All students are being dismissed today, November 20, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. with all after school activities being cancelled. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and be safe on the roads.
Submitted by: Jennifer McGee When I was a child, I lined up all of my dolls and stuffed animals, and I stood at the front of my bedroom and gave them all carefully crafted lessons. I read books aloud to them, holding the book and turning the pages just as I had watched my teachers… Read More
This past summer, Atwood Primary School was chosen to receive a $5000 project grant from Poland Spring. The school was selected out of over 200 submissions for their plan to create a reading garden, and the grant came with a very specific challenge. “In order to receive the grant, we needed to complete our project… Read More
Jennifer McGee, Principal of Atwood Primary School After my grandmother passed away, I had the chance to read her diary. It was such a personal glimpse into what mattered to her. What was the most striking to me, about the words I read, was her very evident daily gratitude. When I spoke at her funeral,… Read More
Atwood Primary School staff was notified that they were the recipients of the $5000 Poland Spring Reading Garden Beautification Grant! Poland Spring will create a beautifully landscaped reading garden for the children of Atwood….including a perennial bed, a butterfly garden, benches, and flowers that will create the backdrop for a beautiful place to fall in… Read More
Your Atwood Awesome Librarians are excited to invite you to our new Rise and Read program. Come listen to a story with your child, enjoy a book together or browse through some magazines. Mrs. Grenier, Mrs. Bailey, and some special guest readers will be reading aloud, telling stories and generally having a good time with books…. Read More
Jennifer McGee, Principal of Atwood Primary School I was raised in the 1970’s. When I think back to my childhood…I must have been constantly living on the brink of disaster! I rode my bike without a helmet, rode in the car without a seatbelt much less a car seat, sat for years in my father’s… Read More
Atwood and Williams staff and students took to the streets yesterday to take part in the American Cancer Society’s annual Walk Against Cancer. This is the 8th year that the schools have participated in the walk. The tradition started when two kindergarten students were diagnosed with cancer. Several students had also lost parents to the disease…. Read More
The Atwood PTA will be hosting a Paint Party for both adults and children this Friday, September 21st from 6-8.
Last year, I was walking down the hallway at school, quickly trying to deliver a message to a teacher. As I was making my way to her classroom, a student, new to our school, was just leaving art class. “Hey Principal,” he said holding up his first-grade drawing. “Look what I made.” I glanced at… Read More
August 3, 2018 Dear Families of Atwood Primary School Students! Happy final days of summer! I hope this letter finds all of our families well rested, sun-kissed and enjoying all that Maine has to offer in the summertime! If this is the first time you have had a child in the Atwood school, welcome! If… Read More