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March 20, 2026

Good People,

This week Roosevelt Football came to 7th and 8th grade lunches to promote participation in the team. Students can play up at high school starting in 7th grade and since we do not have a team here at Sanford, this is a great opportunity to be involved in sport.

Next month we will host the 8th grade dance! The PTA has generously donated to have a DJ and snacks. Students will have to be in good standing to participate: good grades, attendance and behavior. Save the date! April 22, 2026 from 7:00-8:30pm.

It is important to share that we will be changing the dates for our Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) Reading and Math tests. All students need wired headphones for these tests and they cannot have personal electronic devices during the test (phones, watches, etc).

Reading MCA: April 14, 2026

Reading Makeup: April 15, 2026

Math MCA: April 21, 2026

Math Makeup: April 22, 2026

8th Grade Science MCA: Apr 27 & 28

Science Makeup: April 29, 2026

In Partnership,

Naida Grussing-Neitzel, Ed.S.

Principal

Maria Sanford Middle School

Both Roosevelt and South will be at Sanford on Tuesday March 24th during 3rd hour to help our current 8th graders make course selections for high school.

Roosevelt shared this link to their course catalog and registration information. They also shared this paper form they will be using with students for course registration.

South has this link to their course catalog and registration information.

For the last eight years, all 7th graders at Sanford Middle School have had the opportunity to work with spoken word artist, Frank Sentwali. In a one- week residency, Mr. Sentwali teaches the students to write and perform a spoken word poem relating to a science topic.

Mr. Sentwali will be in our 7th grade science classrooms in April, and we need to raise the money for this experience. We still are about $1000 short of our $4000 goal. If you are able to contribute, we would greatly appreciate it. The funding ends up being about $16 per student.

Here is the fundraising site set up by Sanford’s PTA: https://giving.classy.org/campaign/768878/donate

Parent Education Night is Tuesday!

March 24, 2026 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Parent Education Night has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 24th. We will meet in the Sanford cafeteria. Our featured speaker, Sarah Cowan, will present on the topic we think continues to be extremely relevant in the midst of this wild school year: Her presentation is titled "From Chaos to Connection with your Middle Schooler; How to be an empathetic and steady presence."

The presentation will focus on our children's needs as they move into adolescence, how we can support them during this transition, and how we take care of ourselves to make this support sustainable.

Please join us for a night of conversation and connection. Light refreshments will be provided by the PTA. We're excited to have this presentation back on the calendar!

Gertens Fundraiser

It feels like spring and that means it’s time to start planning spring gardens! Save yourself a trip out to Gerten’s and pick your plants up right in the neighborhood while supporting the Sanford PTA. Order plants and veggies using our code [930] and a portion of all sales will help support the Sanford PTA as we plan for 8th grade graduation, purchase recess equipment, fund field trips, and plan future events and activities!

Ordering is easy. Just visit www.gertens fundraising.com, enter our store code 930 and choose your beautiful Gerten’s plants or gift cards. The website closes on April 2nd and quantities are limited, so get your order in today!!

Plants will be available for pickup at Sanford on Wednesday, May 6th. Keep in mind, this is a few days before Mothers Day and plants make perfect gifts! :)

Sanford Swag Pick Up

If you ordered Sanford Swag, it will be available for pick up at Sanford on Wednesday, March 25th from 8:15a-8:45a by Door 4 near the bike racks. Feel free to send your student or a friend.

Come to our next Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 21st from 6:00p-7:30p in the media center at Sanford. Enter through the main entrance - Door 12. All are welcome!

To sign up for our email communications contact: sanfordmspta@gmail.com.

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