Weekly Update: May 30, 2025
Dear Families,
It was a privilege to see you at the Festival of Arts and Achievement. Thank you again for your time and attention. We’ll share photos next week. In the meantime, this lovely note from Ms. Eugenio says it all:
“I want to take a moment to extend my heartfelt gratitude and admiration for each one of you. The Festival of Arts and Achievement was a powerful reflection of your hard work, dedication, creativity, and community spirit.
You stepped up, collaborated, and showcased the brilliance that makes OSS so special. Be proud—and take time to reflect on the incredible learnings, sharings, and connections that happened.
The evening was filled with inspiring project showcases, performances, interactive demonstrations, collaborative writing, student entrepreneurs (many of whom sold out!), gallery exhibitions, robotics displays, graduate visits, digital and 3-D design sessions, and so much more.
Thank you for sharing your time, expertise, and passion. You made this event unforgettable, and you continue to show what’s possible when we come together as a community.”
We felt so proud to share our collection of student work, and look forward to even more personalized experiences at portfolio conferences next week. It has been a busy spring and below we recognize some of the events that have kept us busy!
Community Partnership Program
On May 23, we celebrated our Community Partnership Program with a lunch and networking event. Ten of our seventeen partner sites were able to join us as we recognized the value of student service and shared the joy of this collaborative work.
Through this program, our students have given 837 hours of service to their community, with 72% of our 7th and 8th graders choosing to go out into the community three or more times. We are excited to continue this great work next year!
Why – and How – We Need to Talk to Teen Girls about Their Phones
With so many teens reporting that they're online almost constantly, how can adults best respond, support, and encourage the girls in their lives, given this new reality?
Banning devices at school or barring social media seems the simplest approach, but experts argue it might not be the best. So what do we do instead?
By listening to this podcast short, you'll find out how to talk to today's teens about their phones and social media. Get expert insights (and suggested language!) to engage girls on this topic.
Calendar Raffle
And… the calendar winners for the final days of May include:
May 24 - Wylde Latulippe
May 25 - Crystal Fernandes
May 26 - Megahn Frias
May 27 - Irene Charles
May 28 - Alexis Stringer
May 29 - Jasmine Gomes
May 30 - Joseph Omwata
May 31 - Kayla Clapp
All gifts have been distributed. Let’s play again next year!
Community Events
Wizard of Oz
August 14-17, 2025
We have been offered free tickets to see the Wizard of Oz. See the flier and send an email to Ms. Cinnamond (gcinnamond@oursistersschool.org) to let her know your order.
Specify the date and the number of tickets you want; we’ll have them for you at the box office.
Friday the Thirteenth at Co-Creative Center
Friday, June 13, 6-7:30pm
Join the Co-Creative Center on Friday, June 13th for free iPad Art Class filled with sketching and drawing.
Calendar
This link to the calendar on our OSS website is a valuable reference tool. Below are some key dates:
June 4 - Field Day 12:45-4pm
June 5 & 6 - Portfolio Conferences by appointment; No School
June 6 - 8th grade Graduation, 5:30-6:30pm
Brantwood and start of the school year dates that we can share so far:
Brantwood is September 2,3,4 and our 1st day in the building is September 8th. We’ll send more calendar info home next week.
We hope you have a fulfilling weekend,
Ms. Herman and the OSS Team