SPS Weekly Newsletter

Thank you to all of the families, staff, and community members who attended both virtual forums that were held on Thursday about the new elementary school building project. There was a lot of important information shared during these forums and we answered many great questions from the participants. If you missed it, or would like to see it again, you can watch the videos by clicking on the buttons below:

You can also go on a virtual flythrough and see what the new elementary school building in Stoughton would look like. DRA Architects created this preview video, which was shown during the virtual forums. It shows both exterior and interior renderings of the building. A rendering of the exterior front entrance is also featured in the header photo at the top of the newsletter.

Finally, if you would like to view the slideshow presentation from the virtual forums, click here.

More information about the new elementary school can be found on the project website.

Enjoy the weekend and I hope to see some of our families at my virtual parent/guardian meeting on Wednesday, January 31 at 9:30am.

Joseph F. Baeta, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Stoughton Public Schools

We want to congratulate Joyce Husseini, the Stoughton Public Schools Director of Facilities and Grounds, on her retirement! Joyce has been in this position for the past five years, overseeing the maintenance of our buildings and transportation of our students, as well as managing the custodial and maintenance staff.

Prior to working at SPS, Joyce served on the Stoughton School Committee for two terms from 2010-2016, including time as chairperson, and also served on the Facilities Master Plan Committee.

Joyce's calm demeanor has provided a steadying presence at the district office and her knowledge of all SPS buildings is unrivaled. While we will miss seeing Joyce around the office on a daily basis, she won't be going too far. Joyce will be staying on in a part-time capacity to assist with the transition process as well as provide guidance for the new elementary school building project and other projects across the district that are currently underway.

Thank you for all of your contributions to SPS and enjoy the start of your (semi) retirement!

The Stoughton High boys varsity basketball team won its game at Milford Tuesday evening 83-70, but they were already winners off the court for what they did earlier in the day. Head coach Evan Taylor brought the varsity team to the Wilkins Elementary School where players spent the morning visiting first grade classrooms, reading with students and interacting with them. Take a look at pictures of the team visiting Mrs. Craven's class. More pictures can be found here.

The Dawe School held its Diversity Celebration Night on Wednesday where families could check out a number of different workshops to learn about other cultures and try many types of delicious foods from around the world! Take a look at a few pictures here. Many more pictures will be shared next week on the Stoughton Public Schools Facebook page!

The O'Donnell Middle School winter sports teams will be taking over the Stoughton High gym on Wednesday, January 31!

• 4pm - OMS wrestling meet
  
  
• 5:30pm - OMS girls basketball game (featuring a halftime performance by the OMS dance team)
  
  
• 6:30pm - OMS boys basketball game
  
  

Come and support our OMS students and the future of Stoughton athletics!

8th grade students and families - Please join the Stoughton High School administration, department directors, and some SHS student leaders on Monday, January 29, 2024 at 6:30pm in the Stoughton High Auditorium for the 8th Grade SHS Showcase!

This program is an introduction to all of our current 8th grade students and families of all SHS has to offer our students. You will hear all about classes, graduation requirements, opportunities, activities, clubs, sports, music, drama, and much much more at SHS! In addition, you will also receive important information about the SHS course selection process which will begin for our incoming 9th grade students in February.

We look forward to seeing you at the 8th Grade SHS Showcase on January 29th!

Another friendly reminder that with the school year underway, we want to make sure we have accurate and updated emergency contact information and health information for your child. Please log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, click on the forms link in the left navigation menu and update any information that is not accurate in the two forms - Current Student Information/Emergency Form and Current Student Health Information. When you have updated the information, please click on submit at the bottom of each of the forms. If your child's information is accurate, please click on submit at the bottom of each form to indicate that you have reviewed the data and it is accurate.

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