TECEC TIMES
Where the journey begins.......September 18, 2024
Dear TECEC families,
TECEC parent/teacher conferences will take place in the afternoons of October 22nd and October 24th from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. In addition, we have an evening conference date on November 7th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. All students will be dismissed at 11:20 AM on those three days to accommodate the conferences. There are no afternoon classes those three days.
Conferences are a fantastic opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher and review the progress made since the beginning of this school year. Conferences are generally fifteen minutes in length and designed to provide an overview of your child’s pre-readiness, social, language, and motor skill development.
The portal is open to make appointments and will close on Friday, October 11th at 11:00 PM.
School Appointments Instructions
Go to our school appointments: TECEC Parent-Teacher Conferences
Register for an account by clicking the "REGISTER" menu tab and filling in the on-line form. Choose a user id and password for yourself and then click the "Register Now" button.
Please enter an email address so we can send a reminder.
Add your children into the system by clicking the "Add a Student" button. Click the "Insert New" button to add more children.
Click the "book appointment" icon beside each child's name to schedule appointments.
Select your child’s teacher to book an appointment.
Click on the available time slot to book your appointment and click view appointment to confirm.
To Delete Appointments:
Click “View Appointments” from the HOME page.
You will then see the list of appointments that you have booked. To delete any of the appointments, click the red “x” icon beside the appointment.
If your child is receiving special education support and you would like to invite related services professionals such as their speech therapist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, or psychologist to your meeting, please fill out the following form in addition to the school appointment portal above: Related Services . We will do our best to accommodate your request.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or your child’s classroom teacher(s).
Kind regards,
Principal
The four year old classrooms have been busy for the past few weeks! We’ve started our math curriculum Bridges and Heggerty phonological awareness. Students engage in various mathematics activities throughout the week that focus on counting, exploring math manipulatives and calendar skills.
Our September themes have focused on classroom routines, making friends, body parts & body senses as well as apples! Students used their five senses to explore apples. We also will talk and learn about our families. We encourage students to share family experiences and discuss how all families are different, unique and special. We will be starting our Fundations curriculum at the end of the month. Students were introduced to uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds. The program has story cards for each letter. For example; A, apple, /a/.
Some family reminders: Please continue to prompt independence throughout your child’s day. Some examples are allowing them to put on their coat, shoes and clothes independently. You can also encourage your child to open containers, snacks and do buttons/zippers on their own.
Please remember to always send your child to school in sneakers (if they wear rain boots on a rainy day please put sneakers in their backpack). Please no umbrellas in school.
Beginning this school year, parents in PK-12 now have the ability to report full day absences, late arrivals and early dismissals via their Infinite Campus Parent Portal using the mobile app or website in place of calling the school attendance line. For specific directions on how to report an absence via the Infinite Campus Portal click here.
TECEC's inclement weather and adjusted schedules can be viewed: here.
Our arrival and dismissal procedures were developed to keep the children, you and our team safe. Please review the following guidelines that your adherence is critical to assure everyone arrives and leaves TECEC safely. One particular highlight is that vehicles must only enter the TECEC driveway by taking a right from Middlebrooks Ave. into the parking lot from 8:20-3:30. Attempting to access Middlebrooks Ave. via Church Hill Road and trying to take a left into TECEC creates an unsafe traffic pattern and should be avoided. Our arrival and dismissal procedures can be found here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.
One of the hallmarks of our program is parent and community involvement. Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you with the best ways to engage with their education. We also encourage you to take the time to fill out the TPS volunteer form for the 2024-2025 school year. For most individuals, you will only need to complete part one (Tier one). This will permit you to volunteer in the school while in the presence of a staff member. Part two (Tier two) is for those who will be working with children not in the presence of a school employee. Since every volunteer will be in the presence of a TECEC staff member, there will not be a need to complete that section, unless you plan on volunteering in another school. This form has to be completed annually as mandated by the state guidelines for school volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, the form can be found here and dropped off at TECEC so it can be processed. All submitted forms need to have an original signature, therefore a form with an e-signature will not be accepted.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 9, for our next PTO meeting. The meeting will be held in person at TECEC beginning at 7:00 PM. For those who would like to join virtually, the link is: PTO Meeting
TECEC Spirit Wear
EVERY THURSDAY IS SPIRIT WEAR DAY!
Every Thursday is spirit wear day! Since many of our children do not attend school on Fridays, we thought it would be fun to have “TECEC Thursday” each week where everyone is encouraged to wear school spirit wear. If you don't have any TECEC spirit wear, feel free to wear our school color which is blue. You can also purchase spirit wear here: https://tecec.ptboard.com/
