Mr. Klett is one of the new faculty members at Rectory this year (2018-19). He is the teacher for Computer Science for students in grades 6 - 9. He is also the first teacher at Rectory to teach Computer Science. He is funny, knowledgable, and we love him. Let’s get to know more about him! Mr. Klett...

Rectory School is almost 100 years old!  It was founded by Reverend and Mrs. Bigelow in 1920 in the rectory of Christ Memorial Church in Pomfret, Connecticut. Within a few years the school had grown, and the Bigelows acquired a neighboring house named Greystoke. However, in 1925, Greystoke burned to...

The Earth is heating up and the oceans are dying. According to “The Environmental Impact of Plastic Straws – Facts, Statistics, and Infographic” on the "Get Green Now" blog (getgreennow.com) on January 25, 2018, in the USA, there are 500 million plastic straws being used every day! It is enough...

More than 150 million Americans play video games, but have you ever wondered about the effect video games have on children's brains? An article published in the UK Telegraph in 2018 showed that video game addictions are similar to the addictions of drugs or alcohol. The reward system in the brain is...

The weather in Connecticut has been getting colder and colder, and Rectory's winter sports are well underway. This year (the 2018-19 school year), Rectory School has a new swim coach, Ms. Siobhan O’Neil, who is an experienced swimmer. Now she is also an eighth-grade English teacher and a dorm parent...

Since the new winter elective Magic: The Gathering began, a lot of students have started to learn about this fantastic card game. As a result, this game has attracted the attention of a large number of Rectory students from all grade levels. Students have requested that the school offer more merchandise...

Dogs have long been humans’ best friends, and there was no exception with former President George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, and his service dog, Sully. The two-year-old yellow Labrador had caught many people’ eyes when he stood watch in front of President Bush’s casket...

Ms. DiIorio has been a tutor at Rectory School for about seven years. She lives in nearby Pomfret, CT with her three sons, Ben, Jacob, and Isaac. Ms. DiIorio started running when she was in college at UMass, Amherst. About five years ago, she started running "Tackle the Trail," a twenty-mile trail...