The Roderick Review

Dear Roderick School Families,

As we welcome the fall season, I’m pleased to see our students settling into their routines and continuing to make progress both academically and socially. Please continue to check the Roderick School Events Calendar for upcoming activities, celebrations, and other important events throughout the year.

I also want to thank our Roderick community for your continued support and partnership. We’ve had a great start to the year, and I’m very proud of our students and staff for their hard work and commitment. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Dr. Kevin Martes
Principal

Who are we?

The PTO is a volunteer group made up of parents, teachers, administrators, and staff who are all dedicated to the successful education and experience of our students. Your involvement makes a meaningful difference!

The Fun Run is happening soon!!

We are SO excited to partner with Boosters again this year for the Wrentham Fun Run!! Our goal this year is to raise $75,000 for school supplies, teacher resources, and field trip assistance to benefit ALL students in Wrentham. This is our main fundraiser for the year and enables us to fund all the amazing things we do for staff and students! More details soon to come to your email.

Upcoming events: Please check Facebook for the most up-to-date information and flyers for our events!

· 10/2 – Celebrate National School Custodian Day!

· 10/5 - PTO Meeting

· 10/14 - Restaurant fundraiser - Papa Ginos in Plainville

· Fun Run:

o 9/30 – Registration opens

o 10/14 – Kick off day!

o 10/23 – Fun Run event

· 10/30 - Trunk O Treat

· 11/2 - PTO Meeting

· 11/5 - Restaurant fundraiser – BJs in North Attleboro

· 11/6 - Hoedown

· 11/19 - Chuck E Cheese

Committee sign-ups:

We are always looking for volunteers to help lead our fun events. Volunteers for the day of events will be communicated by the event planning committee.

https://wrentham-pto-committee-sign-ups-2026-2027.cheddarup.com

Contact us: wrenthampto@gmail.com

Facebook: @wrenthampto

Next meeting: Monday, October 5th at 7:00pm in the Roderick Library

Please join us at our next meeting. NO commitment to volunteer, NO commitment to be involved…just come to hear what we have planned and meet everyone!

What is WEST?

WEST offers teachers an avenue to build new and enriching educational programs. By supporting the best possible education for Wrentham's children, we are helping to secure a bright future. A school system that prides itself on excellence is essential to the economic and social health of the entire community. At WEST, we believe that great schools build strong communities and we are proud to work together with parents, teachers and local businesses to achieve that goal. We do this through corporate sponsorships, as well as fundraising events throughout the year.

Upcoming events:

· Wrentham Mercantile Parent night out - Join us at the Wrentham Mercantile for a special Holiday Preview Night! Support WEST and shop local this holiday! Sip and Shop Wrentham Mercantile’s unique selection of vintage, handmade holiday gifts and decor.

o Thursday, November 5th from 5:30–8 PM

o 30 Franklin St

o 10% of all sales benefiting WEST

Grants link:

We are so happy to be able to fund grants throughout the year. Please visit the following link to see the full list!

· https://www.wrenthamwest.org/west-grants

Corporate Sponsorship link:

We depend on our amazing community to help sponsor our initiatives throughout the year. Visit this link to see our sponsors, and ways that you can become one:

· Corporate Sponsorship | Wrentham WEST

Contact us: info@wrenthamwest.org

We would love to hear from you! Whether you have questions on how to get involved, how you can become a sponsor, or to find out more information…we are here to help.

Website: https://www.wrenthamwest.org/

Facebook: WEST - Wrentham Elementary Schools Trust

The Roderick School Fall Homework Club will occur on Wednesday afternoons throughout the fall in the Roderick Library. This free program is a great opportunity to provide your child with a quiet working environment in which to receive support and assistance on various homework assignments.

Dates offered:

October 21, 28

November 4

December 2, 9, 16

January 6, 13, 20, 27

Please click here for more information and to sign up for the Roderick School Homework Club. Please return the Homework Club form by Tuesday, October 8th to sign up.

Physicals: Please send in an updated physical for your student for the 2026-2027 school year.

Illness: There are colds and GI bugs going around! If your child is not feeling well, please keep them home. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school. If they are dismissed from school due to illness, they must stay home the next day. If there is any doubt, don’t hesitate to contact the office, 781-847-5316, or email montic@wrenthamschools.org if unsure when to keep your child home.

Snacks and Water: Please remember to pack your child a reusable water bottle and snack. There are limited supplies available in the nurses’ office.

Screenings: 4th grade screenings will be beginning next week. Please check your email for your student’s class assigned day. If you would like to opt your student out of screenings, please email Mrs. Monti, montic@wrenthamschools.org.

Camp Bournedale: Camp Bournedale medication drop off will be Thursday, October 1, and Friday, October 2nd from 8:30am to 1:00pm. If you are unable to make these times, please reach out to Mrs. Monti.

Dear Roderick School Families,

As students grow and face new academic expectations, explore complex interests, and expand their social relationships, it is important that they also learn to navigate strong emotions, solve problems, and manage their relationships in healthy ways.

The Roderick Elementary School, along with King Philip Middle School and King Philip High School, have partnered with the TRAILS program to help your student learn skills to deal effectively with stress, build healthy relationships, and choose healthy behaviors. These skills are called social and emotional skills. Engaging in social and emotional learning (SEL) has been demonstrated to improve academic achievement, decrease behavior problems, and increase resiliency. Over the course of this school year, students in grades 4-6 will be engaging in SEL in the classroom alongside their academic work bi-weekly.

Students will be working to build the following SEL competencies:

1. Self-Awareness: The ability to notice what is happening inside of us, including our thoughts, feelings, and urges to act

2. Self-Management: The ability to manage strong thoughts and feelings, to choose helpful behaviors, and to act in ways that show respect to ourselves and others

3. Social Awareness: The ability to infer what others are thinking and feeling, even if it is different from our own thoughts and feelings, and to respond in ways that are empathetic, respectful, and inclusive

4. Relationship Skills: The ability to initiate and maintain relationships and to interact effectively with others, including communicating clearly and navigating conflict skillfully

5. Responsible Decision-Making: The ability to approach problems and decisions using a model to brainstorm, evaluate, and select helpful behavior choices; and the ability to set and achieve realistic goals

In the next two weeks, your student will begin SEL lessons in their class. Students will work to develop the awareness that their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected. They will learn skills to gain control over and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and cope effectively with conflict and stress.

Your student will first learn about identifying their feelings – a foundational social and emotional skill. Emotions often vary in how strongly we feel them. Students will use a Feelings Thermometer to describe how strongly they’re experiencing an emotion on a scale of 1 to 10 (e.g., feeling enraged may be a 10 and feeling irritated may be closer to a 2). Being able to accurately describe an emotion using words and intensity will allow your student to better manage their strong emotions, communicate their needs, and choose productive behaviors.

Your support is incredibly important. Discussing and practicing SEL skills at home will help your student to use and strengthen these valuable skills!

To begin practicing SEL skills with your student, try this activity at home:

• When your student is experiencing strong emotions or demonstrating an unhelpful behavior, encourage them to share how they are feeling using a feelings word and a number to indicate its intensity (e.g., “I feel disappointed at a 3.”).

You will continue to receive communications about SEL throughout the school year. Each letter will contain information about the topics and lessons students are learning, along with ideas for practice at home.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions.

This month's edition includes information related to:

• World Mental Health Day/Depression Awareness Month
• National Bullying Prevention Month- A helpful guide for parents- Bullying Prevention 101 for Adults
• Parent/Caregiver Learning Opportunities to Support Your Child Offered in October
• Fuel Assistance for Winter 2026 - applications open Oct. 1, 2026