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The Wave
 September 14, 2018
Happy Friday to everyone! It was a great second week at TRCS. I would like to thank everybody that came to the parent tea and new parent meeting yesterday. We had a wonderful turn out and I had a great time meeting all of the families! We ended the week with our final day of our soccer unit. It was so great to watch all the students support each other.

I want to remind parents that there is new student conferences next Thursday, which means there is no school. Our teachers are looking forward to meeting with parents of new students at these conferences and sharing the assessments we have been doing over the past two weeks. If you can, bring your student(s) with you! Conferences for returning students will be in early October, with sign ups coming soon.

I hope the entire TRCS community has a great weekend! See you Monday!

Nic Chapin
Team TRCS
Upcoming Dates
Please visit our website at www.3rcs.org for the latest school calendar updates!
From the TRCS Office:

This week, we had the opportunity to put our communication via Sangha to the test. We sent out an announcement regarding the change in date for school pictures. Hopefully, you all received this message. If you did not, please contact the office so we can problem solve with you. Additionally, if you would like your cell phone number attached to your Sangha account, please let us know . With your cell phone number entered into the system, you will be able to receive updates via text message!

Yesterday at the new parent meeting, we talked about Chalk , our online grade book system. Any parent not already set up with Chalk was emailed an invite yesterday evening. In order to finish the sign up process, you will need an activation code. If you have a new student and didn't receive your code at the meeting yesterday, we will be sending it home with your student today. Please activate your parent Chalk account prior to coming for your fall conference!

Thank you!
Our first PE unit for the 2018-19 School Year was a huge success, despite some not-so cooperative weather this week! We began by working on dribbling, passing, and trapping skills on our first day. After that, we began games in families. We used a traditional soccer (football) scoring system where each team earns 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. All of our families/teams won at least one game and Brazil managed to avoid any losses! Those interested in brackets were able to follow as we continued working through a 10-team bracket on Monday. While rain delayed our semi-finals and finals until today, we were able to finish up our unit and crown Jamaica the new TRCS Soccer Champions! What a fun five days of scoring, cheering, and getting to know our classmates. Next up, we have a rugby unit the week of October 22nd! 
Pictures Rescheduled
Due to the weather, we have rescheduled school pictures with Nancy Steele to Tuesday, September 18th. Nancy will take individual, class, and all school photos. There is no pre-order, so please be watching next week's Wave for details on how to order your pictures!
Emergency Drills
Student safety is of the utmost importance to all of us at TRCS. We had our first fire drill last week and the students did an excellent job exiting the building quietly and quickly. We will continue to have drills (earthquake, lock down/out, fire) each month so that we are all prepared for any emergency situation.
Back to School Night
We hope you have marked September 27th at 6:00 pm on your calendar for our Back to School Night ! We are all so excited to be back and will have much to share about the school year ahead. Please plan to have at least one parent attend, and parents only please!
Conferences
September 20th is a no school day, and we will be have fall conferences for all of our new students. Parents, please bring your students with you, if at all possible. These September conferences are for new students only. Conferences for returning students will be October 10th & 11th and sign ups will be released soon.
Update Immunizations
Over the summer your student(s) likely visited the doctors office and received immunization shots . If your student did get a booster over the summer please let the office know so we can update their student records. Students need to have this done before February 2019.
After School Care
Our after school care program will begin on September 17th. Please contact the office for more information on this program, especially if you are planning on your student staying after school!
We strive to keep the dismissal line of cars moving smoothly and efficiently, with safety always at the forefront of our minds. We appreciate the patience of all drivers as we establish the routine of daily student pick ups. Here are some tips to help keep things moving quickly:

  • Stagger your arrival! While we begin to put students in cars promptly at 3:00 pm, we are outside until 3:20. Consider arriving at 3:10-3:15 to miss the early rush!

  • Picking up three or more students? Please park down in the gravel. A teacher will dismiss carpool groups to your car and you can use the outside lane to exit the driveway.

  • Picking up one or two students? Please use the inside lane and pull as far forward as you can when you get to the door area where students are waiting.
Community Announcements

WLMS DANCE TEAM, “The District Dancers”
Middle School Dance Team will be starting soon, and the information and registration form are now available on our Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/districtdancers/   or just type in District Dancers of West Linn. It will also be posted on the District Community Web Page next week. Dance Team will be open to all interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in WL and practices will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6:30pm, mainly at Athey Creek MS. No auditions, everyone is welcome. After the holidays we will hold some Saturday practices too. Practice starts Monday, Oct.1, and will run until the end of February. The first week is open enrollment so you can come and check it out. Fee is $400.00 and includes 5 months of instruction, costume, competition fees, sweatshirt and t-shirt, and dancepaws/shoes. 
Any questions please email Christy Bray . CCome to the parent/dancer meeting for w elcome & Registration on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Athey Library 6:00-7:0 0PM. Come and meet the coaches, ask questions, sign up and fill out forms, make payments, and find out what it’s all about. We look forward to seeing you.

FREE PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT
"What Every Parent Needs to Know About Screen Time/Device Use and Social Media's Impact on Your Child's Well-Being and Safety" will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 17th at 7:00 PM at Rolling Hills Community Church. Read more at w ww.savethekids.us . The focus of this presentation will be balancing screen time and device use, protecting and cultivating our children's self-worth amid the damaging influence of comparisons that social media constantly feeds our youth and devising a sensible family plan for device use.