Project SAFE and SMART

In the month of February, we’ve started some new SAFE and SMART Programs.

 At Lincoln, on Mondays, students are either participating in healthy cooking club or a digital media project. Working with a University of Maine Cooperative Extension nutritionist, cookers made homemade granola and parfaits the first week and stuffed potatoes the second week. They also learn nutrition lessons while cooking yummy snacks. This program was funded by a Healthy Portland minigrant. We’ll have pictures soon!

 At Reiche, all students now do math and writing at least once a week. Other activities include basketball, arts & crafts, art, drawing, yoga, and spelling games. At the end of February, some of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade girls will start Girls on the Run with Ms. Turner and Mrs. Stewart on Wednesdays during lunch and on Fridays during SAFE and SMART.

December and January were busy months for our students–full of activities and SNOW!

At Reiche, students continued to be involved in cooking, arts & crafts, drawing, painting, teambuilding games, yoga, soccer, trips to the library, playing in the gym, reading, and math. They also participated in some new activities like “Fun with Popcorn!” and “A Video Trip to Japan.”

Our first “Monthly Meeting” was held this past Friday, February 8 (it was rescheduled from the 1st, which was a snow day). During this meeting we honored a number of students who were nominated for different things by SAFE and SMART teachers.

The award recipients were:

Aniso Abdullahi for doing her homework diligently.Zakariya Ahmed for being helpful with clean-up.

Mano Ali for being a helpful leader.Ethen Brown for being an enthusiastic and talented young artist.

Jahreign Francis for being a good friend and was always being willing to help his peers with any task during cooking club. Letitcia Iteka for being the artist who stays most focused and listens to directions.

Faisa Jama for being cooperative, motivated, and a great role model in yoga group.Tual Kouth for always taking out his homework and getting it done.

Robert Ochan for always taking out his homework and getting it done.

Stephen Ochan for being a helpful leader.Loetitia Runyambo for being the most focused and improved knitter.

The celebration that SAFE and SMART held on November, 27, 2007 in conjunction with Portland West’s After School Center and Parkside’s Night Light Afterschool Program was a great success! Over 60 community members attended. 33 SAFE and SMART students and 16 adult family members of SAFE and SMART students were there. Everyone had a fun time drumming (both kids and adults) and dancing. Take a look at some of the action…

Getting started…, Students up drumming…, Kids watching their parents play the drums.

SAFE and SMART is off to a great start at Lincoln this year.  Ms. Cameron, Ms. Martin, Mr. Bing, and Mr. Laboke are providing students with homework help and physical fitness opportunities.  Many students use their laptops or go to the library with Mr. Bing after school to work on their homework.  Then, students go outside to get some exercise for almost an hour each afternoon–they mostly play basketball or soccer. To read more, please click the link below.

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SAFE and SMART is off to a great start at Reiche this year!  Our students are divided into five groups, A, B, C, D, and E. To read about what they’ve been doing and to see some photos of them in action, please click the link below.

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