🏫Next Thursday, 9/17, is Open House! Come in, meet your child's teacher, take a walk around TPS, see their classroom! Don't forget this opportunity is not meant for parent conferences, those will be happening in October! The times for each grade level are below:
👟Still looking for Girls on the Run participants! Students in grades 3-5 are welcome to sign up! More information is in the Electronic Blue Folder! I've had a few parents ask me - it isn't just running. Honestly, a lot of it is community building, growth mindset and confidence building... and a lot of fun!
🏀Check out the Electronic Blue Folder for new flyers! This week I have added Wachusett Travel Basketball try out information! Don't forget the TPS Spirit Wear flyer is in there too!
👋This week we welcomed Nurse Jocelyn to TPS. Please find her welcome message in the Electronic Blue Folder.
😎Don't forget to follow us at @tpswarriors on Instagram! Ms. Nowd in the STEAM Classroom has an account too - @nowdsteamtps! Mrs. Robichaud (7/8 math) posts on @robichaudmathtps!
👀Please see the message below from the Director of Student Support, Ace Thompson.
Dear Wachusett Parent/Guardian,
In order to learn more about student experiences at school, we will be asking for your child’s feedback via an online survey that they will be completing at school. The WRSD will administer a student Universal Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Survey to all students in grades 3 through 12 at two separate points across this school year. The survey windows will occur in the Fall between October 5-23, 2026, and in the Spring between March 1-19, 2027.
The Student SEL Survey was developed by Panorama Education and is utilized by your child’s school as a universal screener to help gather information about students’ perceptions of their competencies and perceptions of SEL supports and their environment. School staff will have the ability to explore the results with interactive reports and identify actionable strategies to build students’ SEL skills both individually and collectively. The survey is widely used in school districts nationwide to gather information about:
Self-efficacy
Self-management
SEL Competencies
Well-being
Supports and Environment
The information gathered through the survey will be used to review WRSD’s SEL programming and make improvements designed to increase student SEL skills, which are critical to school, career, and life success.
You have the right to inspect the survey. The survey, as well as additional information, is available on the Office of Student Support website and can be accessed by clicking this LINK.
We are asking that all of our students participate in the surveys, as their feedback will provide invaluable insights into their experiences and how we can improve and adapt our district to their needs; however, you may elect that your child not participate in taking the Panorama Student Survey this academic year. To opt out, you must complete the Opt Out Form by Friday, September 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The Opt Out Form is available by clicking this LINK. If you elect to opt out of having your child complete the surveys, they will be provided an academic activity during the 15 to 20 minute administration time while other students are completing the survey.
If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Ace Thompson, Director of Student Support, at ace_thompson@wrsd.net or (508) 829-1670 ext. 1253.
Sincerely,
Ace Thompson
Director of Student Support
Looking Ahead:
- Monday (9/14) - F Day
- FIRST Girls Soccer Game - Dudley Charlton @ 3:45
- Tuesday (9/15) - A Day
- Wednesday (9/16) - B Day
- Girls Soccer Game - Krashes Field @ 3:45
- Thursday (9/17) - C Day
- Open House! (see schedule above for the time)
- Cross Country Meet - Chocksett @ 3:30
- Friday (9/18) - D Day
- Wear your TPS gear or red/white/black!
