Thornton Elementary School

08/24/2026

We want to give a HUGE and heartfelt thank you to Wish for Wheels and Kiewit for their incredibly generous donation of bikes to our 2nd grade students! 🎉

Your kindness and generosity are helping create special memories, new adventures, and plenty of smiles for our Bobcats. We are so grateful for your support and for investing in our students and our school community! 💙

Thank you, Wish for Wheels & Kiewit, for making this amazing opportunity possible! We appreciate you more than you know! 🐾💙

08/12/2026

Thank you to all our staff, students, and families for coming out to our Back 2 School Night! We saw some familiar faces and some new. Either way we are happy you all are here at Thornton!

Also shoutout to our favorite DJ, DJ Shay Tha Great, for showing up for our families once again! She had people singing and dancing in the halls ready to take on this school year! 🐾💙

08/12/2026

What a great first day back to school! 📚✏️ We are so excited to start this school year with your students! After all the nervous jitters went away everyone was excited and ready to learn. We can’t wait to work along with our parents and guardians this year to help all our students learn, thrive, and grow! 🐾💙

08/04/2026

We’re so excited to start this year, we had to share and shoutout our AMAZING art teacher Ms. Leah’s work! Our display case next to the front office looks colorful and ready for our staff and students. We can’t wait for more art to fill up the halls here at Thornton this year! ✏️🍎📚

08/03/2026

Bobcat Parents and Guardians!

We are a week away from our Back To School Night and the first day of school!

Come by Thornton Elementary on Monday August, 10th. There you can meet your teacher, find some helpful resources for the school year, and as always we will have a sweet treat for our families!🍦We can’t wait to see you there! 🐾💙

08/03/2026

Welcome Back Bobcats!! We’re so excited for the 2026-2027 school year to start. Here is our short calendar for the month of August! 🐾💙

07/22/2026

Bobcat Families!

It’s that time of year again to start getting ready for Back to School! ✏️📚🍎

Join us for the 2026-2027 Back to School Bash Saturday, August 1.

8:30-10:30 am.
Five Star Stadium
9351 Washington St., Thornton, CO

Free backpack and school supplies for Five Star District K-12 families (while supplies last), thanks to A Precious Child

Students in need of supplies, should be in attendance. Those without children in attendance, will be limited on how many backpacks they receive.
https://www.adams12.org/B2SBash

SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE THERE EARLY!

Join us for the 2026-2027 Back to School Bash Saturday, August 1.

8:30-10:30 am.
Five Star Stadium
9351 Washington St., Thornton, CO

Free backpack and school supplies for Five Star District K-12 families (while supplies last), thanks to A Precious Child

Students in need of supplies, should be in attendance. Those without children in attendance, will be limited on how many backpacks they receive.
https://www.adams12.org/B2SBash

05/22/2026

And with that our 2025-2026 school year is over. Thank you to our staff, parents, and most importantly our students for another wonderful year! Keep a look out on here for more news when the school year gets closer! We hope you all have a great summer break! 😎☀️⛱️

05/22/2026

“Kindergarten: where little hands have big ideas and hearts full of wonder.” -Unknown

Congratulations to the kinder classes of 2026. These kinders have worked so hard all year and are ready to move on up! We couldn’t be more proud of these little humans that will make a big change in the world some day! 🐾💙

05/22/2026

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Congratulations to our 5th graders for continuing on to middle school. If you’ve been at Thornton or just started here this year, we have enjoyed watching you all grow. Remember to always dream big! Have a great year in middle school! 🐾💙