Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the Lower School

Published October 31, 2021

Volume 104

The Principal’s Piece: A Note From Mrs. Randolph

Thank you for attending our Open House and Family Fun Night! What a wonderful time we had together! I hope that your family enjoyed the food, fun, and fellowship that was offered. We are looking ahead with excitement to two upcoming events.

• Preschool Thanksgiving Programs on Thursday, November 18th. Our precious preschoolers will perform and we will have an evening full of Fall fun. More details soon! Times are included in a section below.

• Lower School Christmas Extravaganza on Friday, December 10th. Mark your calendars for a very special night of Christmas fun! This event will be held from 5:00-8:30pm for preschool-third grade families. More details soon. You will not want to miss this very special event!

Picture Retake Day, November 8th

We are offering picture retakes for those who are interested or those who missed the first picture day. Remember that these pictures are for the yearbook. Picture retakes will be Monday, November 8th.

Classroom Highlight - A Peek Into Our Classroom Fun

Third graders began their new Science unit by learning about the layers of soil, from bedrock to the organic layer. They ended the lesson by making their own edible layers of soil. What a fun and delicious way to learn!

Last Week in Chapel

Pastor Kami began a new 4 week series about Thankfulness. This week’s emphasis was on Thanking God for Making Us and how we can be thankful that He has a special plan for each one of us. Our Bible story was about God calling Jeremiah to be a prophet for the Lord even at a young age. 

Main Focus: God wants us to be thankful to Him in prayer, but we can also be thankful by our service.

Bible Verse: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim His name; make known among the nations what He has done.” I Chronicles 16:8

Challenge: Pray for God to direct you and your children to discover your gifts and use them to further God’s kingdom.

NEW INFO: Preschool Thanksgiving Programs

Thursday November 18th

We are looking forward to our preschool Thanksgiving programs on November 18th. These performances will take place in our High School Auditorium. We will have an outdoor reception immediately following each performance! Be sure to stop by our festive Fall display for a family photo! 

K3 Students (Byrom and Latimore) will perform at 5:00pm. 

K4 Students will divide into two performances: 

• 5:45 Spurgeon and Hickman

• 6:30 Farr and Zarlenga

Elementary Clubs

Our students love participating in after school clubs! We will be adding an elementary dance club. Please see the Performing Arts section for more details about this exciting opportunity. If you have any questions, please email Lisa Railey (lisa.railey@tcslions.org) who oversees all of our elementary clubs. 

Mondays

• Drama Club - 1st - 3rd grades

Wednesdays

• Drama Club - 4th-5th grades

• Running Club - 1st-3rd grades 

Thursdays

• Chess Club 1st-5th

• Running Club - 4th-5th grades

Blackbaud: Classroom Updates & Information

To stay informed of what’s happening in your child’s classroom, please login into Blackbaud weekly. You will be able to see information such as weekly classroom announcements, upcoming events, weekly academic focus, grades, attendance, etc. This is the key to staying informed and will replace the hardcopy newsletter sent home in the past. I encourage you to login each week. We are excited for this new format! Information will be updated each Sunday at 5pm. 

Accessing your child's class information weekly:

• Login to your Blackbaud account and select your child's name under "Children". 

• Find your child's homeroom class under the "Progress" tab by scrolling down to where classes are listed.

• After selecting the homeroom class, you will see the teacher's main class page where you will locate upcoming dates, class reminders and news. 

• Select the "Topics" tab to see specific information for each individual subject. Within each subject folder, you will see a plan for the week and upcoming projects and test information. 

The "Topics" pages update each Sunday evening at 5pm and will remain current until the following Sunday evening.