Truman School
Truman Tigers Learning and Growing Together
We hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!
Just a friendly reminder that New Haven Public Schools will reopen tomorrow, Monday, April 20th. We will be back on our regular schedules, so make sure those backpacks are packed and alarms are set!
We can't wait to see all of our students back in the hallways, refreshed and ready for a great home stretch of the school year. See you in the morning!
Welcome back!
Just a friendly reminder that New Haven Public Schools will reopen tomorrow, Monday, April 20th. We will be back on our regular schedules, so make sure those backpacks are packed and alarms are set!
We can't wait to see all of our students back in the hallways, refreshed and ready for a great home stretch of the school year. See you in the morning!
Welcome back!
FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT APRIL 22, AT 3:15
Family Literacy Night at Truman School is coming! We hope you will join us on Wednesday, April 22nd at 3:15! We are going to be enjoying literacy games, activities, pizza and prizes! Students who complete the reading challenge over break and turn it in before the event will get a prize at Literacy Night!
Look out for the invitation coming home to you today! Please sign it and send it back so we can have an idea of how many families are joining! Sending it back guarantees you pizza at the event!
Hope to see everyone there!
Family Literacy Night at Truman School is coming! We hope you will join us on Wednesday, April 22nd at 3:15! We are going to be enjoying literacy games, activities, pizza and prizes! Students who complete the reading challenge over break and turn it in before the event will get a prize at Literacy Night!
Look out for the invitation coming home to you today! Please sign it and send it back so we can have an idea of how many families are joining! Sending it back guarantees you pizza at the event!
Hope to see everyone there!
We were treated to an incredible live performance this week! Our students had the chance to experience the smooth sounds of jazz, from the soulful keys of the piano to the bright energy of the brass and bass.
It was a wonderful afternoos of music and rhythm that had everyone tapping their toes. A huge thank you to the talented musicians for sharing their craft and inspiring our young music lovers. Special thanks to Mr. D, our Music teacher for organizing the concert!
It was a wonderful afternoos of music and rhythm that had everyone tapping their toes. A huge thank you to the talented musicians for sharing their craft and inspiring our young music lovers. Special thanks to Mr. D, our Music teacher for organizing the concert!
What an incredible journey around the world! Our students did an amazing job researching and presenting cultures from across the globe, including Spain, Brazil, China, South Korea, Italy, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Africa, and many more.
From beautiful handmade masks to detailed research boards and traditional displays, our Tigers showed off their hard work and global curiosity. A huge thank you to the teachers and students for making this day of discovery so special!
Check out some of the highlights from our exhibition!
From beautiful handmade masks to detailed research boards and traditional displays, our Tigers showed off their hard work and global curiosity. A huge thank you to the teachers and students for making this day of discovery so special!
Check out some of the highlights from our exhibition!
Spring Break Reading Stamina Contest!
Keep reading from April 11th – April 20th to win big!
Grades 2-5: Goal of 20 mins/day.
Grades 6-8: Goal of 30 mins/day.
To Win: Record your minutes on your graph and return it by April 20th.
Prizes:
Return your graph for a chance to win a Fantastic Award Basket!
Get an Automatic Prize if you participate and attend Literacy Night!
Happy reading, Tigers!
Keep reading from April 11th – April 20th to win big!
Grades 2-5: Goal of 20 mins/day.
Grades 6-8: Goal of 30 mins/day.
To Win: Record your minutes on your graph and return it by April 20th.
Prizes:
Return your graph for a chance to win a Fantastic Award Basket!
Get an Automatic Prize if you participate and attend Literacy Night!
Happy reading, Tigers!
Our 3rd-grade artists from Mrs Pasan's room have been busy exploring the intersection of math, physics, and art with Ms Nabakooza! Before picking up their pencils, the class dived into a deep discussion about the concept of balance and how it shifts on a see-saw.
Visual Weight vs. Physical Weight
The students learned that in art, "balance" isn't just about pounds and ounces—it’s about visual weight. They practiced looking at our compositions to see which side felt "heavier" based on color, size, and detail.
The '6, 7' Trick
To help us compare the two sides of our see-saws, we used our catchy new classroom saying: '6, 7'.
As you can see in the thought bubble, the student is using our "6, 7" comparison to decide which side of the artwork needs more "visual muscle" to keep the see-saw from tipping too far!
Visual Weight vs. Physical Weight
The students learned that in art, "balance" isn't just about pounds and ounces—it’s about visual weight. They practiced looking at our compositions to see which side felt "heavier" based on color, size, and detail.
