Knightly News
June 1, 2021
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Dear Parents:
Wow! What a year this has been! I promise when we choose "Game on!" as our theme for this year that we weren't really thinking about Jumanji, but that's what we got.
We have had students learning in remote, hybrid, and in person models with changes happening every quarter. We have worn masks, cleaned, and social distanced as best we could. We have reported COVID cases to our families, the Denton County Health Department, and the Texas Education Agency. We have traced close contacts and quarantined staff and students. And then, just when we thought we might be turning a corner, the winter storm hit and the first floor of our campus sustained major damage. We were off for a week due to the bad weather, learned online for three weeks, and then had a much needed spring break. During this time, we packed up an entire campus and moved to a temporary location. Somewhere along the way, we banned the phrase, "What else can happen?" We'll always be grateful to LifePoint Church in Plano for taking us in for these last 11 weeks and giving us a place to be together, and we'll always be amazed at the resiliency of our Trivium Academy family.
Now, it's time for this school year to come to an end. The majority of the repairs to our Hebron campus are supposed to be complete by the end of this week, and we are working on a plan to transition back to Carrollton. The gym repairs will take a little bit longer but should be complete by mid-July. We're looking forward to being back home and returning to some normalcy next year.
Many have asked about our plans for next year. For 2021-22, we are not planning on offering any remote or hybrid options, and as of June 5, masks can no longer be mandated in Texas public schools per Gov. Abbott. Our plan is to be back to business as usual with a start date of August 11. Stay tuned this summer for Meet the Teacher dates and other back to school activities, and as we look forward to this next school year, I promise that we will not choose "Level up!" as our new theme.
I hope that you all have a well-deserved relaxing summer, and I can't wait to see you in August!
Proud to be a Knight,
Sheryl Bradley
Superintendent
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Ms. Gallagos's elementary students in grades 3-5 got to participate in a Musical "Show-Off Day" last week. Students performed in all types of ways including, duets, instruments, dance, solos, and more! The students loved this creative opportunity, and we hope to bring this back as a yearly tradition. |
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Secondary Choirs performed their contest music for the Virtual American Classics Choral Contest. All three Trivium Choirs received a Division 1 (top score) for their division. The Trivium Advanced Women's Choir received the Grand Championship Award. Click the link below to watch the performances!
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High school humanities students participated in a "speed dating" style activity to discuss their most recent novel, Animal Farm!
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Meanwhile, 5th grade is keeping the learning alive until the very end! They had their first annual dissection of an earthworm. Our elementary scientists are really enjoying these hands on learning opportunities. Students in grades 4-8 & biology get to participate in the following dissections yearly.
- 4th: Owl Pellet
- 5th: Earthworm
- 6th: Squid
- 7th: Frog
- 8th: Fish Set
- Biology: Comparative Set of Various Animals
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Trivium students enjoyed celebrated the track team's success at the state competition by lining the hallways and cheering for them! Our state winners donned their medals and walked the halls with pride! |
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Meet Beth Frank, our resident Brit! Mrs. Frank currently teaches 8th grade science, 9th grade Biology, and 10th grade Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC). This is Beth's third year at Trivium, her 9th year teaching in the US, and, including her time teaching the UK, her 20th year in the classroom in total.
Mrs. Frank is great at building relationships with students. She's also a fantastic Genius Hour teacher because she believes in the model whole heartedly. Her own Genius Hour project is learning Mandarin! In her spare time she enjoys being with with her family, playing video games, and art.
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AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for yoo support Trivium Academy (Portico Education Foundation) every time you shop, at no cost to you. As of March 2021, we have received $3329.39 just through people shopping online!
Go to http://smile.amazon.com, and when prompted to select a charity, enter Portico Education Foundation. Make sure to select the organization in Carrollton, and bookmark the page for all of your Amazon purchases!
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- June 1: EOC Biology, STAAR Social Studies Grade 8
- June 2: EOC Algebra 1
- June 3: AP World History Exam
- June 4: Secondary Color Run, Last Day of School
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Phone: 469-854-9007
2205 E Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75010
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