Important Events

March 18th-Report Cards go home March 23rd-Grades 3-6, eMPower Testing Starts March 30th-The NED Show, 2pm April 6th- Early Release Day, 1pm April 18th-22nd- April Break May 4th-Early Release Day, 1pm May 10th-Northern Stars Planetarium visits May 30th-No School, Memorial Day

Friendship Village School 23 School Street P.O. Box 100 Christina Labbe, Principal Friendship, ME 04547 Beth Simmons, Administrative Assistant Phone: 207-832-5057 Fax: 207-832-7389 School office hours are from msad40.org 8:00am to 4:30pm. 3/18/16

GIRL’S CIRCLEGirl’s Circle will meet for a total of four sessions after school from 3:15-4:15pm, March 22nd, 29th, and April --- The group will be facilitated by Lisa Couture, Youth Educator with New Hope for Women and joined by FVS's Guidance Counselor. Girls Circle is available to all 4th, 5th, and 6th grade girls with the purpose of providing your daughter with the opportunity to discuss and deal with issues and situations which girls often face, such as Self-Discovery, Positive Body Image, Making Choices, Communication, Understanding Emotions, Healthy Friendships, Self-Esteem, Dealing with Difficult Issues, and Reaching Out. Permission forms have been sent home. Please complete and send back to FVS if your are interested in having your daughter participate. Permission forms are due no later than March 18th. Feel free to call 832-5057 if you have any questions.

The NED show is coming. . . The NED show will be coming to FVS on Friday, March 30th at 2:00. The NED Show is a character education program that centers around three important messages that have life long relevance: Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best! During this assembly, students will learn about the NED messages while enjoying storytelling, magic, humor, and yo-yo tricks. Parents are welcome to join their children for this event. Our school gets The NED show for free because we are hosting a PAY-IT-Forward sale. For the week following this assembly FVS will make NED gear available in the lobby if students are interested in purchasing an NED item, any item purchased will help send The NED Show on to the next school.

Friendship Village School will be having a

Hat Day every Friday. Students who donate $1 will be allowed to wear their favorite hat for the day! Donations will go the

6th Grade Class Trip.

Hat Day !!

PBIS Students: Ruth H, Nick L, Jason P, Shane S and Madelynn L Great Job!!

Friendship Community Club MeetingMarch 24th at 3:30pm

FVS Gym

From the Principal’s Desk,

I had the pleasure of going to see Cameron Bains play in the District III Music Concert at Boothbay Harbor Elementary School on Friday, March 11th. It was a wonderful concert full of very talented students as well as very dedicated music teachers who worked with the children. It was a full house with a large standing crowd as well.

Report cards are being sent home today. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s classroom teacher to discuss.

A reminder for students in grades 3-6, we will begin the state testing on Wednesday, March 23rd.

I hear there may be a storm on Sunday. I hope the weatherman is wrong!

Christina Labbe

Autism Awareness and Fun Facts Day

Saturday, March 26th11am-2pm

Hahn Community CenterPromoting the importance of Educating all ages about Autism in our community! Young children

are at a great age to start the learning , acceptance & kindness to all on the spectrum

along with their family members & friendsJoin us for a day of fun while learning some facts &

help in spreading the knowledge aboutAutism in our community and surrounding towns.

There will be a admission fee $4 per Adult 2$ per child (This includes a snack item &drink & fun projects ) Crafts coloring a puzzle piece ,making bracelets or

necklace ,decorate an Autism awareness ribbonBouncy house, Face painting, Dig for treasure,

Fish for a prize, Sensory tableAll proceeds and donations will go to the

Autism Society of Maine

K-­‐6  Friendship  Rec  Dept  Soccer  Clinic  

Please  join  us  Sunday  April  10th  1:00  –  3:00pm  at  Friendship  Hahn  Center  (beside  Fire  Sta?on)  for  our  annual  soccer  clinic.  

We  are  fortunate  to  have  Waldoboro  Soccer  Coach  Trevor  Readinger  return  as  our  volunteer  coach,  assisted  by  Medomak  

Valley  high  school  students.  There  is  no  charge  for  this  one  day  clinic,  but  parents/guardians  need  to  fill  out  the  required  Rec.Dept.  Release  form  that  day.  Older  siblings  are  welcome  to  stay  and  help  out  as  well.  ***Shin  guards  and  mouth  guard  required.  Ques?ons?  Call  Rec.Director  Wanda  Benner,  542-­‐3822.

We are always collecting Box Tops for Education and Labels for

Education. Thank you for helping our school!!

