Sanford Pride Elementary School

Three years into its journey, the Walking School Bus Program at Sanford Pride Elementary continues to make strides in building a stronger community and improving attendance. What began as a creative and family-friendly way to ensure students arrive at school safely and on time has blossomed into an engaging morning routine for students, volunteers, and families. Carol Lantagne, the program's coordinator, is there at 7:30 a.m. every morning, always with at least one volunteer. The volunteers meet in the CVS parking lot on Main Street, about a half mile from Sanford Pride Elementary. Read more about it here! https://www.sanford.org/article/1828211

8 months ago, Sanford School Department

Hello Pride Families - Please see the link to this week's SPE Weekly Roar. Translated (English, Arabic, French, Khmer, Portuguese & Spanish) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u302jDqmF_qbNtMFRElhaM3LvXjUe4RS?usp=sharing

8 months ago, Kristin Daly

Good Morning SPE families, This is a reminder that today is an early release day, dismissal at 2pm.

8 months ago, Kate Coffin

Get ready for a night of fun, music, and friendly competition at the Sanford Backpack Program's "Lip Sync Showdown!" The event will take place on Saturday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. at Sanford Performing Arts Center. This event is presented by the Sanford Backpack Program, with all proceeds directly supporting the program’s mission to provide food for local students in need. Some of the area’s most recognizable faces will hit the stage to battle it out for lip-sync supremacy, as voted by the audience in attendance. Performers include the Sanford School Committee, The Sanford City Council, SHS Staff, SRTC Staff, SMS PTA, Kiwanis and Rotary Club, SHS Field Hockey and Football Teams, the Sanford Police Department and more! After each round, the power is in the audience's hands to vote for the winning team, making this a night of friendly competition you won't want to miss. All proceeds from the event will support the Sanford Backpack Program in their mission to ensure that children in our community go home with a backpack full of nutritious, easy-to-prepare food every weekend. Your participation helps these children return to school on Monday ready to learn and thrive. Don’t miss the excitement, the music, and the chance to make a difference! Purchase your tickets in advance to guarantee one of the best seats in the house! https://ci.ovationtix.com/35877/production/1212982

8 months ago, Sanford School Department

Hello SPE families, This is a reminder that tomorrow, October 16th is an early release day, dismissal at 2pm.

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

Hello Pride Families - Please see the link to this week's SPE Weekly Roar. Translated Versions (English, Arabic, French, Khmer, Portuguese & Spanish) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11DO2X6G9rceEheTmSYM2g7B399Hllar6?usp=sharing

9 months ago, Kristin Daly

1st Grade News: Mrs. Greve's Class: In Math: With our Reveal Curriculum, 1st Graders learned how to make combinations of two numbers to equal ten! 1st Graders worked in partners working with a Tens Frame and counters to make equations that equal ten! 0 + 10=10, 1 + 9=10, 2 + 8=10, 3 + 7=10, 4 + 6=10, and 5 + 5 =10 They did a fantastic job! Mrs. Jenkin's Class: We can identify and pick out nouns from sentences! We also get very excited when we hear a CKLA vocabulary word in our Knowledge stories.

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

Don’t miss updates from the Sanford School Department! 📱✨ Download the Sanford School Department app on your mobile device to: - Get customized notifications from your child's school - Stay updated with our live news feed - Check sports schedules and dining menus - Access crucial documents Plus much more to keep you connected! Want a quick guide? Watch our tutorial video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_PIcEeXnA

9 months ago, Sanford School Department

Hello Pride Families - The October SPE PTA meeting is tonight, October 8th, at 5:30 in the SPE Library. Please consider joining us to see how you can support our PTA. The SPE Flu clinic is scheduled for October 15th. If interested, the online form must be submitted one week prior to the clinic date, which is today. The link is included below. https://www.sanford.org/o/pride-school/article/1795964

9 months ago, Kristin Daly

Hello SPE Families, Bus #15 is running about 20 minutes behind this afternoon.

