11/7/25

⭐I'd like to thank the PTA and LeRoy from Viking Sports for organizing the Viking Challenge fundraiser and today's obstacle fun!  A lot of thought, effort and dedication goes into planning a fundraiser of this size, but also in getting the buy-in of  all of the stakeholders!  I'm so thankful to have such a supportive PTA here at TPS who are always looking for ways to bring opportunities and experiences to our school.  While there is still hope of meeting the goal (http://tps.pledgestar.com/), I thank you for any contribution you have made in supporting this fundraising effort.  The kids had a blast today!

🎨A message from Mrs. Finkler in Art!

Hello Family,

Your children have been hard at work creating art for our annual Square1 artroom fundraiser.  Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)

Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!

Order by:  12/2/2025

Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!

If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer service online.

Thank you for supporting our school!

Melissa Finkler

Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator

Thomas Prince School

🏀Attention Middle School Families, Basketball sign ups are live!  Sign up at https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/thomas-prince-school.

💙November is Diabetes Awareness Month!  Let's wear blue on 11/14 to raise awareness and support our Warriors with Diabetes! 

✎Middle School report cards are available at 5:00 on the Powerschool Parent Portal. 

Have a great weekend! 

                                                                

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Monday (11/10) - C Day
• Tuesday (11/11)  - NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday (11/12) - D Day
• Picture Retakes Day
• 8th Grade Music Invitational @ WRHS
• Thursday (11/13) - E Day
• Friday (11/14) - F Day 
• Wear blue for Diabetes Awareness! 

10/31/25

😊It was a fun-filled week!  Do you follow TPS (@tpswarriors) on Instagram?  If not, you're missing out.  SO many cute faces and moments to share - especially with spirt week this week!  The week culminated with a k-8 costume parade around the building, lead by the band!  They were fantastic! The whole experience surely puts a smile on my face!  

👋I'd like to welcome Caitlyn Candiello to the TPS Staff! Caitlyn will be joining us on 11/10 as our new 3rd grade teacher!  We are so excited!

⭐The Ultimate Warrior Challenge is happening next Friday, and we still have four more challenges for the kids to give them a chance to earn points for their class and to collect some prizes. This weekend, the kids have the Coach Ricardo Challenge, which is always a lot of fun since it involves pushups. I may bring a few grown-ups in front of the grade to try this one like last year.  Here’s the link with the rules and video: http://vikingcamps.com/ricardo-challenge.

WEEKEND FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE
Right now, the school is about a quarter to our $25,000 fundraising goal. To help drive this fundraiser forward, we have some prizes the students can unlock with this weekend challenge. If we get to $5,000, the kids can unlock PJ Day; $10,000 unlocks Extra Recess with Viking Sports complete with challenges and prizes; $15,000 unlocks Bounce House recess; $20,000 unlocks Field Day Bounce Houses; and $25,000 unlocks something that we will share as this one becomes more of a reality.   

To donate and share the fundraiser, visit tps.pledgestar.com.  

To view the newly updated points tracker, visit www.vikingcamps.com/tps.

Thank you for your support!

Mr. Watkins

👟A special shout out and good luck to our TPS Cross Country team as they compete in the States this weekend at Devens! I look forward to seeing you compete!

👉A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday 11/4!

                                                                

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Saturday (11/1) - Cross Country State Tournament
• Monday (11/3) - E Day
• Tuesday (11/4)  - NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday (11/5) - F Day
• Thursday (11/6) - A Day
• Kindergarten field trip to the library!
• Friday (11/7) - B Day 
• Viking Challenge
• Middle School report cards issued

10/24/25

👉Heads-up!  Picture retakes are rescheduled to November 12th!  

🍁Next week is spirit week. In case you missed it last week, here is the daily theme. You can also find the flyer in the Electronic Blue Folder.  If your child cannot find a twin for Thursday,  I am more than happy to be their twin! I plan on wearing jeans and a TPS t-shirt!  

The week culminates with Costume Day! Like I mentioned last week, we will plan to have our annual costume parade on 10/31 at 9:00! This day is also half day too! Students in kindergarten through 5th grade will march around the building (once) joined by our middle school marching band (grades 6-8). If your student has beliefs that prevent them from participating in this event, please let me know and we will plan an alternate activity for them or excuse an absence. The parade will begin at the bus lobby doors and take a right to circle the building before reentering at the same doors. I can't wait to hear what this year's band has in store for us this year! Please don't send students to school with costumes that have excessive gore, fake weapons, or masks that cover faces. Inflatable costumes will be a struggle in the classroom so we ask that these be left at home as well unless a student plans to only wear it for the parade. 

