FARMINGTON — Fifth-grader Zachary Jacobs put one teaspoon of Borax laundry detergent into a mason jar with warm water and stirred it with a spoon. He added three more teaspoons of powder, stirring after each one. He held up the jar Thursday to see if the water had become saturated. A thin layer of white […]
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Farmington students learn about accomplishments of those with disabilities
FARMINGTON — Within the word, “disabilities,” is another word, “abilities,” as students at Cascade Brook School are learning. Each third-, fourth- and fifth-grade class is participating in disability awareness training with Heidi Coffin, program leader for the Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness in Portland, on either Oct. 28 or Nov. 3. The Center’s mission is […]
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Veterans, First Lady LePage fold flags with Farmington fifth graders
FARMINGTON — Veterans from American Legion Post #28 quizzed fifth graders about the American flag Wednesday during a Flag Day program held at Cascade Brook School. Maine’s First Lady Ann LePage joined the veterans and quickly learned flag folding procedures. She also led the fifth grade classes in the Pledge of Allegiance. “What’s another name […]
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Fourth graders learn about healthy eating through Cooking Matters
FARMINGTON — A celebration of healthy eating and good nutrition took place Monday as 105 fourth graders at Cascade Brook School graduated from Cooking Matters. The year-long series of workshops provides an opportunity for students to “learn life-long good nutritional habits and make positive changes,” Alyce Cavanaugh, school health coordinator and health educator, said. As […]
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16 county teachers of the year named
AUGUSTA — On National Teacher Appreciation Day, three regional teachers were among 16 statewide named Teacher of the Year for their county during a State House ceremony. The Tuesday ceremony was part of an expanded Maine Teacher of the Year program, in which top teachers are named for each county. From that group of 16, […]
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School prepares for Thanksgiving pie and bread sale
FARMINGTON — Parents and teachers are preparing pies and breads for Cascade Brook School’s sixth annual pie and bread sale next week. The sale will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the school library, parent organizer Tami Labul said. Money raised from the baked goods made by parents, teachers and […]
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Students pass 4,480 pounds of food for local food closet
FARMINGTON — “Helping hands, helping hands,” one little girl from W.G. Mallett School recited Friday as she and her classmates toted bags of food across the street to the Community Center. Students at Mallett and Cascade Brook schools in Farmington collected 4,480 pounds of food for the Care and Share Food Closet in Farmington on […]
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Helping Hands project takes place Friday
FARMINGTON — Students at W.G. Mallett and Cascade Brook schools are collecting food and other items for the 22nd annual Helping Hands project Friday, Nov. 15. Students were asked to bring dry and canned goods or personal items from home. They will carry the donations to the Farmington Community Center starting at 9:15 a.m. Afterward, […]