Winona Elementary

I hope that you have had a wonderful summer and that you were able to create fun memories with your family. I am Kim Tymkowych and I am the principal at Winona. This is my 8th year as the principal at Winona, my 12th year as a principal, and my 22nd year in education! I have two boys of my own: Ryder is almost 17 and Maddox is 13! We are so excited to kick-off our school year by getting to know all of our families. It is very important to all of our staff to work together with our families to help each student be successful and happy at school. Please call our office at 970-613-7100 if there is anything we can help you with!!

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1700494721/thompsonschoolsorg/ca5h0gzl5k8nslc5hfit/2024-25FamilySchoolCalendar.pdf

https://app.teacherlists.com/schools/11388-winona-elementary-school

Please see the image showing our traffic pattern when using our parent Drop-off/ Pick-up. Please remain inside your vehicle at all times. Also, for student safety, please have your student/s exit and enter your vehicle from the passenger side of your vehicle only.

When students get to school in the morning, they will enter the doors at parent pick-up and walk through the school to their classrooms. Kinder and first grade will be able to enter their classroom from the exterior classroom door that is located in the front of our building (facing East) if you would like to walk them to that door.

The bus zone is in the front of the school. Family vehicles will not be permitted to use that location. Please stay out of the bus zone.

Thank you!

Arrival

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Students may arrive beginning at 7:40 am. Our first bell is at 7:55, which is when we would like students to be in their classrooms. Students will be considered tardy, and need to check in at the office, if they are not in their classrooms by the bell at 8:00 am.

Wednesday (Late Start)

Students may arrive beginning at 8:40 am. Our first bell is at 8:55, which is when we would like students to be in their classrooms. Students will be considered tardy, and need to check in at the office, if they are not in their classrooms by the bell at 9:00 am.

Dismissal

Students will be dismissed at 3:10 pm. If your child walks home or gets picked up at Parent Pick-Up, they will exit the school from the South doors. If they ride the bus, they will walk with a staff member to the buses in front of the school. Parents of Kinder and 1st grade students may pick up their child from the classroom's exterior doors.

Please let your child's teacher know how they will be getting home when you come to the Back to School Open House!

If your student requires medication to be taken during the school day please see our office during our back to school night. We have paperwork to be filled out by your physician. Just a reminder that things like cold medicine, cough drops, eye drops etc. are not to be carried by your student without a doctor's note and administered by our health office staff.

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1686922581/thompsonschoolsorg/wjqwkdayhn3uk6rbccoa/PermissionForMedication2021.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/winona.elementary

https://www.tsd.org/schools/elementary/winona-elementary-school

For bus routing numbers and pick-up times please visit our district website here:

https://www.tsd.org/family/guide/transportation

Please note you must live over 1.5 miles from Winona to qualify for busing.

Families please be aware of our Late Start Wednesday start time. Every Wednesday during the school year we will have this late start schedule. If you need support with childcare on Wednesday mornings, the Boys and Girls Club does run a morning program. Your child must be registered with the Boys and Girls Club in order for them to come to the program.

2024-2025 MEAL BENEFIT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Applications are now being accepted for the 24-25 school year. This may qualify you for other benefits such as reduced fees and the P-EBT program.

Apply online at: application/newhttps://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new

For the 2024/25 school year, the Thompson School District will provide access to no-cost meals for all students through the Healthy School Meals for All program.

Research shows students perform better at school when they are not hungry. By providing access to breakfast and lunch for all students at no cost, we better support their learning.

Although all students will receive access to no-cost meals, it's still important for households to provide their income information when requested. Gathering this information allows the Thompson School District to receive the state and federal funding we qualify for. These funds go directly to schools to help cover the cost of meals and support after-school activities and other nutritional programs for students. Plus, qualifying households may be eligible for Summer EBT benefits, receive discounted or waived school fees, class materials, utilities support, and more. Providing household income information ensures you and your school receive all available financial support.

The attachments contain more information and forms to provide your household income information. While the following pages may reference eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals, access to breakfast and lunch will be provided free to all students regardless of household income.

Our school meals follow U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. You can be confident your children are getting quality school meals while saving your family time and money.

Nutritional Services application linked here.

Our Family Liaison, Gaby Salvador, is available in Winona's office to support you with filling out this application if you would like support.

Every day we offer a hot lunch and a cold lunch choice. The hot lunch is considered the main lunch choice. A cold lunch is usually a PB&J or a meat and cheese sandwich. Your student is also more than welcome to bring a home lunch to school as well.

We will be posting class lists at noon on August 8th on the front entrance windows to our building. These are the finalized class lists, so no changes will be made if your child did not get into their friend's class. Our teachers, principals and support staff put a lot of work into building and creating these classes and take a lot of information into consideration.

If your household contact information has changed such as a new phone number, or new email address please contact our office so we can update your information.

970-613-7100

Thank you!

Our Office is open from

7:30am-3:30pm M-F

Office Number

970-613-7100

Attendance Line

970-613-7111

Fax Number

970-613-7120

Winona offers a FREE breakfast to all students. This is an optional meal that is available every day if you wish to have your student/s eat breakfast at school.