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

Published December 12, 2021

Volume 110

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

What a special night we celebrated together at our first ever Christmas Extravaganza! I am so proud of our students and their performances in our Christmas programs. I have enjoyed seeing your amazing snow globe pictures! Thank you for participating in our Christmas Card Corner. Our students and families made close to 200 Christmas cards that will be distributed to local children’s organizations! Our Christmas Tree Stroll was a huge success! The Christmas trees were beautifully decorated. A BIG shout out to our families for participating in this event! Your willingness to participate in either providing or making decorations is so appreciated! Many of you volunteered your time to decorate your class tree as well! THANK YOU!!! I truly hope you enjoyed our Christmas Extravaganza and made lasting memories with your family!

Christmas Spirit Week, December 13th-16th

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.