The stars aligned perfectly at Margaret Chase Smith School last Tuesday evening as their coyotes joined us for our first literacy night. Families were able to seek their own adventure as they visited various classrooms with read alouds and activities. Chase made a special appearance along with Mrs. Dube from the Springvale Library. Students were able to head home with a special treat of trail mix donated by their PTA.
On Thursday, March 16th, the 7th grade Algebra and 8th grade Geometry classes at SMS were able to experience a program called Engineers Teaching Algebra. Mr. Love, an engineer, visited the classroom for a fun and engaging STEAM experience where students used pencils, paper, and calculators to solve traffic engineering challenges. They discovered how to use Algebra to solve a real-world problem. Students were asked to determine how long each phase of a light cycle should be in a given intersection. Every student rose to the challenge and there are definitely some future engineers at SMS!
Check out Sanford Middle School's newsletter for this week!
https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-middle-school/article/1050229
Students at Carl J. Lamb, Sanford Pride Elementary, Margaret Chase Smith, and St. Thomas' School took a field trip to the Performing Arts Center this morning to catch a sneak peak of 'Shrek The Musical' performed by the SHS theatre club. Tonight is opening night! Showtime is at 6:30 p.m. You can also catch them on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets are $7 for students, $8 for seniors and $12 for adults in advance via https://sanfordpac.org/shrek/ or available at the door.
Happy Friday! Check out the latest employee spotlight! https://www.sanford.org/article/1049911
Job opportunity! Wells Parks & Recreation is looking for summer camp counselors. To apply or for more information please visit wellsrec.org or call 207-646-5826.
If you are an SRTC student or graduate looking for work, check out this website for job openings: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQSNDVHJ_o56fItj_OU7DqdVx8hPCqtAFFTKgFhtHXIzXua7kLO733ogCe-lW13YMNZmJMn7Z5TdYhf/pub
Don't miss SHS Theater Company's production of SHREK The Musical this weekend! Students have been working insanely hard on this show since December, and it shows.
There will be four public performances: Friday, March 24 at 6:30pm, Saturday, March 25 at 1:00pm and 6:30pm, and Sunday, March 26 - 1:00pm.
If you're a high schooler looking for community service, Curtis Lake Church will be having a cleaning day on April 1st. If you are interested in helping out to get community service hours please call 324-0652 or email curtislake.org for more information.
Margaret Chase Smith recognized their amazing social workers this month! Mrs. Spring and Mrs. Townsend help support our students every day in our SEL den!
A reminder that you can earn a free ticket to a Portland Sea Dogs game AND a day pass to Aquaboggin Water Park through the Portland Sea Dogs Slugger Reading Challenge.
Slugger is challenging students grades K-8 to read three books above and beyond any school-required reading.
Students who successfully complete the challenge will be given a free ticket to a Sea Dogs game and a free pass to Aquaboggin Water Park.
To participate in the challenge, you must print out the student completion form, fill out the information, and mail or drop off the form to the Portland Sea Dogs.
To access the form, follow this link: https://bit.ly/42u6V9j
There will be an informational Spring Sports Meeting in the Sanford Middle School Gym today from 1:40-2:00 for those interested in participating in 7th & 8th Grade Baseball and Softball and any 6th, 7th & 8th grader interested in running Track & Field.
Come visit the SCAE library!
https://www.sanford.org/o/adult-education/article/1046321
Congratulations to James Blood and Canton Hill for making the All-Conference wrestling team!
Sanford Middle School and Sanford High School are working with Northern Lights to offer Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines for our 6th graders. These two vaccines are required before entering 7th grade. Any child entering grade twelve is required to have received two doses of MCV4. The clinic will be held TOMORROW!
https://bit.ly/40sWvVr
Miss Thomson's kindergarten class at Sanford Pride Elementary has been studying owls for the past month. During their literacy block, they read Owls by Gail Gibbons, and White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies. The students also watched videos and researched owls by looking at real pictures of them!
Business has been booming for the SRTC Cafe since it opened for the second semester on February 8th. Read more about the cafe and the culinary program here: https://bit.ly/3JWsh7W
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Wells Parks & Recreation is looking for summer camp counselors. To apply or for more information please visit wellsrec.org or call 207-646-5826.
Sanford High School’s jazz band won the silver medal at the Maine State Jazz Festival at Hampden Academy over the weekend.
https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-high-school/article/1046193
Spring Sports Sign Ups are now on the SMS Sports website! Anyone interested in participating please listen to the following options. SMS offers Softball for 7th & 8th grade girls. Baseball for 7 & 8 grade boys and Track & Field for 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. If you have any questions please see Mr. Mann! https://bit.ly/42toCWp