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Totoket Valley Elementary School
1388 Middletown Ave.
Northford, CT 06472
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Fundraiser for Cosgrove Animal Shelter


Variety Show at NB Auditorium










State Invention Convention at UConn


         ESPN Award Winner

                Microsoft Award Winners


Variety Show Assembly at TVES





Grade 5 Skypes with author Seymour Simon


Miss Debbie visits Grade 3 Creative Learners



Rm 17 Celebrates the '80's


Eco Fair 2013

                       TVES door greeter "growing" green for the Eco Fair!!

               Third grade concert kicks off the 6th Annual Eco Fair

     Live video feed to watch the chicks hatch!!


Cooper Tree Installation







Cooper Tree Project

   Artist in Residence display the tree trunk.





            Mrs. Mortensen with some of the finished leaves.

      These leaves are waiting to be put on branches.

Mrs. Champagne's class experiments with hatching chickens

            Just in time for the Eco Fair ...... free at last!!

               Here comes another one!!

               The first one is ready to hatch.

       Waiting to hatch in the incubator!

North Branford Rotary visit Third Graders


Invention Convention Finalists

The 10 finalists will compete in the State competition on May 4th!!

Invention Convention

           


Mrs. Scigliano's class wins breakfast with Dr. Lindsay



Evening of the Arts









Leadershop: Arts Action Team


Art Spot creates "Flower Seller" mosaic with Fifth Grade










Extended Classroom at Yale Center for British Art



     Mrs. DeAngelo's class re-enacts a painting

        Creating art using geometric shapes



Full Band Practice



Read Across America Day

                  NBHS students visit TVES to read in the classrooms


              The Cat in the Hat visits TVES

Dress for Success Day













Jump Rope for Heart

          TVES students raised $10,130 for Jump Rope for Heart!!

                 The top fundraisers get to pie a staff member

         Staff members eagerly waiting to get a pie in the face!!

 Mr. Carpenter lost the challenge of students raising over $10,000

                           Mrs. Pettis was the first to get pied!!

                    Who do you think enjoyed it more?

        Miss Reyher is very happy she wore a HUGE garbage bag!




                   Mr. Carpenter gets the last pie!!

                          Magic Mailbox contest winners

Health & Wellness Expo


TVES Security Staff

                      Robert Norman, Security Officer

                        Stan Girad, Security Officer

                        Brandi Little, Door Greeter

Students participate in daily flag raising



After School Enrichment classes

              Having fun in Day at the Spa!

               Delicious Desserts enjoying their ice cream sandwiches!

                             Festive cupcakes made in Cupcake Wars


          Projects made in Ceramics


            Students love the projects in All About Art

Abe Lincoln visits TVES third graders


Gr. 3 students make letters for children at St. Jude's


Snowflakes for Sandy Hook



Ms. Thompson's Class Visits the Senior Center


Holiday Secret Sale


                                            So many choices!!


                    It's a mad dash to shopping!!

Matt's Mission Fundraiser


Staff vs. Staff Volleyball Game

                                          Crushers vs Super Spikers

                         Student Senate members help out at the game

                            Captain Dave Carpenter & the Super Spikers

                    Captain Amy Pettis and The Crushers

                            Go Crushers!!

                           Where's the ball??

                               The Super Spikers are strategizing

                                        Waiting for the action to begin!

Veteran's Day Assembly



Fifth Grade Chorus


Class of 2020


Third Grade Hikes Sleeping Giant




Fall Activity Night

  Thank you TVES PTO for a great night!!

We collected over 750 items for the NB Food Bank!!!

 

    Delicious treats for all to enjoy!

Third grade scientists release butterflies!



Create-A-Dot Winners

Dot Day Contest Participants

 

After School Enrichment - Session #1

                 Ceramics with Ms. Mortensen

                      Holiday Treats

                                     Holiday Crafts

                      Breakfast Bonanza

                       Cut Paper Art

Janice DeAngelo, Patti Darragh , Joe Amodio,

Jeremy Rice, and Meg Reyher  at Storm King

Sculpture Park , NY as member of Yale Center

for British Art Teachers Consortium 9/29/12.     
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