11/13/26

💙I'd like to take a moment to thank the PTA for organizing a very special day on Tuesday.  Throughout the course of the day, four Veterans came in and met with students during their specials block.  They took the time to share about their experiences in the forces, share uniforms, artifacts and photos and answer questions!  Both staff and students really enjoyed their visits! Thank you Chip Barlow, David Joyce, Jim Martin and Jon Provost for your service and your time!

In addition to welcoming these Veterans, we also want to take a moment to recognize a former TPS Warrior, Captain Christopher J. Sullivan.  The next time you walk through the front lobby of Thomas Prince School, take a moment to notice the tribute to Captain Sullivan.  You can also find a tribute in the Electronic Blue Folder. 

😁Coming up in the next seven days is a lot of fun!  The Main Office Staff will be engaging in all of the silly promises we made for the the fundraiser! I can't wait. Be sure to check out the TPS Instagram for these memorable moments!

👀Be sure to check the Electronic Blue Folder for the latest flyers! 

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (11/6) - F Day
• Tuesday (11/17) - A Day
• Middle School Basketball Clinic
• PTA Meeting @ 6:00 - TPS Library or on Zoom
• Mr. Cormier is the Principal for the Day!
• Wednesday (11/18) - B Day
• Principals are Mute for the Day!
• Thursday (11/19) - C Day
• Middle School Basketball Clinic
• Friday (11/20) - D Day
• Kindergarten Family Hike
• Principals Smooch a Farm Animal Assembly
• Wear Your TPS Gear (or red, white and black!)

11/6/26

⭐As I mentioned in my communication yesterday, we had our first Lockdown Drill of the year yesterday.  I was super proud of how the students and staff handled the drill.  I recognize these drills elicit some emotion and even some angst.  Please know that we are here to support your student(s) and answer any questions or concerns they may have! The same goes for you too!

🎊Exciting news! Thanks to all of you and our Warriors, the PTA raised almost $31,000 with the calendar raffles!  You know what this means, right?  Mrs. Trainque and I have to be mute for a day, Mr. Cormier gets to be the Boss for the day, Mrs. Trainque and I have to kiss some farm animals AND Mr. Cormier, Mrs. Trainque and I get "pied"!  November is going to be a fun month.  The PTA and TPS Staff have great ideas for how to give this money back to the school. Stay tuned for details! Thank you to the PTA for organizing this great fundraiser and to Mr. Motivation for helping motivate us!

🗩A note from Mr. Cormier: 

Dear Thomas Prince School Families,

As we work together to ensure a safe, smooth, and stress-free end to the school day for all of our students, we kindly ask for your help with daily dismissal plans.

Recently, we have noticed an uptick in last-minute changes and un-updated dismissal plans. Ensuring every student safely reaches their proper spot at dismissal is our top priority, and having accurate plans in advance helps our afternoon routine run seamlessly.

If your child's dismissal routine is changing on any given day, please make sure to update their dismissal plan by 2:00 PM in School Dismissal Manager.

Thank you so much for your partnership and support in keeping our dismissal time safe and efficient for everyone!

 🎨A Note from Mrs. Finkler: 

Hello Families,

Coming home to you soon is your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser catalog - featuring their own name and art on the cover, WITH FREE STICKERS OF THEIR ART! 

Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! 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! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)

Order by:  12/1/2026\

🎁A message from Boy Scouts Troop 1 Princeton: 

This year's Toys for Tots campaign is being conducted by the Boys Scouts' Troop 1 Princeton

They are accepting donations through December 7th! The box can be found in the TPS lobby! All donations will be distributed locally!  For questions, reach out to devens.ma@toysfortots.org.

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (11/9) - B Day
• Tuesday (11/10) - C Day
• Wear Red, White & Blue
• Veterans' Day Assemblies
• Wednesday (11/11) - NO SCHOOL (Veterans' Day)
• Thursday (11/12) - D Day
• Friday (11/13) - E Day
• Kindergarten Field Trip to the Library
• All School Assembly - PTA Fundraiser 

10/30/26

💓What a week we had!  It was great to see so many of you at parent/teacher conferences and again this morning for the parade!  I love the little TPS traditions that bring us all together. 

😀Spirit Week is always so much fun for both students and staff. I absolutely love the excitement and pride the littles have in sharing what they wore to school! Thank you to Mr. Nichols and the Student Council for organizing it!  Check out the TPS Insta (@tpswarriors) for pictures of the week. Here are a few snapshots of each day! 

💥An update from the STEAM Classroom & Ms. Nowd!

