Dear Saxe Families,
We hope you are sitting down because you are about to become overcome by some serious good vibes, positivity, and all-encompassing happiness. Firstly, thanks to YOU, Celebrate Saxe set two new records: we hit 61% participation (our #1 priority) AND we exceeded the $100,000 monetary goal. Our sincere thanks to everyone who supported our efforts to raise funds for much needed events, program enhancements, and educational initiatives.
Also, we would like to recognize some of the individuals who have had a big impact on the Saxe community this fall
. We are G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L for:
- Maria Magliacano, Sarah Patterson, Molly Polacek, & Suzanne Pertusiello, our Spirit Wear design mavens, who neglected their families from Aug.-Oct. to attend every blessed welcome event to sell our goods and smash sales records!
- Jamie Boris, Laura Prior, Marjorie Furman & Emily Hanlon, our Celebrate Saxe Dream Team knocked it out of the park!
- Darcy Smith and the website and newsletter design team for new easier to read formatting.
- Krista Tully, for her design work and sourcing for our fun lobby and lounge & learn spaces…stay tuned as she is helping us with more student spaces.
- Kristin Barnard, Kristin Reed for overseeing all of our hospitality events - and their 5th Grade Fun Run Team (Shannon Goetz, Shayla O'Neil, & Liz Squillante), who raised the bar for future in-school events.
- Danielle Sibilia, for single-handedly taking on the Parent Volunteer Coordinator role for Aladdin - a huge job that takes a lot of patience, time and dedication.
- Jennifer Murphy, Camilla Austin, Heather Carroll, Lucy Dathan, Laura Strobach and the many generous parents who organized refreshments for all of the Open House Nights.
- Mary Maechling and Nancy Burgess who coordinated with LifeTouch photographers and PTC volunteers as teachers and students lined up for school photos - a time-honored tradition.
Thanks to you,
we have shown that when we all come together, great things happen.
We look forward to seeing you all at the programs and events
to come...
Most especially, the
Dr. Brooks presentation tomorrow night at 7 pm
in the Saxe Auditorium—don’t miss it!
Grateful to the max,
Kate VanDussen and Susan Gelvin
Saxe PTC Co-Presidents
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November
2nd: Dr. Brooks Presents "Raising Resilient Children & Adolescents"
3rd: End of First Quarter
6th: Board of Ed Meeting
7th: Election Day/Professional Learning Day/NO SCHOOL for Students
7th: Faculty Staff Appreciation Luncheon
10th: Veterans Day Celebration
10th: Aladdin Jr. PM Performance
11th: Aladdin Jr. AM & PM Performances
22nd: EARLY DISMISSAL
23rd: Thanksgiving
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“Raising Resilient Children and Adolescents”
Thursday, November 2
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@ 7:00 PM, Saxe Auditorium
The PTCs of East, South, West, Saxe and the NCHS PFA have collaborated in hosting Dr. Robert Brooks for a special evening presentation. Dr. Brooks, author, psychologist and Harvard Medical School Faculty Member, will provide parents with specific strategies to implement at home to help nurture resiliency, kindness, and confidence in our children and adolescents.
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Volunteers Needed for Veterans Day Celebration
Friday, November 10th
Please consider helping with the Saxe Library & Media Center's 10th Annual Veteran's Day celebration. There are 90-minute shifts available throughout the day, greeting the veterans while they await their student guides.
Please click HERE
to sign up as a volunteer.
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Faculty Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Tuesday, November 7th
On Professional Learning Day every November, the Saxe PTC organizes an Appreciation Luncheon for Saxe Faculty and Staff.
Please click HERE
if you would like to donate refreshments or are able to volunteer to help setup.
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Aladdin Jr. Tickets On Sale Now!
Aladdin Jr. Ticket sales are now open to the general public.
Show Dates:
November 10th @ 7:00 P.M.
November 11th @ 11:00 A.M.
and
2:00 P.M.
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Cyber Security News from Dr. Luizzi
- Recently the national press has published articles about US school systems as targets of cyber-hacking.
- New Canaan Public Schools has a Cyber Security team comprised of school officials from the Superintendent's Office and the K-12 system. The team meets regularly to review best practices, lessons learned from recent hacks, and to schedule training for the technical team.
- The team provides ongoing training to the teaching staff. District Technology Director, Scott Barnett, has been going to faculty meetings with a presentation about ways to keep the faculty technology and our network safe. The team will be issuing a regular email communication with faculty/staff to keep them thinking of cyber safety.
- Finally, the district Crisis Advisory Board (CAB) now has a standing agenda item focused on cyber security.
- Members of the team spent 3 hours with FBI specialists in August to review cyber security protocols and to learn directly from them about cyber threats and what we should be protecting against in our network.
- As Dr. Luizzi remarked, "You can never say a network is 100% secure, but I believe we are doing more than any other school district related to cyber security, and we will continue to keep this in the forefront of our work with technology."
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ATTENTION 6TH GRADE PARENTS!
Connecticut State Law requires ALL students to have a physical
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Spirit Wear for Sale Online!
ISlides are back by popular demand! Each pair is $44.99 (includes personalization). Refer to the size chart and use code "NC10" for special pricing.
Click HERE to order ISlides.
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Call for Recyclable Items
Your family's trash may be the art department's treasure!
Please clean and sanitize all items as appropriate before donation.
If you have something unique that you think the art department might use, please email your child's art teacher with a photo of the item so the art teachers can confirm if there is a need. Thank you!
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December Newsletter Deadline
Click
HERE
to submit your news no later than 5:00 PM on
Monday, November 27th.
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COMMUNITY CLICKS
"Be Kind" Leadership Summit Hosted by LiveGirl
Tuesday, November 7th, 10 AM - 2 PM
New Canaan Lacrosse Association
Registration for NCLA Spring 2018 lacrosse programs
for boys & girls in grades K-8 will be live by this coming weekend!
Visit nclax.org for details
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STAY CONNECTED & BE SOCIAL with the SAXE PTC!
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