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

Grade 2 News- October 7, 2024 The students in second grade have been busy learning all the routines of their new classrooms and having fun making new friends and connections! They’ve been working hard reviewing lots of grade 1 concepts and skills in the new literacy program each day. The program is split into two major areas of focus- Skills and Knowledge. In skills, we are learning about grammar and punctuation while writing, phonics skills and “tricky words.” In addition, we’ve begun reading The Cat Bandit- the story tells of a clever cat and the ways he gets food. This week we began working with spelling words as well. The spelling words are based on previous lessons. In Knowledge, our first unit was all about Fairy Tales. We read Beauty and the Beast and The Magic Fish among others. The children learned about the characteristics of fairy tales and did lots of fun activities that focused on comparing and contrasting stories and studying new vocabulary as well. We are now learning about Tall Tales. Our next unit will be about Early Asian Civilizations.. In math, we recently completed a unit on place value. The children learned about how the digits in the 3 digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens and ones. They read and wrote numbers in standard, word and expanded form. They also learned how to decompose 3 digit numbers in various ways. Our next unit of study will be working with patterns in numbers, odds and evens and patterns in solving addition and subtraction.

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

9 months ago, Kristin Daly

Today on Custodial Appreciation Day, we celebrate our amazing Sanford School Department custodial, maintenance, and grounds team! 🎉 Their summer accomplishments include: Deep cleaning all schools Installing new doors at Sanford Middle School Adding climate control to Sanford Pride Elementary’s Library Playground upgrades at Margaret Chase Smith Elementary Improved entry heating at Carl J. Lamb Elementary Sound improvements at Sanford High School Taking on additional hours of sports field maintenance Despite challenges and last-minute changes, their flexibility and hard work ensured our schools are clean, safe, and improved for the new year! Want to learn more about our team's incredible efforts? Check out our full article here: https://www.sanford.org/article/1774459

9 months ago, Sanford School Department

Hello SPE families, Please review the following reminders. Picture retakes will be on Wednesday, October 2nd. Attendance poster contest, accepting entries until Friday, October 4th. Please send in your State Economically Disadvantaged Funds form. This form will provide information needed by the Maine Dept of Education to determine Sanford School’s eligibility status for State Economically Disadvantaged funds available under the Essential Programs & Services Funding Act. Data in this form is not for school lunch purposes, only to determine economic disadvantaged status for allocation of funds. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWuCsjTOqMphR5vhe5sBQSxq6_iqNVPI8xTzhf89Pxo/edit?usp=sharing

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

9 months ago, Kristin Daly

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

Hello Pride Families - This is a reminder to send in your State Economically Disadvantaged Funds form. We need to have these forms returned to SPE as soon as possible. This form will provide information needed by the Maine Department of Education to determine Sanford School Department's eligibility status for State Economically Disadvantaged funds available under the Essential Programs & Services Funding Act. Data in this form is not for school lunch purposes; it is only to determine economically disadvantaged status for allocation of state education funds. Thank you. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWPWgKRQ2eoqVFhJk6ACZdj3TyYiYN-B/view?usp=sharing Also, tomorrow is the final day of the 1st Place Spiritwear Beginning of the Year Sale! Every Friday is Spartan Pride Day. Take advantage of the 30% off sale and purchase a T-shirt or sweatshirt to share your pride. Sanford Pride receives 10% of all purchases, which is allocated to the student activities fund. https://1stplace.sale/109049

9 months ago, Kristin Daly

Hello Pride Families - Please see the link to this week's SPE Weekly Roar. Translated (English, Arabic, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12wBP8MRr5QZnJUU5bRkz_pdrxzhVRYCl?usp=sharing

9 months ago, Kristin Daly

Hello SPE Families, We're doing a poster making contest about attendance! Why do you come to SCHOOL? Why does ATTENDANCE matter? Prizes for each grade level. All posters will be displayed in school or on the website. Each student will be provided with a poster contest flyer and card stock. Please remember to put your student’s name along with the teacher’s name on the backside of their poster. Accepting entries until October 4th!

9 months ago, Kate Coffin

Dear SPE families, This is a reminder to send in your State Economically Disadvantaged Funds form , we need to have these forms returned to SPE by September 20th, thank you! This form will provide information needed by the Maine Department of Education to determine Sanford School Department‘s eligibility status for State Economically Disadvantaged funds available under the Essential Programs & Services Funding Act. Data in this form is not for school lunch purposes, only to determine economic disadvantaged status for allocation of State education funds**. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWuCsjTOqMphR5vhe5sBQSxq6_iqNVPI8xTzhf89Pxo/edit?usp=sharing

9 months ago, Kate Coffin