Osprey Family Update
Jan 24, 2025
Important Dates
1/27 - Great Kindness Challenge Week
1/27 - Canned food drive starts
1/29 - SIT/PAC Meeting
2/4 - Progress reports
2/10 - Book Fair Week
2/11 - TAES choir singing @ board meeting
2/13 - Glow Bash 5-7pm
2/14 - No School
Pender County Schools calendar: 24-25 PCS School Calendar
Specials Newletter
Great Kindness Challenge Week
This week is the Great Kindness Challenge. Students will receive a checklist of Kindness Challenges on the morning of January 27, and they will have the whole week to complete the checklist. Classes will also have their own “100 acts of Kindness” page, which they will complete as a class group. There is a Kindness Tree on the board in the front lobby, where every student will have the opportunity to contribute a Kindness Leaf (completed during our Guidance lessons). At TAES, we choose kindness every day!
Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Please help us prepare and amazing week for our bus drivers. Use the link below to sign up for donations. Donations can be dropped off at the schooi.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4CAEAB2BABFDC70-54481504-busdriver#/
EOG Volunteers
It is time to request volunteer testing proctors and hall/bathroom monitors for the End of Grade (EOG) assessments at Topsail Annandale Elementary School on May 9th and 13th. There will be a brief training provided in advance for proctors and bathroom/hallway monitors. Proctors only must have completed background checks via this LINK. Please complete the following form if you are available and willing to help us out May 9th & 13th. Click HERE for the form or see link below.
https://forms.gle/MJmX8rpGvzJjPtib8
Thank you!
Spirit Day
Spirit Wear
Talent Show
Save the dates for talent show! More information to come soon.
2/4 and 2/6 - Auditions will be in Mrs. Loher's Room (109) 2:40-4:00
Please complete this sign up form if your student is interested in auditioning. Students cannot stay to audition without the Google Form completed!
2/18 - Talent Show Rehearsal in Mrs. Loher's Room/Gym 2:40-4:00
2/20 - Talent Show at 6:00
Food Drive
STEM
As you know, we added an additional specials class this year, STEM. Students are absolutely loving it. Our PTA major fundraising project this year is to furnish and get equipment for the room. We have lots of the new furniture installed, and we are waiting on a few pieces to finish up the installation.
We are looking to get some support for the consumables used for all the experiments and projects worked on in class. Here is our STEM teacher's wish list for those who would like to support the program:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22I3PJX42OJZU?ref_=wl_share
Bus Riders
As we enter the new year we wanted to highlight some important reminders of our BUS RIDER EXPECTATIONS. Please review and talk to your bus rider about following the rules and how they can make good choices.
Reminder:
-K-2nd grade riders MUST have a responsible adult at the bus stop or get off with an older sibling in order for the student to exit the bus.
-You must be at your stop 10 minutes PRIOR to the bus arrival.
-Have your child stand back from the road until the bus makes a complete stop. At no point should a child run towards a moving bus.
-Your child MUST remain seated, facing forward, and be respectful for the duration of the bus ride.
For your convenience you can download Here Comes the Bus on your smartphone, tablet, or computer to view the real-time location of your child's school bus.
Visit http://www.herecomesthebus.com for more information.
Thank you for your cooperation! Safety is our number one priority when transporting your child to and from school.
Car Rider Line
Transportation Changes
If your student has a change in transportation that is different then then normal, please take the following steps:
- Send in writing (handwritten note, email, rooms message) to your child's teaching
- If you do not get a response by 12 pm the day the change is needed, please call the front office. We will still ask you to send it in writing, but we will be sure the teacher gets the information
- No student can ride a bus other then the bus they are assigned to
- No student can ride a bus with a friend unless they are assigned to that bus
Attendance
In order to streamline attendance, this year we will be receiving attendance excuse notes electronically, not paper copies.
All excuse notes should be sent to tae_attendance@pender.k12.nc.us
This includes doctors notes, parent notes, etc. This allows us to make sure all excuse notes get to where they need to be. It also allows families to have documentation that they sent in their notes instead of things getting lost.
It is still best practice to communicate with the teacher in the event of the absence to ensure students have all necessary make up work, but you do not need to give the teacher the excuse note.
Please review Board Policy 4400 for the full attendance policy and to ensure you are up to date on what constitutes and excused absence. It can be found here:
Attendance
Student
September - 95.75%
October- 94.24%
November- 92.46%
December - 93.61%
Semester 1 - 94.02%
Staff
August - 99.98%
September - 96.6%
October- 94%
November- 91%
December - 91.7%
Semester 1 - 94.66%
Social Media
Parents, we invite you to follow us on social media:
Follow us on twitter: @tes_ospreys
Find us on Facebook: Topsail Annandale Elementary School
Find us on Instagram: topsailannandale
PTA Updates
Glow Bash is Thursday, February 13th from 5-7 pm.
Silent Auction Donation Request
We are asking local businesses to donate merchandise items, gift cards, certificates for future services or gift baskets to our silent auction. The company name/logo will be showcased with your donated item (s), and will be listed on the TAES PTA social media pages.
If you or a local business you know is willing to donate please let us know.
Any donation that you can offer will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the PTA. TAES PTA is an approved 501(c)3 organization, making your donation tax deductible.
Please have donated items turned into the office by Friday 2/7. We will gladly arrange pick up for donations if needed.
Thank you in advance and we look forward to partnering with you!
Volunteering
We need volunteers in order to put on the upcoming events. Please use the links below to sign up to volunteer!
General Info
Be sure to join the PTA! Join by clicking on the link below. If you have more than one student, be sure to note all teachers
https://tes.memberhub.com/store
Be sure to follow us on Facebook at Topsail PTA and on Instagram at @topsailannandalepta
Volunteering
Please complete the volunteer interest form to support TAES!
Yearbooks
YEARBOOKS are on sale now! The cost is $18 if purchased before March 1, 2025. Please use the link below to order:
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB30459
Do you have pictures for the yearbook? Please upload them to the link below. It is IMPORTANT to give us as much info as you can (teacher, grade, student names, etc). 4th grade parents, if you would like a baby picture of your student in the 4th Grade Dedication page you can upload them at any time, YOU MUST include their name as a label.
