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January 31, 2007

Wednesday announcements

Today is a Day 2

Sports News:
Swim team: Boys and Girls in grades 6, 7, and 8, who are interested in joining the swim team, please sign up in Mr. Greer’s room 221.

Running Club weight training and 3 on 3 basketball after school today!

Indoor Track starts next Tuesday, February 6th for all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. See Mr. Towle in room 123 to sign up.

7th grade girls Basketball team members, please return uniforms after school today.

Music announcements:
Color guard will practice today after school in the auditorium lobby.

7th/8th/ honors band will rehearse today in room 201 until 3:00 p.m.

Performance jazz rehearses tomorrow morning and Friday after school.

Other announcements:
Now is the time to pre-order your copy of the 2007 Mahoney yearbook. Starting now through the Friday before February vacation, bring 25 dollars to Mr. Patashnik in room 122 BEFORE or AFTER school ONLY to reserve your copy.

Posted by mahoney at 09:56 AM

January 30, 2007

Tuesday Announcements

Today is a Day 1

Sports News:
Swim team: Boys and Girls in grades 6, 7, and 8, who are interested in joining the swim team, please sign up in Mr. Greer’s room 221.

Running Club weight training and 3 on 3 basketball after school today!

Indoor Track starts next Tuesday, February 6th for all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. See Mr. Towle in room 123 to sign up.

7th grade girls Basketball team members, please return uniforms after school Wednesday.

Music announcements:
7/8th honors band will rehearse tomorrow after until 3:00.

Color Guard rehearses tomorrow after school until 3:00

Performance jazz will rehearse Friday until 4:30, followed by DINNER!! 6th grade honors band WILL NOT rehearse Friday.

Other announcements:
SPIRIT WEEK IS IN PROGRESS: Today is Twin Day; tomorrow is Crazy Hat/Hair Day; Thursday is Mismatch Day; Friday is Pajama Day (appropriate pj's and NO slippers).

Now is the time to pre-order your copy of the 2007 Mahoney yearbook. Starting now through the Friday before February vacation, bring 25 dollars to Mr. Patashnik in room 122 BEFORE or AFTER school ONLY to reserve your copy.

Attention Health classes: please make sure Mrs. Welch has your workbooks by the end of the day.
Social Studies
Mr. Towle’s seventh grade social studies classes have been learning about the Colonial Period of U.S. History including the making of Colonial Crafts. They will be moving into American Revolution studies soon. The U.S. Citizenship Test will be coming up after a study of the U.S. Constitution. During the spring we will be involved in the study of Westward Expansion, the Civil War and Maine Studies, which will include South Portland History!

The winner of the Mahoney Geography Bee was Izaak Onos! We will hear from National Geographic in early March about the next level which is the State Geography Bee at the University of Maine in Farmington.

Indoor Track
Mr. Towle will be back coaching indoor track this year. Hopefully we will have the largest team in many years!!! Please encourage your children to get involved! There were 88 athletes on the team last year. We are hoping for well over 100 runners this winter season!

Intramurals
Mrs. Towle and Mr. Towle have been doing a Century Club running group since early November. They have also had a group of kids lifting weights two days a week. There will be a co-ed 3 on 3 basketball tournament starting on January 17th. We would like to have a ping pong tournament, but we need some tables! Anyone who could donate or loan tables please contact Mr. Towle.

Garden Club 2007
We will be starting our third year of the Mahoney Garden Club soon. Any parents interested in helping with our community garden project please contact Mr. Towle. We will be producing crops for the local soup kitchens again this year. Last year we had a great group of helpers!!! With their help we were able to produce tremendous quantities of crops to donate weekly. We are adding to our gardening this year with plans to do some landscaping in the front of the school.

Posted by mahoney at 09:18 AM

January 29, 2007

Monday announcements

Today is a Day 6

Sports News:
The Mahoney basketball games will be held at the High School today. Schedule as follows: 7th grade boys: 3:00; 8th grade boys: 4:00; 7th grade girls: 5:00; 8th grade girls: 6:00.

Swim team: Boys and Girls in grades 6, 7, and 8, who are interested in joining the swim team, please sign up in Mr. Greer’s room 221.

Indoor Track 2007!! Indoor Track signups continue in room 123 with Mr. Towle. Get your permission slips in! Track starts on February 6th!!

Music announcements:
Beginner band meet today after school.

Performance jazz rehearses Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Friday after school this week.

7/8th grade honors band will practice Wednesday after school-6th grade band rehearses today.

Attention Health classes: Please make sure I have your workbooks by the end of the day!
Reminder: Parent Safety Forum will be held tonight at 6:30 in the South Portland High School library.

Super Bowl Party February 2nd at the Teen Center from 2:30-5:00 p.m. for grades 6-12. Food, trivia, games, movie and the Madden Tournament continues…….Wear your football gear and you can sign up for some GREAT door prizes! This event is FREE…sign up at the Teen Center or call the community Center at 767-7650.

Have you ever wondered what it is like for your child to take the MEA's or the NWEA's? Here is your chance to put yourself in their place.
Friday, February 2, 9:15, in the Kaler School Computer Lab, Steve Bailey, the Curriculum Director for the South Portland School District, will be the guest at Chalkboard. Steve will administer released questions from the MEA's and test us on sample questions from the NWEA's.
Join us at Kaler this Friday, and learn about these testing instruments. This is a great opportunity to find out more about these tests and the curriculum in our schools. Everyone is welcome, so please let other parents know about this Chalkboard.
See you there,
Molly Aldrich
Director, Volunteer Services
South Portland School Dept.
207 773-5629, ext. 432
FAX 772-4597
aldricmo@spsd.org

Posted by mahoney at 08:58 AM

January 26, 2007

For your information

News from the Maine Senate Majority Office
Senator Lynn Bromley
www.mainesenate.org
For Immediate Release— Friday, January 26, 2007
Contact: Senator Bromley, 799-2065
Dan Shagoury, 287-1515

-- Press Advisory--

Senator Bromley to Host Forum on School Consolidation Plans
AUGUSTA—Senator Lynn Bromley (D-Cumberland County) of South Portland will be hosting an informational forum for the residents of South Portland and Cape Elizabeth to discuss the various proposals for school consolidation. The meeting is open to the public; all are invited to attend.

Various proposals are being considered by the Maine State Legislature. Each of these proposals takes a different path to achieve savings in administrative costs. Alternatives to the Governor’s plan include legislation supported by the Maine Children’s Alliance and sponsored by Sen. Libby Mitchell (D-Kennebec County), a bill from a group of organizations led by the Maine Municipal Association sponsored by Senate President Beth Edmonds (D-Cumberland County), a measure plan proposed by the State Board of Education from Senator Rotundo (D-Androscoggin County) and finally a bill by Senator Karl Turner (R-Cumberland County).

“I’m looking forward to a discussion of the different ways we could improve Maine’s education system,” Senator Bromley stated. “There are many adjustments we could make in order to provide quality education for our children at lower costs. But any changes that we implement make must be based on input from the community, not merely imposed from above. I am looking forward to hear what the people think should be done.”

The forum will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Waldo T. Skillin Elementary School, 180 Westcott Rd, South Portland.

For more information call Senator Bromley’s office at 287-1515.
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Posted by mahoney at 09:30 AM