What’s New Wednesday
Will your children be returning to Side by Side Charter School next year? Please complete and return
the Sibling Survey and Lottery Application form, which is attached to this email and due no later than
Friday, February 3. If you need a hard copy of this form, please call the main office.
Ten-dollar SBS car magnets are available for purchase in the main office. Teachers will use the proceeds
to update classroom libraries with the purchase of new books and materials. Show your school pride
and buy your car magnet today while supplies last!
SBS Lottery applications will be available for download on our website, www.sbscharter.org beginning
on Monday, January 23.
P-Tech will host an open house on Monday evening, from 6:00-8:00 pm on January 23, 2023. Families
must register online to attend.https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094daea929a5f5c07-p-tech
The Kindergarten class will take a trip to New Pond Farm on Tuesday, January 24 to meet the sheep and
lambs, feel their insulating fleece and through hands on activities, learn the many steps involved in
turning fleece into yarn for knitting and weaving.
The next BOD meeting will be on Tuesday, January 24 at 5:15 P.M.
The Norwalk Art Space is offering a free eight-week art class, entitled Drawing and Thinking for students
ages 13-18. Classes meet on Thursday afternoons from 3:45-5:45 P.M. beginning on January 26.
Registration is required; spots are limited.
The South Norwalk branch library has a number of fun after school programs for elementary school
students. On Mondays at 4:00 P.M., there is Crazy 8’s Club, with “unique, high energy math activities
that appeal to kids of all math abilities.” Help kids learn to love numbers! Crafternoons, also on
Mondays at 4:00 P.M. is for kids ages 5-11. The SONO Dig Chess team meets on Tuesday afternoons
from 4:00-5:30. “Make friends, have fun and improve your skills in our free chess club for youth.”
Monday, January 30 is a two-hour early dismissal day. Students will dismiss at 1:40; there will be no
after school activities on that day.
There will be an all school meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 2:30 P.M. Parents are welcome to attend.
