News
SAR campus updates: 5.17.23
Please see the reminders below:
1st day school supplies: We are so excited that this year we’ve partnered with 1st Day School Supplies. Did you know the average parent has to visit two and a half stores to get everything on their child’s back to school supply list? Not when you order from 1st Day School Supplies! They are going to save us up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and Amazon. Better yet, they are the undisputed leader in custom kitting school supplies. Providing us with only brand names you trust and respect like Ticonderoga, Crayola, Elmer’s and Clorox. So, what are you waiting for? Buy early and save! In just a few clicks you’ll have everything you need and only the brand names you trust and respect like Ticonderoga, Crayola, Elmer’s and Clorox. Click here for more information: 1st Day School Supplies
Senior Send Off – Our Seniors will be walking through our hallways tomorrow, May 17, as students and teachers cheer them on along the way. Feel free to make a sign at home with your child to congratulate the Class of 2023 and make them feel extra special!
Ben Lippen Arts Academy: Fall 2023 registration for the Arts Academy (formerly the Music Academy) is now open at https://www.benlippen.com/arts/artsacademy/ Private lesson options include music, art, and acting.
May 22-24/Half Days: Next Monday through Wednesday will be half days of school with dismissal at 11:45 a.m. Please note that there will be no afterschool care on these half days. The bus will run on a half day schedule.
Rising 5th Grade Parent Q&A Meeting: This Thursday, May 18th at 6:00 pm, all rising 5th grade parents are invited to attend the Parent Q&A meeting. This meeting will be held in the MPR (Multi-Purpose Room) at the Monticello Road Campus, which is located just behind the main Lower School building at our Monticello Road campus. This meeting will provide you with an opportunity to meet our administrators and 5th Grade Team, and to ask any questions that you might have. The meeting should only last about an hour.
Summer Camps:
- Cooking and Art Camp: This camp is for rising K5 – 5th graders and will be held June 5-8 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm at the SAR Campus. Register your child by scanning the QR code on the flyer that was sent home. Space is limited. Please email Gwen.Cornwell@Benlippen.com with additional questions.
- Camp Invention – June 12-15: We are excited to offer Camp Invention again this summer. (www.campinvention.org) This camp will be held at the Monticello Road campus.
- Sports Camps: Ben Lippen Athletics 2023 WIN Summer Sports Camps are back and better than ever!!! They will offer several weekly fun-filled camps where kids are able to pursue their passions and fuel their athletic potential. Click WIN Summer Sports Camps for more information.
Lost and Found: Please check our lost and found table in the office for any missing items. Anything that is left after next Friday, May 19, will be donated to the clothes closet.
Upcoming Dates:
May 18 K5 Promotion (10:30 am)
May 18 Rising 5th Grade Parent Meeting at MR
May 23 4th Grade Promotion (9:00 am)
May 22, 23, 24 Half days of school
May 24 Last day of school