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🌱 Turner Elementary helps shape Maine’s approach to inclusive classrooms

Turner, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Turner! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Turner Elementary helps shape Maine’s approach to inclusive classrooms
  • Peru students rally for Turner-based veterans nonprofit

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 45, low: 32.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UMF, Maine DOE work to bring more students into regular classrooms (sunjournal.com) — Turner Elementary School is helping shape how Maine schools teach students with disabilities alongside their peers. As one of three model schools in a five-year statewide project, it is developing classroom practices and support systems while hosting educators who can bring those approaches to other districts.
   

• Peru school honors veterans with breakfast, assembly (sunjournal.com) — Students at Dirigo Elementary School in Peru raised more than $7,500 for Turner-based Operation Reboot Outdoors while honoring 60 veterans at their annual breakfast and assembly. The nonprofit provides free outdoor trips for veterans, service members and law enforcement officers. Fifth grader Easton Palmer contributed $3,110 of the fundraising total.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

Livermore Falls

  • Halloween brings spooky fun to Livermore Falls, Jay libraries (sunjournal.com)

Auburn

  • Auburn – First Universalist Church Gingerbread Fair Dec. 5 (turnerpublishing.net)
  • Snow is flying and ski season is about to begin in Maine (wmtw.com)
  • Several pounds of cocaine found after chase reaches 120 mph on Maine highway (wmtw.com)

Ok Turner! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Turner

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Turner

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.