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A message from the PTA: We are in our Appreciation Era The staff appreciation committee has been hard at work planning a week filled with special events and activities to celebrate our TPS staff. From small gestures of appreciation to food events and prizes, we hope to show them all just how much they mean to us. Want a sneak peek at what we have in store for our fabulous staff? Watch this video  HERE ! We still have a few opportunities for volunteers to help ensure the week goes off without a hitch.  Click  HERE  to lend a hand or email  TPSprincetonPTA@gmail. com  with questions. You may have received a notice from the library and myself this week regarding overdue books. Don't worry, we'll work with you. Remember there are several ways to resolve your child's borrowing account:  Return the book! (Best option and our favorite)  If the book is lost or damaged, you can:  order a new or gently used replacement  pay the replacement cost listed on notice  send your child with

Your student may or may not have come home talking about new cameras at school or the principal watching TV in the main office. These reports are partially correct. At the end of the last school year, the town of Princeton earmarked money for security updates to the building. We are tremendously thankful for all the support and care the town gives to us here. I knew there were plans to get started over the April break but was ecstatic to learn that it was also completed in that time. Staff now have "access control" to the building so we don't need external keys floating around and the doors can be locked all the time. The kids are right, we do have cameras but their primary purpose is to locate unsafe events, particularly for the Princeton Police Department.  This represents a huge step in keeping our building safe.  It's with sadness, that I share the passing of long-time Princeton resident, Roger Vaughn. This is of particular note for TPS as he was the benefactor an

We survived the first week of MCAS! Everyone did a wonderful job. The kids were really engaged with the test and many worked beyond their required time. The younger students were so respectful and quiet walking through the halls and trying to make sure the testers could focus. It's a relief to have this first round over. We will start the math testing on April 30th.  After the long week of testing, the building needed to blow off some steam. This morning we had a whole school assembly (think pep rally) heading into the break. In a celebration of positive behavior and perseverance, we played a whole school version of "The Floor is Lava." Kids used their Tommy Tickets to enter a raffle to participate. Teams of students and staff worked together to see who could cross the lava the most quickly and had a ton of laughs in the process. Congratulations to the team of Hacket, Keough, Greg, Eliza, and Ari and who took home the trophy!  A Message from the PTA: Are you passionate ab

Given the storm this week, we are rescheduling our Bangrazi clean-up efforts on Saturday. Please stay tuned for a new date!  Every Spring seems to sneak up on me and with it...thoughts of next fall.  We will be starting the placement process in the elementary school soon. As is the district policy and best practice, we solicit information from parents in the process. Please remember that we are not always able to honor requests as our goal is to develop balanced classrooms and we have limited rooms to place kids. This year, we are accepting feedback on the placement process through this form . We will close the form on April 26th. April break is right around the corner and a tradition that comes with it is cleaning out the Lost and Found. Overall, it's not the worst I've ever seen but still, some nice hoodies and other articles of clothing are waiting to be rediscovered. If they are still there by the end of the school day on the 12th we will be donating them.   There was some

Parents of 4th graders already know this but I wanted to share it with the school community. Mrs. Jensen-Fellows resigned her position earlier this month and we immediately began a search for her replacement. I am very happy to share that MaryAnn Hawkridge has accepted the position. The timing couldn't have been better as she completed our Long Term Substitute position in 2nd grade on Monday. MaryAnn has extensive experience teaching and most recently as support staff over at Davis Hill. We feel lucky to have her! If you see her, be sure to say "hi."  Last call for Acceleration Academy: The Wachusett District is pleased to be able to offer your students in grades 3-8 a chance to participate in the Math Acceleration Academy during the upcoming April Break, funded through DESE’s Math Acceleration Grant. This program will run 4 days from April 16th-19th from 8:00 am-2:00 pm.  Students will participate in activities that provide engaging, hands-on math lessons to promote math

It was a fun week at TPS with the book fair, play, and spirit week! It was too much to share in words so here are a few pictures from Spirit Week with many more on the Instagram account!  The staff supported the cause with door decorating and by dressing up as some of their favorite book characters. We made it a little competitive and the PTA donated Book Fair gift certificates for the winners. 2nd grade took the door competition with their "Wild Robot" (pictured). I still think my "Clifford the Big Red Dog" door was underappreciated. The 5th grade team took the honors with an iconic rendition of Jack and the Giant from "Jack and the Beanstalk" (not pictured). All in all, a fun week at TPS!   I'd like to thank Mrs. Holwell and Mr. Nichols for their work with the middle schoolers on "The Enchanted Book Store." These productions are a huge commitment but the result was spectacular! Last night's opening was great and I'm looking forward