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The
Wave
September 6, 2019
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VISION STATEMENT
Academic excellence and leadership experiences will empower us all to change the world.
MISSION STATEMENT
Build a community with the belief that by becoming creative, compassionate, accountable learners, we will positively change all of society.
CORE VALUES
Innovative Education, Respect, Passion for Excellence, Integrity, Enthusiastic Learning, Supportive Community, Honor Individual, Unique & Diverse Contributions
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What's Happening at TRCS
A MESSAGE FROM NIC CHAPIN
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Happy Friday to everyone! It was a great second week at TRCS. I would like to thank everybody who came to the parent gathering and new parent Q & A. We had a wonderful turnout and we had a great time meeting with all of the families! We ended the week with our final day of our baseball unit. It was so great to watch all the students support each other. The staff had a blast forming a team and playing against the students! We wrapped up the baseball unit with rocket popsicles and stickers from the Portland Diamond Project. A special thank you to the awesome staff at the Diamond Project for our MLB to PDX swag!
I want to remind parents that new student conferences are Friday, September 20th.
Sign ups are available now. Our teachers are looking forward to meeting with parents of new students at these conferences and sharing the assessments we have been working on over the past couple of weeks. We hope to see students at these conferences as well! Conferences for returning students will be in October, with sign ups coming soon.
Please remember to stagger arrivals for dismissal pick up. We try very hard to avoid a back up on Ek Road, so please consider coming at 3:20-3:25 for pick up. It is our goal to get all students safely in their cars at the end of the day and we appreciate your cooperation in making the end of the day smooth for everyone!
Compassion thought of the week: One of the world’s greatest thinkers had this to say about compassion: “Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” -Albert Einstein
I hope the entire TRCS community has a great weekend! See you Monday!
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All TRCS families are invited to our first ever outdoor family
movie night
! We are putting up our giant blow up screen and playing Sandlot in honor of our baseball PE unit! Please view the details on the movie at
Commonsense Media
. We will be offering pizza for sale from Bellagio's for $3 a slice. Free beverages will be served. Feel free to bring your whole family, dinner (or purchase pizza!), and a blanket or low backed chairs -it will be so much fun!
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Please mark your calendars for Thursday, September 19th for our Back to School Night for the 19-20 school year! We have been working on the agenda, which will include information on curriculum, strategic plan, events, and fundraising for the year ahead. We hope that each family can send at least one parent to represent your family to be informed on the very latest happenings at TRCS! Don't miss it! Please note, this is a parent only event - no students please!
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Local photographer Nancy Steele will be here on Wednesday morning, September 11th, for group, class, and individual pictures. There are no advance orders, but please we watching for the announcement for the window of dates that pictures will be available to order. Nancy will announce a window that pictures will be available for purchase. Don't miss that deadline! We have had Nancy taking our school photos for many years and we love collaborating with local businesses like
Nancy Steele Portraiture
!
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We have two opportunities for conferences this fall:
NEW STUDENTS
On September 20th, we invite parents of students new to TRCS for 19-20 to attend a conference with a teacher.
Sign up
now for your time slot. Contact
the office
if you need assistance.
RETURNING STUDENTS
On October 17th and 18th, we invite parents of all returning students to conference with a teacher. Sign ups will be coming soon via Sangha, so be watching the Wave for announcements!
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As the new school year starts, the Oregon Immunization Program would like to announce that there is a new version of the Vaccine Education Module for parents/guardians wanting to claim a nonmedical exemption to school immunization requirements.
Major changes include:
- The certificate looks different.
- The content has been refreshed, based on feedback received in the voluntary survey at the end of the module.
- The module may now be viewed on mobile devices, including phones and tablets using iOS or Android.
- The certificate is now downloaded as a PDF that may be saved or printed. FAQs about downloading the certificate are available.
What has stayed the same:
- There are no saved copies of the certificate for people who lose it or cannot find it.
- The module will not save the user’s place if they close out of the browser.
- The format is the same, and users need to watch the section about each vaccine they are exempting their child from.
Parents need to submit two pieces of documentation to their school or child care to claim a nonmedical exemption: 1. Vaccine Education Certificate (printed from the online module or completed by a health care practitioner), and 2. Certificate of Immunization Status with the nonmedical exemption section completed and signed.
If you have questions or comments about the new online module, please share these with the Oregon Immunization Program at
oregon.imm@state.or.us
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Our
after school care program
has begun! In 2019-20, we will offer after school supervision for students on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 5:00 pm if school is in session. Teachers are
not
available during this time for tutoring. It is a quiet work time for students to catch up on homework or read a book. Please contact
the office
for more information on this program, especially if you are planning on your student staying after school!
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Every year the Oregon Department of Education requires us to send out income surveys. The Household Income Survey can be found
here
. This allows the state to collect information to determine economically disadvantaged students for accountability reporting (see guidelines
here
). This information is kept confidential and anonymous. The data is essential for our school in calculating comparison schools on the school report card and may have future funding implications around students experiencing poverty and grant opportunities. Please complete and return to the office by September 20th. This form is general and does not require you to put down specific numbers in regards to family income. While the survey is optional, it will help us gather accurate information for the state. Thank you. If you already filled one out, we really appreciate it!
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We strive to keep the dismissal line of cars moving smoothly and efficiently, with safety always at the forefront of our minds. We appreciate the patience of all drivers as we establish the routine of daily student pick ups. Here are some tips to help keep things moving quickly:
- Stagger your arrival! To avoid back up onto Ek, we need drivers to NOT come early! While we begin to put students in cars promptly at 3:15 pm, we are outside until 3:30. Consider arriving at 3:20-3:25 to miss the early rush!
- Picking up three or more students? Please park down in the gravel. A teacher will dismiss carpool groups to your car and you can use the outside lane to exit the driveway.
- Picking up one or two students? Please use the inside lane and pull as far forward as you can when you get to the door area where students are waiting.
- At the driveway entrance if you are picking up at the front door stick to the inside lane just to the parking lot. This will keep the outside lane open for carpool drivers to make it to the gravel lot and help prevent a back up on Ek Road.
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"THE DISTRICT DANCERS": The Middle School Dance Team will be starting very soon, and the information and registration form are available on our
Facebook page
or just type in District Dancers of West Linn.
District Community Web Dance Team
is open to all interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in West Linn from Athey Creek, Rosemont Ridge, 3 Rivers Charter School, and home schoolers. Practices will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6:30pm, mainly at Athey Creek MS but periodically at West Linn HS too. There are no auditions and everyone is welcome! We will hold some Saturday practices too. Practice starts Monday, September 16 and will run until the end of February/Beginning of April for Jr. Championships. The first week is open enrollment so you can come and check it out. Fee is $400.00 and includes instruction, costume, competition fees, sweatshirt and t-shirt, and competition dance paws/shoes. After February Competitions are over, those that want to participate at the Jr. Championships in April there will be a $150.00 cost to cover the rest of the expenses. Any questions please email
Christy Bray
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PARENT/DANCER MEETING - WELCOME AND REGISTRATION WEDNESDAY Monday, September 23th at the Athey Library 6:00-7:00PM. Come and meet the coaches, ask questions, sign up and fill out forms, make payments, and find out what it's all about.
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Your Life Is What You Make It!
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Three Rivers Charter School
2565 SW Ek Road, West Linn, OR 97068
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