Weekly Update: September 11, 2026
On the heels of Brantwood, our 1st week in the building was as full as ever!
This afternoon we wrapped up the week with a Dendrites Conference - a two hour all-school experience focused on becoming metacognatively aware. We learned that becoming “metacognatively aware” means that we are actually THINKING about how we are thinking! What better way to start a school year than to increase our awareness about our brain function?! For new OSS students this was likely all new; for returning students, this was a refresher. All year we’ll continue to pay attention to how we learn, and how we can be intentional about things like study strategies and work habits. We hope you will ask your student about our Dendrites Conference, and what they learned or remembered.
This week we also kicked off our traditional partnership with the Community Boating Center. All students enjoyed a beautiful day on the water - and for our new students, sailing during the school day was a welcome delight!
Our first week included Community Meetings, a peer-led exploration of our Outdoor Classroom, settling into our classrooms and digging into academic content! Check out the joy…
Important Info Below:
TRANSPORTATION :
*For any bus related questions or concerns please contact Ms. Herman directly (sherman@oursistersschool.org).
*Dismissal for Evening Study and Clubs will work the same way as regular dismissal: students will come outside and be dismissed directly to their vehicles.
*Morning and Evening Study is only offered Monday through Thursday.
*The afternoon bus only runs Monday through Thursday.
Do you want tools to help limit screen time? This NYT article has ideas for all of us.
Community Resources:
In the gallery below you can see events taking place in our community that we have noticed and think are high interest! For example, we want to be sure you are well informed about the STEM for Girls event taking place at UMD on Sat. Oct. 17th. Also September 19th and October 17th are Open Farm Day at Round the Bend Farm. Maybe drop your OSS student off at UMD and take your family to RTB for an nature and culture-filled day!
It was exhilarating to be back at school. It was also exhausting to return to a full school day, so this weekend we hope everyone will find time to rest because on Monday morning we’ll wind it all back up again!
Ms. Herman and the OSS Team
