 24 - Grandparents Day!

May 27 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

June 19 - Last Student Day

June 21 - PCS PTA Night at the Sea Dogs!

POLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL MAY 3, 2019

Panther News 1250 Maine Street, Poland, ME, 04274 P (207)998-4915 F (207)998-4998

RSU 16 Accepting ESEA Application Comments RSU 16 accepts funding through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. As part of ESEA, RSU 16 is required to provide reasonable opportunity for public comment on the consolidated application and consider such comment prior to submission of the application. RSU 16 is accepting public comment on the ESEA application through July 30, 2019.  Click here to share your thoughts about the application’s goals and priorities.________________________________________________________________________________________

Third graders are studying town government. They took a walking tour to the town office and met with Nikki Pratt the executive assistant and our town manager Matt Garside. We learned how the town of Poland

is part of Androscoggin County and that is part of the State of Maine which connects to the Federal Government. He showed us a slide show and told us about how important it is that we work with all committee and departments. We learned a little about the board of Selectman and how most meetings are videotaped and played on tv. Third graders made a connection with their community. ___________________________________________________________________

Family Game Night at PCS ! Date :  Thursday, May 9th

Time :  6:00 - 7:30pm

Games for all grade levels!

Every family takes home a game to keep!   Questions? :  Contact Ms. LaPrell at

alaprell@rsu16.org  or call 998-4915.

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Information went home with students last week. Please contact your child’s teacher, if you did not receive any forms. We look forward to seeing families and friends on May 24th! _______________________________________________________________

If you'd like to bake something or provide a treat for our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10), please email us at Poland.PTA@gmail.com or message us on Facebook.

Have you purchased your Sea Dogs tickets yet? Friday, June 21st is Poland PTA Night at the Portland Sea Dogs! Tickets are $9 each. You can email the PTA at the above address. Or you can send in a note with payment to Ms. Jackson (Second Grade) and she will send your tickets home with your child!

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Art Show at Elm Street School, Mechanic Falls - Thursday, May 23, 2019PCS students will be bused during the school day.Public viewing hours are: 6:00-7:30pm

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Letters About Literature Contest Winners

The Maine Humanities Council presented five 5th grade PCS students with awards for “outstanding letters” in the 2019 Letters About Literature Contest. Congratulations to Ethan Castonguay, Aaliyah Merz, Ashley Strout, Reilly Sullivan, and Eleanor Thornton!  Readers were asked to write a letter to an author - living or dead - explaining how that author’s work somehow

changed the student’s view of the world or self. PCS Winners in this year’s contest wrote to Lynda Hunt, Eva Ibbotson, Ann Martin, Brandon Mull and Wilson Rawls. The annual contest is sponsored by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and thousands of students compete in it nationally. Out of the 582 entries for the State of Maine, there were 51 finalists chosen to go on to the National Level. Way to go 5th grade writers!

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Sixth Grade Math Team’s Final Meet

The 6th grade Math Team had their final meet at St. John’s Catholic School on Tuesday, April 30. Hunter Gagnon achieved 3rd place overall in the individual 6th grade category. Congratulations Hunter! Other team members representing PCS were Emma MacMahon, Isaah Sewell, and Niko Theriault. Nice work team!

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Reminder for families of students in Pre-K, K and First Grade! Please send in all Fundraiser order forms to your child’s teacher by Monday, May 6, 2019! Thank you!

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