Tiger Times

Some thoughts for the starting school year

Tiger Times is a monthly newsletter from the administration of Table Rock Elementary to families of TRE to keep them updated on the monthly learning and events at school.

From Principal Hamilton and Assistant Principal Donsarski

Dear Parents, Families, and Guardians,

We hope that you have had a great start to the school year! We cannot believe how quickly September has come and gone, but we are grateful every day to have the pleasure to work with you and our students!

September was filled with excited smiles for our first day, starting Music, Library, PE, and Art the second week of school, Constitution Day, Coffee on the Corner at lower, and a great Back to School Night! We have a lot more of the school year to go, and in partnership with you, we can make it the best yet!

Our goals for this year are to:

Provide a safe place for students to feel welcomed and that they have a sense of belonging
Provide a high quality education for all students
Maximize student achievement
Ensure students behave responsibly and respectfully

We are committed to ensuring that all students are safe, are learning, and are valued.

Thank you for all you do!

Ms. Hamilton and Mrs. Donarski

Calendar of Events for October

Oct 4 - TRE assembly

Oct 7 - World Famous/Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Kick Off

Oct 8 - PTO Meeting, 3-4pm

Oct 14 - Picture Day for students

Mid October - Mileage Club starts

Oct 17 - Vision Screening for students in grades K, 1, 3, 5

Oct 18 - No School for students (PD day for staff)

Oct 18 - Home Football Game EPHS vs. Springfield, 7pm

Oct 25 - Bugs R Us Presentation - 2nd Grade

Oct 31 - Halloween

Nov 1 - EPHS Homecoming Parade and Football Game

Nov 4 - No school for students (work day for teachers for grading: Nov 1 end of first quarter)

Every Friday is TRE Tiger Spirit Day! Wear purple or TRE shirts. (TRE shirts are for sale in the front office)

Character Trait of the Month: Respect

Our school, and district, follows the guidance and systems from PBIS - positive behavior interventions and supports. Teachers work with students to set up expectations for and support behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health (PBIS Lessons). When implemented with fidelity, PBIS improves social emotional competence, academic success, and school climate. It also improves teacher health and wellbeing. It is a way to create positive, predictable, equitable and safe learning environments where everyone thrives. Please see www.pbis.org for more information.

Our Character Trait for the month of October is: Respect. Check out this link for more information on Purposefull People's Respect overview. At home, you could discuss what respect looks like at home (ie- speaking politely) and what it looks like at school (ie- knowing how to disagree respectfully).

We use Purposefull People's Character Strong Traits to assist our students in learning social skills and interacting with others. Here are our topics for the year:

Be kind: respect, empathy, cooperation
Be Strong: responsibility, perseverance, courage
Be well: gratitude, honesty, creativity

Picture Day is here!

EPSD9 Parent Connections

Please read HERE for the September edition of EPSD9 Parent Connections newsletter

Breakfast/Lunch

Eagle Point School District is proud to announce that we have been approved for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) by the USDA and Oregon Department of Education. This provision allows eligible schools to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of income. CEP has been shown to increase participation in school and supports a whole-child approach to learning.

EPSD9 will again provide a complete school meal to all enrolled students at no cost to the family. Please note that second servings and à la carte servings are not included with the free Community Eligibility Program and will be charged to the students’ mealtime account.

Upper Table Rock meals (3rd-5th)

Lower Table Rock meals (K-2)

Sodexo Meal Services webpage for EPDSD9

PTO = Parent Teacher Organization

We are looking for some awesome (you!) families to join PTO. PTO helps to organize events at school, support and honor staff (teacher appreciation week), and sponsor fundraisers for the school such as Boo-grams, Valen-grams and other such events.

If you are interested in joining this fantastic group and helping out students and staff, please email Brandi at tablerockpto@gmail.com

PTO Fundraiser

Be on the lookout for information coming home soon for our annual one-time fundraiser. This year, we will be selling chocolate bars!

For information, please reach out to tablerockpto@gmail.com

iPad Protection Plan

EPSD9 offers an optional iPad Protection Plan to students and families. This annual Protection Plan is effective from the first day school starts to the day before school starts the following academic year. The cost for the Protection Plan is $25.00. The Protection Plan will provide coverage for repair or replacement on and off school grounds for incidents described below. Without the Protection Plan, parents will be responsible for all repair or replacements costs. You can pay in the front office.

If your student did not have the Protection Plan during the prior school year, their school will need to verify the condition of the iPad prior to accepting the Protection Plan fee payment. Before the iPad is covered under the Protection Plan, the device must be inspected to ensure it's:

Operational: Demonstrate that the device powers on
Free of cracks on the screen: best to see this with the screen illuminated by an external light source with the screen powered off
The case is in fair condition without writing or pen marks and can protect the device (flap/keyboard attached during inspection)

For more information, visit the iPad Protection Plan Information page on our website.

EPSD9 Technology Handbook

EPSD9 Technology Handbook - Spanish

Share your story of your student achievements!

Are you interested in after school care? Please reach out to the YMCA!

Items worth Repeating

PTO Fundraiser

Please see the following for a year long fundraiser for TRE:

Hello Parents, Be on the lookout for a colorful Parent Information Envelope coming on September 16! You will find important information about a safe and easy way your family can help our school get the essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed. It will also let you know how your child can win fun prizes just for helping! For more information about this fundraiser you can check out the link below.

Thanks, Table Rock Elementary PTO

https://www.schoolstore.com/info/

Hola padres, ¡esté atento a un colorido sobre de información para padres que llegará el 16 de septiembre! Encontrará información importante sobre una forma fácil y segura de que su familia pueda ayudar a nuestra escuela a obtener las herramientas esenciales que nuestros estudiantes y maestros necesitan para tener éxito. ¡También le permitirá saber cómo su hijo puede ganar premios divertidos solo por ayudar! Para obtener más información sobre esta recaudación de fondos, puede consultar el siguiente enlace
Gracias, PTO de la Primaria Table Rock

https://www.schoolstore.com/info/