We ended our week with comfy pajama day! Enjoy your holiday break and we look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Time for some holiday socks and sweaters as our spirit week continues on!
Check out our PreK pups who built gingerbread houses today during their showcase!
Check out our holiday spirit with hat day! It was great to have our coyotes back in the building and are so grateful for our staff and custodial team for working hard.
Employee Spotlight! Meet Margaret Chase Smith Literacy Ed Tech Angela Kepner
How long have you been working in the Sanford School Department?
Since August of this year
What is your favorite part about working in Sanford?
How welcoming everyone is, being close to home and working in the same district as my daughter.
What’s your favorite TV show or movie?
It's a toss up between Friends and Dawson's Creek
If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be?
Loving, optimistic and energetic
If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be?
Italy
Hot Coffee or Iced Coffee?
Iced Coffee
Podcasts or Playlists?
Playlists
Lake or Ocean?
Ocean
Sunrise or Sunset?
Sunset
Facebook or Instagram?
Facebook
Hello MCS Families! Are you ready for our final school week before winter break? Just a reminder that we have our spirit week starting tomorrow with students wearing red or their coyote shirts. We hope you can join us Thursday evening for the PTA Santa event between 5-6:30 pm. Check out our newsletter with updates and the various spirit days planned for this week. It is a great day to be a coyote! https://5il.co/338yo
Our Dance Club is getting ready for their big performance! It is a great day to be a coyote!
Margaret Chase Smith's Ukulele Club captivated the audience at their school assembly with its first-ever live performance, showcasing talent and teamwork! The group delivered a lively and confident rendition of their debut song. Their performance was met with enthusiastic coyote claps!
Hello MCS Families! Check out our weekly newsletter with updates and events happening throughout our building. Please make sure to pack your winter gear for tomorrow to enjoy some time in the snow. Every day is a great day to be a coyote! https://5il.co/32lx4
Check out Principal Palmer and Assistant Principal Collop who helped out throughout the day today! They raised funds for our Turkey Trot!
Hello MCS Families! Check out our newsletter with events happening throughout the building. Thank you to all of our families and PTA members who made our Turkey Trot event the largest fundraiser to date. https://5il.co/31p2u
Hello MCS Families! Due to the weather, the Turkey Trot will be moved indoors the Sanford Pride Elementary Gymnasium today. We look forward to seeing all of our racers later this afternoon!
Our very own Margaret Chase Smith Elementary music teacher Heather Hastings has won the prestigious Women Band Directors Commission Competition! 🏆
Selected from 53 submissions, Mrs. Hastings will compose a special piece honoring WBDI founding president Gladys Stone Wright.
Look for the world premiere next school year! Read more about it here: https://www.sanford.org/article/1886359
Margaret Chase Smith students in Mrs. Hussey’s class participated in a Regulated Classroom Activity during their morning meeting last week!
Students rolled the die and had a corresponding question to answer. The students learned about their peers while regulating their bodies before an instructional lesson in writing.
Hello MCS Families! Check out our weekly newsletter with updates and upcoming events.
It was great to see so many families last week at our first night of conferences. Our second evening is scheduled for Wednesday after school. It is a great day to be a coyote! https://5il.co/317tl
Hello MCS Families! Just a reminder that we have conferences starting tomorrow evening. If you have not had a chance to sign up, please call the main office at 324-7586 to schedule one or email your child's teacher. We look forward to seeing you soon!
What would you want to be, if you could be an animal? What activity do you like to do inside? The students in Mrs. Hussey's class started their week with a Regulated Classroom Connector of playing Dice Breaker!
Hello MCS Families! Please check out our weekly newsletter with pictures from our Veterans Breakfast and classrooms in action. We look forward to seeing you soon at conferences this Thursday and next Wednesday evening. It is a great day to be a coyote! https://5il.co/30w4n
🇺🇸 Celebrating Our Veterans Across Sanford Schools!
What an incredible display of gratitude and patriotism as our schools honored local veterans this Veterans Day season! Here's how our students showed their appreciation:
At Margaret Chase Smith Elementary:
Students and staff hosted their annual Veterans Day breakfast celebration
Multiple grade levels performed special presentations
First graders recited heartfelt poetry
The "Our MCS Heroes" wall displayed family military photos
Fourth-grade Den Ambassadors led the ceremony
At Sanford Pride Elementary:
The fourth-grade chorus brought music and joy to veterans at Pinnacle Health and Rehab
Students performed "Thank You To Our Veterans" and "On Veteran's Day"
Young voices filled the facility with gratitude and smiles
At Carl J. Lamb Elementary:
The Spartan Show Choir delivered a moving musical tribute
Students participated in an educational flag-folding ceremony
The school community came together for a special recognition ceremony
Thank you to all veterans who joined us and to all who have served. Your presence in our schools helps our students understand the true meaning of service and sacrifice. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #CommunityPride #ThankYouVeterans
It was great to see so many Veterans at our breakfast this morning! Our chorus, Den Ambassadors and several classrooms presented their appreciation!
