Welcome 25-26

Thank you for your patience on this edition of our Family News - it's been a busy week! Before we look ahead to what is upcoming, we wanted to capture a look back at our October spirit day because Costume Day was one for the books! Our hallways were filled with creativity, big smiles, and some pretty impressive costumes. From favorite characters to clever and unexpected ideas, students and staff really got into the spirit of the day. There was no shortage of fun, laughter, and school pride. Check out the photos below for a peek into the fun.

We also have something special to look forward to next week. Our entire school will be taking an on-campus field trip to Scarborough High School on Tuesday to enjoy a mini concert featuring the SHS Band and Chorus. This will be a fun opportunity for our students to experience live music, celebrate the talents of our high school musicians, and get a little glimpse of what's ahead in their own school journey. We're grateful to our SHS musicians for sharing their talents with us, and we can't wait to enjoy the performance together!

We are looking forward to seeing you over the next couple of weeks for conferences. Today is the last day to sign up online. If you miss that opportunity, or you are having trouble with Conference Manager online, please contact llandry@scarboroughschools.org and she can help coordinate a time to meet with your child's teacher(s). See you soon!

Respectfully,

Kelli Crosby Principal

Lindsey Buchanan Interim Asst. Principal

Tuesday, November 10 - Schoolwide on campus field trip to SHS for a concert

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 ("Friends of Wentworth") Meeting at 6 PM in the Library

Friday, December 4 - Trimester 1 Ends

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

What is ALRM?

ALRM is a free smartphone app designed to recognize certain emergency sounds — such as fire alarms, sirens, and even gunshots — and turn them into unique visual and vibration alerts on the user's own phone or tablet. It was built to make emergency sound awareness accessible to people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. ALRM uses geofencing technology to connect to the app at each of our school sites.

Key Information

• ALRM Zone signs with QR codes will be

posted across our school buildings.

• Anyone (staff, students, families, visitors to

our schools) can learn more and download

the app at getalrm.com or by access from this QR code.

• Sound recognition occurs on-device; no audio

is recorded, stored, or transmitted.

Important Details for Staff & Community

• Entirely voluntary: The family of a student

with a documented need can choose whether they agree their child would benefit from this support.

Staff and visitors to our schools for events and performances can also access this app as they choose, at no cost.

• No personal data is collected or stored.

• Supplementary tool: ALRM is an addition, not a replacement for school alarms or emergency procedures. Our established emergency protocols at each of our schools remain exactly the same.

Why This Matters

ALRM was started in Maine after the 2023 Lewiston shooting, where Deaf community members were among those killed, raising a hard question: who hears alarms, and who doesn't? ALRM is built for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, guided by the principle "Nothing About Us Without Us." Scarborough joins a growing set of Maine ALRM Zones that includes Hadlock Field, the State Theatre and Thompson's Point in Portland, Cape Elizabeth Schools, and the Maine Turnpike's Kennebunk service plazas.

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

Check with your child's classroom teacher to confirm their in-school shopping day. Family Night is Thursday, Nov. 12 from 3:45-7pm.

A few fun things from the Wentworth Library for 5th graders!
This year, the librarian, Jill O'Connor, is encouraging fifth graders to participate in the Great Maine Book Tournament. This is a reading and trivia competition that uses 15 of the books from the Maine Student Book Award nominee list. Interested students organize into teams, split the reading amongst themselves, and then compete in a trivia game against other Wentworth teams. The reading happens at home, the organizing and trivia happen at school.

Library Ambassadors: 24 ambassadors will be selected over trimester 2 and 3 to help out in the library. There is an application that must be filled out and submitted by Wednesday, November 18 and ambassadors will be selected from the pool of applicants.

Be sure to ask your 5th grader about these opportunities!

Location

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