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Thurston Elementary is a committed community that knows no limits to the success of all students. Springfield Public Schools believes that student success is our most important outcome. We seek to improve every child's quality of experience by meeting their needs—one child at a time.
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![2025-26 Enrollment - Complete Your 'Register and Review' Today!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746035515/springfieldk12orus/mjwkycg0ja9p5plkblgq/TESKinder800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746035515/springfieldk12orus/mjwkycg0ja9p5plkblgq/TESKinder800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746035515/springfieldk12orus/mjwkycg0ja9p5plkblgq/TESKinder800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Families are encouraged to complete their "Register and Review" to help plan for next year.
![April 2025 Newsletter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691525708/springfieldk12orus/ju5otj7lj8yusxj8xlsw/Pencils_thumbnail800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691525708/springfieldk12orus/ju5otj7lj8yusxj8xlsw/Pencils_thumbnail800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691525708/springfieldk12orus/ju5otj7lj8yusxj8xlsw/Pencils_thumbnail800x455.jpg","width":800}])
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This FREE summer program gives kids the skills needed to successfully start school.
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SPS is thrilled to offer its FREE summer SPARK camp in July!
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Six months after implementation, the use of Magnetic Reading Foundations in K-2 grades classrooms has significantly changed the dynamics of phonics and reading learning in Springfield Public Schools.
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