Dear Raptor Families,

What a fantastic first week back with our students! It was so wonderful to be in the building and have it filled with students and learning. There is nothing quite like hearing the halls filled with students’ laughter and the excitement of being back at school.

We are excited to see everyone during Back to School Night on Thursday, August 24, from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Please read the information from your child's teacher for specific times. Back to School night is a great opportunity to connect with your child’s teachers and get information and learn expectations for the upcoming school year.

As always, please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns. We appreciate your continued support and involvement in our school community. Please let us know if you need any assistance.

Best wishes,

Catrina Estrada, Principal

Sandra Vazquez, Assistant Principal

Matt Romig, Assistant Principal

Grant Elwood, Dean of Students

*Please have elementary students line up by class outside the designated area for your grade

level in the morning. We will have cones with the teacher’s names to help.

*Kinders will be dropped off at the front of the school and enter the building for breakfast...all

other grades need to be dropped off on the west side of the building

*Students can start arriving at 8:20 AM...no supervision is available until 8:20 AM

*Please do not have students play on the equipment before school, they need to be in their

designated areas and starting to line-up.

Community Schools is now taking registrations for the 23-24 school year. Registrations are done through stvrain.revtrak.net. Please see attached flyer for more information.

Registration is now open through August 21st! Practice starts 8/29 at 3:45. Register online at www.longmontcolorado.gov/rec using the school code: 412725.6. Please see the attached flyer for more information!

For the 23-24 School Year Thunder Valley will be participating with Milk Caps for Mooola. How does the program work?

1. Drink Longmont Dairy Milk (All caps from Longmont Dairy products in our glass bottles are eligible)
2. Save the bottle caps. Save as many as you can—from your bottles, or collect them from your family and neighbors.
3. Bring your milk caps to school and put them into the collection

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you for your unwavering support of our students, teachers, and staff.

We are writing to inform you about important changes to the Infinite Campus (IC) platform that will impact student payments. Beginning July 2023, the integration between IC and RevTrak will no longer be supported by IC. As a result, all fees assigned in IC, including course, materials, and iPad fees will no longer show up in Revtrak and will need to be paid directly in IC through Campus Payments. RevTrak may still be used for clubs, field trips, and other payments of fees not assigned in IC.

Families can make payments using Campus Payments. Please visit this link for instructions on how to pay outstanding fees in Infinite Campus.

Again thank you for your continued partnership. We appreciate your understanding as we make this transition. If you have any questions regarding fees or Campus Payments, please contact your school’s front office and they will be able to support you.

Sincerely,

Department of Finance and District Technology Services

St. Vrain Valley Schools

Volleyball registration opens on 8/14 through the link below. Practice will start 8/21. We look forward to a great season, Go Raptors! Practice is Monday- Friday after school to 5:15.

There will be a parent meeting after practice on Wednesday, August 23rd. We encourage parents to attend to find out information about the upcoming Volleyball season!

Please see below for important information from Nutrition Services for School Lunch and Free and Reduced Applications:

• SVVSD has opted into Healthy School Meals For All. This means students have access to 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch daily. You can find answers to FAQ on the district website.
• School Breakfast and Lunch Menu can be accessed HERE
• If you would like to add money to your student's account (ala carte, milk, seconds) you can do so by sending cash or check to the cafeteria, or online payments by credit card are being set up with RevTrak and will be available to add funds in the first week of school.
• Online Free and Reduced Applications. We encourage online applications for several reasons:
a. Applications must be complete with all required information which enables our office to process them timely. Many paper applications were denied last year due to being incomplete and the family not responding.

b. Applications can be processed quickly vs waiting for them to come through district mail and then be processed manually. The software processes the applications within minutes and with fewer errors.

c. Families who wish to "opt out" of completing the application can select that option which helps us gather data, but also takes them off our mailing list of reminders.

September 6th, November 1st, December 6th, February 7th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st

School starts at 11:05am, the earliest students can be dropped off is 10:50am. Buses pick up 2.5 hours later than their normal pick up time.

Dear Thunder Valley K-8 students and families,

Thank you for your partnership and supporting the academic growth, safety, and well-being of our students. Every year, St. Vrain Valley Schools prints an up-to-date version of the Code of Conduct for students and families to review. This important document guides students and school staff on what expectations for school conduct and the consequences for behaviors that fall outside of those expectations. It is important that families review this information every year and acknowledge their receipt and understanding of this document.

To this end, please click here to access an electronic version of the Code of Conduct for the current school year. After you have reviewed this information, all families must sign an electronic acknowledgment that they have received, read, and understand the information contained, including the Annual Notification to Parents/Guardians; Behavioral Code of Conduct; Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Parents; and Board of Education Policies book. To sign your electronic acknowledgment, please follow the steps described here.

Again, thank you for your continued partnership and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at estrada_catrina@svvsd.org.

Sincerely,

Catrina Estrada

The LTP Student iPad Insurance window for the 2023-2024 school year opens August 1st and closes on September 15th. Parents who wish purchase iPad insurance for this year will need to make at least a partial payment within this window.

This insurance fee will be added for every eligible student K-12 on August 1st. Please note that any student with an unpaid balance for iPad insurance from the previous year will not be eligible to join the pool this year until they pay off the previous year’s balance.

2023-2024 LTP Student iPad Insurance: $25

The iPad insurance fee will be reduced or waived for students eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the federal poverty income guidelines and homeless students as defined by McKinney-Vento.

Read more about the LTP Student iPad Insurance Program

The Transportation Department is committed to continuously providing the best possible service for our students attending classes within the district. To this end, each year we require that students desiring transportation services complete an application for busing. The application is now open for the 23-24 school year. Please note you need to fill out a registration form for each student. Parents will be notified when an application has been processed and a seat has been reserved.

The application can be found here

Instructions for the application can be found here

While we make every effort to accommodate as many eligible riders as possible, transportation services are provided on a space available, and first come, first served basis.

St. Vrain Valley Schools’ Transportation Department looks forward to another successful year serving our students, teachers, and staff. Please contact us at 303-702-7530 if you have additional questions.

Parents/guardians shall be required to furnish an explanation for student absenteeism either in writing or orally. Absences not explained within two days after returning to school shall be recorded as unexcused absences unless unusual or extenuating circumstances exist as determined by the building administrator. After 10 excused or unexcused absences a doctors note is required. Communication is key to successful attendance. In the event your student will be absent, please call the front office 303-833-2456, email our attendance clerk, garcia_jessica@svvsd.org or complete this form Report an Absence

Email: estrada_catrina@svvsd.org
Website: https://tvk8.svvsd.org/
Location: 600 Fifth Street, Frederick, CO, USA
Phone: 303-833-2456
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThunderValleyK8School/