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Thorson Weekly Notes April 4, 2024 Follow us on Facebook!

A Note from the Principal Dear Thorson Families, Happy 4th Quarter! I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break! Tomorrow (April 5) we have Jaguar Jumpstart. We will be kicking off our April character trait of the month, which is resilience. Students and staff are encouraged to wear Thorson spiritwear or school colors.  Your child’s third quarter progress report has been posted in Skyward. Please see the directions in the Thursday Folder email sent today for how to access it. Please review your child’s report at your earliest convenience! Please remember that students in grades 3-5 will be taking the ELA Forward test next week on Tuesday-Thursday (4/9-4/11).  Teachers went over the online tools training and sample items this week. Please ensure that your child is in attendance on these days, and ensure that they are well rested, have had a good breakfast, and have their charged Chromebook. Thank you for your help with this! Next week is severe weather awareness week in Wisconsin. The Cedarburg Schools will be participating in the statewide tornado drill next Thursday, April 11.  We will discuss safety practices both prior to and following the tornado drill with our students.  It is important for us to communicate the importance of preparedness with our students and affirm that we practice these drills to help us stay safe.   Finally, our annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive kicks off next week. We are excited to partner with the Ozaukee Food Alliance and the other Cedarburg elementary schools to participate in this great service learning project. Our Thorson Student Council is helping to lead this project. Thank you for considering donating nonperishable food items for this cause.  See below for more information about the food drive.  Sincerely,  Angela Little, Principal Scott May, Assistant Principal New and Exciting Thorson Green Team Did you know that your gently worn sneakers could help the Thorson Green Team? Well, they can and here’s how… Starting April 8, our team is participating in a fundraiser where there is nothing to buy or sell; All we need is your support and your gently worn, used, or new sneakers! Start in closets and gather as many pairs of sneakers that you no longer want; maybe you’ve out-grown them, they’re out of style, or out of season. We can only accept athletic shoes.  No other shoes please.  You can ask your neighbors and friends to help out. Every pair counts! Please bring the sneakers to school and place them in the collection container inside the front doors.  The sneakers that we all collect will help raise money to support our program AND will help our environment by keeping sneakers out of landfills. Family Wellness Night When: Friday, April 12, 5:30 - 8:00pm What is Family Wellness Night all about?! Free, wholesome fun for the whole family! Enjoy FUN physical activity stations with our Fuel Up to Play 60 team and local Ozaukee County area clubs and professionals Meet and learn more about our local wellness providers Taste test different food samples Fill up your Wellness Passport and earn tickets for the fabulous door prizes  Try our our Cedarburg School district smoothie bike ...and more!  Come join us! We look forward to enjoying a fun night with everyone! Stuff the Bus Are you ready to defend the 1st place title for Stuff the Bus food drive? Start adding extra items to your grocery carts now!  Your donations have a huge impact on re-filling the shelves and giving the OFA clients a great selection of items to shop from.  This food drive makes a huge impact on those experiencing food insecurity in our community.  Here is a list of pantry items needed!  Thank you for your donations!   Kathleen Shane and Katie Draeger Would you like to help us unload/sort food on 4/12? Sign up here-volunteer. Girls 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. CCSF Color Rush(free t-shirt if you register by May 8th) Kicking off the summer while honoring the hard work of local students and teachers, the Color Rush created by Cedarburg Community Scholarship Fund brings families together to enjoy the outdoors every May. Last year, over 300 participants enjoyed the one-mile fun run around Centennial Park! New this year, the CCSF will give back to our PTO a $1 for every registered runner that selects Thorson as their school. The second annual Color Rush is on May 30 at 5:30 p.m. and includes "blasts" of non-toxic color powder that add some good clean fun to a run that the entire family can complete.  Food vendors, swag bags, raffles and other colorful activities make it a full event.  The entry fee for the event is just $15 per person and includes a T-shirt for registration by May 8th.  Sign up today at  runsignup.com  and search "CCSF Color Rush" Be sure to select our school for the PTO give back! Attendance Policy CSD Attendance Frequently Asked Questions   Pawsitively PTO Rise and Shine! It's Donut Time! Join us for "Donuts with your Darling" on April 16th from 8:00-8:35 a.m.  All Thorson Girls are invited to bring one special adult to enjoy donuts, fruits, juice and coffee. The PTO is excited to host a free, fun, and memorable morning. Please RSVP HERE to help ensure we have enough donuts for everyone attending!   All special guests must stay with your students in the cafeteria until 8:35am when there will be announcement for all students and special guests to exit the building and students will enter the building like normal at 8:40, The next PTO meeting will be on 04/08 at 7:00pm 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. 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 District Nurses Corner Update   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.