FROM THE 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!