Weekly Update for Feb. 24-28, '25
Dear Families,
Our next Yoga class will be February 27th from 3:45 to 4:45 pm in Sra. Brito's room. All donations from this class will go to Café con Leche to support Truscott students. Join us for some relaxation, wellness and fun!
As March is right around the corner, I'd like to invite each of you to join us for family conferences. Conferences will be held on March 4th and 5th from 3:30 - 7:00 pm and on March 6th from 11:30 - 3:30 pm. We can't wait to see you there.
Save the date!
Thursday, March 27th from 5:45 - 7:00 pm will be our all school music program at Thompson Valley High School. More details to come soon!
All the best,
Karen Hanford
Principal
Truscott Elementary School
Spanish Dual Language Immersion
970-613-6902
March
3-6 Book fair/ fería de libros
4 4th Grade FACE Concert
4 and 5 Family conferences/Conferencias familiares 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
6 No school-Teacher work day/No hay escuela- Dia de trabajo de maestros
7 No school-Family conferences/No hay escuela- conferencias de familias
11 Lego Robotics 3:15 - 4:15 pm
11 Garden Club 3:15 - 4:30 pm
12 Destination Imagination 3:14 - 4:45 pm
12 Yoga 3:45 PM
13 Cat in the Hat Experience-in the Gym 8:30 am to 10:00 am
17-21 No school-Spring break/No hay escuela vacaciones de primavera
25 Class picture day/ Dia de fotos del salon
25 Lego Robotics 3:15 - 4:15 pm
25 Garden Club 3:15 - 4:30 pm
27 All school musical Thompson Valley High School / Musical escolar en Thompson Valley High School a las 6:00 PM
28 4th grade-Brainy Field Trip 9:00 - 2:00 pm
The Book Fair
Join us for the Spring Book Fair during Family Conferences! It will be set up a little different this time, down near the library!
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday, March 4 3:30pm-6:30pm
Wednesday, March 5 3:30pm-6:30pm
Thursday, March 6 11:30am-2:30pm
Can't make it in person or want to create an e-wallet for your student? Visit our host site at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/truscottelementaryschool
Kate Penley
Library/Media
Truscott Elementary School
"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book."
-JK Rowling
The Cat in the Hat Experience
The Cat in the Hat experience, in honor of Dr. Suess's Birthday is today.
Brandon Harrington with Finding Your Light (@findyourlightnoco) will be here this morning reading the book with our students and he will be dressed as the Cat in the Hat!.
Brandon will have a slightly different "experience" for the different ages of students so here will be the schedule for the time Brandon is here. We will be in the gym.
K-1 8:30-8:55
(5 minute transition)
2-3 9:00-9:25
(5 minute transition)
4-5 9:30-9:55
Please bring your photo ID to the front of the school and hold it up in front of you when you push the button on the west wall of the school. We will check you in and direct you to the gym.
Kate Penley
Library/Media
Truscott Elementary School
"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book."
-JK Rowling
Important Infinite Campus Student Contacts Updating Instructions
Dear Families,
If you need to update/review your student contacts, please follow the directions located on the Thompson School District website at www.tsd.org/family/infinite-campus/help/updating-contacts. Please note that as a parent/guardian you will be able to completely review your student information, household details, emergency contacts and more by completing the Annual Family Check In which will open on March 3, 2025.
~Submitted by Ronda Hanson, Software Solutions & Development Operations Mana
Thompson Youth Make a Difference Contest
Truscott students, you can win $300 to use towards making your idea to make a difference in your community a reality and be a star in a video by winning the Thompson Youth Make a Difference Contest! Submit your idea for making a difference by going to tsd.org/make-a-difference-contest .
Please take some time and read these dares and complete some as a family. I will put a new family dare in each weekly newsletter. I challenge you to complete these. Please email when you complete them and share with me something positive that happened from your dare. I will randomly choose a reply and share it in our weekly update. (I will list the comment but but not list the person or family name)
Michelle Mueller
Truscott School Secretary
Get your heart pumping with 1 hour or more of physical activity today
• Try this physical activity together as a class right now: high knee march—march in place, lifting your knees in front of you as high as you can. Count to 20. • Physical activity doesn't have to be a sport. It can be other activities you do for fun that get your body moving, like dancing, bike riding, swimming and running. • Physical activity makes you feel happier. • You can break up your hour of physical activity into smaller, 10-to-15-minute sessions throughout the day (about the time of one recess). • Physical activity helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints. After you share one of these points, say, "Get your 1 hour of physical activity today, you'll feel great!"
Show your School Spirit and Dress up Show Your School Spirit and Dress Up
Student Leadership has met and they planned out spirit days for the school year. Here are the days from Please have your child dress up in the following themes, if they would like to.
2/28 Scrabble Day (pin a letter on your shirt)- make words throughout the day /Día del Scrabble (colócate una letra en la camiseta)- crea palabras a lo largo del día
Destination Imagination
Destination Imagination Destination Imagination “(DI) is a non-profit, volunteer-led, cause-driven organization. Our purpose is to inspire and equip students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders. Annually, we offer seven new standards-based Challenges in STEM, Improv, Visual Arts, Service Learning, and Early Learning. Each Challenge is open-ended and enables student teams to learn and experience the creative process from imagination to innovation. Academic tournaments take place around the world where teams have the opportunity to present their solutions to trained appraisers. Students have fun and gain confidence in their ability to solve any challenge. In working to solve our Challenges, teams learn 21st century skills (creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, citizenship and courage) to build on their unique strengths.”
Destination Imagination is a great opportunity for our students at Truscott to continue fostering personal and academic growth.
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist holds a supply drive twice a year for our school from our list of needed supplies. They also provide the staff with treats on Valentine’s Day and a meal on the last day of school.
533 Grant Avenue
Loveland, Colorado, 80537
We are 10 days from the final registration date and about 3 weeks from the camp! We're so excited to be offering this opportunity, sponsored by the LHS Band Boosters to give TSD elementary students a chance to learn about the awesome activity that is colorguard/winterguard. If you want to learn more about the activity in general check this out, What is Colorguard/Winterguard? This is something that students can participate in high school and middle school if they enjoy it!
We have 26 spots still available in the camp in these final days of registration. Here is the link, Elementary Spin Camp Registration Link. The camp is open to all K-5 students and we can accept up to 50 total students!
The cost of the camp is $35 and includes, t-shirt, pizza dinner, and instruction. We tried to make it very affordable, but we can also offer financial assistance to any families that need it.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Kyle Freesen
Truscott Elementary School
We are here to help you! If you are in need of support, please contact your classroom teachers, Mrs. Mueller, Mr. Bessey or Mrs. Hanford. As a team, we will work to find the answers to your questions and help the best that we can. Please email us at
todd.bessey@tsd.org, karen.hanford@tsd.org, or
Email: michelle.mueller@tsd.org
Website:https://tes.tsd.org
Location: 211 West 6th Street, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-613-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truscottelementaryschool/
Twitter: @ourschool