Sage Park Middle School

Good Evening SPMS Families, Tomorrow we resume SBAC Testing in Reading. Please remind your child to: Charge their Chromebook 💻 Get a good night’s sleep 💤 Eat a healthy breakfast 🍽 Bring a silent reading book to their testing room 📚 No electronic devices are allowed in the testing room. Tomorrow evening (5.7.25) from 6-7 at SPMS we are having bingo, an obstacle course and yoga for students and families. Students are encouraged to participate to let some testing steam off. For head count please click the link if you plan to attend https://bit.ly/4jOZzFE Thank you for your continued support in helping our students have a smooth and successful testing experience.

GO BABY GO 🚗💨 | STUDENTS CHANGING LIVES Over 10 weeks, our Sage Park cluster students did more than just build—they engineered joy 💡💙. With guidance from Mrs. Rickis, support from Principal Jorgensen & PSES, and the power of the #InstructionalCoreWheel, students adapted ride-on cars to provide mobility for young children in need. The result? Real-world learning. Real impact. Real love. 👏🏽 Shoutout to: 👩🏽‍🏫 Mrs. Megan Rickis — tech & eng genius + heart of gold 🎓 Principal Liana Jorgensen — leading with purpose 💼 Mary Cristofaro — PSES director making dreams happen ⚕️ Alysha Seickel + Jennifer Rodriguez-MacClintic + Dr. Dischino — incredible PT partners Swipe to see our students’ brilliance in motion ➡️ #GoBabyGo #MobilityMatters #SPMSPride #WindsorCT #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #STEMwithHeart #StudentEngineers #AccessibleFuture

Something exciting is rolling into our community… Save the Date: May 19th! 👀👀#SaveTheDate #BigReveal #LearningOnTheMove #CommunityLearning #EducationInnovation #MakingLearningFunAgain

What an unforgettable night at our 4th Annual OFCP Volunteer Appreciation Event! From Watch D.O.G.S. to PTO champs, dedicated tutors to champions fighting food insecurity — YOU are the special sparkle in our students’ and teachers’ teaching and learning journeys. For the first time ever, we also honored our incredible community and corporate partners who stand shoulder to shoulder with us: Amazon (2025 Partner of the Year), Niagara Water, Kiwanis Club, Town of Windsor (Weekend Wheels & Town Rec), Loomis Chaffee, and our hometown heroes, the Windsor Police Department — thank you! Super shout out to Dr. Michael Mallery and Gianna Gill, along with their rockstar team who bring the mission to life every single day. Gratitude to: Jennifer Clarke (Registration Coordinator) Family Resource Coordinators: • Beth Abbott (JFK/POQ) • Julie Figueroa (CLO) • Christina Pace (OE) • Taisha Serrano (SPMS) …and our Tree House leaders: Selvi, Eric, and Joan — we see you, we appreciate you! A heartfelt congratulations to our @coacha.serranofoundation Dig Deep Recipient, Shannon Ashton — your service moves us all. To the 500+ volunteers who have walked the halls of our schools with love, strength, and purpose — THANK YOU. You are the light that keeps Windsor shining. #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #OFCPAppreciation #VolunteerMagic #CommunityPower #familyengagement

Career Day 2025 reminded us: it takes a village—and ours showed up big time! Huge thanks to our amazing guest speakers who inspired our students with careers spanning ESPN, Delta Airlines, Liberty Bank, CCSU Athletics, and more! Shoutout to Principal Jorgensen for cultivating a culture of excellence, Mrs. McGee for the vision behind Career Day, and Mrs. Serrano for making every guest feel right at home. #SPMSCareerDay #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #FutureReady #CommunityMatters #WINdsorPride

What. A. DAY! 🎉👏🏽 Our SPMS Career Day was a HUGE success — a day full of inspiration, possibilities, and POWERFUL messages! 💼✨ Students got to hear firsthand from professionals representing top names like ESPN 🎥, Delta Airlines ✈️, Liberty Bank 💰, The Hartford 🦅, Windsor Police & Fire Departments 🚔🚒, GoHealth Urgent Care 🏥, State of CT DCF 🛡️, CCSU Athletics 🏀🏈, and so many more! It was extra special to have WPS alumni from Diligence Training close out the day with an incredible, interactive assembly that left our students and staff feeling empowered, motivated, and ready to take on the world! 🌎💥 Even better? Some of our very own staff and family members joined in to share their career journeys outside of WPS — proving that dreams start right here at home. ❤️🏠 Thank you to ALL our presenters for making this a day to remember! #FutureReady #CareerDay2025 #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #DreamBig #InspireTheFuture

