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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 159

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

Published January 22, 2023

Volume 159

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 

Go Church Campus

To allow personnel to focus on dismissal procedures, we will now be closing the doors to the reception office from 1:50-2:30pm each day at our Go Church campus. We will not be opening doors or receiving guests during this timeframe as our main focus will be on dismissing our students safely to their dismissal locations. If your student has an appointment, please plan to pick your child up prior to 1:50 or after 2:30pm. Thank you for understanding!

Upcoming Dates

February

  • 10th - Superbowl Dress Down Day (students may wear football attire with jeans or uniform bottoms)

  • 23rd - Elementary Talent Show

  • February 27-March 3 - Read Across America Week (see dress up days below)

March

  • 16th - St. Patrick’s Day Dress Up (students may wear green with jeans or uniform bottoms) - Please change to be consistent with the format of the page...St. Patrick's Day Dress Down

  • 17th - Remote Learning Day

Last Week in Chapel

We continued our series on the Family Farm. In this lesson we learned that we need to plant the seeds of time, affirmation, and prayer within our families. We discussed the following points:

  • Spending TIME with my family helps me know them better.

  • I AFFIRM my family with my words and actions.

  • A family that PRAYS together, stays together.

I challenged our students to seek ways to plant the seed of time, affirmation, and prayer in their families." It should say "seeds".

Power Verse: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11

Whatchagaddaknow: Gotta Spend Time And Affirm One Another; Gotta Pray For Your Father And Mother.

Black History Month

We are excited to celebrate diversity with an emphasis on black history during the month of  February. While focusing on the words foundation, innovation, and transformation, each grade level will learn about various leaders and their contributions and influence on our society. Check your child's Blackbaud class page for further details.

Sight Word CHALLENGE!

From now until Spring break we are challenging every Lower School student to enrich their reading fluency by dedicating the weeks ahead to improving sight word skills! Students will receive fun incentives and weekly shout outs! Our challenge began on Tuesday, January 17th! Be on the lookout for more information from your child's teacher, including fun ways to practice at home!

Read Across America Week

We are excited to celebrate Read Across America the week of February 27-March 3. This will be a fun filled week in which we will celebrate reading while highlighting some of our favorite authors like Dr Seuss. We are looking forward to this fun week together! 

Monday: Crazy Hat Day (Wear your favorite/crazy hat along with a regular uniform).

Tuesday: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Wear red and blue). If your child participates, they do not need to wear a regular uniform.

Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday (Wear mismatched/backwards clothes). If your child participates, they do not need to wear a regular uniform.

Thursday: Thing 1 and Thing 2 Day (Dress like Thing 1 and Thing 2 OR dress identical to a friend). If your child participates, they do not need to wear a regular uniform.

Friday:  Crazy Sock Day (Wear your craziest socks along with a TCS spirit wear shirt and uniform bottoms or jeans).

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!