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.
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!
