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

Published November 28, 2021

Volume 108

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

I hope your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are excited to see our students tomorrow!

Upcoming Fundraising Opportunity

Our 8th grade class will be taking their annual trip to Disney World in April, and they could use your help! The opportunity below is completely optional, but please feel free to join in the fun!

December Dress Down Days

Beginning on Monday, November 29, students may purchase the right to wear jeans or sweatpants/athletic pants with a TCS spirit wear top for $2. This option will be available every day during the first two weeks we are back from Thanksgiving. Students will need to bring cash to their classroom teacher.

Last Week in Chapel

Returning soon

Christmas Spirit Week, December 13th-16th

To celebrate Christmas and have some fun, I invite your child to participate in our Christmas Spirit week December 13th-16th. If your child chooses not to participate, please send them in regular uniform attire. 

• Monday, December 13: Candy Cane Day (wear red and white)

• Tuesday, December 14: Christmas Sweater Day (regular or ugly) and Christmas Socks

• Wednesday, December 15: Cozy Christmas Day (Pajamas)

• Thursday, December 16: Holiday Cheer Day (Red and Green

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.