Notes from Eddy
October 12, 2026
Hello from Principal Guditus
Hello Eddy Families,
I hope that you had a lovely weekend and were able to enjoy some beautiful weather today! Fall is certainly upon us, and as such, we are celebrating with some pumpkins this month. Mrs. Lister is holding an optional literary pumpkin display (see the flyer below for more information), and we hope you will consider participating! Additionally, we will again hold our annual pumpkin decorating contest. Each grade level classroom will receive one pumpkin, and they are challenged to decorate a pumpkin with this year's theme: 🎃Pumpkins That Make the World a Better Place!🎃
Fall Conferences are this Thursday evening (10/22) and Friday afternoon (10/23). You should have received a signup directly from your student's grade-level classroom teacher. Please reach out to your student's teacher if you have any questions about signing up for this. Friday is an early release at 11:00am to accommodate these parent/caregiver-teacher conferences. The Brewster PTO is organizing food for staff during conferences this week on Thursday and Friday (Thank you PTO!). The PTO has organized an Amazon wishlist for items to provide to staff during teacher conferences. If you would like to contribute towards these items, you may click on this link, and the items will be shipped directly to school to help provide refreshments to staff. The PTO is also happy to take any packaged items or fruit that folks may already have on hand and can be dropped off at Stony Brook or Eddy. If you have any questions about this, please contact the Brewster PTO at brewsterpto@gmail.com.
Starting this month, the elementary schools across Nauset will begin including health classes as part of physical education class, taught by our PE teacher Ms. Teevens. We will experiment with how the schedule will roll out and made edits to the schedule as needed. Students currently have two PE classes per week, and each grade will have three health units taught throughout the year. When students have a health unit, they will have one PE class during the week and the second PE class will be a health lesson. These health units typically will last for approximately six weeks at a time, and there will be approximately a fall health unit, a winter health unit, and a spring health unit. Our Assistant Superintendent, Vicky Saldana, has been working closely with the Nauset elementary school PE teachers around developing these health curriculum units. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please reach out directly to me. Health units in grades are as follows:
- Grade 3: goal setting for well-being, conflict resolution and bullying, and decision-making for positive health outcomes
- Grade 4: What influences me?, managing my mental health, and puberty (this has previously been taught by Nurse Miller in fourth grade)
- Grade 5: food literacy, substance use, and digital wellness
We are thrilled to welcome Katy Boucher to Eddy (and Stony Brook) on Wednesday, October 21, as Katy presents, Neurodiversity at Eddy Elementary School. This connects directly to our core values of respect and empathy, as students will understand the different ways that students learn, and celebrating these differences. I will email follow up questions from katy on Wednesday for you to discuss with your student if you would like to further the conversation at home. You can see more about the presentation below.
We will have a COLOR SPIRIT DAY on Wednesday, 10/21/26. Wear your favorite color or colors!
Our Brewster Elementary PreK-5 STEM Night will be on Wednesday, 11/4/26 from 5:00-6:15pm at Eddy Elementary (this is open to all students from Stony Brook and Eddy). This is inclusive of all Brewster students in grades PreK-5 and their families. You are encouraged to stay for some or all of this fun night, where students will play games and rotate through classroom stations to engage students in STEM (science, tech, engineering, and math) activities. There will be games, prizes, and giveaways! We thank Mrs. Evans for all her help organizing this event, the Cape Cod Regional STEM Network for their support and donations, and to Cape Cod Five for their financial support. All students from Stony Brook and Eddy are welcome: please bring siblings, parents, caregivers, grandparents, and friends!
Here's to a great week of learning at Eddy Elementary School!
Best
Steve Guditus
Eddy Elementary School Principal and Lead Learner
We are building an Eddy reading wall! Please send in a picture of your student reading their favorite book - or snap a picture and email it to Mr. Guditus at gudituss@nausetschools.org and he can print it out for the bulletin board. Thank you for sharing our love of reading!
Dear 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Students and Families,
Join Mr. Lilja for an exciting after school Soccer Club starting Tuesday, September 29th from 2:10–3:10 PM! This club is open to all Eddy Elementary students, regardless of soccer experience. Whether your child is brand new to the game or has been playing for years, they'll have a blast building community, developing foundational soccer skills, learning what it means to be a great teammate, and gaining confidence on and off the field. Come ready to have fun and make new friends!
When: Tuesdays, 2:10–3:10 PM
Who: All students, all skill levels
Where: Eddy Field
Starts: September 29th
Ends: November 10th
*Please note that we are only able to accept 20 students. The form will lock after 20 responses. There will be a Spring Soccer Club. If you would like to sign up, please fill out this form or scan the qr code! We can’t wait to see you on the field!
Best,
Mr. Lilja
Eddy Elementary Technology Teacher
Hello from the Brewster PTO! The Brewster PTO is the parent/teacher organization for the elementary schools in Brewster, MA. From their website, "The Brewster PTO is a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized to support the education of children at Stony Brook Elementary and Eddy Elementary by fostering relationships among schools, parents, caregivers, and teachers, and enriching the educational experience of every child."
The executive board is seeking to fill their open secretary position, vacated by a graduating parent/caregiver. The commitment is eight (nearly) monthly meetings (see below for dates), plus monthly executive board meetings to review minutes and budget requests from staff. If you are interested in learning more, please send an email to the PTO at: brewsterpto@gmail.com
Executive Board
- President: Christie Peterson
- VP: Sarah Marini
- Treasurer: Kristen O’Neal
- Secretary: *OPEN*
Meetings all take place at 7:00pm in person or on Zoom (Zoom link here):
- September 9, 2026: Stony Brook
- October 14, 2026: Eddy
- December 9, 2026: Stony Brook
- January 13, 2027: Eddy
- March 10, 2027: Stony Brook
- May 12, 2027: Eddy
- June 9, 2027: Stony Brook
You can learn more about the Brewster PTO at their website: https://brewsterpto.com/. Please considering joining us to help the students and staff at Brewster elementary schools!