
February 12, 2025
Good morning, This week’s Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure: Extended Day: All students have been placed based on the first and second round registratio...

February 5, 2025
G ood morning, Here’s this week’s Backpack Express. There is a lot of information about our school so please make sure you read the whole thing: Extended Day: The fir...

January 29, 2025
Good morning, This week’s Backpack Express is below. There is a lot of information in it for you. Kindergarten Registration: Do you have a child turning five years old a...

January 22, 2025
Good afternoon, Hope you are reading this week’s Backpack Express in a warm environment. Enjoy reading it. PTO/Arts Alive Second and Third Grade Play: We are happy to an...

January 15, 2025
Good afternoon, This week’s Backpack Express is all set for you. Happy Reading! Sick Children: We are starting to see an increase in the number of sick students at our s...

January 8, 2025
Good morning, This week’s (long) Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure: Family Math Night: Our Family Math Night is coming up on January 14, 2025, from 5:...

December 19, 2024
Good Morning, This week, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) released its 2023-2024 school accountability and improvement results, which includes Rhode Island’s Star...

December 18, 2024
Good morning, This week’s Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure: RIDE Designation: We are proud to announce that Sowams School has been designated as a 5 S...

December 11, 2024
Good morning, This week’s Backpack Express is ready for you: Morning Drop Off: Thank you to those of you following our morning drop off procedures. A few reminders about...

December 4, 2024
Good afternoon, This week’s Backpack Express is ready for you and your reading pleasure: PTO Information: Below is relevant PTO information for you: Calendar: The D...

November 27, 2024
Good morning, Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure. Happy reading! DEIB: The district’s DEIB committee has put together a presentation on the various Dece...

November 20, 2024
Good afternoon, There’s a lot of information in today’s Backpack Express. Enjoy reading it. Construction Community Meeting: The second in a yearlong series of community ...

November 19, 2024
This week, U.S. News and World Report released rankings for its 2025 Best Elementary Schools and 2025 Best Middle Schools lists. I am pleased to share with you that four school...

November 14, 2024
Good afternoon, This week’s Backpack Express (a day late) is ready for your reading pleasure: Book Fair: Tonight is Family Night at the Book Fair. It will be open from 5...

November 6, 2024
Good morning, This week’s Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure: Book Fair: Next week is our annual Book Fair. Here are some bits of information for you: ...

November 1, 2024
Barrington Public Schools has begun another busy and exciting month! The collaboration, energy, and innovation that I regularly witness in each of our schools are just some (of m...

October 30, 2024
Good morning, This week’s Backpack Express is ready for you: Halloween: Just as a reminder with Halloween tomorrow…we do not have students wear costumes to school on this...

October 24, 2024
Good afternoon, A big THANK YOU to everyone for such an amazing Octoberfest. It was so great to see so many Sowams families and Barrington community members out to support our ...

October 17, 2024
Good morning, Octoberfest is this Saturday. It runs from 10:00-3:00. This family-fun event is the biggest and only fundraiser that our PTO does to support our school, students...

October 16, 2024
Good morning, Octoberfest week is here! We are so excited to see you all on Saturday. The weather could not be looking better! Volunteers for Octoberfest We still n...