School Notes: September 13

The Superintendent of Schools’ Welcome Back letter is here. It includes links to lots of helpful information for each school.

The School Department’s app to use for the mandatory daily Covid-19 self-screening is here.

Have you seen all the great back to school PSA videos? There’s one for each school and one about riding the bus. You can find them all here.

Sanford students in grades K-4 will be attending in-person classes two days a week, beginning September 14, rather than the five-day schedule originally planned. They will be split into A and B groups under the same system used for the grade 5-12 students. Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson explained that the change was due to the spread of Covid-19 in our community. Read his full letter here. The schedule is here.

Sanford High School Athletic Director Gordie Salls announced last week that York County’s “yellow” designation by the state means that there will be no fall sports program. He urged everyone to wear masks and social distance to “get back to green” as soon as possible, in order for sports activities to resume. Watch his video here.

Beginning Monday, September 14, 2020, free school meals are available for pickup for all students enrolled in Sanford School Department’s Distance Learning Program.  Meals should be pre-ordered by 7:00 pm the night before using this online order form.  The meals may be picked up between 11:00 to 11:30 on school days at Lafayette School.  For more information, call the School Nutrition Program office at 608-8762.

If you did not get a paper copy of your child’s school schedule at the technology pickup last week, it can be downloaded here. If you don’t have a login, email your child’s homeroom teacher ASAP for assistance. Teachers will be helping students find their way through the schedule on Monday during homeroom, so all the student needs to know is their homeroom teacher’s Zoom link and to be logged in at 7:40.

Confused about where to park or drop off kids at Margaret Chase Smith School? See the handy map above. Drive all the way around the school and drop off students just before you get back to the parking area.

Curtis Lake Church is offering H.E.L.P. (Hybrid Education Learning Program) to support families and students throughout the school year. School Age Child Care is available Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 6:00pm. A full-day program is available during school-at-home/remote learning days for students in grades K-7. Students are supervised and supported by caring staff throughout the day as they participate in remote classes and complete their schoolwork as assigned by their school, with activity and meal breaks. Applications are being accepted for HELP as well as the church’s Before and After School Programs. Call 207-324-0652 today for rates and additional information.

The YMCA has consolidated information about their Sanford School District childcare programs into one page. The Distance Learning Academy will support and assist kids in grades K-8 on their remote learning days. Kids Out Enrichment provides before and after school for students in grades K-6 on days they have in-person schooling. The Childcare Combo is for kids who need both programs. More details here.