Frequently Asked Questions

YES!  We take your child’s safety very seriously. We expect students to be present each day, and if they are not present and we haven’t been notified of their absence, it is cause for concern. Police can be notified if we are unable to confirm a students’ absence. To avoid unnecessary worry, PLEASE call our attendance line at 720-972-5678. Absences must be reported on Thornton Elementary’s attendance line, even if the teacher or front office staff has been notified of the absence. This number may be called at anytime to report an absence or tardy. Please leave a message with the following information:

• Name of person calling
• Relationship to student
• Student's name
• Date(s) of absence
• Reason for absence
• Teacher's name

Breakfast starts at 7:35 am. Students may go to the cafeteria for breakfast or line up at their outside classroom door at that time. There is no supervision for students before 7:35 am so students should not be dropped off before that time.

The Thornton Elementary Office Staff can answer general questions regarding routes, pick up and drop off times. Any issues that arise while your child is on the bus need to be addressed directly with District 12 Transportation. They can be reached at 720-972-4300.

Parents join your child’s classroom now so you can send and receive messages from your child’s teachers.Here’s How:

• Open the Adams 12 Five Star Schools App (don’t have it yet, download it today!)
• Click on Rooms at the bottom of the screen
• Enter your email address or mobile number used in your IC Parent Portal account
• Follow the prompts and enter the authentication code.

Then, you’ll be logged in and able to send and receive messages to your child’s teachers.

Rooms is how all teachers at all schools will communicate with families this school year, so please make sure you have the district app downloaded and have logged into Rooms. 

If you don’t see your child’s class in Rooms yet, your child’s teacher is still working on publishing their class and it will be there soon.

If you haven’t downloaded the district app — Adams 12 Five Star Schools — download it today!

The Adams 12 Student and Family Outreach Program is a support program created to match available community resources with students and families in need. The resources provided include but are not limited to Health Insurance, Homeless Assistance, Migrant Education, Title VII Indian Education and more.  Please visit the district website for more information about the Adams 12 Student and Family Outreach Program.  

If your family or a family you are referring needs help applying for one of the provided resources, please complete the Outreach Services Referral Form, and an Adams 12 Community Resource specialist will contact you as soon as possible.

The application for enrollment is available online. Please visit the Adams 12 Five Star's enrollment page to get started.

Your child will be seen in the health office if they become ill or injured at school. The health aide, or office staff, will determine if your child needs to go home for illness or injury or whether they can be treated and sent back to class. We make every attempt to contact you in the event your child needs to go home. It is imperative that you communicate current phone numbers and emergency contacts with the front office staff. Please keep in mind that North Star does not have space to keep ill or injured children for long periods of time.

A recess break is provided for all children at their lunch period. Additional recess breaks are at the discretion of the teacher and grade level. Precipitation, wind speed and low temperatures can cause recess breaks to be held inside. Thornton Elementary's policy is whenever any combination of these factors takes the chill temperature below 20 degrees, the recess breaks will be inside.

Because of the temperate Colorado climate, children are generally sent outside for recess. Children should dress appropriately for the season, and should wear warm clothing and boots during cold and wet weather.

The PEAK After School Program at Thornton Elementary offers a wonderful opportunity to help your child improve in school.  Students are invited to participate according to established criteria. For more information, please visit the our PEAK Program's information page.