SCHOOL NEWS
School is Out for Christmas Break from December 23rd through January 1st, with a 2:00 dismissal on Friday, December 20th. Classes resume on January 2nd. Make note of other relevant dates for the remainder of the school year by checking out the 24-25 Academic Calendar.
IWCC classes (online and on their campus) start January 13th for the spring semester. Students can check their ROC accounts for any books they may need and stop by the IWCC bookstore sometime before the 13th.
Coaches vs. Cancer is scheduled for the week of January 27, 2025. Basketball coaches, players & fans at all levels will be showing up to raise money and bring awareness for all forms of cancer. Treynor’s plan is to take part in the nationwide initiative at the home varsity basketball game on January 28th vs. Missouri Valley. The WIC ADs have come together to generate one conference-wide t-shirt order to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Go to the Anytime Tees web store and SELECT TREYNOR as your school to ensure you receive your t-shirt. T-shirt order deadline is December 22nd 11:59 p.m.
DONATE by 12/31 to the Classroom Grant to take advantage of the $10,000 Matching Donation. We are almost halfway to $10,000. Just 200 donors at $25 each would get us to the goal. The Treynor Community School Fund was created in partnership with Four Corners Community Foundation (4CCF) to provide tax-deductible donation opportunities for community members. The Fund will help with academic based needs in the school, primarily for special classroom grants. Donations can be made after December, but donate now to make more of an impact! Read more about this opportunity here and consider donating to help our growing district.
38 KEYS LEFT!! The 88-Key Fundraiser by The Treynor Music Boosters, in partnership with the Treynor Community School District, will be purchasing a beautiful new grand piano for the Fine Arts Theater. The students and Music Boosters are hard at work fundraising for this opportunity, but your support is needed. We are offering the opportunity for our patrons to purchase a key on the piano for $100. With the purchase of a key, your name will be put on an actual piano key to be used in an art installation in the Fine Arts wing. If you are interested, you can donate here: https://forms.gle/yUN5tKbUm8hq5SRM8
We are Hiring! Are you, or someone you know, looking for an opportunity to work at a top-rated school district? Check out our Job Openings webpage and help spread the word.
TNN’s 12/20/24 Episode is Out. TNN, Treynor News Network, is a broadcast video created by the High School Journalism class taught by Mrs. Erica Schnepel. You can watch the latest video here. If you missed the other episodes, go to the TNN Webpage for the listing and links.
Why Treynor? Read more in the web article to find out the many ways we are a top-ranked school.
Winter Weather Protocol for Treynor CSD can be found on the website at https://socs.net/8pP.
2024-2025 Treynor School Yearbooks are for sale at https://www.jostens.com/#affiliate. On the site search for Treynor and then choose the building you wish to purchase your book for to finalize your purchase.
RECURRING REMINDERS
Download the JMC Family App Today! With it, you can check lunch balances, grades, set alerts, monitor attendance and even report your child’s absence. Read this web article to learn more about it.
Treynor CSD’s website has an app available in the app store that enables you to have access to our important links at your fingertips. Search for Treynor CSD in your device’s app store.
Are you looking for general Treynor Cardinal apparel? Check out the webpage article.
Bus Transportation is for students that have been assigned a bus through the transportation department and routinely ride to and/or from school. For bus management and student safety, students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus.
Important links for calendars & events:
The speed limit in the school zone on Highway 92 is 25 mph during times when the lights are flashing. The school zone is highlighted in red below. These lights flash in the morning from 7:40 - 8:20 a.m. and in the afternoon from 3:20-3:50 p.m. (1:50-2:20 p.m. on 2:00 p.m. dismissal days). NOTE: The crosswalk flashing is managed by the City of Treynor.
Coaches vs. Cancer is scheduled for the week of January 27, 2025. Basketball coaches, players & fans at all levels will be showing up to raise money and bring awareness for all forms of cancer. Treynor’s plan is to take part in the nationwide initiative at the home varsity basketball game on January 28th vs. Missouri Valley. The WIC ADs have come together to generate one conference-wide t-shirt order to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Go to the Anytime Tees web store and SELECT TREYNOR as your school to ensure you receive your t-shirt. T-shirt order deadline is December 22nd 11:59 p.m
We are half-way to the goal of $10,000 to fully utilize the matching grant opportunity! This incredible opportunity allows us to double the impact of every contribution made. The Treynor Schools Fund, in collaboration with the Four Corners Community Foundation, aims to enhance the academic achievements of PreK-12 students by awarding classroom grants.
Classroom grants will be introduced for the 2025-2026 school year with a maximum award of $500, and available for various educational needs such as field trips, career tours, supplies, books, and equipment. These grants support our mission to provide funding for projects that enrich educational experiences, supplement classroom activities, and promote student learning. They also boost hands-on learning in the classroom and support teachers with creative ideas to enhance teaching experiences.
