Stratford Public Schools

Franklin Families: It's that time of year again! Gather all of your loose change to battle for a class pizza party! Earn points by putting all pennies and bills in our falcon's class jar! Reduce your competing classes' points by putting all nickles, dimes, and quarters into their jars! Helpful Tip: Separate the positive points versus negative for your falcons before school. This way, they understand which coins need to be placed in a separate class's jar! The class with the highest points win a PIZZA PARTY!!! Games begin Monday, January 29th and end Friday, February 2nd! Let the games begin!!!

Nichols students wore pajamas and brought in donations to help fight childhood cancer!

Congrats to our most recent Second HIll Students of the Month!

Equity & Engagement Family Workshop, January 25th from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm at Stratford High Lecture Hall. Top 5 Study Skills/SAT Prep Info.

Election Day - School CLOSED 11.7.2023 - November 6, 2023 Dear Stratford Families, This is a reminder that tomorrow, November 7, 2023 is Election Day for municipalities. 10 of our schools will be used as polling centers; open from 6 AM to 8 PM. As such, there will be no school for students. Stratford has a talented slate of individuals running for municipal office. If you are one of Stratfords approximate 34,000 eligible voters, I encourage you to go out, exercise your civic responsibility, and vote for candidates best qualified, in virtue and background, to fill the vacant elected official positions. Sincerely, Dr. Uyi E. Osunde Superintendent of Schools 6 de noviembre de 2023 Estimadas familias de Stratford: Este es un recordatorio de que mañana 7 de noviembre de 2023 es el día de las elecciones municipales. 10de nuestras escuelas serán utilizadas como votación centros; abierto de 6 a. m. a 8 p. m.. Como tal, no habrá escuela para los estudiantes. Stratford tiene una lista de personas talentosas que se postulan para cargos municipales. Si usted es uno de los aproximadamente 34.000 votantes elegibles de Stratford, lo aliento a salir, ejercer su responsabilidad cívica y votar por los candidatos mejor calificados, en virtud y antecedentes, para ocupar los puestos oficiales electos vacantes. Atentamente, Dr. Uyi E.Osunde Superintendente de Escuelas

Dear Stratford Families, We are excited to invite you to our first installation of our Town Hall series. This semester, the Town Hall will be held on October 24 at 6:30 PM at Stratford High School auditorium. The Town Hall meeting is intended to create a space for a dialogue and promote stakeholder voice. District, or school system, leaders will be present to provide updates on our school system priorities. Additionally, attendees will be able to provide feedback and suggestions for the consideration of district leaders. We also anticipate our school building leaders will be in attendance, and over the last couple of years we’ve also had a good amount of our teachers join us as well. This year, our district theme is Family and Community Partnerships. We are extremely proud of all the work that went into preparing and planning to start the year, and we look forward to a successful year in partnership with you and this outstanding community. Let us continue to ensure that all feel included in this work, engaged in this work, and inspired by our collective efforts and collaboration. Click on link below to RSVP. We are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, October 24. https://5il.co/26vpq - English https://5il.co/26vpr - Spanish

There are lots of fall activities happening throughout our town and surrounding community this month, and we do hope you get a chance to visit a few! Click on the link below for more information. https://sps.edurooms.com/engage/stratford-public-schools/newsletters/district-news-events-october-6-2023

BHS Marching Band and Color Guard is hosting a Can and Bottle Drive from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM on the 2nd Saturday of every month. This event will happen year-round come rain or shine. The location of the event is the Eli Whitney Elementary School Bus Loop located at 1130 Huntington Road - Stratford CT 06614. Come out and donate your cans and bottles to help out the Marching Band and Color Guard!

Congratulations to the BHS and SHS Counseling Departments on winning FAFSA Challenge awards! Our students are so fortunate to have such dedicated counseling staff!!!

Internet Safety and Social Media Presentation Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fMzjjS_ct4 .

What is Equity? Family + Community Engagement - How do we define "Family Engagement"? A full, equal, and equitable partnership among families, educators, and community partners to promote children is learning and development, from birth through college and career. Click the link below to view the presentation. https://5il.co/23yhp

Dear Franklin Falcon, Would you like to get FREE tickets to watch a UCONN Football game with your family and represent Franklin Elementary as our “Star of Honor”? If so, write or draw something that you did over the summer that represents one or more of the following Portrait of a Graduate traits: communicator, collaborator, lifelong learner, compassionate, engaged community member and solution driven problem solver. This is an optional activity to be completed with students family at home ❤️ Submission can be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese. SUBMISSIONS DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th Franklin’s Climate Committee will select 4 students per classroom to represent Franklin Elementary at the UCONN game. All Stars of Honor award winners will receive a certificate recognizing their outstanding accomplishment and will be recognized with an ovation from the crowd during a break in the action. *Game Details* Utah State University vs. University of Connecticut Saturday, September 30th at Time to be Announced Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field – 615 Silver Ln, East Hartford, CT 06118

BACK TO SCHOOL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP FAIR VIDEO - We are so excited for our first Annual Family Community Partnership Fair. We have about 45 vendors here and we're going to give out some backpacks, some school supplies, possibly some tablets, and some cell phones. Click on the link below to view the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSCavRVGhUg

Hello Stratford Families! We know there's still plenty of summer of left (and we hope you're enjoying it), but just a friendly reminder - school starts Thursday, August 31, 2023. We can't wait to see you!

2023 Summer School at Stratford High School. Click on the link for more information. https://5il.co/1ted2

Kickstart Into Kindergarten Summer Application (2023) - Stratford Public Schools is pleased to offer a FREE three week in-person KickStart Into Kindergarten program as a jump-start for qualifying students entering kindergarten in August 2023. Attendance for all 12 days is required to maximize productivity. Session: July 10th - July 27th (Monday - Thursday) - The KickStart Into Kindergarten program is primarily designed to serve children who have no preschool experience or who demonstrate a need for additional support in building the skills necessary for kindergarten. The program will closely resemble a regular kindergarten structure focusing on routines, SEL, and developmentally appropriate content and skills and will operate as follows from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Location: Franklin School 🌞MESSAGE TO FAMILY/GUARDIAN: Please fill out and SUBMIT the following application. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9uFGTZQNnoK7Sv3PajqSddKT-03JB9qlOeSBz6FxZS2AAlg/viewform

Author Rick Arruzza and his dog Dexter visit Nichols School

Nichols students had a fun filled day full of activities promoting cooperation, team building, school spirit, friendly competition and encouraging sportsmanship.

Wilcoxson Spirit Days - Crazy Hair Day

BHS and Beacon staff had a blast playing kickball against our Unified athletes and partners in blue! The competition was friendly, fierce but most of all, FUN for all who had the opportunity to participate!!