Thursday Thoughts
Mrs. Bollinger's Weekly Update 10/26/23
Hello STEAM @ Tope Friends and Families ~
Mark your calendars for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner at STEAM @ Tope Elementary! Come and enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner here with us. More information and RSVPs to come!
The BUTTER BRAID FUNDRAISER was a success, especially for our FIRST TIME trying it out! We are excited to announce that we raised a little over 3,000 dollars to be used for STEAM and/or student supplies! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS! I am looking forward to having a few on hand to serve all of my family for the holidays!
PICK UP FOR BUTTER BRAIDS WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 3RD STARTING AT 1:30 IN THE CAFETERIA!. MORE INFORMATION TO COME.
Our annual PTA Read-a-thon is coming up soon! November 6th-17th! MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SHARE IN THE FUN OF READ, READ, READING!
OUR NEXT PTA meeting is TUESDAY, November 14th at 4:15pm.
Please check here for Halloween information
Create a BEAUTIFUL life with your child, Carrie Bollinger
Storybook Pumpkin Patch
Thank you so much to everyone who created a storybook pumpkin with your child. We had an amazing 95 pumpkins turned in, and our judges had a hard time choosing the winners. Winners will be announced on Friday and all pumpkin must be picked up by the end of the day Friday.
Nurse's Notes
When to stay home from school: The 24-Hour Rule!
Fever - 100.4 or greater is considered a fever! It is required that the student stays home until they are fever free for 24 HOURS without the help of fever reducing medication (acetaminophen or ibuprofen)
Vomiting & Diarrhea - The student must be symptom free for 24 hours prior to returning to school.
The health office is in need of gently used tops, bottoms and underwear in sizes 7 and up, and school appropriate shoes. All donations are greatly appreciated!
Butter Braids Fundraiser
Butter Braids Fundraiser
Butter Braids pick up day is November 3rd at 1:30pm. All orders MUST be picked up no later than 3:00pm. We do not have freezer space to hold any orders, so please mark your calendars and arrange to have someone pick up your orders. We appreciate your support!
Tope Social Media
Please friend us on our STEAM @ Tope Facebook page! We are working to update our page and let you peek inside our walls weekly! We also love to hear about extraordinary things that our students are doing outside of school so share those with Mrs. Wells to get them on the FB page!
October Words of the Month
October Words of the Month
Our October traits are COMMUNICATE and COLLABORATE! STEAM @ Tope learners can effectively collaborate and communicate! Every morning our WHOLE ENTIRE SCHOOL settles in for a minute to listen to our Mindset Announcement. We encourage you to follow along with this learning and support it at home. All Announcements can be found in the link on our website.
Student of the Month Assembly - Friday, October 27th @ 10am
October-
Communicate - We share and receive messages in a way that is respectful to ourselves and others.
Collaborate - We work together with anyone at any time no matter what the situation for a greater purpose.
PBL Updates
PBL UPDATE
PBL UPDATE
Our 5th grade students are in the midst of their PBL! Their problem solving statement is ~
How can our STEAM @Tope community contribute to the cause of protecting the Dolores River Canyon Country?
Right now, 5th graders are learning about the problem through field experience and experts in the field. They are quickly transitioning into experts in the field and will soon be considering creating their own solutions to this problem! We look forward to seeing their innovative solutions come to fruition!
Students are all working to prepare their solution for PANEL, which is happening November 10th. We are so excited to see what they have come up with!!
DID YOU KNOW?
Students who have frequent opportunities to engage in science tend to have high perceptions of belonging both within their classroom and outside.
Students are hypothesized to solidify their identity as a “science person” by 2nd grade.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
27 - Student of the Month Assembly
31 - Halloween Parade @ 2:45
NOVEMBER
3 - No School/Teacher Plan Day
6 - Read-a-thon begins
9 - 5th Grade Music Program
10 - 5th Grade PBL Panel
13 - World Kindness Day
14 - PTA Meeting
17 - Tope Family Thanksgiving Dinner
20 - Get Air
20-24 - NO SCHOOL/Thanksgiving Break
STEAM Update
STEAM Update from Mrs. Morrison
NUCLEAR SCIENCE WEEK
https://www.nuclearscienceweek.org/
We have enjoyed an amazing week of learning during Nuclear Science Week and we want to thank EUREKA! Math and Science Center for coming to our building.
Watch for more updates on STEAM TEAM soon!
PTA & SAC
PTA and SAC
STORYBOOK PUMPKIN PATCH ~
Please pick up all pumpkins by the end of the school day on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th
READ-A-THON ~
The PTA Read-a-Thon will happen in November this year. All funds raised will help fund ART at Tope and Keeping the A in STEAM! We have a school-wide goal of $3000 to pay for our Art Teacher Mrs. Foster.
Our next PTA meeting is scheduled for NOVEMBER 14TH @ 4:15. Childcare will be provided. There are THREE ways to support PTA.--
You can become a member and:
1) Just be a member of support (NO COMMITMENTS )
2) Member to attend meetings AND/OR support with events
3) Member and hold an office on the board.
FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
Breakfast and Lunch is FREE for all D51 students, however, we still need you to fill out the More than a Meal application here https://www.myschoolapps.com/
By filling out this application, it helps our school receive funding for staff and necessary supplies.