
The staff engagement team is spreading some SUPER cheer today as they deliver some treats throughout the building!


We are showing off our excitement for jersey day at MCS! So many team sports to honor and celebrate on this spirit day.





February is American Heart Month!  Share how you're caring for your heart.  #OurHearts


February is American Heart Health Month.  Share how you're caring for your heart.  #OurHearts   


"Snow Excited" to share some of our participants in our January Family Challenge.  Students were given a menu board of options to try new activities both indoors and outdoors.  Throughout the month,  students shared stories of their accomplishments and sent in pictures that are on display in our main hallway. Fan favorites were reading to a pet, creating snowflakes and playing a board game with a family member.




Hello MCS Families!  Click on the link below to check out Mr. Potter's Weekly Update for February 1st-February 5th.  
https://bit.ly/39yMXRa

Free coats give away this Saturday.  Please look at the attached flyer.


January's theme at MCS has been "Friendship".  Today's and tomorrow's Spirit Day activity is "Hat Day" for "Hats Off for Friendship". Below are pictures of some of our 1st grade students who participated today..



Congratulations to all of our Mighty Cool Students in the A group who were nominated for following our Core Values! 





The first grade students in Ms. Morrow's class are having a blast in PE this cohort.  Mr. Wilkins is teaching a unit on how to use a hula hoop to target various muscles in the arms, legs and abdomen. 




Sharing Our Word
Mrs. Parnham, a 3rd grade teacher, shared that her class started connecting to their Class Promethean board so students could share his/her iPad screen so a student can show his/her work and explain his/her thinking to the class.  
In math today, two students shared their strategies for using basic helper facts (x2, x5, x10) to help with unknown facts by adding a group to the class's pictures or arrays.



January 24th, 2021
Please click on the following link to read Mr. Potter's weekly newsletter:
https://bit.ly/3c9kHGu

Just a reminder to send in your completed January challenge boards this week! We can't wait to see all the fun you had this month!


January 18, 2021 
Hello Everyone, 
I hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend. Mr. Nelson’s letter to us was a reminder that we all can play a role in carrying on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. Just a reminder that students are learning remotely this week. Let’s all hope that the spread of this virus slows down. 
As Mr. Nelson has reported, it is important that we follow CDC guidelines of wearing a mask that covers both the nose and mouth; wash our hands or use hand sanitizer; and social distance. Please notify our school nurse, Mrs. Boone, if anyone in your home tests positive or has been exposed to anyone who has tested positive. 
Special Event for Parents: 
DR. MARIE GUAY, Psychiatrist to present on ADD/ADHD & Anxiety on Children and Adults. Thursday, January 21st at 6:00pm. You can join us from the comfort of your home on Zoom. Please email Donna Cormier dcormier@sanford.org for information on the zoom link. 
Reminder: SNOW MUCH FUN IN JANUARY: Students have been asked to participate in our “SNOW MUCH FUN IN JANUARY” challenge.  Students have received a menu board where they simply check off the box and add the date to each completed activity.  Each completed box is worth 1 point, a completed row or column earns an additional 2 points.  Once you have completed 5 activities return your menu board to the front office and add your name to our school Winter Wonderland display.  If you would like to continue just ask for another board to complete more activities. Looking to earn bonus points? Make sure you send us a pic of you completing an activity to thallissey@sanford.org.  Each photo is worth an additional point. This activity runs until January 26th. 
Hat Day: Remember to wear your favorite hat to school on Thursday January 28th and Friday January 29th during our “Hats off to Friendship” spirit days. 
The Weeks Ahead – Here are some dates and events I want to give you a heads-up about so that you can plan for them. 
January 18th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School January 21st - ADHD/Anxiety evening zoom event for parents/guardians at 6 pm.  
January 28th and 29th – Hat Day 
Have a great week! ~ Chuck Potter


This Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. parents are invited to hear a presentation about ADHD/and Anxiety presented by Dr. Marie Guay.  Please see the flyer below.


Want to know how a tornado is formed or when a hurricane will make landfall? Our 4th grade researchers are learning all about weather this unit in writing.



First grade students in Mrs. Morton's and Mrs. Abell's classes are busy this week writing about their collections. Soon they will award their best item!




This Week's Principal's Newsletter



Join us for our “Sleepover with Friends” spirit day as we wear pajamas to school on Thursday, January 14th and Friday, January 15th.  Please leave all slippers, stuffed animals and blankets at home.

MCS is asking for parents to be a virtual guest reader.  Please look at the flyer that is attached.  More information will be coming and a list of recommend books that we might be able to lend.

