Thorp School District

Picture Day is tomorrow! Thursday, October 17th Order online: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001151084 Save time with convenient online ordering. Pre-order your photographs before Picture Day and choose from the wide selection of photo packages, color options, and gifts!

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 29th, for a Night Under the Stars! We will have marshmallows and hot chocolate/apple cider by the fire and will have a special appearance from the CWU Astronomy Club! They will be bringing their inflatable planetarium, elemental gas lamps to show how they can tell what things are made of in space, and some other activities for the kids to do! Come with your curious brains, your questions about space, and bring a friend, family, and/or another community member!

Dr. Robert Pritchett came to Thorp yesterday to meet with 5th grade and 3rd-5th grade multi-age students to discuss a variety of occupations related to the field of health sciences. Dr. Pritchett works for CWU as a professor with research focusing on thermoregulation, perception of sweat loss, and hydration. He has been a part of CWU since 2007! Thorp students were fantastic knowledge seekers; participating in the discussion with questions and utilizing their active listening skills to broaden their knowledge of community partners, all while thinking about possible future goals for their health and the health of others 🙌🏻 Thank you Dr. Pritchett for sharing your morning with us yesterday!

Ms. Willette's 4th grade class spent their morning in the garden helping Mr. Thompson harvest carrots! They dug them up, cut off the greens, and washed em up. They also were awarded "chef's privilege" and got to eat some of their bounty! 🥕 "I can't wait to eat these since we helped harvest them!" -LP 🥕"I didn't know so much work went into getting carrots ready for us to eat!" -ET 🥕"Our school is the best ever!" -EW 🥕"Can we eat one? or five?" -RS They were able to prepare just around 19.5lbs of carrots grown by our students! 🙌🏻

Homecoming Spirit Week is this week!! Be sure to check it out and show your school spirit!

The first Friday of every month, upper elementary students buddy up with lower elementary students for "Reading Buddy" time! This is a great time for students to showcase their reading skills to one another and to foster relationships across grade-levels! 📚 🤩🙌🏻

Picture Day is coming soon! Thursday, October 17th Order online: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001151084 Save time with convenient online ordering. Pre-order your photographs before Picture Day and choose from the wide selection of photo packages, color options, and gifts!

Congratulations to our secondary students of the month for September! From left to right: Leila Brown Layten Myers Caitlyn Muratore These students have stood out with their academics, community service, and leadership! Congratulations! 🎉 🙌🏻 🐯

A huge congratulations to our very own, Jessica Hoff, for receiving the high honor of: Citizen Educator of the Year! This is what our community partners from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife had to say:   "Jessica is an enthusiastic and engaged educator who has frequently reached out to Habitat Program staff over the past year. Jessica has developed lessons and taught her elementary students about roads and their impact on wildlife connectivity, habitat fragmentation, the importance of urban planning, and why native plants are an important part of our landscape. She is also heavily involved in Thorp School’s outdoor garden classroom, which includes a nursery, a fruits and veggie garden, a pollinator garden, and a nature trail. Jessica has welcomed Region 3 Habitat Program staff into her classroom as guest speakers, and has sought feedback on ways to further improve her high-quality lesson plans.        Jessica’s dedication and passion for outdoor education is inspirational. The young students that she teaches are lucky to have such a passionate educator who sees the value in nature-based education, and takes the time to connect her lessons to the natural world directly surrounding the school. Her hands-on approach to teaching has resulted in engaged students who not only look forward to their outdoor education time, but also are developing a deep-rooted appreciation for natural resources which will last throughout their lives." We are blessed by Mrs. Hoff's presence and impact on our students and staff! Congratulations Mrs. Hoff!

Congratulations to our elementary ROAR students for September! These students were chosen by their teachers for showing respect. We are so proud of you! Keep it up little Tigers! ❤️🖤❤️🖤

Today at 1:37 PM, Thorp Schools successfully conducted a fire drill in collaboration with representatives from KCFD 1 and the KCSO. We are pleased that all students and staff evacuated calmly and in an orderly manner.🚨🚨 We appreciate your support in fostering a safe and prepared learning environment for our students.

CANCELED Today's (9/21 @ 1 pm) VOLLEYBALL home game is canceled

We performed a test of our emergency broadcast alert system at 10:30am this morning. If you did not receive a phone message, text or email please contact the school office. Thank you!

PUGET SOUND ENERGY Wildfire Prevention, Preparedness, & Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) Puget Sound Energy will be sharing information on prevention efforts for the wildfire season, and how public feedback was incorporated into PSE’s Wildfire Mitigation Program and Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Plan. Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4:00-6:00 p.m. Thorp School District Commons Room 10831 North Thorp Hwy

1:30 pm Release on Fridays! Bus drop off is 90 minutes earlier. Bus schedules were sent home in packets and can also be found at www.thorpschools.org.

Welcome Back!

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH Tonight 8/28, 5:30 pm for Elementary, 6:00 pm for Secondary, Open House till 7:00 pm, Secondary Schedules available at Bash and on Skyward

Cross-country starts this week!

🔴⚫Attention all Fall Athletes⚫🔴 🏈🏐👟 In order to attend and participate in the first day of practice, your FinalForms must be completed! https://thorp-wa.finalforms.com/ Kittitas-Thorp Athletes must complete FinalForms for Kittitas and Thorp. https://kittitas-wa.finalforms.com/ First day of High School Volleyball Practice 8/26 @ Thorp First day of High School Cross Country Practice 8/26 @ Thorp (Middle Schoolers are welcome to join!) First day of High School and Middle School Football Practice 8/21 @ Kittitas High School

Dear Fall Athletes, Parents and Families, We are very excited to announce that the Thorp School Athletic Department has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. Please make sure to get signed up in FinalForms for Fall Sports! See the attached letter from our Athletics Director, Todd Gibson, for more information! Please create an account and register your student(s) at https://thorp-wa.finalforms.com/ Thank you!