Dora Small Elementary School

Dear South Portland families and staff members, I’m writing today to share some information about upcoming school board meetings and workshops: Athletic Complex Workshop: We...

On December 6, student-musicians, parents, and community volunteers came together to make the annual tree lighting at Mill Creek Park sparkle. ✨ Students in the SPM...

Today's recess was so much fun in the snow! It's time to start wearing coats, hats, gloves and boots to school. We have extra outerwear in all sizes if your child needs it. Also, ...

Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association is working with South Portland Schools to increase access to local seafood into school cafeterias through developing tasty ready-to-serve ...

A spooky story contest at the South Portland Main Library inspired 3rd and 4th grade writers! Some students entered the public library contest, and all students who wrote and subm...

Dear South Portland families and staff members, I’m writing today to share some information and a few updates: Winter approaches With winter soon upon us, I wanted to sha...

Our Small School PTA organized a Move-a-thon fundraiser gets all kids outside and moving. Our students rolled, walked, ran, danced or moved in any way they could around the playgr...

Published on October 16, 2024 by Ananya Kumar, Communications Intern, National Farm to School Network. As part of our ongoing series for National Farm to School Month, we ha...

Students who are meeting our school wide expectations of being safe, respectful and responsible use their feather tickets to vote on the activity for our school wide celebration! ...

Please find resources and ways to help this holiday season below. Click the images below for PDFs with links. Holiday Gift Application: Due November 1, 2024 Click here for ...

Published September 23, 2024 by WMTW. Click here to watch the video from WMTW. SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Inspired by Coach Balto on social media, Rose Devlin and Stefan Apse...

"When you never, ever lose faith in the ability of a child to learn, that’s an act of hope and love." –Superintendent Matheney The 2024-25 school year starts next week,...

The following text is from the Maine Department of Education's media release. The Maine Department of Education has awarded $2,788,372 in Summer Learning and Enrichment Grant fu...

The South Portland School Nutrition Program is offering FREE summer meals to participants 18 years of age and younger. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve...

Whether you are enjoying the sunshine or exploring new places, bring a book to enjoy on your adventures! What will you be reading this summer? Where to get books: Sora (ebook and...

Today on Take Action Day, thousands of participants from local businesses and community partners came together to volunteer. United Way, a non-profit whose work mobilizes communit...

Despite a surprising power outage that delayed school by two hours, our 2024 field day was a super fun time! The PTO, along with our PE teacher, Jane Papi-Smith, led students thro...

Parm is the grandparent of two students who attend Small School He came to read and answer questions about his book, Dahlia Dances at the Zoo. It was so fun to have a family mem...

Local author, Phuc Tran, visited Small School to speak to K-4 students about the writing and publishing process of his book, Cranky. We also learned about how to be a good friend...

Local author, tattoo artist and educator, Phuc Tran, will visit Small School on May 13th to talk to students about his new picture book, Cranky. From Harper Collins Publishers: ...