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

Published May 1, 2022

Volume 127

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

We are looking forward to our first ever Lower School Spiritual Emphasis Week happening this coming week! We will be studying a series called, Teach Us To Pray”. We will be learning “The Lord’s Prayer” piece by piece and focusing on the lessons that Jesus teaches us about prayer. I am looking forward to spending this time with our students each day!

IOWA Dress Code

Students may wear spirit wear (TCS t-shirts, polos, outerwear, etc.) with approved dress code pants/shorts or jeans throughout this week. 

Field Day, May 6th

Lower School students will participate in Field Day on Friday, May 6th. Students may wear appropriate athletic shorts and spirit wear shirts on this day. The Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy, compromised of Trinity high school students, graciously offered to plan and facilitate this day! 

IOWA Assessment Reminders

Testing dates are as follows:

• May 2nd and 3rd: 1st - 3rd Grade Students

• May 4th and 5th: K5 Students

Here are some helpful tips to ensure students perform at their very best:

1. Minimize stress - Encourage students to try their very best, but not to feel anxious about the test. This assessment is simply an opportunity for students to demonstrate what they have learned throughout the year! 

2. Attendance - It is important for students to be present and arrive at school on time for these testing dates. Students in 1st - 3rd grade will begin testing promptly at 8:15. Kindergarten students will begin testing promptly at 8:30. Students who arrive late will wait at the front office until a testing break to minimize classroom interruptions once the testing has begun.

3. Rest and Routine - Please be sure students receive plenty of rest each night and eat a healthy breakfast each morning. 

A mandatory makeup test session will be assigned for students who are absent the days of testing.

Last Week in Chapel

We had a great time in Chapel last week, although we missed our 1st grade friends who were on a field trip to the Atlanta zoo. Pastor Kami taught about the story of Nebuchadnezzar and his prideful downfall that led to 7 years of living like a wild animal. We had some special guests join us in chapel - Kevin & Riley helped lead us in worship and Chuck Foo taught us our Bible verse.

Our key point: “I will choose to stay humble and say NO to pride!”

Bible verse: “Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18

Classroom Highlight - A Peek Into Our Classroom Fun

Returning Soon

Important Upcoming DateS

*Please note that the 3rd grade field trip has been added to the list of dates in May.*

May

• 2nd & 3rd: IOWA Testing (1st-3rd grades)

• 4th & 5th: IOWA Testing (kindergarten)

• 6th: Field Day

• 10th: 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Biblical History Center

• 12th: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Junction Lanes

• 20th: End of Year Evening Program for Preschool & 1st-3rd Grades

• 23rd: Kindergarten Graduation at 7:00pm in the Stadium

• 23rd-26th: Half Days/ End of Year Celebrations

• 26th: Class Parties/Last School Day

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. 

• Art Club - Erica Hackworth ~ erica.hackworth@tcslions.org

• Chess Club - Coach Rodney Lewis of Championship Chess ~ rodneylewis33@gmail.com, r_lewis29@yahoo.com

• Drama Club - Emily Litton ~ emily.litton@tcslions.org

• Running Club - Coach Cassie Freeman ~ running.club@tcslions.org

Tuesdays: Art Club - 1st -5th grades

Wednesdays: Drama Club - 3rd-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.