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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 [...]
2017 Sandwich Public Schools Volunteer of the Year – Mrs. Mary Sorenti

by Marc Smith, Principal – Forestdale School Mrs. Sorenti has been a volunteer at the Forestdale School for the past 26 years. She first started working at the school when she followed Mrs. [...]
2017 SPS Employee of the Year – Kathy Grant, the Heart and Soul of SHS

by Elizabeth Nightingale, SPS Nurse Leader I am respectfully nominating High School Nurse Kathy Grant for the Sandwich District Employee of the Year! I have had the pleasure of being her [...]
Oak Ridge Students Explore Many Ways to Serve

by Kara Black & Kristin MacDonald, Oak Ridge School – 7C’s teachers What does service mean? This is the BIG question that the students at Oak Ridge have been exploring this month as [...]
Sign up now for Swim Classes @ SHS with Aqua Safe!

NEW SESSION OF SWIM LESSONS STARTING NOVEMBER 27 NOVEMBER 27-FEBRUARY 12 REGISTER NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: [...]
Tuesday November 21st – Your Hometown School Night: Come See What SHS Offers!

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Did You Know? SC Happenings November 8, 2017

Did You Know? SC Happenings November 8, 2017 by Stephanie Hall – Chair, Sandwich School Committee *Senior Project update – We heard from SHS Senior Project advisors Mr. Everett and [...]
Did You Know? SC Happenings – October 19, 2017

by Stephanie Hall, School Committee Chair Coincidence is defined as “a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without causal connection.” Google Dictionary We had an interesting [...]
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 [...]
7C’s 3rd Annual Cardboard Challenge

by Kristin MacDonald & Kara Black, Oak Ridge School 7 C’s teachers On Friday night, October 20th, the Oak Ridge cafeteria was full with over 150 participants in the 7C’s Cardboard [...]
SHS Students Volunteering for a Cause

by Mary Alice Moynahan, STEM/SHS Latin Teacher On Saturday September 16,2017, students from Sandwich High School volunteered at the seventh annual girlygirlparts 5K, a fundraiser for ovarian cancer [...]
Did You Know? School Committee Happenings – October 6, 2017

by Stephanie Hall, School Committee Chair The first week of October was all about “Differentiation of Instruction” throughout SPS! *Curriculum Update with Maureen Wiklund – The Committee [...]
Class of 2017- Where are They Now?

We’re pretty proud of the Class of 2017, and are thinking of all those who are adjusting to life over the bridge…. Wondering what schools they’re attending? We’ve compiled a list. The [...]
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 [...]