Tinc Road Tribune
January 4th, 2024***Happy Year Edition
Principal's Message from Mr. Grilo
Greetings Tinc Road Families!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter break! The students have been very excited all week to share stories of their winter vacations. We are looking forward to all of the wonderful activities taking place at Tinc Road School in 2024!
We will celebrate the 80th day of school week on Thursday, January 11th. Join us by dressing in your favorite 80s attire! Neon and big hair included.
As a reminder, school is closed on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stay safe and warm.
Have a Great Weekend!
Mr. Grilo
Tinc Road School Calendar
January 8th: Board of Education Reorganization Meeting @ 6:30 pm
January 11th: 80th Day of School Week! - Rock the 80's Spirit Day
January 15th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- NO SCHOOL
January 18th: TRS PTO Meeting 7pm @ TRS Library
January 19th: TRS PTO STEAM NIGHT 6-8pm
March 21st: TRS PTO Meeting 7pm @ TRS Library
May 16th: TRS PTO Meeting 7pm @ TRS Library
May 21st: TRS Band and Chorus Concert @ Mt. Olive Middle School
June 3rd: TRS K-2 Field Day (Rain Date June 4th)
June 5th: TRS 3-5 Field Day (Rain Date June 6th)
80'S SPIRIT CELEBRATION! JAN.11TH- 80'S SPIRIT DAY
save the date: TRS chorus and band concert
Guidance Counselors' Corner
Please read our Counselors' Letter!
Lunch bunch/ Recess groups will take place during your child's lunch or recess time. Each group will have 5-7 students (of the same grade) and will be led by either Mrs. Barba and/ or Mrs. Szast. Sign up here to join Lunch Bunch! Winter Lunch Bunch/ Playground Pals Group Sign up
Please visit the Tinc Rd. School Counselors' Page for information on our services:
Tinc Rd. School Counselors' Corner
Please see our Monthly Newsletter.
Mrs. Barba will be working with students with last names N-Z and Mrs. Szast will be working with students A-M. Please contact us should you have any questions or concerns about your child or the Tinc Road School Counseling Program.
Mrs. Lisa Barba (last names N-Z)
973-927-2203 ext. 2306
Mrs. Alina Szast (last name A-M)
973-927-2203 ext. 2308
And it's January...
We hope everyone had a wonderful and joyous winter vacation! We had a very productive board meeting over break and are very excited about the second half of the school year!
We wrapped up the year with Holiday Shop and Movie Night.
Thank you to Katherine, Christine, Karolina, Kenia, Jomayra, Marie, Nicky, and Crystal for all of your hard work bringing Movie Night to our TRS families. We had a great turn out and the Super Mario Brothers Movie was a big hit!
Holiday Shop 2023 is in the books! Thank you to Katherine Lipniskis for co-chairing this event with me for another year, to Marie and Yanira for help with set up and Erin and Ashley for help with inventory and cleanup. Thank you also to the many grown ups who came in to help our students shop - the week would not be possible without your assistance.
Save the Dates for Upcoming Events:
Thursday, January 18th - PTO General Meeting
Please join us in the library at 7:00pm for our next general PTO meeting. We'll discuss the second half of the school year. We are always looking for suggestions and feedback - be a part of the discussion and planning!
Friday, January 19th is S.T.E.A.M Night!
Please join us for a fun night of learning and experimenting! Erica Marcinko is taking the lead on this event again this year and has so many fun activities planned - robotics and coding, pine derby racetrack, ozobots, slime, paper circuits, oobleck, and more!
This is a FREE event - but registration is required to help us plan for all participants. Please use the link below to register.
Tinc Road School PTO: TRS PTO STEAM NIGHT 2024 (signupgenius.com)
Please note: we are looking for a few more volunteers for the evening to help run stations. If you are interested, or have a student looking for volunteer hours, please let us know!
Friday, January 26th Pretzel Day
Please check your child's folder if you are interested in ordering a pretzel for snack on Friday, January 26th.
Monday, January 22 - Winter PAGE Registration Opens
We are gearing up for our next session of the PAGE program! A preview of available classes will be available the week of January 15th with registration opening on Monday, January 22nd.
Spaces are limited and classes do fill - so be sure to register early!
Please be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X to find out all about these exciting upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.
