What  our  Mission  Statement  Means  

Thunder  Ridge  Elementary  264  North  750  West   Saratoga  Springs,  UT  84045   (801)  610-­‐‑8727  

 “Work  hard.  Learn  well.  Play  often.”  

Home  of  the  Raptors!  

MISSION  STATEMENT    

“Teaming  with  parents  and  the  community  to  provide  a  nurturing  environment  that  inspires  outstanding  academics  and  

citizenship  for  all  students.”        

Teaming   Nurturing  Every  student  benefits  from  a  whole  team  of  teachers  and  staff  dedicated  to  their  academic,  social,  and  emotional  development.  

Inspiring  The  PTA  works  hand-­‐‑in-­‐‑hand  with  the  school  to  help  our  students  to  learn  kindness  and  integrity  and  to  celebrate  effort  and  achievement.  

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Each  Monday,  teachers  analyze  assessments,  discuss  student  progress,  and  plan  how  to  help  individual  students  grow.  

 

 

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Faculty  Members  Principal—Jason  Theler  Assistant  Principal—Heather  Jensen  Lead  Secretary—Kathy  Loveridge  Lead  Custodian—Corey  Hansen  Lunch  Manager—Danelle  Butterfield  Kindergarten  Teachers  • Laura  Glover  • Devon  McPherson  • Michelle  Taylor  • Carrie  Willson  First  Grade  Teachers  • Apryl  Beck    • Emily  Eliason  • Wendy  Meade  • Amy  Sasser  • Suzanne  Schiess  • Lisa  Schmidt  Second  Grade  Teachers  • Mark  Gatto  • Stacy  Howell  • TiNea  Hutchings  • Becky  Layne  • Natalie  Young  Third  Grade  Teachers  • Aimee  Biggs  • Erica  Casper  • Colleen  Smith  • Penny  Welch  

School  Community  Council  The  Utah  Legislature  requires  all  schools  to  establish  a  School  Community  Council  (SCC)  to  provide  input,  receive  feedback,  and  have  stewardship  over  a  number  of  critical  school  duties.  Specifically,  the  SCC  responsibilities  include:  creating  a  school  improvement  plan,  managing  the  school  Land  Trust  monies  (approximately  $40,000  a  year  for  a  school  of  our  size),  assisting  with  professional  development,  analyzing  school  data,  assessing  academic  needs,  and  implementing  a  reading  achievement  plan.    

Parent  Co-­‐‑Chairs:  Bob  Jackman,  Glenn  Wright  Parent  Members:  Sandy  Bastian,  Heidi  Hansen,  Anne  White    Faculty  Members:  Louise  Harrington,  Becky  Layne,  Jason  Theler  

Fourth  Grade  Teachers  • Sean  Bowman  • Jessie  Cannon  • Lacy  Mickelsen  • Katie  Rogers  Fifth  Grade  Teachers  • Brittany  Cochrane  • Erica  Decker  • Heidi  Hutchinson  • Bob  Smith  Sixth  Grade  Teachers  • Ashlee  Allred  • Bailey  Hodson-­‐‑Smith  • Scott  McCord  Small  Group  Autism  Teachers  • Jennifer  Fletcher  • Ariele  Herring  • Angela  Seiter  Specialty  Teachers  • Daniel  Dodd  (PE)  • Louise  Harrington  (Computers)  • Poiette  Lang  (Art)  • Autumn  Montgomery  (Music)  Resource—Julia  Witham,  Angela  Dose  Psychologist—Scott  Trinh  Speech  Therapist—Beth  Anderson    Librarian—Cathi  Jennings  Reading  Recovery—Chuck  Brown    

 

 

 

 

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How  did  Thunder  Ridge  students  perform  on  state  tests  last  year?  

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Thunder  Ridge  PTA  Some  school  programs  are  only  possible  because  of  the  PTA,  but  every  program  

we  do  at  school  is  better  when  the  PTA  gets  involved!  You  are  the  best!  

PTA  Executive  Board  2013-­‐‑2014  President:  Suzy  Jarvis  President  Elect:  Sheryle  Coray  Secretary:  Marie  West  Leadership  VP:  Hannah  Oborn  Legislative  VP:  Anita  Krohn  

Major  PTA  Programs  • Maturation  • Patriotic  Week  • Raptor  Reading  • Reading  Super  Bowl  • Red  Ribbon  Week  • Reflections  • Room  Moms  • SEP  Dinners  • Spirit  Days  • Take-­‐‑Home  Readers  • Talent  Show  

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The  Utah  Comprehensive  Accountability  System  (UCAS)  is  the  state  accountability  system.  Under  the  UCAS  framework,  every  school  can  earn  a  total  of  600  points—300  total  points  for  Achievement  and  300  points  for  Growth.  Achievement  indicates  whether  students  did  or  did  not  pass  the  test.  Growth  indicates  to  what  extent  a  child  made  progress  from  one  year  to  the  next.  Most  of  the  UCAS  points  come  from  Language  Arts,  Mathematics,  and  Science.  However,  Writing  is  also  factored  into  the  overall  performance  score.  As  you  can  see  in  the  graph  to  the  right,  Thunder  Ridge  scored  above  the  state  average  in  May  2013.  The  chart  below  shows  that  we  saw  growth  in  every  category  in  May  2013  compared  to  May  2012!    

  All  Points  

Growth  Points  

Achieve  Points  

All  Students  

Below  Proficient  

2012   415   175   240   117   58  

2013   445   198   247   129   69  

163 150 151

130 126 120

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Current  Student  Population

77 78 82 92

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May  2013  Core  Tests (%  Passing)

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Last  year,  our  PTA  won  the  State  PTA  Involvement  Award  for  our  Patriotic  Program    and  the  UVU  Engaged  Reader  Award  &  Grant  for  our  PTA  Superbowl  Reading  Program!