Thorson Thursday Folder
March 31, 2022
Wear Blue Tomorrow for Autism Awareness
A Note from the Principal
Dear Thorson Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break! We had a great first week back, with students participating in refresher activities on our PBIS expectations. We are also excited to announce that we filled our schoolwide pride ticket bin and have earned our next all-school reward. All grades will have a fun activity sometime tomorrow to celebrate. Way to go, Thorson Jaguars!
We are gearing up for our annual Stuff the Bus food drive. The food drive will run from April 18-22 and will benefit the Saukville Community Food Pantry. The pantry will be offering tours of the food pantry for families on Sunday, April 10 from 3-6. Please see the attached flier for more information about this.
We are nearing the end of the 3rd quarter already. The quarter ends next Thursday, April 7. There will be no school on Friday, April 8 as this is a professional development and records day for the staff. Progress reports will be posted the week of April 11.
Students in 3rd-5th grade will begin Forward testing next week. Please encourage your child to get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast on testing days! Also, please be sure that they bring their charged chromebook to school.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Angela Little, Principal
Brittany Kleeba, Assistant Principal
*Upcoming Dates*
4/8-No School
4/11-Dining for Dollars/Stilt House
4/15-No School
4/18-22-Stuff the Bus Food Drive
5/4- Papke and Majinski to Riveredge Field Trip
5/5-Keller and Staffaroni to Riveredge Field Trip
5/13-Early Release 1:45
5/18- Houben and Wipperfurth to Riveredge Field Trip
5/19- Anderson and Leja to Riveredge Field Trip
5/24- 5th Grade Music/Art Night- 6:00 p.m.
Active Jaguars Club
Ms. Kestell, Mrs. Kowalkowski, Mrs. Hartling, and Mrs. McGlone are back in business this year BUT with some new changes! This year will be our first year to offer ALL students in 4th and 5th grade a chance to be a part of our Active Jaguars Club. The purpose of this club is to provide students with an opportunity to be active through fun fitness activities and games. This club will encourage students to cooperate, team build, set personal goals, and practice good sportsmanship. See flyer for more info.
Stuff the Bus Food Drive
Help make a difference for local families in need!
Parkview, Thorson and Westlawn Elementary Schools are working together to STUFF THE
BUS with non-perishable items for Saukville Community Food Pantry.
Saukville Community Food Pantry serves over 650 families a year in Ozaukee County. Food
Drives like Stuff the Bus can help refill the shelves due to the increased use of the pantry this
past year.
Items most needed are: canned fruits and vegetables, pasta and sauce, rice, peanut butter
and jelly, canned chunky soups, Manwich, dry cereal, ketchup, mayonnaise, granola bars, toilet
paper, paper towel, Kleenex, soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, and toothbrushes.
All donated items can be brought into school the week of April 18 th -22nd. On Friday, April 22nd
all donated items will be picked up and delivered to the food pantry!
If you would like to make a monetary donation to the Saukville Community Food Pantry instead
of a food donation, you can Venmo the pantry directly at @saukvillefoodpantry.
Stuff the Bus Details
Stuff the Bus Open House Saukville Community Food Pantry
Green Team
School Planter Boxes
The Thorson PTO graciously granted each grade level a planter box. We are looking for volunteers to each take a week and help tend to our boxes throughout the summer. We have 7 total planter boxes so feel free to bring a friend or two! We would like each volunteer to take a week where they come pull weeds, water(watering can and water provided), and harvest any crops. You are welcome to keep what you pick, give it away, or donate it. If you run any clubs and would like to bring them on your sign-up date that would also be great, feel free to share your week with others! This is a great learning opportunity for our students but it cannot be successful without your help. Depending on what each class plants, you may not have much to do on your week or quite a bit, so thanks for you being flexible. I have the sign up going all the way until August, but you may come and see things have died and just need to be pulled. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Papke. Please sign-up here
Help the Thorson Green Team by turning your Coca-Cola product purchases into donations to Thorson. You can donate by going to coke.com/give/schools and selecting Thorson Elementary. Then scan or enter product codes from participating products. Codes are located on the inside of caps or printed inside cardboard cases. If you don't have the time, please bring the codes to school and put them in the RED bucket inside the front doors. Donations received will be used to fund Green Team projects at Thorson.
Thorson is renewing its interest in the Crayola ColorCycle program. This program converts old markers into energy as well as wax compounds for asphalt and roofing shingles. The process repurposes the entire marker, regardless of the different kinds of plastics or how they are assembled. ALL brands of markers, highlighters and dry erase markers can be recycled. Markers can be placed in the WHITE bucket near the front doors or in the GREEN buckets throughout the building.
Absent/Late Arrival-
If you are going to be late or absent, please call the Thorson attendance line at 262-376-6766 before 9:00 a.m. Please state your student's first and last name, teacher, and the reason for the absence. If you are going to be late and are taking hot lunch, please let us know your child's lunch choice by calling the school office at 262-376-6705.
Pawsitively PTO:
Thorson Classroom Wish List
Thorson Giving Tree
Celebration Rock Sign Up:
Decorate the celebration rock for your special day! Sign up now! Dates fill up quickly!
Want to make a celebration extra special? Announce the occasion using the Celebration Rock outside Thorson! We have a new way to sign up and pay. Check out the details here! http://www.thorsonpto.org/
PTO Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Next PTO Meeting: February 14, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Cedarburg School District
GET READY FOR CSD SUMMER ACADEMY!
Get Ready for CSD Summer Academy!
Cedarburg students can once again take part in fun and enriching summer learning opportunities at a free or minimal cost. The Summer Academy for Grades 5K - 11 students (based on 2021-22 grade) includes:
Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) - a wide range of high-interest and activity-based classes (crafts, cooking, games, technology, makerspace, music, sports and more);
Summer Time Extension Program (STEP) - academic support in reading and math (offered to students based on teacher recommendations, which are communicated in mid-April).
The Summer Academy runs 4 mornings per week (Monday through Thursday) for 4 hours per day (8:00 AM - Noon) over 4 weeks.
SAVE THE DATES
1st Session - June 20-23 & June 27-June 30 (8:00 AM - Noon)
No classes the week of July 4. Classes are typically one hour long.2nd Session - July 11-14 & July 18-21 (8:00 AM-Noon)
More than 1,000 students typically participate in this program and classes can fill up fast. Learn more about enrollment and course registration here.
Afternoon wrap-around care is offered through the Kettle Moraine YMCA (Feith Family Ozaukee Branch). Students are bussed to John Long Middle School in Grafton where they eat lunch and participate in activities, games, songs, swimming and more.
YMCA before and after school programs
The YMCA will be providing Before and After School care to registered families! For information on our programs and to register, please go to www.kmymca.org/schoolage and select the applicable location. We are looking forward to an excellent school year!
