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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 114

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

Published January 23, 2022

Volume 114

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 
 
 

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

We are excited to celebrate our 100th and 101st days of school! Our teachers have many fun and exciting activities planned. We will continue with our original plan of celebrating the 100th day on 1/25 and the 101st day on 1/26. 

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

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

Pre-Absence Requests

Please note that pre-absence forms must be submitted five days prior to the first date of the absence. This will allow your child's teacher adequate time to prepare assignments for the absence period. If this form is submitted less than five days from the absence, the student will receive the missing work upon return.

Upcoming Events

  • 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.

Last Week in Chapel

In our last Chapel, we completed the series, “The Forgotten”. Our students were encouraged that they are never too young to do big things for God. I challenged our students to never forget the lost and to pray, give, and then go make a difference in this world. 

Main Focus: You are NEVER too young to do BIG things for God.

Power Verse: “Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers...”  1 Timothy 4:12

What’s Up: “I May Be Young, But I Can Change The World!”

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

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.