Dear Timberwolf Families,

The theme of our Success Assemblies this year has been that "We Can Do Hard Things" and the conversations have been centred around building resilience in our students. I came across the article in the link below which I have found very helpful as both a parent and an educator. I highly recommend reading it as the article has excellent suggestions for how to talk to your children about becoming resilient and tolerating the difficult time when we are in "The Learning Space". Congratulations to our Timberwolves in the Spotlight at the assembly this month. These students were nominated by staff members for doing "Hard Things". We are proud of you: Isla, Skye, Aeridyn, Evie, Katherine, Corbin, Gage, Gavan and Chance!

Family Science Night has been rescheduled for tonight, May 26th from 6 pm to 7 pm. We are looking forward to hosting families at Truedell. Please consider joining us for this event.

As always, please reach out to us if you have questions or need support.

Take care,

K. Esford, Principal

Truedell had an incredible debut at the Calvin Cup touch football tournament yesterday, scoring the most points and allowing the least points of any team in the recreational division.

With an average margin of victory of 23 points and pitching two shutouts, the T-wolves finished the day 3-1, solidifying themselves as a championship contender.

Tournament MVP Gage Snyder led the division with 8 receiving touchdowns and over 500 yards, while dual threat Russell Gauph posted another 6 combined receiving and passing touchdowns. Matthew threw another 10 touchdowns, also connecting with Sam and Rachel. Autumn rose to the occasion pulling in 4 catches, with Maddie just barely missing a touchdown on an incompletion.

Defensively, Raleigh led the team with 4 interceptions and, accompanied by others from Alex S., Alex K., Benny, Mako, and Kellen. Delilah provided ample pressure on the quarterback, recording over 10 sacks in 4 games, while Evelyn and Finn each recorded one of their own.

We are so proud of how far everyone grew and developed over the course of our short season and we couldn’t be more thankful of how hard you all worked to compete. To the graduating 8th graders, thank you for all you did this season and for everyone else, Truedell will be back at the tournament next year with its sights on a championship, but we couldn’t be more proud of our performance. Great work T-wolves!

On Friday, the 65 students who are part of the Truedell Track and Field team spent a very long, cold day demonstrating that they can do hard things. On a day that was cold, wet and not ideal conditions for track and field, all of our Timberwolves showed true grit and determination. All of the coaches are SO incredibly proud of each and every athlete who showed up and gave it their very best. Thank you to all the parents who stood for hours in the rain cheering on all Truedell students (and bringing staff some much needed hot drinks to warm us up). The following students have qualified for the District Track and Field meet on Tuesday June 3rd, 2025:

Atom Girls

200 m - Heidi (4th) & Marlee (5th)

400 m - Heidi(1st), Brea (3rd), Zoe (4th), Gracie (5th)

800 m - Brea (1st)

1200 m - Brea (1st)

Triple Jump - Heidi (1st)

4 x 100 Relay Team (1st)

Atom Boys

100 m - Cohen (5th)

200 m - Quinton (4th)

4 x 100 Relay Team (3rd)

Triple Jump - Cohen (2nd)

Bantam Girls

200 m - Natalia (3rd), Bella (5th)

800 m - Avery (1st), Tahlia (2nd), Victoria (5th)

1200 m - Avery (2nd), Ainsley (3rd)

Triple Jump- Bella (5th)

4 x 100 Relay Team (3rd)

Bantam Boys

100 m - Lucas

800 m - Jax (5th)

Long Jump - Lucas (1st)

Triple Jump - Lucas (2nd)

4 x 100 Relay Team (2nd)

Senior Boys

100 m - Sam (1st)

200 m - Sam (1st), Russell (3rd)

Triple Jump - Benny (2nd)

Shot Put - Russell (1st)

4 x 100 Relay Team (1st)

The following students placed in the top 3 of their division:

Atom Girls - Brea (1st overall), Heidi (2nd overall)

Bantam Girls - Avery (3rd overall)

Bantam Boys - Lucas (1st overall)

Senior Boys - Sam (2nd overall)

We are SOOOOOOO proud of each and every one of you!

Ms. Esford, Mrs. Hilton, Mr. Lund, Mrs. Montgomery & Ms. Squarebriggs

Monday, May 26th- Running Club Pizza Party at lunch, Grade 7 Immunization Day, Family Science Night 6 to 7 pm, Grade 6 EQAO

Tuesday, May 27th- Grade 6 EQAO

Wednesday, May 28th- Primary Mini Pup Race at 2 pm, Nexus Gould Lake Trip, Grade 6 EQAO

Thursday, May 29th- Grade 2/3 and Grade 3 Upper Canada Village Trip, Grade 6 (Hilton) EQAO

Friday, May 30th- PA Day

Monday, June 2nd- Celebration of Dance, Grade 3 EQAO

Tuesday, June 3rd- District Track & Field

Wednesday, June 4th- Grade 3 EQAO, Grade 6 (Hilton) EQAO

Thursday, June 5th- Camp Iawah Trip, Grade 3 EQAO

Friday, June 6th- Springfest at 4 pm

Wednesday, June 11th- Volunteer Tea at 8 am

Thursday, June 12th- Ultimate Frisbee Tournament

Friday, June 13th- Lion King Trip

Monday, June 16th- Grade 6 Queens Sports Day, School Council Meeting at 6:30 pm

Tuesday, June 17th- Grade 1-3 RKY Trip

Wednesday, June 18th- Milkshake Day

Friday, June 20th- Grade 8 Graduation at 6 pm

Monday, June 23rd- World Cup Soccer Day (Grade 4-8)

Tuesday, June 24th- Talent Show at 2 pm

Wednesday, June 25th- Water Day (Remember a bathing suit or change of clothes)

Thursday, June 26th- Success Assembly at 9:15 am