Good afternoon,
This week’s Backpack Express is ready for you. Happy Reading!
Square 1 Art: Coming home soon in your child's folder is their custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser! You can start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online now by clicking Art Search, and entering the state, school name, and your student's name. Orders are due 12/2! Orders are expected to arrive by the holidays.
PTO Directory: Our PTO is putting together a family directory. If you are interested in having your information in the Directory, you may complete this form. Once the Directory is available, we will share the link.
Extended Day Program: Just a reminder, there is no Extended Day this week. It will resume next week.
Parent Engagement Series: This great program continues on November 10, 2026, at 6:00 in the evening at Barrington Middle School. The topic for this session is Attunement, Attachment, and Engagement. Information about the series may be found here.
Picture Retake Day: By now, you received your child’s picture if your child had their picture taken at the end of September. Retake day is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Those students who were absent on the original picture day will have their pictures taken.
Anyone who is having a retake will have their picture retaken on this day. You need to send back with your child the whole package that you received. This will indicate to us that you want your child’s picture taken again.
Book Fair: Our fall Book Fair is next week. You can see when your child’s class is visiting the fair here. Family Night is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 5:00-7:00. There will be raffles and more.
Halloween Candy Collection: Our annual Halloween candy collection is now taking place. We are collecting candy to be included in various organizations (Tap In, Amos House, Meals on Wheels) Thanksgiving baskets. There is a box in the foyer of the school for the donations, which we will collect until November 13, 2026. Information may be found here.
Holiday Food Collection: Our new third grade Student Council is organizing a holiday food collection for TapIn. We will have a box in our foyer through December 3, 2026, for any donations. The items we are collecting are the following:
Canned or pouches of tuna, chicken, salmon, or ham
Canned fruit
Canned vegetables
Canned soup
Cereal
Baking mixes
No School: As a reminder, there is no school next Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in honor of Veterans' Day.
PTO Calendar: The PTO has put together a November calendar. You may access it here.
Community Notices: We have one notice this week about Thrive Outside’s Family Nature Walk.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Best,
Jim Callahan
Principal
Sowams School Mission: Everyone learns every day.
Sowams School Vision: Sowams School will engage students to be their best selves.