Thompson Friday Forecast

October 26, 2018

From the Principal...Steve Morrill

STATE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS THOMPSON

This past Wednesday, State House of Representative Steven Andersson from the 65th district participated in “principal for a day” activities at Thompson. Representative Andersson began his day leading the school in the Pledge of Allegiance. During the morning periods, Representative Andersson engaged in rich discussions with 8th grade AVID classes, our Student council executive board, and various Social Studies classes. Our students crafted fabulous questions for the Representative which led to meaningful conversations. Representative Andersson was most impressed by our students’ high level of engagement and conduct. Clearly learning was had by both the Representative and our students. As a former Social Studies teacher, I was excited to see many of our students learning more about our state government systems and the political process.

Enjoy your weekend!

~Steve

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HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Wednesday, October 31st is Halloween. Students will be allowed to dress in their Halloween costumes at Thompson. We would like to remind the students to dress appropriately and to follow the guidelines listed below:

Costumes must be school appropriate
Costume/Hair/Make-up must be completed prior to the arrival at school or entering the bus. No spray cans are allowed on the bus or at school.
Costume accessories, if applicable, should not depict or display anything hurtful, harmful or have the opportunity to be utilized as a weapon.
The student’s identity should be visible and easily recognizable (i.e. no masks.)
The classroom learning environment should not be compromised due to a student’s costume.

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Spirit Week at Thompson

Our HOPE club is excited to announce the first spirit week of the year starting next Monday, October 29th! Students are encouraged to show their school spirit by taking part in each day's theme.

Monday, October 29: High school / Middle School Pride Day
Tuesday, October 30: Twin / Triplet Day
Wednesday, October 31: Halloween
Thursday, November 1: Sports / College Day
Friday, November 2: Color Wars Day

Team 6-1 and Team 6-2 White
Team 6-3 and Team 6-4 Black
7th Grade Blue
8th Grade Red

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Veterans Day Assembly

This year we will be celebrating Veterans Day on November 12th! Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor American veterans of all wars. Many of us know or have known men and women in our families or friends who have served in the armed forces to defend our country. This year we would like to take time to honor these individuals by acknowledging their time served and to honor them at an assembly beginning at 9:00 am on that day.

If your child has someone in your family, or a friend of your family, who they would like to invite to attend our assembly and introduce to the Thompson community, please fill out the google form below by November 2nd. Students in our Builder's Club will be writing invitations to these individuals to invite them to this assembly.

https://goo.gl/forms/Y6PZjUD5tg6YlgIS2

Thompson 6th Grade Center Book Fair

Be sure to visit the Thompson 6th Grade Center Book Fair running from Monday, November 12 through Monday, November 19 in the Thompson 6th Grade Building Learning Resource Center. Hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am to 8:00 pm the following Monday for Parent/Teacher Conferences. All proceeds are funded directly to the LRC for student and staff reading materials and resources. Remember, books make excellent holiday gifts...no tech support needed. Click on the preview video for a glimpse of just some of the AWESOME titles coming our way!

Pick-a-Time Conference Scheduler

Thompson Conferences will take place on Monday, November 19th from 8:00 am - 8:00 pm and Tuesday, November 20th from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. Like last year, signup is via a link in the Home Access Center through Wednesday, November 14th. Sign up instructions are linked below to today's Friday Forecast.

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Parent University - Angst Follow-up Session #1

Join us to learn strategies to assist and respond to your child when they are feeling anxious. Tim Buhrt, from Centennial Counseling, along with D303 staff will offer insight on how to help your child deal with anxiety.

This Parent University will take place on Monday, November 5th from 6:30-8:30 pm at Anderson Elementary in the LRC. Please click here to register.

Join us for Parent University programs aimed at engaging local experts, parents and school staff in conversations about ways in which we can collectively strengthen our communities. Click here to learn about future programs.

6th Grade Homework Lab

Hey 6th Graders! Do you have a missing assignment because you missed a class? Did you get behind on your homework? Need help reviewing for a quiz? OR Do you just want some time and space to organize your stuff?

Homework Lab is the place where you can do all of that every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 7:45-8:15 am in room 121 at the 6th grade center. Hope to see you soon!

Homework Helper at the 7/8 Center

Homework Helper continues in the North Computer lab of the 7th/8th grade center! Students can bring their class materials and work on homework, projects, or do make-ups of tests and quizzes. Mrs. Minuth and Ms. Romano will be there to help students with anything they wish to work on. There will be special Spanish help on Thursdays with Ms. Romano for all levels of Spanish. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm in the North Computer Lab at the 7th/8th grade center. Activity buses will arrive at 4:30 pm to take students to their nearest elementary school. Come get some homework help!

Thompson PTO

Check out the Thompson PTO website by clicking on the button above. You can support the Thompson PTO by volunteering your time and/or paying your 18-19 PTO dues.