Thursday, April 5, 2018 Day 1
Please note that our school day officially begins at 8:10 with our cafeteria serving breakfast. All students should be in their homerooms no later than 8:30 and the period 1 class begins at 8:35.
Open to 3rd - 6th graders: Interested in learning/playing lacrosse? South Portland Youth Lacrosse is looking for players. Contact the South Portland Rec Center with any questions and FMI click here
Information from Memorial Middle School. They are having 2 community events that they would like us to know about.
The first is a blood drive. Click here for the flyer.
The next is a 5K run. Click here for the flyer.
Yearbooks: Pre-order your yearbooks now! Sales are open until April vacation. Yearbooks are $27 a piece and can be ordered through Mr. Patashnik in room 122 before and after school. Don’t wait, yearbooks sold out last year!
Rippleffect: Session #2 of Rippleffect will be this afternoon from 2:45-5:15
Homework Club will start Monday and run from 2:50-3:50 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Homework club is an opportunity for students to stay after school and complete homework or study in a quiet and safe setting.. Each day there will be at least one adult to supervise and support students. Please note that only students who plan on using this time productively are welcome.
SOPO Unite - There will be a SOPO Unite student meeting Monday during workshop in Room 11.
SOPO Teen Center:
The Teen Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30-5:30 and closed on Fridays.
Music:
Training Jazz will rehearse next week on Thursday morning.
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday morning. Saxes please arrive first; brass and rhythm section please arrive by 8 a.m.
Color guard meets next Wednesday only after school in the auditorium lobby.
Sports Notes
Volleyball Open Gym - Coach Kane at SPHS will be hosting a an open gym for any 7th and 8th grader girls interested in volleyball on April 28th and May 19th from 9-11am. Prior experience is not necessary, please email Coach Kane with any questions nicolemc12@gmail.com.
Schedules - Schedules for all spring sports can be found here.
Spring Sports Information:
Spring sports sign ups will continue this week, with the first spring practices will begin April 9th (this date has been moved from 4/2 to allow fields another week to dry). Below you will find a list of the sports offered at Mahoney and applicable information. Schedules for all sports can be found here and a map of the Wainwright Complex can be found here.
Lacrosse - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. At the Wainwright Complex the girls practice on field C3, games on Multi-purpose 2. Boys practice on field B3 and B4, games are on Multi-purpose 1.
Baseball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney. Practices will start on Monday, April 9th, at Mahoney from 3:15-4:45. Games will also be played at Mahoney.
Softball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. Practices and games will be held on Softball field 2 for 8th grade; practices will be on Softball field 4 and games on Softball field 2 for 7th grade.
Track and Field - Open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney from 3:00-4:30.
SOPO Ultimate Frisbee - SOPO Rec. dept. does put together a 6-8 grade Ultimate Frisbee team. Practices are held at Wainwright fields and shuttles are provided from Mahoney to and from practices. Follow this link to access the SP Rec. Dept.'s website to sign up: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30074. Practices will be held on Multi-purpose field 3 and games will be on Quads D and E.
Extra-Curricular Eligibility - All athletes need a signed athletic contract (once per school year), signed concussion waiver (once per school year) and an updated physical on file (good for two calendar years) in order to participate. Students also need to maintain a HOW average of 2.5 in each of the three HOW criteria. Forms to be signed can be found on the athletics website.
Any student who wants to ride the van to the Boys and Girls club needs to pick up a form in the Main office.
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Student Morning Announcements: Thursday, April 5, 2018 Day 1
Yearbooks: Pre-order your yearbooks now! Sales are open until April vacation. Yearbooks are $27 a piece and can be ordered through Mr. Patashnik in room 122 before and after school. Don’t wait, yearbooks sold out last year!
There is IW for grades 6 and 7 this afternoon.
Rippleffect: Session #2 of Rippleffect will be this afternoon from 2:45-5:15
There will be a SOPO Unite student meeting Monday afternoon during workshop in Room 11.
The Sign Up sheet for Mahoney’s Got Talent will be posted outside the Main Office…….If you are interested in participating please sign up!
All 8th graders that will be working with staff for the talent show need to meet in the auditorium today at 3:00.
Let’s say this every so often and not every morning…...Students and Staff, let’s keep the kindness and respect recognition going! Thank you for using the provided slips and recognize behavior that we value here.
Sports Notes:
All spring sports practices will begin on Monday, April 9th.
Track and Baseball will practice right here at Mahoney.
Softball, All Lacrosse, and SOPO Unite will practice at Wainwright fields. There will be shuttle that leaves Mahoney at 3 and returns around 5:15 from Wainwright.
Music:
Training Jazz will rehearse next week on Thursday morning.
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday morning. Saxes please arrive first; brass and rhythm section please arrive by 8 a.m.
Color guard meets next Wednesday only after school in the auditorium lobby.
Room 207 is open during IW days for students who want to use a laptop. Students can print, practice touch typing or learn to code. iPads are not in use in Rom 207.
Sign up online at the top of the Mahoney website before workshop to work in room 207.
Chorus:
Library:
Today for Media Studies Week, we will learn about The Hero’s Journey through Luke Skywalker’s story in Star Wars. Then, we’ll see how other favorite heroes like Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Fireheart and Frodo Baggins also followed the Hero’s Journey.
Please return overdue books before April vacation. Talk to Ms. Gartley if you have any questions or concerns.
