Elementary

 The elementary is again honoring their Students of the Month.  These students are chosen by their classroom teachers based on attendance, behavior and effort in their work in the classroom.  Students are recognized at halftime of the girls’ and boys’ varsity games and given their own basketball signed by the high school varsity players.   Congratulations to all the students who have been chosen!

Pre-K
Cash Caldon
Sedona Larsen
Mrs. Lytle
Andrew Allaire
Natalia Weaver
Mrs. Gartrell
Parker Vannoy
Peyton Willett
Mrs. Forster
Josephine Peterson
Joshua Holman
Mrs. Reynolds
Sidney Conilogue
Zeb Honn
Mrs. Thomson
Holly Chaloupek
Alec Holman
Ms. Blinzinger
Brady Blinzinger
Lauren Canty
Mrs. Mortensen
Abigail Duran
Sierra Scheibe
Matthew Maestas
Mrs. Larsen
Kylan Anderson
Aimee Westberg
Mrs. Canty
Casey McDaniel
Tayler Mortensen

Our elementary school is committed to provide students with a sound curriculum and varied opportunities to learn and grow.  Currently, we use the McGraw-Hill series to support our language program; and the Saxon Math as our primary resource for math.  New this 2010-2011 school year is the use of the NWEA MAP test given to all students in the fall, winter, and spring.  Through the MAP test we will be able to evaluate every student’s progress in Reading, Language, Math, and Science skills.  Kindergarten through 3rd will also use the DIBELS assessment for reading.   In addition, our students take the Star reading test which indicates an appropriate independent reading level for the Accelerated Reading program.  Our students are also challenged in math as they complete Accelerated Math objectives. 

The district preschool runs alongside our regular school system.  Two sessions are offered daily.  We use the newly adopted “Teaching Strategies GOLD” system that is a dynamic preschool curriculum and assessment program. 

Our school district's commitment to excellence is evident in the pride that is portrayed by students and community alike. We invite visitors to see what opportunities await in a school district that defines excellence.

Wow. It seems as if we have just begun school, and we are now at the end of the first semester. Preschool children have grown socially-emotionally and academically in the first half of the year. Preschool staff is always in contact with kindergarten teachers to better prepare children for kindergarten. Sanford Preschool strides for pre-paring children for school success.

The month of December brought new ideas and pre-kindergarten concepts and skills to our classroom. We discussed Community, Dr, Seuss, and Gingerbread Baby. Along with these topics, we included language, math, science, social studies, art, music, and physical de-velopment. In planning for January, we will continue to review skills that have been imple-mented as well as begin introducing new kindergarten readiness skills. A few skills that will be implemented are: memorizing poems and rhymes and beginning to write numbers and let-ters.

Preschool staff would like to thank the parents for their involvement in their child‘s/children‘s progress and growth at Sanford Preschool; this wouldn‘t be possible without your continuous support. Again, Thank You and Best Wishes for the Holidays!

Sanford Preschool

Mrs.Malouff & Mrs. Martinez

Mrs. Forster and Ms. Glenn sure enjoy working with this new first grade class! All of the first graders are excited about reading. We have finished our Dibels test and are planning to take the NWEA test next week. We have already been working hard on our curriculum this year! We are planning a field trip to the Sand Dunes on September 29th. We will have the Sand Dunes Educational Specialist, Melanie Rawlins, teach us about animal habitats. We are planning on having a great year!