👟A huge shout out to our TPS Cross Country team! They competed in Districts on Tuesday! Everyone at TPS sent them off with a Clap Out! Warriors in grades k through 8 lined the halls and cheered for the team as they headed to the bus!  The Boys' team came in 2nd, earning a silver! 

The Girls' team came in 3rd, earning a bronze!  Year after year I am always amazed at our TPS Cross Country team!  A special thank you to Melissa DuBois for stepping up this year and coaching our teams!  What a season to be proud of!  Now onto States!

🌟A reminder that next week we have parent teacher conferences and two half days. On Wednesday evening, conferences will be held 5:00-7:30.  On Thursday afternoon, conferences will be held 12:30-3:00.  Both Thursday and Friday are half days, with dismissal starting at 11:55.  Please be sure to update your SDM!

👚In case you missed my Tuesday email, the PTA is sponsoring a TPS Spirit Wear sale!  Here is the link where you can order!  With the cooler weather coming, who could resist a new TPS hoodie? Not me! 

🎫A message from the 8th Grade Parent Group!

👍Check out the Electronic Blue Folder for some town-related updates. A Dia de los Muertos event at the library and Environment Club!

Have a great weekend!

                                                                    

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Monday (10/27) - F Day
• Pajama Day
• Cross Country Pasta Dinner/Awards
• Tuesday (10/28)  - A Day
• Mismatch Day
• Wednesday (10/29) - B Day
• Teacher/Student Swap Day
• Conferences 5:00-6:30
• Thursday (10/30)- C Day
• Twin Day
• HALF DAY (11:55 dismissal)
• Conferences 12:30-3:00
• Friday (10/31) - D Day 
• Costume Day
• Costume Parade at 9:00
• HALF DAY (11:55 dismissal)

10/17/25

🍁Save the date!  We will plan to have our annual costume parade on 10/31 at 9:00! This day is also half day too! Students in kindergarten through 5th grade will march around the building (once) joined by our middle school marching band (grades 6-8). If your student has beliefs that prevent them from participating in this event, please let me know and we will plan an alternate activity for them or excuse an absence. The parade will begin at the bus lobby doors and take a right to circle the building before reentering at the same doors. I can't wait to hear what this year's band has in store for us this year! 

A reminder about costumes as we are a k to 8 school. Please keep in mind what is cool in 8th grade may be scary to our kindergarteners. Please don't send students to school with costumes that have excessive gore, fake weapons, or masks that cover faces. Inflatable costumes will be a struggle in the classroom so we ask that these be left at home as well unless a student plans to only wear it for the parade. This is one of my favorite TPS traditions! 

😊The Student Council is holding a TPS Fall Spirit Week the week of 10/27.  Check it out here, but also in the Electronic Blue Folder.  

✀ The PTA is looking for crafters that are willing to donate their crafts for the TPS Holiday Shop! The shop will be held the week of 12/15. If you have some crafts that you are willing to share, please reach out to Athena Bierfeldt at athenabierfeldt@gmail.com. 

🏀Mr. Ruppert has asked me to remind families that there is no afterschool basketball on 10/23 for middle schoolers!

🦋Lisa's Pollinator Garden and TPS were featured in "Wild Ones" Fall Journal. Check it out on pages 22-23!  Congratulations to Dot Odgren and her committee for this recognition!

🎥Hope Lives Here, a local non profit organization, has teamed up with students at WRHS. They are hosting a movie night tonight!  Join HLH at Wachusett for a frightfully fun movie night! Costumes are a must for all witches, superheroes and ghosts! We will be showing Hotel Transylvania in the crypt, I mean cafeteria at WRHS on October 17th. All guys and ghouls in grades K-5th are invited to join us...if you dare! Bring your blankets and camp chairs for this drive-in style movie event! We will have tricks and treats available for purchase (popcorn, candy, waters). Use this link to register.

More details are on the flyer in the Electronic Blue Folder. 

🎫A message from our 8th Grade Parent Group: 

Raffle tickets for the annual 8th grade fundraiser are on sale!  Please support TPS’s oldest students by buying tickets from your friendly neighborhood 8th grader.  One ticket for $5 or five for $20.

Any caregivers or community members that would like to donate raffle items, gift baskets or monetary gifts are welcome to do so and can reach out to the email addresses above!  

Proceeds pay for end of the year activities including yearbooks, field trip and dinner dance at Harrington Farm.  Please help us celebrate the graduating class of 2026.  Tickets will also be sold at the Trunk or Treat event and winners will be drawn that night as well (Oct 31st) and be notified Nov 1.

*This is an annual parent sponsored event.  All questions and concerns should be sent to the above email addresses, not TPS admin/ staff.

Have a great weekend!

