Timberline PK8’s Weekly Digital Newsletter

November 13th, 2023

Principal’s Den

Dear Wolfpack Families,

Happy Thanksgiving to our wonderful Timberline community! We will be enjoying a week long break from Monday, 11/20 – Friday, 11/24. We will look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, 11/27.

For our elementary students, spend some time READING on myON to support our school in winning money for our school! See the information below.

This week, we are enjoying the beautiful music of our Choir, Orchestra, Band and Mariachi students. Please join us in celebrating all of their hard work!

Also, we are featuring all of the amazing things happening in our classrooms on social media. You can find us at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimberlinePK8/ (TimberlinePK8)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimberlinePK8 (@TimberlinePK8)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timberlinesvvsd/ (timberlinesvvsd)

Our website: https://tpk8.svvsd.org/

Audrey Seybold, Principal

Leader of the Pack

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8th Grade

The Book Fair is HERE!

Timberline, the Book Fair is open!

We are in our second week of the Book Fair! We are closing Friday, November 17 at noon.

It will be open at 8:30 am and close at 4:00 pm the rest of the week.

Students are welcome to come during the day with a pass from your teacher! 

Parents are welcome anytime while we are open! 

Lollipops will be on sale for $1.00 and all proceeds from the sales will go directly into buying more books for our library.

Thanksgiving Break Reading Challenge November 17-27, 2023

St. Vrain Valley elementary schools, and preschools are invited to participate in the district’s annual Thanksgiving Break Reading Challenge. Participating schools will utilize the myON reader program to record the number of minutes read by their students over Thanksgiving Break. Prizes will be awarded to the schools with the highest average minutes read per student (minutes/enrollment).

SCHOOL AWARDS
1st Place: $2,500
2nd Place: $1,000
3rd Place: $800

All funds to be used to enhance reading programs.

Girls Basketball Registration!

Girls Basketball is here! Practice begins Monday, November 13th in the Green Gym.

If you are interested in playing this season please come to the gym after school or contact Coach Maguire, Coach Brady, or Coach Anna for more details.

Registration ends November 17th. Register here!

Nutcracker Outreach Tickets

The Longmont Symphony Orchestra will once again be offering an evening for the Nutcracker Outreach on December 1st at 7:00 at the Vance Brand Auditorium at Skyline High School. These free tickets are for families that may otherwise be unable to attend this performance due to socio-economic reasons or to families of children with special needs. This performance is a dress rehearsal, so there is the possibility of starts and stops, but also a unique, free perspective of the Boulder Ballet and Longmont Symphony Orchestra. Please fill out this form by November 24 if you would like to attend. 

Parent University:  YES! Ambassadors

Reminder: Upcoming Parent University Session on Dyslexia, Nov. 14 

St. Vrain’s Parent University program provides training, information, and resources to parents and caregivers in order to support the well-being and success of their children. Join Yes! Ambassadors: Youth Examples of Self-Advocacy on Nov. 14 at Coal Ridge Middle School from 5-6:30 p.m. as they present, What We Want Everyone to Know About Dyslexia: The student perspective.

Learn more about St. Vrain’s Parent University and view upcoming events >>

2024-2025 Fall Preschool Pre-Registration Begins December 1

To better serve families and to support a more timely student preschool placement, St. Vrain’s Department of Early Childhood Education is offering families the opportunity to complete the district’s online pre-registration process prior to the state’s Universal Preschool (UPK) application. Families that pre-register in December will receive a notification of their placement from St. Vrain Valley Schools by the end of January, 2024. Pre-registered families will receive ongoing support and communication from St. Vrain Valley Schools if they choose to navigate the UPK process.

Learn more about St. Vrain’s new preschool pre-registration process >>

PIE: Parents Involved in Education

Please see the fall calendar here for upcoming learning sessions and please help us spread the word! There is a hybrid option for families to join online if they cannot attend in person. PIE now offers organized and scheduled children’s activities in partnership with the Longmont Library (ex. movement with Anima Arts and Mexican Art Crafts to align with Hispanic Heritage Month).

Middle School Clubs

Art Club will meet Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30pm.
Permission slips are available outside Ms. Magruder’s classroom or at this link.

