A Note from the Principal Dear Thorson Families, Our March character traits are courage and perseverance. We will have our all-school Jaguar Jumpstart in the gym tomorrow morning where we will continue our work with these concepts. We begin promptly at 8:50 a.m., so please make sure that your child is here on time tomorrow morning. Don’t forget to have your child wear their Thorson spiritwear or school colors! We will be beginning class placement work for the 2024-25 school year soon. Please read this important letter regarding class placement and parent feedback. If you would like to provide feedback regarding the classroom environment that best suits your child, please follow the instructions in the letter and provide this by Tuesday, April 2. Please remember that specific teacher requests cannot be honored. Our next PTO meeting is Monday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. We will meet in the Thorson Community Room. Please enter at Door 14. We invite all to join us! Also, don’t forget that our PTO Winter Carnival is coming up next weekend and will be held on Saturday, March 16. The Carnival Chairs and Committee have been hard at work and are excited to provide a fun, family event for our school community. Please consider helping to make this event a success by volunteering to help. There are still many slots open and in need of your help. Click here to sign up to help. As was communicated in an email earlier this week, we will be having a special school-wide celebration that will utilize the cafeteria space on Friday, March 22. Due to this, students will be eating lunch in their classrooms. The only hot lunch option available will be a bag lunch that must be pre-ordered. To order a lunch, SUBMIT THIS FORM BY: Monday, March 11. Have a great weekend! Sincerely, Angela Little, Principal
Scott May, Assistant Principal New and ExcitingGirls Running Club It's back! Ms Kestell, Mrs. Kowalkowski, and Mrs. McGlone are bringing back the Girls Running Club! Regardless of experience, we are encouraging all interested girls in grades 3-5 to join us for a fun-filled year of GIRLS RUNNING CLUB! If this sounds like something that would be of interest to your student
please find more information here and fill out the permission form by Friday, April 5. Please feel free to reach out with any questions to Katie Kowalkowski at kkowalkowski@cedarburg.k12.wi.us. English Language Arts Update At the Curriculum Committee of the Board meeting, a recommendation to implement Amplify CKLA as the District's new elementary curriculum for 2024-25 was proposed. The resources are now under closer review by committee members with potential School Board action in March. These resources are also available for parent/guardian review if you'd like to see them more closely. Alan Groth, the Director of Curriculum and Instruction is overseeing this process and his assistant, Jane Lopata is available for you to schedule a time to visit the District Office to look at the curriculum and can be reached at: Jane Lopata @ 262-376-6111 OR jlopata@cedarburg.k12.wi.us. Thorson Green Squad The Thorson Green Squad is looking for volunteers to help collect our maple sap from our school forest. Once collected, Mrs. Papke will boil it down to make maple syrup for the students to taste!
This yearly program is a great hands-on way for our students to get outdoors. If you are interested in helping, please click the sign-up sheet below for more details!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084DA9A62EA0FA7-48187398-maple#/ Attendance Policy
CSD Attendance Frequently Asked Questions Pawsitively PTOThe next meeting will be on 03/11 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room. Here is the PTO agenda.
Become a PTO member!! Your $25 membership grants access to our online directory and helps support the PTO and its mission! Thank you!! Click here for the membership. Fifth Grade Farewell Please fill out this form to leave a farewell note or best wishes for your fifth grader to be published in the yearbook. Please submit no later than March 8th. Winter Carnival Presale The Thorson Winter Carnival is Saturday, March 16th from 11am‐3pm! Pre order your wristbands and skip the lines! By purchasing a wristband, your child will gain
access to a variety of games, face painting, the lollipop tree, cake walk and more.Adult chaperones enter for free with a participating child. Each paid admission is
eligible to win prizes. Children 3 years old and younger get in for free but are not eligible for prizes.Wrist bands cost $15 per child with a family max cost of $45. Parents who volunteer at the Carnival will receive a discount of $12/child or max of $40 for thewhole family!
Preordering is easy! Print and complete the following pre order form. Return it the Thorson office with cash or check (payable to Thorson PTO) by Friday, March 3rd. A packet containing your wristbands will be sent home with your child on March 15th. There is also an option to submit your order electronically.
Pre‐sale deadline is Friday March 8th at 3:30pm. Sorry, NO REFUNDS! The Thorson PTO is excited to be once again hosting the Winter Carnival on March 16, 2024, from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your sweet tooth because this year we will be transforming Thorson into CandyLand! Games, prizes, face painting, cotton candy and more!
When: March 16, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cost: $15 per child or $45 per family
WE NEED YOU! This event cannot happen without your support. VOLUNTEERS! Calling all responsible middle schoolers, high schoolers, former Thorson students! Please consider volunteering for an hour or two. Sign Up Genius DONATIONS! Please consider making a contribution to our very popular raffle baskets. Simply follow the links embedded in the Raffle Flyer, order on Amazon, and we will do the rest. Reserve the Thorson Celebration Rock for the 2023-2024 school year
Reservation requests for the Thorson Celebration Rock are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 school year. For $10, your birthday message will be displayed on the rock for a 24-hour period.
Questions? Reach out to Jamie Allison at 305-527-8006 or jjeallison@gmail.com. School DistrictNurses Corner Update Cold and flu season is upon us and this is the time of year when we tend to see more visitors in our health rooms, and more illness related absences. In an effort to help minimize the spread of illness in our school buildings, please read the following information. 4K & 5K New Student Enrollment
Enrollment is NOW open for students who will be new to the Cedarburg School District in 2024-25. Follow the instructions on the district website to enroll. We look forward to welcoming you to the Cedarburg School District. | 
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