Toronto Elementary School

Summer Break

Dear Families,

Words cannot describe how proud we are of ALL of our Toronto Elementary School students during the 2022-2023 school year.

We hope you are having an amazing summer!! We are working hard to prepare for an incredible 2023-2024 school year!

We have been updating our Toronto City Schools website. The link to access the website is below. We will be adding updates to this newsletter, Facebook, and our website during the summer. www.torontocsd.org

What's New at T.E.S for 2023-2024?

Art Class - all students in grades K-5th will participate in Art class for 2 quarters this year

Stem Class - all students in grades K-5th will participate in STEM class for 2 quarters this year.

Yearbook - we are planning to put together our very first T.E.S. yearbook. Stay tuned for more details and pricing.

Garden Club - Students in grades 2nd-5th will have the opportunity to join TES Garden Club. The club will meet monthly after school until 3:45. More details to follow

T-Town Helpers - a new club for students in grades K-5th will be established and focus on service projects and making community connections.

Pow-Wow with the Principals - monthly parent meetings held at 8:30 am in the library

Birthday Readers - when it's your student's birthday, you are welcome to visit his/her classroom and read a book and/or help out.

Is your child joining Kindergarten at Toronto Elementary?

Any student that attended preschool at Karaffa does not need to register their child at T.E.S. Their record will automatically transfer over from Karaffa to TES. If you are NEW to the district, please stop by our office between 8:00-2:00, after August 3rd to enroll your child. Enrollment forms can also be found on our district website at https://torontocsd.org/ The school's address is 1309 Dennis Way, Door #4. Our fax number is 740-537-4490 & Phone number 740-537-2471. We look forward to meeting you.

Summer Reading Challenge:

Welcome to the Tower of Books Challenge, an independent reading challenge for your child!

Boost your reading power… How high can you make your book tower?

Students at TES have a summer opportunity to increase their independent reading. The student’s goal is to build a tower by reading books over the summer. Students can turn in their towers upon returning to school. More information to come! Get to stackin’!

Here’s how it works:

Your child’s goal is to read as many books as possible. He or she will fill out a new book spine. Each time you read a book, fill out a new “spine” and tape it to the other book “spines” previously created. Consider hanging your list of book “spines” on your refrigerator or a special place on the wall. How high will your “Tower of Books” get?

1. Read a book of your choice

2.Cut out a book spine (posted below or make your own) and fill it out

3.Glue or tape it to the “Tower of Books.”

Consider an incentive for every tenth book your child adds to his/her tower. Here are a few fun ideas:

* Pick the family dinner.

* Mini-date with mom or dad.

* Pick a movie for family movie night.

* Stay up 15 minutes past bedtime.

* Choose a new book from a bookstore.

Your child will get to try some different types of books he/she may not have read before, and all the while have fun keeping track of his/her reading! Happy stacking!

BOOK SPINES

📕Book # _____ Title:___________________________________________________

Genre:___________________________