Log onto our *NEW* TRS PTO website for all current information all in one spot!
https://sites.google.com/view/tinc-pto/home
BIG thank you to Erica Marcinko for making this come to life!
Thank you to our PTO Sponsors for the 2023-2024 school year:
Honest Heating & Cooling Honest Heating & Cooling LLC (honestheatingcooling.com)
Power Place Power Equipment Dealer in New Jersey | Power Place (powerplaceinc.com)
Jeffrey Kalafut at Pinnacle Partners Group The Kalafut Group brokered by eXp Realty
If you are interested in becoming a PTO sponsor, please let us know!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me at ng.ottoson@gmail.com.
Nikki Ottoson
President, TRS PTO
PARENT RESOURCES FROM MOTSD
School Nurse's Office
Please access the Nurses' Office Website here
If you have any questions for our school nurses, feel free to email or call:
Mrs. Liliana Duque-DeJesus, BSN, BA, RN,CSN
School Nurse
liliana.duquedejesus@motsd.org
(973) 927-2203 x2485
Mrs. Melissa Ferrick, BSN, RN
melissa.ferrick@mosd.org
(973) 927-2203 x2485
Updates from our Nurse - Over the Counter Medicine
Just a reminder of our district Medications in the District's Policy.
Anything over the counter including, but not limited to, Tylenol, Tums, cough drops and lozenges are considered a medication and a medical provider note must be provided to the nurse in order for the medication to be administered in school.
Please review our district policy and find the proper permission paperwork on this link.
Pick Up Patrol
Pick Up Patrol Procedures
Pick Up Patrol is an app that allows you to make changes to your child’s dismissal or mark them tardy or absent.
All dismissal changes must be made no later than 2:30 pm
We do not allow students to be picked up early after 3:00pm
You will receive an email with sign up instructions.
Parents CANNOT set the default plan. You must email Sheila Staszak so she can do this!
If you need help, contact Sheila Staszak at sheila.staszak@motsd.org or PickUp Patrol at support@pickuppatrol.net.
SODEXO- Food Service
SODEXO Food Service
Sodexo's So Happy App
Now, more than ever, we want to understand what’s in our meals – the ingredients, and especially the nutritional and allergen information. So Happy provides a level of transparency previously unknown to the industry, with clear product descriptions and graphical representations for every nutritional category.
Rely on So Happy to tell you what's on the menu in your school's cafeteria, and utilize the allergen alert features to highlight recipes of concern. Have a question? Use the Talk to Us portal to quickly and easily contact a member of the food service team.School Menus
Sodexo delivers healthy and delicious school meals based on the USDA’s nutrition guidelines so that students are engaged and ready to learn in school. All meals include a variety of fresh fruit and vegetable choices, and a variety of chilled non-fat or low-fat milk.
For more information regarding our food service provider, please click this link: SODEXO
School Lunch Menu: January 2024
Menú Español Enero 2023
SEPAG- Special Education Parent Advisory Group
REALTIME information
REALTIME- LOGIN INFORMATION
Logging into Real Time
Attention Parents!
Our student information system from Realtime Inc. allows parents and guardians online access to their child's information. You can check on grades, attendance, discipline, communicate directly with a teacher and other information.
* If you have forgotten your REALTIME login information please contact Mrs. Aaron in the Main Office*
Community Related Offerings for our Students
TINC RD. DAILY SCHEDULE
Regular Dismissal Schedule:
8:30-3:30
Parent drop off is at 8:30 and pick up is 3:30.
Delayed Opening Schedule:
10:30-3:30
Bus pick up times are two hours later than normal.
Parent drop off is at 10:30.
Early Dismissal Schedule:
8:30-12:40
*Please No Student Pick-ups 30 minutes before dismissal*
Right at School Before and After Care Program
Mt. Olive schools are partnering with Right at School to provide child care options for our community.
Click here to view the RIGHT AT SCHOOL website.
About Tinc Rd. Elementary School
@TINCROADSCHOOL
Mr. Mark Grilo, Principal
email: mark.grilo@motsd.org
Twitter: @markdgrilo
Mrs. Dani Marangon, Instructional Supervisor
email: dani.marangon@motsd.org
Twitter:@Dani_Marangon
Tinc Road School
24 Tinc Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
973-927-2203