Sanford Pride Elementary School

News from SPE Specials November 2024 In health, students are learning that there are MANY dimensions to health. We have been stepping out into nature, instead of sitting idle in front of a screen. We took time to notice how good it feels to spend time outdoors and to play with friends. Some classes have gone on trail walks. Other classes had fun getting creative with natural materials collected outside the school. The message is to make healthy choices with your time and to do more of what makes you truly happy! In P.E, students are wrapping up the soccer unit. Next we’ll be working on parachute. As the cold weather and snow boot season approaches, please remember to send your children to school with comfortable sneakers for P.E. class. In art, we have been experimenting with printmaking! We have been talking about texture, and students have created their first print using crayons, tinfoil and markers. We are now beginning to make relief prints using styrofoam! In music, students in grades PK-4 have had opportunities to sing, move creatively, and play musical instruments. Additionally, third and fourth graders are reading written music! Chorus will visit Pinnacle nursing home on Friday, November 8th to sing for veterans. Please remember to mark your calendars for this year’s spring concert and art show event! Kindergarten and Grade 1 are on April 14th, Grade 2 and 3 are on April 15th, and Grade 4 is on April 17th. It has been a busy start to the school year in the library. In addition to all of the new books in our collection, we have also gotten some new items for the Makerspace, including several new puzzles, games, and STEM manipulatives. Students love coming to the library to explore and engage with the Makerspace materials and find just the right book. In Kindergarten, we've been focusing on teaching students how to care for books properly. They have been learning the importance of handling books gently, turning pages carefully, and keeping them in a safe place when not in use. They're eager to explore the wonderful world of literature, and we want to ensure they develop the proper habits to preserve these valuable resources. Kindergarteners just started taking home their first "Book Babies" to enjoy on their own or with their families. First through fourth-grade classes have begun listening to this year's nominees for the Chickadee Award, the student choice book award sponsored by the Maine Association of School Libraries. So far, they have enjoyed hearing a modern take on The Three Little Pigs called The Three Little Guinea Pigs and a new trickster tale called Down the Hole. Students also learned about how Earth Day was started while listening to the story Black Beach. When all ten nominees have been shared, students will get to vote on their favorites at the end of March. Students in each grade are also learning digital citizenship skills to help them be safe, respectful, and responsible when using technology online. It is great to see how much students remember from these lessons in previous years. Ask your children what they have been doing in the library because books are not the only thing! Each week there is a new Estimation Station in the library, where students can make educated guesses about the number of items in a jar. For Halloween, they guessed the number of spooky eyeballs. For the library's weekly "This or That," the kids chose Dracula over Frankenstein. Third and fourth graders can look forward to a book display featuring books beloved by staff members when they were in third and fourth grade, and fourth graders are being invited to take part in the Maine Student Book Award.

Good evening. Here is the link to the latest Sanford School Department newsletter - the 'Sanford Spotlight' https://bit.ly/42svBxF. It includes news on Marching Band Finals, JMG Haunted Woods, Sights Around Our Schools, Alumni Stadium Sign, Staff & Alumni Spotlights and Community Announcements Process. Enjoy!

Hello Pride Families - Please see the link to this week's SPE Weekly Roar. Translated Versions (English, Arabic, French, Khmer, Portugues & Spanish) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CXGt2Zbm38Sb7LA-6n8vT68FzP8Bx2Wn?usp=sharing

Join us for a FREE parent training on November 14th, 6-8 PM at Sanford Pride Elementary library. Learn practical strategies to help your child manage meltdowns and set them up for success. Where: 708 Main St, Sanford When: Nov 14, 6:00-8:00 PM Cost: FREE! Register at GEARParentNetwork.org

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/1cL7AX19JbDGqVBs0ZlyUWU3_jl4HgsWe?usp=sharing

Dear Parents/Families: I am writing to let you know we did a rally point practice drill with our students today. The purpose of a rally point practice is for students to know where to go in case of an emergency. The students did a great job during the practice. Thank you. Susan Inman, Principal

In Pre-K, we've had a busy and great start to the year! Here are a couple pictures - exploring pumpkins and apple picking at our trip to McDougal's Orchard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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.

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/1rQv_0e4Jxv2nLXcdDYIN6K4U5OzZYvcM?usp=sharing

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