The Wave
May 24, 2019
Happy Friday to you! The school year is wrapping up and we are spending some time today reflecting on what a great year it has been during our last class meeting. We can all feel how close summer is, but love that our students are engaged in a topic of their choice to sustain their focus and energy to the end! We love finishing the school year on a strong note! 

Reminder: Next week is a three day week. Memorial Day is Monday and Friday is a work day for our staff. We have a lot of projects to grade! 

Please enjoy this Memorial Day weekend together with your family. It looks a like we should have great weather for the holiday. Please find some time to relax and get re-energized for the final weeks of the school year.  

Mindset thought of the week: As we observe Memorial Day, I want to say thank you to the men and women who gave their lives while serving our country and to the families that have supported them. "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men and women have died to win them." -Franklin Roosevelt

Have a great weekend and we will see you on Tuesday.

-Nic Chapin
Team TRCS
OSAS/MAP Testing Calendar
Thank you for getting your students to school on time and providing a healthy breakfast each morning after a good night's sleep so students are prepared for testing!
May 27th
No School
Memorial Day Holiday
May 28th
OSAS Science
5th & 8th

MAP Make-up Testing
May 29th
OSAS Science
5th & 8th

MAP Make-up Testing
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Upcoming Dates
Please visit our website at www.3rcs.org for the latest school calendar updates!
Music at School
For the remainder of the year we will have increasing amounts of open work time for Independent Projects. Listening to music helps many of our students to focus on their work. For others, it is a distraction from work. We are asking that you speak with your student to gauge interest. If it's something your student wants to access, click here. Please read through the expectations and sign it, and then send it to school on Tuesday, May 28. Please also remember that your student will need his or her own earbuds/headphones. If your student already has his or her tech license, no further action is required! 
8th Grade Graduation
On the last day of school, June 14th, we will have a graduation ceremony for our 8th graders. All 8th grade students should plan to arrive at 9:30 am with parents and family members invited to join us! The ceremony will begin promptly at 9:45 am. We do have limited space, so we ask that you limit your guests to 8 people per family. This is a half day of school for 4th - 7th grade students with dismissal at 11:30, but 8th graders will only come to school for the graduation. Attendees should plan to park in the church parking lot on that morning.
Parent Survey
It's that time of year again! We want to hear from our parents about your experiences and opinions on the school year at TRCS. Please click here to access the survey. It is brief questionnaire and will truly only take a few moments to complete. Thank you for participating, we appreciate your voice!
Volunteers Needed!
Our end of the year celebration & field day is coming June 12th! We are looking for parent volunteers to help support our 7th grade student leadership team the day of the event from 10:30-2:30 pm. Tasks would include overseeing stations, as well as assisting with serving lunch. If you are interested in spending a fun filled day at TRCS, please sign up here! Options are morning (10:30am - 12:30pm), afternoon (12:30pm - 2:30pm), or all day (10:30am - 2:30pm). 
Novice with Ms. Collins - The Novice group is done with MAP testing and moving forward with their accordion books and literature projects. We will introduce a creative writing piece and look for proposals to come in for approval!  

Intermediate with Ms. Olson - Intermediate IP completed MAPS testing this week. In addition, they are putting together final drafts of their literature and creative writing IP projects. We are almost there!

Advanced I with Ms. Bremont - Advanced I students spent some time doing MAP testing this week, but primarily focused on finalizing their Creative Writing and Literature projects. They also created their mini-boards in order to plan the aesthetics and placement of their pieces for IP Night.

Advanced II with Ms. Elston - M any students have both a literature and creative writing project turned in, so we are hitting major milestones! Students will continue to work on social studies or science as the other project was due Thursday, May 23. Fifth grade math students are working on their final drafts for math and will begin putting it all together next week. 

PBL with Ms. Staheli - Today is the final deadline for PBL creative writing and literature projects. There has been some beautiful work submitted already! From here on out, our class will be focused on finishing our literature book and integration pieces for IP. 
Youth Music Project still has openings in summer camps, group classes, and private lessons. They offer rock band, early childhood, songwriting, sound engineering, and instruction in ukulele, guitar, bass, piano, voice, violin, and drums! Youth Music Project is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Clackamas County that offers camps, group classes, and private lessons, and provides students with sophisticated, state-of-the-art performance opportunities. Click here to learn more!