Happening This Week:

• Monday March 3
  • Ski/Skate Day 6- this will be our final ski/skate day for the season
• Tuesday March 4
  • Sewing club begins- 2:30-4:30, for students grades 5-8 who signed up
• Friday March 7
  • End of Trimester 2

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday March 10-14
  • P.A.C.K week- see below for more details
• Tuesday March 11
  • Fly Fishing Workshop Day for grades 6-8, at the school
  • Sewing Club 2:30-4:30
  • School Board Meeting
• Wednesday March 12
  • Winter Sports Assembly @ 1:30 in the gymnasium
  • Girls Talk at the Community Building now scheduled for March 19
  • UMaine HEALTHY research team visits grades 3-8 lunch for taste testing smoothies
    • Please take a moment to give opt-in parental consent for the research study, it only takes about 1 minute.
• Thursday March 13
  • Early Release- dismissal at 11:30
• Friday March 14
  • Workshop Day- no school for students
• Monday March 17
  • 6:00pm MTA here to talk with 8th graders about High School
• Wednesday March 19
  • Girls Talk
• Thursday March 20
  • Grade 7 & 8 Job Shadowing Day

More Information:

P.A.C.K Week

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Stratton School will be participating in a national healthy-eating initiative called P.A.C.K.- Pack Assorted Colors for Kids.
Each day of PACK Week is assigned a different color to help students focus on broadening their selection of fruits and vegetables. Whether they eat hot lunch at school or pack it in from home, we will be encouraging them to include fruits and vegetables that are the color of the day. We’re also encouraging them to wear the color of the day. This is a great week to try some new fruits and veggies!

The colors are as follows:

Monday 3/10- Purple-Blue

Tuesday 3/11- White-Tan-Brown

Wednesday 3/12- Red

Thursday 3/13- Yellow-Orange

Friday 3/14- Green (*this is a workshop day, but you can still participate at home)

Thank you,
Stratton School Nurse

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Winter Sports Assembly

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March 2025 Lunch Menu

March 2025 Breakfast Menu

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UMaine HEALTHY Research Study:

We are participating in a research study titled HEALTHY as an extension to the work we have done with the Maine Farm to School Institute.
They will be joining us during lunch (grades 3-8) throughout the spring to collect data as well as provide some healthy taste tests.

Please take a moment to give opt-in parental consent at the following link: https://umaine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cA3FsDw8OmBWV5s (it only takes about 1 minute). This study is for students in grades 3-8.

Attached is a letter from UMaine researchers with more information about this study.

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Sewing Club: