The Saugatuck Scoop
Saugie’s Checklist:
☕ Last call for K-Cups!
🔬 PTA Meeting 1/25: See you in the new Science Lab!
⛸ Sharpen those skates and buy tickets now!
🍜 SouperBowl Food Drive begins Monday, 1/30
Save the Date:
TOMORROW, January 19th @ 7:00pm | 4th Grade Orchestra and |
Monday, January 23rd @ 7:00pm | BOE meeting @ Staples |
Wednesday, January 25th @ 9:15am | SES PTA Meeting in the SES Science Lab (Room 316) |
Sunday, January 29th, 5:00-7:00pm | Ice Skating Party |
Monday, January 30th, 7:00pm | BOE meeting @ Staples |
Thursday, February 2nd @ 7:30am | 2nd Grade Rise & Read |
Thursday, February 9th | Barnes & Noble Shopping Day |
Thursday, February 9th, 9:30-10:30am | Sip-n-Chat (for Special Education parents) @ Panera Bread |
PTA Meeting in the NEW Science Lab
We look forward to seeing everyone at the General PTA Meeting on January 25th at 9:15am in our brand new, super-cool SES Science Lab! Dr. Moskovitz will show off the Lab as well as discuss the exciting projects that students are working on this year.
SES Ice Skating Party!
Hey skaters! Ready to figure-eight on Sunday, January 29th from 5-7:00pm? The deadline to buy advance tickets for the SES Skating Party is next Friday, January 27th so if you haven’t ordered yours yet, don’t wait! CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW! (Price includes skate rentals.) Event will be rain or shine and is NOT a drop-off event! Helmets (bike or ski work) are strongly encouraged. Contact Alex Cirasuolo (alexcirasuolo@optonline.net) or Samantha Kempster (skempster@gmail.com) with questions.
Second Grade Rise & Read
Second grade families! Please join us for Rise & Read on Thursday, February 2nd at 7:30am in the library. We’re asking the parents from Ms. Stone’s and Ms. Siclari’s classes to SIGN-UP HERE to donate nut-free breakfast snacks and drinks for this session. All second graders who attend will receive a special bookmark from Ms. Locke!
Barnes & Noble Shopping Day
This year’s B&N Shopping Day will be Tuesday, February 7th! Save the Date for this must-attend event that will feature special SES guest appearances. A portion of every dollar you spend shopping on the 7th will help fund student enrichment programs.
Volunteer Survey
Volunteering can be really fun. SERIOUSLY. Fill out our volunteer survey so we can help figure out the best way to make it happen for you.
SOUPerbowl Food Drive
And then there were four (teams)... We don’t know exactly which teams will be playing yet, but we DO know that you can help our community by participating in our 2017 Souperbowl Food Drive. We’ll be collecting non-perishable food items the week prior to the Superbowl for the CT Food Bank. Students will be able to vote for their favorite team by placing their donations in that teams’ collection bin during the week of Monday, January 30th - Friday, February 3rd … feeding our community makes us all winners! <groan>... I know.
Kindness Month… Still Going Strong!
Listen up... today’s Kindness Calendar entry is “Help someone at home clean!” So don’t miss this golden opportunity… get your kids on board and hand over the vacuum! The Caring Council’s Kindness calendar has a lot of great ideas for the last couple weeks of Kindness Month; if you lost your copy, we’ve attached a PDF of the calendar. Remember: the goal is to spread kindness like confetti through our actions and thoughts in January (and well, always). Share your acts of kindness by sending in a picture or short blurb about it for the kindness bulletin board! You can also email your acts of kindness to Mrs. Locke (rlocke@westport.k12.ct.us).
LAST CALL for K-Cups!
The need for coffee never expires, but we’re throwing out one last request for K-cup donations for the Staff Lounge Keurig machine. If you ever have extra on-hand or feel like grabbing an extra box at the store, our teachers will thank you!
SES Artists At Work
“What are you doing in art?” you ask. Here’s your answer… Abstract expressionism was the theme in December. Grades K-1 learned about Wassily Kandinsky, and created pieces based on his famous color study of concentric circles. Grades 2-3 drew pictures with contrasting warm or cool colors inspired by the style of artist, Mark Rothko. Grades 4-5 learned about artist Paul Klee and made their own versions of his famous work Castle and Sun. Visit our updated SES Art Page to learn more!
