COBRA CONNECTIONS - NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Early Childhood Screening is a quick and simple check of how your child is growing and learning.  The screening includes a developmental assessment, vision and hearing tests, height and weight measurement and an immunization and health history review. The state of Minnesota recommends this at age 3 and requires screening before kindergarten entrance.

The purpose of this free screening is to identify children who may need additional time and assistance to be ready for school.  The sooner we get started, the more likely your child will begin school with the necessary skills to succeed.  

Our next screening is on Friday, February 7th. Visit our website to sign up. Email mknutson@triton.k12.mn.us with questions or to set up an alternate time.

November 14th is National Community Education Day! Preschool falls under the Community Education umbrella. We are thankful for the wonderful staff who work in many ways to make preschool so successful at Triton.

• Kristy Faber- Community Ed Director

• Kris Lilledahl- Community Ed Administrative Assistant

• Amanda Vermilyea- Preschool & ECFE

• Erin Olevson- Preschool Teacher

• Taylor Kraemer- Pre-K Para

• Debbie Whitcomb- Pre-K Para (*Not pictured)

• Mindy Knutson- Early Childhood Coordinator

• November 27-29- No School (Thanksgiving Break)

• December 16- No Preschool

• Tuesday, November 12

• Thursday, November 14

• 3:30-7:30 PM

• Sign-up options will be sent through ROOMS

If your child is missing anything, remind them to look through our Lost & Found, or stop in and we'll let parents/guardians look through it.

Donation Date: November 15

• Nov. 12- Conferences

• Nov. 13 - Homework Club

• Nov. 14- Conferences

• Nov. 21- Band + Choir Concert

Conferences will take place on November 12 and 14

We are looking forward to many great conversations about our TMS students during conferences. If students attend conferences with a parent, they will earn 5 points for their House. Parents of 6th and 7th grade students may find the Savvas, iReady, and iXL Parent Demonstration helpful. Join Mrs. Lang in her classroom at 5:30 to understand some key pointers about these math programs. Please note that the 6:30-7:30 timeframe is reserved for our selected intervention conferences. Teachers will no longer be available in the gym at that time.

3:30-6:30 PM: Meet with teachers in the South Gym

5:30-5:50 PM: Savvas, iReady, iXL Demonstration for Parents

6:30-7:30 PM: Only for selected scheduled conferences

If you haven't been in our Middle School Library, I encourage you to check it out sometime! Students use our library for many purposes. In addition to checking out a good book to read, our library is used for collaborative group work, a quiet place to take a test, and we even have a classroom in the back of the space.

We currently have many overdue library books! Please encourage your child to return any overdue books they have at home, and if they are missing something, tell them to check out the Lost & Found Table in our library! We will be donating any items not picked up at the end of the week.

• Weekly emails will be sent every Wednesday if your child has a missing assignment in Infinite Campus

• Homework Club is on Wednesdays. It starts after school and ends at 4 PM. Your child will need to be picked up at that time

• The Homework Link will show you what work the teacher has assigned in class during the week

Tuesday, November 19 (3:30-7:30 PM)

Please mark your calendars for parent-teacher conferences. At conferences, parents should feel free to stop in and visit with teachers as their schedule permits between 3:30-7:30 PM. Teachers will be available in their classrooms. Attendance at conferences has continued to improve and we hope you will find time to attend.

Student Play Previews
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Middle School, 10:30-11:00
High School, 11:15-11:45

Senior Citizen Matinee
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1 PM

Performances
Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 PM
Friday, Nov. 15, 7 PM
Saturday, Nov. 16, 7 PM

All performances will take place at the Triton Schools Performing Arts Center.

Adult Tickets $8
Student Tickets $5

On October 23, our 10th-grade students attended the Respect Retreat by Youth Frontiers at Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center.

Triton Public Schools has partnered with Youth Frontiers for several years offering a variety of Retreat experiences. Youth Frontiers' mission is to provide experiences that inspire character, civility, and community. They offer student retreats focused on timeless values like kindness, courage, and respect. Specifically, the Respect Retreat is designed to be a day for students to experience what school would be like if everyone was respected, and to challenge them to respect themselves and others. Our goal is to empower students to respect themselves more, and we engage the bystanders to stand up for the value of respect in their school.

Additional information about the Respect Retreat can be accessed here.

For all students wanting to participate in a winter sport in grades 7-12, the Eligibility Meeting will be held virtually with the presentation being sent through email and posted to Rooms on Monday, November 4.

Individual program meetings will be scheduled at the discretion of the Head Coach.

Please make sure to:

• Complete Online Registration

• Log into Rooms

We have received feedback from our community and families that they would like to see live streaming of events continue. We are excited to let you know that we view live streaming as an opportunity to connect our school community and that we also want to see this service continue.

Live-streamed games and activities have changed for this year. We will now be streaming through Hudl Fan and not YouTube. All Triton home events that are streamed can be accessed via the link HERE or by visiting www.triton.k12.mn.us and clicking on the Activities tab.

Thank you to the Triton Booster Club and our sponsors for making streaming a free service for our community and Cobra supporters.

Thank you for tuning in and for supporting our athletes and activity participants.

If your child is interested in joining wrestling, join us for our FREE Try-It Nights /Open Mat Practices!!!

Youth Kickoff is Nov. 12
UPDATE: Registration is not required until season starts in January for those taking advantage of the "Try-It" nights.

From Nov 19 - Dec 19, we will hold open practices for wrestlers (PK-6th) that are competing in early season tournaments and also for any new/interested kids that want to see if they like wrestling! A great free opportunity to try wrestling! Come see us on the 12th for more info!

Student safety and well being will continue to be our number one priority. SpeakUp for Safety is a tipline for students and staff members to share their concerns about bullying, planned fights, students in crisis (suicide, self-harm, drug or alcohol abuse), school violence, and other safety concerns or urgent situations.

SpeakUp is safe and confidential and is available to staff and students 24/7.