Happy New Year - Welcome to 2025!

Noell Bautista, Principal

Shannon Youngman, Assistant Principal

1771 Stadium Blvd.

Twin Falls, ID 83301

208-733-8454

208-733-5729 (fax)

Email: bautistano@tfsd.org
Website: sa.tfsd.org

As we begin this new year, it’s a time for reflection on our achievements and a look forward to the opportunities ahead. So far this year we have seen improvement in attendance, growth in academic achievement, and made meaningful strides in fostering an inclusive and supportive school culture. Our students continue to demonstrate resilience, creativity, and leadership, and I’m confident that together we will build on these successes. As we move forward, we will focus on enhancing our resources for student support and continuing to emphasize the values of respect, responsibility, and community. We are encouraging our whole community (staff, students and families) to seek opportunities for growth and continue to make this amazing school a place where everyone can thrive. Let’s continue to make the rest of this school year a remarkable chapter in our collective journey.

Mrs. Bautista, Sawtooth Principal

Attendance Goal: 95%

January attendance: 93.6%

December attendance: 94%

Parents/Guardians, if your student is absent for any reason, that absence needs to be verified. You can verify the absence by calling the office at 208-733-8454. You can email your student's teacher or send them a message on Class Dojo. In addition, you can send a written note with your student the next day.

Policy 3041 states, "Unexcused absences are those absences from school without the knowledge and approval of a student’s parent/guardian, and/or school approved activity absences. In order for an absence to be excused, oral or written communication from the student’s parent/guardian must be received within forty-eight (48) hours of the last day of the absence, except for school approved activity absences."

If your student is missing school for an appointment (doctor, therapy, dentist, etc), please be sure to turn a medical note into the office.

Funday Monday continues to be one of our attendance incentives. Students may attend if they have no unverified absences, and no more than 3 tardies in the previous month. Activities for Funday Monday vary but include art, dance parties, and BINGO. It is a great time for students and staff to celebrate our attendance efforts.

Funday Monday K-2 1/13/2025

Funday Monday 3-5 1/20/2025

We are coming to the end of our 100 day attendance challenge. All students who have attended school for the first 100 days and fill out a 100 days drawing ticket, will have their name put in for a prize drawing. We look forward to celebrating our student attendance efforts at the start of next month!

Progress Reports have started to be sent home electronically on January 7, 2025. Please contact the office (208-733-8454) if you need to update your email address or any contact information.

• Before school, do not park in the red zone in both of the semi-circle drop off areas at the school. This red zone is only for quick pull up/drop off of students.
• Only use the right lane closest to the playground, leaving plenty of room to go around other cars.
• If you need to park, please do so outside the red zone or in the designated parking lot.
  

• After school when picking up students in the semi-circle, only park in the right lane closest to the playground, leaving plenty of room to go around other cars.
• If you need to park and leave your car, please do so in the designated parking lots.
• Students must be accompanied by an adult when crossing any road to enter their car.

Jan. 7.....Back to school

Jan. 7.....Report cards will be emailed home

Jan. 8....3:00 Saber Singers

Jan. 8....3:15 Chess Club

Jan. 9....9:15 PTO Meeting

Jan. 13....FunDay Monday (K-2)

Jan. 13.....2:00 Dismissal

Jan, 15....3:00 Saber Singers

Jan. 15....3:15 Chess Club

Jan. 20....FunDay Monday (3-5)

Jan. 20.....2:00 Dismissal

Jan. 22.....3:00 Saber Singers

Jan. 22....3:15 Chess Club

Jan. 27.....2:00 Dismissal

Jan. 29.....3:00 Saber Singers

Jan. 29....3:15 Chess Club

During the winter months when students wear boots to school, please still send TENNIS SHOES IN THEIR BACKPACK ON PE DAYS.

The Reading Reader Program for 2025 is now underway! Earn admission to Roaring Springs by reading every night at home! Students K-4th grade must recreationally read 600 minutes, students in 5th grade 800 minutes. Log your minutes on the Roaring Reader Reading Log now! Or, use the log coming home from you classroom teacher soon. Reading Logs are due to the classroom teacher by Monday, March 31st!

Feb. 3.....2:00 Release

Feb. 6....STEAM Night

Feb 10....2:00 Release

Feb 17 & 18....No School

Feb 24.....2:00 Release

March 3...2:00 Release

March 6....Science Fair

March 10...2:00 Release

March 14...Early dismissal at 12:45 pm

March 17...2:00 Release

March 17-20...Parent/teacher conferences

March 20...No school/conferences all day

March 21...No school/no conferences

March 24-28...Spring Break

April...ISATs start for 3, 4, 5

April 10....Title Math Night

May 22......Last Day of School