HOT School Program at Samuel Staples: Provides educators with vital tools and strategies to develop and expand effective practices in arts education, arts integration, school culture change and leadership development. For more information on what it means to be a HOT School, visit www.CT.gov online.
School Store: A great way to promote school spirit and student purchasing autonomy.
Spirit Wear: Custom designed clothing and gear with school branding to enhance a sense of community; includes gym clothes kits for grades 6-8.
Parent Education Talks: Bringing in experts to discuss topics that concern our community.
Sponsoring Diversity Day: An interactive experience for 4th-grade students complementing a K-5 diversity education initiative.
Spring Fling: A great “food & fun” event on budget election day, as part of our Get Out The Vote initiative.
Book Dedications: Bolsters our school library’s inventory through donations.
Room Parent Organization: Provides classroom volunteers to aid educators throughout the year.
Shelf Elf Program: Volunteer aids for the media center.
Ski Club: Our most popular student group activity! A great community-building series of trips.
Turkey Trot: Giving students the opportunity to donate, as a community, to local food pantries.
Go Green Fashion Show: A hands-on initiative to increase students’ environmental awareness.
In-house Field Trips: Interactive learning experiences on school grounds.
Outside Field Trips: Educational trips to places like Sturbridge Village and the Discovery Museum.
Second Grade Play: An engaging arts initiative, where each 2nd grader is given a chance to shine!
Book Fair: An immersive, hands-on book shopping experience for students.
Funding for the Specials: Supplementing funding for new electronics, musical instruments, and sports equipment.
A Brand New Coding Class Program: After school class on computer coding for students grades 4-8.

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