Terrapin Talk

The NJ Department of Education has designated September as Attendance Awareness Month. So far we are seeing an average daily attendance around 95%! We hope this trend continues as we strive for 95 everyday.

Please continue to report your child's absence and send a confirmation when they return to school. Information regarding our Attendance Policy which include absenteeism and tardies can be found on our website https://www.tesnj.com/parents/attendance

If you haven’t done so already, please complete the online annual school registration steps in OnCourse. This important step helps us keep our records up-to-date. When your child attends school on Thursday, all information will remain current, including dismissal procedures, until a guardian logs on and confirms and/or makes changes. Please make every effort to complete these short steps before then.

Siobhan Grayson

Superintendent/Principal

Together Everyone Succeeds!!

We hope everyone enjoyed our special guests Bob Salomon and Rick Young who shared their story of how Beyond the Laces book cam to be. With our younger students the focus was on recognizing everyday heroes such as our miliary, teachers, first responders, nurses, and doctors and how important it is to be kind to yourself and others. Our older students got to learn more about story writing and the essential elements of making a good story. It was LOUD and fun with lots of prizes for our Terrapins!

• All dismissal changes must be made to the main office prior to 1:30pm. Any verbal (calls) changes are to be followed up with a written notification via Parent Square or email as verification.
• Students arriving late to school must be accompanied by an adult to enter the ground level main entrance, complete a tardy slip for your child and send the tardy slip with your child for them to enter the main office. The slips are inside the doorway. PreK-K students will be met by a staff member outside the main office door. 1st - 6th may come up the stairs on their own with their tardy slip.
• Students getting picked up early - parent/guardians will sign the student out from the main office then wait outside the main office doorway

Thank you for your cooperation in these changes as we implement practices to make our main office entryway more secure.

We love to celebrate our Terrapins' birthdays! Our staff and students' birthdays are announced during our daily morning announcements. In compliance with Tuckerton's Nutrition Policy 8505 and due to the food allergies in our school, we wish to re-emphasize the importance of food safety of all of our students. Therefore, no homemade treats or foods will be permitted for student consumption at birthday celebrations OR classroom celebrations. Pre-packaged store-bought items have a factory/store label for quick and easy reference of nutrition information and ingredients. Moreover, it is strongly recommended that parents of a student with food allergies work with the classroom teacher to keep safe snacks (provided by the parent in the classroom) available for this student as a precautionary measure.

Classroom teachers make this day special by having the class sing Happy Birthday and give items such as certificates, pencils, and special crowns. We encourage parents to send in non-food items with their child to be shared with their classmates such as pencils, stickers, erasers, pocket games, small (non-food) goody bags, etc.

• Classroom invitations will only be distributed when they are prepared for all students.

Pets on School Grounds🐶

TES is a special neighborhood school where many of our students and families walk together. With the busyness of arrival and dismissal, we ask our respectfully ask our families to adhere to the District's Policy 7490 regarding pets on school grounds. While we enjoy meeting our families' furry friends, the increasing number of dogs during arrival and dismissal has been a concern raised by parents and staff and is one which should be adhered to as our school policy states. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation and understanding.