School Holiday Approaching: TES will be closed on Monday, February 19, for Presidents’ Day.
Re-Enrollment Reminder: Priority enrollment for currently enrolled students will end February 22. Thank you to all the families who have re-enrolled. Families who have re-enrolled will receive a confirmation email in the coming days. If you have not yet re-enrolled, please do so soon. Note that your child’s contract cannot be processed and is not re-enrolled until this Extended Day Agreement is received. The form is available on the MyBackPack re-enrollment dashboard to the far right under “Additional Forms”. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. –Thomala Walker, Director of Admissions
Monday, February 12
- 100th Day of School PK2-1 will celebrate with classroom activities
Tuesday, February 13
- Chapel, 8:15 AM (Logo Uniform)
- Open registration
Wednesday, February 14 (Grandparents’ & Special Friends Day/Ash Wednesday)
- Happy Valentine’s Day
- The Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion Chapel, 8:15 AM (Dress Uniform)
- Grandparents’ & Special Friends Reception, 9:15 AM, MAC
- Classroom Visits, 10:15 AM
- Dismissal with guests begins at 11 AM from the classrooms
Thursday, February 15
- No Chapel, regular uniform
Friday, February 16
Important Tidbits
Isabella Wisner/5th placed 3rd in the Annual Galveston City-wide Spelling Bee sponsored by the Rotary Club of Galveston. Congratulations, Issy…we salute you!
Admissions Update: Our Open House events held over the past two weeks for prospective student were awesome! Last week’s Kindergarten Open House was well attended. We had the interest of several new families. Thank you to our “hosting committee” for being on-hand to greet, entertain, tour and inform our guests that evening: Mark Ravelli, Amy Gaido, Francie Buergler, Arden Cragar, Vashti Thompson, Rachel Brown, Patti Munoz, Catherine Garrison, Jocelyn Sullivan and her children (Ella/6th, Mallie Jaymes/3rd, and Delaney/2nd), TES Student Ambassadors (Jane Charpentier/8th, Maddie Pattillo/8th and Sara Gabriel/8th). Yesterday’s PK2-8 Grade Open House event yielded continuous traffic all day with lots of interest for multiple grade levels. Thank you to Amy Gaido and Chloe Knauer for assisting all day with tours and pre-event preparations; Donna Cucco for organizing student volunteers for both events; Randy Woods, Roland and Rosa Mora for helping with set-up for both events; and more TES Ambassadors who did another fabulous job representing our school as they provided campus tours; Megan Maxwell, Mac Livanec, Maggie Cragar, Ryan Dorado, Maddie Haver, Maggie Farmer, Abby Pruns and Bethany Janson. Again, it takes a team to successfully host these events and a wonderful team we have. Thank you all for giving up your evening/afternoon and adjusting schedules to help us grow our school. – Thomala Walker, Admissions Director
Open Registration: Our annual open registration kicks off on Tuesday, February 13. We are excited about the interest we have received this admissions season. Families who have visited us and/or inquired online will receive an email invitation to our 2018-2019 admissions application by Tuesday. Important dates and deadlines for this process are located on the Admissions tab under “How To Apply”. Campus tours are also available. –Thomala Walker, Director of Admissions
Go Texan Day at TES: In honor of Texas Independence Day, grades PK-8 will celebrate “Go Texan Day” on Friday, February 23 with a “western” themed dress day. Dress would include cowboy hats, western-themed shirts or plaid shirts, big belt buckles, jeans and/or boots. Western-themed skirts can also be worn for students in PK-5 only. No guns or spurs, please. Students who choose not participate should be in regular school uniform. –Amy Gaido, Asst. Head of School
Camp Invention: This fun science program is July 9-13 (9 AM-3:30 PM). The cost is $240. Before and after childcare is available. Camp Invention also offers an installment payment plan. Log on to www.campinvention.org for more details. Send questions to ahyatt@tesgalv.org. I look forward to having a great summer! –Anna Hyatt, Camp Director
Upcoming Events
February 13 Open Registration begins
February 14 Grandparents’ & Special Friends Day, Noon Dismissal
February 19 No School, observing Presidents’ Day
February 22 Re-Enrollment Contracts due
February 23 Kindergarten Circus, 2 PM Lunchroom / Go Texan Day
February 24 Campus Clean-up
March 2 Coffee & Chat, 7:45 AM, Leslie Otto Library
March 8 Report cards go home
March 12-16 Spring Break
March 22 Class/Group Pictures
March 30 No School – Good Friday
April 2 No School – Easter Monday
April 4-6 CogAt (Grades 1,3,5, and 7)
April 12-13 4th Grade Texas History Trip – San Antonio
April 16-20 IOWA Assessment (K-8)
April 20 Trinity Tribute, 7:00-10:00 PM, Ashton Villa