Sanford Middle School

Please view the SMS Family Newsletter for November at the following link: https://5il.co/30do5

Tonight at 6:30 PM and Saturday at 1:30 PM, Sanford Middle School’s theater troupe presents Pure Imagination in the cafeteria! Doors for the audience open at 6:15 and 1:15, and tickets are four dollars for students and seniors and six dollars for adults.  You can buy your tickets right at the door before the show.  Come out to support your friends who are cast and crew members, and find out what our main stage show will be in the spring at the Sanford Performing Arts Center!

Sanford Middle School is having its Haunted Woods 2024 hosted by the JMG students tomorrow (Tuesday, October 29th) at Gowen Park! The event goes from 6 pm-8 pm. Admission is $5.

Sanford Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Basketball and Cheerleading registration are now open. Please use the following link to sign up your student-athlete if interested: https://students.arbitersports.com/sanford-high-school-and-middle-school/sanford-middle-school-athletic-registration-winter-2024

Navina Allen and Natalia Revers entered Science class by creating a model of the Bathymetric Map of the Sun.

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

Students in the life skills program at Sanford Middle School are making a difference, collecting aluminum can tabs to support the Ronald McDonald House. The initiative, which began in their classroom, has quickly grown to include the entire school. The project aims to collect as many aluminum can tabs as possible. These tabs, when recycled, generate funds that help cover the costs of children’s cancer treatments at the Ronald McDonald House. According to Special Education teacher Sara DiStefano, one gallon of can tabs filled equals about an hour of a child’s cancer treatment. What started as a class project has expanded throughout the school. Students have taken ownership of the initiative by creating eye-catching posters to place around the school and distributing containers for collecting tabs in the halls. Read more about it here! https://www.sanford.org/article/1809537

Challenge Day for 7th graders is on October 28th for LC4 and October 29th for LC5. The goal of Challenge Day is to build and strengthen the sense of community within our teams. We are hoping to help students re-engage with school and their classmates after so much that they have been through. If you would like more information about Challenge Day, please go to their website at www.challengeday.org. If you have not returned your student's permission slip to their homeroom teacher, either giving them permission or opting them out of this event, please do so as soon as possible.

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

Attention SMS Parents: All middle school sports practices are cancelled for today 10/7. Additionally, there is a "Grandparents Who Parent" support group from 5:00PM - 6:00PM in the SMS cafeteria with school staff tonight. This will run every Monday at the same time when school is in session.

Please view the SMS October Family Newsletter at the following link: https://5il.co/2y8qb

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

Attention SMS Parents: All sporting events/games/practices have been postponed for today due to the weather. Additionally, SMS is hosting a dental clinic on Monday 9/30 . Tooth Protectors will be here with their dental hygienists to give preventative dental care. Insured, underinsured and non-insured are welcome. Sign up at the following link: https://toothprotectors.org/permission-form/

Sanford Middle School will be opening the following sports to 6th Graders: Boys' Soccer, Girls' Soccer, and Field Hockey. Please use the following link to sign up your student-athlete if interested: : https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/sanford-middle-school-athletic-registration-fall-2024

Please view the SMS Family Newsletter for week ending 9/6 at the following link: https://5il.co/2w274

Hello SMS parents, please use our Sanford Middle School athletics website to register your athlete if they are planning to play a fall sport in grades 6-8 at Sanford Middle School: https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-middle-school/page/sports

Attention SMS Parents, this is a reminder that open house will be tomorrow (8/28) @ Sanford Middle School from 5-7pm (grades 5/6 from 5-6pm and grades 7/8 from 6-7pm). There will be a short informational athletic meeting following open house from 7-7:15pm in the cafeteria with Mr. Allen. Attendance is encouraged for students playing fall sports at SMS this year.

Event Reminder: Stuff the Bus School Supplies Distribution Date: Saturday, August 24th Location: Curtis Lake Church, Sanford Arrival times (by child's last name): A-G: 9am H-M: 10am N-Z: 11am (The only exception to this is if there are children in one family with multiple last names. You will then refer to the last name of your youngest, school aged child, to determine your arrival time. If you arrive with no children you will need to come at 11am) Bring: Index card per child with your name, child's name, and grade. No pre-registration needed. First come, first served. Come only at your designated time. Event is WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

To view Sanford Middle School's Welcome Back Newsletter, please click here: https://5il.co/2tnte

The Sanford School Department is hiring! There will be a job fair at SCAE (Willard School, 668 Main St.) on Monday, August 12th, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. On-the-spot interviews are available for a variety of positions. We hope to see you there! We have new increased rates for ed techs. Check this link for more information: https://5il.co/2rbpa