
A reminder that the National Honors Society is hosting the annual Variety Show at the Performing Arts Center next Wednesday, April 5th, at 7 p.m. Read more about the event on The Spartan Times: https://spartan-times.com/2023/03/15/national-honor-society-to-host-annual-variety-show/

Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Songs We Love" is a celebration of the history of American jazz — and its future. Sanford Performing Arts Center joins in that celebration on Saturday, April 1, when Jazz at Lincoln Center takes the stage at 7 p.m. For more information, follow this link: https://bit.ly/40pY6vL

A reminder that the Class of 2025, is putting on a Spring dance! The dance will be on Friday, March 31st, from 7-10 P.M., admission is $10, and will be in the Practice Gym, enter at the Athletic entrance. Guests are allowed under the rules of Homecoming. Hope to see you there! In addition, if you previously filled out a guest form for the “winter carnival” you will need to submit another for this dance if you wish to bring a guest.

STAFF HIGHLIGHT: Sanford Pride Elementary is fortunate to have five amazing specialists. Mr. Welchi is their physical education teacher, Mrs. Sullivan is their librarian, Mrs. Mannino is their Music teacher, Miss Smye is their health teacher, and Miss Gaare is their art teacher.


Good luck to the 8th grand band (and a few very talented 7th graders)! They are traveling to South Portland High School after school today to perform for the Maine Band Directors Association Concert Band Festival. The students have been working extremely hard to prepare!


Check out Mrs. Morrison's first grade class at Margaret Chase Smith. They have been working hard on writing words with multiple syllables, and they have been learning that every syllable must include a vowel. When your child is writing at home and gets stuck when writing a word, encourage them to break the word apart by syllable to help students spell words correctly!


April Vacation is right around the corner! Sanford Parks and Recreation is offering Vacation Camp for kids K-6th graders. This is a program for children which runs the length of vacation week when school isn’t in session. Campers are kept safe and busy with a variety of activities that will include: Lego's, games, arts and crafts, sports, field trips, movies, and just plain fun. Read more about how you can register at this link: https://bit.ly/3JUQuu1

SHS and SRTC students: Looking for a job for summer or for after high school? You can find current job listings on the SRTC website under "Menu, Current Parents/Students, Job opportunities". This listing will be updated frequently with new opportunities throughout the spring. SRTC Job Postings

The Sanford's Got Talent 2023 show was a roaring success on Friday, March 10th.
The students' work in the JMG program before the show had much to do with that success. JMG (Jobs for Maine Graduates) partners with Maine's public middle and high schools, community colleges, and university system to help students reach their fullest potential. Read more about the program here: https://bit.ly/40Fh6WE

A reminder that applications for the General Graduation Scholarships are available March 27 through April 14!! Please complete the application process on the Sanford High School website. All seniors are eligible for a scholarship. The application will also be emailed to all seniors.

Sanford Pride Elementary kindergarten students learned about how everyone is different and unique. The students made self-portraits based on the book, The Color of Us, By Karen Katz.


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 7th & 8th Grade Boys and Track & Field for 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Boys & Girls. If you have any questions please see Mr. Mann!

A reminder that deadline for the Pre-K lottery registration for the 2023-2024 school year is this Friday (March 31st). The lottery registration will close at the end of the day. To register, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3ZjjhxV

Ms. Greene-Lamb's Life Skills class at Sanford Middle School recently completed a Snow Plow STEM Challenge. Students had to build a Lego truck 4"x6" or smaller. Each student then attached a "plow" using classroom materials.


Yearbooks are on sale now! They can be ordered online at www.yearbookforever.com or through the order forms found outside School Counseling or D113. Pre-ordering during makes it so you are guaranteed to get a book! Don’t wait!

Congratulations to Carl J. Lamb’s Class School Spirit Winners for this past week!


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.
