TO: RSU #74 Board of Directors 

FROM: Jean Butler 

DATE: May 27, 2026 

PreK-5 ELEMENTARY REPORT 

We are wrapping up the 2025-26 school year over the next couple of weeks. There are many special  activities that students look forward to every spring.  

Library Trips 

Our library media assistant Mrs. Shirley Mellows brings students to the town libraries every spring in  hopes that they will visit with their parents over the summer when the school libraries are closed.  

Scooters for Schoolwork 

The Solon Masons are sponsoring a new activity this spring called “Scooters for Schoolwork” for  PreK-5 students at Solon Elementary School. Students receive tickets from their teachers for good  work in the classroom, and those tickets will be entered into a drawing to win a scooter.  

Field Trip 

The K-2 students at Garret Schenck will take a field trip to the L.C. Bates Museum on June 5th.  STEAM Nights 

Our district STEAM Team is holding a STEAM Family Night at each school so that we can showcase  the STEAM projects that students have done. Garret Schenck held its STEAM Night on May 21st which will be followed by Solon’s on June 1st and CCS’s on June 3rd.  

Step-Up Days 

We hold Step-Up activities for our PreK-4 students to give them a chance to visit the grade they will go into next year. Our fifth graders will visit CCS for Step-Up Day with fifth graders from all three  schools on June 3rd. CCS social worker Alicia Bedard brought eighth graders to visit each fifth grade  class to tell students about middle school and to answer their questions. 

Flea Market 

Garret Schenck will hold its traditional outdoor Flea Market on June 9th from 12:45-2:00. Each class  sponsors a booth, and families often join us for this event. 

Learning Carnival 

Solon Elementary School is holding its third annual Leaders in Learning Carnival on June 8th. Students earn tickets based on their scores on the spring NWEA tests. They get to spend their tickets on  activities and games at the carnival.  

Field Days  

At each school we will hold an outdoor Field Day and barbecue. The Field Days (June 2nd at Solon  and June 9th at Garret Schenck) will involve students working in multiage teams to participate in a  number of activity challenges set up around the fields.  

Awards Assemblies 

We will hold awards assemblies (June 11th at both schools) at which teachers will recognize students for academic achievement, good behavior, improvement, good attendance, helpfulness, citizenship, and  hard work. Families are invited to join us for these assemblies.  

Data Meetings 

Every spring we hold data meetings to review end-of-year assessment data and to evaluate students’  progress over the school year. Meetings include classroom teachers, intervention team members, the  intervention coach, and the principal.  

Peschool Ceremonies 

Our preschool students are having graduation celebrations as they finish their school year and prepare  to enter kindergarten in the fall. On June 8th, the Garret Schenck preschoolers will have a traditional  graduation ceremony in caps and gowns. The Solon preschoolers will celebrate their graduation with an outdoor pot luck luncheon with their families on June 11th.  

Math Training 

On June 12th, we will hold a workshop for K-5 classroom and Special Ed teachers as well as some of  our Title I ed techs to introduce them to the new EnVision math series they will start using in the fall.  

Summer School 

This will be the sixth year year of our Camp Carrabec Summer School Program, which is open to all  grades PreK-5 students in the district. For three weeks starting June 29th, students will come to CCS  four days a week for four hours a day to engage in activities in reading and math along with arts and  crafts and recess games. We will provide transportation, breakfast, and lunch each day.  

If you have any questions about anything at either of my schools, please contact me. Have a wonderful summer!