Namaqua now has 2 options for spirit wear for families. Please use the links below for ordering!

We have put together a whole school wish list to help support the work we are doing through Character Strong. Character Strong is an evidence-based, multi-tiered solution to support whole child success. Please use the link below if you are interested.

2/3 Spirit Day-100th Day of School

2/11 PTA Meeting at Namaqua 3:30pm

2/12 4th Grade Field Trip-CSU Basketball Game

2/13 Spring Picture Day-Individual & Class Pictures

2/14 Classroom Kindess Celebrations

2/17-No School Presidents Day

2/18- No School for Students

2/28 Namqua Carnival

Thank you to all of our familes, staff, and volunteers that came out for STEAM Night! We had so much fun creating and learning!

Hello Wildcats! It's Healthy Kids 5210+ Challenge time! Our school can win prize money by practicing 5210+ healthy habits. The whole month of February, students, staff and families can track their daily 5210+ healthy habits on a tracking log.

The tracking log will be handed out this week to your students.

At the end of the month, students with 80 or more checks will earn a T-shirt (that we will use to tie dye for field day)! Families—complete a family log for additional 5210+ family fun.

Submissions will be done online by March 5 so stay tuned for reminders.

Come on Wildcats! Let's win some money for Namaqua and get healthy while we do it!

Sara Dunkin

Physical Education Teacher

We will be having spring individual and class pictures taken on Thursday February 13th. Pre-orders can be made using the links below.

**Please note that individual and class pictures have seperate order codes.

Pre Order at https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

Spring Individuals:

Use Code: EVTVQMMFR

Class Pictures:

Use Code:EVTFPPR36

Order forms will also be coming home in Friday folders this week!

Thompson Education Foundation recognizes exceptional educators in Thompson School District each year with the TEF Educator of the Year awards. Nominations for the 2025 awards are now OPEN!

Coworkers, supervisors, parents, students and community members are welcome to nominate in the following categories:

• Elementary Teacher of the Year (early childhood - fifth grade)
• Secondary Teacher of the Year (sixth grade-twelfth grade)
• Principal of the Year
• TSD Staff Member of the Year (secretaries, district administrative staff, counselors, paras, custodians, transportation, etc.)
• Rookie Teacher of the year (any educator new to the profession and with TSD for 18 months or less)
• NEW THIS YEAR - Student Choice Award
  Students can nominate their favorite educator using a student-only nomination form.

Both the general and student nomination forms can be found HERE.

All nominations must be submitted by Sunday, February 9, 2025 for consideration.

The Educator of the Year awards will be announced at Trailblazing Thompson - A Salute to Excellence on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Embassy Suites from 5:00-7:15pm. In addition to the Educator of the year awards, the event will celebrate and honor TSD staff with recognition of the Awards of Excellence and Top of Thompson recipients and retiring TSD staff members.

2025-2026 Kindergarten Registration is open! Please see the link below or reach out to the office at 970-613-6600 with any questions.

Coming Soon!

This year Namaqua is proud continue our Strive for 5 Attendance Initiative!

Our goal is to have each student miss no more than 5 days of school for the school year!

Namaqua will also be kicking off an Attendance Champion campaign. Our Wildcats will be tracking "Pawsitive" Attendance in each classroom, grade level, and school wide. We have alot of fun planned with incentives, dance parties, and celebrations throughout the year.

As always if you are in need of any support or have questions regarding attendance, please reach out!

A significant part of a student's educational experience is derived from classroom participation, activities, discussions, and relationships. Daily attendance is required for the student to attain the maximum benefits from the educational process.

We understand circumstances arise due to illness or other factors.

Please make sure you are communicating all absences to the office. The front office will be making daily attendance calls for any absences not reported.

Absences may be reported on the attendance line or through the absence request feature in parent portal.

Attendance Line 970-613-6690

Parents and guardians can now use the Absence Request tool to submit a request that informs the office in advance when their student is not going to be in school.

Absence Requests are NOT final until fully reviewed & processed by a staff member.

Absence requests made through parent portal are for current day or future dates and can not be backdated.

Please see the link below for instructions

https://docs.google.com/document/d/164TvX5nk5eJ63MdQOzrtYHNvS3NhZoUJC1lorBO2tbY/edit?usp=drive_link

Winter is here! Just a few reminders and information regarding cold weather and distrcit closure/delay information.

At Namaqua students will be going outside for recess if the temperature (including windchill) is above 15 degrees.

Please make sure your students are prepared for the weather each day with the appropriate cold weather gear. If you need support with any of these items please reach out to the front office at 970-613-6600. We have several resources and a small winter closet to help keep our wildcats warm this year!

Please see the link below for information regarding district closures and delays:

https://www.tsd.org/departments/communications/school-closing-delayed-start

Dear Wildcats,

A big thank you to the families that joined us at KidsPak. We were able to pack 1000 bags for local students and participated in a video for KidsPak to be featured on Channel9 News.