Cheer Club will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:40-4:30pm.
Permission slips are available outside Ms. Day’s classroom or at this link.

Family Calendar

This year we will be sharing a monthly family calendar with important Timberline events.  Please check your child’s Thursday Folder for a printed copy to hang on your refrigerator.  Check it out to see what is happening this month!

November Family Calendar

Timberline PK-8 PTO

Speaking of family, we would love to have you join our PTO! There are lots of opportunities to participate at school, home and in the community throughout the year. We thrive when we work together. Please complete the attached form at your earliest convenience.

CAFECITO
Hello, parents of Timberline PK8
Join us Friday, November 17th, at 8:30 am
We are looking forward to seeing you!

Student/ Family Handbook

Our new and improved Student/Family Handbook is linked below. It contains information about all things Timberline! Please take time to read through the handbook and keep it on hand for reference. We hope it helps keep you connected with the Pack.

English

Spanish

Family Drop Off/Pick Up Loop

Timberline provides a drop off and pick up loops for the convenience of our families. The rear loop is located south of the school building. Parents can easily and conveniently enter and exit following the traffic loop with quick and safe curbside drop off and pick up.  This entrance is off Lashley street between the school and park. Parents may also drop off their students in the two front traffic loops. Please make sure that your students use proper crosswalks.  We must not have students entering traffic lanes to get into cars or to exit cars to get into school. We have several staff supervising and monitoring the parking lots for everyone’s safety.  Cars need to stay in the designated traffic areas or use designated parking places. Please also make sure to stay clear of our bus lanes along the curb just west of the main doors.  The safety of our students, families, and staff is a priority. 

Attendance

At Timberline, we support student attendance in many positive ways. Why? Because staff and students both miss out when students are absent. One criteria of a student’s success in school is regular and punctual attendance. We want to support excellent attendance for our Wolf families in any way we can. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you are in need of support with attendance.

Students are considered tardy if they arrive at school after 8:25am or if they arrive after the start time of each period at the middle school level. Students who come in after class has started are at a disadvantage both academically and socially. It is a challenge to catch up after the teacher has introduced the learning for the day. We ask for your support in ensuring your students arrive to school on time.

Reporting Student Absences

Please notify the school office in the morning if your child will be absent. The school needs to know that your child is with you and safe. If we are unable to contact you, we must consider the absence unexcused. You can report an absence to our office by phone at 303-772-7900 or by email to [email protected]

Cell Free Zone

In order to support a vibrant learning environment, Timberline is a cell phone free zone between 8:20am and 3:30pm, including before and after school activities. Families ALWAYS have access to their students, and students ALWAYS have access to their families through our office phones. Please contact our office at 303-772-7900 and we will be happy to connect you with your child. 

Birthdays

We love celebrating birthdays at Timberline. Birthdays are announced each day in our morning message and teachers celebrate in a variety of ways in their classrooms. To support wellness, and also to meet the diverse dietary needs of our students, we ask that you provide small and simple birthday treats for your child’s class (ex. Cookies or mini-cupcakes).

Code of Conduct –  Parent Action Required

Thank you for your partnership and supporting the academic growth, safety, and well-being of our students. Each year the District publishes a manual for students and families entitled, “Behavioral code of conduct and Board of Education Policies, Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Parents”. It is important that families review this information every year and acknowledge their receipt and understanding of this document. 

To this end, please click here to access an electronic version of the revised Code of Conduct for the 2023-2024 school year. After you have reviewed this information, all families must sign an electronic acknowledgement that they have received, read, and understand the information contained, including the Annual Notification to Parents/Guardians; Behavioral Code of Conduct; Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Parents; and Board of Education Policies book. 

To sign your electronic acknowledgement, please follow the steps described here.  Thank you for your continued partnership and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to Timberline.

Upcoming Events

• November 6-17: Book Fair
• November 13: Girls Basketball Starts
• November 15: Middle School Choir and Orchestra Concert
• November 16: Middle School Band Concert
• November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL
• December 4: Home Girls Basketball Game vs. Thunder Valley
• December 6: Late Start

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