Board of Education Briefs

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Principal's Message

Welcome to Totoket Valley Elementary School. Our school is committed to our students and we see them as developing and growing at all times. It is our collective goal to meet their needs academically, socially, and emotionally and we do this through curriculum, instruction, programing, projects and events that challenge them and push them. We are also committed to each family and ensuring that we communicate, collaborate, and engage them in the educational journey of their child. Our school vision is "TVES is a community of emotionally intelligent thinkers and communicators who use learning to drive self and societal improvement", and we build these aspects into everything we do. You will also hear a lot about "making thinking visible" at TVES. This is an instructional approach (both teaching and learning) we use to ensure students are openly processing and sharing their thinking (verbally, written, and other creative means) consistently as a way to deepen both individual and collective understanding of skills and concepts across the curriculum.

Our staff (paras, cafeteria workers, custodians, secretaries, and teachers) remain creative, dedicated, caring, and committed to our students and families, and we are all here for you. Additionally, we are always continuing to develop plans and activities that ensure safety (physical and emotional), allow for collaboration, and that include both social/civic learning and academic learning. Also, please know we are continually making adjustments to our schedule and processes that improve educational outcomes and emotional well-being in every aspect of school. We look forward to your partnership along the way, and we always value your feedback and input. Thank you for your trust, communication, and collaboration, and we remain here for you always.

Updated emails

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Thank you!

Please keep in contact with us!

To our families and students, thank you for your continued hard work, commitment and participation in all things TVES. We appreciate your positive attitude and continued hard work with everything. As always, please continue to reach out to us at any time with questions, concerns, worries, or suggestions. Your partnership and feedback are important to us and help us continue to make TVES great. We are here for anything your child needs academically, socially, emotionally, or behaviorally.