Topock Elementary School

Parent teacher conferences begin this week. Your children's teachers are looking forward to planning the succes of your child with you. Remember, Wednesday and Thursdays are early release day to allow for conferences. Also, Friday September 4th and Monday September 6th are no school days.

Did you realize each teacher has a Web site that you can reach from "Teachers' Pages" at the top of this page? Keep up with what is going on in the classroom. You will find pictures and information about homework and classwork. Just click on Teachers' Pages and then click on the class. Take a look.

To help you plan for the school year 2010 - 2011, here is a posting of picture days, the days that are early release, and days that there is no school

Parent/Teacher conferences and  EARLY  RELEASE...  September 1 and 2

LABOR DAY holiday …. September  3 – 6

FALL BREAK October   8-15

RETAKE PICTURES …October  22

VETERAN’S  DAY….November  11 – 12

THANKSGIVING  HOLIDAY November  24 – 26

WINTER  BREAK… December 17 – January  2

MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY… January 17

PRESIDENT’S  DAY…February  21

SPRING  BREAK         March 11- 18

SPRING PICTURES ... March 30….

GOOD FRIDAY...         APRIL  21 – 22….no school

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL... May  26   

Mission Statement

We at Topock Elementary pledge to guide our students toward success by providing motivationally rich experiences that will promote engagement, increase enjoyment, and produce enthusiasm for learning.

TEACHERS’ PLEDGE to

Kids at Hope Students

As an adult and a Treasure Hunter

I am committed to search for all the talents, skills and intelligence that exist in all children and youth.

I believe all children are capable of success.

No exceptions!

Kids at Hope is believed and practiced here at Topock Elementary.

http://www.kidsathope.org/

To learn about Kids at Hope, click on the above link.

About our town.

The original United States Post Office at Topock, Arizona

Citizens of Topock donated trees, time, materials, and labor to provide a park for the community.

August 2^nd Topock school staff welcomed back our wonderful students with the following great news: Our school has earned the label of “Performing Plus,” narrowly missing earning the label of “Highly Performing,” by a mere 6 one-hundredths of one point!  We had 30 students exceed the standards on the AIMS Test compared to 21 in 2009. Those 30 students will become  members of the Excellerators and will be granted the use of a Dell Lattitude 2100 laptop while at school. The laptops were made possible through generous grants from PG&E and the Legacy Foundation. Led by the reigning Mohave County Teacher of the year, Ms. Beverly James,   the 2010 math AIMS  scores of our 5^th grade students were the highest in Mohave County. 83% of those students met or exceeded Arizona State Standards, topping Young Scholars Academy in Bullhead City who scored 81%.

Many thanks to Richard Caudillo for school supplies for our teachers and children! Every year without fail Mr. Caudillo shows up and without fanfare simply enriches the lives of many with his continued support and generosity!

Our opening day ceremonies included our  traditional flag raising ceremony provided by members of the VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary and accompanied on the electronic guitar by Joaquin Ortero. Sadly absent from the Ladies Auxiliary was Topock School advocate and staunch supporter Jeannie LaFrance. Mrs. LaFrance was a wonderful parent and a tremendous patriot whose generous advice and words of wisdom I will miss.

This year we welcome aboard the newest member of the Topock School Family, Miss Jessica Sondgeroth who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelors Degree in Advertizing. She will be the Technology Instructor in our state of the art computer lab. We look  for our students to achieve greatness in technology under the tutelage of Miss Sondgeroth! Be sure to take a look at her Web page on Teacher Pages.