planning department - Town of Scarborough

Report continued from Community Services
Date nights continued monthly at Bessworth from 5:00 to
10:00 pm (registration always required). We were very
fortunate that the Portland Pie Co. offered to sponsor each
dinner. What a deal that couldn’t be beat. At Date Nights
students are supervised, planned activities are offered, and
dinner is included, all while parents go out for an evening.
Sounds more like Kids’ Night to us!
Club Teen Middle School
Andrea Zglobicki was the program coordinator at the Club
Teen program with Mandi. During the fall the group played
extensive soccer along with other fun activities.
During the winter months a mountain of snow was piled up
outside of the cafeteria where sledding and king-of-the-hill
competitions were a popular daily choice. On an Early
Release Day we scheduled a field trip to the Cinemagic
Movie Theater and then dinner at the Maine Mall following
the theater.
Everyone was happy to see spring finally arrive after what
seemed like a long winter. We spent a few afternoons
watching the middle school baseball and softball teams play
area school teams while some teens enjoyed playing tennis
and still others preferred being inside where they could get
their homework done. All in all, the year seemed to go by
extremely fast.
Bessworth Beginners Pre-School
In the fall of 2010 all three pre-school programs were full
and students had to be placed on waitlists. We started our
before- and after-school care program in conjunction with
the pre-school day. This attracted a large number of
working parents who liked the program structure. Lunch
was ordered daily through the Wentworth Intermediate
School cafeteria, and pizza was always a favorite.
In October we had a Harvest Brunch at Hillcrest with the
55+/senior group. The day before we baked pumpkin, apple
cinnamon, and banana muffins which were enjoyed by all.
After the meal students performed songs about the leaves
changing colors and wrote poems about the pumpkins,
ghosts, and black cats on Halloween. Before departing on
our return trip to school everyone received a pumpkin from
Bayley’s Campground which Tom Bayley so generously
donated.
An ice cube hunt took place in January sponsored by the
Town & Country Federal Credit. Students hunted for ice
cubes filled with nickels, dimes, and quarters. There were
some special ice cubes with a one dollar, five dollar, and
even ten dollar prizes. Town & Country distributed
materials to the students about starting to save for the
future.
The winter months can sometimes appear long so Ms. Mary
and Ms. Sam teamed up with Mr. Reagan, a teacher from
Wentworth Intermediate School, and performed a play
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entitled My Little Sister Ate one Hare at the Winslow
Homer Auditorium. We practiced for weeks, made T-shirts,
props, and sets, and everyone was invited to attend and
partake in a potluck dinner following. Approximately 300
friends and family members were in attendance, and we
look forward to working with Mr. Reagan and his class
again.
Other fun events included a once-a-month book reading by
Marilyn of the Scarborough Public Library, and sixth
graders from the classrooms of Mrs. Conroy, Mr. Libby,
and Mrs. LeClair of the Scarborough
Middle School came to read folktales
they had written during their
Language Arts class as part of their
community service project.
Throughout the year we went on a variety of interesting and
educational field trips. Our final trip in May was to the
Maine Wildlife Park where we walked through the
numerous animal exhibits, learning what bears eat, what
camouflage means, and why skunks spray. We enjoyed a
picnic lunch before returning to school.
February Vacation Camp 2011
February Vacation Experience is a series of planned
activities for students during school vacation week.
Approximately 100 kindergarteners through eighth graders
attended our February vacation camp week. Parents had the
flexibility of registering their child for the week or by the
day. Daily activities, such as cooking, crafts, active games,
Dance Dance Revolution, and Rock Band, were run by our
counselors throughout the week.
Day trips included sledding at a local golf course and
Cinemagic movies in Westbrook.
April Vacation Experience 2011
April Vacation Experience was open to all students from
kindergarten through eighth grade. Students were able to
register for the entire four-day program, for individual days
only, or for a morning or afternoon option. Throughout the
week students had the opportunity to participate in many
different activities such as playing Rock Band (generously
donated by Old Navy), games in the gym, cooking and
crafts. We also attended field trips throughout the week,
such as The Bounce Zone in Saco. We finished off the week
with a trip to Smitty’s Cinema in Biddeford to see the
movie Rio.
Beach Management
Community Services oversaw the day-to-day operations of
the beach parking lots and boat launches for the town. This
was one of the best summers on the books. The beautiful
weather allowed for both residents and non-residents to
enjoy our gorgeous beaches almost every single day during
the 2010 summer. Pine Point Beach and Ferry Beach once
again proved to be some of the best beaches in the state, as
people from all over flocked to these beaches daily