Twin Falls School District

We are here for you! This year the TFSD is offering the Student and Family Assistance Program to our students and their families. This service has many valuable resources including FIVE FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS! Visit our website to learn more: https://www.tfsd.org/student-and-family-assistance-program/

We are here for you! This year the TFSD is offering the Student and Family Assistance Program to our students and their families. This service has many valuable resources including FIVE FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS! Visit our website to learn more: https://www.tfsd.org/student-and-family-assistance-program/

Remember, there is no school Monday or Tuesday next week in observance of Labor Day and for Data Day.

Remember, there is no school Monday or Tuesday next week in observance of Labor Day and for Data Day.

[08/19/21]   The Twin Falls School District does not administer the COVID vaccine. Parents have the authority to determine what vaccinations are appropriate for their children. By law, school districts are required to obtain proof of vaccination or exemption for vaccinations required for public school enrollment. The COVID-19 vaccine is not one of the vaccines required by law and the TFSD does not track information about students' COVID-19 vaccination status. If a parent feels that a staff member has had an inappropriate conversation with their student about vaccines, we ask that they contact their child’s school so that the issue can be addressed.

Welcome back to school to our wonderful School Resource Officers! Thank you for the amazing work you do building relationships with our students and keeping our campuses safe!

#firstdayofschool

Sgt Solomon and the TFPD School Resources Officers would like to welcome back the students to the 2021-2022 Twin Falls School District school year.

(Pictured left to right)
SRO Morgan Waite – Canyon Ridge H.S., Harrison, Rock Creek
SRO Kyle Skuza – Magic Valley H.S., Lincoln, Bickel, Morningside
SRO Simon Rodriquez – South Hills Middle School, Oregon Trial
SRO Preston Stephenson – Twin Falls H.S., Sawtooth
SRO Aaron Nay – O’Leary Middle School, Bridge Academy
Sgt Dusty Solomon – SRO/JCU Sergeant
SRO Shauna Peterson – Robert Stuart Middle School, I.B. Perrine

We have some super talented staff members! Thank you Hilverda McRae, PLLC for showcasing Camille's work and for the generous donation to the TFHS Art Department! Just another example of how the Twin Falls community is #unitedidaho!

STEM Externships - Idaho STEM Action Center

Did you ever wonder what teachers get up to during the summer months? Check out the Externship Program through the Idaho STEM Action Center that many educators participate in to help connect their work with the careers that their students will take on after graduation. If you look at the Educator Blogs you'll see our very own Todd Anderson, RSMS STEM teacher, and the work he did with Idaho Business for Education! Way to go Todd! Robert Stuart Middle School Bears

https://stem.idaho.gov/apply/stem-externships/

STEM Externships - Idaho STEM Action Center Summer Externships for Educators The STEM Action Center, in partnership with the Workforce Development Council, is providing K-12 classroom teachers and college and career advisors the opportunity to extern with local businesses over the summer. This program will place selected externs with companie...

Thank you to the Education Foundation and ICCU for helping to support students in our district! We are so grateful for this community that continually lends a hand and supports the children!

Will you help us to ensure that ALL students have the school supplies they need?

In partnership with ICCU we are collecting school supplies, here are the drop off locations:

• Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Twin Falls
1310 Pole Line Rd E, Twin Falls, ID 83301

• Rob Green Buick GMC
1427 Blue Lakes Blvd N

• Rob Green Nissan
1080 Blue Lakes Blvd N

• Southern Idaho RV & Marine LLC
60 Bob Barton Rd, Jerome, ID 83338

• Goode Motor Mazda
2285 Kimberly Rd

• Goode Motor Twin Falls Volkswagen
1534 Blue Lakes Blvd N

School Nutrition – TFSD

Wondering what's for lunch next week? School lunch menus are now posted on the TFSD website! Remember, breakfast and lunches will be free to all students this year (there is still a charge for second helpings and additional milks).
https://www.tfsd.org/departments/federal-programs/food/

School Nutrition – TFSD As you can see, both breakfast and lunch provide kids with healthy, tasty choices. This means that each of the nearly 9,200 students can eat a nutritious breakfast or lunch at school. It means that every day, in every kitchen, someone cooks, washes dishes, and cleans up the mess. It means that here,...

The FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL is right around the corner! We can't wait to see our students next week!

The FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL is right around the corner! We can't wait to see our students next week!

Raise It Up | Sesame Street | PBS LearningMedia

Parents! Are you looking for resources to help get your students ready to return to school? Idaho Public Television has collections featuring activities and video resources to help students get reacclimated with school. These are generally resources for teachers but you can access them before school starts to get your kiddo thinking about classroom routines before they even enter the school. Here's my favorite, a celebrity-filled Sesame Street song about raising your hand in class: https://idahoptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sesame-raise-it-up/raise-it-up-sesame-street/

Raise It Up | Sesame Street | PBS LearningMedia Participation in classroom routines and rules is an important part of school and this video focuses on raising your hand to ask or answer a question. Tons of celebrities join Segi and her friends to raise their hands up high!

Twin Falls School District to offer counseling sessions for students

More information will be emailed to parents in the coming weeks but we are so excited about this new program, we just had to tell you about it now!

Twin Falls School District to offer counseling sessions for students The program offers five counseling sessions, per incident, for each student and their family.

Mark your calendars (if you haven't already) the first day of school is right around the corner! If you have provided your child's school with your contact information, you will be hearing from them soon about registration times and other important back-to-school information!

Mark your calendars (if you haven't already) the first day of school is right around the corner! If you have provided your child's school with your contact information, you will be hearing from them soon about registration times and other important back-to-school information!

Stock up on some end-of-summer reading material!

RSMS will be having a book fair with Idaho Book Fairs August 3-6 from 8-4

Congratulations Amie!