BIG vibes, BIG dreams, and even BIGGER futures ahead! Our latest episode of 🎙️Chat & Chill with Super. Hill just dropped — and it’s all about the magic that happened at Sage Park Middle School’s Career Day! Dr. Hill sits down with Ms. Kimberly McGee, the visionary who started it all, to talk about how we’re inspiring students to dream beyond today — and even prepare for careers that don’t exist yet (hello, AI! 🤖). From first responders to filmmakers, entrepreneurs to engineers — our students got a front-row seat to the future! ✨ Tune in and feel the energy: https://www.podserve.fm/w/chatandchillwithsuperhill/188721 #CareerDay #FutureReady #weareWINdsor #BeyondTheClassroom #InspiringFutures #MiddleSchoolMagic #DreamBig #AIandEducation #ChatAndChillWithSuperHill

Hello Sage Park Families, I hope this message finds you well. Please take a moment to review our SPMS Family Newsletter by clicking the link below. Please review all the dates of upcoming events. https://5il.co/3ej28

📚 #FunFriday vibes are strong at Sage Park! Check out their first-ever Read-A-Thon — and yes, it ended with pies to the face for Principal Jorgensen, her admin team, and Windsor PD’s School Resource Officers! 🥧😂 This wasn’t just about fun (though it was that too!) — it was about celebrating literacy, building community, and watching students push themselves to meet their reading goals. Shoutout to the Sage Park PTO and all the educators who helped make this magic happen! We believe deeply in the power of our Instructional Core Wheel, and we love seeing how authentic learning experiences like this one grow confident, self-aware, and joyful learners. #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #InstructionalCore #ReadingIsPower #CommunityInAction

At April’s Coffee Talk with Dr. Hill, community members had a real seat at the table—discussing how today’s political climate could shape the future of Windsor Public Schools. Dr. Hill made it clear: programs that keep students engaged—like CTE, sports, and student activities—are here to stay under his leadership. He also reminded us all: VOTE on May 13—no matter how you vote, just be part of the process! 🗳️ #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #community #familyengagement

WPS kicked off The Plug Speaker Series with a powerful launch featuring our 2024-25 Partners of the Year—Amazon! Jerome Smith and Glendowlyn Thames shared their journeys from CT natives to Amazon leaders, dropping real-life gems on mentorship, pivoting, and the power of networking. Huge thanks to WHS student Julia Kornacki-Smith for co-moderating with excellence, and to our CTE students in Stage Craft + TV Production for producing the entire event! We’re just getting started—up next: Tuesday, April 29 – Aisha Petteway, Executive Director of Community Partnerships, Hartford Yard Goats Tuesday, May 6 – Surlerner Waits, Director of HR & Outreach, Niagara Water We’re connecting students to purpose, passion, and real-world opportunity—right here in Windsor. #ThePlug #E2BSpeakerSeries #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #CTEWorks #StudentVoice #EducationToBusiness #WindsorPublicSchools #WHSpride

Dear Sage Park Families, I hope this message finds you well. Please take a moment to review our SPMS Family Newsletter by clicking the link below. https://5il.co/3dblv

It’s your Thursday reminder, family! Have you knocked out your Returning Student Registration yet? If not, now’s the perfect time to get it done — it’s quick, easy, and makes sure your child is ready to roll for the 2025-26 school year! Click here to get started: https://windsor.powerschool.com/public/home.html And while we’ve got your attention… HUGE shoutout to all the beautiful people who make Windsor Public Schools the place to be, work, and learn! Y’all are the real MVPs. Let’s keep showing up and showing out — #weareWINdsor 👐🏽

