TLES Community Newsletter

Dear Eagles,

What a great month it's been. We celebrated our First Responders, had a successful Because Nice Matters week capped off with an amazing BMX assembly today, and started our Safety Patrol Program, our Running Club, and our Student Council. PTA organized a successful Book Fair Family Night, Eagle-I Launch, and Family Art Night. Additionally, we had our first Movie Madness this year, are in the midst of our first big fundraiser this year, and are gearing up for Trunk or Treat (more info is in the linked PTA newsletter). As you can see, we are doing as much as we can to ensure that our staff and families have opportunities to stay involved and connected to the school.

Currently, we are about halfway to our fundraising goal. We humbly ask that you please support our fundraisers to the extent possible so that we can continue to provide all these wonderful opportunities for our kids at families at TLES. Please scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to the PTA link for more information on upcoming events and to find out how to support our current fundraiser.

In two weeks, beginning October 14 we will have Parent/Teacher Conferences. This is a great opportunity for you to sit down with your child's teacher to discuss how your child is doing so far and set goals moving forward. We ask that you please arrive on time for your conference appointment as teachers have dozens of conferences and they are scheduled back-to-back. We also ask that you come with a spirit of collaboration and cooperation knowing that our goal is the same as yours: ensuring your student has a happy, safe, and successful school experience.

Thank you as always for your support of our school and your child's education.

Sincerely,

Lani Russi

Principal, TLES

• 10/2 - Restaurant Night - Da Coconut Cafe (4 pm - 8 pm)
• 10/3 - Makeup Picture Day
• 10/7 - Walk & Roll to School
• 10/8 - ELAC/CAP Meeting #2 (3:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
• 10/11 - Fun Run
• 10/14 - 10/18: Parent Conference Week - MODIFIED DAY EVERY DAY THIS WEEK
• 10/14-10/17: Movie Madness Week
• 10/08 - Restaurant Night - Chuck E. Cheese (3 pm - 10 pm)
• 10/21 - 10/25 - Red Ribbon Week
• 10/25 - Trunk or Treat (5 pm - 7 pm)
• 10/31 - Literary Character Day
• 11/1 - Staff Development Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, October 8th, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm in the TLES Library

iReady allows families to access their student’s diagnostic results via the student app. TVUSD has provided an informational newsletter discussing the importance of the iReady diagnostics and how you can access your students scores.

Tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, October 11th. You can buy a week pass for $20.00 or individual days for $5.00 each.

We have two art contests this year that students are encouraged to participate in. First, we have our Bus Safety Poster Contest. Secondly, we have our Annual Holiday Card Competition. Click the links below for more details!

Fill out this quick form and the Communications Department will create and send a digital certificate to the employee for their hard work. As an added recognition, one employee will be selected each month as a "Community High Five Spotlight" and their shout-out will be recognized in a future edition of the Community Connection.

Daily Schedule for Grades 1-5: M, T, Th, F 8:50 AM-3:15 PM

Wednesdays: ALL STUDENTS TK-5 attend 8:50 AM-12:55 PM

TK and Kinder Early Birds attend M, T, Th, F from 8:50 AM-12:55 PM

Wednesdays 8:50 AM-12:55 PM

TK and Kinder Late Birds attend M, T, Th, F from 10:25-2:30 PM

Wednesdays 8:50 AM-12:55 PM

Please note: The warning bell rings at 8:45 AM. The second bell at 8:50 AM signals the start of school. Students who arrive after the second bell are considered tardy and must enter the office to get a pass.

Our gates open at 8:35 AM. Please do not drop students off before 8:30 AM as they have no supervision.

Students may walk or ride their bikes to school, be walked to the gate, or be dropped off in the pick-up/drop-off loop. Families may walk students to their classroom door on the first day of school only but may not enter the classroom nor linger outside to avoid a crowded situation. Starting on day 2, families may not enter campus and should drop students off in the loop or at the gate.

Please ensure you remain in your vehicle when using the drop-off loop and that you continue to pull forward to keep traffic moving. Please do not drop off your child in the loop until after you pass the crosswalk/office doors. There is no dropping off until after you pass the crosswalk and you will be asked to pull forward. Please be respectful to our staff on duty and to other families by following this process. If you would like to walk your students to their gate, please park in the lot or along the street but not in the loop.

We also ask that you please model safe and appropriate behavior for our students by using crosswalks rather than walking through traffic. Crosswalks are located in front of the office and at the stop sign near the kinder playground.

Modified dismissal is at 12:55 PM for all students. The first day of school is a modified day.

Dismissal on regular days is 3:15 PM for grades 1-5, 12:55 PM for Early Bird TK and Kinder, and 2:25 for Late Bird TK and Kinder.

Please be courteous to others and do not leave your vehicle while you are in the loop. If you plan to meet your child at the gate, please park in the parking lot or on the street.

Please NO PARKING in the loop and again we ask that you please use crosswalks located in front of the office or near the kinder playground rather than walking through traffic. We want to keep everyone safe and model appropriate behavior for our students.

Device insurance is now available for all students. Returning students require a device inspection before purchase.

The Go Guardian App has been installed on all iPads. This app is an internet filtering service and monitoring application that supports parents and teachers. To access the internet, students must first launch the Go Guardian App. Once they have done this, they will have internet access.

We're going green! Monthly breakfast and lunch menus can be found through the TVUSD website. You can also opt-in to have them emailed to you monthly once they are available or you can bookmark the menu page!

Text the following for each class to the number 81010

TK/Kinder: @luiskinder

First: @tlesfirst

Second: @tlessecond

Third: @tlesthird

Fourth: @tlesfourth

Fifth: @tlesfifth

Running Club: @run242