![Crazy Hair-Don't Care Day!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_86ca7345-5b86-43f2-87a4-1dfda4009f1f.jpeg)
December 18, 2018
It's Spirit Week at CJL and we sure got creative! Today on Crazy Hair/Hat/Headband Day , we saw students and staff wearing holiday themed hair and headbands, several Cindy Lou Wh...
December 18, 2018
This week students were immersed in our latest science unit entitled “Stormy Skies”. In this unit students learned about weather patterns, how to predict weather based on clouds, ...
December 18, 2018
On Friday we had a special surprise in room 206. Josh’s dad, Mr. Fogarty, came for a visit to read us “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. His incredible voices made for s...
![Parent Pertussis Letter](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_0a2807b5-88c6-4123-a12b-52ef0a93ed5e.png)
![EcoMaine & Crusher from Red Claws Teach CJL About Recycling](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_a35ba570-aed3-4543-85d8-1537926a1de1.png)
December 17, 2018
We had EcoMaine and Crusher from the Red Claws come to CJL and teach our 2nd through 5th graders about recycling. Here is a videoclip from that presentation that I think you'll e...
![3rd Grader, Trinity, using Sphero](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_2a587a94-a951-493f-9932-bf088750699a.jpeg)
December 14, 2018
Mrs. Taylor’s class was lucky to have Mrs. Cole introduce them to coding with Sphero. This lesson sparked quite an in coding and opened up the class’ eyes to educational technol...
![Testing our bubble wands](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_cc7f2fa8-8b8c-4020-b6a1-4ab447fb8c8d.jpg)
December 13, 2018
Under Mrs. Miliano's instruction, CJL's 5th graders spent several weeks in the library learning how to use the Morphi app to put the engineering design process into action. They w...
![Keeping Our Students Warm!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_b9dffa48-8008-41b6-a8c9-adeb9db10317.jpg)
December 13, 2018
These beautifully crafted hand-made hats and mittens were generously donated by the Kiwanis Club in Sanford to help keep our students warm. All students were ...
![Kindness Club](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_56539bc6-c5a6-4482-99f3-7301f9defc3a.jpeg)
December 13, 2018
Students in Kindness Club create positive message posters to greet incoming students on Friday morning.
![EcoMaine & Crusher, the Maine Red Claws’ Mascot Teach CJL About Recycling](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_1af46574-aee3-4cb6-9c8d-5461396b2bf7.jpeg)
December 12, 2018
Yesterday morning, Katrina from EcoMaine and Crusher, the Mascot from the Maine Red Claws Basketball Team taught our students about recycling. Several parents attended as well as ...
![First Graders Practice Writing Music Notes](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_3649b0ff-4151-4c5b-9d99-84062c7e4fc9.jpg)
December 12, 2018
Here are some of Mrs. Adam's first graders practicing writing whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes. We’ve been learning about the parts of a note and how to tell and draw the di...
![Box of School Supplies](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_5663fe3a-bfe4-48e1-9fe1-bd8dc7ae75f0.jpeg)
December 12, 2018
CJL Grade 5 Teacher, Luba Greene, recently won a Classroom Supply Box from the Kids in Need Foundation. The box came generously filled with supplies for 25 students. Thank you to...
December 8, 2018
First and second graders from Mrs. McCall's class read different books featuring the gingerbread cookie. There are many different versions of the story featuring different charac...
December 6, 2018
The second graders were on a make believe field trip, out on the ocean, exploring on a fishing boat. All of a sudden, they hit a rock, and jumped ship. Luckily they were able to m...
![5th Graders Practice Public Speaking Skills](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_4b4be6eb-14b0-49d5-b248-84a7196c1c3d.jpg)
November 26, 2018
CJL’s 5th grade classes are loving their new bluetooth karaoke microphones! An anonymous donor funded the DonorsChoose project written and submitted by 5th grade teacher, Luba Gre...
![Ms. Morton's 3rd Graders Welcome their First Chick!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_7daabc09-cdff-4222-8869-35ef58f23cdd.png)
November 26, 2018
Story and photo credit: Lindsey Morton
Our classroom was able to use the incubator to see the growth process of hatching chicks. Each child was able to see the pictures that ha...
![First Grade Students Make Butter the Old Fashioned Way](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_ceb358cb-b00b-4499-a721-674f5f57cde4.jpg)
November 26, 2018
Here are some pics from Mrs. Giberti's and Ms. Adams' classes that they wanted to share with you. They were learning how the pilgrims and native Americans made butter for their T...
![CJL's 5th Grade Spirit Team Raises Funds for Barbara Bush's Children's Hospital](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/sanford_school_department_ar/article/image/large_8ce026b8-c6ce-4683-9c92-8c904796847b.jpg)
November 21, 2018
During recesses, CJL’s Spirit Team made large gemstone magnets with a variety of images that they sold at the CJL’s PTA Holiday Fair on Saturday, November 17. The students decided...
November 20, 2018
Mrs. McCall's class made hand pies for their Thanksgiving classroom lunch time feast. Students scooped and filled homemade pie filling on a piece of pie dough. Next they covered ...
November 20, 2018
Two students from Mrs. McCall’s class are playing Dragon Quest from Level C Number Worlds Math. Students spin and count spaces to gather “buckets” of water. They add the numbers...