                                                                    

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Monday (10/20) - A Day
• Tuesday (10/21)  - B Day
• Wednesday (10/22) - C Day
• Thursday (10/23)- D Day
• Friday (10/24) - E Day 
• Celtics Day - Let's celebrate the season starting! Wear Celtics gear, green or your favorite basketball team gear! 

Mark your calendars for dates coming soon:

• Wednesday (10/29) - Evening Parent Conferences 5:00-7:30
• Thursday (10/30) - EARLY RELEASE
• Afternoon Parent Conferences 12:30-3:00
• Friday (10/31) - EARLY RELEASE
• Costume Parade @ 9:00

10/10/25

Happy Long Weekend! 

★Just a reminder that school begins at 8:25AM.  I've noticed the drop off line starts to get really long around 8:20. It might be a good idea to arrive earlier if you can!  Please don't be offended when I close the door at 8:25! 

😍Sometimes in all of the hustle and bustle, we forget that Thomas Prince truly is a uniquely special place.  I was reminded this week when our entire middle school spent a day at Boundless Adventures, taking chances, forming bonds, developing trust with one another, building community, and having fun.  How many other schools could take three grade levels on a trip and return to school closer than before? I am very appreciative of our middle school team for organizing this trip and making it happen for our middle school students.  I'm sure it will be an experience our middle schoolers will remember for a lifetime. I loved hearing their stories today sharing the brave things they tried and the moments they cheered on/encouraged their peers!  

😔This week, Ms. Awad, our new third grade teacher resigned. Families of students in her class were notified, but I wanted to let the community know as well.  We are truly sad to see Ms. Awad go, as she was a great addition to TPS! Students and staff will surely miss her! We wish her well as she tends to personal matters outside of school and wish her luck in all of her future endeavors! 

⭐Please check out the Electronic Blue Folder for a special message from the TPS PTA. They are holding a Membership Drive! Also mark your calendars for an informational PTA meeting on 10/14 at 6:00 on Zoom! All of these details can be found on the flyer in the folder! The PTA does so much for TPS and we are grateful for any support you can offer!

🎫A message/update from our 8th grade parent group:

Raffle tickets for the annual 8th grade fundraiser are on sale!  Please support TPS’s oldest students by buying tickets from your friendly neighborhood 8th grader.  

Any caregivers or community members that would like to donate raffle items, gift baskets or monetary gifts are welcome to do so and can reach out to the email addresses above!  

Students will also be at Hubbard’s Farm Stand tomorrow morning (10/11) from 9 am - 12 pm. One ticket for $5 or five for $20. Proceeds pay for end of the year activities including yearbooks, field trip and dinner dance at Harrington Farm.  Please help us celebrate the graduating class of 2026.  Tickets will also be sold at the Trunk or Treat event and winners will be drawn that night as well (Oct 31st). 

*This is an annual parent sponsored event.  All questions and concerns should be sent to the above email addresses, not TPS admin/ staff.

Have a nice long weekend!

                                                                    

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Monday (10/13) - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday (10/14)  - C Day
• PTA Zoom Meeting @ 6:00
• Wednesday (10/15) - D Day
• Thursday (10/16)- E Day
• Friday (10/17) - F Day 
• Kindergarten hike @ 12:00

10/3/25

🚒We had a routine fire drill today!  Staff and students did a great job exiting the building. It was a beautiful morning to be outside, too!  Thanks as always to the PFD and the PPD for being here for our school! 

👍Over the summer, with the help of the Town of Princeton and the DPW, we made some safety enhancements on our TPS campus.  A new gate was installed, complete with a lock, preventing cars from pulling onto the playground blacktop during school hours, after school programs and outdoor school events.  Two concrete planter barricades were recently installed in the front of the building this week, as a safety precaution to prevent vehicles from hitting the front of the building. I'd like to thank the Town of Princeton and the DPW for their help with keeping everyone safe!

⭐While on the topic of safety, we are working with students and staff to not open any outside doors even for people we know at any point in the day. I'd ask that when visiting the building you do the same. Please don't open or hold doors open for people, even in the main lobby. Mrs. Burgoyne (or whomever is covering the office will buzz visitors in). I thank you very much! Our Warriors' safety is our biggest priority!

🪴If you are willing or interested in helping to plant (or donate) some perennials in the concrete planters, please reach out!

🏀A Message from Mr. Ruppert regarding a TPS Basketball Open Gym for 6th through 8th grade!

Have you ever been interested in trying basketball or just want to get ready for the upcoming season?

Join the Afterschool Basketball Open Gym every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 to 4:30 PM run by History teacher and Basketball coach Alex Ruppert. This will start Tuesday October 14th and run until Thursday November 20th and is open to all middle school students (grades 6-8).

