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Sandwich Halloween Festival!

Once again, the STEM/SHS PTSA will be sponsoring an amazing Halloween celebration at Heritage Museum and Gardens. Grand Marshalls for the Costume Parade which “opens” the event are: -Chris [...]
Getting Ready to Begin Another School Year

In August, Dr. Gould sent a letter to families in the district to share out some of the significant safety and facilities work that was accomplished over the summer, as well as to describe some goals [...]
2018-2019 Calendar

2018-2019_Sandwich-district-calendar Please note that school this year begins on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. The Elementary Schools are being used as polling places on Tuesday September 4 and so [...]
Bus Routes 2018-2019 Sandwich Public Schools

A sure sign that summer is coming to a close… here are the bus routes for 2018-2019. Please contact your child’s school with any questions; do not contact the bus company! Click on the [...]
Vernal Pool Created at STEM Academy

STEM Academy’s Vernal Pool: An Outdoor Living Lab On June 8, 2018 the STEM Academy and Sandwich High School constructed a vernal pool, and created a rich outdoor living laboratory. This wetland [...]
Collecting Data for Climate Studies-Worldwide!

by Amy Ferreira, STEM Academy 8th Grade Science Teacher Today we had guests from three different organizations visit a class and join us outside to collect important data. Staff from Jerusalem Bird [...]
School Committee Happenings – September 20, 2017

by Stephanie Hall, Sandwich School Committee Chair Did you missed Wednesday’s meeting because of TS Jose’?? …here are some things we are working on! *California trip, June 2017 We heard from [...]
Sandwich School Committee Sets 2017-2018 Goals

by Stephanie Hall, Sandwich School Committee Chair The Sandwich School Committee recently completed work on the creation of the Committee’s 2017-2018 goals. These goals are directly aligned with [...]
Dr. Gould to Continue Office Hours at the Sandwich Public Library in 2017-2018

During her first year in the district, Superintendent Pam Gould reached out to the entire community of Sandwich with office hours in the heart of Sandwich – at the library. She will continue [...]
Forestdale School Employee of the Year – 2017 – is Kim Aiello!

Forestdale Principal Marc Smith shared the following tribute to Kim Aiello, an ESP at Forestdale School. This year’s Forestdale Educator of the year has been working in the Sandwich Public [...]
Welcome to all the new staff members at Oak Ridge!

At the New Teacher Orientation on August 28, 2017, Oak Ridge Principal Trish Hill introduced her new staff members to the Sandwich Public Schools U-Knighted community. Lynn Barrett- Lynn has been [...]
SHS Teacher of the Year – Mary Kelly!

On September 28, at the District Convocation marking the opening of school for the 2017-2018 year, SHS Assistant Principal Anne Wagner spoke from the heart about SHS Teacher of the Year, Mary Kelly. [...]
STEM Academy Teacher of the Year – Ginger Lavelle!

At the Sandwich Public Schools Convocation on August 30, 2017, STEM Academy Assistant Principal Chip Hill shared the following remarks about Ginger Lavelle. Ginger Lavelle is currently the grade 7 [...]
Welcome to new staff at Forestdale!

At the New Teacher Orientation on August 28, 2017, Forestdale Principal Marc Smith introduced his new staff members with the following remarks. We welcome these new members of the Sandwich U-Knighted [...]
Oak Ridge Teacher of the Year 2017 – Laura Dunn!

