6.5!

The highlight of our week was definitely our "Drop Everything and STEAM Day" followed by our equally exciting "STEAM Night!" It was a great celebration of STEAM and community. The kids did a wonderful job on their projects, it was great to see so many families come out, and the representation of STEAM in the community was inspiring. Thank you to the STEAM night planning committee and to Mrs. Chapalonis for chairing the committee! 

Congratulations to our Basket winners! 

  • K Basket - Pam Grimaldi 
  • 1st grade - Jules Moynihan 
  • 2nd grade - Crystal Courville
  • 3rd grade - Mike Lynch 
  • 4th grade - Betsy Chase
  • 5th grade - The Burwell family
  • 6th grade - Jake Roczniak
  • 7th/8th grade - Dan Hollis
  • Staff basket - Kelsey Riberio
  • Cruiser ride with cruiser - Melissa Finkler

I want to remind everyone that Tuesday the 11th is the town meeting. I would never dream of telling
people how they should vote, but, in case you aren't a fan of long school committee meetings or budget presentations, I thought I could share some cliff notes. This year's budget is really driven by state funding (aka chapter 70). While in the past, the district has received millions, this coming year we are only earmarked for a few hundred thousand. This puts a large strain on towns to finance the schools. Given this information, the district has worked to maintain what I would call a "level service" budget (no new costs, additional staff, etc.) but there is still a significant impact on the towns' tax rates. Heading into Princeton town meeting, all but one town has voted to approve the budget and the district needs a 4/5 success rate to move forward. Any changes to the budget would require cuts and require a step back from the progress made last year. It may never be more important for informed families to be at town meetings. I am also being told that we will have National Honors students from WRHS coming down to provide babysitting services if you could use the help. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

A note from the Running Clinic

"Dear TPS families,
Summer is just around the corner, and we would love for you to join us for our 3rd annual, 4-week running clinic from June 20th through July 12th. It will occur in the backfield at TPS 1-2 times a week. There is no charge, and children of all abilities who are rising from 1st through 6th grade are welcome, even if you can't make it to all of our sessions. We hope you can join us!"

Update from the cafeteria regarding alternative lunches
  • Monday - Bagel Meal
  • Tuesday - Cereal Meal
  • Wednesday - Pizza
  • Thursday - Hamburger on a bun
  • Friday - Chicken Enchilada Empanada 
Week of June17
  • Monday- Cereal Meal
Extended day: Registration for the extended day for the '24-25 school year has not opened yet. Once registration becomes available this summer, notification will be sent home. For your planning purposes, there is no change planned for the fee structures and we will create space for any families that require the service.  


Congratulations to our Girl's Track State Champions! 


Also, congratulations to the students in Select Strings who brought home gold 

in the Great East Music Festival! 

Electronic Folder

Princeton Arts Academy, June Reading Challenge, 

The Week Ahead: 

  • Monday (6/10) Day B
  • Tuesday (6/11) Day C
    • Town Meeting
    • Grade 6 Egypt Museum
    • 4th grade Field Trip (this is the rescheduled date)
  • Wednesday (6/12) Day D
    • Last day for Kindergarten
    • Field Day
    • 8th Grade Graduation 6:00
  • Thursday (6/13) Day A
    • New Kindergarten Open House
    • 8th Grade Dance
  • Friday (6/14) Day B
    • 8th Grade Six Flags Trip  
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  • Monday (6/17) Day C
    • Grade 4 Celebration of Learning - students only
  • Tuesday (6/18) Day D
    • Last Day of School 11:55 Dismissal - Step-Up Day

WRHS New Student Orientation Save the Date August 15th 

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