Dear Timberwolves Families & Friends,
Tonight is the night! The Color Clash Family Spring Dance will commence in a few minutes! Tickets are available at the door. We hope your family can attend for an evening of community fun!
5:30 - 6:45 Toddler through Lower Elementary Families
7:00 - 8:30 Upper Elementary and AC Families
An adult must accompany all students.
$5/student for entry (includes 1 snack item/activity ticket)
Extra food/activity tickets will be available at the door for $1/ticket.
Pizza, Great Lakes Potato Chips, GogoSqueeze, popcorn, snow cones, face painting (LE), henna tattoos (UE/AC), glow bracelets, pool noodle rocket-making, and more will be available for purchase to help support the UE Pinewood camp fundraiser.
Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead this Sunday at 12:01 am. It’s time to Spring Forward, Timberwolves!
Let’s Dance,
Tracy
- Parent-teacher conferences are in full swing. If you have not signed up yet, please contact your child’s Guide. This is our last opportunity for a conference this school year. Thank you to the families who have already attended.
- We have a few positions open at our school. We continue to look for a crossing guard at dismissal time. The time for this position is from 3:00 to 3:30. If you are interested in applying, please visit the TCAPS employment page.
- AC Fundraiser Panera Night #2 - Join your friends during Parent/Teacher Conference Night on March 13 at Panera. 20% of proceeds will come back to our school for our AC Chicago trip.
- Please join Northwest Ed Services in offering “Help Me Grow” parent Education series on March 12. This flyer has all the information including registration: Dr. Lori’s Diving Beneath All Behaviors and Guiding Discipline: Leading with a Calm Nervous System
- March 7 - Spring Fling Family Dances (March 14, inclement weather make up date)
- March 11 & 13 - Parent Teacher Conferences from 3:30 to 6:30
- March 13 - AC Panera Night Fundraiser
- March 14 - PTO Read-a-Thon Ends
- March 18 - TBA Student Run CU Deposit Day
- March 20 - End of 3rd Quarter. HOWL Spirit Assembly @ 2:15
- March 21 - 30 - Spring Break
- March 31 - School Resumes
- April 7, 8th Grade PSAT test
- April 7 - April 30 - MSTEP Testing Window
- April 9 - Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:12
- April 15 - TBA Student Run CU Deposit Day
- April 18 - Half Day, Disimssal at 11:22
- April 22 - PTO Meeting, 3:30 in the Front Hall
- April 30 - STEAM Day, 3:15 to 5:00
Read-a-thon Update:
Read-a-thon is in full swing! Continue logging those minutes and collecting pledges. Students have one more week!
UPCOMING:
- 3/07 Spring Fling Family Dance; Casa & LE, 5:30-6:45 PM / UE & AC, starts at 7:00 PM
TCAPS Montessori PTO Newletter and Updates
Check out the PTO Update (from the above link) for other info, including Lunch Buddies, spiritwear, and submitting photos to the yearbook.
- TCAPS Board of Education Monthly Office Hours: The Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) Board of Education will host its next monthly “office hours” in person on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This will be a virtual meeting and you can join using this link: (Google Meet)- meet.google.com/ten-gqes-pow or call 1.440.462.2802; PIN 243 200474# TCAPS Board office hours provide community members with the opportunity to talk to a school board trustee. This month, Trustee Ballenger is scheduled to attend.
- Dr. John VanWagoner's next monthly open office hours for community members will be held virtually on March 11, 2025 at 5:00 pm. Community members may access the virtual meeting here or by calling +1 475-549-0438 PIN: 961 104 679#
- Disney and Desserts: Central High School Choirs present their annual event "Disney and Desserts" for community members, young families and students. Enjoy songs from your favorite Disney movies and musicals performed live on the stage. Enjoy activities in the lobby following the performance including face painting, story book corner, photo booth, craft making and delicious desserts! Choose from 2shows on Saturday, March 15th, 11:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. $15 for adults, $5 for students and children under 18. Children 2 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door only, cash or check to TCAPS. Audience members (adults and children) are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Disney Character!
- Our 8th graders moving to WSH have had an opportunity to register for classes for fall 2025 of their Freshman year. The school tour has been rescheudled to April 4th from 8:45 to 10:15 due to Thursday's Inclement Weather Day. Go Titans!
- Our 8th graders moving to CHS will have this opporutniy during their tour to CHS on April 30. This will occur during the morning of their school day. Go Trojans!
- TCAPS Incoming 9th Grade & New Students Information for Spring 2025
Please use this link to access news and events from the AC community. The drive will be updated on a monthly basis.
Spanish Class News & Notes (Click Here)
(parents look next to the Spanish class Google classroom link to look at the top row for their student's level
(CASA, LOWER, UPPER, AC)
Community Resources & Important Links
TCAPS Montessori School
Email: ruckertr@tcaps.net
Website: https://www.tcaps.net/schools/elementary-schools/montessori/
Location: TCAPS Montessori School, Franke Road, Traverse City, MI, USA
Phone: 231-933-6420
Facebook: facebook.com/TCAPSMontessori
YouTube: TCAPS Montessori YouTube Channel
X: @TRuckerTCAPSmo
