Torringford Tigers

Dear Torringford Families,

As we prepare to take a short break from school for Thanksgiving, we want to express our gratitude to everyone who makes it possible for our students to come to school every day, on time, and ready to learn.

We thank:

• Our students and families for making daily attendance a priority. The habit of good attendance will help our students do well in the classroom.
  
• Our wonderful teachers who pour their energy into making each classroom an exciting place for exploration and knowledge so children do not want to miss out on learning
  
• Our support staff and PTO volunteers who provide the extra hands and attention our children need and love.
  

We appreciate each one of you very much.

Torringford School will be closed on November 24th, 25th, and 26th for the Thanksgiving Recess and reopens on Monday, November 29th.

Please make every effort to avoid taking extra days off during the Thanksgiving recess. Just a few missed days here and there, even if they’re excused absences, can add up to too much lost learning time and leave your child behind in school.

Thankfully,

Mrs. Galullo & Mrs. Austin

In order to strengthen the lines of communication between home and school, parent/teacher conference times have been scheduled for November 9, 10 and 12.

Three early dismissal days have been set aside for conferences. Students will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m.

You will have the option of participating online or in person. The conference schedule is:

• Tuesday, November 9 between 4:30-6:30 pm
• Wednesday, November 10 between 5:00-7:00 pm
• Friday, November 12 between 2:00-4:00 pm

Please note that conference times will fill up quickly, so we encourage you to schedule as soon as possible. The website is OPEN.

To schedule your preferred time for a parent-teacher conference:

1. Go to www.myconferencetime.com/torringford (or click the link on our website)
2. Click on the name of your child’s teacher.
3. Select the desired date/time for your conference by clicking on “Sign Up.”
4. Submit the requested information.
5. If you would like to meet with your child’s classroom teacher AND special education teacher at the same time please click on “Register for Multiple Conferences.” Follow the prompts on the screen and be sure to choose the same time for both teachers.

If you have more than one child attending our school, you may also use the “Register for Multiple Conferences” option and follow the prompts to schedule each conference.

After you schedule a conference online, the date and time are reserved for you. If you entered your email address correctly, you will receive email confirmation of your conference.

If you are unable to sign up for a time and date online, please send a note to your child’s classroom teacher or call the school and Mrs. Kinahan or Miss Smith will be happy to help you.

Conferences with the art teacher, bilingual teacher, ESL teacher, music teacher, physical education teacher, speech therapist or interventionalist may also be scheduled online.

**All parent-teacher conferences are fifteen minutes in duration.

Conference Zoom or Google meet links will be published in Google Classroom and on our website. Teachers will begin and end conferences according to the scheduled timeline.

Thank you for your support of your child’s education.

During the month of October, 396 PAWsome cards were awarded to PAW-some Torringford Tigers. Congratulations to all 396 students recognized for following our school-wide expectations.

• Daisy Costa earned building Legos with the principal
• Caleb Hardy awarded a ride on the Zamboni with Mr. Cashman
• Kaiden Phillips earned extra recess for his class
• Sydney Carr will decorate our hallway

Students will continue to be awarded PAWsome cards throughout the year. When your student brings home a PAWsome award, please be sure to celebrate your student's accomplishment.

Torringford Tigers are

RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and SAFE!

Join Mrs. Galullo and Mrs. Austin for a Drop In Principals' Coffee Hour on Wednesday, November 10th between 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. All families are welcome and encouraged to drop in VIRTUALLY. Stop by and share your ideas or ask general questions. Specific student concerns can be addressed by calling or emailing.

Click HERE for the Zoom link.

November 9,10,12: 1:30 Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences

November 11: Veterans Day - We HAVE School and will be honoring our veterans

November 18: 1:30 Early Dismissal - Teachers Professional Learning Communities

November 24, 25, 26: Thanksgiving Recess - NO School

PJ Day for the Kids

December 10th

PJ Day for the Kids kicks off its 11th year with a mission to not only raise money, but to honor the brave kids fighting cancer at Connecticut Children’s Hospital.

Join us as students and businesses across Connecticut and Massachusetts wear their PJs to school.

Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor all those who served in our military. It is important for our students to know the meaning of Veterans Day and to recognize that it is a day to remember those men and women who fought to preserve our freedom.

Torringford School will honor our Veterans on Thursday, November 11 and will participate in a flag planting ceremony and a drive through parade. At this time we will give thanks for our country and the special individuals who have enabled us to thrive in our free nation – our Veterans. As you pass by Torringford’s Field of Flags, please join us by honoring our veterans for their dedication and loyal service to our country.

In the patriotic spirit of Veterans Day students and staff are encouraged to wear something red, white, and blue. If your student participates in any scouting program, please encourage your child to wear his or her uniform top.

Reading is Fun...and so are Book Fairs!

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing Torringford families, teachers, and PTO for supporting our fall book fair! I am thrilled to announce that we reached $12,000 in sales (surpassing our goal of $10,000!), translating into nearly $3,000 raised for the purchase of new books and student materials for our library media center.

We are so grateful to our awesome Torringford community for making this one of the MOST successful book fairs in school history; we truly couldn’t have done this without the support of every single one of you!

