Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Day 2
PARENT NOTES:
The Mahoney Variety Show (formally known as the Talent Show) is coming!! Dates will be announced soon!!
Plans for the South Portland Skate Park continue! Come to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 26th at 6:30 to show your support! Click here FMI regarding an upcoming meeting!
The Mahoney School Store is open for business every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the morning from 8:10-8:25.
BABE RUTH BASEBALL - Here is the link for Babe Ruth sign-ups through the Community Center; they’re open for boys aged 13-15. http://www.portlandbaberuth.com/site/
Rippleffect: Rippleffect’s Spring program is open to 14, 6th and 7th grade students at Mahoney and is designed to develop leadership, confidence, awareness and interpersonal skills through outdoor adventure. The ROLE program consists of 4, 2.5 hour after-school sessions, a 3-day weekend on Cow Island, and a culminating graduation ceremony. Paperwork is available in the Main Office, there are 7 spots remaining!
Parents feel free to come check out our lost and found outside the Main office. There are water bottles, sports bags and many jackets. Everything will be donated to Goodwill over February break.
Yearbook: A reminder to yearbook staff twice a week meetings will start this week. Yearbook staff will meet Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
MAHONEY PTA:
The PTA is looking for volunteers to help with Teacher Appreciation 2019, please follow the link below FMI
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a49afa82fa3fc1-2019
Curious about what the Mahoney PTA is doing? Please sign up to receive our email updates via our grade parents that includes news about events, upcoming meetings, and volunteer opportunities. Sign up online at https://goo.gl/forms/HF5hfVQxOgYzYGTk1
Our current fall fundraiser is underway with our WE LOVE MAHONEY no frills, no selling, no buying- just giving fundraiser! Please help us support all the wonderful grants our PTA requests each year by donating online or by sendingto a check into Mahoney with your child https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XBCTV3UETYH3C
MUSIC:
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday mornings this week. Did you get your Final Update from Mrs. Barry yet?
Jazz Night was once again a big hit! Congratulations to all Mahoney Jazz Musicians in Training and Performance. Well done!
Training Jazz will not meet Thursday.
The MS State Jazz Festival is this Saturday, March 23rd at Westbrook HS. Go Mahoney, 8:00 a.m. Performance!
Come sign up at the main office to be a member of this year’s Color Guard! See Mrs. Barry for more details!
Sports News:
Indoor track practice: 3:00-4:00 in the Mahoney Gym
Swimming practice: shuttle leaves Mahoney at 3:00 (brings students to the Community Center) and returns approximately 4:40 for parent pickup.
SPRING SPORTS - Sign ups are outside the main office. Baseball, softball and lacrosse are open to both 7th and 8th graders while outdoor track is open to all grades. Practices begin Monday, April 1st.
Sports Eligibility: Students must maintain a 2.5 HOW score, have an up to date physical on file and have signed up electronically through RankOne sports management. The website can be found here (https://southportland.rankonesport.com/New/Home.aspx).
Brown Elementary has asked us to remind students to not come on school grounds as they leave Mahoney in the afternoon. There is a lot of activity as the elementary students are dismissed and the adults are helping the younger students hop on the right bus or make their way to their parents. Thank you for reinforcing this with your student.
Homework Club runs from 3:00-4:00 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.
The cafeteria is open for breakfast everyday until 8:25. Please know that only those that are eating breakfast should be in the cafeteria at this time.
Would you like to set up a lunch account for your student? Does your student need more money on his/her account? Head to myschoolbucks.com to take care of this!
Green Team:
Mahoney's Environmental Club is called the Green Team, we meet on Tuesday afternoons, right after school in room 108, Mrs. Pitt's room.
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Student Morning Announcements: Wednesday, March 20, Day 2
The Mahoney Variety Show (formally known as the Talent Show) is coming!! Dates will be announced soon!!
Rippleffect is open this SPring for 6th and 7th graders - there are still a few spots available!!
The Skatepark that a fellow Mahoney student collected signatures and proposed a couple of years ago is still going strong! Come to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 26th at 6:30 to show your support!
The School Store is open for business every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning before the 8:25 bell.
Students, please check out the lost and found outside the Main office. There are water bottles, sports bags and many jackets. .
Homework Club runs today and will run from 3:00-4:00 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.
The cafeteria is open for breakfast everyday until 8:25. Please know that only those that are eating breakfast should be in the cafeteria at this time.
Students do you have a short story or a question for the Mahoney Weekly Raider Newspaper? Drop it off in the main office.
Students, please be reminded that bags and iPads should not be brought into the cafe at breakfast or lunch. Also, all food and drink, other than water, needs to be finish and disposed of prior to heading to class.
Are you a 7th or 8th grader who loves to sing, dance and be on the stage? Head the SPHS Chorus Room on Sunday, March 24th from 6:00-8:00 to possibly be a part of this year’s high school musical, NEWSIES! Sign up in the main office or to get more information.
Sports Notes:
Spring sports sign ups are outside the main office. Baseball, softball and lacrosse is open to both 7th and 8th graders while outdoor track is open to all grades. Practices begin Monday, April 1st.
Music:
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday mornings this week. Did you get your Final Update from Mrs. Barry yet?
Jazz Night was once again a big hit! Congratulations to all Mahoney Jazz Musicians in Training and Performance. Well done!
Training Jazz will not meet Thursday.
The MS State Jazz Festival is this Saturday, March 23rd at Westbrook HS. Go Mahoney, 8:00 a.m. Performance!
Come sign up at the main office to be a member of this year’s Color Guard! See Mrs. Barry for more details!
Quote of the day: The great thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you!!
