Mahoney Buzz

We're 1-to1!!

2011-10-21T15:19:00.000-04:00

Mahoney is now a "1-to-1" technology school. Every student and teacher has a modern personal computing device to use for teaching and learning each day. 7th and 8th graders have had MLTI laptops for the past 9 years. And this fall, 6th graders joined the 1-to-1 group. The 3-Teacher Team students have Macbooks during the day, while the 2-Teacher Team students have iPads. Teachers now know that every student can always get to online learning sites and resources for research as well as creative learning tools for making products to demonstrate and reinforce learning.

So students, what's your favorite program, website or app for learning? Leave your comment below. (All comments are moderated for content.)

Mahoney Radio Returns!

2011-10-20T12:10:00.001-04:00

Mahoney's podcasting team of Gabby and Brianna bring you something about what's going on. Click on the Mahoney Radio link at the top of this page to hear the latest.

Make a video about your laptop and you could win $200!

2011-05-10T10:14:00.001-04:00

NEWS for STUDENTS: Make a video about your laptop and you could win $200!! Details are here on the Maine International Center for Digital Learning website. See Mr. Koelker for more information.

TTT - Thoroughly Thrilling Thursday

2011-04-14T13:01:00.006-04:00

The Student Council cooked up a fun half day of community building and positive competition.

Mahoney Radio - Grade 6

2011-03-16T14:14:00.017-04:00

What's going on around grade 6 at Mahoney?

Well one thing is a new podcast called WMAH Mahoney Radio. Gabby and Brianna will tell you about an event or two each week. Listen here then click on Comment to leave them a note.
June 10, 2011 - The Last Broadcast for the Year!

May 26, 2011 - The End of May

May 17, 2011 - Social Studies

May 10, 2011 - An Interview

May 6, 2011 - Tornadoes and More

April 13, 2011 - Job Week Interviews

April 4, 2011 - Math and Job Day

March 28, 2011 - China, Earth Hour, and Japan

March 16, 2011 - The Big Melt

Mahoney Students Featured in State Calendar

2011-02-11T14:40:00.003-05:00

The 2011 Maine Recycles calendar will include two Mahoney student entries for monthly featured artwork. Caleb Cram and Caitlin Gaven we selected as winners from among hundreds of state submissions. Their original artwork illustrating the recycling theme will appear in this year's calendar.

Here is Caleb holding the certificate from Acting Director of the State Planning Office, Tim Glidden.

Congratulations to both Caleb and Caitlin!!

8th Grade Boys vs Staff Infections!

2011-02-07T08:23:00.004-05:00

In front of a crowd of lots, the Mahoney 8th Grade Boys basketball team took on the talented teachers to raise money for the grade 8 trip to Point Sebago in June. It was a great game with the Staff Infections prevailing by a narrow margin. More importantly, over $100 was raised for the trip and everyone had a lot of fun.

Were you there? What was the best part of the game?

Movie Making Contest - Win an iPod Nano?

2011-01-23T20:54:00.002-05:00

Mahoney Movie Makers: Here's a contest for you!
The MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative), the people who bring us our MacBook laptops, invites everyone to make a short movie on a Challenge Topic. The winning high school and middle school teams win iPod Nanos for each team member (up to four students per team)and $500 for their school to start making their idea work.

Here's the latest Challenge
"Reading. What should happen in your school (or is already happening in your school and should be shared across the state) to make sure all members of your school community are active and effective readers? What would it take so that everyone, when asked, "Are you a reader?" would say, "Of course I am..."

Create a movie of less than two minutes addressing the Challenge, submit it, and see if you are a winner.

Mahoney has some AWESOME movie makers! Get your friends together, borrow a Flip from the library, and get into iMovie. Mr. Koelker will help you with all the details.
Deadline is February 19!!

The Challenge: WatchMERead
Rules and Rewards

Poems for Martin Luther King Jr.

2011-01-19T14:07:00.001-05:00

Mrs. Thornfeldt's social studies class composed poems in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here are some of the best in video form.

Christmas Cards

2010-12-22T14:10:00.002-05:00

The Carter/Rioux team used part of the last day before vacation to make some terrific Christmas cards to share at the South Portland Nursing Home. Here are some photos of them at work.

Mrs. Kill's Games Project

2010-12-01T13:23:00.001-05:00

Movies Anyone?

2010-11-19T11:52:00.002-05:00

Have you got an idea for a movie involving Mahoney? Make it, email me, and let's have some buzz about it....

koelkest@spsd.org

Mr. Koelker

Funky Friday

2010-11-19T11:51:00.002-05:00

Spirit Week ends with Funky Friday. No voting on the "funkiest" but everybody had some fun.

Grade 8 Goodwill Project

2010-05-21T09:55:00.003-04:00

Videos, Powerpoints, Reflections - See what the 8th grade has to say about Goodwill on the Goodwill Project Blog.

Click the link above to find out what the Evil Ninja does to Poor Stanley and how Goodwill saves the day.

6th Grade Girls' Book Group

2010-04-09T11:44:00.002-04:00

We Skyped with Kathleen Benner Duble, author of The Sacrifice. She's awesome!

