Everybody is Somebody at Sweeney

The Importance of Connecting with Students, Staff, Families and Our Community

The Heart of Sweeney

Our Students

Our Staff

Our Families

Our Community

Connecting with Students…

• One School One Read

• PBIS Rewards• Jump Rope for

Heart• Who-ville• Field Day

Our One School One Read

…… Infuses character education with literacy Close reads with text provide opportunities for student

reflection and personal connections Weekly whole school recognitions unite staff and

students to build a stronger, positive sense of community at Sweeney

Our Fall Festival

Students enjoy engaging a variety of team building activities that promote respect, responsibility and safety.

Jump Rope for Heart

Over the past 14 years the total is $30,000.00. This year, students raised $2700.00 for The American Heart Association with help from ECSU students!

Who-ville…

Our annual, theme-based physical education activity that allow students to practice their gross motor skills in a cooperating, engaging and fun environment.

Our Spring Fling…

This PBIS reward turned our gym into a “beach” after a long winter where students demonstrated respect, responsibility and safety.

Field Day

This annual end of the year tradition promotes cooperation and sportsmanship among al students across grades.

Connecting with Staff…• New Arrivals

Program• ELL Co-teaching• Mini-courses

Our New Arrivals/ELL Programs

Utilizing the Six Areas of Co-teaching Collaboration & teaching with ELL teams Differentiated and individualized planning and instruction ESL/ELL teachers embedded in mainstream classrooms Ongoing communication with families in native language

Mini-courses

These mini-courses provide differentiated enrichment activities with an academic focus. They allow students to apply their classroom learning to real life situations.

Connecting with Families…

• Family Math Night

• Family Fun Night

Family Math Night

 A Fun experience that Promotes Family Involvement with Math

Connect family engagement to student learning Hands on stations and games with a focus area that can

easily be transferred to learning at home

Family Fun Night

A family activity night sponsored by our PTO and supported by ECSU PE students.

Connecting with our Community…

• Cross Country Races

• The Feast• The Taste of

Sweeney

Cross Country Races

Every fall Sweeney students participate in the Elementary cross country races hosted by each elementary school in Windham.

Sweeney’s Annual Feast

For 30+ years, this tradition has been a favorite of staff and students at Sweeney.

The Taste of Sweeney

An annual event that unites the Sweeney community by sharing food and fellowship from our diverse cultures.

We are all Sweeney Stars…