Weekly Update Oct. 14 - 18, '24
Dear Families,
Family Conferences are off to a great start. We have two more nights and would love to meet with each family. Please contact your child's teachers or the front office for support with scheduling. Conferences will be Tuesday, October 15th and Wednesday, October 16th from 3:30 - 7:00 pm.
As a reminder there is no school on Thursday, October 17th and Friday, October 18th.
Enjoy your long weekend,
Karen Hanford
Principal
Truscott Elementary School
Spanish Dual Language Immersion
970-613-6902
The Book Fair
The Truscott Book Fair is here! It will be in room 130. (we will be happy to direct you to it) We still need volunteers to help run it, so if you are interested, please contact Marisela Posegate at 970-613-6925.
The Book Fair will be open:
Monday, October 14th - 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, October 15th - 3:30 - 6:45 pm
Wednesday, October 16th - 3:30 - 6:45 pm
September 15th-October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month!
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)
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:
~Submitted by Dr. María Gabriel, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
October Events
14-17 Book fair/ Fería de libros
15 and 16 Family conferences/ Conferencias familiares 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
16-3rd Grade to the Opera @ the Rialto/ 3er Grado al show de Opera en el Rialto 1:00 p.m.
17-No school-Family conferences/No hay escuela- conferencias de padres/maestros
18-No school-Teacher exchange day/No hay
21-BStrong BFit-4th and 5th grade girls running club 3:15 - 4:35 p.m.
22-Boy's Running Club-4th and 5th grade 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
23-BStrong BFit-4th and 5th grade girls running club 3:15 - 4:35 p.m.
24-Trunk or Treat at First United Methodist 4:30 - 6:30 pm
28-BStrong BFit-4th and 5th grade girls running club 3:15 - 4:35 p.m.
30-The Last BStrong BFit-4th and 5th grade girls running club 3:15 - 4:35 p.m.
31-2nd Grade to Devil's Backbone 8:45 to 1:20 p.m.
Attention 3rd, 4th and 5th grade families
Please see the attached flyer about the Destination Imagination learning opportunity. Contact Ms. Chase if your student is interested in participating. Spaces on the team are limited to 7. Team members will be determined by first responses to me.
Thank you,
Mary Chase
Social Emotional Specialist
970-613-6918
Providing Food or Donations for Teachers During Family Conferences
Dear Families-
We would like to share that the new district policies regarding food apply solely to serving food to families during school events. Our staff would be able to enjoy homemade meals provided by our wonderful community. If you’re interested in contributing, please consider bringing a dish to share if able to!
Thank you for your generosity!
Estimadas familias,
Nos gustaría compartir que las nuevas políticas del distrito con respecto a la comida se aplican únicamente a servir comida a las familias durante los eventos escolares. Nuestro personal podrá disfrutar de comidas caseras proporcionadas por nuestra maravillosa comunidad. ¡Si usted está interesado en contribuir, por favor considere traer un platillo para compartir si usted puede!
¡Gracias por su generosidad!
Click below on the sign up link if you are able and would like to help out.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAEAC2DA5FAC34-51932688-family#/
Warm regards,
Marisela
Truscott Family Engagement Specialist
Trunk or Treat
Cafe con Leche will be hosting Truscott's first trunk or treat! The event will take place at The First United Methodist Church parking lot on October 24th from 4:30-6:30pm. We are asking that if any families are interested in joining us in decorating your car trunk to please sign up here. If you are able to sign up, Cafe con Leche can buy the candy for your station so please let me know if you would like to join us!
Forum for Families of Students Identified as Gifted
The Gifted Family Forum is hosted by the Colorado Department of Education in partnership with the North Central Region school districts.
~Submitted by Michelle Stout
National Bullying Prevention Month
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)
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
A Message From KidsPak
We wanted to send a reminder of the process for recommending students to the KidsPak program. So far this year our average (excluding the estimates for week 1) is at 530, which is much lower than our 603 average of last year. We would really like to see those numbers rise as we know there are families that could benefit.
Please see the attached Signs of Hunger form and/or this Signs of Hunger flier, which has an updated QR code for families to scan, if they don't feel comfortable talking directly to a staff member. This is perfect timing with Family/Teacher Conferences right around the corner. As always, thank you for your partnership in feeding our youth.
~Submitted by Sara Rasmussen, Executive Director of Elementary & Early Childhood
How to add a Friend or Family Member to Parent Portal
Here are the instructions on how to add a family member or friend as a pick up person or emergency contact through the parent portal app
Attendance reminders
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.
TEEC
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
With Field Trips Starting up, Do you Want to be a Volunteer?
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 website you need to go to and this needs to be done at least two weeks prior to the field trip.
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