5-2-1-0Let’s Go! Wellness Program

We are pleased to announce that Torrington Public Schools have teamed up with Let’s Go!, a nationally recognized program based out of The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. Let’s Go!is helping create healthier environments in schools and communities. Let’s Go!is centered around the common message of 5-2-1-0. As a part of Let’s Go!, we will be working hard to improve our nutrition and physical activity environment and adding the 5-2-1-0 behaviors into our daily activities. As part of our work, you may hear your child talking about 5-2-1-0. Don’t hesitate to get involved or ask what we are working on. For more information about 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go!, visit or contact the Let’s Go! staff at 662-3734 or

Healthy Snacks

As a part of our efforts towards supporting healthy, ready-to-learn students, we encourage students to bring healthy snacks to school. Healthy snacks help students maintain energy throughout the day and help ensure they are ready to focus and learn. We want your kids to be the healthiest they can be! Here are some healthy snack ideas to fuel your kids: • Turkey or Ham Roll-Ups: Sliced turkey or ham rolled up with cheese • Snack Kabobs: Veggie or fruit chunks and cheese cubes skewered onto thin pretzel sticks • Cottage Cheese or Yogurt with Fruit and/or Granola: Try using fresh grapes, frozen berries, or canned peaches or pineapple • Crackers with Nut Butter or Hummus • String Cheese • Veggies and Dip • Trail Mix: Whole grain cereal and nuts • Baked Tortilla Chips with Hummus or Salsa and Guacamole • Fresh Fruit: Apples, cherries, grapes, bananas, pears, oranges… ready-to-eat snack!

Classroom Spotlight

Restorative Practices

What are Restorative Practices?

Restorative practices, simply put, are proactive methods that seek to build healthy relationships and address conflict and wrongdoing. It is a mindset that enables a school community to grow those relationships, interact positively and resolve issues. Torringford School is working on teaching restorative practices to students.

The Building of a Relationship

A Community and relationships in it are built between all imaginable combinations of its members:

  • Students
  • Parents/families
  • Faculty
  • Support staff
  • Administration

Where does is start?

When we think about Restorative Practices and their effectiveness, we need to look a little deeper into the quality of those relationships we build we our students and each other. We start with our school climate. Climate is how well the people within our school treat each other. How well do we treat each other:

  • Physically?
  • Emotionally?
  • Intellectually?

It’s All About the Connections We Make

It’s no secret. Students who feel connected to their school tend to :

  • Feel less emotional stress
  • Are less likely to engage in deviant or violent behavior
  • Are more likely to be motivated to achieve higher academic success

Torrington Elementary School Handbook

Please check the website, the student handbook. It can be found under the Parent tab. A form will be sent home for parents to sign acknowledgment that they have received and read the information in the handbook. Copies of the handbook are available upon request in the main office.

Boxtops

Torringford PTO is collecting boxtops again this year. Please clip and send in box tops in a ziplock bag. Each boxtop is worth $0.10. It adds up quickly! Thank you for supporting our students.