Good afternoon,
It’s not an April Fool’s joke that this week’s Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure.
Sweetheart Dance Save the Date: Our annual Sweetheart Dance is coming up on May 8, 2026. This fun night for our Sowams students (only) and their one guest takes place at the Barrington Middle School. More information may be found here. Also, sign up information will be sent out at another time but make sure you mark your calendar now.
Yearbook Boosters: Want to congratulate your child on a successful year? Want to thank a special adult at Sowams? The boosters are the way to do it! More information can be found here. Boosters cost $15 per message and are on sale now through April 3rd.
Sowams Yearbook: I promise you - your child will ask you for a yearbook after the deadline for ordering (April 28th) has passed! Yearbooks are $23. To order your Sowams yearbook for 2025/26 go to: www.coffeepond.com; Click on Yearbook Program tab; select Yearbook Order & enter password: sowamsstar
SurveyWorks Parents: Each year, the Rhode Island Department of Education asks various stakeholders in our school to take the SurveyWorks survey. Parents are asked to take about 15 minutes to complete this survey. The survey may be accessed here.
Nayatt 5K: The annual Nayatt 5K is coming up on April 11, 2026. You can find more information about this fun event, including registration information, here.
Hampden Meadows Tough Tiger: The always fun Tough Tiger is taking place on May 17, 2026, This is a fun, family event that takes place each year. More information about this, including how to sign up, may be found here.
Barrington High School Color Run: This family event is taking place on May 2, 2026. More information may be found here.
No School: Just a reminder, we do not have school this Friday, April 3, 2026, in recognition of Good Friday.
PTO Calendar: Our PTO has put together an April calendar. You may find it here.
Play Tickets: Some of our second and third graders have been hard at work rehearsing for our upcoming play performance. Tickets for the general public go on sale tomorrow for the two performances on May 2, 2026. Information to purchase tickets may be found here.
Third Grade Parents: Each year, the principal at Hampden Meadows School invites third grade parents to an orientation meeting where you will find out a lot of information about HMS. This meeting is taking place on May 5, 2026, at 6:00. Information about this event may be found here.
Community Notice: There is just one this week from Soccer Rhode Island.
Passover starts tonight and Easter is this Sunday. On behalf of everyone at Sowams, to those who celebrate either or both, have a Happy Passover and/or a Happy Easter.
Best,
Jim Callahan
Principal
Sowams School Mission: Everyone learns every day.
Sowams School Vision: Sowams School will engage students to be their best selves.