Congratulations to Amie Duke! Amie is the Classified Employee of the Month for July! Amie is the Guest Teacher Coordinator the the whole district.

When asked why she chose this career she said, "it chose me."

Her supervisor said, "Amie is so deserving of this honor. She has had a challenging job this year with COVID. Amie works her magic to ensure that she does everything possible to fill our need for substitute teachers on a daily basis. She has also taken on an additional role getting our time clock process up and running. She has shown a tremendous amount of initiative, patience, and positivity as she works closely with our employees on this new process. We are so blessed and thankful to have Amie as a member of our HR team."

Congratulations Randall!

Congratulations to Randall Gee! Randall is the Maintenance Employee of the Month for July. Randall works in the maintenance department and serves all schools in the TFSD.

When asked why he chose this career he said, "The great people to work with and retirement."

Middle school students designing and entering their own virtual realities

Flashback to the week after the school year ended when students learned about virtual reality at Robert Stuart Middle School Bears. This program, funded by the Idaho STEM Action Center provided students who might not otherwise have time to take STEM classes during their normal school schedule a chance to learn a new skill and get excited about computer science! TFSD is a district of choice for exciting learning opportunities!
https://www.kivitv.com/ksaw/middle-school-students-designing-and-entering-their-own-virtual-realities

Middle school students designing and entering their own virtual realities Even though school is out for the summer, there is still a lot happening on the Twin Falls School District campuses.

It might be summertime but many of our students are still learning in our buildings. Oregon Trail Elementary School hosts a summer school program for migrant students each year that makes summer learning fun.... and sweet! The seventh and eighth-grade students involved in this program learned about cell structure and made cupcakes with decorations to look like cells! The TFSD is a district of choice for extra (and tasty) learning opportunities!

Shout out to O'Leary Middle School's Annette McFarlin for her work with the Create Idaho Adobe program! This year she helped 47 students receive Adobe Certifications, more than any other middle school in the state and even outpacing some high schools! The TFSD is a district of choice for students who want to get a jump start on their careers!

Adobe Idaho State Department of Education

Shout out to O'Leary Middle School's Annette McFarlin for her work with the Create Idaho Adobe program! This year she helped 47 students receive Adobe Certifications, more than any other middle school in the state and even outpacing some high schools! The TFSD is a district of choice for students who want to get a jump start on their careers!

Adobe Idaho State Department of Education

[06/28/21]   You are invited to come out to The Red Lion Hotel and show you Canyon Ridge Hawks support. On July 10, 2021, from 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm, The Canyon Ridge High School Color Guard is putting on a Spaghetti feed and silent auction. There have been many donations from the community so the baskets are awesome. We will be serving Spaghetti, Meat Balls, Salad, and bread. Drink options will be punch or ice water. The cost is only $5.00 per person per plate. Please join us and feed your family.

[06/14/21]   Congratulations to the TFHS Boys Track and Girls Golf Teams who are the 2021 Academic State Champions!

It's summer time but guess what... our teachers are still helping student learn and practice the skills they learned this year. Check out this fun project Mrs. Hall from Rock Creak put together so that her student could write letters over the summer. The learning never stops with the TFSD!

It's summer time but guess what... our teachers are still helping student learn and practice the skills they learned this year. Check out this fun project Mrs. Hall from Rock Creak put together so that her student could write letters over the summer. The learning never stops with the TFSD!

Todd Anderson's STEM Class at Robert Stuart Middle School received $3,000 from Sparklight through the Dream Bigger Contest! People from across the country voted for five programs to receive funding. Todd plans to purchase a laser cutter/engraver with the funds. Thank you to all of you who voted for Todd and to Sparklight for their generosity!

Recently, the TFSD Residential Construction Level 2 students, with their teacher Cameron Hoge, completed a concrete job at TFHS. They poured a concrete slab inside the greenhouse for Mr. Campbell. The students first had to haul out 12 yds. of dirt and then form for the concrete. They poured a total of 9 yds. of concrete. The students did excellent for their first time on a project like this.

The level 3 students have been working on a storage building at South Hills Middle School. They really enjoyed this project. Their only complaint was working through the winter weather, but they all toughed it out and did a good job.

At Robert Stuart Middle School, Mr. Anderson's 7th grade STEM students are applying all they have been learning for the past four weeks by programming their robots to solve different space simulation challenges.

At Robert Stuart Middle School, Mr. Anderson's 7th grade STEM students are applying all they have been learning for the past four weeks by programming their robots to solve different space simulation challenges.

Congratulations to the girls and boys tennis teams and the girls track team at TFHS. All three teams brought home a district championship. Congrats to the players and coaches!

shout out to Mrs. Thomsen who is the band director for Robert Stuart Middle School and Canyon Ridge High School. She filled in on multiple instruments (percussion, clarinet, alto sax) during a recent RSMS band concert. This also means she doesn't conduct for those numbers. The kids have been taught so well, that they didn't even need a conductor!

Ms. Blake, a pottery teacher at Canyon Ridge High School, took a group of advanced pottery students to CSI to do a Raku firing! The students were very engaged and learned a new method of firing pottery!

At Twin Falls High School, Counselor Griselda Escobedo took the time to recognize Abi Briseno, a student at TFHS. Abi was the force behind getting the Latinos in Action class at TFHS through their Hispanic Culture Club. This led to Abi's senior project. Abi took it upon herself to organize a tamale fundraiser to raise money for a scholarship fund. Abi taught the Family Consumer Science classes how to make tamales on Monday, May 3. Then on Wednesday for Cinco de Mayo Abi sold full lunches and special orders to staff. She made almost $500. She hopes to continue this event annually and already has a sophomore and a freshman interested. Abi is a true leader with a heart of gold!