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Ms. Rivera's Weekly Communication

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Dear AITE Family,

Today marked the last day of the first marking period.  Official grades for the first quarter will be posted on Friday, November 15.  If you have any questions about your child’s grades, please contact the teacher.

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00 am.  Please remember to push back your clocks on Sunday (“fall back”), so you do not arrive an hour early to school on Monday.

Warm regards,

Ms. Rivera

 

2025-26 Magnet School Lottery is Open 

The 2025-26 SPS Magnet School Lottery Application is open:  

  • Applications Due: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 4 pm 
  • Lottery Drawing: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
  • Lottery Acceptances Due: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 

Absence Documentation

Written documentation is required from a parent/guardian whenever a student is absent from school.  It can be sent in one of two ways:

1. by email to AITEAttendance@stamfordct.gov from the parent or

2. a written note from the parent sent directly to the office

The documentation must contain the date(s) of and the reason for the student's absence from school. Parents should contact their child's school counselor regarding the collection of homework assignments if their child will be out for several days.

Attendance

Attendance plays a significant role in the success of students.  Students who attend school regularly earn better grades and are more likely to reach academic goals at every grade level. Parents/guardians can help their children reach these goals by making sure they arrive at school on time every day. The new SPS attendance regulations for high school students, which were sent to all families, and have been in effect since mid-September, outline the consequences for students who exceed the threshold of unexcused absences in a quarter, even if they have earned passing grades. Students, who have passed their courses but have 3 unexcused absences in a full-block or 5 unexcused absences in their period 4 class (“skinny block”), will receive an F (58) for the quarter (recorded as AGR) on their report card, with the opportunity to recover credit through a process called Attendance Grade Recovery. This process is outlined in the attendance regulations.  The families of students in this situation will receive a letter next week that explains what their children must do to recover their credit.

All-School Musical

Tickets for this year’s All-School Musical performance of Anything Goes! will go on sale Monday, October 21.  AITE students: Madison Cabanas, James Kolman, Kaitlyn Miranda, and Mackenzie Vazquez are in the cast and Jolie Lucas is a crew member.  Anything Goes! opens Saturday, December 7 and runs through Sunday, December 15. All performances are at Rippowam.

Important Resources for Families

If you need additional support for your child or family, or have questions about community resources, please reach out to Our Parent Facilitator, Ena Morrobel, at (203) 977-0875 our school social worker, Mary Hidajat-Crichlow, at (203) 977-4355, or our Kids in Crisis Teen Talk counselor, Audrey Camino-Jara.  Ms. Morrobel also speaks Spanish.

Macbeth Opens November 8

Stamford High School’s Strawberry Hill Players will present one of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies—Macbeth—on November 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30 pm in the Stamford High School Auditorium. This production, which is an adaptation of the classic play, tells the story of Macbeth with a goth/punk/grunge aesthetic. AITE students James Carlton and Minh Ho are in the cast and Miranda Rotstein is in the crew.  Click here to purchase tickets. 

Model UN Fundraiser

Do not miss the opportunity to order pies and apple cider donuts from Oronoque Farms to support this year’s 11th grade class and the Model UN Program! There are many delicious flavors to choose from. Oronoque Farms Apple and Apple Crumb Pie were voted BEST in CT by CT Magazine. Orders are due by November 8, 2024. Pies will be delivered frozen on November 15th with baking instructions. Pies and donuts will be available for pick up by students after school. More details about pick up to follow!
Order using the following link: Model UN - Junior Class Fundraiser  

Staff Email Change

Effective this week, all SPS/AITE staff will have their City email migrated from the stamfordct.gov email address to stamfordps.org. Please do not use the stamfordct.gov email address to contact us.  To email a staff member you will still use the first initial of their first name and their last name followed by stamfordps.org. For example, my email address is trivera@stamfordps.org

Upcoming Events

November 1                End of the first quarter

November 5                No School - Election Day (Students); PD Day for Teachers

