Thursday, November 9, 2023

Book Club will take place in the library on Tuesday. We will be discussing Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen. All are welcome to join!

Next Wednesday, Yearbook Club will be meeting after school in the library. We look forward to seeing you! Please note that the meeting is in the LIBRARY - a change of location!

Attention boys soccer team:  The team’s brand new bumble bee colored uniforms are surely amazing, but you can not keep them!! For those still holding onto your uniform… it is time to let go! Please return your laundered uniform to Ms. Roux in room 214. 

Today is the last day to submit your artwork for the Stony Brook Yearbook cover! Please see the details in the All School Google Classroom!

Cross Country Runners who ordered sweatshirts, please come to the 8th grade common room after announcements to pick up your sweatshirt.

The Student Leadership Council is sponsoring a canned goods drive through Friday, November 17th. You can bring canned goods, non perishable food items and personal products. Bring your items to advisory so that your teacher can tally them and then bring them to the main office to can Mr. Mac and Ms. Hammer--we're going to fill their offices! All items will be donated to the Westford Food Pantry to give back to our community!  Our goal is to have 1,204 cans collected. This goal can be reached if we all contribute and each of us donate two cans! So far we have collected 146 cans toward our goal. The team that brings the most cans will win a prize.

Up with Books has passed their goal of 653 books! Let’s see if we can get to 700 books by November 13th! Thanks for everyone’s support in this book drive.

Join us today for the Speech and Debate club right after school in Room 120.  Learn how to build your conversational skills and win arguments.  All are welcome to join.  Hope to see you there!

ADL meets today. Drop your things at your locker and come right to the meeting in LGI 6 on the 6th grade floor. Please note: This is a different location than our usual meetings. We will take attendance for you in the meeting. 

Saturday, November 11 is Veterans Day. Veterans Day focuses attention on the important purpose of celebrating and honoring America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Take a moment on Saturday to think about all of our veterans and the contributions they have made to our country.

Diwali begins Saturday, November 12. Diwali, the festival of lights is one of the most awaited and most celebrated festivals of India. People in every nook and cranny of the country welcome the festival with enthusiastic gestures. This festival is the celebration of five days. On the third day of the celebratory occasion, the key rituals of the Diwali festival take place. Lighting of Diyas and candles all around the house, exchanging heartfelt gifts and grand feasts with delicious food are all traditions that may be celebrated during Diwali. We wish all of our families celebrating Diwali a happy and healthy holiday.