Especially now that we have snow on the ground, please refrain from parking or idling anywhere on Como Ave between Van Slyke and Lexington Ave. The combination of narrower streets due to plowed snow and parked or stopped cars create a serious traffic flow issue: 2-way traffic becomes a 1-way lane and the busses have difficulty navigating the narrow space. Como Ave is also an important crosswalk area, and the congestion makes this more dangerous for students and families. We ask families to please park/stop on side streets only and students can walk down the sidewalk to the crossing guard, or use the Van Slyke Ave car line, for drop-off and pick-up. Vielen Dank!

We are noticing that the tradition of Hausschuhe or houseshoes is trailing off in the upper grades at the Middle School. Please discuss with your older student why it is important to wear different shoes outside than inside. Our beautiful new Gym floor needs to be protected and slippery floors are dangerous. Students should bring another pair of shoes to change in to when they arrive to school. If your student is resistant to boots, bringing an extra pair of tennis shoes to school works, too! Thanks for helping us keep all of our facilities looking brand new and all of our students safe.

TCGIS will be closed for Winter Break from Saturday, December 18 - Sunday, January 2. Teachers and staff will have their vacation responders on and will not be checking email. We hope your family also has a chance to unplug and relax at the close of quite a year! We wish your family a wonderful winter break!

More students are forgetting their water bottles at home and needing to get paper cups from the office. We want our students to stay hydrated throughout the day to maximize their learning and to stay healthy. We are not yet using the drinking fountain and would like to keep unnecessary waste out of the landfills. Please check in with your child and make sure they are bringing their Wasserflasche, labeled with their name and class section!

Are you a quilter or sewer and have any spare pieces of fabric laying around that you can donate? Frau Henry is looking for any fabric you might have for future Middle School art projects!

Due to changes in FCC guidelines, we cannot send you texts without your permission. You can opt-in by going to your Infinite Campus account and changing your communication preferences. (Select 'Settings' from the user profile menu, then select 'Contact Preferences' and scroll down to check the boxes for phone, email.) We rarely send texts, but they are very useful with the snowy season upon us!