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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 155

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

Published December 11, 2022

Volume 155

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 

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

As we approach the last week of the semester, we have many exciting things happening! Our students will be practicing for their programs, participating in fun Christmas activities, dressing up for our Christmas spirit days, and much more!

Our Christmas Extravaganza is this Thursday, December 15th from 6:00-9:00pm. This is a spectacular holiday event for our Lower School families. We will have grade level performances, our Christmas Tree Stroll, food trucks, photo opportunities, winter- themed inflatables, a Christmas train, and more! Please visit https://tcslions.org/christmas-extravaganza/ for more info! We are anticipating a large crowd at this event. Please carpool with family if at all possible.

Please join us in collecting items for Trinity Church’s food pantry. Items may be sent in with your child Monday-Thursday or brought to the Christmas Extravaganza. Thank you for supporting our community!

Bloom Our Youth Organization

A BIG shoutout to our preschool and kindergarten families for supporting the Bloom’s Angel Tree. Our parents provided 140 toys for over 80 foster children! Thank you or your generosity! This is an outstanding representation of our Trinity community.

Upcoming Dates

December

  • 12th-15th - Christmas Spirit Dress Up Days

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

  • 16th - Remote Learning Day

January

  • January 13 - Grandparents Day

Christmas Spirit Week 

If students do not participate in our dress down spirit days, they should wear their regular uniform.

  • Monday, December 12: Candy Cane Day (Red and White)

  • Tuesday, December 13: Christmas Sweater Day (regular or ugly) and Christmas Socks

  • Wednesday, December 14: Cozy Christmas Day (Pajamas)

  • Thursday, December 15: Holiday Cheer Day (Red and Green)

Go Church Dismissal Reminder for PickUp Patrol

Have you registered yet for PickUp Patrol? If not, please register this week. You may do so through the link sent to you on Monday, December 5.  

We will be using a system called PickUp Patrol  at our Go Church Campus ONLY to help us track dismissals. This system will be implemented on  Monday, January 3, 2023. It will help us ensure that our students are dismissed to their correct after-school destination. PLEASE NOTE:  Changes must be submitted by 1:00pm on the day of the change.  You will not be able to make changes after the 1:00pm deadline.

Through December 15, emails to Christian.Wade@tcslions.org will be accepted for changes, but starting January 3, all changes should be submitted through PickUp Patrol.

Remote Learning Day, December 16th

As we head into Christmas break and wrap up semester one, we have a remote learning day on Friday, December 16th. Your child’s teacher will send home an optional packet of Christmas activities for your child to complete. Since the holidays are a great opportunity to make family memories, we are sending home a Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt and a Family Bingo Card with fun Christmas activities to complete together throughout the break.

Last Week in Chapel

Last week in Chapel we finished our series called “Never Forget.” Over the last 7 weeks we have been learning about many important things that God wants us to remember. Pastor Kami taught that we must “Care for Others Like Jesus Would” and we memorized Psalm 145:9, which says, “The Lord is good to everyone. He shows compassion for all His creation.” 

We looked at Matthew 20 when Jesus made time to heal 2 blind beggars. Aren’t you so thankful that Jesus always has time for us and sets the example for us in how to love and care for others? We were challenged to look around and see those who are feeling lonely or left out and to go out of our way to show them God’s love.

House System Competition 

Check out who is leading the competition at www.tcshouses.weebly.com.

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!