✨ APRIL BOE RECAP ✨ 🌱 JFK is leading the way in sustainability! Students presented their amazing work with the Blue Earth Composting Program—diverting 7,000+ lbs of food waste since October (that’s 19 bags of garbage/day!) 🙌🏽💚 Big shoutout to the JFK PTO and all the staff & students making it happen! 👋🏽 Welcome Tracey Zotter to the Board of Education! Described by community members, including Mayor Nuchette Black-Burke, as a “roll-your-sleeves-up kind of person,” Tracey brings a spirit of collaboration, problem-solving, and deep commitment to our schools. We’re lucky to have her! 🍎 The Board also declared May 5–9, 2025 as Teacher Appreciation Week—get ready to show love to our amazing educators! 📅 And mark your calendars: Last day of school for students is June 9 (half day) Last day for staff is June 10 #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #SustainabilityInAction #WPSBoardRecap #ThankAWindsorTeacher #FinishStrongWPS

🚨 ATTENTION WPS FAMILIES! 🚨 Returning Student Registration for the 2025-26 school year is NOW OPEN. If your child currently attends Windsor Public Schools and plans to return, you must update their district information. ✅ It only takes a few minutes! 📲 Use the PowerSchool Parent Portal: https://windsor.powerschool.com/public/home.html 📝 Step-by-step directions: https://5il.co/1tp0b 📱 Available via the PowerSchool App too! Please complete this process as soon as possible. Let’s get ready for another great year! #weareWINdsor 👐🏽

🌧️✨ #IssaMonday and yes… it’s giving dreary outside — but we’re keeping the spirit of spring alive and well right here in Windsor! 💐☔️ This past Thursday, we were reminded why our students are simply amazing. 🤍🎶 A Night of Jazz was a full-circle moment of collaboration, mentorship, and pure musical magic. Four incredible bands lit up the stage: 🎷 Sage Park Jazz Band 🎺 UCONN Jazz Combo: 3 on Three (featuring one of our very own Windsor alums!) 🎼 WHS Jazz Ensemble 🎵 The Hartford Sound Watching our students—especially our WHS Seniors—lead with such poise, passion, and precision was a sight to behold. 🖤✨ Their attention to detail and musical maturity left the audience in awe. None of this would’ve been possible without the visionary leadership of Mr. Monroe, our WHS Band Director. 🙌🏽 The mentorship and opportunities he’s cultivated for our students across all levels is truly something special. Thank you, Mr. Monroe, for building bridges, creating space, and nurturing the genius in every one of our musicians. 🎷👏🏽🎶 Rain or shine, we’re always growing, always glowing. 🌱 Stay dry out there, Windsor — brighter skies are just a few days away! 💛💫 🎥 Missed it? Check out the full show here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g0Jde011tPg?si=he6OxCPwWoi2csUu #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #SpringVibes #WindsorJazz #StudentTalent #MentorshipMatters #GratitudeInEveryNote

Dear Sage Park Community, We're excited to share the April 4th edition of the Sage Park Family Newsletter with you! Inside, you'll discover a link to our Parent School Climate survey on page one. We're eager to hear from you and learn how we can continue to make Sage Park the best it can be. https://5il.co/3cpia Have a great weekend!

🎉 A Huge Success: WPS 1st Annual Transition Fair! 🎉 What an incredible day at the 1st Annual WPS Transition Fair! Families & students with disabilities (PreK-12+) gathered to connect with vital resources, explore outside agencies, and gain valuable support for the future. With engaging vendors, exciting giveaways, informative tours, and delicious food, this event truly embodied our commitment to empowering every student. A HUGE shoutout to Mary Cristafaro, Director of Pupil and Special Education Services, whose transformative leadership continues to elevate the way we serve our students and families. Her vision, along with the dedication of her outstanding team, made this event a resounding success! 👏🏽👏🏽 To all the families who joined us—thank you for being part of this important conversation and for trusting us to support your child’s journey. This is just the beginning! ❤️✨ #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #TransitionFair #SupportingEveryStudent

🎨✨ Clay in hand, minds at ease! Our SPMS students are diving into ceramics—unwinding, focusing, and letting creativity flow. This hands-on learning experience builds concentration, patience, and problem-solving skills—all key elements of our Instructional Core Wheel in action. When students are engaged, learning comes to life! 🔥🖌️ #weareWINdsor 👐🏽

Hello Sage Park Families, I hope this message finds you well. Please take a moment to review our SPMS Family Newsletter by clicking the link below. https://5il.co/3bzru