Side by Side Charter School

1st grade field trip to the Maritime Aquarium
2022-06-16 09:30 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
The first grade class will walk to the Maritime Aquarium.

Last extended day session
2022-06-16 15:30 - 17:30
This is the last extended day session for the 2021-22 school year.

1:30 P.M. early dismissal
2022-06-17, 2022-06-20, 2022-06-21, 2022-06-22

SBS Summer Social
2022-06-17 16:00 - 19:00
SBS will celebrate the last few days of the school year and kick off the summer with a social on the grounds of the school. There will be games, Ripka’s on the Road food truck, music and the Connecticut Ice Cream truck. Please bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets from home. $5 per person.

Board of Directors Meeting
2022-06-22 16:30 - 18:00
The Side by Side Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, June 22 at 4:30 P.M.

8th Grade Graduation Ceremony
2022-06-22 18:00
Our eighth grade students will celebrate in a graduation ceremony in the gymnasium with their families and Side by Side staff beginning promptly at 6:00 P.M.

Last day of school, 1:30 P.M. dismissal
2022-06-23

Last day of school, 1:30 P.M. dismissal
2022-06-23
This is the tentative last day of school.

First day of EXCELerate Summer Program at SBS
2022-07-05
EXCELerate Summer Program begins at SBS for current kindergarteners through seventh graders. The program is from 8:30 – 3:30.

Last day of EXCELerate Summer Program at SBS
2022-08-05
This is the last day of EXCELerate Summer Program at SBS.

First day of school
2022-08-31

Dress down day for students and staff
2022-09-02, 2022-11-04

Labor day - school closed in observance of Labor Day
2022-09-05

Open House/Town Hall for upper school students and parents/guardians
2022-09-07 18:00 - 20:00

Rosh Hashanah - no school in observance of Rosh Hashanah
2022-09-26

All School Meeting
2022-09-30 14:30 - 15:00
Side by Side students and staff gather in the gymnasium for an assembly that includes class shares. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend.

Yom Kippur - school closed in observance of Yom Kippur
2022-10-05

Dress down day for students and staff
2022-10-07
Students may wear special occasion outfits for school picture day. If necessary, please send a change of clothes suitable for school activities (gym, art, playground.)

Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day - no school
2022-10-10

Lower School Back to School Night
2022-10-12 18:00 - 20:00
Parents/guardians are invited to SBS from 6-8 PM. to meet their students’ teachers, visit classrooms and engage with some of the materials the children use each day.

Professional Development for teachers - no school for students
2022-10-17

Picture Day
2022-10-21
Individual and class portraits will be taken today. Please find Coffee Pond order forms and portrait package options in your child’s backpack.

Halloween Parade
2022-10-31 13:00 - 13:30
SBS students and staff gather in the gymnasium for a special all school Halloween Parade. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend.

2 Hour Early Dismissal, professional development for teachers
2022-10-31 13:40

Fifth and Sixth Grade Ecology Trip to Saco, Maine
2022-11-07 - 2022-11-10
Ecology field trip to Saco, Maine.
