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The Wave
 November 30, 2018
Happy Friday to you! We hope you had great Thanksgiving break with family and friends! After our week break, we have officially started Term Two and hit the ground running! We have some fun events planned between now and Winter Break!

We will be sending out Term One report cards to every family next Friday via email. We are doing the final proofreading, as well as getting everything attached and ready to send. All report card information will be sent electronically, including a review of the first term in the TRCS Times! We will also be sending a survey to make sure the current report card format is meeting each of our student and family's needs. It would be a huge help if you could take a moment to fill out the short survey. We value your input! Thank you in advance for your feedback.  

Mindset thought of the week: Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Believe you can and you're halfway there.” Everyday in education this statement proves itself true. Whenever we face adversity or challenges we have the opportunity to believe we can or believe that we can not. We accomplish so much more when we choose to believe we can. Watching students grow in confidence is a wonderful thing to witness. My hope is we will continue to have an attitude of “I can” vs. “ I can’t.” If we believe in ourselves and others, we can change the world! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and we will see you on Monday!
  
TRCS is such a fun place! 

~ Nic Chapin
Team TRCS
Upcoming Dates
Please visit our website at www.3rcs.org for the latest school calendar updates!
Hello TRCS Parents and Families!

It’s Auction Time! The spring auction is our biggest fundraiser and community event of the year and we are thrilled to kick-off the planning by hearing your ideas and with your support!

Please join us for our Kick-off Meeting:
Thursday, December 6th, at 6:30pm
Pacific West Bank Conference Room
2040 8th Avenue, West Linn

Over the past few weeks, the framework of the event has been put into place. Our vision is to streamline the auction preparations to minimize the busy burn-out work of our volunteer team, so we can meet (or exceed) the fundraising goal of TRCS!

We need your help to make this happen. Being a part of our auction team is a great way to be involved with our school, a chance to get to know each other, and to have some fun along the way. Here are some areas where we will need your help:
Procurement
Sponsorships
Marketing/Outreach
Décor/Food
Entertainment
Item/Event Data Entry
Event Set-up
Guest Check-in/Check-out
Raffle Ticket Sales
Item Sales Data Entry
Thank You Letters 

Come to the kick-off meeting to learn more, share your ideas, sign-up, and walk away with some tips and tools for securing sponsorships and procuring donations. 

If you are not able to attend the meeting, send us an email with your thoughts and let us know how you would like to be involved:  TRCSFundraisingCommittee@gmail.com

This auction is not only a key fundraising event, it is an open community event. All parents are encouraged to attend and invite friends and family to enjoy an evening to support our unique school.

SAVE THE DATE ~ TRCS Spring Auction
Friday, April 12th, 2019 at the Oregon Golf Club, West Linn
Festivities to include: Silent Auction, Raffles, Drinks, Dinner, and Live Music

Thank you and we are excited to see you next week!

TRCS Fundraising Committee

Calendar Updates
With December starting tomorrow, we have some busy weeks ahead with dates that you may want to mark on your calendar:
December 13: Gingerbread Party (see below)
December 13: No After School Care
December 14: Last Day of Holiday Drive (see below)
December 17: Cell Phone Meeting for Parents & Students (if you missed the 1st one!)
December 17-21: Secret Snowman (see below)
December 18-20: PE Unit @ Tualatin Indoor Soccer Center
December 19: No After School Care
December 20: Yearbook Meeting (new date)
December 21: Last day of school in 2018!
Inclement Weather
It is the time of year when we have to talk about the weather and what we do with school closures or delays! We want to make sure all of our families know that we follow the decisions made by the West Linn-Wilsonville School District when it comes to closures or delays. You can find this information on their website, on local TV and radio stations, or through the FlashAlert system. We encourage all parents to subscribe to FlashAlert and you will receive notifications whenever an announcement is made by WLWV.
Secret Snowman
It's back! On Monday, we will be announcing the Secret Snowman Leadership Project to students. This is entirely optional. We wanted to share with you in advance, so you can prepare if your student(s) want to participate! Read more about the guidelines and rules. Participation forms are due on December 5th and we will be announcing on December 7th. All UNWRAPPED gifts are due to the school with labels on them by December 10th:
* Monday-Thursday 17th-20th is small gifts ($1-$2 per gift each day)
* Friday December 21st is the big reveal gift ($10 maximum)

All five gifts need to be placed in one bag, not wrapped with wrapping paper. Please use labels to clearly mark each gift for each day Monday-Friday.
Gifts should be thoughtful and appropriate. 

