Wethersfield Public Schools

08/25/2026

What a way to start the year! The WHS Marching Band, Chamber Orchestra, AND the Choralaires kicked off the 2026-27 school year with an outstanding performance at today's Convocation. The room was packed full of smiles and energy - just what we like to see! Thanks to Michael Bowles for help organizing these performances

08/21/2026

WPS is searching for a qualified long-term substitute for SDMS English! For more information and to apply, please click here: https://www.applitrack.com/wethersfield/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Substitute

08/17/2026

WPS Leaders are back to school! Last week, the district leadership team workshopped for 2 days on the District Continuous Improvement Plan (DCIP) which is a coherent action plan for the Board of Education’s Strategic Operating Plan (SOP). During this workshop district instructional leadership also worked on best supervision strategies with Board attorney Mooney.

07/06/2026

07/01/2026

Summer is in full swing, but we still love celebrating our students! Way to go Owls!

Hanmer School proudly presents the Perfect Attendance Award Winners for the 2025-2026 school year! These students were present for each and every school day this school year. This is a challenging feat and speaks to their commitment to school and the support of their families.

06/24/2026

Happy Summer, everyone! While our students had their last day of school on Monday, our teachers are now wrapping up the school year on Tuesday and Wednesday with Professional Development, in preparation for the upcoming 2026 - 2027 school year!

In these photos, teachers are engaging in a Professional Development session entitled "Looking Ahead: Recommitting to Thinking Classrooms, Establishing Classroom Culture in Unit 1." In this Professional Development session, teachers from across five different grade levels had the opportunity to collaborate and share ideas and strategies for how best to incorporate Building Thinking Classrooms strategies into their classrooms. The sharing of ideas across the district was so incredibly helpful. These strategies can be used across all content areas, and across all grade levels. The teachers engaged with a math word problem to see how the strategies feel from the students' perspective. By the end of the session, our teachers left with some common grade level plans for introducing thinking classroom norms and practices through lessons within the first units of the upcoming school year.

We are already planning and preparing for the upcoming 2026 - 2027 school year!

06/22/2026

What a wonderful way Highcrest ended the school year!

Today Highcrest celebrated our final day of school with an exciting dance party and a lively staff karaoke battle with perfect timing just before the rain arrived! The energy and joy from our students made it a truly memorable celebration and the students chose the winners.

A special highlight was our amazing 6th Grade Step-Up Ceremony and Clap Out. We are so proud of all our 6th grade students and wish them the very best as they head off to middle school.

We also took time to recognize students who achieved perfect attendance, a wonderful accomplishment reflecting dedication and commitment all year long.

To wrap up the celebrations, our Kindergarten students delighted us with their cheerful Alphabet Vacation dressed up in their island attire!

As we close out another successful school year, we want to thank the Highcrest families, staff, and community members for your continued support and partnership. We wish you all a safe, joyful, and relaxing summer filled with sunshine, laughter, and time well spent with family and friends.

06/13/2026

Click the link below to watch a video of this year’s graduation ceremony. Congrats WHS Class of 2026! 🎓🎉👏🏻

https://www.youtube.com/live/sfrmpbshyc8?si=sT2kuhqzwhrveE5K