Applications will be made available after the first of the year for teachers to apply. In the spring, awards will be announced and be able to be used for the beginning of the school year in fall 2025. At this time, a maximum of $500 will be awarded per request.
Here are examples of how your generosity can help:
Every $25 donation supports one child! Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of students and teachers in the Treynor Community School District. Let's work together to inspire and support our future leaders!
Please join us in this great matching dollar campaign. If you would like to contribute or share with others, individuals can give online here or make checks payable to Four Corners Community Foundation with check memo: Treynor Community Schools Fund and mail to 536 E Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503.
TNN (Treynor News Network) are broadcast videos created by the High School Journalism class taught by Mrs. Erica Schnepel. Check out their latest episodes.
People will often ask current students, teachers, and past alumni: "Why Treynor? What makes it so special?" We live the motto through expectations that teachers, administrators and coaches put on the students and staff knowing that expecting excellence often produces exceptional results. The tag "together" was added to our motto recently to indicate that it takes teamwork by all participants to create outstanding outcomes. A school cannot run without the support of the community and all of the staff members. For us, that means that every employee (administrator, director, teacher, secretary, coach, para-educator, cook, custodian, driver) cares about each and every student, and with the added support of our entire community, our students achieve success.
Recently, there have been a few articles published about our achievements, and this is a great time to feature them all together, so we can celebrate the excellence we have achieved ... TOGETHER.
Spring - Summer 2024 Highlights
Iowa School Performance Profiles Reveals All Schools are High Performing
U.S. News Best Schools Award 24-25
We thank our past and current families for placing their trust in our school for their education. If you are interested in enrolling your child at Treynor CSD, please visit our website's registration page.
Over the last couple of weeks, Middle School and High School study hall classes collected gifts and money for the New Visions "Adopt-a-Child" holiday program. This project was coordinated by the High School JOI Club. The student groups brought in over 100 gifts and more than $900 in cash. With cash in hand, some of the JOI members went shopping to finalize each child's wish list. The result is 237+ gifts to be distributed to the 21 children that were adopted from New Visions.
"Without the help of so many -- teachers, students, parents and the JOI officers & members -- this project would not be possible. It is heartwarming to see the generosity shared with others to help make a child's Christmas a little brighter" stated JOI Club Sponsor Shelly Bailey. "This project is a yearly project of New Visions and they get over 500 requests each year".
The picture to the right shows our JOI coordinators and shoppers with just a few of the items collected.
Parents,
Winter weather season is upon us and with that in mind, we want to make sure that our families understand Treynor CSD's winter weather protocol. In the event of a late start, early dismissal or school cancelation due to dangerous road conditions or severe windchill, we will use JMC's Message Center to send a text message, email and phone call to parents and/or students. For that reason, it is recommended that you log into the JMC Parent Portal and check your contact information to ensure it is accurate and that the appropriate options are selected for phone notifications. If you need help with this, please refer to the JMC Parent Notification Guide.
The phone call is the only guaranteed communication, because the system will attempt to call you back up to 3 times if there is a busy signal or no answer. While text messages are the easiest and quickest, it is up to the carrier to deliver that message to you and it also relies on your cell phone having good service to receive the message. An email message is not always a timely way to receive communication, but we will still use that as a third method for weather notifications. We will also post to Treynor CSD X/Twitter and Facebook pages. Lastly, we notify local TV stations as a convenience, but we have found they don’t always put out the notices right away, therefore do not rely on this notification method.
Please add the following email address and phone number to your phone's contact database, so these messages do not go to spam.
If there is no school or an early dismissal due to the weather, activities and practices will also be canceled unless otherwise stated.
This is also a good time to review backup plans with your child in the event of an early dismissal, so they know where they would need to go. This plan should also be communicated to your elementary child's teacher ahead of time.
Student and staff safety is always our primary concern when thinking about decisions related to school cancelations, late starts, and early dismissals. A big part of this decision-making is the forecasts we receive from the National Weather Service and as we know those can sometimes miss slightly with the timing of things, but the overall weather impact is typically accurate. We do have a policy in place that if the windchill is -35 degrees or below, school and activities are canceled.
The Iowa legislature allows schools to use 5 days or 30 hours of virtual learning to avoid losing learning time due to school closures. In our case, a virtual learning day is something that takes some planning and therefore only used when the forecast is predicting some extreme weather or temperatures. Virtual learning will typically only be considered if we had excessive cancelations or lost school time.
Thank you for taking the time to read this notice and for checking your JMC contact information and reviewing your own emergency plans.
