Thompson’s Tech4All 1:1 program supports the Strive 2025 Strategic Plan by equipping students with the digital tools they need for their future. By providing access to these resources, we’re creating learning environments that empower students to reach their full potential.
We’re excited to have your child experience a summer filled with learning and growth! To ensure it is smooth and successful, here’s what you need to know about the digital components for summer.
Please see the attached letter for the TSD IT department for information about Tech4All.
Stay active as a family this summer!
The UCHealth Healthy Kids Run Series is a free program with four family-friendly, in-person one-mile fun runs and four one-mile course maps at local parks that you can complete on your own during the designated month. You also get to choose one additional run, making a total of nine runs. Go HERE for more information.
The Ponderosa PTA now has a landing page to communicate with families. This page will be updated periodically with event info and sign ups. You can subscribe to the monthly PTA newsletter here as well.
Click on the link and be sure to check out the Panda Prowl Drawing Contest and the Yard Sale sign up. We have flyers for the drawing contest, but they are going to be distributed later than we wanted due to printer issues, so we're hoping to spread the word about it here and now!
https://mailchi.mp/fcf647ee49f4/ponderosa-elementary-pta
Thanks,
Your PTA Board :)
Colorado Safe Routes to School invites students grades K-12 to submit their artistic creations by 4pm Friday, May 2, 2025.
The winning submission may be incorporated into next fall’s Walk and Roll to School 2025 Poster and Sticker designs; the top three entries will receive a free Safe Routes to celebratory T-shirt. Further, the artist will receive a Trek Solstice MIPS bike helmet, available in a high-visibility yellow color from Denver’s Campus Cycles. In addition to donating this prize, valued at $70, Campus Cycles has also graciously offered to ship the helmet to the winner.
All interested entrants, please follow these guidelines:
-Submissions must positively showcase active travel modes (Walk, Bike, Roll).
-Submissions should highlight diversity and safety best practices.
-Submissions must be portrait-orientation.
-Artwork will ideally be created on 11 X17 paper, scanned at 100% at a minimum 600 DPI; however Letter Size submissions are also acceptable.
-If scanning is not an option, cellphone pictures may be submitted at the highest resolution available, at least 1200 DPI.
-Our preference is for emailed submissions. Send to wendy.mcmillan@state.co.us. Please include the student’s name and a contact email.
-If email is not an option, submissions may be mailed attn: Scott Cowart, Safe Routes to School Poster Contest, 2829 W. Howard Place, Denver, CO 80204.
-Please ensure your submissions are received by 4 pm Friday, May 2nd.
Looking for a little inspiration? Below are two examples of special event artwork created by the CDOT Design
As many of you have noticed, our new nutritional services program has menus that have a lot more detail, but are not user friendly. You can view the online menu here. Just be sure to change the school to "Ponderosa" and that you are on the "lunch" option, NOT the "ECD lunch"
What I need to know:
- 8:00 am - 3:10 pm - M, T, Th, F
- 9:00 am - 3:10 - Wednesdays
Breakfast:
- 7:40 am - 7:55 am - M, T, Th, F
- 8:40 am - 8:55 am - Wednesdays
Please note - students may not be on school grounds before 7:40 am (8:40 am on Wednesdays) unless they are participating in a school sponsored activity. There is no adult supervision before that time.
Before and After School Care
Ponderosa PTA
Next PTA meeting:
Wednesday May 14, 2025
To Contact PTA:
Email us at info.pespta@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PonderosaPTA/
See more PTA information at https://www.thompsonschools.org/domain/256
American Furniture Warehouse is Giving Back
American Furniture Warehouse is giving back up to 4% of your purchase to Ponderosa. Just mention PESTSD or Ponderosa Elementary at check out!
King Soopers Community Rewards Program
Enroll your King Soopers loyalty card at http://kingsoopers.com, log in and search for Ponderosa Elementary either by name or ED507, and click "Enroll".
Ponderosa Elementary
Attendance Line: (970) 679-9590
Additional information can be found at the Thompson Schools
Email: nicole.jackson@tsd.org
Website: https://pes.tsd.org/
Location: 4550 Florence Dr., Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: (970) 679-9500
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ponderosapandas