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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 156

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

Published January 1, 2023

Volume 156

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope your family has enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break. We are excited to begin our second semester of the school year. Report cards for Quarter 2 grades will be viewable Monday, January 9th at 4:00pm on Blackbaud.

Christmas Tree Stroll:

Winning Class Tree AnnouncEment

I hope your family enjoyed this year’s Christmas Extravaganza! It truly was a special night! I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to our families for participating in decorating your class trees for the annual Christmas Tree Stroll event! We had nearly 30 trees that were each decorated so beautifully. We could not do this event without your help! We received almost 3,000 votes for our class Christmas trees!!

It is now time to announce our winning class!  Mrs. Hickman’s K4 class with “THE GRINCH: A Change of Heart Christmas” is our Christmas Tree Stroll Champion bringing in over 41% of the votes. Congratulations! Mrs. Hickman’s class will celebrate with a class donut party the week we return from break. I will be stopping by to present the class with the Christmas Tree Stroll CHAMPION TROPHY to display in their classroom for the remainder of the school year!!

Shout out to our 2nd and 3rd place Christmas trees with Mrs. Burnett’s “A Bright Christmas” taking second place and Mrs. Lackey’s “A Lackey Wacky Christmas!” taking third place! 

Thank you, Everyone, for making this event a success!

Upcoming Dates

January

  • 9th - Report Cards Viewable at 4:00pm

  • 13th - Grandparents & Special Friends Day

  • 16th - MLK Holiday (No School)

PickUp Patrol Begins This Week at Our

Go Church Campus

Have you registered yet for PickUp Patrol? If not, please register now. 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 startingJanuary 3, all changes should be submitted through PickUp Patrol.

Last Week in Chapel

Returning next week

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!