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China Schools Music Program— The Wonderful, Talented Mr. Bickford!
Posted on December 28, 2018 - School News
by Miranda Babson During November and December this year our music director, Mr. Joshua Bickford, was very busy. November 30th saw the first and second-grade students presenting a concert focusing on Thankfulness. Mr. Bickford and the students, with the help of pre-K teacher Ms. Robie (narrator) and volunteer Mrs. Mason (pianist), presented a delightful folktale-told-in-song which… Read More
CPS Teachers Receive Engagement Grants
Posted on December 20, 2018 - School News
by Darlene Pietz Congratulations to China Primary School teachers Lacey Studholme and Tori Imes for being recipients of $400 and $1000 respectively from the Samuel C. Leigh Student Engagement Grant! Both teachers are employing STEM lessons in their classrooms, which integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The monies will help purchase materials for the activities…. Read More
Holiday Greetings
Posted on December 18, 2018 - School News
The holiday season is upon us and with it comes all the excitement that the season brings. It is a busy time filled with the hustle and bustle of gift shopping for friends and family near and far. Traditions such as visiting Santa, singing carols, and decorating our homes in beautiful… Read More
CPS Spirit Week
Posted on December 13, 2018 - School News
As part of Guidance Class, Mrs. Babson’s 4th grade has been learning about a Decision Making Model. This model was used to identify a community service project for the class to perform. The class chose to plan and host SPIRIT WEEK next week. Participation is optional – but the themed days can be a way… Read More
Awesome Attendance
Posted on November 15, 2018 - School News
As part of our efforts in reaching our goals this year, we are recognizing classrooms that have no unexcused absences for the month. Successful classrooms were announced at a school-wide assembly and each student received an “awesome attendance” pencil. Weekly recognition is posted on one of our hallway bulletin boards.
Character Day at CPS
Posted on November 4, 2018 - School News
November is family literacy month, and schools all over RSU 18 are getting into the spirit with fantastic events. Friday, November 2nd was character day at CPS. Students came in dressed up as characters from their favorite books. In preparation for the day, students filled out a form describing their character choice and the… Read More
Scholastic Book Fair @ CPS
Posted on October 16, 2018 - School News
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming beginning Oct 22nd through Oct 26th. Mrs. Boudreau is seeking volunteers to help with this event during the school day. If you would like to volunteer for morning or afternoon hours, please let me know by calling the school at 445-1550 or sending an email to sboudreau@rsu18.org, before… Read More
CPS Adopts Responsive Classroom
Posted on October 11, 2018 - School News
China Primary School has adopted the “Responsive Classroom” program in order to build a more positive culture throughout the school. This began with creating a common language and standards for each area of the school. These Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) let kids know what they are expected to do in various settings (the hallway, the… Read More
Parent / Teacher Conferences @ CPS
Posted on October 2, 2018 - School News
Parent / Teacher Conferences will take place from Tuesday, Oct 9, through Friday, Oct 19. Our common night for conferences is Thursday, Oct 11. We are once again asking parents to visit our China Primary Conferences website https://sites.google.com/rsu18.org/cps-ptcs to sign up for a conference time. Scan the QR code posted… Read More
Changes in our Daily Schedule
Posted on September 13, 2018 - School News
I would like to explain a couple of the changes we’ve made this year in regard to the beginning of the school day. Last spring we started training our teachers in the Responsive Classroom approach. Our intent is to help students build both academic and social competencies. We gather students in either the library (grades… Read More

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