Our Weekly News Jan. 23-27

 Dear Families,

It was a great week in Kindergarten! We started off our week with a SNOW DAY! Here are a few pictures of our winter themed centers.

At the HOT COCOA center, we took a colored mug and spilled the marshmallows that were inside.  We then had to use the letters on the marshmallows to spell a sight word.  We also had to record our work.

At the SNOWBALL center, we needed to find a snowball that had the correct beginning sound for our CVC words.

At the GONE FISHING center, we caught a fish, recorded and solved an addition equation!

At the TUNDRA LANES center, we worked together to set up 10 trees.  We then took turns bowling and recording how many trees we knocked down. What a fun way to explore subtraction!

We had SNOW much fun!!

ELA

This week our main story was Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. While listening to the story, students were working on visualizing, inferring, and stating their opinion.  We also worked on retelling the story by remembering key details in the text.  Be sure to ask your child to retell the story to you at home!

Here are our 2 highlighted vocabulary words.  Can your child tell you what they mean or use them in a sentence???

Our phonics focus was the -sh and -ch digraphs.  We learned that a digraph is 2 letters that work together to make one sound.  We practiced making, reading and writing words that begin and end with -sh and -ch.  We could practice this at home, too.  Try asking us to write fish, cash, shed, ship, chop, chat, rich and such!

                                            Begins with sh like shed  &  Ends with sh like wash

  

Begins with ch like chips  &  Ends with ch like inch

Sticking with the snowman theme - our new poem this week was My New Friend! The kids loved the actions for this poem - be sure to ask us to sing it for you at home!

Our 2 new sight words were said and that.  Be sure to ask your child where the hat, scarf and mittens were hiding in our game below.

Writing

This week we finished up our How To writing.  We had fun writing our own "How To" stories.  We came up with so many different topics to write about...how to build a snowman, how to ride a horse, how to get dressed, how to make breakfast, how to make cookies, how to build a robot...be sure to ask your child what topic he/she wrote about! We are excited to start our Informational Non-Fiction writing next week! 

Math

In math we focused on sorting 2D shapes in a variety of ways.  We sorted by shape, color, size, straight lines and curved lines, and corners and no corners.  After we sorted the shape cards, we then compared the numbers in each group using our vocabulary words of greater than, less than and equal to.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*If your child would like to pass out Valentines, we have 38 students between our two rooms.  Your child does not need to address each envelope- just make sure that he/she signs their name on each valentine.  You can start sending in Valentines on Wednesday, February 8th.

*On Monday, February 13th we will be celebrating 101 days in school! Your child is welcome to dress like a Dalmation for our special celebration.

*Calling ALL Doctors!! On Monday February 14th, we will have our Kinder Cardiology Day - Our little heart surgeons will have fun reviewing their skills in our hospital room transformation! Your child is welcome to dress like a doctor for our special day!

Have a great weekend!

XOXO

💕Mrs. Neuville and Mrs. Rocky

From the Thorson Office - January 26

 

Thorson Thursday Folder

January 26, 2023

 

A Note from the Principal
Dear Thorson Families,

As was indicated in my email to you  on Monday, we conducted a school safety/intruder drill today at school. Students were instructed on how to respond in the event that an intruder would enter our building.  With this drill, we practiced our emergency management ALICE procedures. Please see this FAQ sheet for more information regarding ALICE. During the drill today, our students and staff did an excellent job and followed the outlined procedures.  We are very proud of how they handled themselves and appreciate their efforts.  If you have any questions about the drill, please feel free to contact me. 

Next Friday, February 3,  is Thorson Night at CHS! This is a fun night to come out and support the CHS Varsity basketball teams and show our Cedarburg and Thorson pride. This night is a double header. The girls Varsity team plays at 5:30 and the boys Varsity team plays at 7:00. Families are invited to both games. All Thorson students will get into the game for free. Each Thorson student will also receive a free popcorn.  Thorson students are invited to join us to cheer on the boys starting line up as they are announced. If your child would like to do this, please be at the boys game by 6:50 p.m. and meet us at the north end of the field house. We will also have a fun half-time lightning game that some students and staff will be participating in. Please note that entrance to sporting events is now cashless. Please see the information below regarding GoFan mobile ticketing. We hope to see many of you there.

Please remember that there is a lot of activity in and around our parking lot at many times of the day, and even before and after school. We have before school clubs and band lessons, as well as drop off for Y Care. Please drive slowly and cautiously at all times and watch for pedestrians. There are students and parents walking from cars before school in the morning to get to various activities. The safety of all is our top priority. Thank you for your cooperation and help with this!

