Welcome 25-26

This week, we practiced a school evacuation, and we were so proud of the way our students and staff responded. Students followed directions, stayed with their classes, and demonstrated the kind of calm, responsible behavior that helps keep everyone safe. Our staff did an excellent job guiding students through the process and accounting for everyone efficiently.

While we hope we never need to use these procedures in an emergency, practicing helps ensure that students and adults know what to do, where to go, and how to respond if the need arises. We are required to complete eight evacuation drills each school year, in addition to other required safety drills. Each practice is an opportunity to build familiarity, confidence, and readiness.

Thank you to our students and staff for taking these drills seriously and helping us make safety a shared responsibility at Wentworth!

Respectfully,

Kelli Crosby ~ Principal

Lindsey Buchanan ~ Interim Asst. Principal

***TOMORROW***Friday, October 30 - Spirit Day: Costume Day! See Below for more information

November 9- November 13 - Wentworth Book Fair! Family Night on Thursday, November 12 from 3:45-7:00 pm.

Thursday, November 12 - Picture Retake Day (see below)

Wednesday, November 11 - No School for Veterans Day

Tuesday, November 17 - Volunteer Training - Zoom link below

Wednesday, November 18 - Early Release at 1:45 PM

Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 - No School for Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, December 2 - Wentworth Volunteer Group Meeting at 6PM in the Learning Commons

Friday, December 4 - Trimester 1 Ends

Session 1 Clubs began this week on Tuesday , October 20 and Thursday, October 22, 2026. We are off to a great start!

2026-2027 Scarborough Public Schools Calendar

Dear Wentworth Families,

While you are welcome to request to meet with a teacher regarding your child’s progress at any time throughout the year, Wentworth designates time as a school in the fall and spring to offer formal conferences. This year, Fall Conferences will be held between November 9-20. We find these conferences to be valuable, and an opportunity to learn more about your child’s progress in addition to their work and teachers’ individual communications that occur throughout the year. We look forward to meeting with you.

Wentworth School will use Conference Manager by SchoolSoft to schedule conferences. We ask that you please coordinate between parents/guardians the date/time that works best for both of you to meet together. Instructions are included below for how to create an account (or use an account you have already created) to log on to Conference Manager scheduling system where you may select dates and times that are convenient for you and your family. Registration for conferences will begin on Monday, October 26th at 6:00AM and end on Sunday, November 8th at 6:00PM. Once you have completed your requests, an email confirmation will be sent to you.

• Please sign up for one conference with your child’s homeroom teacher

• We encourage you to also sign up to meet with one or more Allied Arts teachers

• Additionally, please sign up with your child’s case manager, math/literacy support teacher and/or student advocate; they are looking forward to discussing your child’s progress toward their goals!

Here is the link for parents to register click here or copy and paste this address to your browser: https://scarboroughschools.schoolsoft.com/login.jsf. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact LyndaLee Landry at 730-4609 from 8:00 – 3:00, Monday-Friday. Our teachers are available by telephone or email if you have questions or have a unique scheduling situation. Thank you for your continued support; we are looking forward to the opportunity to discuss your child’s successes and goals together!

Conferences are a great opportunity for direct collaboration between home and school. This link contains helpful guidance from Scarborough Public Schools about effective communication between adults to best support student learning and growth.

Sincerely,

Kelli Crosby

Principal

Dear Families,

Students have used their RESPECT tokens to vote for the October spirit day (on Friday, October 30th) and they have chosen Costume Day. Students are invited to dress up in any way they want - their favorite book or movie character, what they want to be when they grow up, as their hero, or in a Halloween costume if that is a holiday your family celebrates. Here are some guidelines:

• We appreciate props being left at home; a costume is just something you wear
• It is still a school day, so something that students can reasonably learn in is required - save the blow up dinosaurs for another party!
• We want to see all of our kids' sweet faces - no face paint (messsssyyyy) or masks, please.
• Nothing gory, bloody, violent or too scary. Think G rated.
• Be creative and have fun!

Thank you for your cooperation and support! Speaking of....

We always use the final Friday of the month for a Spirit Day at Wentworth. Over the course of the month, students use their RESPECT tokens (click the link to watch a video and learn more about this practice), which are earned when an adult notices a student demonstrating an aspect of our RESPECT Code. RESPECT stands for responsible, encouraging, safe, polite, everyone's included, caring, and trustworthy, and our students are demonstrating these behaviors every day!

This year, the final Friday of the month also happens to fall on the day before Halloween. We recognize that not all of our families celebrate this holiday, and hope this spirit day is received as intended: an opportunity for those who are excited about Halloween may choose to wear elements of their costume, but this day is also inclusive of all students who can choose to dress up as a book character, movie star, hero, sports legend, or anything they can dream up!

Thank you for respecting this expectation, and supporting our plan. Bonus points if you save the candy for an at-home treat, and send a nutritious snack to school to fuel our learners' growing bodies and minds while at school.

Interested in volunteering at the Wentworth School Literati Book Fair? Use this LINK to sign up. Thank you!

Location

Email: kcrosby@scarboroughschools.org
Website: www.wentworth.scarboroughschools.org
Location: 20 Quentin Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA
Phone: (207)730-4600