Our kindergarten students are Pawsome! They made signs and purchased Pawsome Bracelets to help raise funds for Susan B. Anthony Educational Programs. Susan B. Anthony has presented several programs in the past to our students. We wanted to give back and spread positivity in our community! We are so proud of our students!

Our kindergarten students are Pawsome! They made signs and purchased Pawsome Bracelets to help raise funds for Susan B. Anthony Educational Programs.

Susan B. Anthony has presented several programs in the past to our students. We wanted to give back and spread positivity in our community! We are so proud of our students!

Kindergarten readers learned how to label pictures in their books to name the important parts. They also learned they can label actions and feelings. They used the labels to help reread the books.

Kindergartners learn about weather and seasonal changes in science. They created lots of colorful leaves!

Exploring seasonal changes-observing and painting fall leaves!

Kindergartners enjoyed dressing as their favorite book characters. They were so excited to see each other's choices!

First graders worked very hard this past month finishing up their “How-To” procedural writing books, teaching us about all different things that they know how to do very well! Some of these included how to play soccer, how to make a pizza, and how to brush your teeth!

In reading, we’re learning how to become “word detectives” by looking for clues and using strategies to help us figure out hard words (using parts of a word, syllables, etc) just like real detectives! We are also continuing to build our reading stamina.

First grade has also been continuing to grow our classroom community by playing collaboratively together and by practicing being safe, respectful and responsible.

Pictured below are Mrs. Lefevre’s class and Mrs. Campbell’s class on our storybook character day!

Pictured below are our first grade teachers dressed up for storybook character day!"

Mrs. Campbell's class has been writing books teaching others how to do something in steps. Our culminating activity was carving a pumpkin together and writing a how to book to match the steps. When the unit was complete, we shared our favorite writing with the class to celebrate our success!

Second Grade has been busy!

It has been a wonderful month where our students have been able to do many things that we have been missing like working together!

In our classes we visit math Work Place stations, collaborate while counting Jack’s magic beans into the hundreds, use our Fundations boards to build words, and sort animals into different categories based on their characteristics in science.

Our second graders are knowledgeable, inquisitive, thoughtful, and excited about so many things. We can’t wait to see what the next month brings us!

In math, third grade has been working with rounding 3-digit numbers to the nearest 10 and to the nearest 100. For example: 754 would be rounded to 750 (nearest 10) and 800 (nearest 100). We have also been working on solving 2- and 3-digit subtraction problems using a number line.

One of the latest math work places that the students have been introduced to is called, "Round & Add Hundreds." Students, with a partner, spin two spinners & create 3-digit numbers from what they've spun. Once they have created two 3-digit numbers, they add them together. On the other side of their record sheet, they round both of the numbers that they created to find the estimate. For example: 567 + 214 = 781 AND (rounded to the nearest 100) 600 + 200 = 800.

In the pictures that follow, you can see students from Mrs. Hollenbeck's class playing the game.

Students in Ms. Tedesco's class read LOOK CLOSER, which encourages everyone to look closer at nature and the things around us.

After reading, students went on a nature scavenger hunt. They collected many different leaves, plants, and sticks. Then the children sorted, observed, compared and discussed the items.

As a final project, the students created nature collages to celebrate the fall season. It was a fun learning project which helped to enrich our reading, writing, math and language skills!

Maybe you and your family can have your own nature scavenger hunt!!

Congratulations to the 14 members of the Principals' Advisory Committee!

These 3rd graders meet several times a month to help Mrs. Galullo & Mrs. Austin with school initiatives & projects.

The 2021-2022 members are:

• Maya Gamari
  
• Michael Ostrander
  
• Gabby Crossman
  
• Natalia Medina
  
• Nico Solano
  
• Violet Promotico
  
• Nicco Fappiano
  
• Linnete Izaguirre
  
• Eliana Patterson
  
• Matthew Olivero Bello
  
• Liam MacDonald
  
• Sophia Ficke
  
• Arabella St. Jean
  
• Eilyon Alo
  

The P.A.C. co-advisors are Miss Erica McMurdy and Mrs. Sarah Hollenbeck.

Click HERE to view the November breakfast and lunch menus!

Happy Fall! It is that time of year for candy, apples, festivals, and PUMPKINS! Torringford Tigers celebrated fall . . . PUMPKIN style transforming a simple pumpkin into some of our favorite storybook characters.

Torringford Tigers showed responsibility by collecting food to support those less fortunate! All food collected will be donated to area food banks.

We also raised $131.00 today from wearing our hats to school today.

Way to Go Tigers!

Torringford Tigers can run! Congratulations to our students who participated in this year's Kids' Marathon. Way to go runners!

Torringford School is a safe and welcoming community where we take care of people and foster positive relationships. Our team spirit supports and acknowledges everyone. Optimists persist to meet challenges with the flexibility and empathy to create healthy, enthusiastic, life-long learners.

Educate. Explore. Inspire.

Website: http://torringtontorringford.ss16.sharpschool.com/
Location: 800 Charles Street, Torrington, CT, USA
Phone: 860-489-2300
Facebook: facebook.com/TorringfordTigers