In the Loop

Remote Learning Day - March 8, 2024

Spring Break - March 25 - 29, 2024

Remote Learning Day - April 26, 2024

Meet Danny Moore, Music Teacher at Magnolia Elementary

College: Jacksonville State University and Colorado State University

Years of Service in Education: This is my 2nd full year of teaching

Hobbies/Interests: I like to hike, fish, camp, travel, barbecue, play music, and spend time with my wife, Shannon.

Family: My wife, Shannon, is originally from Fresno, California, and is a band director in Trussville. We met in grad school at Colorado State University. My mother, Barbi, and father, Chris, are both retired. I have a sister name Christa, a civil engineer who works in South Africa.

Fun Fact: Growing up, I got to hang our with lots of famous drummers from around the world. My father was in charge of the Alabama chapter of the Percussive Arts Society for many years. Some drummers include Steve Smith (Journey), Todd Sucherman (Styx), Greg Bissonette (Toto & Ringo Star's Allstar Band), Peter Erskine (Maynard Ferguson & Weather Report), Chris Fryar (Zac Brown Band), Tony Royster (Katy Perry & Jay Z), and Chester Thompson (Phil Collins & Genesis).

Favorite Thing About Magnolia: I love how friendly our teachers and staff are at Magnolia. Our school truly feels like a family, and we all work together to create a wonderful and positive environment for our Trussville students.

Our third graders have been hard at work researching famous African Americans and their positive impact to celebrate Black History Month.

Students collaboratively worked together by using multiple resources for research, then created a poster including many text features. Students included a timeline sequencing the important events in the person’s life, text boxes, photographs, and captions. Then students wrote an informational essay on the person they researched. Finally, students presented their work in front of their peers.

Congratulations to HTHS Sophomore Art Student Rylee Millard for winning a local Comic Contest hosted by Create Birmingham. She won in the 13-16 category for the Month of February. The month's theme was "A Story of Waiting". The contest is hosted each month and open to all Jefferson County students and even comes with a $50 cash prize. Great work, Rylee!

HTMS students had the opportunity to participate in this year's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" at the McWane Science Center. These 18 8th grade girls were invited to compete in design challenges, explore booths set up by sponsors, watch the Future City movie in the IMAX theater, eat lunch, win door prizes, and so much more!

During Black History month, students are invited to share an essay, report, poem or any original work about an African American. Students have worked very hard on their pieces and eagerly shared their knowledge with the rest of the school during morning announcements. Thank you students for helping us celebrate Black American achievements and contributions!

Trussville City Schools CNP staff immersed themselves in a dynamic weekend at the Alabama School Nutrition Conference. Exploring the latest innovations in kitchen equipment and savoring samples of upcoming food trends, they gained valuable insights to enhance our school nutrition program. This provided a platform for networking, learning and there was even a handbag raffle to support the ASNA scholarship fund. They had the opportunity to choose from over 20 continuing education classes at this Mardi Gras themed conference.

Read Across America Week at Paine Elementary

February 26 - March 1, 2024

Dress Up Days Schedule

Monday 2/26 - Wear fun designs and patterns.

Tuesday 2/27 - Dress like an explorer.

Wednesday 2/28 - Create a wacky outfit.

Thursday 2/29 - Make a book character costume to wear.

Friday 3/1 - Wear neon and sunglasses.

Congratulations to this year's Arbor Week Art Winners, Megan Beavers, Kenzie Johnson and Jacob Crowe! These HTMS Art students participated in the Trussville Tree Commission's Arbor Week Art Contest, and were recognized at their annual Tree Talk event this week at the Trussville Public Library.

Pictured with their artwork above: (from L to R) HTMS Art Teacher Ms. Kristin Meriam, Megan Beavers and Kenzie Johnson. Not pictured: Jacob Crowe

In recognition of Random Acts of Kindness Week, students in Mrs. Cindy Burns' first grade class made watercolor bookmarks to spread the gift of kindness to students visiting the library.

Thursday was a victory celebration at CES for Candice Tillman, one of our CNP workers. Her celebration marked her last radiation treatment and the end of a year-long fight against breast cancer! Through the diagnosis, surgeries, chemo treatments, and radiation, Candice credits the grace and goodness of God, and the love of family and friends with her healing. "The cards, meals, encouragement, and tremendous amount of love from my TCS family have meant the world to me. I am so blessed to be back in the kitchen at CES, and to celebrate with jokes and laughter with the huge group of loved ones in the dining room!"

Students in counseling class this week talked about our word of the month...Kindness! We started our day by reading a story entitled "The Juice Box Bully" by Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy. The story helps us understand that we don't always know everyone's story, and it helps to teach empathy. Students were also excited to watch a short video on how kindness can affect others.

After the story, we looked at different scenarios that we might encounter in our own lives, and we discussed the best way to respond with kindness, loyalty, understanding, and honesty. The students then played a game called "rolling with kindness". They rolled the dice and answered questions that corresponded with the number they rolled. Some examples of questions were, "How could you show kindness to someone you don't know?" and "How can you show kindness to someone today?"