Remember, the price limit is $1-2 for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and up to $10 on Friday. Happy Secret Snowmanning!
Hour of Code
We live in a world surrounded by technology, and we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works. We use technology every day from communicating to banking, but only a tiny fraction of us are learning how read or write programming language. That’s why TRCS is joining in to kickoff the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, for Computer Science Education Week (December 3-9). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code. Our Hour of Code is a way to introduce these important programming skills that will continue to play a role in our students future success. This afternoon, students had the opportunity to choose a game, app, or activity that was possible to code in one hour of time. Ask them what they have coded and what they learned! Continue the practice at home at code.org. 
Holiday Drive
Our leadership team has decided this year to help support the Rose Haven Center for Women and Children. This center serves 3500 local women and their children each year as they find protection during the daytime from violent situations and homelessness. We are asking that you help us help them by donating toys and other needed goods, such as blankets, diapers, soap, school supplies, and more. There is a turn-in box by the front door. Please keep your items in a bag with your name and grade on the bag. Your grade may earn a prize of donuts for lunch or a PJ day. If your grade gets last place, you will have to do a deed for the staff! Here is a list of requested items. Thank you in advance for showing our TRCS spirit and support in action. We cannot wait to see what we can give to Rose Haven for their holiday season!
Gingerbread Party
There are still spots open! It's time once again for a time honored TRCS tradition - the Gingerbread House Party! On Thursday December 13th after school, we will provide the supervision, pizza, drinks and the fun! Oh yeah, and the gingerbread houses and candy! Your kids will come home the very next day with a lovely completed gingerbread house. We have the candy, the frosting and most importantly the teachers to make it a huge fun event! The cost is $25.00 for the entire package. This year's theme is Winter Wonderland. Kids can bring their own inedible supplies to decorate! Read more.
Scrip Center News
Three more weeks to place your scrip order before the Winter Break!
  • See's Holiday Candy Sale
  • $6 each box - 20% profit of $1.20 each
  • Order forms due by Dec 5th (extended date) and orders available on Dec. 13th
  • New Vendors: Cracker Barrel $25 cards @ 8% and Happy Teen  $25 cards @ 5%
  • Special Promotion through December - Baja Fresh & Coldstone & Taco Time - discount 15%!!!
  • This is a great way to increase your profits towards ODS!
  • Get a Columbia Employee Pass with every $50 Columbia Sportswear Scrip card purchased.
  • Passes good thru January 19, 2019 (does not include an online code).
Benefit App News
Have you had the opportunity to check out the Benefit app ? It is a super easy way to earn funds towards your student's outdoor school fees.
Community Announcements

Music Open House
Youth Music Project, Clackamas County’s only nonprofit music school, is excited to connect with our community. You are invited to their Early Childhood Open House, for children 7 and under, on Dec. 8th from 2-4 pm. Come say hi to our instructors! Take a tour of our nonprofit music school! Try a sample class filled with songs, games, art projects, & more! Receive more information on program offerings & tuition assistance! Learn more.

Sno-Blasters 
Sign up now for: Weekly Ski Lessons - Snowboard Lessons - Sno-Blasters Ski/Snowboard Bus for 1st-5th Graders! Learn more here. Deadline for January discount packages is Mid-December. This is a chaperoned, comfortable bus to Mt. Hood Meadows with lessons for all levels. This 4 week program runs every Sunday in January and/or February (sign up for each month separately). Contact West Linn moms and Group Organizers Jen Butts 503 341-9588 or Donna Bezio 503 804-5059 for more information and the Mt. Hood Meadows Consecutive Week Lesson skihood.com to sign up. Use GO Code 1163288 (January), 1163287 (February) when enrolling. Join the Facebook Group to get updates! (This is not a West Linn-Wilsonville School District activity)

*West Linn High School Class of 2019** ~ Holiday Tour of Homes*
On Sunday, December 2, 2018** * Noon - 5:00 pm, you can enjoy five beautifully decorated West Linn homes, each with its own, unique character. Entertainment provided by our own WLHS Choir and Band students. Cost is $25 per person. Purchase Tickets Here Thank You to our Home Tour Partners:Lark Cafe - hosting our check in, Urban Coop - offering up to a 20% discount on beautiful home decor, Mapel Boutique - giving back 20% of regular price sales during the tour. For more information visit our website at www.wlhsgradparty.org or, contact Michele Beyer/Cathryn Viteri .