Whether you're an experienced player or just starting out, you'll get hands-on work focusing on core skills like:

• Dribbling and ball-handling drills

• Shooting form and technique

• Tough defense

• Crisp passing

We'll finish each session with scrimmages and games so you can put those skills into action on the court.

It's the perfect way to stay active, improve your skills, and play some basketball with friends. 

If interested, fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM and be sure to update your School Dismissal Manager to indicate your child will be staying for Basketball Open Gym!  

See you on the court! 

 

👀👂Message From the Health Office:

Height/Weight, Hearing, and Vision Screenings are scheduled for 10/7 and 10/8 at TPS. Please note what screenings will be conducted for your child's grade level below:

         Gr. K, 2, 3               vision, hearing, and weight

         Grades 1                vision, hearing, height, and weight for BMI

         Grade 4                  vision, height, and weight for BMI

         Grade 5                  vision, weight

         Grade 7                  vision, hearing height, and weight for BMI

You have the right to opt-out of the screenings. To opt-out, please complete this this form to opt out or communicate with the school nurse at karina_abbascia@wrsd.net or (978)464-5507. Thank you! 

 🎫A Note from our 8th Grade Parent Group: Raffle tickets for the annual 8th grade fundraiser go on sale tomorrow!  Please support TPS’s oldest students by buying tickets from your friendly neighborhood 8th grader.  Any caregivers or community members that would like to donate raffle items, gift baskets or monetary gifts are welcome to do so and can reach out to the email addresses above!  Students will also be at the Post Office tomorrow morning (10/4) from 8-11 am. One ticket for $5 or 5 for $20. Proceeds pay for end of the year activities including yearbooks, field trip and dinner dance at Harrington Farm.  Please help us celebrate the graduating class of 2026.  Tickets will also be sold at the Trunk or Treat event and winners will be drawn that night as well (Oct 31st). *This is an annual parent sponsored event.  All questions and concerns should be sent to the above email addresses, not TPS admin/ staff. The flyer is in the Electronic Blue Folder!

                                                                    

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Monday (10/6) - D Day
• Tuesday (10/7)  - E Day
• Hearing/Vision Screening
• Wednesday (10/8) - F Day
• Hearing/Vision Screening
• Thursday (10/9) - A Day
• Friday (10/10) - B Day 
• TPS Warrior Pride Day!  Wear your TPS gear or red and black!
• Monday (10/13) - NO SCHOOL

9/26/25

 

💬I am hoping you all received my email on Wednesday and you were able to sign up for a Parent/Teacher Conference!  If not, here is the link for you to sign up! Conferences will be held on 10/29 5:00-7:30 and again on 10/30 12:30-3:00. 

☝Are you interested in volunteering?  The PTA is looking for new members AND volunteers!  A form
went home earlier this week sharing the various volunteer opportunities available. Didn't get it? Check out the Electronic Blue Folder!  Life is busy and we certainly understand that! Any little bit of volunteering helps, and I speak for the PTA (and myself) when I say, thanks! 

🏀 I am on the look out for a girl's basketball coach.  It seems there is enough player interest to possibly have a TPS girls middle school basketball team!  This is AMAZING and sooo exciting!  If you have interest, please reach out. I'd love to talk about the role, the program, and all that it entails. I would really love to be able to have a team this year.  Fingers crossed!

🚍Just a reminder to update your School Dismissal Manager for your child/children with any changes before 1:00.  These changes include PM transportation plans, as well as dismissals.  In the same vein, know that the busiest time in the main office is from 2:30-3:00.  If you are dismissing your child, you might want to do so before 2:30. We'd ask that you reach out with questions before that time if possible!  

💻Yesterday you received an email about the Panorama Student Survey.  This survey will be administered to students in grades 3-12 sometime between10/13 and 10/31.  If you'd like to know more about the Panorama Student Survey, you can find information on the Office of Student Support website. If you wish to opt your child out of the survey, you can do so on this form. 

➣Check out the Electronic Blue Folder for more information about winter basketball with the Rutland Rec!

🗓The October Family Calendar for school events and specials days is in the Electronic Blue Folder! Can you believe it is October next week!?!?

Have a great weekend!

                                                                    

Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead: 

• Saturday (9/27) - PPD's Touch A Truck Event!
• Monday (9/29) - E Day
• Tuesday (9/30)  - F Day
• Wednesday (10/1) - A Day
• Thursday (10/2) - B Day
• Friday (10/3) - C Day 
• TPS Warrior Pride Day!  Wear your TPS gear or red and black!

Mark your calendars:

• 10/29 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• 10/30 Afternoon Parent/Teacher Conferences