Please ensure you have completed all required Back to School Forms in your Skyward Parent Portal
In this Newsletter:
  • Welcome Back!
  • Vlog from PE Teacher Justin Carrus
  • Moving Up Ceremony photos
  • Important Dates/Announcements
  • Family/Caregiver Directory: Opt-In
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Welcome back!

We are so excited to start the 2022-2023 school year! Our staff have been hard at work to prepare for your child’s arrival. Aside from our all-school assembly on Wednesday, we also had our first ever Elementary assembly. This will be an opportunity for Elementary to come together as a whole once a month and for students to develop relationships with one another. 
Elementary always welcomes visitors. If you’d like to visit, please arrange a time with your child’s following teacher or email elementarydept@tlcdeaf.org. All visitors need to check in at the White House (across from the Elementary building) to get name tags. Someone will meet you at the White House and bring you to Elementary.
 
If you need to get in touch with Elementary (ex: your child will be absent, arrive late, or need to be picked up early) please contact your child’s following teacher and cc: Elementarydept@tlcdeaf.org or call the Elementary front office at 774-244-3112. If students are dropped off after 8:00 AM, please check in at the White House/Admin building, and a staff member from Elementary will come and meet your child. 
 
Meals (breakfast and lunch) are free again this year! Our breakfast cart typically includes juice, milk, fruit, cereal, cereal bars, apple sauce, and/or yogurt. Here is a link to our lunch menu.
 
We are including a message from Physical Education Teacher Justin Carrus below. 
 
Once again, welcome back, and enjoy the long weekend! 
~ Sarah and Janice
Message from PE Teacher Justin Carrus
My name is Justin Carrus and I'm the TLC physical education teacher. I'm really excited about the new school year!

I'm here to share what kind of materials your child needs to bring for the class. They will need to bring a water bottle. They can fill the water bottle in the cafeteria during the class. They also need to have proper attire such as shirts/long sleeve shirts, shorts, sweatpants, and sneakers (not nice/fancy shoes or boots due to their safety and to protect the gym floor). It is important to have something comfortable to wear (range of motion). Your child can change their attire at school before the class and after the class in the locker room.

That is it for now. I will share more updates about our physical education program throughout the year. If you have any questions or concerns then feel free to contact me through jcarrus@tlcdeaf.org. Have a great year!
Moving Up Ceremony
Important Dates: (TLC Academic Calendars) 
  • September 5: No School
  • September 14: Early Release (12 PM)
  • September 17: Ben Hollingsworth Memorial Ride
  • September 28: Early Release (12 PM)
  • October 15: Homecoming
Announcements:
  • Back-to-School COVID Vaccine Clinics: mass.gov/kidsclinic
  • TLC is a member of American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC); Our families can receive a $10 discount. 
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