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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 151

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

Published November 13, 2022

Volume 151

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 

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

Thanksgiving Celebrations

We are excited to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with our students on Friday, November 18th. Each grade level celebrates in a variety of different ways. See below for a general description of what your child’s class has planned. Please view your child’s Blackbaud class page for more specific details.

Preschool: It’s one of our favorite times of the year! Our littlest Trinity Lions will be blessing us with a special Thanksgiving themed performance. We ask that your child wear Fall attire. After performing, our preschool students will have a class party in the cafeteria. All events take place at our Go Church campus.

Preschool Performance Times:

  • 9:00am (Mrs. Farr, Mrs. Hickman, Mrs. Calvert)

  • 10:00am (Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Zarlenga)

  • 11:00am (Mrs. Byrom, Mrs. Judy, Mrs. Spurgeon)

Kindergarten: Our kindergarten students will celebrate Thanksgiving with a classroom party. Parents are invited to join us. Our precious kindergarteners have prepared a few fun surprises for their parents.  All activities will take place in your child’s classroom. 

1st-3rd Grades: We are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving in our elementary classrooms. Each grade will have fun activities centered around Thanksgiving. Students will also enjoy a Thanksgiving party in their classrooms. These parties will take place throughout the day and will be for the students only.

Upcoming Dates

November

  • 16th - House Color Day for 1st-3rd

  • 18th - Thanksgiving Celebration

  • 21st-25th - THANKSGIVING BREAK

December

  • 15th - Christmas Extravaganza: A Lower School Family Holiday Experience

  • 16th - Remote Learning Day

Operation Christmas Child

Information related to this year’s boxes went home this week with all shoeboxes being turned in at chapel on Wednesday, November 16.

Last Week In Chapel

Last week in chapel we learned that God is with us in the storms of life. Pastor Kami taught the Bible story of Jesus calming the storm from Mark 4:35-41. In this passage Jesus directed the disciples to get in the boat with Him to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus quickly fell asleep after a long day of teaching, and the disciples became overwhelmed with fear as a huge storm arose all around them. They woke Jesus saying, “Don’t you care that we are going to drown?!” Jesus rebuked and calmed both the storm and His disciples. From this Gospel account we can learn that storms come - even when we’re following Jesus. Storms don’t scare Jesus. And when storms come, we need to remember that Jesus is in the boat with us.

Our Bible verse was John 14:17b - “...And the peace I give is a gift that the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid."

Uniform Reminders

Please take note of the following dress code requirements:

  • Plain style shorts or long pants, black, khaki, or gray 

  • No cargo style pants/shorts, no denim, jeggings or leggings

  • To see the Elementary Uniform Policy, please click here updated uniform policies

As the weather turns cooler, please keep in mind the following information regarding our uniform policy for K-5th grades:

  • Long sleeve shirt (solid black, white, gray) can be worn under a uniform shirt for warmth.

  • Solid white or black tights are also permitted.

  • Solid black leggings are permitted but only if worn under skirts or dresses. 

  • Cardigan sweater, button down, black, gray, or white

  • Trinity branded spirit wear outerwear (jacket, sweatshirt, etc.) may be worn over a uniform shirt.

NOTE: Only approved TCS uniform jackets, sweatshirts or sweaters may be worn in the classroom. No outside jackets, coats, or other outerwear may be worn except when going outside.

Christmas Extravaganza Event

Save The Date! Our Lower School Christmas Extravaganza event will be Thursday, December 15th from 6:00-9:00pm. This is a highlight of the year that includes musical programs and Christmas themed family festivities. More details to come as the event draws near!

Trinity @ Go Church Bus Transportation

If your preschool or kindergarten student rides the bus to main campus in the afternoons, please be sure to inform us of any changes to your daily plan by 1:00pm each day. Please email Christian Wade (christian.wade@tcslions.org) and your classroom teacher for all changes regarding your child’s dismissal schedule. 

Elementary Clubs

Our students love to participate in our elementary clubs. These clubs are designed for 1st-5th grade students and meet after school dismisses.

Staying Informed and Up-to-date with Classroom Happenings

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 replaces hardcopy newsletters. I encourage you to login each week. 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.

Administrative Contacts

Please take note of the following administrative contacts. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are happy to help!