Monthly Board Meeting

The Trussville City Board of Education will hold its March monthly meeting on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 5:00 pm. The livestream link to the meeting will be published on the TCS website (www.trussvillecityschools.com) at 4:45 pm March 18, 2024.

Trussville City Schools Foundation is excited to announce a record breaking amount raised at Casino Night 2024, $25,000.00!! Thank you to the sponsors, local businesses and individuals who donated door prizes and silent auction items, and to those that joined us Saturday, February 10th, 2024. This is a truly remarkable event because of the incredible contributions and generosity of Trussville citizens. This money will go directly back into our school system to fulfill teacher grants and to support the needs of our students! For more information on the Foundation, please visit www.tcsf.org or contact Leslie Armstrong at (205) 228-3050.

The Hewitt Trussville Mountain Bike Team kicks off the 2024 season this weekend at Munny Sokol in Tuscaloosa with a time trial. HTMS rides on Saturday and HTHS rides on Sunday.

Upcoming races include:

Spanish Fort - March 9 & 10

Anniston - March 23 & 24

Huntsville - April 6 & 7

Montevallo - April 20 & 21

McCalla - May 4 & 5

Taking time to build relationships among Magnolia family members matters to Dr. Phyllis Faust, principal. At a recent faculty meeting, Magnolia family members participated in an ice cream social hosted by the first-grade team as well as an enjoyable art activity led by Mrs. Jessica McClurg, art teacher. Dr. Faust asked all Magnolia family members to think of a word that they would like to focus on this year. Then, everyone created abstract art pieces that reflected their unique words. These visuals will be placed in the hallway for our students to see and learn about throughout the year.

DATE:

Monday, March 18, 2024

* 5:00 pm Board Meeting

Monday, April 15, 2024

* 5:00 pm Board Meeting

Monday, May 20, 2024

* 5:00 pm Board Meeting

Monday, June 10, 2024

* 5:00 pm Board Meeting

All Meetings will be held in the Boardroom of Central Office.

The Board Meeting livestream link will be posted on the TCS Website (www.trussvillecityschools.com) 15 minutes before the meeting start time

on the day of the meeting.

Let's Take It to the Mat

Ironclad Wrestling Club is proud to partner with Hewitt Trussville Wrestling for the 2023/2024 Season! This program is designed for kids ages 5-13. The core skills and techniques are appropriate for all skill levels.

Program Cost: $325

When: March 5 - May 30 (Tuesdays and Thursdays - 6:00-7:30PM)

Where: HTHS Wrestling Room

Contact: Jake Elkins (205-793-6089) or Matt Harbison (205-229-3369)

Trussville Parks and Recreation

Lacrosse Mini Stix Clinic

$40 per person

Youth Age K-6th Grade

Sundays March - April

Whether you are new to the sport or already familiar with the "fastest game on two feet," Trussville Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with Trussville Lacrosse, are excited to offer Mini Stix Lacrosse; a multi-lesson physical literacy-based lacrosse curriculum developed by USA Lacrosse. All equipment is provided, all we need is you (and a water bottle).

Middle School Turf Field - 5275 Trussville Clay Road

March 3, 10, 17, and 31/April 7, 14, 21, and 28

2:00 - 4:00PM

T-shirt Included in Cost

Contact: Fredrick Wagner, 205-508-0347, fwagner@trussville.org

The Rec Runner program introduces track and field to athletes at an early age. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn several events and participate in track meets throughout the season.

Participants: open to 5 - 15 years of age (age control date: 8/10/24)

Registration: January 1 - March 9, 2024

Parent Interest Meeting will be on February 12, 2024 at 6:00pm (Trussville Civic Center)

Practice Begins - February 26, 2024 (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 -7:00pm)

For more information: contact Kela Leatherwood (659-444-3928) or by emailing kela.leatherwood@trussville.org

Boys and Girls Spring Flag Football

Youth Ages 6 - 12

$75 per person

Season begins April 6th and concludes on May 30th

Registration closes on March 1st

Games will be in the evening during the week and on Saturday mornings

6U and 12U evaluations - March 11th

8U and 10U evaluations - March 12th

For more information: contact Abbie Vingers (205-508-0354) or email her at abbie.vingers@trussville.org

Spring Archery Instruction

Starting March 2, 2024

Ages 10 and up

Cost: $75

We will be using the original Genesis Compound Bow. We are very excited to have as our instructor, Kristy Montgomery. She is a certified NASP, USA, 4H Archery Instructor and S3DA.

For more information: contact Frederick Wagner (205-508-0347) or email him at fwagner@trussville.org

Shortcuts to important resources listed on the TCS District website:

• TCS Bullying Reporting Form
• Special Education - Parent Rights (Section 504)
• BE READY, BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE EVERYDAY!