Upcoming Positive Youth Development (PYD) Programs
Raise Your Child to Be a Resilient Adult
with Tracey Masella, LCSW, Silver Hill Hospital
February 1st, Weston Location TBA 10-11:30am; Wilton Library 7-8:30pm
This program will illustrate how helping a child learn to live life on life's terms will build resilience. Parents will learn how to foster problem solving skills and interpersonal effectiveness in their children by using mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques. http://www.wiltonyouth.org
👉 Don’t forget…
PTA Membership
It’s 2017… are you a member yet? CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
SES Logowear
The SES Logowear store always has a lot of cool things… fuzzy PJ pants, cool tees, car magnets, water bottles and more… Click here to shop now!
A Scoop of Thanks...
- To all the fifth graders (and their parents) who participated in the fifth grade Rise & Read Scavenger Hunt last week… 41 students in all! And congratulations to the Scavenger Hunt winner, Caroline Roschen!
- To Stefanie Buchalter, for setting up the awesome SES Alumni Display Case, showcasing photos of past fifth grade classes. It’s located right outside the cafeteria… be sure to check it out next time you’re at school!
Quote of the Week
“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌟 Special Education News 🌟
Community Events:
Click here for information on events in the community.
*Sip-n-Chat:
Thursday, February 9th, 9:30-10:30am (Panera Bread, 1860 Post Road East)
*Westport Commission on People with Disabilities: Inaugural Meeting
Tomorrow, January 19th at 8:30am, Westport Town Hall, Room 201
For more information, CLICK HERE.
*Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends provides a wide array of innovative programming promoting a greater awareness and understanding of both the unique needs and the unique gifts of individuals with disabilities and encourages respect and empathy for those facing difficult challenges. Circle of Friends is non-sectarian. Some of the programs include weekly home visits from volunteer teens who come to your home to spend time with your child; Monthly Teen Scene and more.
February Circle of Friends Camp, 40 Kings Street Norwalk, CT
February 20th to 23rd from 10am to 2pm
Contact Freida Hecht (203-293-8837) if interested.
*Community Lecture Series -
Thinking Differently: My LD/ADHD Journey to Empowerment
TOMORROW, January 19th from 7:00-8:30pm, Eagle Hill Southport School, 214 Main Street, Southport
One young man’s inspiring story and his passion for people who think differently. A lecture for anyone from 4th grade to adulthood interested in learning more about overcoming, or helping others overcome, the challenges associated with having a learning disability. Contact: hbuckingham@eaglehillsouthport.org
*Fairfield Public Schools Transition Series
Next talk: January 26th at 6:30pm, Fairfield Warde High School
Parents Panel: “Our experiences with exiting public school service and transitioning to adult agency supports.” A parent panel of former FPS services will review and discuss their experiences working with adult service agencies, both private and state; the transition process and what they know now that would have helped them as their student was exiting.
*Special Olympics at the Westport Y
The swimming program is ongoing with practices on Sunday. The basketball program is ongoing with practices on Saturday. The Y will also add a track & field program to compete in the Summer Games this year. Practices will start mid- to late-March and will primarily occur outdoors at YMCA Camp Mahackeno. For more info, email Jay Jaronko (jjaronko@westporty.org).
👉 Other Community News…
Community Bulletin Board:
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Contact The Scoop:
If you’d like your announcement or event to be included in a future edition of the Scoop, complete THIS NEW FORM by Friday evenings at 5:00pm to request submission in the following week’s Scoop. (Flyers or attachments need to be approved by Principal Beth Messler (emessler@westport.k12.ct.us) and PTA Co-Presidents, Caroline Evans (carolinesespta@gmail.com) and Jodi Harris (jodiharris.pta@gmail.com). Once approved, email it to saugatuck.scoop@gmail.com.) Contact the Scoop (saugatuck.scoop@gmail.com) with any questions… or just to let us know that you’re actually reading all the way to very end. 👏