Weekly Update September 25, 2026

RULER is the Social Emotional Learning approach that SWPS adopted several years ago.  Here are a few slides with information about RULER!

Tiger Tracks 2026: One Week to Go!

Two weeks down, and we’ve already raised over $10,000 toward our school goal! Our Tigers will run in the 12th Annual Tiger Tracks Jog-a-Thon on Friday, October 2nd, supporting programs, activities, and experiences for PRS students.

Congratulations to Team Hillman for reaching their classroom goal and earning a Glow Party! Teams Gott and Singer are close behind, with many other classes well on their way!

There’s still time to help!

·         Register, donate, and share your child’s fundraising page using the QR code or registration link below.

·         Send cash or checks with the donation slip in an envelope labeled with your child’s full name and teacher’s name.

·         Sign up to volunteer and help make Jog-a-Thon Day a success!

Thank you for every donation, share, and helping hand. Let’s finish strong, Tigers!

Calling all Trunk or Treaters! 

Get ready for a fun-filled evening of costumes, candy, and creatively decorated cars! 

Please see the flyer for more information about this year’s Trunk or Treat.

Want to participate? Be sure to sign up through SignUpGenius

We can’t wait to see everyone there! 

Reminder that our arrival time in the morning is from 8:55 a.m.-9:15 a.m.  If you are driving your child to school, please plan to have them to school by 9:10 a.m. so they can get breakfast if they want and be in their classroom at 9:15 a.m. when teaching and learning begins.  

To ensure a smooth dismissal for our students and staff, please communicate all dismissal changes to the office by 1:30 p.m. We are working out the kinks and your communication is key to making sure students are where they need to be. Thank you so much!!

If you are emailing an absence or an early pick up, please email both Lisa llovett@southwindsorschools.org and Denise ddickstein@southwindsorschools.org so both are aware of the change.  

At the start of each month, we’ll be sending home a newsletter connecting our school-wide expectations with our Portrait of a Graduate traits. It includes practical tips for home, what we are practicing at school, and easy talk prompts for your family! 

To wrap up each month, we will celebrate our students and classrooms during our Tiger Time Assembly. We will share the slide show highlighting Tigers who shined in that monthly trait. 

Thank you for partnering with us to build strong  leaders!

If you are looking for an opportunity to be a substitute in South Windsor Public Schools, PRS would love to build our substitute pool!  Here's a link to learn more!

This year, we will be awarding $350,000 in CHET 529 College Savings Plan account contributions to students in grades K-12 and technology prizes to schools. For the winning students, we will be awarding:

With the help of a parent or guardian, students will submit an answer to a grade-appropriate question about their dreams or how they could help their community. They can answer by submitting a drawing or painting, essay, or video, and must be included with an entry form.

Submissions must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. on November 6. There is no cost to enter. For program details, rules and the entry process, visit:

A school in your district could be a winner too! Each school that is represented by at least one student’s entry will be eligible for a random drawing for a technology prize worth $5,000 (a total of 10 schools will win a technology prize).

If you have any questions, please email asavio@mintz-hoke.com. And thank you for your support!

Amanda Savio

The CHET Dream Big! Competition Team

October 1 PTO meeting 7:00 p.m.

October 2 Tiger Tracks Jogathon

October 6 Walk to School Morning

October 12 No School  Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 19-21 Scholastic Book Fair

October 20  Book Fair Family Night-evening

October 21  8:00 am  Book Fair Donuts with Grown ups 

October 16  Trunk or Treat-evening