Dora Small Elementary School

The following text is from the Maine Department of Education's media release. The Maine Department of Education has awarded $2,788,372 in Summer Learning and Enrichment Grant fu...

The South Portland School Nutrition Program is offering FREE summer meals to participants 18 years of age and younger. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve...

Whether you are enjoying the sunshine or exploring new places, bring a book to enjoy on your adventures! What will you be reading this summer? Where to get books: Sora (ebook and...

Today on Take Action Day, thousands of participants from local businesses and community partners came together to volunteer. United Way, a non-profit whose work mobilizes communit...

Despite a surprising power outage that delayed school by two hours, our 2024 field day was a super fun time! The PTO, along with our PE teacher, Jane Papi-Smith, led students thro...

Parm is the grandparent of two students who attend Small School He came to read and answer questions about his book, Dahlia Dances at the Zoo. It was so fun to have a family mem...

Local author, Phuc Tran, visited Small School to speak to K-4 students about the writing and publishing process of his book, Cranky. We also learned about how to be a good friend...

Local author, tattoo artist and educator, Phuc Tran, will visit Small School on May 13th to talk to students about his new picture book, Cranky. From Harper Collins Publishers: ...

Students have logged over 40,000 reading minutes in our school wide Read-a-thon fundraiser! This Friday we will celebrate at an assembly. Teachers have volunteered to have their h...

Join us to celebrate the many cultures that are a part of our school community. On Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 5:30-6:30 p.m., we welcome students and families to eat food, play...

Two student authors co-wrote and co-illustrated their own Who Would Win book: Wh o Would Win: Ants vs. Termites. The two students went to classrooms to read their book alou...

Teachers and students celebrated World Read Aloud day on Wednesday, February 7th! Of course, many books were read aloud! Some classes made reading crowns, others had guest readers...

The Civil Rights Team and other fourth grade students collaborated to color and assemble this banner to honor some notable Black Americans for Black History Month. The banner is ...

The snow has made recess extra fun these days, especially if students have cold weather gear! We keep a stash of extra snow pants, hats and gloves for kids to borrow in the office...

On Monday January 22nd Superintendent Matheney shared the annual State of the Schools presentation at a Board of Eduction workshop. The slide deck of the presentation can be fo...

Have you ever wondered just how much sugar there is in popular beverages? The ingredients tell us, but Nurse Aysha and Ms. Brier designed a display to show just how much. Ask your...

To show their support to fellow educators, staff at Small School donated money in order to provide coffee and pastries to the staff at both Connors Elementary School in Lewiston, ...

Our community came together to make our 2023 Move-a-thon a huge success! Parents, along with our Physical Education Teacher, Jane Papi-Smith, coordinated a move-a-thon fundraiser ...

Small School was happy to partner with The Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness on October 10 and 11. Our students took part in some great conversations about abilities, res...

Join us at the South Portland Middle School for a community open house on Saturday October 21 from 1:00-4:00pm. There will be informational sessions, student performances, and tou...