Happy Friday to you. It was great to see many of you at conferences and discuss how the school year is going. As a school, we have been working hard on our IP projects. The student work that is being produced for these projects has been fantastic! It is always a good reminder that IP is a marathon and not a sprint. The consistent effort we are putting in will pay off in the end. Below you find a short IP update from each teacher.

We are excited to see everyone at the TRCS auction tonight. We are so appreciative of your support of TRCS, we couldn't do what we do without it! We want to thank all the volunteers who have been working tirelessly to put on a great event, specifically our Auction Chair, Stephanie Knapick!

Mindset thought of the week: When thinking about the IP process this Malcolm Gladwell quote comes to mind. “Practice isn’t the thing you do once and you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” We encourage our students to keep practicing and keep trying. The practice they put in now will lead to success later.”

~ Nic Chapin

Team TRCS

See you tonight at 6:00 pm!

2019-2020 Calendar Feedback

Thank you to those who attended our calendar focus group this week and last week. If you attended the focus group and would like to provide additional feedback, please fill out this survey.

If you did not attend, we would still like to hear from you! However, we would appreciate it if you read through this PDF document before filling out the survey for context on the questions we are asking. Thank you for helping make TRCS the best it can be!

2019-2020 Enrollment

It is that time again - we are preparing for the 19-20 school year lottery! This year, we will have two informational meetings and one open house. We need your help to spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors! The info meetings will be at TRCS on May 16th at 6 pm and May 20th at 3:30 pm. The open house will be on May 23rd 8:30-10 am. Please be watching the Wave in May for intention forms for current students and any siblings you would like grandfathered into TRCS. Please remember the decision to return to TRCS can be sensitive and is best kept private for families to discuss. We appreciate parents encouraging students to keep the discussion of this topic at home while we focus on ending the 2018-19 school year strong! Thank you!

Pizza Lunch Next Friday

Leadership students Mabel Knapick and Kyra Jeffrey have planned an optional pizza lunch for next Friday, April 19th. We will be serving two slices of pizza from Costco and a drink for $5. Additional slices are $1 each. Make sure orders are in by Wednesday, April 17th at 8:00 am so we can have time to place the order in advance! You can find the order form here and we will accept cash, checks, or online payments.

Attendance is Important! 

When a student is not at school it is very tough to make up the time that is missed in class. The teaching is what is missed, which is impossible to recreate. Please limit any getaways to the weekends or the upcoming summer break. This spring, we have a very busy term ahead. Between testing and IP, we really want to have all kids at school, with trips and appointments kept to a minimum. Thank you for your understanding and help keeping your kids in school, engaged and learning!

Novice with Ms. Collins - The novice group is well on the way to getting their research papers underway. They should have completed their notes and handed in their outlines. Introductory paragraphs were written on Thursday. This next week sections of the paper will be written each day to be typed at home. Rough drafts are due Thursday if they are on target!

Intermediate with Ms. Olson - Intermediate IP is off to a great start! Students have worked diligently over the last month to take detailed notes on their topics. They are now turning those notes into a detailed outline of their research paper. Next week, we will begin rough drafts of the research paper.

Advanced I with Ms. Bremont - This week, Advanced I students learned about writing excellent thesis statements and turned in their research paper outlines. Next week, they will start on their rough drafts. At home, students should be making steady progress towards the completion of their Literature book and their Literature Journals.

Advanced II with Ms. Elston - Advanced II has worked on their outlines since returning from break. They were due on Thursday and will be returned on Monday! At that point, we begin to work on the rough drafts. Rough drafts are a great time to add in additional information and items that may have been missing from the outline. So far, this group is doing some very impressive work! 

PBL with Ms. Staheli - PBL students were all approved before spring break, so many of them began reading their IP literature books at that time. Half the class had already completed research and their outlines by Wednesday of this past week, a day ahead of schedule! The class has been extremely focused and will work ahead toward their next goal of completing rough drafts beginning Monday. 

TRCS Yearbooks on Sale Now!

It's that time again! Yearbooks are available for pre-order online only through May 3rd, 2019. The Yearbook Staff is looking forward to sharing their hard work with you!

Website:   https://trcsyearbook.picaboo.com/  



Passcode: trcs2019



Cost: $20 for softcover, $30 for hardcover

Last day to order: May 3rd, 2019

Order Here!