November 15              First quarter grades will be accessible to parents/guardians

November 27              Early Dismissal 11:45 am

November 28              No School - Thanksgiving          

      

District News

2025-2026 Important Lottery Dates

Lottery application available - September 16, 2024

Lottery Application Due Date - January 15, 2025  - 4:00pm

Lottery Draw Date - February 1, 2025

Lottery Acceptances Due - February 21, 2025

 

Upcoming AITE Information Sessions 

Saturday, November 9, 2024  @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Thursday, December 5, 2024  @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

AITE only accepts applications for incoming 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students

AITE Lottery Application Instructions

 

 

 

Out of District Bus Schedule

The Weekly

from Dr. Tamu Lucero, Superintendent.

Register a Student

To register your child for the 2024-25 school year (which starts in September 2024 and ends in June 2025), please click here.

PowerSchool Student / Parent Portal

Your all-in-one place to access assignments, grades and attendance records.

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SPS Welcome Center

The Office of Family and Community Engagement has a new home in the SPS Welcome Center!  The Welcome Center is here to help students and families to feel supported and connected in our district.

District Strategic Plan

2022-2027 SPS District Strategic Planning Process

AITE Pride Points

Outstanding Teacher of the Year

AITE science teacher, Danielle Weber, who in addition to receiving a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Outstanding Teacher of the Year award (only 79 teachers across the US were selected) was selected as PTLW’s National Teacher of the Year for the Biomedical Program.  This is a very competitive and prestigious award and we are very proud of all that she has done to make AITE’s program exceptional.

Danielle Weber

AITE Alumnus Performs with Cirque du Soleil

TJ Salta, AITE alumnis and recent graduate of Quinnipiac University, is performing magic in a new Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas called the Mad Apple.
https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/quinnipiac-university-student-tj-salta-of-norwalk-connecticut-to-embark-on-magic-gig-with-cirque-du-soleil-in-las-vegas-2022-03-21/.

AITE Alum Cirque de Soleil

$50,000 Raised by Students this Past School Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

AITE students Ava Lesser and Nora Amsellem successfully raised over $50,000 this past school year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Their initial goal was to raise an ambitious $35,000; however, by the time their fundraising campaign concluded, they well surpassed their goal, raising a total of $53,274 from an estimated 750 different donors.

Because Ava and Nora surpassed the $50,000 mark, they have been rewarded with a research grant and were recognized as one of the top 8 teams in the Fairfield/Westchester area.  They will have the opportunity to direct the funds they raised towards a specific research initiative within LLS and have been asked to share their materials with the National Team to be used in their nationwide efforts to raise money and awareness.

Hands with Heart

Commended by NEASC Decennial Accreditation

AITE is proud that the in the report by the visiting team for our recent NEASC Decennial Accreditation Visit the school was commended for “its safe, supportive, and inclusive culture and environment, the staff and administration’s awareness of students’ social and emotional needs, and the emphasis on building and maintaining strong relationships.”

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AITE Student won 1st-place in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship World Series of Innovation, Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge

AITE student, Arnav Gover, won first-place in the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) World Series of Innovation, Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge.  The World Series of Innovation is an annual innovation challenge series focused on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). His project, Cardbio, focuses on the creation of an environmentally friendly composite material for sustainability and commercial use. It has been awarded the top entry in the Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge, which requested innovative ideas to achieve progress on one of the UN Global Goals #11, Sustainable Cities and Communities. Thousands of young entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world entered the competition in the fall, and the top ten entries in each challenge bracket moved on to the final round of judging earlier this month. The winners were announced on March 31. Arnav has won $1,500 and he will have the ability to work with St. Gobain engineers to turn his concept into a reality.  Arnav and other students at AITE worked on submitting solutions to the challenges in Entrepreneurship class with teachers Mr. Schrag and Ms. Zanga.

World Series of Innovation