 Dear Stanbridge Community, It is hard to believe that the calendar turned to October this week, especially given the unusually high temperatures. Please remember to send a refillable water bottle to school with your child every day. We have water filling stations at school and encourage students to stay well hydrated to beat the heat. We have a series of open houses that will be coming up this fall. Word of mouth about our great school is one of the main ways families come to Stanbridge. Please consider spreading the word about these open house opportunities to families you know who have a child that could benefit from a Stanbridge Academy education. Invite your friends whose children could benefit from Stanbridge.
RSVP Online: Stanbridgeacademy.org/admissions. Have a great weekend! Stay Strong, Bulldogs! – Julie Smith, Head of School   Dear Stanbridge Community,
It was wonderful to welcome so many of our families to Back to School night last evening. We heard from many of our parents how impressed they were with the teachers and their presentations. It is a highlight for our staff to see our students' parents as well. We are partners in your children's educational journey. Today, the staff continued in our quest for excellence in our field of education for neurodiverse students. We reviewed an essential tool in our social emotional learning: Leah Kuyper's Zones of Regulation. You can click on the link to familiarize yourself with these zones. You might be surprised that our staff uses these zones for their personal feelings too. Today we also welcomed Jennifer Abrams, an educator and communications specialist. Ms. Abrams is widely known for increasing intergenerational communication through a variety of exercises and discussions. The materials we engaged with were based on Jennifer’s most recent book, Stretching your learning Edges: Growing (UP) at Work. Having the time for staff to engage in meaningful ongoing education is critical for school improvement. Faculty and staff building a trusting, working relationship improves student outcomes as well. Stay Strong, Bulldogs! Julie Smith Head of School Dear Stanbridge Community,
We are wrapping up our third week of school and starting to settle into routines. This past week the Stanbridge Parent Association (SPA) held its first meeting of the school year. It was encouraging to see so many new faces joining us! Danny Martin shared about our CARES program, and our Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) program. We will continue to highlight different aspects of our program during upcoming in-person SPA meetings. We hope more parents will be able to volunteer this year to help with the many SPA activities. We are alternating between in-person and Zoom for the SPA meetings to try to encourage more families to participate. The next SPA meeting will be October 2 on Zoom from 12:00 - 12:30 pm so that you can join us from wherever you are during your day. SAVE THE DATE- BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION There will be two sessions for the “Back to School” programs on September 19, 2024:
The “Back to School” programs will allow you to hear from your student’s teachers and ask general curriculum questions. If you have more individualized questions regarding your child, we encourage you to email your child’s teacher directly and reach out to set up a time to connect. Parent Teacher conferences will be held in November and those meetings will be specifically about your child. We look forward to seeing you at the Back to School programs and happy weekend! Stay Strong, Bulldogs! Julie Smith Head of School Dear Stanbridge Community, This week was all about settling into our school routines. It is always a pleasure to see happy students in classes and also outside learning and playing. This year, a bright spot has been our new sports court. Through your generous donations at the 2024 Gala, we were able to have the old court replaced to make it an inviting place to be. Our students are enjoying using the Sport Court for Physical Education and for recess/lunch breaks. The photos below capture just some of the ways that the sport court is being used: Coach Gage is warming up with his Middle School Physical Education class and, lunchtime basketball with Middle and High School playing together with teacher, Daniel Geller. Enjoy the Labor Day long weekend ahead and we will see you back at Stanbridge next Tuesday, September 3. Stay Strong, Bulldogs! Julie Smith Head of School Dear Stanbridge Community, We had a very smooth beginning of the 2024-25 school year this week. It was wonderful to welcome students and families during our Back-to-School Orientation and Ice Cream Social on Tuesday afternoon. This provided an opportunity for students and families to meet faculty and staff, as well as meet new students and old friends prior to the first day of school. We appreciate that so many of you joined us on Tuesday. There was a tremendous amount of positive energy and enthusiasm around campus all week, and it is heartwarming to hear students share how happy they are to be back in school! Thank you to our Stanbridge Parent Association (SPA) co-chairs, Lisa Kennedy and Pamela Davies for hosting our back to school coffee get together! It was wonderful to see returning families welcoming our newest Bulldog families into the fold. This community is not only for your children, there is a wealth of information that our families are happy to share with one another. We will continue to look for opportunities to bring our families together to help build a strong community. Our first SPA meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 4th at 8:30am on campus. Danny Martin will be our guest speaker for this first meeting and he will share about our CARES Program, our School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions (SW-PBIS) System. I hope you are seeing the positive energy at home that we are seeing after the first three days of school. I did hear quite a few students discussing how tired they are getting up early for school, so enjoy a restful, recharging weekend. We will see you back here for Week Two on Monday morning. It is going to be a wonderful school year! Stay Strong, Bulldogs! Julie Smith Head of School PS - Check out some photos from this week below! |
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