MSAD #51 Superintendent's Blog

Election Results MSAD #51's budget passed by 73%  (1534 YES - 582 NO) . Thank you to those residents who took time to exercise their right to vote.  Project-based Learning at Abbott Farm Once a week for the past 2 months, Isaac & William have been working on their math skills through a partnership with Abbott Farm. They are building a farm stand for the owners to sell their products. This project-based, hands-on learning project has been a great experience for everyone. Thank you to Mr. Wood and Mr. Westhoven for organizing this wonderful learning opportunity! Functional Life Skills Students Visit Gray Wildlife Park Over the course of the last month, students in the GMS 4-8 life skills program have been researching Maine and the animals that live here. The completed their unit by visiting the Gray Animal Park where they held a visual scavenger hunt and were finally able to see the animals they had been studying! Scatter-Good Farm Volunteer Tri...

Congratulations to the Class of 2019! Habitat for Humanity Walk On May 17th, students at GMS 4-5 walked to show their support for Habitat for Humanity. This walk tied into their guidance curriculum and the students also fundraised for the organization, raising $ 7,475.37 . Outdoor Classroom Week May 20-24, MSAD #51 held a district-wide Outdoor Classroom Week. It was fun to see how teachers incorporated being outdoors into their lessons for the week. From kindergarten's "find 10 sticks and put them in order from shortest to tallest" to the high school's foundations of science class "tension lesson" Visit to the State House Mrs. Kearins' 3rd class got a fun surprise yesterday while visiting the ME state museum. They had the opportunity to meet Gov. Mills and sit in her cabinet room and ask some questions: it was a memorable day for all! Tree Planting Thank you to Anderson Landscaping for donating 3 Dogwood Trees, wh...