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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 181

Oscar Camejo

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

Published August 6, 2023

Volume 181

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

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

It is time for the school year to begin and we are READY!!! We are so excited to see our students and families at the Welcome to the Roar Event and Meet My Teacher Day! It is going to be an AMAZING school year! I am praying for your child as they begin a new school year at Trinity! May your child grow by leaps and bounds this year! We treasure your child and are honored to partner with you in their journey as a Trinity Lion!

Important Dismissal Information For PreK4 and Kindergarten Parents/Students Only

Have you registered for PickUp Patrol? Have you confirmed your child’s default dismissal plan?

Getting started:

REGISTER: You will receive a registration email with a link to set up your account. The web app is free to parents and you can use it from your smartphone or computer. 

For easy access, follow the instructions in your registration email for how to add it to your phone’s home screen (PUP is not accessed through the app stores).

If you are already registered (had a student here last year), you can log in to PUP and set your child's default plan.

ENTER DEFAULT PLANS: Once you register, log into your PickUp Patrol account by Monday, August 7 to confirm your child’s default dismissal plan. It’s important that you complete this step so that we can accurately dismiss your children. 

How it works:

Your child's regular dismissal plan is entered into the system. This is called their Default Plan. Then whenever you have a change to the Default Plan, you’ll submit it through the PUP app. When the change is submitted, the school will be notified.

PLEASE NOTE:  Changes must be submitted by 12:00pm on the day of the change.  You will not be able to make changes after the 12:00pm deadline.

Important Dismissal Information for Main Campus Students (1st-3rd)

Parents, We have partnered with the company safeDISMISSAL.COM to facilitate our dismissal process for our Early Learning campus (PreK-3 through Kinder) and our Main Campus (1st - 8th grades). One of the many wonderful features of this dismissal process is that your children will remain comfortably and safely in their classroom until the moment they meet you in the "car loading zone". 

Here are a few tips to follow during our dismissal process: 

  • Please make sure to have your ‘pick-up’ card displayed in your front window when entering the dismissal line. Please keep your card displayed until your child has been loaded into your car. 

  • Please stay in-line (no passing) during dismissal as the children will be instructed to walk to specific spots for loading. 

  • To reduce your wait time, please keep up with the car in front of you.  Stay attentive and focused on the car line.

  • If your student does not arrive at the loading spot before you do, you may be instructed to move to a "waiting" area where your child will be notified again. We ask you to move to this area so that we do not hold up the remaining dismissal line.  

  • Please note:  Your child is assigned to be picked up at a particular spot according to the order of cars in line each day.  Please follow the car in front of you until the line stops, regardless of where you might or might not see your child.  Stopping before the line has filled will cause the sequence to be thrown off and delay the line.  We will get your child to the proper spot should they have gone to the wrong place.

Finally, we ask for your patience the first couple of weeks of school as everyone gets accustomed to the process.  It will get faster/better each day!

The administrators and teachers are committed to making this process beneficial to all parties. Please visit www.safeDISMISSAL.com for more information.  Below are a couple of helpful resources to further explain the process.

SafeDismissal Parent INTRO Video

SafeDismissal Parents Info Sheet

Class Placement

You can access your child’s class placement by clicking on your child’s name. To view the class roster, please follow these steps: 1) click on the homeroom class 2) click on the roster tab.

Meet Our New Staff

McKenzie Ellis

McKenzie Ellis is a Fayette County native. She graduated from Whitewater High School then continued her education at Mercer University. At Mercer she played D1 college softball and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education/ Special Education General Curriculum. Mrs.Ellis is joining the Second Grade TCS Family from Fayette County Public Schools where she has been teaching for the last 9 years. She and her husband AJ currently live in Newnan with their 3 children- Remi, who is 2 years old, and identical twin boys they welcomed into the world February, Tré and Ty. Outside of the classroom you can find Mrs.Ellis and her 3 children supporting her husband as his role of football and basketball coach at East Coweta High School. The Ellis Family is so blessed to be joining the TCS Family! Go Lions!

Kristie Ross

Kristie Ross will be teaching kindergarten at Trinity. She graduated from Point University in May 2012 with a Bachelor's Degree in Child and Youth Development. Her husband's name is Matthew, and they have a five year old son, Brayden. Kristie and her family live in Moreland, with their two goldendoodles. They attend Crossroads Church, and I serve in the Kids Grow Program. Mrs. Roos is very excited to join the Trinity family. She is looking forward to meeting her students and teaching them throughout the school year.

Janicia Gomez

Janicia Gomez is from San Diego, California. She has completed her Bachelor's of Arts in Child Development at Point Loma Nazarene University and is currently working on her LCS Educator Certification. Janicia has taught Pre-K for over 5 years and is very excited to be teaching First grade this year. Working with children has always been her passion. She believes God places a special calling in our hearts and her calling is to teach children, change lives and brighten their future. In her free time, she loves to explore new cities, be outdoors and gardening.

Leah Rock

Leah Rock is a Newnan native who has been married to her high school sweetheart Alex for 8 years. They have 2 girls Logan Grace (1st grade) and Avery (3 years). Leah has her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Troy University. She received her Elementary Education teaching certification for the state of Georgia and is working towards a Masters of Teaching in Elementary Education which will be completed May of 2024. Leah was previously a substitute teacher for Coweta County Schools, a 3-year-old teacher at Palmetto Baptist Preschool and recently completed her student teaching in Kindergarten at Northside Elementary. Leah is so excited for what the future holds for her at Trinity and is praising God for His protection and guidance in the coming school year in 1st grade!

Upcoming Events

  • Monday, August 7th Meet My Teacher Day: This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your child’s teachers and visit the classroom. Kindergarten through third grade students may wear any variation of our school uniform on this day. We will have a staggered visiting schedule by last name. If you have a student at both our Go Church campus and our main campus, please just choose to begin at whichever campus is most convenient for you. 

    • Here is our visiting schedule:

    • 9:30-11:30am - A-L

    • 1:30-3:30 - M-Z

  • Tuesday, August 8th: This is the first full day of school.

More information about these exciting Back to School events can be found by clicking on the link below:

https://tcslions.org/back-to-school-events

Student Supply List for 2023/24

Each grade level has prepared a student supply list. Please bring these items to school on Meet My Teacher Day, August 7th. Student Supply Lists are available on Blackbaud but may also be accessed through the link below.

New Uniform Options for 2023-2024

While our uniform requirements are not changing, we are providing additional flexibility for our students this year. Students will now be permitted to wear approved TCS spirit wear, including TCS t-shirts, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays! Jeans may also be worn on each of those days if worn with a purple, black, white or gray polo or with a spirit wear t-shirt. Note: Wednesday Chapel Day uniforms remain purple polos and black bottoms. Check out all of the uniform guidelines in the updated student handbook.

ADMINISTRATIVE Contacts

If you have any questions throughout the summer, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are happy to help! Please see the guide below to reach the most appropriate personnel.

  • LS Director of Student Life - Ashley Moore (ashley.moore@tcslions.org)

    • Mrs. Moore can assist you with general questions regarding the school calendar, uniforms, supply lists, etc.

  • LS Academic Dean - Leslie Cook (leslie.cook@tcslions.org)

    • Mrs. Cook can assist you with any academic-related needs for PreK-.3rd grade