Suggested School Supply List for Parents..CLICK HERE
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Virtual Backpack Letter to Parents... CLICK HERE
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Taft School Presents Tastes of World at Fair; Art Exhibit... CLICK HERE
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Mrs. Quinitiiani's Class Science Poems... CLICK HERE
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Taft School MCAS Schedule... CLICK HERE
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Parent Survey... CLICK HERE
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Dear Visitors:
Welcome to Earl D. Taft Elementary
School, and thank you for taking the time to explore our
website. I am pleased to introduce
myself as the Taft School Principal. This is my third year
as principal, but I have been on staff for over 30 years.
Taft School is a sprawling one storied elementary school.
The school has 32 classrooms Grades 1-4 with an
enrollment of 650 students from
diverse backgrounds. It is the mission of the school to help
students: communicate effectively, think analytically, and
act responsibly.
Our staff works hard to make Taft School a great place to
be. Our incredibly dedicated staff works hard
to ensure that each child meets his or her full potential.
Our goal at Taft School is to provide students with an
excellent standards based curriculum, keeping in mind that
all students do not learn at the same pace or in the same
way, offering support to help them reach those standards. In
addition, we believe that an educational program is not
complete without the arts and physical education. We
strongly support the need to develop the whole child.
Here at Taft, we believe that the development of strong
reading and math skills is important to the success of our
students. Therefore, our students are provided with research
based reading approaches, such as guided reading practices
and small group instruction. This year the district has
purchased StoryTown Reading. We are currently in our third
year of implementation of the Scott Foresman Mathematics
Program. Both of these programs offer support for struggling
learners and enrichment to advanced students.
To help students behave responsibly, we use the
Open Circle program in our classrooms.
Open Circle helps all participants to work together to
resolve conflicts in a curriculum that addresses social and
emotional learning. It is our hope that the children will
internalize their understanding of Open Circle’s message and
use them outside of the circle.
We believe in open communication
between home and school. We welcome and value
parental involvement as an integral part of our school
community. We are very fortunate to have a very active PTO
in our community working along with and supporting the
school and district initiatives. Our PTO work tirelessly to
raise funds to provide financial support for our excellent
programs, provide assistance through volunteers, and form a
partnership that benefits students and staff alike. Through
their efforts, Taft School is enriched.
We hope that you take the time to look
at our site. If you have comments or suggestions for
content, feel free to contact me at
pmontesi@uxbridge.k12.ma.us
Sincerely,

Paula A. Montesi
16 Granite Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
Phone: 508-278-8643 / Fax: 508-278-8646