Dear WED Community,

I would like to take this time to wish you a safe and enjoyable Winter Recess. I hope you are able to spend quality time with family and friends. School will resume on Monday, February 26th.

Sincerely,

Patrick McGee, Ed.D.

Superintendent

Congratulations to the Woonsocket High School Debate Team which finished off its competitive season with its strongest performance to date at the 4th Boston Debate League held at Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

Woonsocket debaters performed exceptionally well both as teams and in the speaker awards category. In the team award category, all four teams placed among the top ten teams of the twenty-six teams in their division. Malachi Mason, debating alone, earned the 9th place award, while Amanda Pieere-Paul and senior Natalia Cusson finished in sixth place overall. Fatou Fall and Melody Robinson took fourth place team, and Darielis Medina and Julian Rivera took the first place team position going undefeated in rounds.

Woonsocket’s performance in the top speaker category was equally impressive, with five of the seven team members making it into the top ten speaker positions. In a field of forty-four debaters Woonsocket’s sophomore Fatou Fall took 10th place, junior Amanda Pierre-Paul took 5th place, sophomore Malachi Mason, 4th place, junior Darielis Medina took 3rd place, and junior Julian Rivera finished in 2nd place. Malachi Mason also received the coach selected Legacy award for Woonsocket.

Congratulations to all debaters for an extraordinary performance for their first year in the Boston Debate League. Special thanks go out to WHS Debate Coach, Mr. Simonini for his guidance and tutelage. Way to go Novans!!

Please click on the link below to access the Call & Times article recognizing the WEDs Academic Teaming.

Recently, Globe Park Elementary School had a perfect attendance celebration. Amazingly, 126 students had perfect attendance in the month of December, exceeding Principal Nichelle Kennell's school wide challenge of 125 students! The next challenge is 150 students! As you are aware, regular attendance is critical to student success. Thank you to the Globe Park students and their families for their commitment to being in school every day! Way to go Gators!!!

Digital Media Visits RI PBS

Students in Digital Media visited Rhode Island PBS to tour the station and learn about the industry. The class was present during the filming of RI PBS Weekly and participated in a Q&A with anchors Michelle San Miguel and Pamela Watts. Students then walked over to the Public, Educational and Government (PEG) studios to try their hand at filming their own interview-style program.

Hospitality & Tourism Students Place at ProStart Competition

Hospitality II and III students competed in the RI Hospitality Association and ProStart Hotel Management Competition. Students spent the last few months building a concept hotel from the ground up. All aspects of the hotel from design to theming to marketing were created and presented to judges at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. Congratulations to Jadielys, Dai-Janae, Janaeya who placed Second in the Competition!

Health Careers Students Meet with Emergency Medicine Doctor

Health Careers II and III students met with guest speaker Dr. John Martindale to learn about his journey to become an Emergency Medicine doctor. Dr. Martindale shared exciting stories about the different injuries and illnesses that come through the ER. He also brought in a portable ultrasound machine and showed the students how to check for circulation in blood vessels. Thanks to NE Basecamp for arranging Dr. Martindale to meet our students!

WED is proud to share that WACTC Child Studies students were the 1st ever student group to be trained in Academic Teaming by Instructional Empowerment. The focus of the training was to engage students the same as they do teachers in conversations around how the competencies students learn through the Academic Teaming structures will benefit them throughout life and in all professions.

Our goal is for these students to leave WED with their own vision of how to provide rigorous and engaging instructional opportunities for their future students to be independent, critical thinkers instead of dependent, compliant learners. Our hope is that they will return after college to provide those opportunities for students here in Woonsocket.

"THOSE WHO TALK THE MOST LEARN THE MOST!" ~ Ken Blanchard

Kindergarten Registration

If your child is turning 5 before September 1, 2024, he/she is eligible to register for kindergarten for the 24-25 school year. Please stay tuned for our in person registration date.

First 10 Community

WED and the Woonsocket Head Start have continued their collaboration committed to being a First 10 community. The First 10 community initiative supports community partnership in building on families strengths and improving outcomes for children. This partnership was showcased during a national First 10 meeting. Here is more information about the early childhood initiatives presented.

Basics Insights

Learn and Grow with your child. Visit the The BASICS website https://thebasics.org/Brain-Boosts/ or sign up for the BASICS INSIGHTS APP to receive free messaging about your child's development. This app is FREE to all Woonsocket families. Scan below to register.

Passport to Kindergarten

Each elementary school is in the process of planning two spring events for our incoming Kindergarten students to provide them with the opportunity to explore the school and to engage in various kindergarten activities. If your child will be turning 5 before September 1, 2024, they are eligible to register for Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. Please stay tuned for the dates for your home school.

Monday, February 19th-Friday, February 23rd - Winter Recess (No School)