Dear Families,

Thank you for your attendance at Family Conferences. We really appreciate your partnership!!

On Thursday, October 24th, Truscott will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event, from 4:30 - 6:30 pm in the First United Methodist Church parking lot. This is a great opportunity to wear your costumes and safely Trick or Treat. As a reminder, costumes with weapons or gore are not allowed. We hope to see you there!

On Tuesday, October 29th, from 4:30 - 5:30 pm, Truscott will be hosting a yoga class for adults. Donations for the class will go directly to Café con Leche to support our students/teachers. One of our Truscott parents is leading the class.

Enjoy your long weekend,

Karen Hanford

Principal

Truscott Elementary School

Spanish Dual Language Immersion

karen.hanford@tsd.org

970-613-6902

Please see the attached flyer about the Destination Imagination learning opportunity. Contact me 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

Mary.chase@tsd.org

Social Emotional Specialist

970-613-6918

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!

The Gifted Family Forum is hosted by the Colorado Department of Education in partnership with the North Central Region school districts.

Flyers

Enrichment Camps Flyer

~Submitted by Michelle Stout

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

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

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

If your family would like a free turkey for Thanksgiving, sign up in the link below.

Si usted y su familia gustan un pavo para el día de acción de gracias, por favor de llenar el formulario en el link abajo.

https://forms.gle/zRVNVsKNNuf1Xkn29

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.

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