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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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![November newletter]([{"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}])
!['Goat' Excited - It's Time to Name Our Goats!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729117886/springfieldk12orus/ozekclj5poiwzj1qjepq/GoatOpenMouth800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729117886/springfieldk12orus/ozekclj5poiwzj1qjepq/GoatOpenMouth800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729117886/springfieldk12orus/ozekclj5poiwzj1qjepq/GoatOpenMouth800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Don't be baaah-shful - what should our goats be named?
![Volunteers! - Update (or Submit) Your Application]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":800}])
Volunteers are an essential part of our school communities. Update or complete a volunteer application today!
![Mt. Vernon teachers Haley Alexander, Alex Watson, and Annette Peters examine and discuss an exercise for teaching phonics to students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1920}])
SPS’s Teaching and Learning Department has added the Magnetic Reading Foundations curriculum to all K-2 classrooms.
![First Day of School 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":800}])
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