Second graders have been conducting an experiment in STEAM. We are testing different materials to see how well they block out heat from a hand warmer. This experiment introduces the concept of conductors and insulators. We will use our gained knowledge to create something capable of keeping an ice pop frozen for about 30 minutes! Keep an eye out in the next couple of weeks for pictures of their creations on @nowdsteamtps on Instagram!

⚽I'd like to congratulate the TPS soccer team on their inaugural season. The Warriors finished their season this week with a close game against Chocksett.  Thank you to Renee Nelson who coached the team.  I am so proud of this group - their grit, spirit and the growth they made over the season. 

👉A note from Heidi Leftwich and the entire 8th grade fundraising committee: 

We would like to thank our amazingly generous TPS community for supporting the 8th grade end of year activities by buying 50/50 raffle tickets during the parent teacher conferences. This money will help fund their end of the year dance, school trip to Six Flags, and year book. 

They ended up with a total of $1,750 raised which means that $875 is the cash prize. If the girls didn’t tell everyone, we will be drawing the name on Saturday morning and so if you get a call from an 860 area code, you may want to pick up!  Thank you again sincerely for the immense support.

👀Be sure to check the Electronic Blue Folder for new notices - including the TPS PTA October Updates pictured below!

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (11/2) - D Day
• Tuesday (11/3) -NO SCHOOL (Voting and PD)
• Wednesday (11/4) - E Day
• Thursday (11/5) - F Day
• Middle School Football Game - Leicester @ 3:45
• Friday (11/6) - A Day
• Kindergarten Field Trip to the Library
• All School Assembly - PTA Fundraiser 

10/23/26

⭐Don't forget that Thursday and Friday are early release days! Dismissal begins at 11:55!  Please be sure to adjust your SDM to indicate any changes to your child/children's end of day routine! Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday 5:00-7:30 and on Thursday 12:35-3:05. If you haven't signed up for a time yet, you still can! 

🎊On 10/30 at 9:00AM, students in kindergarten through 5th grade will parade around the school. The parade will be lead by the TPS Middle School Band!  We'll exit out the bus doors and march around the school, re-entering back in that same entrance.   Weapons, masks, inflatables, or anything that covers the face is not permitted. 

😁The Student Council is sponsoring a Spirt Week next week!  Check it out!  This flyer is also in the Electronic Blue Folder, along with a few other notices to check out! 

A note from the PTA: 

Hello from the PTA,

Another huge thank you to this incredible community for your support throughout the Calendar Fundraiser! It was a huge success!

We'll be sharing more details about the success of the fundraiser at the PTA Meeting next Tuesday, October 27th at 6PM. We'll also begin discussing where the money raised will go! The meeting takes place live in the TPS library or via Zoom. Join us and have a say in where funds are spent for our school, students, and staff!

SpiritHero: Spirit Hero orders were sent home with your Warrior last week. If you have any issues with your order, please reach out to Spirit Hero (support@spirithero.com) for support. If you missed the sale, you can purchase on demand anytime at our school store.

Don't forget to follow our *brand new* TPS PTA Facebook or Instagram accounts! 

Thank you for your support!

-The TPS PTA Board

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (10/26) - E Day
• Spooky or Normal PJ Day
• Middle School Soccer Game - CTMS @ 3:30
• Tuesday (10/27) - F Day
• Adam Sandler Day
• School Council @ 3:15
• PTA Meeting @ 6:00
• Wednesday (10/28) - A Day
• Wear Something Pink Day
• Middle School Soccer Game - Chocksett @ 3:30
• Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences @ 5:00-7:30
• Thursday (10/29) - B Day
• World Series or Other Sports Day
• Early Release @ 11:55
• Middle School Football Game - Shrewsbury @ 4:00
• Afternoon Parent/Teacher Conferences @ 12:35-3:05
• Friday (10/30) - C Day
• Early Release @ 11:55
• Costume Parade @ 9:00
• Costume Day

10/16/26

📬I wanted to let you know that my Friday emails  (and truly any all-school messages) come from a messaging application, not directly from my email.  I've heard from some families that they have replied to my Friday emails and have never heard back. Well, that's true, because they don't ever make it to me and I have never seen them!  I want to apologize if you thought I was ignoring your messages!  Please just email me directly at bethanne_difonso@wrsd.net! 

💬I want to make sure that all parents knew that conference sign ups opened on 10/13.  You can make appointments with your child's teacher, specialists, speech, counseling, and special ed. If you only see your child's teacher, you will need to hit "show more teachers" in order to sign up to see someone else.  

