Timberline PK8’s Weekly Digital Newsletter

March 4th, 2024

Principal’s Den

Dear Wolfpack Families,

There are just two weeks left until Spring Break, and we have a very full schedule of student activities and family events. Please check out the March Family Calendar (linked below) for all of the different opportunities for students and families to get involved at Timberline PK-8!

This week, we will host our second set of classroom conferences for the spring. You can read below for more information about this new format. At Timberline, our goal is to meet with 100% of families during the conference window. You are, after all, the best resource we have to provide your students with a world class education. #powerofthepack

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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Classroom Conferences – Save the dates – Tuesday, 3/5 and Thursday, 3/7This spring, we will be using a Classroom Conference model. Classroom Conferences are a research and evidence based system that emerged from a grassroots effort to connect families and teachers to drive student learning.

Classroom Conferences build classroom communities, increase parents’ capacity to support their students’ education, and improve students’ academic achievement. You can find more information about Classroom Conferences here.

The Book Fair is Here!

Timberline, the Book Fair is here! It starts Monday, March 4th, and will be open for two weeks, closing on Thursday, March 14th at noon.

Monday, March 4th: 8:30am-4:00pm
Tuesday, March 5th: 8:30am-6:00pm
Wednesday, March 6th: 8:30am-4:00pm
Thursday, March 7th: 8:30am-6:00pm
Friday, March 8th: 8:30am-4:00pm
Monday, March 11th: 8:30am-4:00pm
Tuesday, March 12th: 8:30am-4:00pm
Wednesday, March13th: 8:30am-4:00pm
Thursday, March 14th: 8:30am-12:00pm

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.

Timberline Girls and Boys Track Season – Sign Up Monday – Season Coming Soon!
The Timberline Girls and Boys Track season is right around the corner and registration for the team opened today, March 4th! Registration for Track is done through the School District.

Parents can register their student by clicking the link here or going to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal and clicking on the link on the lower left titled Revtrak Online Fee Payment.  Students must have a completed registration to participate in practices and matches.

Practices start Monday, March 11th. Please contact the school if you have any questions.

Traffic reminder

For families who drop off and pick up your child in the back of the school, please follow these rules for the safety of all children. 

Use the bus loop to drop off and pick up elementary students.

Middle school families, drive through the bus loop and drop your child off at the crosswalk

Drop off and pick up students from the sidewalk only. Please do not stop in the through lane to pick up or drop off students. We do not want them to walk through traffic.

For pickup, please stay in your vehicle and pull as far forward as possible. 

Parent University Sessions, February 27, March 6, and March 11
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 us for our upcoming sessions:

• February 27: Adolescent RISE; the development of adolescence 10-25 (presented by Nick Thompson) – Virtual via Zoom
• March 6: “Growing up in Public” (presented by Devorah Heitner) – Frederick High School
• March 11: The Student Perspective: The Power of Self-Advocacy (presented by Yes! Ambassadors) – Westview Middle School

Learn more about St. Vrain’s Parent University and register for upcoming events

Student Design Guild: The Student Design Guild seeks to create experiential learning opportunities that transcend the traditional classroom and engage the entire community in STEM and design work.  In this Student Design Guild, teachers can support their students on a design journey, either in the classroom, or by providing information to parents for students to work independently at home. See the attached flier for details for you, or to send home with students.  If you’re interested, please contact Kristen Brohm, Director of STEM Education at the Innovation Center,  for more information.  Anyone can enter! 

Student Design Guild Informational Flier
Student Design Guild Rubric for Students
[email protected]

Super STEM:  Looking for interesting camps for your child?  Check out Super STEM and Innovation Academy for offerings for your elementary/middle school-aged child.  Check us out at innovation.svvsd.org or click on the link: Innovation Center Summer Opportunities K-12.

Registration Open for Elementary Project Launch

Academic proficiency is an important district goal for elementary students. Research shows that extended school year learning opportunities positively impact student success. 

Project Launch Program Includes:

• Targeted literacy practice daily
• Content literacy in science and social studies
• Focused math study and exploration
• Transportation provided for those who qualify from predetermined bus stops
• Breakfast and lunch provided
• Exiting Kindergarten – 4^th Grade Students
• Available at no cost to families

Date & Times:
Monday-Thursday, June 3 – June 27, 2024 8:30-3:30 PM

Attendance all 16 days is critical

We will close individual grade levels when full.

Space is limited! To register, please contact your school or teacher for a registration form, and return your completed form to either your child’s teacher, or the school office. There is no online registration format. You will be notified if your child is placed on a waitlist for this program. 

Parents Involved in Education (PIE)
The PIE Organization will meet Wednesday, March 6th with a presentation titled, “The Power of Connection in Preventing Substance Abuse.” Join us for dinner beginning at 5:15pm. The presentation will begin at 6pm, and childcare is available. For more information, please visit this link.

Growing Up in Public

Join Dr. Devorah Heitner for a conversation on “Growing Up in Public”, presented by DTS and SVVS Parent University on March 6 from 5:00-6:30

If you’ve ever said “I’m so glad my teenage years weren’t shared for the world to see,” this talk is for you! With social media and constant connection, the boundaries of privacy for children are stretched thin. Growing Up in Public shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world.

Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland. You can follow her on Substack and on Instagram @devorahheitnerphd.

RSVP: https://www.svvsd.org/departments/professional-development/parent-university/  

*Registered attendees will receive a copy of Devorah’s book “Growing Up in Public”

CAFECITO
Hello, parents of Timberline PK8
Join us Friday, March 15th at 8:30 am
Enjoy a cup of coffee and a presentation from the Longmont Youth Center (Youth, Children & Families) presented by Lucero Castro-Frederick.

Come and win prizes.
We are looking forward to seeing you!

Inclement Weather

Please visit the District website here for more information regarding Inclement Weather Days

Anytime our community experiences inclement weather, our operations and leadership teams are driving roads throughout the evening and early morning, and in communication with various city and town officials, closely monitoring weather conditions. Our first priority, as long as it is deemed safe by our team in consultation with other municipality officials, will be in-person learning.  Based on road conditions and weather forecasts, we will make one of three decisions: 

1. To keep a normal in-person school schedule
2. Delay the start of school by two hours 
3. Shift to a shortened online learning day

2-hour Weather Delay

We will start school 2 hours later than regularly scheduled start times. Bus schedules will also start 2 hours later. (Please note that weather delays are different from our scheduled late-start days.) 

Grades K – 8

• Classes will begin 2 hours after regular time
• After school programs will continue as scheduled

Preschool: 

• Morning Classes: Will be canceled
• Afternoon Classes: Will follow normal schedules
• Full-day preschool: Will begin 2 hours later than their regularly scheduled start time

Shortened Online Learning Day (no in-school classes)

When inclement weather closes our schools to in-person learning, we will be instituting a shortened online learning schedule. During these closures to in-person learning, students will receive synchronous direct instruction on a shortened schedule, with additional asynchronous time to complete assignments.  This link contains links to resources for families in both English and Spanish, including information on Webex.  It is important to know:  Attendance for your student’s virtual participation will be taken within the first 5 minutes of each Webex online class session.  It is important that your student logs in to each Webex class session.

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!

March 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.

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

• March 4-14: Book Fair
• March 5 & 7: Classroom Conferences
• March 6: Late Start
• March 18-22: Spring Break

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