Recently we have had a lot of requests to provide student information for birthday party invitations or to pass out invitations at school. The school office is unable to provide student information to other families. If families are in the PTO Buzz Book, you can join the PTO and obtain family information this way. Birthday invitations can only be handed out at school if the entire class or all girls/boys are given an invitation. Thank you for your cooperation!

Watch for an email tomorrow regarding accessing your child’s 2nd Quarter progress report and scheduling an optional conference for your child in Skyward.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Angela Little, Principal
Scott May, Assistant PrincipaL

Calendar 
2/3- Thorson Night at CHS
2/9 -Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30
2/14- Dress like a Valentine! Wear pink, red, white, or purple! 
2/16--2nd Grade music concert 6:00 p.m.
3/3- Early Release 1:45
3/11 Thorson Winter Carnival 
3/24-04/03 No School--Spring Break

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Girls in STEAM 
New Thorson Club! Girls in STEAM! Calling all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade girls interested in this new after school opportunity. Please click here for more information and to sign up by Friday, February 3rd

Thorson Night at Cedarburg High School
Our Thorson Night at CHS is coming up on Friday, February 3. This is a super fun night to celebrate our Thorson and CSD community! It's a doubleheader with the girl's basketball at 5:30 and boys at 7:00. Admission is FREE for Thorson staff and students. 

4K & 5K New Student Enrollment
Enrollment is NOW open for students that will be new to the Cedarburg School District in 2023-24. Follow the instructions on the district website to enroll. We look forward to welcoming you to Cedarburg School District!

2022-2023 Yearbook Orders
If you have not yet ordered a yearbook and wish to do so there is still time! Log in to Skyward and select Yearbook under Student Fees.
Yearbooks are $18 each. All orders must be submitted by January 31.

Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser
Please consider sharing the link below with your players and parents to support the Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser.  $5 for every item sold will be donated to the Miller Family Scholarship Fund.  Orders can be picked up on Thursday, February 2nd from 2:45pm - 5:00pm at the CHS field house lobby.  Thanks for supporting the Miller family during this difficult time.  Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser

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 full name, teacher, and the reason for the absence.  If your student will be taking hot lunch they will need to leave their lunch choice as well.

Cold Weather
With winter weather quickly approaching please remind your student(s) to dress appropriately for outdoor recess. If possible, it would be beneficial to keep an extra pair of gloves and a hat in their backpack.

CHS New Ticket Policy
Card and Mobile Payment Only with GoFan. We are pleased to announce that we will be using GoFan for mobile ticketing for athletic events. Fans can purchase tickets online through the Bulldog GoFan page or by presenting a card or mobile payment option at the ticket gate. All major credit cards are accepted, along with Apple Pay.The new ticketing policy allows our athletics department to operate a more efficient and professional ticket gate while creating a safer and enhanced fan experience. Buying tickets online allows fans to access and share tickets easily by email or text without standing in line. Digital ticketing will also help promote social distancing while limiting person-to-person contact and the physical exchange of cash.Fans are encouraged to buy tickets online prior to reaching the facility. For your convenience, signage will be set up at the venue to help fans navigate an online purchase quickly and easily. We highly encourage you to download the GoFan app ahead of time and pre-purchase event tickets to help with congestion at the gates. All senior citizens 60 and over and kids 6 and under will still get in free.  To purchase event tickets please visit our GoFan Website: https://gofan.co/app/school/WI19411

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Miss Molly's Donuts for Dollars
The Thorson PTO is excited to partner with Miss Molly's for a Donuts for Dollars event!
Each box of 6 donuts will cost $13 and include one of each of: M&M, Oreo, Fruity Pebble, Cinnamon Sugar, Cookie Dough & a *Special Thorson Jaguar Donut*!All orders and payment must be received by Wednesday, February 1st. Pick up will take place on Friday, February 3rd from 2:30-5:30 in the Thorson Community Room.Click here to place your order now!

Thorson Winter Carnival 
Save the date for the winter carnival on March 11, 2023, from 11:00 am to 3:00 PM

Celebration Rock Sign-Up:
Celebration Rock reservations for the 2022-23 school year are now open! Display a happy birthday message to help make a student's birthday extra special during the next school year! You can reserve the rock for a 24-hour period for $10. Details about how to request your date and pay can be found here: http://www.thorsonpto.org/celebration-rock.html
PTO Next Meeting: February 13, 2023
PTO Agenda

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Weekly Newsletter- January 17-19

 

 Dear Families,

This week flew by!  We had a busy short work!  We learned about the -ig and -in word families.  You may have noticed this with our Seesaw work.  We worked on the star words "him" and "his"  Be sure to practice these words with your kindergartner.

