Wood End Wildcat News
October 20, 2025
Wood End Family Resource Guide: This guide is distributed at the beginning of every academic year. It is the presumption of the administration and the school system that a parent and student will read and understand building based handbook. Even if a parent or student does not return the sign/off acknowledgement form below, such presumption is made.
To DO:
- Complete this form indicating you have received the reviewed the Wood End Family guide,
All five elementary schools in RPS dedicate a weekly 30-minute block to Social Emotional Learning (SEL). This year, with guidance from an RPS multidisciplinary curriculum team, we are excited to launch updated SEL lessons. This flier gives families a snapshot of what SEL looks like in grades K-5.
SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
Introducing Our Wood End PTO Board
PTO General Meeting Schedule
- November 19 @ 8:15 (In person)
- January 7 @ 7pm: LINK HERE
- March 18 @ 7pm: LINK HERE
- May 13 @ 7pm: LINK HERE
- June 3 @ 8:15 (In Person)
We have some amazing parents who have taken on leadership roles to keep our very active PTO up & running. We are so grateful for their willingness to provide our community with many opportunities to volunteer and support our students and families. Our PTO has been involved in coordinating fundraising events, book fairs, enrichment programs, school supplies, teacher appreciation events, flamingo flocking, and restaurant nights, just to name a few, to make Wood End the special community it is today. If you are interested in becoming more involved in our PTO, please reach out to any of our board members @ woodendpto@gmail.com .
LATEST NEWS FROM SEPAC
Click here to read the latest SEPAC newsletter and find out how to get involved and stay informed this school year! Join their first business meeting and board member elections on October 22 at 6:30pm. Click here to register for the meeting!
SEPAC WEBSITE!
Click here for the NEW, IMPROVED READING SEPAC WEBSITE, an incredible resource for parents/caregivers of all children, especially those with diverse learning profiles. We strongly urge you to visit it soon, and often. Short on time? Here’s a very brief video to give you a sense of what’s there in just over one minute.
About Reading SEPAC
SEPAC works for the understanding of, respect for, and support of, all children with special needs in the community (including ALL children on IEPs or 504 plans and children who may require specialized supports).
Reading Public Schools is a METCO District
"Since its founding during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, the METCO program has enrolled tens of thousands of Boston students of color in predominately white school districts, creating the opportunity for those districts to experience the advantages of learning and working in a racially and ethnically diverse setting."
Upcoming Events:
October
24: PTO Sponsored Halloween Event 6-8
31: Halloween+ Fall Parade
November
6: Picture Retakes
11: Veteran's Day; No School
13: Early Release; Family-Teacher Conferences
14: No School for Students; Family-Teacher Conferences
26: Early Release @11am
27-28: No School; Thanksgiving
December
23: Early Release
24-Jan 1: Winter Break; No School
Principal Schwartz
Please save my email address and reach out with questions, comments or thoughts. My door is always open!
Email: nicole.schwartz@reading.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/woodend/
Location: 85 Sunset Rock Lane, Reading, MA, United States
Phone: 781-942-5420