Lunch and Breakfast Menu March 21st thru March 25th

Monday American Chop Suey, Cucumber Coins, Applesauce Cup

(Assorted Cereal)

Tuesday Chicken Salad Sandwich, Carrots, Dip,Fruit

(Yogurt)

Wednesday Pizza Burger, Sweet Peas, Fruit

(Choc Chip Muffin)

Thursday Taco w/Shell, All the Fixn’s, Black Beans and Corn

(Breakfast Burrito)

Friday Classic Cheese Pizza, Side Salad, Fruit

(Assorted Breakfast)

Breakfast 1.25, Hot Lunch 2.40 Milk .50, Water .50, Juice .30

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL/T-BALL REGISTRATION & TRYOUTS FOR WALDOBORO & FRIENDSHIP AREA

Registration Deadline April 3, 2016 Registrations for the 2016 Little League Baseball/Softball/T-Ball season for Waldoboro and Friendship players of Medomak Valley Little League will be accepted Mon-Fri, 830am-430pm, at the Waldoboro Recreation Department until April 1st.  Players may also register at the Waldoboro Town Office on Sunday, March 20th from 3-5:00pm or the Hahn Center in Friendship on Monday March 21st from 6-8:00pm. The DEADLINE for registration in all divisions is Sunday, April 3rd.   Little League requires a parent or legal guardian present a state certified copy of the child’s birth certificate three proofs of residence (returning players are exempted unless address has changed). Registration is required even if the child played previously.  Registration fee is $30.  Additional family members receive a $5 discount.  Scholarships are available upon request for those in need.   Eligibility birth dates are as follows: T-Ball(coed) and Baseball - between  1/1/2012 & 12/31/03, Softball - between 1/1/09* & 12/31/03 . Divisions of play include: T-Ball (Ages 4, 5 & 6 coed), Minor League Softball & Baseball (ages 6*-11 Coach & Player Pitch), Major League Softball & Baseball (Ages 9-12). *League age six year-olds wishing to play in the Minor League division must have played at least one year of T-ball.  

To be selected to a Major League Team, players (ages 9-12) MUST attend a tryout/evaluation session. Players that played on the WILDCATS, TIGERS, FILLIES, or DIAMONDBACKS in 2015 need to register, but not tryout. BEARS/PANTHERS players must attend tryout.  This year’s evaluations will be held in the Medomak Valley High School Gym as follows: Saturday, April 2nd: Boys Baseball (3-4:30pm), Girls Softball(4:30-6pm) and Sunday April 3rd: Girls Softball(3:00-4:00pm) Boys Baseball(4:15-5:15pm)   

Volunteers are needed to coach and to help in the concession stand and with field maintenance , For more information, please contact Kyle Santheson at the Waldoboro Recreation Department at 832-5369 or Trevor Readinger at 518-8738 or e-mail waldoborolittleleague@gmail.com. Registration forms may be accessed at www.waldoboromaine.org.

WOFD/Friendship Fire DeptFundraiser DanceSaturday, April 2nd

$5 per family admission6-8pm, Live DJ Music

Semi-formal Event, Father/Daughter, Mother/Son, Grandparents, Cousins, Young and Old

Fun for All Ages!

Li=le  League  Newsle=er  2016  

Medomak  Valley  High  School  Baseball  Varsity  Coach,  Jim  Havener,  will  be  leading  two  instruc?onal  sessions  for  Li]le  League  Baseball  players.    MSAD  #40  baseball  player’s  grades  2nd  thru  6th,  including  any  7th  graders  who  are  Li]le  League  eligible  are  invited  to  a]end.    Coach  Havener  will  teach  the  fundamentals  of  baseball  for  pitching,  fielding,  and  hibng.    Each  night  there  will  be  instruc?on  and  throwing.    A  packet  of  informa?on  will  be  made  available  with  some  baseball  fundamentals  wri]en  as  well  as  some  suggested  instruc?onal  videos  to  watch.    Each  player  should  bring  a  glove  to  each  session.    It  is  Coach  Havener’s  hope  that  as  many  players  as  possible  a]end  these  sessions  so  that  the  fundamentals  of  baseball  can  take  root  in  each  player.      There  is  no  cost  to  a]end.    FMI,  contact  Coach  Havener  at  701-­‐1104.  

Announcing the winners of the Dental Health Poster Contest-Grades

K-6 This year’s theme was: “Make A Big

Smile”

Grades K-2 1st place: Brittney Hughes at Miller School

2nd place: Ainsley Frothingham at Miller School

Grades 3-4 1st place: Erica Waite at Warren

Community School 2nd place: Roisin Hopkins at Warren

Community School

Grades 5-6 1st: Cynthia Shelmerdine at Warren

Community School

Thank you for all the wonderful posters that were submitted this year!