This week in reading, we learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  We read stories and watched a Brain Pop Jr. about his life.  You can visit Brain Pop Jr. and watch it!  The students worked together to fill out a sheet about what we had learned.  Ask your kindergartner all about his life.

We also learned a lot about Arctic Animals. Have you had a chance to watch our poem Arctic Animals on Seesaw? One of the animals we focused on was the polar bear.  As a class, we labeled a polar bear and worked on a polar bear project.

labeling parts of a polar bear

polar bear project

In writing, we are continuing to work on our How-To writing.  We learned how we start each step with first, next, then, and last.  We also learned that it is important to talk directly to the reader when we write.  We can do this by using the word "you."

In math we started looking at shapes and how they are made up.  We looked at a variety of pattern blocks.  We also started to graph our shapes to be able to compare and use our vocabulary words of greater than and less than.

We had a fantastic time with our buddies for the PBIS celebration on Thursday.  It was so fun to go outside and search for the clues.  The hot chocolate and movie was a special treat!  Way to go Jaguars!

Thank you so much!

From the Thorson Office

 

Thorson Thursday Folder

January 19, 2023

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW
 

 

A Note from the Principal
Dear Families, 

This is the last student day of the semester! There is no school tomorrow, Friday, January 20, while the teachers participate in professional learning and work on progress reports. We will be uploading the 2nd quarter progress reports to Skyward Family Access late next week. You will receive an email when that information is ready to be viewed.

We had a great day at Thorson today celebrating meeting our school wide goal of  filling up our Jaguar Pride ticket bucket! We had an outdoor treasure hunt with our buddy classes. Students had to travel to various outdoor locations on our school campus and find a keyword. The final clue took them to the cafeteria, where they enjoyed a hot chocolate treat. Thank you to our PBIS Tier 1 Team for planning this fun reward, and to our fabulous PTO for providing the hot cocoa. Our students are amazing and have done a great job being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe!

As I mentioned last week, 4K/5K registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open. Please note that there have been some changes to the guidelines for 4K/5K enrollment. Please see this FAQ for the details! Feel free to contact me or the office with any questions.

Looking ahead, we are excited to announce that the Thorson Winter Carnival is back. The carnival will be held on Saturday, March 11 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Please save this date on your calendar for a day full of fun! Also, don’t forget that our Thorson night at the CHS Bulldogs Basketball games is quickly approaching on Friday, February 3. All of the details will be in next week’s Thursday folder. 

Have a great long weekend!

Sincerely,

Angela Little, Principal
Scott May, Assistant Principal

Calendar 
1/20-NO SCHOOL
2/9 -Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30
2/14- Dress like a Valentine! Wear pink, red, white, or purple! 
2/16--2nd Grade music concert 6:00 p.m.
3/3- Early Release 1:45
3/11 Thorson Winter Carnival 
3/24-04/03 No School--Spring Break

2022-2023 School Calendar
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Hot Lunch Menu
Note that on Wednesday, January 25, the hot lunch menu is a popcorn chicken teriyaki bowl and cheeseburger.  

Girls in STEAM 
Calling all 3-5 grade girls who are interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.  We will be creating together and hearing from local community members who work in these fields!  Sign-up information coming soon! 

4K & 5K New Student Enrollment
Enrollment is NOW open for students that will be new to the Cedarburg School District in 2023-24. Follow the instructions on the district website to enroll. We look forward to welcoming you to Cedarburg School District!

2022-2023 Yearbook Orders
If you have not yet ordered a yearbook and wish to do so there is still time! Log in to Skyward and select Yearbook under Student Fees.
Yearbooks are $18 each. All orders must be submitted by January 31.

Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser
Please consider sharing the link below with your players and parents to support the Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser.  $5 for every item sold will be donated to the Miller Family Scholarship Fund.  Orders can be picked up on Thursday, February 2nd from 2:45pm - 5:00pm at the CHS field house lobby.  Thanks for supporting the Miller family during this difficult time.  Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser

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 full name, teacher, and the reason for the absence.  If your student will be taking hot lunch they will need to leave their lunch choice as well.

