The Outdoor Club is ready to ride! 🚲 Led by advisors Mr. Lunt and Mr. Wetzel, this afterschool club at SPMS provides bikes and helmets to students to go on bike rides on the school campus and on trails around South Portland. In the winter, they will gear up to go cross-country skiing!
To our South Portland School principals and assistant principals, thank you for all that you do. Happy #NationalPrincipalsMonth! (📸 from left to right: Rebecca Stern, SPMS Principal; Sarah Glenn, SPHS Principal; David Brenner, SPHS AP; Aleah Starr, SPMS Teaching and Learning AP; Diane Lang, Small Principal; Myra Caron, Kaler Principal; Allison Hopkins, Dyer Principal; Nat Ridder, SPMS Grades 5-6 AP. Photo 2: Bethany Connolly, Skillin Principal; Nikki Remsen, Skillin AP. Missing from images: Beth Kellogg, Brown Principal; Mitch Ouellet, Grades 7-8 AP; Ben Donaldson, SPHS AP)
Kindergarten learned their ABC’s and celebrated with alphabet parades at Skillin and Small Elementary Schools!
Award-winning journalist and author Elisa Boxer visited Kaler Elementary! 📚 Elisa answered student questions about her writing process and talked to them about the stories behind her books, including “One Turtle's Last Straw,” the winner of last year's Chickadee Award.
Invest in the future of our students and support upgrades to security, infrastructure, and the South Portland High School stadium complex. Learn more at www.spsdme.org/referendums.
We felt the Red Riots Pride at the homecoming game! 🏈 🌟
SPMS Family Movie Night is this week! 🎟️ 🎥 Join us on Wednesday, October 23 for dinner and a short film festival. See the attached flier for more details.
Basketball League registration through SoPo Parks and Rec is open! 🏀 See the flier with QR codes for more details or visit southportlandme.myrec.com/info/default.aspx.
It's National School Bus Safety Week 🚌 Thank you to our bus drivers for transporting students to and from school safely! It is important for all drivers, parents, and students to understand school bus safety. Review bus, pedestrian, and bicyclist safety resources here: www.spsdme.org/bus-safety
TODAY at 4 p.m.: Join us for a tour of the South Portland High School Athletic Complex! During the tour, you’ll learn about the current status of the SPHS stadium and athletic facilities and hear about the proposed improvements. Read more about the school referendums on the November 5th ballot here: www.spsdme.org/referendums
Halloween Trunk or Treat is happening 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, October 26 at the South Portland Community Center! 🎃 See the attached flier for more details about this free event.
It is National Coming Out Day, and we would like to give a special thank you to Out Maine, who held three sessions at today's conference on intervention strategies that prioritize LGBTQIA+ safety, education, and student leadership in schools. South Portland Schools is committed to fostering a safe and supportive learning environment for our LGBTQIA+ students, educators, and staff.
Today was an exciting conference day for our educators and staff! Sessions held throughout the day offered immersive and thought provoking opportunities for SPSD staff to advance their knowledge and personal growth on topics of key relevance to their role as champions of education justice. We welcomed presenters from organizations including Atlantic Black Box, Jobs for the Future, Marigold Mindfulness, New England Arab American Organization, Portland Museum of Art, South Portland Historical Society, South Portland Human Rights Commission, The Telling Room, and so many others. Thank you to all of our presenters who helped make today so successful!
We hosted the first of two tours of the South Portland High School Athletic Complex last night. Community members are welcome to join us again next week, Wednesday, October 16 at 4 p.m., to learn more about the current status of the SPHS stadium and hear about the proposed improvements with Athletic Director, Todd Livingston. Read more about the school referendums on the November 5th ballot here: www.spsdme.org/referendums
The Marching Band performed at Westbrook High School on Saturday and earned an overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars—the first of this season! Their next performance is on Saturday, 10/19 at Marshwood High School.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine is hosting two special programs: Fun Fridays for elementary-aged students and Basketball Open Gym for 7th graders and up. For more information, email mlee@bgcmaine.org or call (207) 874-1075.
Today in Julie York's Video Production class, students conducted interviews with community partners! 📹 Students are working on creating PSAs for the South Portland Food Cupboard and the South Portland Holiday Toy Drive. Here, Director of Community Partnerships Gretchen McCloy is being interviewed as a part of this project.
SoPo Unite's October Tip of the Month: Prescription Drug Safety
South Portland School families and community members are invited to take a tour of the High School stadium facilities on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m. Please meet at the ticket booth for the tour. During the tour, you’ll learn about the current status of the SPHS stadium and athletic facilities and hear about the proposed improvements. Read more about the school referendums on the November 5th ballot here: www.spsdme.org/referendums
It's National Custodian Day! Thank you to the hard work of our custodial team who helps keep our schools safe and clean every day.
