Weekly Update for November 9, 2026

Families,

On Monday, November 9th we will be honoring any Veterans from within our school community at our all school assembly beginning at 7:50 am. If anyone in your family is a veteran, we would like to honor you/them and hear about their rank and years of service. If you’d like to know more, please reach out to Mrs. Hanford.

On Wednesday, November 11th at 11:11 am, all Truscott students will be honoring our veterans during the Loveland Veterans Day parade which goes down Garfield Avenue. The parade lasts about one hour. As is a tradition here at Truscott, our students will line both sides of Garfield to wave flags and cheer for our veterans. We encourage students to wear red, white and blue to the parade. We love having families join us, so we hope to see you there! Please reach out to our front office if you have any questions.

Important dates in November:

7 - Be Strong Be Fit Race - Race starts at 9:00am at North Lake Park (participants must be there by 8:30 am)

7 - Día de Los Muertos event with Truscott's Dance Team - 3:00 pm at the Pulliam Building in downtown Loveland

9 - All School Assembly - 7:50 am honoring any Veterans in our school community

9 - Cafe con Leche - 8:15 - 9:15 am in the Truscott Family Center or virtual here:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ecd-yzeq-enz

9 - SAC - 11:00 - 12:00 pm in the Collaboration Room or virtual here:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rbc-nixw-epc

11 - Veterans Day Parade - 11:11 am on Garfield Ave. next to Truscott - everyone welcome

12 - Kindergarten Open House - 5:30 - 7:00 pm at Thompson Valley High School

16 - Yoga - 3:45 - 4:45 pm in Sra. Lepe’s Room

17 - Read Aloud Day

23 - 27 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Have a wonderful weekend!

Karen Hanford

Principal

Truscott Elementary School

Spanish Dual Language Immersion

karen.hanford@tsd.org

970-613-6902

Spirit Days have been decided by Student Leadership and they will on November 16th to the 20th-

Monday the 16th- Favorite Sport Day

Tuesday the 17th-Twin Day

Wednesday the 18th- Career Day

Thursday the 19th-Color Group Day

Friday the 20th-Animal Print Day

Each year, Truscott Elementary Schools students are chosen by Berthoud Elementary High School Students to be part of their Giving Tree gift program. These high school students use their own money to purchase gifts for some of our Truscott families that might need a little help each year with the holiday season.

Please look in your child's Friday folder for the white piece of paper(I did not use the green paper I have in the passed due to colored paper costing two and 1/2 times as much as white.) Please fill out the form, if you want to participate and return it to me as soon as you can.

We want to hear from our families and community members about how we are doing, both from an individual school perspective and throughout the entire district.

Please take a few minutes to give us this important feedback!

Learn more or complete the survey: https://www.tsd.org/climate-and-culture

📌 The survey closes on November 13th

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Queremos conocer la opinión de nuestras familias y miembros de la comunidad sobre cómo lo estamos haciendo, tanto desde la perspectiva de cada escuela individual como en todo el distrito.

¡Por favor, tómese unos minutos para darnos su importante opinión!

Para obtener más información o completar la encuesta, visite: https://www.tsd.org/climate-and-culture

📌 La encuesta finaliza el 13 de noviembre.

Notice: 2026-27 Climate and Culture Survey

In order to learn more about student experiences at school, we ask students in grades 3-12 to participate in an online survey. The survey content asks students to self-reflect on emotional regulation, social awareness, growth mindset, perseverance,sense of belonging, school safety, and teacher-student relationships.

Your student will be invited to participate in the full online survey during regular school hours at the end of October. When the survey is introduced, students will be invited to participate and informed that they do not have to answer any questions they do not wish to answer. The full survey should take no more than 20-30 minutes to complete.

In addition to this full survey, students will also have opportunities throughout the year to take shorter, more frequent surveys called Check-ins. These Check-ins will take just a few minutes to complete and will use questions drawn from and aligned to the full survey. This will provide timely feedback on how students are feeling and engaging in their learning. The information gathered from Check-ins will help school staff provide more immediate and responsive support for students.

