We Love Our Volunteers!

Thank you to Jen Hart and Holly Hopkins for organizing Photo Day volunteers and helping all of our Saxe Hawks look their picture-perfect best.

Student artwork was chosen for the Celebrate Saxe postcard. Postcards are en route...Check your mailboxes! Thank you, Saxe students! We were lucky to have so many creative submissions; we've turned Saxe hallways into an art gallery!

Mr. Gusitsch and Ms. Granite will host a lunchtime pizza party for one lucky winner per grade and three of their friends. All students on the team with the highest participation in their grade will be entered to win.

There are Super Heroes among us! Over the next week, Saxe daily announcements and social media will feature our community members who use their talents to connect and improve our schools. 

MN BMX Shows will present a very special assembly for each grade on Tuesday, October 8th!  This exciting performance will WOW our students and will also incorporate important themes of building community.  Be sure to ask your child about the show.

The Saxe PTC and New Canaan Public Schools present "Parenting in the Digital Age." Come hear from Dr. Luizzi and others who will give parents concrete tools to help keep their children  safe and healthy in a digital world. Location: Saxe Auditorium 

PTC Membership

The Saxe PTC is a network of volunteers dedicated to working together with the faculty, staff, and students at Saxe. Our goal is to make the middle school experience rewarding for all by supporting events, online initiatives, and fundraising efforts for Saxe. We’d love to count you among us. No experience is necessary, and there are no extra to-dos. Memberships are annual, and the new school year means new memberships. For $30, you’ll gain access to our online school directory for 2024-25. Click HERE to join the PTC today.

Connecticut State Law requires ALL students to have a physical exam during sixth grade. The CT Health Assessment form needs to be on file in the nurses office by the last day of 6th grade. We accept physicals dated from June 1, 2023. 

Upon completion of the exam, please email or bring the completed CT health assessment record to the lower division health office. Please contact your school nurse, Joelle Graham, with any questions. She can be reached at joelle.graham@ncps-k12.org or at (203) 594-4526.

Sunday, October 6 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM

This free outdoor arts festival will feature a juried collection of fine artists and artisans including painters, photographers, ceramicists, potters, fiber artists, jewelry designers, sculptors and woodworkers. Meet and buy work from local artist and artisan exhibitors, There will be live music throughout the day from bands School of Rock, Exit 5, Celina Savage, Laurel Aronian, and New Canaan Town Brass Quintet. Family crafts and activities, refreshments and food trucks. The gallery will be open for all to visit the Annual Member Show. Click HERE for more information.

Registration is open for the 2024-2025 travel basketball program. Boys and girls tryouts for 5-8th grade will take place the week of October 14. Click HERE for more information and to register. See you on the court!

The New Canaan Chapter of the National Charity League (NCL) is hosting an informational coffee for the class of 2031 (current 6th graders) on November 13 from 9:30-10:30 AM. NCL is a mother-daughter service and volunteer organization that begins the spring of 6th grade and follows a six-year leadership and development progression through senior year of high school. The program is an excellent opportunity for women and their daughters to make an impact by volunteering with local philanthropies. Participants also develop leadership skills and have exposure to cultural events throughout the program. If you are interested in learning more about NCL and the New Canaan Chapter, please email us at membershipnewcanaan@nclonline.org. We will send you additional details about our informational coffee.

Saturday, November 16 at 4:00 PM

Wabun is a wilderness/canoeing camp for kids ages 10-18 based in Temagami, Ontario.  At Wabun, kids disconnect from screens and media of all kinds and reconnect with each other and with the natural world. They gain self-reliance, self confidence and camaraderie. As you consider plans for your children for next summer, come have some fun with us (snacks, drinks, activities, etc.) and learn about this unique and timely opportunity. Click HERE to register for the information session on Harrison Street in New Canaan.