The '6, 7' Trick
To help us compare the two sides of our see-saws, we used our catchy new classroom saying: '6, 7'.
As you can see in the thought bubble, the student is using our "6, 7" comparison to decide which side of the artwork needs more "visual muscle" to keep the see-saw from tipping too far!
Friday is Half Day Tiger Play!
Don't miss out on our "Spring Into Play" event this Friday, April 10.
Activities: Volleyball, Pin Knockdown, Music, and Arts & Crafts!
Contest: Enter the Jelly Bean Guessing Game for a chance to win a candy basket.
Concessions: Bring a few dollars for snacks and drinks!
See you Friday, Tigers!
Don't miss out on our "Spring Into Play" event this Friday, April 10.
Activities: Volleyball, Pin Knockdown, Music, and Arts & Crafts!
Contest: Enter the Jelly Bean Guessing Game for a chance to win a candy basket.
Concessions: Bring a few dollars for snacks and drinks!
See you Friday, Tigers!
Our youngest students channel their inner strength during Yoga with Ms. Lani! This week was all about Superhero Poses.
🌟 Today’s Mission:
Balance: Finding our center of gravity .
Strength: Building core power to stand tall and confident.
Focus: Using deep "hero breaths" to stay steady.
Look at these "Flying Heroes" in action! It takes incredible focus to stay level while soaring. Way to go!
🌟 Today’s Mission:
Balance: Finding our center of gravity .
Strength: Building core power to stand tall and confident.
Focus: Using deep "hero breaths" to stay steady.
Look at these "Flying Heroes" in action! It takes incredible focus to stay level while soaring. Way to go!
Check out these incredible pieces from our Truman artists! Student work from both Ms. Nabakooza’s and Ms. Villa’s art classes is currently on display at the New Haven Public School District Art Show.
We’d love to see you at the opening reception this week at Wilbur Cross High School to celebrate our talented students.
Where: Wilbur Cross High School (181 Mitchell Drive)
When: Thursday, April 9 | 5:00–7:00 p.m.
We’d love to see you at the opening reception this week at Wilbur Cross High School to celebrate our talented students.
Where: Wilbur Cross High School (181 Mitchell Drive)
When: Thursday, April 9 | 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Picture Day Alert!
The order forms will arrive home today! Here is the date you need for your calendar:
When: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Where: Truman Elementary School
Picture Day ID: EVTMQHF6F
You can fill out the paper form that came home today or skip the paperwork and order online at mylifetouch.com.
Don't forget to pick out your favorite outfit!
The order forms will arrive home today! Here is the date you need for your calendar:
When: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Where: Truman Elementary School
Picture Day ID: EVTMQHF6F
You can fill out the paper form that came home today or skip the paperwork and order online at mylifetouch.com.
Don't forget to pick out your favorite outfit!
Reminder: All NHPS schools are CLOSED next week, April 13-17, for Spring Recess.
Enjoy the time off, New Haven!
See you all back on Monday, April 20.
Enjoy the time off, New Haven!
See you all back on Monday, April 20.
Just a friendly reminder that this Friday, April 10th, is an Early Dismissal Day as we head into Spring Break!
Our 4th graders in Ms. Nabakooza’s class have been busy with a fantastic hands-on project! Students learned the art of creating paper chains—from folding and drawing to precision cutting.
The best part? They didn't just stop at making their own; they combined all their chains together to create one massive chain and practiced their measurement skills to see exactly how long it reached.
We love seeing math and art come together in such a creative way. Great work, Tigers!
The best part? They didn't just stop at making their own; they combined all their chains together to create one massive chain and practiced their measurement skills to see exactly how long it reached.
We love seeing math and art come together in such a creative way. Great work, Tigers!
REMINDER: No School Friday, April 3
New Haven Public Schools will be CLOSED on Friday, April 3, 2026, in observance of Good Friday.
We wish all our families, students, and staff a peaceful and safe long weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back in the classroom on Monday, April 6!
New Haven Public Schools will be CLOSED on Friday, April 3, 2026, in observance of Good Friday.
We wish all our families, students, and staff a peaceful and safe long weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back in the classroom on Monday, April 6!
We also took a moment to honor our Students of the Month. Your hard work, leadership, and dedication to our school values make us so proud. Keep roaring, Tigers!
We had an incredible Town Hall today celebrating the heart of Truman School! We held our highly anticipated Golden Ticket Raffle for students who have been going above and beyond to show their TIGER spirit. Congratulations to all our lucky winners!
