Tri County Elementary

We are pleased to introduce Mr. Larry Watters as our interim principal, who will be leading our elementary school for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year.

With 36 years of experience in education, 18 years in elementary school leadership, Mr. Watters brings a wealth of knowledge and a strong commitment to student success. Most recently, he served as principal at Parkside Elementary in Rockford, where he led the school through a successful accreditation process and worked to enhance student achievement through data-driven decisions and technology integration.

Mr. Watters is dedicated to creating a positive and inclusive school culture, and he looks forward to building strong relationships with our staff, students, and families

• If you have reached out to your students teacher to volunteer in the classroom, participate in field trips, or events, a Volunteer Consent Form must be filled out. A new form and background check must be completed each school year. This can be obtained from the office. A copy of your state-issued driver's license is required to process all volunteer applications. Print the volunteer form here: Volunteer Form

• If your student is absent, please call the office attendance line, (231) 937-4380, press 1. Absences must be reported to the office within 24 hours for it to be excused. A reason for the students absence must be stated or it will be considered unexcused. If you know ahead of time that your student will be absent, a planned absence form can be filled out and submitted to the office. Print a TCE planned absence form here: TCE Planned Absence Form

• View our Attendance Policy/Process: Attendance Matters

Any changes to how your student is going home for the day needs to be received by the office no later than 2:45pm. After this time, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to get end-of-the-day notifications to your student. As you can imagine, the end of the school day can be very busy in the office. For this reason, we discourage early pickups after 3:00pm. In the case of an emergency, please call the office to prearrange a pickup time- 231-937-4830

TCAS Employment Opportunities

Substitute Teaching Positions Available- Edustaff

See what's happening in Art, Music, STEM and PE class in the month of November.

Did You Know?

If your child forgets to return a library book on their scheduled classroom visit, they can return the book anytime during the week. Our library also has open times each day for student visits and allows additional time for returns and new check outs!

Students with overdue books still fully participate in library activities, but will not be able to check out a new book until the overdue book is returned. Overdue notices with the title of the book, author, and replacement cost are sent using our district email. Have questions? Please contact me at mgould@tricountyschools.com

Thanks for supporting our incredible library space and reminding your child to return library books in a timely manner. This helps keep our library well-stocked with great books for everyone!

Below the Rim Basketball School is hosting their third session of holiday hoops for boys and girls grades kindergarten through 4th grade. The event will take place at Newaygo High School December 21, 23, and 28.

Register Here

The Tri County Website has a wealth of information useful to parents including school information, calendars, nurse information, and printable documents. Tri County Area Schools- TCE Elementary

We LOVE to celebrate birthdays! If your child would like to bring in a birthday treat, please be sure it is store-bought (no homemade treats). Contact your child’s teacher to make arrangements.

If your student has any medical concerns or conditions please make sure you are

connecting with the District Nurses, we are here to help and to ensure your students needs are being met. We want to provide the safest and most successful school year for your students and help keep each student as healthy as possible.

Some examples of health care needs are: Asthma, allergic reactions, diabetes, seizures,

medications, illnesses, food allergies, head lice, toileting concerns, etc.

Also please make sure your student has all of their school immunizations up to date. If

you are choosing to not have your child receive these immunizations, please make an

appointment asap with the local health department to receive a waiver. If your student is not up to date or you are unsure please contact your family doctor to schedule an appointment to

obtain these.

Kim RN 616-302-1187

Jamie RN 616-893-2925

nurse@tricountyschools.com

We HIGHLY recommend that all students have an extra set of clothing in their backpack for bathroom accidents, spills or mishaps at recess. If you have clothing that your child has outgrown, we gladly take gently used donations.

TC Childcare provides before and after school childcare services for Tri County students at an affordable rate located at TC Elementary and TC Middle School. Morning TC Childcare services are available from 6:00 AM until the first bell. In the afternoon, TC Childcare services are available from dismissal until 6:00 PM. For more information please refer to the 2024-25 Childcare Handbook below.

• Monday, November 25- Vision/Hearing Screening
• Wed-Friday, November 27-29- No School- Thanksgiving Break
• Tuesday, December 3- School Bank
• Mon-Fri, December 9-13- Santa Shop
• Tuesday, December 17- School Bank, 4th Grade Field Trip
• Wed-Friday, December 18-20- Early Release Days: TCE dismisses at 12:15
• December 23- January 3- No School: Christmas Break
• Wednesday, Jan 6- School Resumes

Breakfast & Lunch: FREE to all students.

View our school menus:

https://www.tricountyschools.com/ourdistrict/foodservice/

School Times: 8:35 am - 3:35 pm (school doors open at 8:30 am)

TCE Early Dismissal Times: 8:35 am - 12:15 pm

Tri County Elementary

21502 Kendaville Rd

Pierson, MI 49339

Phone: 231-937-4380

Fax: 231-648-6675

Office Hours: 8am-4pm