Garret Schenck Elementary School

02/06/2023

Garret Schenck class photos will continue to be on sale until February 17th. Please contact the school for more information.

01/04/2023

The staff at the Garret Schenck School would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!

08/20/2022

Incoming students to Mrs. Jennifer Hebert's kindergarten class at the Garret Schenck School came with their parents to a Kindergarten Open House on August 17th. Students and parents could take the bus to school, where they saw their classroom, met their teachers and classmates, listened to a story, did some activities, went on a scavenger hunt, had a snack, and tried out the school playground. This annual event helps to orient students and parents to what to expect in the kindergarten year. We look forward to welcoming our new kindergartners to school on August 31st.

06/24/2022

June 13th-16th our GSS community celebrated the last week of school by bringing back traditions we’ve had for many years prior to covid. On Monday, students and staff gathered together in the gym for a school wide showing of the movie “Sing”. Then we were visited by 5210 Community Health Educator Michele LeBlanc who gave students bags full of fun summer goodies. On Tuesday, we held step-up day so students could visit their new teachers and classrooms. In the afternoon, we held our flea market which included fruit smoothies, fruit kabobs, popcorn, plants, books, face painting, horse drawn wagon rides, games and a white elephant table. Wednesday morning we had our end of the year assembly. Later that morning, we played a variety of fun activities for field day and in the afternoon enjoyed steam activities. On Thursday, we finished our week with a visit from the Pony X-Press Zoo! The last few years have been challenging but we are finally navigating our way back to normalcy. Until we meet again friends, we want to wish everyone a happy and safe summer!

06/10/2022

Early this morning, 3rd grade students from Ms. Wagg's class at GSS made their community more colorful by planting zinnias at the Anson Town Office. Students walked from their school to the town office with the seedlings they had grown this spring. Then they planted the seedlings in front of the town office sign. Thank you Ms. Wagg and your 3rd grade class for this thoughtful gesture and for showing your community that you care.

05/09/2022

On Friday (May 6th) students at Garret Schenck Elementary showed Mrs. Daigle some appreciation for Lunch Lady Hero day! Since we know that Mrs. Daigle loves her flower garden, students gave her some lovely flowers and created stepping stones (because she rocks!) for her flower garden. We appreciate you Mrs. Daigle!

05/06/2022

Our last session of the After School Program here at GSS was certainly a success! In our final week, students enjoyed participating in camping/nature themed activities. On Tuesday, students needed to be creative and work together to design and build makeshift shelters using minimal materials. On Wednesday, we were entertained and educated by Chewonki when Ms. Emma visited with an assortment of live animals. On Thursday, we finished off our camping week with a delicious pizza party!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this program a success this year. A huge thank you to parents for allowing your children to participate! We were able to support students with homework, promote learning through hands-on activities and have fun together! We hope to see students this summer at Camp Carrabec!

Camp Carrabec Summer School 2022:

*Open to all Pre K-5 Students in RSU #74*
* Breakfast & Lunch Provided *
*Transportation will be Available*

Where: Carrabec Community School
When: 8 a.m. - Noon
July 11th through July 14th
July 18th through July 21st
July 25th through July 28th

05/02/2022

04/27/2022

Wednesday (April 27th) is Administrative Professionals Day and all of us here at Garret Schenck Elementary School would like to thank a very special member of our team, Mrs. Bonnie White! We appreciate everything you do for us. You start our mornings with messages of positivity and inspiration, connect with parents, staff and students, keep everyone informed and updated and are the first person we turn to when something comes up. We appreciate you so much! Your patience, kindness and understanding brings so much to our team. We are very fortunate to have you!

04/05/2022

April calendar for Skowhegan Outdoors.

04/04/2022

RSU 74 (Anson, Embden, New Portland & Solon) will be holding kindergarten screening for all children entering Kindergarten in the fall. Children must be five years of age on or before October 15, 2022.
Screenings for all district children will be held by appointment only on Wednesday, April 27th from 8 to 3 at the Carrabec Community School in North Anson for incoming Kindergarten students.
Please call Bonnie White at Garret Schenck School, 696-3100, or email [email protected], to schedule an appointment and/or for any questions you may have. Screening takes approximately 1 hour per child. More information will be given at the time of your call.
If you know of children ready to start school, please share this information with their parent.