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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 112

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

Published January 9, 2022

Volume 112

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 
 
 

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

I hope your child has had a great first week back to school! Thank you for your cooperation with new arrival/dismissal procedures. It is operating very well with no back up on the highways. Report cards will be viewable on Blackbaud by the end of day on Monday (1/10). Have a great week!

Upcoming Events

  • 1/10 - Report Cards Viewable on Blackbaud

  • 1/17 - School Holiday/No School

  • 1/25 - 100th Day of School (WE ARE 100 DAYS BRIGHTER!) (Wear NEON & BRIGHT Clothing) More details to come.

  • 1/26 - 101st Day of School (Dress like a DALMATIAN in BLACK & WHITE) More details to come.

Important Reading Update for 1st -3rd

Student login information for Lower School's reading curriculum will be sent home this week. This resource provides families with an opportunity to review vocabulary words, grammar skills, and spelling patterns through interactive games. In addition, students can review the reading story that is read throughout the week in class. Teachers have beautifully woven a Biblical perspective within each lesson to connect and apply God's truths throughout this curriculum. As you navigate the online resource, we encourage parents to discuss those Biblical principles with their child as they will not be evident in the curriculum itself. As with any online learning, we recommend parent supervision. We feel this resource will strengthen the partnership between the classroom and home to ensure academic success for all students. Should you need any assistance navigating this online resource, please contact your child’s teacher or Leslie Cook at leslie.cook@tcslions.org.

Elementary Clubs

Our students love participating in after school clubs! 

Signups will be available within the first few weeks of this semester.  Please watch for communications regarding specific club dates and registration links in the Fine Arts and Athletics sections of the Inside the Pride newsletter as they become available. 

If you have any questions, please email the club sponsor listed below or Lisa Railey (lisa.railey@tcslions.org) who oversees all of our elementary clubs. 

 

Mondays: Drama Club - 1st - 3rd grades

Tuesdays: Art Club - 1st -5th grades

Wednesdays: Drama Club - 4th-5th grades

  • Running Club - 1st-3rd grades 

Thursdays: Chess Club 1st-5th

  • Running Club - 4th-5th grades

Last Week in Chapel

Ashley Moore, Leslie Cook, and Amy Robbins began a series on “The Forgotten”. In this lesson, students were encouraged to remember those who have never heard about Jesus.

Main Focus: We must never forget about the lost.

Power Verse: “For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

Mid-Year Assessments

As we begin the second semester, we want to ensure that your student is continuing to grow academically. Over the next few weeks, students will begin taking their mid-year assessments. These assessments help us to identify your student’s academic strengths and weaknesses. This data allows us to create an academic plan of improvement tailored to your child and the grade level as an entity. Your child does not need to study for these assessments, nor should there be any stress placed on your child to perform well. This is simply a way to chart their growth, thus far, in targeted areas. Please check your student’s class page in Blackbaud for further details.

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.