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August 16, 2024 Head of School News & Notes
Dear Montessori Timberwolves Families and Friends,
We are in the home stretch of summer break and gearing up for a fantastic year of learning and growing together! Please remember that our Open House will be on August 29, 2024. CASA Families are invited to attend from 3:30 to 4:30. LE, UE and AC families are welcome to attend from 4:30 to 5:30.
Our PTO will be on-site along with the district health center, Greenhouse Committee, BATA, and others. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with our school community and we hope to see you there. Lead Guides (teachers) will send emails out to families at noon on August 29, 2024 welcoming you to their classrooms. If you are not able to attend Open House, we will keep your paperwork to send home with your child on the first day of school.
If you have a moment before the rush of the school year begins, we would greatly appreciate your help with filling out the Food Services - CEP Education Benefits Form. This form helps public schools receive crucial grant money to help ensure high-quality programming in our school as well as all of TCAPS. Please remember that even though all students qualify for free breakfast and lunch this year, we need households to turn in the CEP Education Benefits Form. Families can complete the form online at: traversecity.familyportal.cloud (one form per household). Many thanks for your time with this important endeavor!
Tracy Rucker
Head of School
Student Leadership - Green School Accrediation
Last school year, TCAPS Montessori reinstated our Michigan Green School status with the help of Mrs. Hancock and our Student Leadership Team. As part of this Initiative student leadership collects returnable in the teacher’s lounge! Students took a practical life walking field trip to Meijer to return the cans! Funds will be used for student leadership ideas.
Screen Time and Video Games
Time to get that screen time in check to prepare students for a year of engaging, school/human focused, learning. Take a moment to raise your awareness on screens and how they affect you and your child. Click to read the Mayo Clinic's article: Are Video Games another Addiction?
Consider this . . .
- Certain days or times for screens
- Model your screen time in front of your children
- Follow the Academy of Pediatrics suggestions for screen time - just as you would for other varibles of your child's health and well-beting
- Keep ALL screens out of bedrooms
UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS
- August 29, Open House & Community Gathering
- Toddler Famillies: 8/27 - 8/29 by appointment. Lead Guides will be reaching out next week to scheudle with families.
- CASA Families: Thursday, August 29, 3:30 to 4:30 pm
- Lower El, Upper El & Adolscent Families: Thursday, August 29 4:30 to 5:30 pm
- September 3, First Day of 2024-2025 School Year, Dismissal @ 3:12
- September 6, Half Day, Dimissal @ 11:22
Supplies for Fall
Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures - Please Read the Attachment
PTO News
Highlights:
8/29 - Meet & Greet the PTO at our Open House
Read the PTO Newsletter for more information! Please Click HERE for the
District News
- CEP Education Benefits Form. This form helps public schools receive crucial grant money to help ensure high-quality programming in our school as well as all of TCAPS. Please remember that even though all students qualify for free breakfast and lunch this year, we need households to turn in the CEP Education Benefits Form. Families can complete the form online at: traversecity.familyportal.cloud (one form per household). Many thanks for your time with this important endeavor!
School Hours
CASA - 8th Grade:
Start Time: 8:15
End Time: 3:12
Half-Day Dismissal: 11:22
Early Release Dismissal: 1:12
Toddler Program:
Start Time: 7:50-8:30
End Time: 2:30-3:00
Morning Session End Time: 11:00
Afternoon Session Start Time: 12:00
Half-Day Dismissal: 11:00
Early Release Dismissal: 1:00
TCAPS Montessori School
Email: ruckertr@tcaps.net
Website: https://www.tcaps.net/schools/elementary-schools/montessori/
Location: TCAPS Montessori School, Franke Road, Traverse City, MI, USA
Phone: 231-933-6420
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