 🎊I know it is still a few weeks away, but I'd like to remind families of the TPS Tradition of the Costume Parade!  On 10/30 at 9:00AM, students in kindergarten through 5th grade will parade around the school. The parade will be lead by the TPS Middle School Band!  We'll exit out the bus doors and march around the school, re-entering back in that same entrance.  Typically this is a Student Council sponsored spirit day where the entire student body can wear a costume! Weapons, masks, inflatables, or anything that covers the face is not permitted. Mark your calendars so you don't forget this fun event!  

👉7th and 8th Grade Families, check out the Electronic Blue Folder for the WRHS Open House information on 11/5!

😁Today was the last day of the Calendar Fundraiser!  I cannot wait to see how many calendars were sold and to see what crazy things the main office has to do!  Silly things like this are the most fun and memorable! Please see the message below from the PTA: 

Hello from the PTA,

Calendar Fundraiser:

• We did it! The Calendar Fundraiser wrapped up today! We can't thank you enough for your support and cannot wait to share details about the success of the fundraiser, announce our winners, order sweatshirts, and celebrate together as a school!

• If your student forgot to bring in their order forms/donations, please be sure to do so before Wednesday, October 21st.

• Stay tuned for our posts highlighting the incredible business sponsors that made this whole fundraiser possible. For questions: tps.pta.calendar@gmail.com. 

Veterans Day Speakers Needed:

• The PTA is looking for local veterans to join us at TPS the week of November 9th to speak with our students, share their stories, and inspire our students. 

• Please email us if you'd like to participate: tpsprincetonpta@gmail.com.

Don't forget to follow our *brand new* TPS PTA Facebook or Instagram accounts! 

Thank you so much for your support!

-TPS PTA Board

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (10/19) - F Day
• Middle School Soccer Game - CTMS @ 3:30
• Tuesday (10/20) - A Day
• Wednesday (10/21) - B Day
• Middle School Soccer Game - HOME at Krashes! @ 3:30
• Thursday (10/22) - C Day
• Middle School Football Game - Murdock @ 4:00
• Cross Country Meet - Home at TPS @ 3:30
• Friday (10/23) - D Day
• Kindergarten Family Hike @ 12:00
• Celtics Home Opener - wear your Celtics gear/green and white/your favorite bball team gear

Looking Ahead: 

10/28 Parent Teacher Conferences 5:00-7:30

10/29 Early Release @ 11:55 & Parent Teacher Conferences 12:35-3:05 

10/30 Early Release @ 11:55 & Costume Parade @ 9:00

10/9/26

🍂It's feeling like fall around here!  Mark your calendars - picture retakes are on Thursday! 

🧋Due to some recent incident/issues with beverages, we're asking that your child only come in to school with a beverage in a screw top container.  Beverages from coffee shops or even cans have been creating an issue.  Outside of what is offered/eaten in the cafeteria, if your child comes in with one of these beverages, we'll have to ask them to throw it away. Thank you for working with us on this! 

🗪You should have received an email from the District about signing up for conferences. If you missed it, here it is: 

Dear WRSD Families,

Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling will be managed through PTC Wizard this year.  Conference registration will open for all families on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m.

Important: You will need your child’s Student ID Number (provided below) to register and schedule conferences. 

Name: [STUDENT_FNAME]
Student ID: [STUDENT_ID]

Directions for Scheduling:

• You will first need to create an account by  going HERE. 
• PTC Wizard offers Single-Sign-On for Google and Microsoft accounts. HOWEVER, your account has to be created manually first.  Once your account is created, you can sign in using the Google or Microsoft button if applicable.
• Once you create your account, it can be used to log into the PTC Wizard pages for other WRSD schools if you have children in more than one school.
• You will be prompted to enter your child’s Student ID Number
• This can be always found in PowerSchool under “Student IDs and Passwords”
• Once you’ve successfully logged in, PTC Wizard helper prompts will provide additional instructions.

Additional conference details can be found by following this link:  2026 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Scheduling will close at 12:00 noon on the day before your child’s school holds its first conference. Because conference dates vary by school, the scheduling deadline will also vary by school.

Parent-teacher conferences are designed to be brief but meaningful conversations that provide families and educators an opportunity to connect, discuss student progress, celebrate successes, and identify ways we can continue to support learning throughout the school year.

We look forward to welcoming our families to conferences.

