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September 10, 2018
From The Principal's Desk
We welcome grandparents to the Cottage School Program this week! We hope you enjoy this special time with your grandchild.
CSP GRANDPARENTS’ WEEK
Sept. 10 – 13
See teacher’s newsletter for specific time to visit their class.
Thursday SEPT. 13, 8:30 a.m. – Grandparent Assembly in the East gym
Dr. Russ Sojourner, guest speaker
CSP PARENT TRAININGS:
Gr. K-2 Spalding Parent Training - Monday,
Sept. 17, 1-2 pm, Rm. 218.
Gr. 1-2 Shurley English Parent Training - Monday, Sept. 17, 2-3 pm, Rm. 218.
CSP PARENT HANDBOOK – please read this document online
(
Click here) – and – sign off electronically (the form is posted under the handbook).
OCTOBER COUNT WINDOW – parents received an email this week listing the dates for October Count, which determines state funding for our program. Please have your child in class on those dates. Thank you for your dedicated support.
Warmly,
Susan Nosal
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IMPORTANT DATES- Updated Weekly
See
CSP Calendar of Events for specific times
Sept. 10 - 13 – CSP Grandparent’s Week (see teacher’s newsletter for info)
Sept. 10, 2 - 3 pm – Gr. 3-8 IEW Parent Training, Rm. 218
Sept. 17, 1 - 2 pm – Gr. K-2 Spalding Parent Training, Rm. 218
Sept. 17, 2 - 3 pm – Gr. 1-2 Shurley English Parent Training, Rm. 218
Oct. 3, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm – CSP Picture retakes, atrium
Oct. 3 - 5 – CSP Teacher Conferences (teacher will ask you to choose a time slot @ signup.com)
Oct 20 & 27 - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm – K-2 Parent Spalding Training Intensive, East campus (see details in CSP Newsletter) |
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TCA CORE VALUES &
TITAN'S CREED
TITAN’S CREED: Parents may find the Titan’s Creed link posted in the left menu of this CSP Newsletter.
- Gr. 1-2 students will recite the creed in class each week after the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Gr. 4-8 students will be asked to memorize the creed this semester.
TCA CORE VALUES: Each week please familiarize yourself with a section of the TCA Core Values noted here for your reference, helping you gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of this foundational TCA document, which was adopted and approved on Dec. 6, 2010. The Core Values serve as a compass and guide for keeping TCA on its originally intended course in the present and future.
CSP Gr. 8 Core Values & TCA Creed lesson
(Stefani Hille, teacher):
Using a diagram of a tree (on which the students drew their own roots and leaves), the class discussed what is the
- source of their foundation (i.e. family, education, religion, government)
- what provides them stability (specifically key relationships such as parents, teachers, coaches, friends)
- what specific experiences/activities frame their lives (such as sports, music, hobbies, school subjects)
- what fruit is produced as a result
After discussing the roots, trunk, and branches, Mrs. Hille posed this big question to the class:
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If you have a deep foundation (roots),
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and that foundation provides stability (trunk),
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and that stability makes it possible for you to experience many facets of life (branches),
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What fruit (leaves
) does your life have the potential to produce?
The JH students came up with the following responses:
Ability to learn, determination, perseverance, dedication, imagination, creativity, courage, unbreakable spirit, self-control, humility, positivity, balance
They tied this to the Titan's Creed and why the creed matters.
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TCA Events open to CSP families
See newsletter for details on all events.
Sept. 14 – Junior Titan Golf Tournament for
grades K-8. Click
here for details.
Fall 2018 – Fall Tennis for 4th Grade through High School; All TCA Campuses; Email Coach Vance at
vancegj@comcast.net (j, not i)
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MONTHLY CHARACTER FOCUS
2018-19 TCA K-12 FOCUS
September – Kindness, Love of Learning, Curiosity
Each grade level will study 4 different character strengths this year. (See teacher’s newsletter)
Parents are encouraged to continue character discussions at home.
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