Cold Weather
With winter weather quickly approaching please remind your student(s) to dress appropriately for outdoor recess. If possible, it would be beneficial to keep an extra pair of gloves and a hat in their backpack.

                                                         Pawsitively PTO:
Thorson Winter Carnival 
Save the date for the winter carnival on March 11, 2023, from 11:00 am to 3:00 PM

Celebration Rock Sign-Up:
Celebration Rock reservations for the 2022-23 school year are now open! Display a happy birthday message to help make a student's birthday extra special during the next school year! You can reserve the rock for a 24-hour period for $10. Details about how to request your date and pay can be found here: http://www.thorsonpto.org/celebration-rock.html
PTO Next Meeting: February 13, 2023
PTO Agenda

Dining for Dollars at Hefner's Frozen Custard
20% goes directly to Thorson PTO  from 4-8 Tuesday, January 24! 

 YMCA Before and after School Programs
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From the Thorson Office Jan. 11th

 

Thorson Thursday Folder

January 12, 2023

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY
 

 

A Note from the Principal
Dear Thorson Families,

The end of the second quarter of the school year is next week (Jan. 19), and our spring parent teacher conference night will be following shortly after that. If you are satisfied with the communication you have received from your child's teacher, and you understand your child’s academic strengths and areas for growth, you are not required to schedule a spring conference. However, we will continue to offer traditional conferences, so if you feel a conference would be beneficial, save February 9th on your calendar so you can be sure to sign up for a conference. More information will be coming out about these conferences at the end of January. Our teachers appreciate knowing your concerns and working with you to resolve any issues as they arise, so always email or call your child’s teacher whenever there is a need. 

Students in grades K-5th are currently taking the iReady diagnostic assessment for our second testing period. Testing started this week and will continue through the end of the testing window, which is January 27. Results of your child’s assessment will be posted in Skyward Family Access in February. You will receive an email when the results are ready to be viewed.

Please note that enrollment is NOW open for 4K and 5K students that will be new to the Cedarburg School District in 2023-24. Follow the instructions on the district website to enroll. Feel free to contact the main office with any questions.

Please note that next week is a short week. There is no school on Monday, January 16 as it is the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There is also no school next Friday, January 20, as this is a professional development day to close out the second quarter. 

Have a great long weekend!

Sincerely,

Angela Little, Principal
Scott May, Assistant Principal

Calendar 
1/13- Jaguar Jumpstart
1/16-NO SCHOOL
1/20-NO SCHOOL
2/9 -Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30
2/16--2nd Grade music concert 6:00 p.m.
3/3- Early Release 1:45

2022-2023 School Calendar
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4K & 5K New Student Enrollment
Enrollment is NOW open for students that will be new to the Cedarburg School District in 2023-24. Follow the instructions on the district website to enroll. We look forward to welcoming you to Cedarburg School District!

2022-2023 Yearbook Orders
If you have not yet ordered a yearbook and wish to do so there is still time! Log in to Skyward and select Yearbook under Student Fees.
Yearbooks are $18 each. All orders must be submitted by January 31.

Crossing Guards
January 9-13 is Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week! Please be sure to thank our wonderful school crossing guards! 

Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser
Please consider sharing the link below with your players and parents to support the Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser.  $5 for every item sold will be donated to the Miller Family Scholarship Fund.  Orders can be picked up on Thursday, February 2nd from 2:45pm - 5:00pm at the CHS field house lobby.  Thanks for supporting the Miller family during this difficult time.  Miller Family Scholarship Fundraiser

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 full name, teacher, and the reason for the absence.  If your student will be taking hot lunch they will need to leave their lunch choice as well.

Cold Weather
With winter weather quickly approaching please remind your student(s) to dress appropriately for outdoor recess. If possible, it would be beneficial to keep an extra pair of gloves and a hat in their backpack.

                                                         Pawsitively PTO:
Thorson Winter Carnival 
Save the date for the winter carnival on March 11, 2023, from 11:00 am to 3:00 PM

Celebration Rock Sign-Up:
Celebration Rock reservations for the 2022-23 school year are now open! Display a happy birthday message to help make a student's birthday extra special during the next school year! You can reserve the rock for a 24-hour period for $10. Details about how to request your date and pay can be found here: http://www.thorsonpto.org/celebration-rock.html
PTO Next Meeting: January 9, 2023
PTO Agenda

 YMCA Before and after School Programs
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Weekly Newsletter Jan. 9-13

  

Dear Families,

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing break! 

