!!!!! It’s the start of Basketball Playoffs !!!!!
Unfortunately the Red boys lost to Bristol after a great season with Coach Wallace on Monday with the score of 42-21.
Wednesday night had both Blue boys and Girls playing on their home court for the start of their playoffs.
Blue Boys won against Nobleboro 44 to 37 pushing them on to semi finals.
Girls won against Woolwich 31 to 21 also pushing them on to semi finals!
We would like to make a shout out to all the Mom’s who decorated the gym with the team members names and numbers! Thank you so much, it definitely brought the energy!
Ms. Erin invited First Push Syndicate, with their skateboards, into GSB, after discovering them at a local professional development day. To say Ms. Erin AND the students are hooked is an understatement. Skateboarding has taught our students grit, perseverance, balance, control, agility just to name a few. Through the awesome world of grants we have now purchased 15 skateboards and will be offering an afterschool program to 5th - 8th graders as well as teaching all 4th and 5th graders for years to come! Check out some of the videos we caught!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s2OuQohjaDswCP9Bw62CEugKwxfMvu0u/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MxU7DtgICqOU4jDVPSq9QqH-e0wOFHcq/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12jI2I1xLg4dDBPlQuOlS4ooYJWVKeLZw/view?usp=sharing
GSB HEART & SOLE SPRING 2025 SEASON DETAILS
A program to help every girl strengthen their mind, body and spirit through interactive lessons, physical activity, and team discussions on relevant topics. Through 10 practices over 8 weeks, team members will prepare for a celebratory 5K at the end of the season!
This program is open to girls in grades 6-8. Registration is open February 1st - March 30th
Register Here : https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/GOTR-Maine-Spring-2025-Program-Registration
Location: Great Salt Bay Community School
Practices: Wednesdays, 3-5pm, additional
Monday practices on 3/31 and 4/7 (these two Monday only)
Head Coach: Stephanie Moore - smoore@aos93.org
Financial Assistance Is Available: Girls on the Run-Maine uses a sliding scale ranging from $20-$170 to set the participant fee.
In case you didn't know... GSB has three teams competing in the US Toboggan Championships this weekend! Thirteen middle school students have built three toboggans at the Carpenter's Boat Shop this past month and they will be racing them this Saturday in Camden. Come and cheer them on and feel free to share this video with the kids to spread the news. Our teams will be taking their first run around 8:30 a.m. and then will be eligible for their second run sometime before noon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIANxMzAr2I
GSB 8th graders visit the Bath Tech program!
Last week was quite the week of games! The Cougar Athletic Team Supporters are proud to give you the week's summary!
Tuesday
Blue Boys played hard against Boothbay losing 37 - 25
Wednesday
Red boys team lost in a true fight to the end against Nobleboro - 40 to 38
Girls won a fantastic game against Nobleboro 32 - 27
Blue boys won against Richmond 57-28
Thursday
Red boys lost to Wiscasset 50 to 50
Girls got the Win against Wiscasset 59-37!
Reminder, if anyone has any pictures from any of the games, feel free to email them to Erin, emichaud@aos93.org
A few members of the Outing Club stayed after school to get things ready for our next outing! We built a gear box and carried some supplies out onto the cougar trails to store dry wood and some cooking gear!
6th graders are working on their recycled houses as part of the Natural Resources Unit! They are researching materials, determining how they are made, if they’re renewable and the impact using them has on the environment.
5th grade participated in the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Free LabVenture Program, designed to build their climate and data literacy. They acted as teams of scientists to uncover and analyze the relationships between climate change and shifting populations of marine organisms.
Girls on the Run is an after-school empowerment program designed for 3rd to 5th graders. The nonprofit helps participants recognize their inner strength, increase their level of physical activity, imagine their possibilities, and confidently stand up for themselves and others. How? Through the innovative integration of fun physical activities, life-skills lessons, and impactful community projects. Register starting 2/1 at girlsontherunmaine.org
We celebrate good behavior and hard work in 6th grade with a tea party!
GSB staff and students showing love and support for Team Michaud today!
7th and 8th grade students continue to diligently work on their cardboard, architectural design projects in art. They learned about the 20 most common architectural design styles in the United States and they are building their own model homes out of cardboard and incorporating at least one style from the 20 most popular styles. Their model must include at least four sides, a roof, an articulating door and two windows. Students are getting very creative with gardens and Tourette’s, roofs with hinges so you can open the models and look inside. Students have made furniture and painted their custom home creations. Some students have chosen to make mobile homes, houseboats and included pools inside. I can’t wait to see what the final compositions look like!
7th graders creating videos on the memoir/biographies they are reading to share with a classmate who cannot be in school due to illness
The air fry dough was very sticky. In the yurt, Ms. Hedda’s Agriculture Club students helped perfect the recipe so the Pre-K students’ dough would be much less sticky. The air fried dough was delicious!
Discovering connections between electricity and magnetism by making electromagnets in 8th grade.
The goal of the after school outing club facilitated by Hearty Roots on GSB grounds is to support the after-school childcare crunch that many families are navigating, and to provide an extended day to promote joy, adventure, and connection for GSB students.
We are piloting this program from Feb. 3rd through the end of May, with the goal of increasing to five days and all grade levels next school year.
The program is open to all students in grade 1st-8th, and we will see what the response is like from kids before deciding to break them into similarly aged cohorts or not.
The two-hour block will include loads of high-quality outdoor fun, decompression, mentorship, and play.
Students participating in the program can come after school to our base (the yurt,) then we will lean into all seasons and explore the trails, and teach hard skills in the forest grounds. Pick up is 4:30pm in front of the school.
Hearty Roots is all about equitable access to outdoor fun with trusted adult mentors. Finances should not be a barrier to participate in this program. Please click on the registration link to find the fee that works best for your family's budget.
https://www.hisawyer.com/hearty-roots/schedules/activity-set/1226715
2nd graders took an exciting journey to Colombia with Ms Marcella and learned about her native country!
Team Michaud Apparel Store is back open! The Damariscotta Area Teachers' Association in collaboration with the Maine Education Association will match the first $1500 raised. We have almost reached this goal! Please consider supporting the Michaud Family as Ian embarks upon his second battle with bone cancer.
https://michaudfamily2024.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
GSB 8th grade students are constructing their cardboard architectural designs. They have learned about popular home styles and will include one feature from their favorite architectural style in their composition.
