June 20, 2013

Dear Roderick Community,

The buses have left for the final day of the 2012-2013 school year.  This was a great year!  Thank you to all of the Roderick families.  Your support and dedication to the Wrentham Public Schools is greatly appreciated!

  

Our Grade 6 students participated in their sixth grade promotion on Wednesday.  It was a beautiful afternoon and the program was fantastic!  Special thanks to all of our readers - you were awesome!  I am very proud of the Class of 2013 and wish them the very best of luck!

The students of Miss White’s class and Mrs. Moon’s class held a Southeast Asia & Oceania Showcase on Monday and Tuesday this week to present their Glogsters to their parents and teachers.  The students were required to use at least 6 technology tools (Glogster, Voki, Tagxedo, Windows Movie Maker, FlipShare, Photo Story, Timeliner and Garfield Comic) to present their research about one of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia or Oceania.  All of the groups did an incredible job! 

The online ordering for the school supply programs starts tomorrow. Parents will have the option to customize their orders, with teacher specific lists. All items will be delivered to your home for free and you can order up to 3 weeks before the start of school. Please visit www.schooltoolbox.com to place your order.    

 

Miss Phipps’s hosted her  5^th Annual Writer’s Breakfast. For this event, students selected their favorite piece of writing from the year to read aloud in front of friends and family. Works included poems, memoirs, and short stories.  Many smiles were on display as students demonstrated their growth as writers.

Grade 4 spent an afternoon going on a "Tour of the USA."  Enjoy these great pictures.

 

Spirit Day Update

At the WPS Spirit Day held on June 7th, the students and staff contributed 1753 pounds of much needed food, which will assist the Wrentham Food Pantry through the lean summer months.

The entirely volunteer run WFP has operated out of The Whiston House since 1987, and have been the recipients of donations from community organizations, like The WPS, from the beginning. The WFP could not do what they do if not for all of your contributions! Thank you so much for supporting them through our Spirit Day initiatives.

This will be the final installment of the Roderick School blog for the 2012-2013 school year.  Please feel free to sign up for automatic updates or check back in periodically throughout the summer to find out what's happening.

We had a very successful move up day today and are all looking forward to returning in September for the 2013-2014 school year.  It has truly been an honor and a privilege to work with your children each day!  On behalf of the Roderick staff, we would like to wish you a safe and wonderful summer vacation!

Yours truly,
Stephen S. Grenham, Principal