Skyping with Kathleen Benner Duble on PhotoPeach

Portland Museum of Art

2010-04-09T11:17:00.001-04:00

Portland Museum of Art - Mahoney Visit on PhotoPeach

Young Author's Night

2010-04-02T12:03:00.003-04:00

Mahoney authors read their work at Young Author's Night in the library.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Clean the Creek - Friday April 2

2010-03-29T09:10:00.002-04:00

We're cleaning Mill Creek/Trout Brook Friday, April 2 starting at 2:30 p.m. and we can use your help. Everyone who can spare a few minutes after school on Friday is welcome to help pick up trash along the creek to make it a cleaner and more beautiful part of our town. See Mr. Carter for more information.

What Does Art Communicate to You?

2010-03-26T07:01:00.000-04:00

Edited version of the Grade 6 activities on how art can communicate.

Grade 6 - How Does Art Communicate

2010-03-25T11:31:00.000-04:00

Mr. Nees rough cut video.

Skype Fever 1793

2010-03-18T15:25:00.004-04:00

Laura Halsey Anderson talked with Mr. Harmon's LA class about writing and her book Fever 1793. A great writer and a super person!

Ms. White's work in Haiti

2010-02-09T07:44:00.000-05:00

Ms. White's winter recess was spent working in a hospital with children in Port-Au-Prince, before the earthquake. She shared her experiences with students in South Portland schools.

Haiti Relief from Mahoney

2010-01-25T14:16:00.002-05:00

Mahoney students and staff are helping the people of Haiti as they work to recover from the devastating earthquake they suffered. On Friday, January 22, Hats for Haiti day raised $1000 through donations at the school. And the Haiti Bake Sale raised over $150 that evening.

Health Class with Officer Barker

2010-01-07T11:48:00.001-05:00

8th graders trying out the goggles

Pennies (Lots of Them!) for Peace

2009-12-23T11:23:00.002-05:00

Mahoney students and staff gave over $1000 to help a school in Afghanistan. This money will fund one full-time teacher for an entire year, with more than $400 extra to help in other ways.

The Student Council coordinated the entire project and proudly presented Mrs. Germani with their check the day before Christmas vacation.

Book Launch and Reading Buddies

2009-12-23T11:18:00.002-05:00

Mr. Harmon's mystery writers read from their work and Mrs. Doughty's LA class got together with their "buddies" from Mrs. Reinhold's class at Brown school.

Games

2009-12-11T14:15:00.000-05:00

3 Cups of Tea - Day 2

2009-11-24T15:08:00.003-05:00

Tuesday before Thanksgiving was another half day of special activities related to reading 3 Cups of Tea. What did you like the best??

Remember: First names only when you comment. No full names, please, or your comment will be deleted. Sorry.

Click Comments below and tell us what you think.

Scenes from 3 Cups of Tea Day

2009-11-03T10:30:00.001-05:00

Here are some scenes from around school on our first 3 Cups of Tea Day.

Three Cups of Tea Day

2009-10-28T19:02:00.003-04:00

I got to visit all the classes on our first Three Cups of Tea Day. I saw lots of interesting things going on: kids getting dressed in high tech gear for mountain climbing; bulbs being planted in the front flower gardens; lots of kids exploring Pakistan on Google Earth; students breathing through straws after hiking outside; groups drinking hot tea; games of cricket in the gym; videos and reading all over the school. It all looked great to me. What did you think?

What did you like about the half day on Wednesday, October 28? To give your opinion, click on the word Comments below and write in the comment box. You don't have to give your name, but please tell what grade you are in. You can add suggestions for the next activity day, too.

Mr. Koelker

Extension Cords?

2009-10-15T08:13:00.002-04:00

Any student taking his or her laptop home with permission can stop by the computer lab and pick up a power adapter extension cord. This will add 6 feet of cord and allow you to plug in to an outlet more easily.

It's a Whole New Year!

2009-09-24T10:13:00.002-04:00

Summer's over - Don't we all wish it could last forever? But we're moving on, and there's a new Buzz here at Mahoney. It's all about the new MacBook laptops that all the 7th and 8th graders and teachers have, and that the 6th grade will be using on laptop carts soon. Check in with your part of the buzz by clicking on Comments and telling what you think of the new year with new laptops.

Now We're Blogging....

2009-05-06T10:40:00.004-04:00

Lots of comments today on the special half-day activities. So what do you think of Mahoney Buzz? Is this a good place to get your opinions out to the rest of the school? What else would you like to blog about?

Thursday April 16

2009-04-16T11:58:00.000-04:00

Today was a half day with vacation starting at noon. Each grade did a special project for the day. What did you think of the project work you did? Is this a good way to learn? If we do it again, what would you change to improve it?

Constructive comments will be posted. Please sign your comment with just your first name.

Fierce Funtastic Friday

2009-04-16T11:56:00.001-04:00

April 10 was FFF Day put on by the Student Council. What did you think of the day? Would you like to do it again before the end of the year? How could it be made better?

Constructive comments will be posted. Please sign your comments with just your first name.