Quote of the day: If you get tired learn to rest not to quit
Please note that our school day officially begins at 8:10 with our cafeteria serving breakfast. All students should be in their homerooms no later than 8:30 and the period 1 class begins at 8:35.
Open to 3rd - 6th graders: Interested in learning/playing lacrosse? South Portland Youth Lacrosse is looking for players. Contact the South Portland Rec Center with any questions and FMI click here
Information from Memorial Middle School. They are having 2 community events that they would like us to know about.
The first is a blood drive. Click here for the flyer.
The next is a 5K run. Click here for the flyer.
Yearbooks: Pre-order your yearbooks now! Sales are open until April vacation. Yearbooks are $27 a piece and can be ordered through Mr. Patashnik in room 122 before and after school. Don’t wait, yearbooks sold out last year!
Rippleffect: Session #2 of Rippleffect will be this afternoon from 2:45-5:15
Homework Club will start Monday and run from 2:50-3:50 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Homework club is an opportunity for students to stay after school and complete homework or study in a quiet and safe setting.. Each day there will be at least one adult to supervise and support students. Please note that only students who plan on using this time productively are welcome.
SOPO Unite - There will be a SOPO Unite student meeting Monday during workshop in Room 11.
SOPO Teen Center:
The Teen Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30-5:30 and closed on Fridays.
Music:
Training Jazz will rehearse next week on Thursday morning.
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday morning. Saxes please arrive first; brass and rhythm section please arrive by 8 a.m.
Color guard meets next Wednesday only after school in the auditorium lobby.
Sports Notes
Volleyball Open Gym - Coach Kane at SPHS will be hosting a an open gym for any 7th and 8th grader girls interested in volleyball on April 28th and May 19th from 9-11am. Prior experience is not necessary, please email Coach Kane with any questions nicolemc12@gmail.com.
Schedules - Schedules for all spring sports can be found here.
Spring Sports Information:
Spring sports sign ups will continue this week, with the first spring practices will begin April 9th (this date has been moved from 4/2 to allow fields another week to dry). Below you will find a list of the sports offered at Mahoney and applicable information. Schedules for all sports can be found here and a map of the Wainwright Complex can be found here.
Lacrosse - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. At the Wainwright Complex the girls practice on field C3, games on Multi-purpose 2. Boys practice on field B3 and B4, games are on Multi-purpose 1.
Baseball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney. Practices will start on Monday, April 9th, at Mahoney from 3:15-4:45. Games will also be played at Mahoney.
Softball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. Practices and games will be held on Softball field 2 for 8th grade; practices will be on Softball field 4 and games on Softball field 2 for 7th grade.
Track and Field - Open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney from 3:00-4:30.
SOPO Ultimate Frisbee - SOPO Rec. dept. does put together a 6-8 grade Ultimate Frisbee team. Practices are held at Wainwright fields and shuttles are provided from Mahoney to and from practices. Follow this link to access the SP Rec. Dept.'s website to sign up: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30074. Practices will be held on Multi-purpose field 3 and games will be on Quads D and E.
Extra-Curricular Eligibility - All athletes need a signed athletic contract (once per school year), signed concussion waiver (once per school year) and an updated physical on file (good for two calendar years) in order to participate. Students also need to maintain a HOW average of 2.5 in each of the three HOW criteria. Forms to be signed can be found on the athletics website.
Any student who wants to ride the van to the Boys and Girls club needs to pick up a form in the Main office.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Morning Announcements: Thursday, April 5, 2018 Day 1
Yearbooks: Pre-order your yearbooks now! Sales are open until April vacation. Yearbooks are $27 a piece and can be ordered through Mr. Patashnik in room 122 before and after school. Don’t wait, yearbooks sold out last year!
There is IW for grades 6 and 7 this afternoon.
Rippleffect: Session #2 of Rippleffect will be this afternoon from 2:45-5:15
There will be a SOPO Unite student meeting Monday afternoon during workshop in Room 11.
The Sign Up sheet for Mahoney’s Got Talent will be posted outside the Main Office…….If you are interested in participating please sign up!
All 8th graders that will be working with staff for the talent show need to meet in the auditorium today at 3:00.
Let’s say this every so often and not every morning…...Students and Staff, let’s keep the kindness and respect recognition going! Thank you for using the provided slips and recognize behavior that we value here.
Sports Notes:
All spring sports practices will begin on Monday, April 9th.
Track and Baseball will practice right here at Mahoney.
Softball, All Lacrosse, and SOPO Unite will practice at Wainwright fields. There will be shuttle that leaves Mahoney at 3 and returns around 5:15 from Wainwright.
Music:
Training Jazz will rehearse next week on Thursday morning.
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday morning. Saxes please arrive first; brass and rhythm section please arrive by 8 a.m.
Color guard meets next Wednesday only after school in the auditorium lobby.
Room 207 is open during IW days for students who want to use a laptop. Students can print, practice touch typing or learn to code. iPads are not in use in Rom 207.
Sign up online at the top of the Mahoney website before workshop to work in room 207.
Chorus:
Library:
Today for Media Studies Week, we will learn about The Hero’s Journey through Luke Skywalker’s story in Star Wars. Then, we’ll see how other favorite heroes like Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Fireheart and Frodo Baggins also followed the Hero’s Journey.
Please return overdue books before April vacation. Talk to Ms. Gartley if you have any questions or concerns.
Quote of the day: If you get tired learn to rest not to quit
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