State of the School

Please plan on joining us this Thursday, January 24th at 6:00 pm. Come and hear about upcoming events, school budget and board goals/strategic plan, outdoor school and 4/5 week.We ask that at least one representative from each family attend, and that students stay at home. This is a time to stop mid-year to see where we have been and where we are going. We will also have a special raffle opportunity for everyone! We are looking for few volunteers to bring in baked goods next Thursday that we can serve at the meeting. Please email the office if you can help us out!

Outdoor School Parent Meeting

All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade parents - please mark your calendar for February 21st to learn about our upcoming trip to Bar M Ranch and how we will work with Trackers Earth to make ODS an awesome week of learning! Since we are attending a new camp, we would like the opportunity to speak to each family about ODS this year, so please make sure you make this meeting. Forms will be sent home in early February, and all forms and payments will be due by the meeting on February 21st.

Technology Meeting

We are offering another parent-student meeting on cell phone usage and licenses on February 7th at 3:15 pm. If you missed the previous meetings, please make sure you attend this one if your 6th, 7th, or 8th grader is interested in earning a cell phone license! The next test will be offered on February 21st after school.

Tax Letters Mailed

Today we are mailing the tax deduction letters for 2018 donations to your homes. Please contact the office if you do not receive this letter in the mail. Thank you to all of our families for continuing to contribute to Kids First and helping make our school #1 in Oregon! We truly couldn't do it without your support.

Messages of Kindness

In the months of January and February, TRCS is practicing being kinder than necessary. In conjunction with this week's class meeting, we are rolling out a new event focused on kind words. If there is someone who you'd like to shower with compliments, appreciation, or another positive message, you can send them a sweet message along with a lollipop for $1. Your note will be hand delivered during the school day to the person of your choosing on Thursday, January 14th. This is a place for notes of friendship and admiration, but not for romance. Teachers will be screening all messages before delivery, so make sure you're comfortable with and adult reading what you have to say! Students are encouraged to send messages to people outside their normal circle of friends to build strength in our community. Parents, you can have a message delivered to your students, as well! Just fill out the form and send it in along with the fee to our office by Wednesday, February 13th!

Spelling Bee is Abuzz!

The TRCS annual Spelling Bee is under way! This week was the class level spelling competitions. Two students from each class are moving on to the second, school-wide round. Our congratulations go to the winners listed below (listed respectively with 1st place first and second place after):

4th Grade: Anvi Singh, Ryan Yip  

5th Grade: Arush Goswami, Harrison Cheng 

6th Grade: Annamika Konkola, Suhaani Garg

7th Grade: Ethan Yip, AJ Tan

8th Grade: Payton Gault, Ethan Cha

Students have been given an all-school list to use to prepare for the school-wide bee on Friday, Feb. 8, at 1:00 pm. Parents are invited to attend. We also have this extra resource spellers can use to study. Good luck to all of the grade level winners! C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S on making it through round one! One of them will represent TRCS on Saturday, March 9, at the Hollywood Theater. 

Outdoor School Counselors

We need ODS counselors! Do you have a high school junior or senior in your life that loves working with kids and the outdoors? We are looking for some great teenagers to join us for the week of Outdoor School at Bar M Ranch. The application is live on our website, so please share this info with family and friends! Alumni are encouraged to apply!

Let the Battles Begin!

TRCS will begin our OBOB battles for 4/5 on January 28th! After a round robin course, where each team will be able to battle six times, we will bring the seeded bracket play! The ultimate TRCS OBOB champion team will go on to the regional tournament! We are thrilled to offer this program of friendly competition while encouraging students to read! See the schedule here.

Swimming PE Unit Ahead!

Next week, we will be heading to the North Clackamas Aquatic Center for four days of PE fun in the pool. They have an amazing program that the kids really love. Obstacle Courses, Water Polo, Water Basketball, Relay Races and of course, our favorite - wave pool and slides. See our school schedule for the week. Please check your child's swimsuit and make sure it still fits. This is the time for a well-fitting, modest, one piece suit, or one that is meant for swimming (not sunning). We can only accept signed doctor notes for not joining in the fun! Please bring a suit, clean towel, and a plastic bag for wet items to school each day!

Team TRCS T-shirts

Our awesome Team TRCS t-shirts are here! All of our staff & students with t-shirts wore them today and we are a great looking bunch! We have a few extra t-shirts available for purchase through the office for $25 each. We have limited quantities and sizes available and they are available first come, first serve. Don't delay if you want to purchase a t-shirt - email the office with your order details!