The Wave
May 31, 2019
Happy Friday to you. I cannot believe it is almost June! The days are moving fast as we come down to the final weeks of school. We have been busy working on our IP projects. I have been so impressed by the work our students are doing. Next week is our last week of morning classes, as the last week of school is all about getting ready for IP night and celebrating the end of the year. Let’s finish strong!

Please make sure and check the calendar for the upcoming weeks. We have quite a few events happening as the year comes to a conclusion. Next Friday there is no school as it is a grading day.

Mindset thought of the week: J.K Rowling once said, “I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.” As we wind down the year and finish our projects, remember all you can ask of yourself is put forth your best effort. The rest will take care of itself. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and we will see you on Monday. 

-Nic Chapin
Team TRCS
Upcoming Dates
Please visit our website at www.3rcs.org for the latest school calendar updates!
Last Day of School/Graduation Schedule - June 14th

7:30-8:00 am
4th-7th grades arrive for school.

9:30 am
8th graders & families arrive for light reception/refreshments on the back patio.
We will toast to success at 9:50.

9:55 am 
Parents to proceed to seats, 8th graders proceed to the processional.

10:00 am
Graduation ceremony begins.

11:00 am  
Graduation concludes, 8th grader procession from the building, 8th grade parents & families follow.  

11:10 am 
8th grade parents, please proceed to the church parking lot to help us with the remainder of the school dismissal.  

11:30 am
Dismissal 4th-7th graders.
After School Care Ending
Next week will be last week we will offer after school care for the school year. It is undetermined at this point whether we will offer it again next year, depending on interest. The last day it will be offered is June 6th.
Please be watching for announcements in the fall if after school care is needed and will be available for the 2019-20 school year!
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! 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. Please see the schedule above for details.
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! The survey will close on June 2nd.
Volunteers & Water Balloon Help Needed!
Our end of the year celebration & field day is coming June 12th! We need some helpers to fill water balloons at home and bring them to school on the 12th. Please email Ms. Olson if you can help with this! If you are available to volunteer and are interested in spending a fun filled day at TRCS, please sign up here!
IP Boards can start arriving at school beginning Wednesday, June 5th!



Ms. Collins - The Novice group got many projects completed this week. We have a few last edits and fixes on Literature projects, and many accordion books got done as well. We tackle the Creative Writing projects next week. Math projects should have been completed this week as well. We are almost done! Yea! 

Ms. Olson - Intermediate IP has turned in their finished literature and creative writing projects. Next week, we will publish the final drafts of their research papers and celebrate all of the hard work they have put in. 

Ms. Bremont - Advanced I students continued to work on the final drafts of their IP Literature Projects. They also learned about the Hero’s Journey archetype, wrote BioPoems, and had a lovely Graded Oral Discussion about their class novel!

Ms. Elston - 5th Math - the target due date for math projects was Thursday, May 30th and many students hit that goal! If they did not, they will be working to finish during study skills or afternoon work time. Advanced II - next week is our last week of work time. All projects are due by the Thursday, June 6th and we have mornings and afternoons to finish everything up! 

Ms. Staheli - PBL students are finishing Building, Art and Field Study projects in addition to either Social Studies or Science.
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!