Center Stage

WCS Mission Statement:

The Windham Center School is a supportive community dedicated to student achievement, personal growth and empowering students to take ownership of their learning while showcasing their qualities that make them unique.

WCS Vision Statement:

The vision of the Windham Center School is to strive to foster confidence, curiosity, and resilience in our students' educational journey while inspiring lifelong learners guided by our core values of Responsibility, Opportunity, Achievement, and Respect.

Dear Parents & Guardians,

We are excited to kick off our Holiday Spirit Week beginning on Monday. Students are encouraged to join in the fun by wearing their flannel and cozy socks to school on Monday. A complete list of daily themes can be found below, and we hope all students will participate in this festive week.

As a reminder, our Lost and Found is donated at every major school break. The last collection was completed prior to Thanksgiving. To make items more accessible, we have set up a table near the gym, as many of the items we collect come from weekend outdoor activities. In just a few short weeks, it has filled up again. If your child is missing anything, please encourage them to check the Lost and Found before winter break.

If your child is going to be late to school, please be sure to report it in Pick Up Patrol. Morning drop-off ends promptly at 7:38 AM. Arriving at that time allows students only about two minutes to get to their locker or unpack before heading to their next class. Every effort to arrive earlier is greatly appreciated and helps students start their day on the right foot.

There will be a showing of The Grinch at WHS in the auditorium on Saturday night at 6 PM. The event is hosted by the SMILES Club to raise money for cancer. The Grinch himself will be there for photos, and fun snacks will be available for purchase. All proceeds from this event will go directly to The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Windham’s Helping Hands. Come join in the fun!

We hope you are enjoying the rollout of MyPowerHub. MyPowerHub now enables our district to utilize a centralized platform from PowerSchool, consolidating school communication, grades, assignments, forms, meal balances, and direct messaging capabilities all within a single login. Starting in January, all school newsletters will only be posted to the Newsfeed section of MyPowerHub. This will help streamline parent communication into one central location. You will receive an email notification once it is posted to your newsfeed. If you do not receive these notifications, please check your notification settings. Also, if you have not logged into MyPowerHub yet, please follow these instructions.

Mrs. Martin

WCS Principal

15th-23th-Holiday Spirit Week

16th-WMS & WCS Choir Concert

18th-WMS & WCS Choir Concert Snow Date

24th-2nd-Winter Recess-No School

1st-2nd-Happy New Year-No School

8th -Budget Hearing/School Board

12th -Mental Health Monday

13th-School Council Meeting

14th-American Heart Association Kick Off

14th-WCS/WMS Orchestra Concert

14th-Spelling Bee

16th-T2 Progress Reports Grades Close

19th-Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No School

20th-School Board Meeting

21st-WCS Band

23rd-WCS Band/Orchestra Concert Snow Date

23rd-Progress Reports Available to Parents

23rd-Career Awareness Job Fair

25th-29th-WCS Tech Week

26th-Career Awareness Job Fair Snow Date

30th-WCS Musical (Junie B. Jones)

31st-WCS Musical (Junie B. Jones)

Please ensure your child has sneakers for PE classes. During the winter months students should be bringing another pair of footwear for PE, other than what they wore to school and outside at recess.

It is a safety issue during certain physical education activities and it adds to the wear and tear on the gym floor.

Thank you,

The PE department

We are especially looking for volunteers in the following fields:

Trades: Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Mechanics, HVAC Technicians, Welders
Education & Service: Police and Firefighters
STEM & Engineering: Engineers, Scientists, Computer Programmers, Architects
Law & Business: Lawyers, Real Estate Agents, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners

If you would like to volunteer, please complete the Google Form to commit your time for Friday, January 23, and snow date on Monday, January 26. Please be prepared to share with our students your profession and any visuals or props you can bring to share with students. We encourage hands-on activities, pamphlets or flyers, and any items that can help students experience what your job is like. This event will occur in the gym and will be set up similar to a job fair. Each grade level will have 1.5 hours to walk through and visit each station.

Important: All volunteers will be required to show a valid ID upon arrival for Career Day setup. Additional event details will be shared as the date approaches.

Thank you for helping make Career Day an exciting and educational experience for our students!

The Ski NH 4th & 5th Grade Passport Program is a fun and affordable way for kids to experience skiing and riding at a variety of New Hampshire ski areas! Each participating student receives one lift ticket or trail pass voucher to every one of Ski New Hampshire’s 30+ member ski areas. Visit skinh.com/passport. Please share this opportunity with your school families.

We want to remind families that applications for free or reduced price meals are available for any family who wishes to apply. Applications are sent to each household at the beginning of the school year and are available throughout the year at each school cafeteria, at the SAU office, and online.

Book Club–January 7 & Friday mornings

The Jr. Book Beat Club will meet after school on January 7 to discuss the fantasy titles Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. We also meet on Friday mornings during Ready, Set, Go. Join using the Book Club registration form.

Join Ms. Phillips for Games Club on Mondays from January 6 through February 17 from 2:30-3:15 pm (1/5, 1/12 (No Games Club 1/19), 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16), to play board games, card games, and cooperative games such as Uno, Jenga, and Sorry! Students are welcome to bring in their own games as well. The pick up location is at the back of the school at 3:15 sharp! Please fill out the Games Club Permission Form if your student is interested in joining us!

The club will run from November through March, and we will meet on the following dates:

November 7, November 21, December 5, December 19, January 9, January 23, February 6, February 13, March 6, and March 20.
Our end-of-year celebration and awards will be scheduled and announced later.

5th and 6th grade Chorus sign ups are open!

All 5th and 6th grade students have the exciting opportunity to participate in the WCS Chorus! Chorus rehearsals will begin on Thursday, October 2nd, and will take place after school hours from 2:30 to 3:30. We will be adding two Friday rehearsals as we approach the concert date to ensure that students are ready to perform for you. Students would need to be picked up in the back of the school building no later than 3:30.

Mark your calendars! The chorus will be performing at WHS on Tuesday, December 16th beginning at 6:30pm in the WHS auditorium!

We will be meeting on the following days for rehearsals: October 2nd, October 9th, October 16th, October 23rd, November 6th, November 13th, November 20th, December 4th, December 5th, December 11th, December 12th.

We will also perform in the Spring! There will be more information on this in the near future.

For future reference, on snow days we will go in accordance with school cancellations; therefore, if school is canceled, the chorus will not meet on that day.

Click here to sign up for the 5th and 6th grade chorus!

Tutor.com: We are thrilled to continue offering Tutor.com services to grades 4-12! This partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Education and Tutor.com provides unlimited access to the tutoring service – anytime, anywhere, from any internet-connected device. This means your child can get the academic support they need, even from the comfort of home. Our students can access Tutor.com through their Schoology course pages. Please click here for more information.

If your child is going to be absent or late to school, please put this information in Pick Up Patrol. If for some reason you are unable to do so, please call the absence line at 603-845-1554, Option 1. If we have no received proper notification, your child will receive an unexcused absence and you will receive an auto call.