Today we investigated why polar bears are white. We learned that some animals camouflage because they might get eaten (prey) and others are camouflaged so they can hunt without being seen (predators). We had to find and make camouflaged moths. The kids had fun hiding and finding them. by Mrs. Deschambault
Good evening. Due to a water and sewer issue at Margaret Chase Smith School, there will be no school at MCS on Friday, March 26th. We apologize for the late notice and any inconvenience this may cause. I repeat, due to a water and sewer issue, school is cancelled at Margaret Chase Smith School on Friday, March 26th. All other schools in the district will be open as usual.
Good afternoon. Two individuals associated with Willard School tested positive for COVID-19 recently. One individual was last at Willard School this past Tuesday (March 23rd). The second individual was last in school on Tuesday (March 16th). School representatives have notified all known school close contacts of the individuals. Please use this link to access the news item: https://www.sanford.org/article/427693
Good afternoon. Two individuals associated with Sanford HS & Sanford Regional Technical Center recently tested positive for COVID-19. The SHS individual was last in school on March 16th requiring school contact tracing. No contact tracing necessary for SRTC individual. Also - the bus schedule for Tuesday, March 23rd will be the same schedule that was used today, March 22nd. For more information on the positive COVID-19 cases and specific bus schedule specifics, please use this link to access a news item: https://www.sanford.org/article/425277
Good afternoon. Due to recent positive COVID-19 cases at Ledgemere Transportation we are unable to provide bus transportation this Monday, March 22nd at Sanford High School and Sanford Middle School for students on busses 5, 9 and 12 only. We will continue to hold in- person learning at these schools so we ask that impacted families find alternate transportation if possible. Students who are unable to secure alternate transportation are expected to work remotely.
Transportation will be provided for students in grades K-4 although there will be a one hour delay in morning pick up and afternoon drop off for students on Busses 5, 9 and 12. Please use this link to access a letter with more information: https://5il.co/qt4z
March 19, 2021
TRANSPORTATION UPDATE
Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we worked through our transportation staffing challenges this week. We will continue to monitor the situation in hopes of returning to our normal bus schedule on Monday. In the event we are unable to return to our normal bus schedule, we will notify families on Sunday.
Have a great weekend!
Matt Nelson,
Superintendent of Schools
Good evening. Individual associated with Sanford Regional Technical Center (SRTC) and Margaret Chase Smith School (MCS) recently tested positive for COVID-19 but no school contact tracing is necessary. SRTC individual last in school on March 12th and MCS individual last in school on March 5th.
Good evening. This is Matt Nelson, Superintendent for the Sanford School Department calling to let you know that due to positive COVID-19 cases at Ledgemere Transportation, I regret to announce that we are unable to provide bus transportation for the remainder of this week (Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19, 2021) for students at Sanford High School and Sanford Middle School. We will continue to hold in-person learning at these schools so we ask that bus student families find alternate transportation if possible. All Sanford Middle School and Sanford High School students who are unable to secure alternate transportation are expected to work remotely following their normal remote learning schedule. I repeat this is for Sanford Middle School and Sanford High School bus transportation only.
Transportation will be provided for students in grades K-4 although there will be a one hour delay in morning pick up and afternoon drop off for students on Busses 5, 7, 9, 12 and 27.
I repeat -
Transportation will be provided for students in grades K-4 although there will be a one hour delay in morning pick up and afternoon drop off for students on Busses 5, 7, 9, 12 and 27.
This is an unfortunate setback and we ask for your flexibility and patience as we work through this issue. We will notify if additional information becomes available.
Please contact your child’s school with questions and concerns.
Good evening. Due to positive COVID-19 cases at Ledgemere transportation we are unable to provide bus transportation at Sanford High School and Sanford Middle School for the remainder of the week (March 18 and 19). Transportation will still be provided for students in grades K-4 but there will be a 1 hour delay for 5 buses. Please use this link to access a letter with more specific information: https://5il.co/qq1a
Good evening. Two individuals associated with Sanford Middle School recently tested positive for COVID-19. One is full remote and the other was last in school on March 12th. No school contact tracing is necessary in either case. Please stay safe and continue to follow our health and safety protocols.
How can you combine St. Patrick's Day and math? Mrs. Sturtevant solved this by having her 1st graders learn about graphs. Her students learned to input data into a graph looking at the various ways Lucky Charm cereal can be categorized.
Good evening. An individual from Sanford Middle School recently tested positive for COVID-19. All school close contacts have been notified and will need to quarantine. Please use this link to access a letter with more information: https://5il.co/qirh
As with everything this year staff, parent, and students have had to be very flexible. In the past a standard in 4th grade music was learning to read and play notes. Many of you remember the plastic recorders. With COVID-19 restrictions not wanting large volume of air being dispersed, our music teachers have become creative and flexible by teaching students how to meet these standards by learning to read and play notes on ukuleles.
Good evening. You are receiving this message from the Sanford School Department because your child has been approved to increase in-person learning to 4 days a week. Please use the link below to access a letter with details and do not share it with others for accurate planning purposes. Thank you for your cooperation. https://5il.co/qdne
Good afternoon. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. An individual associated with Carl J Lamb School tested positive for COVID-19 this weekend and was in school last Friday, March 5th. All school close contacts have been notified and will need to quarantine. Use this link to access a letter with more information: https://5il.co/qbv7
On Monday Ms. Thomson's kindergarten class was making a paper chain where each link represents a book they have read. Mrs. Hallissey challenged the class to read enough books that the paper chain would be taller than her. Today Ms. Thomson measured her class's paper chain next to Mrs. Hallissey. Challenge met!
Good afternoon. An individual associated with Carl J Lamb School who was last in school on Tuesday, March 2nd tested positive for COVID-19 recently. All school close contacts have been notified. To access a letter with more information, please use this link: https://5il.co/qbcs
Good afternoon. An individual associated with Carl J Lamb School who was last in school on Tuesday, March 2nd tested positive for COVID-19 recently. All school close contacts have been notified. To access a news item with more information, please use this link: https://www.sanford.org/article/415238
Every month Margaret Chase Smith School has a theme where students participate to help them grow socially/emotionally. March's theme is Growth Mindset. To help students with this concept Mrs. Hallissey has created a saying that all students recite each morning, and she has posters on display with growth mind set sayings.
Good evening. An individual associated with SRTC tested positive for COVID-19 recently. The individual was last in school on Fri. Feb. 26th. All close school contacts have been notified and will need to quarantine. Please use this link to access a letter with more information: https://5il.co/q5pl