Calendar:
Nov 8: Horizon Books Day, details here
Nov 8: Shop Your Community Day, details here
Nov 12: Coffee with Trisha, 8:30 a.m. in person at The Children’s House and on Zoom, details here
Nov 12: Daffodil Circle Luncheon at Noon
Nov 13: Junior High Only Early Dismissal, 12:00 p.m. from Park Street Campus, Conferences
Nov 14: Junior High Only No School, Conferences
Nov 14: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Nov 14: Kindergarten special guests: Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan
Nov 18: Montessori Up Close: Partnering with You to Raise Lifelong Learners, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., see below
Nov 18: School photo retakes
Nov 25: Nido, YCC, Primary Harvest Feasts in classrooms
Nov 25: Elementary & Junior High Harvest Feast/Stone Soup in the Barn
Nov 25: Junior High Only Early Dismissal, 12:00 p.m. from Long Lake Campus
Nov 26-28: No School, Thanksgiving Break
Dec 3: CHiPA meeting, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., in the Community Room or via Zoom, details here
Dec 4: JH Showcase & Open House, for parents of Upper El students
In The Know:
Horizon Books Day, Saturday, November 8, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Horizon Books Downtown Traverse City
Horizon Books will host our annual book fair AND give a percentage of all sales that day directly to The Children’s House - even when you purchase gift certificates! Stop by our table at Horizon Books to purchase pre-selected books for your child’s classroom. This annual book sale helps build our school library and collection of books in each classroom.
Shop Your Community Day, Saturday, November 8
Support The Children’s House on Saturday, November 8, just by shopping in Downtown TC! For every purchase you make at participating stores, 15% of the sale will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice - please select The Children’s House when you check out! We were selected as one of the 30 non-profits because we consistently have one of the highest donation amounts at the end of the day. Let’s keep this trend going! Learn more at downtowntc.com.
New! Montessori Up Close: Partnering with You to Raise Lifelong Learners, Tuesday, November 18, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Children's House
This is the event you should attend! During this school-wide social event, you will experience interactive, small-group presentations led by our entire faculty. Appetizers and beverages will be provided; however, childcare will not be available. When you attend, you’ll be entered to win the “Premo Parking Spot” for the Seasonal Sing and Dance of the Cosmos! Limited to 48 participants!
Updated! Student Council Sock Drive, November 3-21
From the 3rd through the 20th of November, the Children’s House is having an annual sock drive. We are hoping to get donations to the school so we can send the socks to a charity that will help kids in need get socks for the coming winter months. We would deeply appreciate if you would consider donating socks to the charity. The Children’s House Student Council has committed to supporting this effort by donating thick cotton crew socks for infants (5-13 shoe size) and youth (1-7 shoe size). Your child may deliver socks to the basket at the Front Desk.
- Charlotte, Evie, Avery H, Leland, Andrew, Ayla, Sophie, and Avery S.
Updated! Support The Children’s House!
Help us reach $275,000 for our Bright Futures Fund. Every gift and every gathering makes us stronger; join us in shaping bright futures for our students. Have you checked if your company matches charitable gifts? It’s an easy way to increase your impact! Make your gift today.
School Picture Ordering
You can order packages through Timeless Image Inc. Our school code for ordering is 9825.
Mind Up Take Home Lesson
Students K-6 receive MindUP lessons each Monday. Our learners are having fun learning about their brains and how they work. MindUP take home lessons are available to families on this Google Document. It will be updated weekly with new lessons and will always be accessible on our Learning Resources page.
Blog & Video:
New! Growing Together
By Megan Fellows
When I think about The Children’s House, one simple truth comes to mind: this place is me. I was a Montessori child. Like so many of our students, I had the freedom to move, to ask questions, and to explore things deeply without someone rushing me to the “right” answer. That early experience shaped me in ways I didn’t fully understand until much later. Continue Reading...
Extracurriculars:
Athletics Survey
Survey Goal: To better understand parents’ current perceptions, pain points, and communication preferences around the school’s elementary athletics program — in order to inform a future-state strategy that improves clarity and engagement.
Take the Survey
Community Bulletin:
Welcome to the Community Bulletin! This is your space to share activities, events, and extracurriculars that your family is involved in outside of school. To submit a message for the bulletin, email Arielle@traversechildrenshouse.org.
- New! Pumpkin Smashing Extravaganza, City of Traverse City, Carter’s Compost and SEEDS, Saturday, Nov 8, learn more
- Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math. Movie showing at AMC, Sunday, Nov 9, learn more
- Kids Night Out! Friday, Nov 21, 6 - 8:15 in the school gym, learn more
- Kathryn Burke, TCH parent, is raising money for her hometown community in Jamaica that was recently devastated by a Category 5 hurricane. learn more
This Week in Photos:
More photos not seen in the Waypoints!
Pass Gallery allows us to share high-resolution images with you. Sign in with an email or Facebook account to download photos. Once logged in, you can click on the photo you want to download and then click the download icon. If you're downloading to a mobile device, you will then have to hold down on the photo and choose to save it to your photos. Galleries will stay live for two months and then be deleted, so download what you want to keep!
Parent Visiting Days (Elementary and Primary)