We are back in the groove and working hard in kindergarten! 

ELA 

This week, we read Tacky the Penguin stories.   While listening to the stories, students were working on visualizing, retelling, problem/solution, inferring, and stating their opinion.  The children really loved silly Tacky! Be sure to ask your child to share their favorite part of the story!

Be sure to ask us what "companion" and "graceful" mean - they were our highlighted vocabulary words from our story!

We did a little predicting with our story,too.

Sticking with our penguin theme...I'm a Little Penguin was our poem this week.  Ask us to sing it for you!

Our phonics focus was the -ip and -it word families.  Ask us to write some words for you...like zip, tip, chip, ship, hit, kit and pit!  Our 2 new sight words were she and her.  Here is the game we played - ask your child where Tacky was hiding!!

During Writer's Workshop, we started a new type of writing! We are now learning how to write a "How To"  piece.  We made a party mix together as a class and then we wrote our first "How To Make a Party Mix" book. We are all really excited to write more "How To" books for our friends and families!

Math

We had fun learning the value of coins this week!  We played a few different games using nickels and pennies.  We had to count the values of 1 nickel and 1-5 pennies...We could practice this at home, too!

I-Ready Testing:

This week, your children participated in the I-Ready Reading test.  They did a great job listening and following directions! We will continue the Math portion of the I-Ready test next week and your child's results will be shared with you.  

*No school 1/16 and 1/20

*If your child is planning on sending in valentines - we have 38 students between our classrooms!

Have a great weekend!

💕Mrs. Neuville and Mrs. Rocky

From the Thorson Office

 

Thorson Thursday Folder

January 5, 2023
Packer Day Tomorrow- Wear your Packer Gear

 

A Note from the Principal
Dear Thorson Families,

Happy New Year and welcome back! We have had a great start to 2023. This week we rolled out our PBIS refresher with the students and have been reviewing our school wide expectations. We have also reviewed our winter behavior expectations for snow and have been working on how to solve problems on the playground by using various strategies and thinking through the issue. 

Tomorrow we will have our first all-school Jaguar Jumpstart of the new year. We will begin promptly at 8:50 a.m. in the gym. The character traits for January are tolerance and acceptance. We will be learning about these traits all month and focusing on how to appreciate differences, respect and learn from one another, and find common ground. 

Our next PTO meeting is this coming Monday, January 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. All are welcome to attend. We hope to see many of you there!

Looking ahead, please mark your calendars for Thorson Night at the CHS Bulldogs basketball game on Friday, February 3. We are excited to be able to bring this event back this year. All Thorson staff, students, and families are invited to attend the high school varsity basketball games. This night is a double header with the girls playing first at 5:30 and then the boys at 7:00. Students will get into the game free and there will be special activities throughout the night. More details will be sent in the coming weeks.

Tomorrow will be Packer Day at Thorson! Staff and students are invited to wear green and gold or Packer gear to school on Friday!

Have a great weekend! Go Pack!

Sincerely,

Angela Little, Principal
Scott May, Assistant Principal

Calendar 
1/13- Jaguar Jumpstart
1/16-NO SCHOOL
1/20-NO SCHOOL
2/9 -Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30
2/16--2nd Grade music concert 6:00 p.m.
3/3- Early Release 1:45

2022-2023 School Calendar
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2022-2023 Yearbook Orders
If you have not yet ordered a yearbook and wish to do so there is still time! Log in to Skyward and select Yearbook under Student Fees.
Yearbooks are $18 each. All orders must be submitted by January 31.

Crossing Guards
January 9-13 is Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week! Please be sure to thank our wonderful school crossing guards! 

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 full name, teacher, and the reason for the absence.  If your student will be taking hot lunch they will need to leave their lunch choice as well.

Cold Weather
With winter weather quickly approaching please remind your student(s) to dress appropriately for outdoor recess. If possible, it would be beneficial to keep an extra pair of gloves and a hat in their backpack.

                                                         Pawsitively PTO:

Celebration Rock Sign-Up:
Celebration Rock reservations for the 2022-23 school year are now open! Display a happy birthday message to help make a student's birthday extra special during the next school year! You can reserve the rock for a 24-hour period for $10. Details about how to request your date and pay can be found here: http://www.thorsonpto.org/celebration-rock.html
PTO Next Meeting: January 9, 2023
PTO Agenda

 YMCA Before and after School Programs
Click Here for Information on our Before and After School Programs