STATE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS THOMPSON

This past Wednesday, State House of Representative Steven Andersson from the 65th district participated in “principal for a day” activities at Thompson. Representative Andersson began his day leading the school in the Pledge of Allegiance. During the morning periods, Representative Andersson engaged in rich discussions with 8th grade AVID classes, our Student council executive board, and various Social Studies classes. Our students crafted fabulous questions for the Representative which led to meaningful conversations. Representative Andersson was most impressed by our students’ high level of engagement and conduct. Clearly learning was had by both the Representative and our students. As a former Social Studies teacher, I was excited to see many of our students learning more about our state government systems and the political process.

Enjoy your weekend!

~Steve

Wednesday, October 31st is Halloween. Students will be allowed to dress in their Halloween costumes at Thompson. We would like to remind the students to dress appropriately and to follow the guidelines listed below:

• Costumes must be school appropriate

• Costume/Hair/Make-up must be completed prior to the arrival at school or entering the bus. No spray cans are allowed on the bus or at school.

• Costume accessories, if applicable, should not depict or display anything hurtful, harmful or have the opportunity to be utilized as a weapon.

• The student’s identity should be visible and easily recognizable (i.e. no masks.)

• The classroom learning environment should not be compromised due to a student’s costume.

Our HOPE club is excited to announce the first spirit week of the year starting next Monday, October 29th! Students are encouraged to show their school spirit by taking part in each day's theme.

• Team 6-1 and Team 6-2 White
  
• Team 6-3 and Team 6-4 Black
  
• 7th Grade Blue
  
• 8th Grade Red
  

This year we will be celebrating Veterans Day on November 12th! Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor American veterans of all wars. Many of us know or have known men and women in our families or friends who have served in the armed forces to defend our country. This year we would like to take time to honor these individuals by acknowledging their time served and to honor them at an assembly beginning at 9:00 am on that day.

If your child has someone in your family, or a friend of your family, who they would like to invite to attend our assembly and introduce to the Thompson community, please fill out the google form below by November 2nd. Students in our Builder's Club will be writing invitations to these individuals to invite them to this assembly.

https://goo.gl/forms/Y6PZjUD5tg6YlgIS2

Join us to learn strategies to assist and respond to your child when they are feeling anxious. Tim Buhrt, from Centennial Counseling, along with D303 staff will offer insight on how to help your child deal with anxiety.

This Parent University will take place on Monday, November 5th from 6:30-8:30 pm at Anderson Elementary in the LRC. Please click here to register.

Join us for Parent University programs aimed at engaging local experts, parents and school staff in conversations about ways in which we can collectively strengthen our communities. Click here to learn about future programs.