Elementary Updates - April 29, 2022

In this Newsletter:

Parent/Caregiver & Teacher Conferences: May 18
Photos of the Week: National Button Week, Beekeepers and the return of Field Trips!
MCAS Testing Reminder
Upcoming Dates
National Children's Mental Health Week
Reminder: Take our Social Emotional Learning Survey
Register for our Virtual Gala on May 11th (it's free!)
Purchase tickets to see River Grove at TLC!

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Dear Families and Caregivers,

Today marks the end of the third quarter!

As next week begins May, I want to remind you that we will have two early release days for MPS and Elementary. On Wednesday May 11th, all of MPS will have an early release at noon. On May 18th, only ECC/Elementary will have an early release at noon.

On May 18th, we will have our parent teacher conferences from 1-3:30. Your child’s following teacher will be in touch with you to set up preferred times for your conference. We will be offering both virtual and in-person options, and provide childcare for the duration of the conference. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s following teacher.

Elementary News:

In honor of National Button Week, the fourth grade students learned how to select materials and sew on buttons for themselves:

Upper Elementary students were fascinated with a staff (Leo)’s mother Eileen’s teaching about bees, hives and the beekeeper’s job. Also Upper Elementary students make bee crafts:

As part of Language Arts class, May-lin Eu and Jennifer Jones’ fourth and fifth grade students wrote a persuasive letter for Sarah to ask her to allow Elementary to resume field trips after being on hold due to COVID. Everyone cheered when Sarah told them we could resume field trips!

Elementary Testing:

MCAS testing is now underway! If you have any questions, please contact our MCAS coordinator, Mandy Houghton. Here is a link to the letter.

MCAS dates:

Third grade:

English Language Arts: Wednesday 4/6 & Friday 4/8

Math: Thursday 5/5 & Friday 5/6

Fourth grade

English Language Arts: Wednesday 3/30 & Friday 4/1

Math: Thursday 5/12 & Friday 5/13

Fifth grade:

English Language Arts Monday 4/4 & Tuesday 4/5

Math: Thursday 5/19 & Friday 5/20

Science: Tuesday 5/3 & Wednesday 5/4

During May 23-June 3, for families of students in second to fifth grades, we will be administering MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing again. We give students MAP Growth tests to measure academic growth throughout the school year and from year to year in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Have a wonderful weekend!

~ Sarah and Janice

Reminder:

For late arrivals and early pick-ups: Please call the Elementary front office at 774-244-3112 or email: elementarydept@tlcdeaf.org. 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.

Important Dates/Reminders: (Link here for Academic Calendars)

April 29: End of the third quarter
May 5: TLCPA Meeting
May 11: Early release for MPS
May 18: Early release for ECC and Elementary only - Parent teacher conferences
May 26: PAC Meeting; Zoom information
May 30: No School
June 1: Early dismissal
June 16: Elementary’s last day in June
June 20th: Juneteenth observed (No School)
June 21: ECC and Secondary’s last day in June
July 5: School reopens
July 13: Early dismissal
July 28: Last day of school (Noon dismissal)

National Children's Mental Health Week

Children's Mental Health Week is next week, May 1-7, 2022. This year's theme is Action Changes Things!

Please view our mental health resources webpage and view some additional information below.

We want to spotlight and thank all our TLC staff who work with and mentor our children every day while advocating for their mental health and academic success.