Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the Lower School
Published March 9, 2025
Volume 256
Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal
The Principal’s Piece: A Note From Mrs. Randolph
What a fantastic week we had celebrating Read Across America Week! It has been a joy to see our students immersed in the fun of reading, with special guest readers visiting classrooms and sharing their love of books.
We were also excited to kick off our Book Vending Machine last week! Throughout the week, we held special drawings, giving students the opportunity to win tokens to use at the book vending machine and select a book of their choice. Congratulations to our winning classes:
Third Grade: Ms. George’s class
Second Grade: Mrs. Rollins’ class
First Grade: Mrs. Rock’s class
To wrap up the week, Friday featured a special drawing where individual students won a chance to receive a token and pick a book from the vending machine. We hope all of our winners enjoyed their book selections!
Thank you to everyone who participated in making this week such a success. We look forward to more reading adventures ahead!
Save The Date
Here are some exciting events coming up that you won’t want to miss:
Apr 2 - K3 Pastries With Parents: Our K3 parents are invited to join their child for a Pastries With Parents event. This event takes place during the school day.
Apr 2 – ‘Rockin’ Into Kindergarten: 50s Style: Preschool K4 parents are invited to share a joyful celebration with their child, creating special memories together! We encourage ‘50s-style attire (poodle skirts, rolled-up jeans, leather jackets, saddle shoes). This event will take place during the school day and will celebrate 50 days ‘till kindergarten. Come have a blast with us!
Apr 17 - Early Learning Easter Celebrations: Our Early Learning students will celebrate Easter with classroom parties and egg hunts. Parents are invited to attend this school day event.
May 12 – Preschool End-of-Year Performance: A special evening performance celebrating our preschoolers.
May 12 – 1st-3rd Grades End-of-Year Performances & Awards Night: An exciting evening of performances and recognition for our 1st-3rd graders.
May 14 – Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Kindergarten Graduation Celebration: This event includes awards and a celebration of all our kindergarten accomplishments. This event will take place during the school day.
May 19 – Kindergarten Graduation: An special evening celebration for our graduating kindergartners.
May 21 – Preschool End-of-Year Class Party & Awards: A fun celebration and awards ceremony to wrap up the preschool year. This event will take place during the school day.
We look forward to celebrating these milestones with you and your child. Additional details will be provided soon. Please mark your calendars and get ready for some memorable moments!
Mar 10 - Spring Pictures (wear spring attire)
Mar 13 - House Color Day
Mar 14 - End of 3rd Quarter
March 27 - 28 - Standardized Testing for Third Grade
Apr 2 - Rockin’ Into Kindergarten: 50s Style (a student and parent event)
Third Grade Standardized Testing
Third Grade Parents, mark your calendars now for our upcoming Stanford 10 standardized testing on March 27-28. Students will take this norm-referenced test to show growth and mastery of skills and content in comparison to a national standard. There will not be any makeup testing so please plan to have your third grader present on these days.
Spring Picture Day
Dear Trinity Families,
In preparation for Spring Picture Day on Monday, March 10th, here are answers to some commonly asked questions to help you and your students prepare.
What to wear?
Attire Guidelines
Spring attire within dress code guidelines may be worn or uniforms/spiritwear
Skirts and dresses must be dress code length
No crop tops, no spaghetti straps
Tops must have at least a 3-finger width size strap.
The following should NOT be worn: flip flops, tank tops, strapless or low cut tops.
No leggings
Jeans are fine, no rips, holes, or tears
Lower Elementary School Attire
Only Dress code pants, skirts or shorts are approved
Shirts - must be free from large graphics that would be considered as inappropriate
Will there be make-up pictures?
No. There will not be make-up pictures for Spring pictures.
Will there be class pictures taken?
No. Class pictures are taken in the Fall only.
How do we order Spring photos?
Ordering instructions:
A Lifetouch picture order form was sent home with your student. Parents do not have to pre-order pictures. If you place an order before picture day, use the following code, which can also be found on the form: EVT8TV9NV. Shipping is free for orders placed prior to picture day.
Last Week in Chapel
Last Week in Chapel
We had a great time in Chapel this week as we learned that we can turn to God when we go through tough times. When we face hard times, God can help turn our sadness into joy! We studied the story of The Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:11-32. This story is a great reminder that hard times won't last forever and God can turn our sadness into joy!
Main Focus: God can turn our sadness into joy!
Power Verse: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Psalm 34:18
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.
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