SPS Weekly Newsletter
The 2024-2025 school calendar was approved at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday. All of the key dates for next school year, including the first day of school, early release dates, and vacation days/days off from school are included. Take a look at it here.
(A link to this calendar, as well as the calendar for the current school year, can also be found on each school's website.)
We are proud to share that Tana Bernard has been chosen as the O'Donnell Middle School's Project 351 Ambassador for this school year!
Each year 8th grade students are nominated for consideration to be the OMS Ambassador for Project 351. Project 351, a youth-led service movement that honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "fosters unity and strengthens the ethic of service through the engagement and enrichment of an 8th grade Ambassador from each of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts."
As the Ambassador representing Stoughton and the OMS, Tana will participate in a “launch day” during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, along with the other 8th grade students from around Massachusetts, convening in Boston for a day of service.
OMS teachers silently nominate 8th grade students for this honor, looking for students who exhibit the qualities of kindness, compassion, humility, generosity of spirit, and an ethic of service to others.
“Tana embodies Project 351 values of kindness, compassion, humility, and gratitude. She is a model student and a leader amongst her peers,” OMS Principal Katrina Crowley said. “Tana always makes an effort to say hello to people and ask them how they are. She goes out of her way to make sure everyone is included and she is never afraid to do the right thing. Tana is humble, approachable, accepting of others, and a team player. She works hard both in school and in her extracurricular activities. Tana is a member of the OMS chapter of the National Junior Honor Society, plays soccer, and participates in band. She is driven and motivated to continue to do great things and excel in whatever she sets her mind to. Tana is a change-maker and has unlimited potential to lead positive change.”
Five other students in Grade 8 were nominated to be the Project 351 ambassador: Brennan Cox, Valentina de Carvalho, Eden Gonsalves, Jackson Gosule, and Victor Pereira. These students are recognized for their hard work, character, and commitment to service.
Congratulations to all of the OMS Project 351 nominees! And, we wish Tana all the best as she represents Stoughton and OMS this weekend!
Tana and the other Project 351 nominees are pictured here with Mrs. Crowley.
Here is a look at some recent "hour of code" activities students completed in Mrs. Kane's technology class at the Gibbons School. Simply put, coding tells a machine which actions to perform and how to complete tasks. Students used Code.org, Tynker and Tynker Jr., Ozobots, Osmo Coding, and Kodable to practice coding.
Chris Weigel, a choir director at Stoughton High, spent the holiday season performing with the Boston Pops and Metropolitan Chorale for Holiday Pops!
Mr. Weigel was a bass for the Holiday Singers octet, a small group that performs for the children’s matinees with the Pops at Symphony Hall. He also joined the Chorale and Pops for their Holiday Pops tour, providing vocal percussion and beatboxing.
Additionally, he was cover for the soloist in the Vaughan Williams piece, “Fantasia on Christmas Carols.” And, Mr. Weigel also read “A Visit from St. Nicholas” backed by the Pops! (There are a couple of video clips posted on our Instagram page!)
Registration for the Stoughton Public Schools February Vacation Humanities Camp is open!
This vacation camp is a free program offered to SPS students currently in grades 2-5. The camp will be held at the Gibbons Elementary School, 235 Morton St., from 8:30am-12:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the February vacation week (February 20-22).
This is an exciting opportunity for students to participate in a reading/ELA/social studies project based learning program that will enhance their educational experience.
For more information and for the link to register, click here.
It is officially the winter season, so here is a reminder of our school cancellation and delayed opening plan for when there is inclement weather.
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.
