🌱 #SouthSchool’s Garden Harvest Days were a hit!
Last week, #SouthSchool students gathered to harvest the vegetables they planted last spring—a project brought to life by incredible family volunteers over the summer and fall. This year’s abundant harvest included fresh parsley, sour gherkin cucumbers, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and more, plus fragrant flowers, seed pods, and mini pumpkins! 🌻🥒
Thanks to our dedicated Garden Committee, students learned about organic gardening, the importance of pollinators, and giving back to the community. Over 60 pounds of produce were donated to charities to support local families with food insecurity. 🌎💚
A huge thank you to our Garden Team and all the families who kept our garden thriving! We’ll see you in 2025 for another season of growth and giving!
The New Canaan Fire Department visited #EastSchool for an awesome fire safety lesson! 🚒👩🚒 Students learned what a firefighter looks like in full gear, how to stay calm during an emergency, and the importance of having a family meeting spot. Thanks to our firefighters for keeping us informed and safe! 🔥🙌
🚨 Important Safety Reminder! 🚨
Student safety is everyone’s responsibility! When a school bus has its red stop sign out, it’s the law to come to a full stop—no exceptions!
Recently, we’ve had multiple dangerous incidents along our school routes, especially near Farm Road, where drivers have been speeding near crosswalks and even passing school buses with their stop signs out. Not only is this illegal, but it puts our student’s safety at risk and leads to costly traffic tickets and fines. 🚓
Whether on the road or school property, please stay alert, follow the traffic laws, and always stop for school buses. Our students’ safety depends on it! 🚌👮♂️
Celebrating 100 years of Bristow Park & Bird Sanctuary! 🌳✨
Our 24-25 NCHS Madrigal Ensemble had the honor of performing at this centennial, continuing a tradition that began when NCHS choir members sang Dona Nobis Pacem at the park’s original dedication. This year, they performed Grant Us Peace by Bruce Tippette under the newly unveiled Saint Francis of Assisi statue.
The event also featured a premiere by New Canaan’s own Gwyneth Walker, performed by Harmonia V, and featuring retired Saxe MS band teacher Janet Rosen. 💫
A huge thanks to all the town dignitaries, organizations, and the inspiring keynote speaker who made this incredible restoration effort possible! 🌱🌿
Say Hello to Elmer! 🚍 #NCPS is delighted to welcome Elmer Reynoso as our district’s new Transportation Coordinator for New Canaan Public Schools!
With over 13 years of dedicated experience, including nearly a decade as Terminal Manager at Greenwich Public Schools, Elmer’s expertise makes him the perfect fit to lead our district’s fleet of buses and vans.
Join us in giving Elmer a warm New Canaan welcome as he steps into this vital role ensuring safe and smooth travels for all our students! 🎉
✨🔬Last week our 2nd Grade #Westies were excited to check out The Dome at NCHS. The students and teachers were awestruck by the unseen components of our world that either move too slowly, too fast, or are too small for the human eye. Afterwards, students connected what they learned with hand- on activities that highlighted some of these phenomenons, such as magnetic fields, radio waves and infrared thermal imaging!
Grand Opening of The Dome 🔭🌏🪐
New Canaan Public Schools is proud to announce the grand opening of The Dome at New Canaan High School!
The official ribbon cutting ceremony took place on April 30th at 4pm in a private event with members of the BOE, The Dome’s Planning Committee, Ad Council, PTC/PFA, and town officials, including current First Selectman, Dionna Carlson, former First Selectman, Kevin Moynihan.
The Dome is a state-of-the-art interactive learning theater located in the high school’s former 1971 planetarium. The fully renovated space includes a 30ft ceiling-mounted dome screen, dual 4k projector system, LED cove lighting and 65 cinema-style seats to transform traditional education into a fully immersive visual, audio, and sensory experience for students.
Attendees had the opportunity to tour the facilities and partake in a first-hand showing of the Dome’s capabilities, including a time-lapse of the earth’s rotation, close-up visualizations of microscopic organisms, and a virtual trip to the realms of outer space.
Many thanks to everyone who made this dream a reality! We are so proud to provide this new dimension of learning to our K-12 students across all of our schools!
Check out this crazy cool art installation done by #SaxeMS students! 🏛🌳 Our 8th grade classes came together to make this amazing cardboard city with the idea to create a larger community from individual dwellings! Watch as our city continues to grow in the upcoming weeks!
WE’RE HIRING 👩🏫🍎#NCPS is currently looking for qualified candidates to fill the following open positions:
➡️ Elementary School Librarian
➡️ Middle School French Teacher
➡️ High School Spanish Teacher
For more information and other employment opportunities, please visit ncps-k12.org/careers or by visiting link in bio 🔗
It's Fri-Yay! Wishing you a happy almost-weekend filled with smiles (and snacks!) from our friends at #SouthSchoolCT 😃
Happy Administrative Professionals Day 💐Many thanks to our all of our incredible administrative assistants (Ms. Aponte and Ms. Halpin here to name a few!) who help make all our #NCPS schools run smoothly! We couldn’t do it without you! 💜
Congratulations to our 8 NCHS choir members who brought their A-Game to All-State! 🎶🌟 Your performance was a showcase to your individual talents and a moment of pride for our school community. We're so proud of this phenomenal accomplishment! 🎉🎉👏
#Repost 📸 @nchschoir
Yesterday was a b-e-a-u-ti-ful day to celebrate Earth Day! 🌎 Check out the artwork our #WestSchoolCT students made in honor of our planet. Each paper Earth was hand-colored by our students and includes a unique heart that describes ways we can keep our Earth clean!
Welcome back #NCPS students! We hope you had a fantastic spring break! Let's jump back into learning with a refreshed mindset and positive attitude! 📖 🌟
Recap of Safe Driving Week 🚦#NCHS Students having fun last week partaking in daily safe driving mantras, tests with Impaired Driving goggles, and listening to speakers to be reminded of the profound impact their choices can have when behind the wheel 🚗
Family Friday! 📚💕 A few of our #NCPS families enjoy quality time in our school libraries before the start of the day. Check in with your school's main office to see when the next one will be held!
Eclipse Viewing Party at #SaxeMS! 🌒 Students loved hearing fun facts about the eclipse in the morning announcements, participating in various experiments, like viewing the moon's progression through projections on paper, and crafting fun sun masks to complement their viewing glasses.
Many thanks to @newcanaancares and @maxstossel for stopping by #NCPS and speaking on Social Media + Your Kids📱Your words on finding balance between content and true social connection have made a lasting impression on our students and our New Canaan youth.
Tomorrow 4/4! Max Stossel joins us for an important conversation on Social Media + Your Kids. 7pm @ Saxe Auditorium. In proud partnership with New Canaan CARES, St. Lukes, and NC Country School.
An inspiring day at #SaxeMS as we welcomed Susan Unrad, a former English teacher and school counselor, to share her parents' powerful story of Holocaust survival with our 8th graders. Students were phenomenal attendees and asked touching questions about her family's story.
