Representatives from Pratt and Whitney came by Margaret Chase Smith school today to teach students some of the basics of how to build tall towers. Thanks so much for coming by!
Maine Department of Education Deputy Commissioner Dan Chuhta visited Mr. Sanborn’s and Mrs. Allen’s Friday Fun Lab at Sanford Middle School on Friday. Mr. Chuhta got to check out the middle school’s green house aquaponics program. Fun fact: Mr. Chuhta was Mr. Sanborn's middle school science teacher! Thank you so much for the visit!
Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center hosted its "Celebrating Partnerships" event on Thursday, March 30th. Read more about it here!
https://www.sanford.org/article/1059660
Happy Friday! Check out the latest employee spotlight!
https://www.sanford.org/o/pride-school/article/1059031
Check out Sanford Middle School's newsletter for this week! https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-middle-school/article/1058677
Carl J. Lamb Pre-K teacher Mrs. Sherman welcomed current families this afternoon to make play dough together.
https://www.sanford.org/article/1057913
SMS Spring Sports Tryouts: Monday, April 3rd
7th and 8th grade softball: 2:30-4:00 in the SMS multi-purpose room with Coach Thomas
7th grade baseball: 2:30-4:00 in the SMS gym with Coach Boissonneault
8th grade baseball: 4:00-5:30 in the SMS gym with Coach Stefanilo
Culinary Instructor John Couture and SRTC student Michael Graham put together a delicious flambe Bananas Foster dessert during lunch this afternoon. The desert is a scoop of vanilla ice cream with fresh bananas in a sweet sugar sauce. ! Come on down to the SRTC Cafe to try it! You can make reservations at this link: https://bit.ly/3KlLZu3
#ThrowbackThursday Throwback to last March when the Sanford Winter Color Guard and Sanford’s “Impact” Indoor Percussion both scored Gold Medals at the Maine Band Directors Association Finals competition! Read more about the their performance on the Sanford-Springvale News here: https://bit.ly/3lXDKuH
The deadline for Pre-K lottery registration is TOMORROW! It closes at the end of the day. Here is the link to the form that you will need to complete in order to be considered for admittance to our Pre-K program. https://bit.ly/40HD3UU
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.