PARENT NOTES:
The Mahoney Variety Show (formally known as the Talent Show) is coming!! Dates will be announced soon!!
Plans for the South Portland Skate Park continue! Come to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 26th at 6:30 to show your support! Click here FMI regarding an upcoming meeting!
The Mahoney School Store is open for business every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the morning from 8:10-8:25.
BABE RUTH BASEBALL - Here is the link for Babe Ruth sign-ups through the Community Center; they’re open for boys aged 13-15. http://www.portlandbaberuth.com/site/
Rippleffect: Rippleffect’s Spring program is open to 14, 6th and 7th grade students at Mahoney and is designed to develop leadership, confidence, awareness and interpersonal skills through outdoor adventure. The ROLE program consists of 4, 2.5 hour after-school sessions, a 3-day weekend on Cow Island, and a culminating graduation ceremony. Paperwork is available in the Main Office, there are 7 spots remaining!
Parents feel free to come check out our lost and found outside the Main office. There are water bottles, sports bags and many jackets. Everything will be donated to Goodwill over February break.
Yearbook: A reminder to yearbook staff twice a week meetings will start this week. Yearbook staff will meet Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
MAHONEY PTA:
The PTA is looking for volunteers to help with Teacher Appreciation 2019, please follow the link below FMI
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a49afa82fa3fc1-2019
Curious about what the Mahoney PTA is doing? Please sign up to receive our email updates via our grade parents that includes news about events, upcoming meetings, and volunteer opportunities. Sign up online at https://goo.gl/forms/HF5hfVQxOgYzYGTk1
Our current fall fundraiser is underway with our WE LOVE MAHONEY no frills, no selling, no buying- just giving fundraiser! Please help us support all the wonderful grants our PTA requests each year by donating online or by sendingto a check into Mahoney with your child https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XBCTV3UETYH3C
MUSIC:
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday mornings this week. Did you get your Final Update from Mrs. Barry yet?
Jazz Night was once again a big hit! Congratulations to all Mahoney Jazz Musicians in Training and Performance. Well done!
Training Jazz will not meet Thursday.
The MS State Jazz Festival is this Saturday, March 23rd at Westbrook HS. Go Mahoney, 8:00 a.m. Performance!
Come sign up at the main office to be a member of this year’s Color Guard! See Mrs. Barry for more details!
Sports News:
Indoor track practice: 3:00-4:00 in the Mahoney Gym
Swimming practice: shuttle leaves Mahoney at 3:00 (brings students to the Community Center) and returns approximately 4:40 for parent pickup.
SPRING SPORTS - Sign ups are outside the main office. Baseball, softball and lacrosse are open to both 7th and 8th graders while outdoor track is open to all grades. Practices begin Monday, April 1st.
Sports Eligibility: Students must maintain a 2.5 HOW score, have an up to date physical on file and have signed up electronically through RankOne sports management. The website can be found here (https://southportland.rankonesport.com/New/Home.aspx).
Brown Elementary has asked us to remind students to not come on school grounds as they leave Mahoney in the afternoon. There is a lot of activity as the elementary students are dismissed and the adults are helping the younger students hop on the right bus or make their way to their parents. Thank you for reinforcing this with your student.
Homework Club runs from 3:00-4:00 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.
The cafeteria is open for breakfast everyday until 8:25. Please know that only those that are eating breakfast should be in the cafeteria at this time.
Would you like to set up a lunch account for your student? Does your student need more money on his/her account? Head to myschoolbucks.com to take care of this!
Green Team:
Mahoney's Environmental Club is called the Green Team, we meet on Tuesday afternoons, right after school in room 108, Mrs. Pitt's room.
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Student Morning Announcements: Wednesday, March 20, Day 2
The Mahoney Variety Show (formally known as the Talent Show) is coming!! Dates will be announced soon!!
Rippleffect is open this SPring for 6th and 7th graders - there are still a few spots available!!
The Skatepark that a fellow Mahoney student collected signatures and proposed a couple of years ago is still going strong! Come to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 26th at 6:30 to show your support!
The School Store is open for business every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning before the 8:25 bell.
Students, please check out the lost and found outside the Main office. There are water bottles, sports bags and many jackets. .
Homework Club runs today and will run from 3:00-4:00 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.
The cafeteria is open for breakfast everyday until 8:25. Please know that only those that are eating breakfast should be in the cafeteria at this time.
Students do you have a short story or a question for the Mahoney Weekly Raider Newspaper? Drop it off in the main office.
Students, please be reminded that bags and iPads should not be brought into the cafe at breakfast or lunch. Also, all food and drink, other than water, needs to be finish and disposed of prior to heading to class.
Are you a 7th or 8th grader who loves to sing, dance and be on the stage? Head the SPHS Chorus Room on Sunday, March 24th from 6:00-8:00 to possibly be a part of this year’s high school musical, NEWSIES! Sign up in the main office or to get more information.
Sports Notes:
Spring sports sign ups are outside the main office. Baseball, softball and lacrosse is open to both 7th and 8th graders while outdoor track is open to all grades. Practices begin Monday, April 1st.
Music:
Performance Jazz will rehearse Friday mornings this week. Did you get your Final Update from Mrs. Barry yet?
Jazz Night was once again a big hit! Congratulations to all Mahoney Jazz Musicians in Training and Performance. Well done!
Training Jazz will not meet Thursday.
The MS State Jazz Festival is this Saturday, March 23rd at Westbrook HS. Go Mahoney, 8:00 a.m. Performance!
Come sign up at the main office to be a member of this year’s Color Guard! See Mrs. Barry for more details!
Quote of the day: The great thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you!!
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