This week on the Ridge, students worked hard on their ELA MCAS tests. A huge thank you to Gianna Casale and Martha Paquin for bringing Annie Jr. to life- an outstanding performance by the Drama Club! Congratulations as well to the talented cast and the Technical Theater Club for their hard work behind the scenes.

3rd and 6th grade parents, please send in updated Physical Exams for your student(s).

Dear Sandwich School Families,

We’re excited to share an upcoming community-wide event! On Tuesday, April 28th, Sandwich

Schools are partnering with Boston Children’s Hospital’s Digital Wellness Lab to host A Day of

Digital Wellbeing.

The Digital Wellness Lab will be working with our students throughout the school day, offering

age-appropriate workshops and presentations that focus on:

● Understanding how online spaces are designed and how they affect us

● Building awareness about our digital habits and choices

● Developing skills to feel more balanced and confident online

● Recognizing that we have the power to make intentional decisions about technology use

This day is meant to create a shared knowledge base that students, faculty, and parents can

use to discuss balanced digital media use at home and in school. As such, the student

workshops will be followed by an evening talk at 5:30PM open to the greater Sandwich

community featuring speakers from the Boston Children’s Digital Wellness Lab.

We are offering the evening presentation as an opportunity for families to collect tools for

learning alongside their children as we all explore how technology impacts our wellbeing.

Our upcoming author visit is quickly approaching! Families are reminded that the order deadline for books by Susan Verde is April 13th. She will be visiting our school to read her book I Am We ! If families choose the “deliver to school” option when ordering, books will be signed by Susan Verde following her presentation. Here is the link to order:

Oak Ridge students brought their A-game in a 14-day March Madness showdown, scoring a total of 7,799 math and reading lessons. Third grade led the fast break with 2,100+ lessons, while fifth grade followed with a slam dunk 2,000+. Fourth and sixth grades controlled the paint, adding nearly 3,700 combined.

These competitors showed incredible hustle, tackling complex comprehension and math strategies with the focus of seasoned pros on a full-court press. To celebrate the win, students from the winning classes will enjoy an extra recess with the coaches.

Winning homerooms: Ms. Scudder & Mrs. Denmat/Palie, Mrs. Neske & Mr. Guerra, Mrs. Hunt & Ms. Fragano, and Mrs. Gould/Taylor & Mrs. Santoni.

An interview between Mrs. Phinney and Cora who played Annie in this week's production of Annie Jr!

She is different because I am not an orphan, I don’t live with a millionaire, and I don’t have red hair. 

I think Annie is really caring, and that is similar to me. It is kind of hard to compare yourself to a fictional character.

I think it was the first scene with all of the orphans because I got to be the parental figure at the orphanage, and I liked how all of the kids looked up to me. The song Maybe during that scene is a really sweet song. 

Basically, at all of the rehearsals. I knew all of the cast’s lines, so I knew my responses. I would also ask my friends to run lines with me so I could practice when we were not rehearsing.

I have not taken any.

She was really sweet. She was such a good singing partner. She is so cute and well-behaved when I needed her to stay next to me. The apple was a Kong full of cookie butter (Ms. Paquin is allergic to nuts, so we had to improvise), and she licked, it and I held her collar just in case. 

It was a great experience for my first show in the Drama Club at Oak Ridge. The cast was professional and supportive. 

4/13 - Grades 5 & 6 Puberty Night (6 pm)

4/14 - PTA Meeting on Zoom (6 pm)

4/20-4/24 - April Vacation

4/28 - Family Event: Digital Wellness Lab (5:30 pm)

5/1 - Prodigy Party

5/1 - Grades 3 & 5 Math MCAS

5/8 - 'Ball in the House' Assembly

5/12 - PTA Meeting @ Forestdale (6 pm)

5/14 & 5/15 - Grades 4 & 6 Math MCAS

5/15 - Grades 5 & 6 Social (5-8 pm)

5/25 - Memorial Day/ No school

6/4 - Band and Choral Spring Concert @ 6:30 pm

6/9 - PTA Meeting @ Oak Ridge (6 pm)

6/15 - Grade 6 Oak Crest Cove Field Trip (Rain Date: 6/16)

6/22 - Field Day (Rain Date: 6/23)

6/24 - Grade 6 Breakfast

6/25 - Last Day (Half-Day)