Good afternoon,
Happy Wednesday (aka Backpack Express Day). Here’s this week’s information for you:
Octoberfest Update:October 17 will be here before you know it. The school and community event runs 10:00-3:00. Here’s the latest information for you:
Silent Auction: We are still in need of donations for the silent auction. Popular auction items in years past have included: tickets to sporting events and shows, use of vacation homes, gift cards to local businesses and restaurants, etc. Please email sowamsoctoberfest@gmail.com if you would like to donate or if you have any questions.
Volunteers: The magic of Octoberfest only happens thanks to the work of our amazing parent volunteers! Sign-up to help on the day of the event. Volunteers help us to run class games, prize tables, the bake sale, and more. Sign-up here.
Class Basket Raffle. Room parents are hard at work coordinating the class basket themes for this year's Octoberfest Raffle. Raffle tickets will be sent home with students in early October to sell to friends/family. Stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, please check with your child's room parents to learn how you can help support your class' basket.
Extended Day: This after school program starts soon. Here’s the latest update for this program:
Extended Day class assignments will be emailed to you tomorrow.
There are openings in three classes still:
Tuesdays: Self Defense (K-3)
Thursdays: Juggling (Grade 3)
Thursdays: Karate (K-3)
Please email sowamsptoextendedday@gmail.com to sign up!
PTO Apple Picking: Our PTO has set up an exciting morning of apple picking on Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 9:00-10:00 in the morning. Information about this fun morning may be found here.
School Improvement Team/Special Education Task Force: Our school is looking for some parent volunteers to serve on our School Improvement Team or our Special Education Task Force. The meetings take place monthly at 2:45. If you are interested in serving on one of these teams, please complete this form.
Town Meeting: Our first Town Meeting of the year will be Monday, September 28, 2026. This meeting with be hosted by Mrs. Arguelle’s first grade class with other classes presenting. If your child’s class is presenting, your child’s teacher will let you know. Town Meeting starts at 1:45 and typically runs about 30 minutes.
What is Town Meeting? It is a celebration of learning at our school. Each month, one class hosts. Along with the host class, other classes participate by presenting things happening in their classrooms. For example, if a class is doing research on something, they may have some students share information about their research topic. Another example is a class might share a song they’ve been learning to help remember their multiplication tables. Families are invited to attend.
Parents sometimes opt to pick their child up at the end of Town Meeting. If your child is not normally picked up, you must send a note indicating you are picking up your child from school on this day. Without a note, your child will go home his/her normal way. Students being picked up will be dismissed at the normal time in the back of the building.
Have a wonderful night. Hope to see you at tonight’s Open House.
Best,
Jim Callahan
Principal
Sowams School Mission: Everyone learns every day.
Sowams School Vision: Sowams School will engage students to be their best selves.