Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the Lower School
Published February 2, 2025
Volume 251
Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal
The Principal’s Piece: A Note From Mrs. Randolph
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Christmas Tree Stroll from the Christmas Extravaganza! Though there was a slight delay in sharing the news, we recently celebrated the winners with our students during Chapel.
With 29 beautifully decorated trees, every entry was truly special, making this a tough competition! A huge thank you to all the parents for your support and contributions—this event is so meaningful because of you.!
A special congratulations to our winners, chosen by the people!
🥇 1st Place: Mrs. Rock’s 1st Grade Class – A Very Vintage Christmas
🥈 2nd Place: Mrs. Moore’s 1st Grade Class – A Christmas Promise
🥉 3rd Place: Mrs. Russell’s 2nd Grade Class – A Winter Wonka-Land
Thank you again for making this event so special! We are grateful for our wonderful Trinity families! Mrs. Rock’s class will celebrate with a donut party on Monday morning!
UPCOMING DATES
Feb 7 - Super Bowl Celebration Day (wear your favorite team jersey)
Feb 10 - House Color Day (1st-3rd)
Feb 14 - Valentine's Day dress down (wear pink or red with uniform bottoms)
Feb 17-21 - Winter Break
Feb 25 - First Grade In House Field Trip
Lower School Valentine's Sweet Cart
The Lower School Sweet Cart is back for Valentine's Day! Students will have the option of purchasing a Valentine's Day treat for $2 from February 3 - February 12 (while supplies last). These will be available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If you would like to participate, please send in $2 cash with your child. We look forward to celebrating Valentine's Day together!
SAGE Dining Update for 1st-3rd Grades
We are excited to share that soup is returning to our SAGE Dining options! Recently, soup was temporarily removed as we explored the safest way to serve it. To enhance convenience and safety, SAGE has now introduced individual soup cups with lids, allowing students to carry their soup to their table with ease. As part of this update, there will be one soup option available for 1st–3rd grade students. This week’s selection will be chicken noodle soup, a favorite among our students. The updated menu reflecting this change will be available soon. Students are thrilled to have soup back, and we appreciate your support as we continue to improve our dining experience.
Prayer Requests
Our Lower School administration team meets every Friday morning to pray over our students and families. If you have a prayer request, we would love to pray for you specifically. We believe in the power of prayer and are committed to supporting our families through this dedicated time of intercession.
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up." I Thessalonians 5:11
How to Submit a Prayer Request:
Fill Out the Form: Provide details about your request in the form below by clicking on the link. You can share as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.
Submit Confidentially: All submissions are kept confidential and are only shared with our Lower School administration team who will lift your request in prayer.
Last Week in Chapel
We had a great time in Chapel this week as Mrs. Moore taught our last lesson in our series titled, Stewardship. In last week’s lesson, we studied the story of Elijah and the widow found in 1 Kings 17:7-16. From this story, we learned about the importance of sacrifice, putting others' needs above our own, that we need to trust God to provide for us, and that He will bless those that sacrifice for the needs of others. We also discussed how Jesus demonstrated the ultimate example of sacrifice by giving His life to save us from our sins.
Main Focus: “We must be willing to give our all to God!”
Power Verse: “You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” Philippians 2:5
LOWER SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
This is a fun way to share in our Lower School family pride and show your TCS spirit! We have four fun designs specifically created for Lower School students and families to choose from!
Remember, all TCS spirit wear is an approved uniform option! Please click the link below to place your order.
See design styles below:
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. Check out the main page of Inside the Pride for more information.
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
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.
Lower School Principal - Sherry Randolph (sherry.randolph@tcslions.org)
LS Academic Dean - Leslie Cook (leslie.cook@tcslions.org)
Mrs. Cook can assist you with any academic-related needs for PreK-.3rd grade
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 Director of LEO Program - Jennifer Duncan (jennifer.duncan@tcslions.org)
Mrs. Duncan oversees our Learning Enrichment Opportunity Program
(pictured l to r) Lisa Railey, Jenn Duncan, Sherry Randolph, Leslie Cook, and Ashley Moore