Our first graders, at Mrs. Marchittos's room, are working hard and having so much fun mastering new skills! We’ve had a busy week of hands-on learning:
Sweet Math: We used Lucky Charms cereal to collect data, build our own colorful graphs, and solve math problems! 🥣📊
Hundreds Chart Masters: We are becoming experts at finding "10 more" and "10 less" using our hundred charts. It’s amazing to see the patterns start to click! 💯🔢
Literacy Games: We turned our literacy centers into a Game Zone! We practiced our letters and digraphs with Candy Land and leveled up our sight word skills using Jenga and Connect Four. 🍭🎲
March Madness Reading: The results are in! 🏀📖 After weeks of intense competition and great discussions, we finally crowned our March Madness Reading Bracket Champion! Ask your student which book took the trophy home!
So proud of the focus and excitement these students bring to their learning every single day. Keep up the amazing work, team!
Sweet Math: We used Lucky Charms cereal to collect data, build our own colorful graphs, and solve math problems! 🥣📊
Hundreds Chart Masters: We are becoming experts at finding "10 more" and "10 less" using our hundred charts. It’s amazing to see the patterns start to click! 💯🔢
Literacy Games: We turned our literacy centers into a Game Zone! We practiced our letters and digraphs with Candy Land and leveled up our sight word skills using Jenga and Connect Four. 🍭🎲
March Madness Reading: The results are in! 🏀📖 After weeks of intense competition and great discussions, we finally crowned our March Madness Reading Bracket Champion! Ask your student which book took the trophy home!
So proud of the focus and excitement these students bring to their learning every single day. Keep up the amazing work, team!
Our K-2 monolingual classes traveled to Branford High School for an exclusive preview of their upcoming production of The Little Mermaid.
Seeing the performance was exciting, but getting a "behind-the-scenes" look at the stage and the preparation was the highlight of the day! We are so proud of our students for being such attentive audience members and future theater lovers. 🧜♂️🎭
Thank you to the Branford High School theater program for this amazing educational experience!
Seeing the performance was exciting, but getting a "behind-the-scenes" look at the stage and the preparation was the highlight of the day! We are so proud of our students for being such attentive audience members and future theater lovers. 🧜♂️🎭
Thank you to the Branford High School theater program for this amazing educational experience!
Today, our 3rd graders explored Fractions of a Set. While we often think of fractions as pieces of a single pie, they also describe groups of individual objects!
Even though our beads come in different shapes and sizes, each one represents one unit in our collection.
The Denominator: The total number of beads in the entire set.
The Numerator: The specific number of beads in our favorite color.
This hands-on activity helps students understand that fractions aren't just about area—they are about relationships within a group. Ask your student to show you their "set" of beads tonight!
Even though our beads come in different shapes and sizes, each one represents one unit in our collection.
The Denominator: The total number of beads in the entire set.
The Numerator: The specific number of beads in our favorite color.
This hands-on activity helps students understand that fractions aren't just about area—they are about relationships within a group. Ask your student to show you their "set" of beads tonight!
Our 3rd-grade bilingual stars from Mrs. Pasan’s room at Truman have been busy! As part of our HMH program for ELA and Spanish, our students brought their learning to life by performing the play "Gigi y el anillo mágico."
To make sure every student from pre-K through 5th grade could join the magic, we transformed our school library into a theater for two full weeks! Our talented performers took the stage for 6 different shows, demonstrating incredible stamina, bilingual fluency, and school spirit.
Seeing our students bridge their classroom curriculum with such a grand performance was a moment of pure Truman pride!
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Guests
We were honored to welcome Superintendent Dr. Negron, our district leadership, and our bilingual district coaches to our performances.
A huge thank you as well to our school coaches, Principal, and Assistant Principal for supporting and joining us! Having our leadership team in the audience cheering on our 3rd graders made this special "HMH in Action" moment even more memorable.
To make sure every student from pre-K through 5th grade could join the magic, we transformed our school library into a theater for two full weeks! Our talented performers took the stage for 6 different shows, demonstrating incredible stamina, bilingual fluency, and school spirit.
Seeing our students bridge their classroom curriculum with such a grand performance was a moment of pure Truman pride!
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Guests
We were honored to welcome Superintendent Dr. Negron, our district leadership, and our bilingual district coaches to our performances.
A huge thank you as well to our school coaches, Principal, and Assistant Principal for supporting and joining us! Having our leadership team in the audience cheering on our 3rd graders made this special "HMH in Action" moment even more memorable.