New Message from Michele:
Calendar:
Dec 21: 40th Anniversary Alumni Gathering, see details
Dec 31: Past ISACS Webinars are available through Dec 31, register to watch the recordings
Dec 23 – Jan 5: Winter Break, No School
Jan 6: Staff Work Day, No School
Jan 7: Return to school
Jan 8: CHiPA meeting, 8:30 a.m. in person and online, details here
Jan 8: Swimming begins – Birch Classrooms (Wednesdays; Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5)
Jan 10: Swimming begins – Willow Classrooms (Fridays; Jan 10, Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7)
Jan 10: “Chill Out Fridays” at Hickory begins, 4-6 every Friday until Spring Break (pending snow)
Jan 14: Montessori 101 for mid-year starts, at 4 p.m.
Jan 15: Coffee with Trisha, 8:30 a.m. in the Community Room or via Zoom, details here
Jan 15: How to Raise Socially Skilled Tweens & Teens Who Can Navigate Friendship Challenges with Phyllis L. Fagell, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom, details here
Jan 16: Kindergarteners visit Compass Montessori Junior High
Jan 20: Martin Luther King Jr Day, No School
Jan 21: Junior High Showcase, for Upper Elementary students and their parents, 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the Park Street Campus, details here
Jan 23: Montessori Up Close: Upper El Meet, for parents and caregivers of current 3rd-year students, 4 - 5 p.m. at The Children's House, details here
Jan 28: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents By Lisa Damour, PhD, 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Park Street Campus, details here
Jan 29: Montessori Up Close: Cosmic Education, for parents of current kindergartners, 4 - 5:15 p.m. at The Children's House, details here
Jan 30: Montessori Up Close: The Kindergarten Year, for parents and caregivers of Primary students who are not yet in Kindergarten, 4 - 5:15 p.m. at The Children's House, details here
Feb 1: Sledding Party, 10 a.m. - Noon, details here
Look further ahead…
In The Know:
New! Boots for Kids Sock Drive
Thank you to everyone who gave to our sock drive in support of Boots for Kids! Don Schmuckal heads up this effort every year and is very thankful for our school community’s longtime commitment to making sure all children in our region are ready for winter.
New! Time to Order Lunch
January Lunch Menu is now available, view menu here.
40th Anniversary Alumni Gathering, Dec. 21, 3-5 p.m. at The Children’s House
Former students, parents, faculty, and staff from every stage of our school’s 40-year history are invited to connect at this special gathering. Details here.
Updated! Inclement Weather Policy
TCH Administration determines school delays and closings with the assistance of TCH outdoor services provider, Chris Danbrook. Our status will always be communicated by 6:00 am. If TCAPS closes, you can expect at minimum for TCH/Compass to be on delay with a 9:00 am start. In some cases, we may choose to close campuses early due to worsening conditions. Please keep yourself informed through the Remind app, email updates from Michele Shane, and our website.
Inclement Weather Lunch and Childcare Policy
Lunch and Childcare are not refunded on days school is closed for inclement weather or other last-minute closures due to things outside of our control. The lunch menu will resume as scheduled once school is back in session.
Make sure you’re signed up for Remind!
If you have not yet signed up for Remind, please do so. Not only will you receive inclement weather updates via this application, but you also get helpful reminders of other closures and early release days; it is also the only electronic way we send our door code. To sign up, download the Remind app to your mobile device and set up an account. Then, Text @hg6c3f2 to the number 81010. You will receive a welcome text from Remind. The class is titled TCH Parent Community. If you have questions or issues with the remind app, please email Kim Gallagher.
New Faces:
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Andrew Lutes |
Blog:
Connecting with your Adolescent
by Tori Craig
If you’re the parent of an emerging adolescent, you don’t need to be reminded that they are experiencing the first waves of a fundamental shift. They are Montessori’s “social newborn”, working Continue Reading...
Extracurriculars:
After School Club Opportunities
Navigator Robotics Season Wrap-up
Great job to the Navigators Robotics Club this season! Our 8 teams built two different robots – one for pushing rubber ducks into a basket, and the other for battling friends in an exciting tournament competition. (Think BattleBots, but with one-pound, lightweight robots.) Throughout the season students learned to assemble all electrical components, designed pieces using CAD software, created their own themes and team logos, and practiced driving their RC bots. In the final tournament on December 7th, teams made quick repairs to stay active in the arena and showed great support for their fellow participants. In the end, broken parts and shredded robots were considered evidence of a great experience! Thanks to our coaches, parents, and students for a successful Robotics season.
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.
Saturday, Dec 21, Arielle invites Children’s House families to a meet up at Pahl’s Santa Experience in Buckley! Learn more
You're invited to join us for a few Open Gyms! Happening on the second Saturday of the month through winter. Learn more
This Week in Photos:
See the links below for 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 one or all of the 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.
Seasonal Sing: View and Download on our Pass Gallery
