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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 166

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

Published March 12, 2023

Volume 166

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 

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

Our reading challenge was a huge success! Our students read a total of 68,805 minutes last week! That’s over 1,100 hours of reading! Thank you, Parents, for encouraging the love of reading in your children. I am so proud of our students! Here are the top classes per grade level:

  • PreK: Mrs. Calvert's class read a total 1,765 minutes!

  • K5: Mrs. Moore's class read a total of 1,630 minutes!

  • 1st: Ms. George's class read a total of 3,505 minutes!

  • 2nd: Mrs. Smeal's class read a toal of 4,580 minutes! 

  • 3rd: Mrs. Jaroszewski's class read a total of 7,800 minutes!

Last Week in Chapel

Last week in Chapel Pastor Kami taught the 3rd verse of Psalm 23 in “The Lord is My Shepherd” series. King David wrote, “He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name.” We learned that when we are weak, God is the one who makes us strong. We can go to Him when we are feeling tired, worn down by life, stressed out, and He will fill us up with His power and strength.

Upcoming Dates

March

  • 16th - St. Patrick’s Dress Down Day (students may wear green tops with jeans or uniform bottoms)

  • 17th - Remote Learning Day

Lunch Visitors: Updated Procedure

We are enjoying all of our visitors on campus for lunch! As a reminder, all lunch visitors must sign up in advance. The Spring 2023 Lunch Visitor Sign-up can be found on Blackbaud under Resources. *Going forward, anyone signed up will also need to be listed in Blackbaud as an Emergency Contact or under Relationships (this can be found by logging into Blackbaud, selecting the Contact Card tab, and scrolling to the bottom). If the lunch visitor is not listed in Blackbaud, an email will need to be sent by the parent to receptionist@tcslions.org (for 1st-8th) or marna.bowen@tcslions.org (for Prek-K) in advance.*

Save The Date

You won't want to miss our Lower School End of Year Celebrations and programs!

  • Preschool End of Year Programs and Awards will take place on Monday, May 22nd during the morning hours.. 

  • Kindergarten Graduation will be Monday, May 22nd at 6:45pm. 

  • 1st-3rd grade will have their End of Year Programs and Awards on the evening of Monday, May 15th.

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!