Weekly Update Sept. 30 to October 4

Dear Families,

Family Conferences are right around the corner. Teacher should be sending out more information in the next week or so regarding how to sign up. Conferences will be held over four evenings in October. They will be held on October 9th, 10th, 15th and 16th, from 3:30 - 7:00 pm. Our goal is to meet with all families during this time. If you would like me to attend your child's conference, please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or Mrs. Mueller as I would be happy to be there. We look forward to seeing you there! As a result of Family Conferences, there will not be school on October 11th, 17th or 18th.

Each year Truscott holds a Title I Annual Meeting. This occurred during our SAC meeting last week and will also occur at Café con Leche on October 2, 2024, from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Also during this Café con Leche, Dr. Schaffer, our superintendent, along with members of our school board will be in attendance. If you are unable to attend and would like to join virtually, please use this link. Also, if you would like to view the Annual Meeting Video, please watch the English or Spanish versions here.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Have a nice weekend,

Karen Hanford

Principal

Truscott Elementary School

Spanish Dual Language Immersion

karen.hanford@tsd.org

970-613-6902

The health and wellness guidelines for birthday's at school. We invite you to partner with us to support health and wellness. We are requesting non-food related celebrations to support the health and wellness focus of Truscott as well as increased number of food allergies and special dietary needs.

Here are some non-food ideas: pencils, bookmarks, stick on tattoos, stickers, etc.

Mrs. Hanford announces all students birthdays during our morning announcements at 8:10 a.m. (9:10 on Wednesday's and during Monday morning assemblies) so please don't be late on the day of your birthday and you will hear her wish you a happy birthday.

Each year, Americans nationally celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America from September 15 to October 15. September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18. Loveland’s heritage month is known as Latiné Heritage Month. Join us for the Loveland Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 14!

• Resources

• Hispanic Heritage Month (Library of Congress)

• Hispanic Heritage Month | National Archives

• Teachers, check out TSD’s SORA curated collections to teach about diversity, the Latina/o community and our increase our appreciation for and commitment to inclusion and belonging:

• Always Available Spanish Titles Collection

• Elementary School

• Middle School

• High School

~Submitted by Dr. María Gabriel, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

College and Career Week

September 30 - October 4, 2024

We are excited for our College and Career Week! We have many activities to help students begin to explore different careers and different ways to get training for careers. My hope is that students will begin thinking about their own career journey and start learning about things they are interested in. Here are some of the activities we have planned:

• Monday - teachers will share their own career journey with students with their career boards. We will also have posters around the school that show the different colleges, training centers, and programs that our staff have participated in to get to where they are now in their career journey. They will be sharing these all week.

• Tuesday - 4th and 5th graders will go to the Thompson Career Campus and learn about programs that will be available to them in high school.

• Wednesday Afternoon - Career Prep Programs - there will be several colleges, apprenticeship programs, training programs and pathways to different careers.

• Thursday Morning - There will be several family members and community members sharing their careers with students.

• All Week - Mrs. P will be doing some career exploration activities with students. They will also be doing some work on Xello - a career exploration program on the computer that helps students to identify interests and possible careers based on those interests. Teachers will also be doing some career exploration activities in classrooms.

Please take some time to talk with your child about career interests, possible steps in their journey as well as your own. These conversations are so important in helping children begin thinking about their own paths.

Note: Members of the S.W.A.T. Team will be out front on Thursday morning. They will be here as part of our career day.

You are welcome to join us for any of these activities this week!

National Bullying Prevention Month focuses on bringing attention to issues and the consequences of bullying and cyberbullying. During this month, many groups, including the federal government, release new resources, sponsor various campaigns, and share educational activities that seek to promote a culture of kindness, respect, and inclusion in their communities.

Resources

• StopBullying.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• National Bullying Prevention Month

• The NCTSN is funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and jointly coordinated by UCLA and Duke University.

• TSD SORA Reading List - National Bullying Prevention Month/World Mental Health Day

~ Submitted by Dr. María Gabriel, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Please add 970-613-6907 to your contacts in your phone. This is our attendance line. Please call the attendance line anytime your student will be late, is home sick, has a doctor appointment or will be out of school. You may also email her at stephanie.mcnutt@tsd.org. Please email or drop doctors, dentist or orthodontist notes to Stephanie so she can mark these absences medically excused. Please communicate with the teachers also if the student is going to be out for an extended period of time.

Are you an adult family, staff, or student member of the TSD Community who is interested in learning about how TSD addresses equity, diversity, and inclusion? If so, sign-up to join the TSD Educational Equity Council (TEEC)! We will host quarterly meetings this school year to increase knowledge of the equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) work throughout TSD.

We are seeking broad and diverse community participation to help us move our work forward in alignment with the TSD Strategic Plan and TSD Board Policies related to Educational Equity (Policy ADB), Equal Educational Opportunities (Policy JB), and Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity (Policy AC).

The first meeting of the Thompson Educational Equity Council (TEEC) will be held on October 24, 4:30-5:30 p.m. If you or your TSD student are interested in attending, please complete the sign-up form. We will have pizza!

~Submitted by Dr. Maria Gabriel, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

October 1st is picture day, October count, hearing and vision testing day. Please refrain from making dentist, orthodontist, or well checks on this day as it is going to be a busy day here at school.

For our new families, October count is the day we take student attendance and our funding for the next school year is based on attendance from this day, so please plan on sending your child to school.

If you are interested in helping run the book fair this fall, please follow the link below to sign up for a time. We appreciate your help in making this possible for the kids!

Si está interesado en ayudar a organizar la feria del libro este otoño, siga el enlace a continuación para registrarse por un tiempo. ¡Apreciamos su ayuda para hacer esto posible para los niños!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAEAC2DA5FAC34-51340914-book#/

You must be a registered volunteer. Please click on this link to become a registered volunteer.

Debe de estar registrado como voluntario. Por favor haga clic en este enlace para registrarse como voluntario.

Kate Penley

Library/Media

Truscott Elementary School

"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book."

-JK Rowling

If volunteers and chaperones can go on a field trip, do you want to be one? If so, you need to go to the Thompson School District website and fill out a volunteer form. You must be an approved volunteer to go on the field trip. If you are not sure if you are an approved volunteer please call me and I can look you up in the system.

Here is the webiste you need to go to and this needs to be done at least two weeks prior to the field trip.

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 michelle.mueller@tsd.org

Email: michelle.mueller@tsd.org
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