Happy Friday Raptor Families,

What a great week and end to the third quarter. As a reminder, next week is spring break and there is no school. Classes resume on March 24th. When we return, there is a PTA meeting on Wednesday, March 26th, at 5:30 pm.

Thunder Valley is hosting Project Launch in June. It is an extended learning opportunity for our students. If you are interested in having your student attend, please see the attached information below.

For your planning purposes, we wanted to let you know that CMAS is after break and starts on Tuesday, April 8th. Please see below for additional information.

Enjoy the break, and we look forward to seeing you soon! We appreciate your continued support and involvement in our school community. Please let us know if you need any assistance.

Best Wishes, 

Catrina Estrada, Principal 

Sandra Vazquez, Assistant Principal 

Matt Romig, Assistant Principal 

Grant Elwood, Dean of Students

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Important Dates

March 17-21 – No School, Spring Break

March 26- PTA meeting in the library @ 5:30pm

March 31- Track and Field Meet at TVK8

April 1- 3rd grade music concert 6:00pm

April 2- Late Start-School starts at 11:05am

April 8-15 – CMAS: ELA & Math for 3rd – 8th grade

April 16-18 – CMAS: Science for 5th & 8th only

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CMAS Testing Information

Dates: Math and Language Arts: April 8th through 15th

Science testing (5th and 8th Grade only): April 16th through the 18th

Times: 8:35 am through 11:00 am

Please avoid appointments during these times so that your child will not need to makeup their testing session. Please support your child by helping them come to school with a good nights sleep so that they are fully rested and prepared for the day. We appreciate your support.

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Celebrate your child’s THIRD QUARTER birthday by joining the Birthday Book Club and donating a book to the school library in their name! Each child who participates will have their name inscribed on a bookplate on the front endpaper of the donated book. We will take a picture of the birthday child holding their donated book and they will get the first chance to check it out.  Please write your email address on the line below so we can share the photo with you!

Here are two ways to participate:

1)  Write a check for $10 (or cash) to Thunder Valley K8 and we will 

     purchase and process the book in your child’s name.

2)  Select one of the books from our carefully chosen Wish List by visiting 

     The Birthday Book Club list on Amazon:     

     Thunder Valley K8 Library Wish List

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Ladd

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Registration is OPEN!

Please register HERE

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Parents/guardians shall be required to furnish an explanation for student absenteeism either in writing or orally. Absences not explained within two days after returning to school shall be recorded as unexcused absences unless unusual or extenuating circumstances exist as determined by the building administrator. After 10 excused or unexcused absences, a doctors note is required. Communication is key to successful attendance. In the event your student will be absent, please call the front office at 303-833-2456, email our attendance clerk, at garcia_jessica@svvsd.org or complete this form Report an Absence

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Please help us get our staff started off right! Sign up to sponsor the lounge! Donate K-cups, creamer, snacks, drinks, or anything else you feel would put a smile on our teachers faces!

Sign up HERE

Please see our PTA’s website HERE

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TVK8 Vimeo Video Channel

Make sure to check out our newest video featuring 7th-grade Social Studies!
You can check out past videos in our Vimeo TVK8 Showcase!

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As we celebrate our district-wide robotics program, we want to extend a special invitation to all school communities to enjoy these spectacular drone shows. It’s a truly unique and inspiring performance you won’t want to miss!

V5 High State Robotics – Friday March 14th at 8:00pm, Erie High School 

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