😁There is so much fun (and learning) happening in the STEAM classroom. Read this update from Ms. Nowd: As part of their module about "Earth's water and interconnected systems" the 5th graders have created terrariums. These are a fun way to observe and discuss the interactions between the four major spheres as well as witness the water cycle at work! Everyone is doing very well and get quite excited to see the growth of their plant babies every class! 

👉A note from the PTA: 

Hello from the PTA,

We are heading into our last week of sales for the Calendar Fundraiser! We're seeing great momentum and hope we can finish our last week just as strong! Remember that every dollar raised stays right here at TPS!

What your student can win:

• All participating students get entered to win a randomly selected prize - one per grade!
• If your student sells 15 calendars, they earn a TPS sweatshirt!
• Top individual sellers and top classrooms all win prizes.
• The whole school is working together to sell enough calendars so Mrs. DiFonso and the admin team have to complete some silly tasks!

A shareable student-flyer is available here for you to post to your personal socials or email to family & friends! Send questions to: tps.pta.calendar@gmail.com. 

When you're done selling: send the completed order form(s) + money into school in the red envelope with your student (or drop it by the front desk). Thank you for sending everything in by next Friday, 10/16.

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (10/12) - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday (10/13) - B Day
• Wednesday (10/14) - C Day
• Middle School Soccer Game -Charlton @ 3:45
• Thursday (10/15) - D Day
• Picture Retakes 
• Cross Country Meet - MTV @ 3:30
• Friday (10/16) - E Day
• Wear your TPS gear or red/white/black!

10/2/26

 

😃In case you missed it, the PTA launched their big PTA Fundraiser on Monday!  Mr. Motivation (aka Mr. Murphy) was here to pump up the Warriors!  So far the fundraiser is off to an amazing start.  I'm starting to worry that Mrs. Trainque, Mr. Cormier and I are going to have to hold up our end of the bargain by doing some crazy things! Did you hear that if the school sells 1,000 calendars that Mrs. Trainque and I have to be "on mute" for an entire day?  If 1,500 are sold, Boss of the Boss happens, which means Mr. Cormier is principal for the day!  For selling 2,000 calendars, Mrs. Trainque and I have to smooch a barnyard animal!  And finally if 3,000 or more are sold, Mr. Cormier, Mrs. Trainque and I will participate in Thomas Prince Pie-a-pallooza, which means we get turned into messy pies!  Every student will be able to cover us in allergen free pie toppings!  WOA! No matter what, there will be a lot of fun to be had!   The PTA wanted me to share the message below: 

Hello from the PTA,

The Fall Fundraiser has officially kicked off! A special thank you to Mr. Motivation for kicking off our fundraiser with a high-energy, motivational assembly!

On Monday, your student brought home a red envelope with order forms and calendar raffles to sell now through October 16th. Every calendar purchased gives the buyer a chance to win a prize every single day in November.

Every dollar raised stays right here at TPS and funds enrichment programs, classroom resources, school events, field trips, school supplies and so much more for our students and staff. 

If your student sells 15 calendars, they earn a TPS sweatshirt! Top individual sellers and top classrooms all win prizes. AND if the whole school sells enough calendars - Mrs. DiFonso and the admin team will have some silly tasks to complete (ask your students about barnyard animals and pie-a-poolza!)

A shareable student-flyer is available here for you to post to your personal socials or email to family & friends!

Check out this  Frequently Asked Question document and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions: tps.pta.calendar@gmail.com.

Don't forget to follow our *brand new* TPS PTA Facebook or Instagram accounts! 

Thank you so much for your support!

-TPS PTA Board

👩This year, we have restructured our counseling department.   If your student is in grades k-4, Karli Buel (karli_buel@wrsd.net) is the counselor who will be your primary contact. If your student is in grades 5-8, Christine Rayner (christine_rayner@wrsd.net) will be your point of contact. Counselor assignments differ for students on IEPs or 504s. If you have any questions about that, reach out!

👀Check out the Electronic Blue Folder for the October daily rotation calendar and a flyer for a fun movie event!

Have a great weekend!

       Electronic Blue Folder

Looking Ahead:

• Monday (10/5) - C Day
• Tuesday (10/6) - D Day
• Vision & Hearing Screening
• Cross Country Meet - PCS @ 3:30
• Wednesday (10/7) - E Day
• Vision & Hearing Screening
• Middle School Football Game - Groton @ 4:00
• Girls Soccer Game - Krashes @ 3:45
• Thursday (10/8) - F Day
• Friday (10/9) - A Day
• Wear your TPS gear or red/white/black!
• NO SCHOOL 10/12