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Station Avenue Elementary School

Empowering Students to Achieve Excellence

8/29/25 Newsletter

Posted Date: 08/29/25 (12:36 PM)


Station Avenue Family Newsletter

August 29, 2025

Staff completing a survey at our opening day faculty meeting.

First Day - Wednesday, September 3!

Families we cannot wait to welcome the students on Wednesday, 9/3. Teachers have been hard at work thoughtfully preparing their classrooms, learning new curriculum, and learning about their cohort of students. Our team of custodians and maintenance/grounds have also worked tirelessly all summer. Thanks to them we have a freshly painted lobby and cafe, newly waxed floors in all learning spaces, replaced flooring in 3 classrooms, assembled and furnished classrooms, and completion of countless repairs. Our technology department has also helped us update teacher computers and purchase 10 new interactive instructional display screens. These projectors replaced dated technology on a priority basis and will elevate the instructional experience in those respective learning spaces. It takes a village and we are very lucky to one that is so dedicated and responsive to our needs. We could not be more ready or eager for the return of students on Wednesday.

Welcome to New Staff!

Please join us in welcoming the following new staff to Station Avenue:
  1. Libby Spencer, Principal's Administrative Assistant
  2. Beth Hollister, Team Chair
  3. Jocelyn Figueroa, SEL Program Teacher
  4. Dorothy Rock, ESL Teacher
  5. Ani Graves, SpEd Paraeducator
  6. Erin Welchman, SpEd Paraeducator
  7. Tracey Simonelli, SpEd Paraeducator (Harbor Program)
  8. Lila Teenyanoff, Library/Media Specialist
  9. Jahely Alvarez, Duty Assistant
  10. Kelly Cantwell, .6 Interventionist Teacher

Assistant Principal Update: We are offering a final round interview to a candidate next week and hope to be able to appoint someone shortly there after. Patti Leary will continue on as Interim Assistant Principal until the appointment process is completed. Thank you, Patti!
AlphaBEST is our before/after school care program.

Before and After Care - AlphaBest!

If you are in need of care before or after school please contact AlphaBest to learn more and enroll. Morning care begins at 7:30 AM and After Care ends at 5:00 PM.

Thank You PTO and Agway!

PTO
We cannot thank PTO enough for their thoughtful and incredible efforts to kick off the school year. They provided all teachers with a welcome back gift, outfitted the teacher's lounge with snacks and coffee necessities, and placed care items in all of the adult bathrooms. Thank you for looking after our teachers and making such amazing efforts for a positive start of the year.

PTO also supported our K Orientation on 8/27. They provided spirited balloons, set up a table with information for families, and mini snacks for students. Thank you for your time and incredible partnership!

Agway of Dennis
This year our school theme is Glow and Grow. We are focused on making intentional space for more celebration and growth. Agway very kindly donated 80 plants for ALL of our staff. They delivered these plants and even included care instructions. We deeply value such community partnerships and are so grateful for their kindness and support. Thank you Agway!
80 Plants donated from Agway Dennis!
Meet our PTO board for the '25-'26 School Year!

Upcoming Dates!

9/3 First Day of School
9/10 PTO Meeting - 6:30 PM SAE Library
9/17 Open House - 6:00-7:30 PM
9/25 Picture Day