REMINDER: Wednesday, September 25th is an early release day. Please pick up your students at 12:00 noon!
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The
Wave
September 20, 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! It was great to see all of you at Back to School Night. We had a wonderful time seeing all those who were able to make it. We had another great week at TRCS. We loved connecting with our new families at conferences. Our staff truly enjoyed having the opportunity to meet with new students and their family members to celebrate successes and explore areas for growth. It is days like this that I realize how special the TRCS community is!
As the end of summer is turning into fall, please make sure that your student brings a jacket or stores one in their locker. We try and get outside as much as possible throughout the year, even in light drizzle!
In the coming weeks, we will have a spot in the Wave for “Friday Happenings.” This will be a place to highlight opportunities in our community that are available. It will also be a place for people to share what they are doing on Fridays in the community.
Compassion thought of the week: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. This week let us continue to focus on being kind and when the scenarios call for it, to be kinder than necessary.
Have a great weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!
Nic Chapin
-Team TRCS
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Back to School Night Info - In case you didn't join us last night, below is a brief summary of what you missed in each session. Packets of information were given out that we will send home with your student next week.
Finance and Fundraising:
We have some exciting events planned this year to meet our fundraising goals! The first is the
Fun Run
, scheduled for October 25th! We are looking for parent volunteers and have a goal of $100 per student. Our big event will be
the auction
, scheduled for April 17th - mark your calendars now! The kick-off planning meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th at 3:30 at TRCS! Contact us at TRCSFundraisingCommittee@gmail.com.
Curriculum:
Thank you for coming to back to school night! We loved hearing about your student's successes in the first weeks of school. For those who couldn't make it, take a
brief look
at our 2019-2020 curriculum. We heard more in-depth explanations from from our staff and answered questions from the audience.
Don't forget about our
Bottle Drop Give
campaign! Have your students get bags from Ms. Elston, fill them up with your aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles, and then either take them to your nearest Bottle Drop location, or drop them by school and watch our balance increase! We have a goal of $3,000!
Parent Engagement and Events:
Thanks to everyone who came to Back-to-School Night and signed up to help make this an exciting year at TRCS! Everyone that has a student at TRCS is a part of the TRCS parent group! The parent group will work with teachers and staff throughout the year to put on several community building events, fundraising events, and appreciation events. Many hands make light work and we would love your participation! Wondering how you can get involved, meet other parents, and have some fun along the way? Please look at the
calendar of events
and contact
KarenGaultLAC@gmail.com
if you would like participate in the planning of any of these events. We are still looking for a couple of co-chairs for Friendsgiving in November and the Grandparent's Day Pancake Breakfast in February. We are also looking for the DJ for the Fun Run in October. We discussed having class representatives for each grade level to help with coordinating communications and possibly arranging some grade level socials. Please keep a watch out for upcoming event planning meetings!
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ORDER PICTURES- LAST CHANCE!!!
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Nancy Steele has extended the deadline to this Sunday for picture ordering!
Photos are now available to order
. Use your email address and code TRCS19 to access the photos to order. The gallery will close and pictures will not be available past Sunday, September 22nd.
Please make sure you place your order this weekend through Nancy Steele Portraiture .
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TRCS is participating in the BPA Regional Science Bowl for students in grade 6-8. Students compete in all aspects of science. It is a fast paced academic bowl with buzzer rounds. Teams will consist of 4 to 5 students led by volunteer coaches. We are looking for volunteer coaches. The team meeting venue and time will be decided by the individual coaches and the team. The Regional Science Bowl is going to be held on Feb 8, 2020. Please let us know if your child is interested by Thursday, September 26th. Please visit
the BPA Regional Science Bowl website
for more information.
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Sign-ups are now available for fall conferences for our returning students on
Thursday, October 17th
and
Friday on October 18th
! This is for returning students only, as new student conferences have been completed. As a reminder, parents will sign up for a time slot, and teachers will be assigned as appropriate for your child's schedule. If you need assistance signing up for a slot, please contact the office and we can assist you!
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It is time to start getting ready for our annual
Fun Run
! This year our theme is "Laps for Lit" because all proceeds will go towards new updated literature books and a classroom set of e-readers, so we can offer some digital options for reading!
Pledge sheets
went out in the Back to School Night packets. All pledge sheets and money collected are due to the school by October 25th. Please help us make our goal of $100 per student!
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Each fall we update immunization records to stay in accordance with Clackamas County regulations. If your child has received booster shots or immunizations over the summer please let
the office
know. Additionally, if you decide to
opt out of immunizations
you must
watch the Vaccine Education Module for children in childcare, preschool, or K-12 and print out the Vaccine Education Certificate at the end of the module. Then submit the certificate of completion to the school office. If you opt-out of immunizations, a new certificate of completion for the online module must be submitted each year.
All students need to have all
required shots or a medical or non-medical exemption to stay enrolled
before February 2020, prior to the state exclusion day.
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We sure are excited for another year of Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB). If your student is
interested in participating
, encourage them to ask some classmates to form a team! If they need assistance, have them stop by the office. We hope we get a lot of teams to battle this year in both divisions 4/5 and 6/7/8 - it's great fun!
Learn more
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Run to Mtulu
- Join us for the 5th annual "Run to Mtulu" youth fun run, sponsored by Kenya Keys. All ages welcome, 5k and 1 mile distances available. Youth registration includes a free t-shirt (if registered by Sept. 20). Adults can run for free!
Date: Sat. Oct. 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Location: Mary S. Young (19900 Willamette Dr. West Linn)
This event is a great way to turn awareness into action. Participants not only enjoy a healthy event for the whole family, but also learn about what school and life are like in rural Kenya. Come for the run, then stay after to see items from our Kenyan village, and enjoy a bake sale and raffle. 100% of the proceeds go to one of our schools in Kenya.
Register here
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Questions?Contact
missy@kenyakey.org.
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