You can review survey questions here: Grades 3-5 SEL Competencies Survey, Grades 6-12 SEL Competencies Survey, Grades 3-5 Supports & Environments Survey, Grades 6-12 Supports & Environments Survey

Student responses to both the full survey and Check-ins will follow our district’s expectations for maintaining confidentiality for your student. Our this-party vendor, Panorama, has signed the district's data privacy agreement to ensure all required online encryption protocols are followed.

Parents/guardians have already provided your consent or opt-out through online registration or annual family update; if you have any questions, please contact Tanya Brown 970 613 6917 tanya.brown@tsd.org

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Aviso: Encuesta sobre clima y cultura 2026-27

Para conocer mejor las experiencias de los estudiantes en la escuela, les pedimos a los alumnos de 3.º a 12.º grado que participen en una encuesta en línea. La encuesta les pide que reflexionen sobre la regulación emocional, la conciencia social, la mentalidad de crecimiento, la perseverancia, el sentido de pertenencia, la seguridad escolar y las relaciones entre profesores y alumnos.

Su hijo/a será invitado/a a participar en la encuesta en línea completa durante el horario escolar habitual a finales de octubre. Al presentar la encuesta, se invitará a los estudiantes a participar y se les informará que no están obligados a responder ninguna pregunta que no deseen contestar. La encuesta completa no debería tomar más de 20 a 30 minutos.

Además de la encuesta completa, los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad, a lo largo del año, de participar en encuestas más breves y frecuentes llamadas "Check-ins". Estas encuestas solo tomarán unos minutos y utilizarán preguntas extraídas de la encuesta completa y alineadas con ella. Esto proporcionará retroalimentación oportuna sobre cómo se sienten los estudiantes y su participación en el aprendizaje. La información recopilada en las encuestas "Check-ins" ayudará al personal escolar a brindar un apoyo más inmediato y eficaz a los estudiantes.

Puedes revisar Preguntas de la encuesta aquí:Encuesta sobre competencias socioemocionales para los grados 3 a 5,Encuesta sobre competencias socioemocionales para los grados 6 a 12,Encuesta sobre apoyos y entornos para los grados 3 a 5, Encuesta sobre apoyos y entornos para los grados 6 a 12

Las respuestas de los estudiantes, tanto a la encuesta completa como a los cuestionarios de seguimiento, cumplirán con las normas de confidencialidad de nuestro distrito. Nuestro proveedor externo, Panorama, ha firmado el acuerdo de privacidad de datos del distrito para garantizar el cumplimiento de todos los protocolos de cifrado en línea requeridos.

Los padres/tutores ya han dado su consentimiento o se han dado de baja a través del registro en línea o la actualización familiar anual; si tiene alguna pregunta, póngase en contacto con nosotros. Tanya Brown (970)613-6917 tanya.brown@tsd.org

Bring canned or packaged food to your school!

The following are so helpful:

• Cereal

• Canned meat

• Peanut Butter

• Baking Mixes

• Canned Fruit and Veggies

• Soup/Broth

• Rice

• Pasta

• Stuffing

• Pie Crust and Filling

• Juice

• Coffee/Tea/Hot Chocolate

• Snacks

• Condiments

• Personal Hygiene/Toiletries

• All Baby Products

ALL DONATED FOOD STAYS IN LOVELAND AND

BERTHOUD FOR OUR FAMILES IN NEED THIS HOLIDAY

SEASON.

Our Loveland Philo organization has organized a

food drive through the help of the R2-J schools

collecting canned goods each year since 1918.

With these canned goods many Holiday Food Baskets

are filled and distributed to those in need in our

community.

In 2025... over 13,000 pounds of food were collected.

A huge thank you to Philo members, Thompson

students, staff members and parents for their

assistance with the canned food drive!

Through the combine efforts and generosity of many,

hundreds of families enjoyed a

holiday dinner and a filled pantry.

The Philo

We are here to help you! If you are in need of support, please contact your classroom teachers, Mrs. Mueller, Mr. Bessey or Mrs. Hanford. As a team, we will work to find the answers to your questions and help the best that we can. Please email us at

todd.bessey@tsd.org, karen.hanford@tsd.org, or michelle.mueller@tsd.org

Email: michelle.mueller@tsd.org
Website: https://www.thompsonschools.org/truscott
Location: 211 West 6th Street, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-613-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truscottelementaryschool/
Twitter: @ourschool