CO-PRESIDENTS' LETTER
Dear Saxe Families,
3..2..1..Happy New Year! We hope you spent your holiday break surrounded by family and friends and enjoying some much-needed rest. We also hope the middle-schoolers in your life were able to endure all that forced family fun!
Reflecting back on 2019, we are touched and amazed by the generosity of our Saxe parent community. With your help, the PTC has already funded a number of student activities and curriculum enhancements that will enrich every student’s experience.
Here are several ways in which your CELEBRATE SAXE donations have already made a difference:
- Books for classroom libraries across all grade levels and disciplines.
- Instrument enhancements: the PTC purchased a bass drum, trombone, and bass clarinet for the Saxe school band.
- National Geographic Giant Maps for use by all Saxe Social Studies students in all grades.
- Rockets, simulation software and launch materials for 7th and 8th grade students to participate in a national rocket making/launch competition.
- Customized Welcome Mats with the Saxe Logo for the school’s front and back entrances
- Microphones and other recording equipment for students to utilize when producing video projects and podcasts.
- Fabric for our 8th grade Latin students to make reusable tunics for use at Connecticut Latin Day.
- Software for the Myths and More Club and competition fees for our Mock Trial Club.
- A new fish tank for the Trout Club’s 10 Year Anniversary!
There are a number of additional grants still working their way through the approval process and we shall share the results of those in the weeks to come. We look forward to having your kids back at Saxe tomorrow morning and we wish you and your families a healthy and happy 2020.
Gratefully yours,
Geri Mohr and Patty Zoccolillo
Saxe PTC Co-Presidents
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PRINCIPAL'S LETTER
Dear Saxe Parents,
Happy New Year! As we come off the nice holiday break and head into this season of “new beginnings”, it is my hope that you and your family feel refreshed and optimistic about what 2020 has in store for us. The new year allows us to recalibrate our thinking and put a renewed focus on goals and priorities, big and small. These may be individual or approached with a supportive group with similar ambitions. Either way, it is important to remember that slow and steady is the name of the game. Celebrating the small successes is a great way of building momentum and appreciating the journey along the way. I wish you the best with all of your aspirations in the new year!
Sincerely,
Dave Gusitsch
Principal, Saxe Middle School
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8th to 9th Grade Transition Parent Coffee
Jan 8
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Open House Grades 6-8
Jan 27-Feb 7
*specific dates to come
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8th to 9th Grade Transition Parent Coffee
January 8 at 9:15 AM, NCHS Wagner Room
This an informational session for parents of 8th graders transitioning to NCHS in the fall of 2020.
Click HERE
for updates about the 8th to 9th transition process, including information for those applying to private schools.
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Upcoming Winter Concerts
Jan 14
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Grade 5 & 6 Winter Choir Concert
January 22
- Grades 5-8 Orchestra Concert
Jan 28
- Grade 5 & 6 Band Concert
Jan 29
- Grade 7 & 8 Band Concert
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PTC General Meeting—Bagels, Budget & Bryan
Jan 15 at 9:30 AM, NCHS Wagner Room
Please join us at this joint meeting with the Saxe PTC and the NCHS Parent Faculty Association where superintendent Dr. Bryan Luizzi will discuss the 2020-2021 Board of Education budget.
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Note From the School Nurse:
State Requires Physicals for All 6th Grade Students
Connecticut State Law requires all students to have a physical exam during 6th grade
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The CT Health Assessment form needs to be on file in the nurse’s office
by the last day of 6th grade
. They will accept physicals dated from
June 1, 2019.
Upon completion of the exam, please send the completed CT health assessment record to the lower division health office. Please contact school nurse
Joelle Graham
(
203-594-4526) with any questions.
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NCPS and New Canaan CARES Present "Transition to Kindergarten"
January 16, 9:30 AM at East School
Come for a presentation and conversation about preparation for kindergarten, including social, emotional, and developmental milestones. Bring your questions! Younger siblings welcome. Presenters include Elementary School principals and the director of New Canaan CARES. Snow Date (if school closing or delayed opening): January 17.
Click HERE
for more information or to register.
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New Canaan CARES Book Discussion: How to Raise an Adult
January 16, 6:30 PM at Elm Street Books
Join other parents to talk about how to prepare our kids for success. Facilitated by Ellen Brezovsky. Space limited to 15 attendees.
Click HERE
for more information or to register.
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New Canaan CARES presents Staying Calm in the Storm: How to feel Empowered When our Community Experiences Tragedy
January 22, 10:00 AM at New Canaan Historical Society
Explore ways to navigate grief. Learn practical ways you and your child can manage anxiety and fear. Discuss the importance of self-care. Sponsored in partnership with New Canaan Coalition for Youth & Families, the town of New Canaan and the New Canaan Historical Society. Snow Date Jan 29.
Click HERE
for more information and to register.
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Middle School Night at the Y
January 25, 7-9:30 PM at the YMCA
Middle schoolers take over the Y for a night of endless activities—Scooter Pool, Group Exercise Center, Wagner Room, Wellness Center, Zone Challenge by Parisi, Spinning, and a special monthly event. Pizza and snacks will be available for purchase. Pre-registration is available online or at the front desk and is strongly recommended.
Click HERE
to register.
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Register Now for New Canaan Spring Softball
Join the fastest growing sport in town! Our successful, self-esteem building program teaches the game of softball and stresses the importance of being a team player. Our Little League rec program’s regular registration period is open to Kindergarten through 9th grade girls through February 16th.
Click HERE
to register. Contact
Kristin Boroff
with any questions about the program.
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New Canaan Saxe Squash Registration
Registration is open for New Canaan Squash. Programs are available for boys and girls kindergarten through 12th grade. New this year is a girls-only Squash Fit program for girls 5th-8th grade. New to squash players are welcome to try a complementary class.
Click HERE
for more information on any of these programs or contact
Taylor Benevento
for 7/8th grade and
Ipek Savasoglu
for 5/6th grade
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Donate Your Used Computers
For almost two decades, Computers for Kids program has been collecting and fixing up gently used computers at Saxe to give to families in need. If you know a child or family in need of a computer, please contact
Patty Potts
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If you have an unused laptop or desktop computer to donate, please bring it to the Saxe Lower Division Security Desk labeled with your name and address. Laptops are in especially high demand. Community member Julius Alexander prepares the CPUs for us, custodian Bob Tonucci organizes stock and finds monitors, keyboards, etc. to work with the CPUs, and our Saxe Lower Division Security Staff accept donations and help recipients pick up their "new" computers. This program would not run without their generous help, and new volunteers are always welcome.
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