Get your smiles ready coyotes, we have picture day tomorrow at MCS! Forgot or lost your picture envelope? No worries, head to Studio by the pond's website and download a new copy. If your coyote is home sick, a make-up day has been scheduled for later in the month. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c7d8e0ae4afe9369f35fd58/t/64c94550b97530244f8cae1f/1690912084333/Printable_OrderForm2023.pdf
Hello Coyote Families! Check out our latest newsletter with reminders of upcoming events happening in our building this week. https://5il.co/24fvf
Jane Armstrong from the Maine Department of Education visited Margaret Chase Smith this week to discuss ways to support our wide variety of learners. The session included engaging discussions on creating an inclusive learning environment for multilingual learners and exploring assessment tools and data collection methods to understand language proficiency levels. They also reviewed different levels of listening, speaking, reading, and writing strategies to implement in their classrooms.
Hello MCS Coyote Families! We hope you are enjoying your weekend and look forward to seeing our students tomorrow. Here is a link to our weekly newsletter with some reminders as we start the school year. https://5il.co/23zqj
We are excited to see you tonight at Open House from 4:30-6:00 pm. Make sure you bring your medications to deliver to Nurse Phillips and complete our scavenger hunt for a prize.
SRTC, Sanford Middle School, Sanford Pride, Margaret Chase Smith, and Carl J. Lamb are having open houses tomorrow, August 29th. Check out the times here!
Found: One coyote searching for his friends
Lost: MCS coyotes on summer break
Good thing school starts next week, Chase needs some entertainment!
Hello Coyote Families! We are excited to have all of our coyotes return next week for school. If you plan on transporting your student home from school throughout the year, please complete this Google Form to order a placard for your vehicle. https://forms.gle/XMNZrtwkNKcCoXB99
We caught Chase reading to his friends in the library today! Make sure you share with Chase your favorite book, he loves to hear recommendations!
Chase is lonely on the playground, without his coyotes! We are excited to see our grades 1-4 pups one week from today for our first day of school!
The start of the school year is right around the corner! We want to remind everyone that the first day of school for students in grades 1-9 and SRTC students ONLY is Wednesday, August 30th. Kindergarteners and students grades 10-12 start Thursday, August 31st. Pre-kindergarten students start Tuesday, September 6th. To view 2023-2024 school calendar, visit this link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/692/Sanford_School_Department/2938236/2023_2024_School_Calendar_Adopted_Copy.pdf
Coyotes, make sure you check your mailboxes this week. Your "Welcome Back to School" letters are arriving by Friday. We are excited to see you in three weeks!
REMINDER! We are having a job fair at SCAE (Willard School) TODAY from 3-5 p.m. We hope to see you there! Check out our openings at this link: https://www.sanford.org/page/employment-opportunities
The Sanford School Department proudly announces that Roisin McGuckin has been appointed as the new Assistant Principal at Margaret Chase Smith. Read more here!
https://www.sanford.org/article/1167333
Check out Margaret Chase Smith's Kindergarten and 1st Grade concerts on WSSRTV's YouTube page!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAaBcGLNjZc
Margaret Chase Smith School held its final assembly to celebrate the hard work and achievements of students for the final trimester.
The school recognized the efforts of all students who participated in enrichment clubs and maintained great attendance throughout the year.
The school congratulated all of the “Coyotes” who received certificates and encouraged them to continue their hard work next year.
To end the year on a fun note, the school selected some students to sill string a staff member. This brought a lot of excitement and laughter to the assembly and was a great way to end the year.
MCS wishes all of our coyotes an amazing summer vacation! See you all in August!
Margaret Chase Smith students were able to travel back in time to visit to Old York last week as part of their American Revolution unit. Students were able to tour the Virginia Weare Parsons Education Center, the Remick Gallery, Jefferds Tavern, the cemetery, and York Corner Schoolhouse.The second grade team had a great time walking to Goodall Park to enjoy an outdoor picnic with friends before exploring the playground.
Summer vacation is upon us, and once again, the Maine Department of Education is collaborating with the Free Masons of Maine to sponsor the Read to Ride Summer Reading Challenge for students in grades PK-8. If you read at least 500 minutes this summer, you qualify for a chance to win one of 48 bikes and helmets generously donated by the Maine Freemasons. Read more here!
https://www.sanford.org/article/1146808
Happy final two days of school to our coyote families! Congratulations to our PreK and K students who are already beginning their summer adventures. Check out our final newsletter with the amazing activities taking place throughout our building. Every day is a great day to be a coyote! https://5il.co/1w8ip
