🌱 Patch AM: State Releases 2025-26 Smarter Balanced Test Scores — See How Mansfield Students Scored

Coffee in hand, Mansfield? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Mansfield students outpace state standards on latest Smarter Balanced tests

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 77, low: 64.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm possible, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State Releases 2025-26 Smarter Balanced Test Scores — See How Mansfield Students Scored (patch.com) — Mansfield families can see how local students stacked up on the 2025-26 Smarter Balanced tests, with nearly 65 percent meeting or exceeding state standards in both English and math. The state's newly released district-by-district results show Mansfield outperforming benchmarks as Connecticut continues its academic recovery from pandemic setbacks.
   

📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Fermentation/Kombucha program →
  Mansfield CT
  6:00 pm
• Book Discussion Group →
  Mansfield CT
  6:45 pm
• MMSA Meeting →
  Storrs-Mansfield CT
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Politics and Current Events Group →
  Mansfield CT
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  8:30 am
Thursday September 17
• Chair Qigong - Intro session →
  Chaplin Town Senior Center, 132 Chaplin St, Chaplin
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• Rise, Rebellion, Revolution! Ancient Rudimental Drumming and the Music of the Colonial Period in →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  12:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Pat Metheny →
  Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Terry Fator: Pure Imagination →
  Jorgensen Center 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT, 06268
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Annual BBQ and Concert →
  Franco-American Civic & Social, 116 Club Rd, Windham
  12:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Voice Performance Class: Art Song →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Storrs

• Darkness takes center stage as the 2026 CT fall theater season features thrills and chills (courant.com)
• Huskies Dominate Fisher College - University of Connecticut Athletics (uconnhuskies.com)

Coventry

• CT lawmaker seeks moratorium on new data centers in state. He wants people and the environment protected. (courant.com)
• Preview: Man City start the league phase away at Porto (fotmob.com)

Tolland

• State Releases 2025-26 Smarter Balanced Test Scores — See How Tolland Students Scored (patch.com)

Ok Mansfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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