• November 15 - 22: Book fair
• November 26: Fall Parties
• November 27-29: No School - Fall Break
• December 2: No School - Staff PD
• December 10: PTA Meeting
• December 11: TC Night and Raising Cains
• December 20: Early Release
• December 20 - 31: Winter Break

Pies for teachers and staff

To show our gratitude for our amazing Timber creek community, we would like to gift everyone working at Timber Creek Elementary (teachers and staff) a pie for their Thanksgiving table.

Please sign up via SignUp Genius to bring a delicious pie to the front office on November 25th or 26th! Store bought, restaurant bought and homemade are all equally appreciated - we just ask that homemade pies be clearly labeled.

Click here for information about events in the community!

Starting next week, devices will be coming home daily in all grades. This will continue until we are out of the winter season.

During the 2024-2025 school year, inclement weather days will result in a virtual instruction day. These are also referred to as AMI days. AMI stands for Alternate Methods of Instruction. This means that students will learn at home on that day, and the school day will not be made up later in the year. For students in the Virtual Instruction Program of Ray-Pec (VIPR), classes will continue as usual. Students who attend school in-person will attend classes online or have learning activities pre-assigned to them.

Communication about inclement weather days

In the event of a virtual instruction day due to inclement weather, the district will use these methods to communicate effectively:

• Our Focus School Software service will be used to send a recorded telephone message to all employees and student families.

• A text message will be sent via Focus to employees and parents who have opted to allow SMS messaging. (Be sure that your contact information is up to date. Change requests in Focus.

• The Focus Community App will have a notification. Sign up for the Focus App here.

• All subscribers of RP Update, the district's electronic newsletter, will receive an email. Subscribe by sending a message to rp.update@raypec.org.

• Information will be shared with local television stations (4, 5, 9, and 41).

• An update will be available via the district information line at 816-892-3988.

• The announcement will be posted on the district website, Facebook page, Instagram, and via X (Twitter).

  
  

Timing of the announcement

The decision to implement a virtual instruction day will be made as early as possible - preferably the night before. Sometimes conditions change overnight. In the event of rapidly changing weather conditions, a weather announcement may be made on the day of the cancellation. In those instances, we will try to send make the notification by 5:30 a.m.

If you have not applied for free and reduced lunch for the 24-25 school year, any previous status has expired. You must re-apply each year. The application can be found below.

It was wonderful to see those of you who were able to make it out to our Watch DOGS kick-off meeting.

For those of you who were not able to attend, please find some important information that was shared at the meeting below:

How do I sign up?

- A background check must be completed as well as a district volunteer application. Background checks and volunteer applications are valid for 2 years

- Link for these processes = Click Here

- Once you have been approved, we can start scheduling your days to come in. If you have questions about your status, please call the office.

To Schedule

You will sign up on our sign-up genius page. Please try to sign up at least 2 days in advance so we can coordinate an appropriate schedule.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ABA82FA6FCC61-52200813-watch#/

If you are interested in being part of our Watch DOGS and MOMS program, please view the presentation attached for additional details.

Thank you and we hope to see you soon!

Regular and on-time attendance is important to students' success at school in all grade levels.

Research strongly supports the connection between a student's sense of belonging, academic achievement and attendance.

Did you know?

Being absent for two days of school every month adds up to about 10% of the school year. Missing that much instruction time can contribute to learning loss.

According to multiple studies, students may struggle to read proficiently by third grade, achieve at grade level in middle school and even graduate high school when they consistently miss days of instruction.

Makeup work is important to complete when a student does need to be absent, but it can't replace key elements of in-person learning, such as interactive, hands-on lessons, classroom discussions and direct access to teachers and resources.

Beyond grades and academics, a student's presence at school is vital for their personal growth. They miss opportunities to develop socially and gain skills in problem-solving and autonomy when they are absent.

Students need time to develop relationships with their teachers and classmates, and consistent attendance supports a stronger sense of safety, comfort and belonging at school.

Please take time to click the title above and read over the district guidelines for snacks. We follow these guidelines for birthday treats, so please look them. Sweet treats such as cupcakes, cookies, etc. are not allowed for passing out to classes for birthday celebrations. We encourage students to celebrate with no food items such as pencils, bookmarks, stickers, etc.

If you have concerns or questions, contact First Student at 816-318-1900 or transportation@raypec.org. Please include your name, name of student(s), attending school, home address and any additional information that may be helpful. This may include bus number, bus stop location or time of bus pickup if you know those details and they are pertinent to your question.

You can find 24-25 route times at https://www.raypec.k12.mo.us/page/transportation

• Dismissal:
  
• Students are dismissed at 3:50 pm. All dismissal changes should be communicated to our office via phone/email by 2:30pm. This allows sufficient time to notify teachers and students of changes.
  
• Pleave avoid picking up students during the last 10 minutes of school as we are preparing for dismissal. If this is unavoidable, please call the office so we know.

• No cars should enter the front lot during dismissal for the safety of our students, buses and staff. We ask that you do not exit your vehicle.

• Utilize the car rider line if you are picking up your student at dismissal in your car. Please do not park in our parking lots and then ask your child to cross the parking lot to your car.

If you are interested in volunteering at school for field trips, field days, events, class parties, or Watch D.O.G.S, please click on this link to get started on your application:

RP Volunteer Application process

You can sign up at https://tcepta.membershiptoolkit.com/home

You can also follow all PTA updates on the Facebook group “Raymore Timber Creek Elementary PTA”.

Email: Lauren.Gechter@raypec.org
Website: https://timbercreekjaguars.weebly.com/
Location: 310 E Calico Dr, Raymore, MO 64083, USA
Phone: 8168921950
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TCEJaguars/