JMG students at Sanford Middle School visited the Sanford Police Department this morning. Read more about it here! https://bit.ly/43wA2sN
Congratulations to SMS science teacher Diana Allen, who was named one of four Maine educators recommended to national selection committees for the 2023 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching program by the Maine Department of Education!
Sanford Middle School had its JA In a Day: Economics for Success for 7th graders on Wednesday. Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization that recruits volunteers to teach students about economics and personal finance. Volunteers from Junior Achievement of Maine, Stone Coast Fund Services, Heatable, Head Invest, and Moody’s Collision met with 7th graders to teach them about economic and personal finance.
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A reminder that the Sanford Middle School Art Show will take place from 5-7pm tomorrow and Friday at the school! We hope you can come out and join us!
On March 23rd, SMS students in the JMG program interested in art-related career fields, traveled to the Maine College of Art & Design in Portland to experience the 11 art majors the school offers! Before their tour, students stopped off at Color Me Mine at Thompson's Point to hear about Jennifer's (owner) and Quinn's (assistant manager) experiences, and backgrounds in art while painting their own ceramics! Students asked excellent questions and represented SMS amazingly!
Please view the SMS Family Newsletter for the week ending on 4/7/2023 @ the following link!! https://5il.co/1s5kp
6th Grade Clay Sculptors in action! Chris Ingraham is forming a creature while Josh Albano and Derek Minchin create cut out sculptures. Sophie Sevigny, Leah Roberge, and Natiley Defalco are pictured working in the studio space on independent projects.
Tickets are now on sale for Sanford Middle School’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” night show. They are available in the SMS main office.
The students have been working incredibly hard and would love to witness the culmination of the hard work they have put in.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. The shows are 7 p.m. on Friday, April 28th, and Saturday, April 29th. The show will run about 90 minutes with a 10 minute intermission. https://bit.ly/3zy7hyo
Tickets for The Sanford Middle School Theatre Troupe's Production of MI's The Little Mermaid Jr are now on sale in the Middle School Office. Tickets are $8.00 per adult and $6.00 per student & senior. Performances: Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 at 7:00 PM at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. Call the Middle School or e-mail abellefeuille@sanford.org with questions. We look forward to having a huge turn-out to support our Middle School performers!
*Spring Sports Tryouts and Practice Times today at the middle school are as follows:
7th & 8th Grade Softball Tryouts will be from 2:30-4:00 in the Multi-Purpose Room.
7th Grade Baseball Tryouts will be from 2:30-4:00 in the Gym.
8th Grade Baseball Tryouts will be from 4:00-5:30 in the Gym.
Maine Department of Education Deputy Commissioner Dan Chuhta visited Mr. Sanborn’s and Mrs. Allen’s Friday Fun Lab at Sanford Middle School on Friday. Mr. Chuhta got to check out the middle school’s green house aquaponics program. Fun fact: Mr. Chuhta was Mr. Sanborn's middle school science teacher! Thank you so much for the visit!
Check out Sanford Middle School's newsletter for this week! https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-middle-school/article/1058677
SMS Spring Sports Tryouts: Monday, April 3rd
7th and 8th grade softball: 2:30-4:00 in the SMS multi-purpose room with Coach Thomas
7th grade baseball: 2:30-4:00 in the SMS gym with Coach Boissonneault
8th grade baseball: 4:00-5:30 in the SMS gym with Coach Stefanilo
Please view the SMS Family Newsletter for the week ending on 3/31/2023 @ the following link!!: https://5il.co/1rpec
Good luck to the 8th grand band (and a few very talented 7th graders)! They are traveling to South Portland High School after school today to perform for the Maine Band Directors Association Concert Band Festival. The students have been working extremely hard to prepare!
The Sanford's Got Talent 2023 show was a roaring success on Friday, March 10th.
The students' work in the JMG program before the show had much to do with that success. JMG (Jobs for Maine Graduates) partners with Maine's public middle and high schools, community colleges, and university system to help students reach their fullest potential. Read more about the program here: https://bit.ly/40Fh6WE
Spring Sports Sign Ups are now on the SMS Sports Website!! Anyone interested in participating please listen to the following options. SMS offers Softball for 7th & 8th Grade Girls, Baseball for 7th & 8th Grade Boys and Track & Field for 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Boys & Girls. If you have any questions please see Mr. Mann!
Ms. Greene-Lamb's Life Skills class at Sanford Middle School recently completed a Snow Plow STEM Challenge. Students had to build a Lego truck 4"x6" or smaller. Each student then attached a "plow" using classroom materials.
On Thursday, March 16th, the 7th grade Algebra and 8th grade Geometry classes at SMS were able to experience a program called Engineers Teaching Algebra. Mr. Love, an engineer, visited the classroom for a fun and engaging STEAM experience where students used pencils, paper, and calculators to solve traffic engineering challenges. They discovered how to use Algebra to solve a real-world problem. Students were asked to determine how long each phase of a light cycle should be in a given intersection. Every student rose to the challenge and there are definitely some future engineers at SMS!
Please view the SMS Family Newsletter for the week ending on 3/24/2023 @ the following link!!: https://5il.co/1r983