At the Sandwich Public Schools Convocation on August 30, 2017, Oak Ridge Principal Trish Hill shared the following remarks about Laura Dunn. Laura Dunn is currently a grade 3 teacher at Oak Ridge. [...]
Did You Know? SC Happenings September 6, 2017

by Stephanie Hall, Sandwich School Committee Chair Welcome Back!! We are so pleased to have our students Back in the Buildings! The School Committee met for our first meeting of the new school year [...]
Seen Around Sandwich!! STEM and Oak Ridge students help those affected by Hurricane Harvey!

by Stephanie Hall, Sandwich School Committee This weekend, students from the Sandwich STEM Academy and the Oak Ridge School held an old-fashioned lemonade stand to help raise funds for the American [...]
What Makes Teaching and Learning in Sandwich So Special…

A group of our alumni, who now teach in the Sandwich Public Schools, shared their thoughts and feelings about growing up in our community and their continued commitment and involvement in our [...]
2017-2018 Bus Routes and Information about Bus Transportation

School Transportation Information 2017-2018 There are three (3) Home-to-School (HTS) tiers Tier 1 – Sandwich high School/STEM Academy (Grades 7-12) Tier 2 – Oak Ridge School (Grades 3-6) Tier 3 [...]
Meet our SHS/STEM Academy Administrative Team

As we welcome and introduce our new Principal, Jim Mulcahy, to the Sandwich Public Schools community, we are taking the opportunity to help everyone get to know the entire Administrative Team. Jim [...]
A Great Time was had by All at 5th Annual Edcamp Cape Cod @ SHS/STEM Academy!

by Karen McGrath On Monday, August 7, 2017, the Edcamp Cape Cod team hosted its 5th annual edcamp at Sandwich High School and STEM Academy! Over 125 educators and administrators from 28 school [...]
2017 Back to School Dates to Note on Calendars

The beginning of August means that school is just around the corner…. here are some dates to note: Kindergarten play date – Wednesday, August 30 6:00 – 7:00 pm Open House Grade 1 [...]
Elementary Open House Dates Announced!

You can mark your calendars with the following dates for Forestdale and Oak Ridge Open Houses! STEM Academy/SHS dates to come…. Monday, Sept 18 – Grades 3 & 4 Tuesday, Sept 19 – [...]
School Committee’s Update, Information to Share Widely….

School Committee Update by Stephanie Hall, Chair – Sandwich School Committee May 30, 2017 Hello from the Sandwich School Committee! While there are lots of Sporting Events and Field Trips…the [...]
Meet the New SHS Principal – Jim Mulcahy

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Our Garden is Growing -with a Little Help from our Friends!

by Paula Chambers, PK-6 Science Curriculum Coordinator Mary Kay Fox, President of the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge visited several Forestdale first and second grade classes this week. [...]
Science in 2nd Grade – Always Engaging When Mrs. Beers is Around!

by Paula Chambers, PK-6 Science Curriculum Coordinator Mary Beers, from the Thornton Burgess Society/Green Briar Nature Center, shared her knowledge and expertise at Forestdale again this month. We [...]
Dr. Booras Shares her thoughts about Retirement with the School Committee

Expression of Gratitude to Sandwich School Committee by Dr. Ellin Booras I would like to take a few minutes to thank you all. I have always wanted to be a principal that met each student where he or [...]
School Calendar 2017-2018

At their March 15, 2017 meeting, the Sandwich School Committee voted to approve the School calendar for 2017-2018. Of note: School starts – for students – on September 5, 2017, the day [...]
SC Student Representative: First Report of 2016-2017

Bridget Carl, Student Representative to the School Committee, provided an overview of what is new in all the schools at the September 7, 2016 School Committee Meeting OAK RIDGE Oak Ridge had a [...]
Oak Ridge Teacher of the Year 2015-2016: Meet Cathy Lemay!

At the August 31, 2016 Opening Day Convocation, Oak Ridge Principal honored the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year Cathy Lemay with the following remarks… Welcome back everyone! 2015-2016 was [...]
WOW! Aqua Safe is Making a HUGE Splash in the Sandwich Pool!

Exciting news from Trish Cundiff, of Aqua Safe…. We have classes and programming from 6 months old all the way through to adults! Jump in!! To register for lessons/diving/adult programs, [...]
2016-2017 School Year Calendar

On March 23, 2016, the School Committee voted to approve the 2016-2017 School Year Calendar and during the summer, the Committee approved changes to the Open Houses at Forestdale and Oak Ridge. You [...]