The Roderick Review

Dear Roderick School Families,

As we enter November, I want to take a moment to reflect on the 2026-2027 school year. I am truly grateful for your ongoing support and engagement as your partnership plays a vital role in our students’ growth and success.

This month brings several exciting events, including fall parent-teacher conferences and our Thanksgiving celebration. These moments offer valuable opportunities to connect, share progress, and celebrate the hard work and achievements of the Roderick School students.

Wishing you and your families a joyful Thanksgiving season!

All the best,

Dr. Kevin Martes
Principal

Fall parent-teacher conferences to discuss your child's progress are scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, November 18 and evening of Thursday, November 19. Your child’s teacher will contact you directly about setting up your conference.

We believe that educational objectives are best achieved when there is a strong home-school relationship. This relationship is dependent upon effective communication. It is essential that the teacher has a clear knowledge and understanding of what happens to the child in the home; likewise, it is necessary that the parent be aware of the role of the school and its influence on the child's development. One of the best means of establishing effective home-school relationships is the parent-teacher conference.

Your child’s teacher will discuss the Learning Focus Areas that have been taught in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies since September. These summaries will be sent to families the week before parent-teacher conferences and posted to the WPS website.

Conferences will focus on the following topics:

• Strengths of your child in school.

• Areas for growth over the next few months.

• Focus areas taught this fall in ELA, math, science and social studies.

• Preview of new skills and concepts that will be taught in the near future.

Since a successful parent-teacher conference is a joint enterprise, we ask that you are prepared to discuss the following information at the conference:

• Your child's behavior at home.

• Your child’s feelings about school.

• Your child’s health habits, including eating, sleeping and general disposition.

• Use of time out of school, including play, reading, study habits, screen time, hobbies and interests.

• Relationship with parents, other members of the family, friends, and neighbors.

• Questions you may want to ask about your child and his/her progress.

• Suggestions which would help the teacher work more effectively with your child.

We know that preparation on both our parts will help us reach our mutual objective of a high level of communication and a high level of understanding.

Special subject teachers, special education teachers, and curriculum specialists will be available for drop in conferences during both conference days.

Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming parent-teacher conferences.

This school year, families will notice a few updates to the Roderick School report card. The Personal Development section now uses a clear four-level scale of Consistently, Often, Sometimes and Rarely. We have also refined the wording of our standards-based rubric to better describe where your child is in their learning, from beginning to progress with support to consistently and independently demonstrating proficiency.

In Grades 5 and 6, we are moving toward letter grades in Science and Social Studies. This change aligns with middle school grading expectations and will help prepare students for that transition. We value your input and in mid-February we will send families a report card survey to gather feedback on these changes.

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 Was a HUGE success!! We EXCEEDED our goal this year and raised over $93,000!!! We are so thankful to live in such a supportive community and could not have done it without all of you. • 87% of students registered…and earned their day pass to Great Wolf Lodge • 75% of students pledged, and 75% of that pledging was from non-parents. • 28 States and 8 Countries donated Here is the link for the virtual swag bag that contains 40% off for Great Wolf Lodge. https://promo.sparksponsor.com/wrentham-pto-roderick-delaney-2026-2-fall

Upcoming Events:

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

• 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, November 2nd 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. 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. Lake Street Loaves is

collaborating and will make sourdough bread and cookies for the event to be sold with the

proceeds going to WEST.

• https://www.facebook.com/events/3027896210878857/?rdid=7lWuICFUb7vs4LBU&share_url=ht

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

o 30 Franklin St, Wrentham

o 10% of all sales benefiting WEST!

Grants Link:

We are so pleased 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

• We will be reviewing our first cycle grant requests at our November meeting.

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:

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. The fundraising committee is working on events for the year. If anyone is interested in participating, email info@wrenthamwest.org for details on the upcoming Nov 12th meeting.

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

Facebook: WEST - Wrentham Elementary Schools Trust

Through the support of staff members and caring community organizations, Project Mitten has supported Wrentham families during the holiday season for over 20 years. In recent years, we have noticed that our support is needed throughout the whole year and not just during the holiday season. In order to be able to accommodate this, we ask that if you are in need of holidays gifts, you please refer to the flyer attached. We wish you a wonderful holiday season!

This edition includes:

• Information for families with EBT cards
• Home Energy Assistance Program
• Mass Partnerships for Youth's Poster Contest for Students
• Parent learning opportunities
• What to Know About Cyberbullying
• Hockomock YMCA Supports
• Care Solace- connecting students and families to outside providers

Family Wellness News- November 2026