Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the Lower School
Published September 26, 2021
Volume 99
Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal
Fall Pictures are Coming Soon!
Thursday, October 14th and Friday, October 15th
Students should wear uniforms (except for Pre-K). This picture will be in the yearbook! Here is the schedule:
Thursday, October 14 ~
5 day PreK3 class
5 day PreK4 classes
Kindergarten
2nd grade
Friday, October 15~
3 Day PreK3 class
3 Day PreK4 class
1st and 3rd grades
Preschool Thanksgiving Programs
We are approaching a special time of year, when our sweet preschool students are learning all about a spirit of thankfulness, God’s goodness, and the beautiful Fall season. We invite you to join us for our Thanksgiving Preschool Programs! Our programs will be in the evening and each program will be followed by a Thanksgiving celebration. More details soon! Please note that these will be evening programs.
K3 Students - Tuesday, November 18th
K4 Students - Tuesday, November 18th
This week In Chapel
Pastor Kami taught about Goodness and how when we are close to God we will be more like Him. Because He is good, we can be good as we grow closer to Him. We learned about God’s goodness through the Bible story from John 5:1-15 when Jesus healed a lame man. Two exciting guests helped lead our students in a worship song - our beloved friends Kevin & Riley.
Main Focus: Goodness means I am more like God.
Power Verse: “Imitate God, therefore; in everything you do, because you are His dear children.” Ephesians 5:1
Whatchagaddaknow: "If I want to be Good, I gotta be like God!”
House System for 1st-3rd Grades
In the elementary and middle school at Trinity, we have implemented a House System to build opportunities for unity, leadership, and peer relationships. This House System connects different grade levels from 1st-8th grade by building positive character traits through fun, friendly activities and competitions throughout the year.
First Grade - Robinson House (blue)
Second Grade - Elliot House (green)
Third Grade - Lewis House (red)
Monday, September 27th - All first-third grade students are encouraged to wear their House color with uniform shorts/pants or jeans.
Remote Learning Days, October 7th and 8th
October 7th and 8th will be remote learning days for our students. A hardcopy packet will be sent home with your child on Wednesday, October 6th. This work will need to be completed upon our return on October 13th. Please note that there will not be any virtual classes to attend.
Elementary Clubs
Our students love participating in after school clubs! We will be adding an elementary dance club. Please see the Performing Arts section for more details about this exciting opportunity. If you have any questions, please email Lisa Railey (lisa.railey@tcslions.org) who oversees all of our elementary clubs.
Mondays
Drama Club - 1st - 3rd grades
Wednesdays
Drama Club - 4th-5th grades
Running Club - 1st-3rd grades
Thursdays
Chess Club 1st-5th
Running Club - 4th-5th grades
Blackbaud: Classroom Updates & Information
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 will replace the hardcopy newsletter sent home in the past. I encourage you to login each week. We are excited for this new format! 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.