Hello TBall Families!

We've had a great week at school! Students are working hard in the classroom and were excited to see snow falling from the sky this week! Next week, we have two days of school and then Thanksgiving Break. We are coming upon cold season, so please remind students to bring a warm coat, hat and gloves to school for recess. It is important that students maintain a great attendance record at school so that they are learning all of the content that is presented in class. Please help your child arrive to school on time daily.

Remember to turn in your Stracks receipts to help us earn points to buy new equipment and supplies for the school!

Upcoming Dates:

November 27 - 29: No School

December 4: 2nd Grade Field Trip

December 9-12: PTO sponsored Santa's Shop

December 11: 5:30pm 4th Grade Music InFORMance

December 12: 5th Grade Field Trip

December 12: 5:30pm 3rd Grade Music InFORMance

December 18: 2pm 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation

December 23 - January 6: Winter Break

Great job to our Spell Bowl team this week! Our team earned 2nd place the city competition! Thanks to our students and coaches, Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Emory for a job well done!

Last week, the following classes met our goal of 95% Attendance for the week! Great job to these classes:

K- Mrs. Campbell

K- Ms. Haro

1st- Mrs. Angerman

1st- Mrs. Holding

1st- Ms. Whitaker

2nd- Mrs. Lautenschlager

2nd- Mrs. Coleman

3rd- Mrs. Perkovich

3rd- Ms. Schuljak

3rd- Mrs. Schwartzkopf

4th- Mrs. Howarth

4th- Mrs. Saenz

4th- Mrs. Way

5th- Mrs. Carlson

5th- Mrs. Walstra

Timothy Ball Elementary Student Council will be collecting Toys for Toys for Tots this holiday season. If you would like to participate, please bring a new and unwrapped toy to the collection box in the front lobby by December 6th. Thank you for your support!

Greetings Parents and Caregivers,

As we shared in August, CPCSC students in grades 3-8 are participating in the pilot of Indiana’s new ILEARN Checkpoints this school year. Today, students in grades 3-5 will bring home their Individual Student Reports from Checkpoint 1. After reviewing this information, please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Santa's Shop is coming up in December! We are looking for homemade, donated items to sell in the shop!

Thank you to the families that participated in the Chick-fil-A dine and donate night this week!

• CPCSC offers a before/after school child care program (also called Latch Key Care) at each elementary before school from 6-9 a.m. and after school from 3:45-6 p.m. On scheduled e-Learning days, child care will be available from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. at Lake Street and Winfield Elementary Schools.
• Child care fees are $8 before school each day and $8 after school each day. On e-Learning days the fee is $8 for up to 4 hours, $16 between 4 and 8 hours, and $24 for more than 8 hours. There is an annual $10 nonrefundable sign-up fee. To register for child care and to find more information about the program, visit the CPCSC website at www.cps.k12.in.us/childcare.

The TBall Childcare Entrance is the same EAST door as Preschool.

For K-5 Car Arrival and Dismissal, see the map below. Cars should enter the WEST parking lot from Summit Street. Enter on the left side, drive along the left, follow the curb and wait for staff unloading or loading instructions. Please do not exit your vehicle. When entering from Summit, two parallel car lines should be formed, and lines should MERGE AFTER the curve in the back. Please stay close to the curb to allow for as many cars as possible.

Preschool Car Arrival and Dismissal is at the EAST lot. Enter the lot and stop at the cone to wait for directions from a staff member. When unloading, do not leave the lot until the cars in front of you leave. DO NOT drive around other cars that are dropping off students.

• K-5 Car riders should be dropped off at the WEST doors, when directed by staff.
• Staff members will load cars in the afternoon.
• Please display your car tag to ensure a quick car loading time. (Car tags will be distributed by the school).
• Please do not exit your car, as this slows down arrival and drop off. DO NOT drive around other cars that are dropping off students.

Thank you for your patience, especially during the first few days!

If you are changing your child's dismissal procedure, please call the office by 1pm. In an effort to get messages to teachers in a timely manner and to ensure the safety of all students at dismissal, we are implementing a cut off time of 1pm for PM dismissal changes. Thank you for your help!

Doors open for students to enter in the morning at 8:45am for the school day. If your child is walking or riding their bike, please help them estimate time to make sure they don't arrive too early. Students are not supervised outside before 8:45am. Students cannot play with any toys/sports balls on school property before school.

If you are picking up your child in a car after school (K-5), we have a car line pick up lot. This area is supervised by staff members and is the safest place for dismissal. If you choose not to use this lot and to use the Crown Point city streets, please follow street parking rules, including no blocking driveways.

Our food services team remains committed to providing healthy meals that meet all requirements of the federal school lunch guidelines. If you have questions, please reference the site below or contact Food Services at TBall.

Parents can order Birthday Treats for their child's class if they wish. Treats must be ordered at least 1 week in advance of the date using the district form and sending in payment. Food items cannot be sent to school to distribute for birthdays. (see CPS Food Services site for form)

CPS Food Services website with menu

Email: Dr. Eckart reckart@cps.k12.in.us

Mrs. Bock abock@cps.k12.in.us
Website: https://tball.cps.k12.in.us/
Location: 720 W. Summit Street
Phone: (219) 663 - 0047
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TBallCP
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