Our next general association PTA meeting will be Tuesday, February 11th at 3:30 in the PD room. Kids will create Valentine's for staff members while we discuss Carnival and the open Treasurer position for next year.

Speaking of Carnival, this year it will be held on Friday, February 28th from 5-7 PM inside Namaqua.

Our volunteer coordinator Myriah has been hard at work finding high schoolers to man the activities so that parents can focus on having fun with their kids. Volunteers will receive popcorn, cotton candy and volunteer hours. Please pass the link on to any high schoolers that might be interested.

Carnival High School Volunteers

Your Namaqua PTA

namaquapta@gmail.com

Please scan the QR code for the Namaqua PTA membership link.

If you are stil interested in joining, information and permission forms are available in the front office.

100 Mile Club Run Schedule

7:30 - 7:50 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

8:30 - 8:50 Wednesday

3:10 - 3:30 Monday thru Friday

100 Mile Club is a volunteer ran club. 100-Mile Club volunteers are not there to supervise children and staff are not present. Please ensure a parent or caregiver is present during all runs that the child is. If parents are not present and there are any issues, children will be asked to no longer participate. Please feel free to join your kids in walking or running whether you are registered or not.

February is National Children's Dental Health Month! This month is dedicated to promoting good oral health habits in children. We will be joined by our friends from the Sunrise/Thompson Dental Clinic for a fun dental assembly on 2/20!

Please see below for the 2025/2026 immunization letters.

Thompson Valley Cheerleading is hosting a Spring Mini Camp. See the image below for details.

On Sunday, February 16th, from 12pm-3pm, we are holding our University of Colorado Boulder Soccer Clinic!

Open to both boys and girls, the event will feature University of Colorado Boulder Women’s Soccer players — Ava Priest, Faith Leyba, Hope Leyba, among others — who will lead a skills training session and team play, concluding with a panel to speak with the players about student-athlete life at the Division I level. This event will take place at Let's Play Soccer Northglenn, 2180 E 112th Ave, Northglenn, CO 80233

This is an incredible opportunity for your boys and girls, who will not only develop as athletes but learn about the collegiate athlete experience. Spots are limited!

Here's the link for sign up: https://www.athlinics.com/event-details/youth-soccer-clinic-with-university-of-colorado-boulder-athletes

The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meets virtually on the 2nd Wednesday every month during the school year. During the meetings, the SEAC receives updates from the district, provides updates to members, and reviews proposals that require consensus/votes. The SEAC may also host presentations and trainings. Please see the link below for more information.

https://www.tsd.org/get-involved/committees/seac

Are you interested in your child being ready for kindergarten? The Thompson School District's Integrated Early Childhood Program provides quality preschool experiences for three and four year olds at 15 different sites around the Loveland and Berthoud area.

If your child will be 3 or 4 years old by October 1, 2025, your child may be eligible to participate in the Thompson School District's Early Childhood Program. We ask all interested families to complete our Preschool Interest Form available on our preschool website. If you have any questions about our program, please call 970-613-5052.

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.

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.

YMCA registration is open for the 24/25 school year.

Please use the link below to register and reach out to the YMCA with any quesitons using this link: https://ymcanoco.ymcamso.org/new/

If you are interested in learning more about the YMCA or have questions, please fill out the survey linked below.

Hello Namaqua Families,

The YMCA will be hosting a Summer Camp Showcase on Thursday February 13th at their Johnstown location. There will be games and activites for kids, information on how the YMCA can serve your family, and they will also be raffling off a FREE week of Summer Camp! Please see the attached flyers for more details and information.

KidsPak focuses on providing weekend meals to food-insecure students, allowing them to reach their full potential. This is achieved through partnering with our schools, community, donors, and volunteers.

If your family could benefit from this resource, please scan the QR Code in the form below or reach out to our office at 970-613-6600.

A program of Homeward Alliance

FREE SERVICE FOR YOU!

MOBILE LAUNDRY - SERVICING TSD FAMILIES

THE LOVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

300 NORTH ADAMS AVENUE

THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS

Volunteers will wash, dry and fold the clothing.

Laundry drop-off between 8:30 am and noon.

Pick up clean laundry no later than 2:45 pm.

The mission of the Family Center is to provide a safe, inclusive space for our TSD families to:

-learn about what the district and the community have to offer.

-connect, network, and learn from one another.

-access resources to meet needs.

Hours are:

Mon-Fri 7:30-11:30am

Wednesday 7:30am - 3:30pm

or by appointment 7am-7pm Mon-Friday, 9am-5pm Sat

407 E. 42nd Street, Loveland, CO 80538

(On the west side of Stansberry Early Childhood)

Email: suzanne.stewart@tsd.org
Website: https://www.thompsonschools.org/namaqua
Location: 209 North Namaqua Avenue, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-613-6600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NamaquaSchool/