Weekly Wrap-Up #30: 04/18/2025

CMAS is officially finished for the year except for a few make ups for kids who were sick this past week. Now, it is time for your family to enjoy your weekend as you celebrate Easter and/or the new snow.

This Wednesday morning we will be honoring our fantastic volunteers at at breakfast prepared by staff. We sure hope you can make it!! See details below.

It is currently Autism Awareness month and our Occupational Therapist (OT), Tanya Mander, has created some tips for families. Enjoy!

If you haven't checked out our website or Facebook page recently, you should. Caity Carr keeps it current and includes some great images of our kids involved in their learning. I, of course, will still include some pictures from some the happenings here at school. Enjoy this glimpse into our school in the past week.

The Coming Soon section of the Weekly Wrap Up will be updated weekly with what is on our school calendar through the end of the year.

Thompson School District has asked that you PLEASE get your Annual Family Check-In completed. Please complete it by Friday, April 25th. This yearly update is required for every student enrolled in Thompson School District for the 2025-2026 school year. Parents/guardians in the student’s primary household need to complete the application by reviewing and updating household, emergency contact, student health information and permissions via the link. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

Accessing the Annual Family Check-In Link: https://www.tsd.org/enrollment/afc

1) Follow the instructions on the web page, to log into your Parent Portal account.

2) If you are not able to access your Portal account, please contact your student's school secretary/front office staff to request your username and/or password or contact the helpdesk@tsd.org or 970-613-7777.

As always, feel free to reach out to share ideas and/or ask questions via e-mail (kathy.sather@tsd.org), class dojo, phone (970-613-6000) or in person.

MONDAY, APRIL 21st:

• 8:30 am-2:30 pm. 3rd Grade Walking Field Trip to River's Edge
• 9:00 am-1:30 pm: 4th Grade Field Trip to Bobcat
• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd: Late Start Wednesday

• 8:00 am. Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in the library. Details coming.
• 8:50 am Doors Open
• Lunch: Culver's Lunch with Mrs. Sather for the Raffle winners.

• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.
• 6:00-7:30 pm. Garfield's WHOLE SCHOOL Art Show. SAVE THE DATE. Plan to come, enjoy and meet others who call Garfield home. More details to come.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25th: NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS. Teacher Work Day.

MONDAY, APRIL 28th: Starting 4/28, both BUSES will move to load and unload at the front (W) of the building. Due to construction on Franklin (E), it will be difficult to impossible to access 7th street from the E side.

• 8:50 am Doors Open
• 10:00 am-2:30 pm 2nd Grade Field Trip for Loveland History.
• 10:25 am-1:20 pm 5th Grade Transition Day at BRMS. Details for other local middle schools should be communicated directly to families by the middle school.
• 4:30-5:30 pm. Newcomers Welcome to Garfield Tour starting in the library. New enrollees (including our new Kindergartners) for 2025-26 school year will be officially welcomed to our Garfield community.

• 3:15-4:00 pm. Student Leadership in Mrs. Weihman's room.
• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.

• 7:45 am Friday Wrap Up honoring grades K, 1, & 2

MONDAY, MAY 5th: GES Staff Appreciation Week. Great opportunity to say thanks to the people who are making a difference for your child(ren)!

• 9:30 am-2:00 pm 5th Grade Field Trip to Viestenz-Smith Park
• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.

• 8:50 am Doors Open

THURSDAY, MAY 8th:

• 1:10-2:15 pm. 5th Grade Walking Field Trip to Community Kitchen for Service Learning Project
• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.
• 5:30 pm. PIE Night in the library. Staffing plans for 2025-26 and input for next year's planning. PIE provided.
• 6:00 pm. PTA Meeting in the library. Snacks and childcare provided.

• 7:45 am Friday Wrap Up honoring grades 3, 4, & 5
• 1:00 pm. 2nd Grade Springtime Tea. Teachers will send details.

• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.

• 8:50 am Doors Open
• 9:00 am-3:10 pm. FIELD DAY or FUN & FITNESS DAY! Come join the fun! Details to come.

• 10:30 am-1:00 pm. Unified Field Day at TVHS for ESS students
• 3:30-4:30 pm. 4th & 5th Grade Band in the Mosaic Studio.

• 7:45 am Friday Wrap Up Year End Awards Celebration.

TUESDAY, MAY 20th:

• 8:30 am-2:30 pm. 3rd Grade Walking Field Trip to Downtown Loveland. Details to come.

• 9:30 am. 2025 Senior Walk for former Garfield Grizzlies graduating this year. See flyer below for more details.
• 2:05 pm Staff vs. 5th Grade Challenge Game. Details to come.
• 3:10 pm. End of Year Report Cards sent home

• 7:45 am Friday Wrap Up TALENT SHOW. Details to come! Begin preparing ways to shine!
• 11:05 am. Kindergarten DISMISSAL for SUMMER BREAK
• 11:10 am. 1st-5th grade DISMISSAL for SUMMER BREAK

Weather permitting, work activities are Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. Here are the project updates for this week (4/21-4/25).

1. Street preparations for paving are ongoing with paving on 8th Street between Sheridan and Harrison scheduled for next week.
2. There will be continued stormsewer installation at the 9th and Roosevelt intersection.
3. Temporary water should be removed by the end of next week as waterline work wraps up.

If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to be added to the project’s stakeholder list to receive weekly updates from the city, please contact 970.716.5155 or email garfieldharrisonstormdrain@gmail.com.

Your input is important to the team—we appreciate your engagement in this vital community project!

This informational site is designed to provide factual data and statistics to the public. The website section includes a link to a database where residents can see statistical information about each school as well as the total proposed needs. The site also contains a tool that visitors can use to calculate estimated tax impacts.

Email: kathy.sather@tsd.org
Website: tsd.org/schools/elementary/garfield
Location: 720 North Colorado Avenue, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-613-6000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gesgrizzlies/
Twitter: @KathySather11