Week At A Glance 2/8/19

WEEK AT A GLANCE

100th DAY OF SCHOOL CELEBRATION

Pictured above: Beginning School Students

A fun day was had by all!

GRANDPARENTS’ & SPECIAL FRIENDS’ INFO FORM

We need your help as we prepare to send out invitations to this wonderful event. If you have not already done so, please click the link below to provide us with mailing addresses and details TODAY by clicking here: https://form.jotform.com/TrinityEpiscopalSchool/2019-grandparents-day-info

STATE OF THE SCHOOL – February 12th from 6:00-7:00 pm

Please plan to join us for the State of the School address in upstairs Eaton Hall on Tuesday, February 12th from 6:00-7:00 pm. Wine and cheese will be served.

RE-ENROLLMENT IS OPEN!

Re-enrollment for 2019-2020 ends on February 22nd. Because it is critical for us to determine the openings available for siblings and new families, contracts for returning students submitted after February 22 will incur the $75.00 new student fee. Note that Priority Enrollment for siblings of current students opens on February 19th. – Chloe Knauer

2019 SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!

Mark your calendar! 2019 Summer Camp registration will be available online on February 15th! Open to students who completed PK2 through rising 2nd graders.

Summer Session I: June 5th-28th

Summer Session II: July 1st-26th (Closed July 4th & 5th, Noon Dismissal on July 26th)

Drop-In Care options will be available, too!

STUDENT/PARENT DIRECTORY

Access to our School Directory is available online through My Backpack. Please follow the directions below:

After you log in to My Backpack:

1. Select Student/Parent Directory
2. To print your child’s class, do not change any of the fields except “Homeroom Teacher” – select your child’s teacher and click SEARCH. 
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the first page and click on the link that says PRINTABLE VERSION. This will build a pdf that you can print.

SUPPORT TES STUDENT COUNCIL

Order springtime spirit gear from Spirit & Pride and support TES Student Council! These shirts ARE approved for wear on TES Spirit Days. Order online at https://www.spiritandpride.com/ using our school code #122688. Last day to order is today, February 8th.

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Confirmation & Baptism

We welcome Bishop Phillip Duncan to Trinity Church on March 24th at the 10:30 am service for Confirmation & Baptism. Please see attached flyer for details.

SPRING CASUAL EVENT – April 12th at Tin Cups

Save the Date! We are excited to announce this year’s Spring Casual Event, which will be held on April 12th at Tin Cups. Sponsorship Opportunities will be available soon!

ANNUAL FUND

Click HERE to donate to the Annual Fund through Paypal. 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST RECENTLY UPDATED MASTER CALENDAR

MONDAY the 11th
Return Friday Folders

3:00-4:00 S.P.A.R.Q. Training in the M.A.C.

TUESDAY the 12th

Chapel Dress – Green Shirt

TaeKwonDo @ 3-4:00 pm Pick up in the M.A.C.

State of the School @ 6:00 pm in Upstairs Eaton Hall

WEDNESDAY the 13th

LOVE YOUR TEACHER LUNCH DAY

Choir Practice 3:00-4:15

THURSDAY the 14th

K-5th – Valentine’s Dress Day 

Bring your Valentines to School

FRIDAY the 15th

Progress Reports Go Home

WEEKEND:

Remember NO SCHOOL on Monday, Feb 18th in observance of President’s Day

FEBRUARY HOLIDAYS 

February 18th – No School – President’s Day

We will attend the Magic School Bus showing at The Grand Opera House on Thursday, February 14th. Please have your child wear a Trinity t-shirt of Trinity colors. We will leave our school around 9:40 am and return before noon.

Mark your calendars, our annual Mardi Gras Parade will be Friday, March 1^st starting at 11:30.  To make this parade successful we need your beads.  Please group the beads by 10 and wrap a strip of paper around them to make it easy for the children to pass out. 

LOWER SCHOOL
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Valentine’s Day Special Dress: K-5 students may wear valentines themed attire. This attire is limited to: khaki bottoms, blue jeans, Valentines shirts (colored or designed), and Valentines (colored or designed)  dresses. Dresses must be appropriate length (same length as uniform skirts). Thursday dress uniform is also appropriate for this day. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL
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LOVE YOUR TEACHER LUNCH SIGN UP 

Please volunteer for Middle School Lunch coverage. Only four dates left this year. We need volunteers for Middle School lunch. Click HERE to sign up! 

KINDNESS WEEK: February 11th-15th

Monday – students will receive kindness counts checklists in their classrooms and be asked to complete kindness tasks each day!

Tuesday – students will have the opportunity to write kind messages with sidewalk chalk around campus and help spread kindness for the week!

Wednesday – mix it up lunch! Students will be asked to sit in different spots with different people at lunchtime

Thursday – Valentine’s day! Valentine’s day dress, per campus specific guidelines – share the love today!

Friday – peace, love, and kindness! Students are invited to dress up like “hippies” to celebrate our kindness week! Students must have school appropriate shirts (no tank tops, no inappropriate t-shirts), pants or long skirts only, and closed toed shoes only. Please use your best judgement. Students not participating in hippie dress should be in regular school uniform. Students will be asked to turn in their completed checklists so we can recognize our kind campus! 

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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CHESS SCHOLARS

First Class will be Thursday, Feb 21st from 3:00-4:00 pm in the cafeteria. There will be 6 classes with the final class on April 4th. $60 total: includes all 6 classes. Contact JJohnson@tesgalv.org with questions. CLICK HERE: http://bit.ly/TESactivitiesForm to sign-up

ATHLETICS
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TAE KWON DO

Returns February 12th, There will be 6 classes with the final class on March 2nd. $60 total: includes all 6 classes. Contact JJohnson@tesgalv.org with questions. CLICK HERE: http://bit.ly/TESactivitiesForm to sign-up 

S.P.A.R.Q. TRAINING

Coach Johnson will be hosting a SPARQ Camp for students interested in working with Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, and Quickness. Grades K-8 are welcome.

Sessions will be 3-4 pm on MONDAYS. All participating students will join the Extended Day group at 3:00 pm dismissal and will go with Coach Johnson from there.  Pick up your student at 4:00 pm in the MAC with Extended Day.

It will be a FUN experience regardless of age with a variety of drills!

Session Dates: 2/11, 2/25, 3/4, 3/18

COST: $35 for all 4 sessions or $10 per session. Please make payment to TES and reference SPARQ Training.

Contact Coach Johnson with questions: jjohnson@tesgalv.org

CLICK HERE: http://bit.ly/TESactivitiesForm to sign-up

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS 

2nd – Florence Noyes, K-8th Art Teacher

5th – Debbie Rushing, 3rd Grade Teacher

8th – Jeremy Johnson, Physical Education

14th – Kelly Shaffner, 5th Grade Teacher

14th – Angela Bickham, Beginning School

TRINITY TRIVIA

When and where is our 2019 Spring Casual Event?

LAST WEEK: The four events highlighted on the Trinity School Website under Special Events are: Trinity School Sunday, Grandparents & Special Friend Day, Trinity Tribute Spring Fundraiser, and May Fête.

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“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13