Weekly Update | October 3, 2025

October is Learning Differences Awareness Month

Every October, we celebrate our differences at Trident Academy. As you know from our mission statement, we serve students with language-based learning differences, which include dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. But what do these terms mean, and how do we, at Trident Academy, work toward remediating them?

According to LDonline.org: “Language-based learning disabilities (LBLD) encompass a spectrum of cognitive and behavioral differences in processing, comprehending, and using language. Students with LBLD commonly experience difficulties with listening, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, math, organization, attention, memory, social skills, perseverance, and self-regulation. However, a teaching style that is specialized and structured enables students with LBLD to succeed.”

At Trident Academy, we create a structured, distraction-free learning environment and use a multi-sensory approach to teaching all subject matter. From ELA and OG to math, science, and social studies, it is common for our students to be moving around the room, creating projects and reports, showing what they know, and having fun while actively engaged in their learning.

Over the next four weeks, we will explore the four Trident Academy pillars, which are integral to our school ethos and fundamental to our students’ success.

~Individual Needs~Academic Growth~Encouragement & Support~Foundation for Life~

Enjoy this beautiful fall weekend!

Blessings,

Betsy

Each week during Dyslexia Awareness Month, we will highlight a noteworthy person who has persevered in the face of learning challenges.

This week, we celebrate Princess Beatrice, who has transformed her experience with dyslexia into a powerful mission for advocacy and support. Diagnosed at age seven, she now uses her royal platform to share her personal journey and champion the view that dyslexic thinking is an asset and a "gift." She urges students to understand that "Dyslexia is not a pigeonhole... It is an opportunity and a possibility to learn differently." As an ambassador for the charity Made By Dyslexia, she emphasizes that her unique mindset actually pushes her further to solve challenges.

Despite initially struggling with reading and spelling, her relationship with books was transformed by the Harry Potter series, which showed her the power of reading subjects that held her interest—a turning point that helped her earn a dual college degree. Princess Beatrice is now committed to systemic change, working with organizations to achieve the goal of training every teacher and workplace to spot, support, and empower every dyslexic mind by 2030. Her powerful message is clear: "You have magical brains, they just process differently."

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 2-9: Scholastic Book Fair

October 7: Family Day at the Book Fair
October 8: Beautification Volunteer Day

October 10-13: Fall Break (no school)
October 15: 2nd and 3rd Grade Field Trip to Legare Farms
October 17: Parents Day! RSVP here

Our tentative calendar for 2025-26

See all events on our school website calendar

SEAHAWK SCOOP:

Parents Day

Join us for Parents Day on Friday, October 17th, at 8:00 a.m. to walk in your child’s shoes and witness our multi-sensory learning approach firsthand. You'll observe classes and see student projects, and enjoy a BBQ lunch with the entire Trident Academy community! Learn more about the day's schedule and RSVP >> Parents Day RSVP

Scholastic Book Fair
We're getting excited for our Scholastic Book Fair, which will run through October 9! Get your child prepared by visiting our Scholastic Page, where you can create a Book Fair eWallet.


We need parent volunteers to assist with various tasks, including managing the checkout, organizing books, and helping students find books. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up for a time slot here >> Volunteer Sign Up

Upcoming Parent Education Events

As a founding member of the Association of LD Schools, Trident Academy is proud to offer our parents access to parent education events presented by other ALDS schools.


Tuesday, October 7: from 12:30-1:30 PM EDT, Groves Academy in Minnesota will offer It’s ADHD… Now What? Finding Clarity After the Diagnosis. This webinar will cover the range of treatment options, from medications to non-medical therapies; the risks and benefits of different approaches; and how lifestyle changes and executive functioning coaching can support long-term success. More information can be found here (please note that Groves Academy is on Central Time).

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS:

After listening to Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken, students demonstrated their understanding by illustrating the key events of every chapter. It's reading comprehension, visualized!

In PE our students played a game that moved from cooperative to competitive, focusing on throwing and striking to sharpen their hand-eye coordination.

Our 4th graders spent time this week with Ms. Norton focusing on essential team-building skills. Their challenge? Building a tower of cups without touching them!

Our lower school students had a fantastic field trip to the Fire Museum this week. They learned crucial lessons about fire safety while having a blast exploring fire trucks and even getting to slide down a fire pole!

Our art classes are blooming with creativity! This week, students learned to build 3D flowers using wire and papier-mâché. We love seeing all the fantastic new projects coming out of the art room this year!

~Individual Needs~Academic Growth~Encouragement & Support~Foundation for Life~