The Children's House

New Message from Michele:

Calendar:

Feb 10 - Mar 1:  Re-enroll for 2021-2022 school year
Feb 15:  Campus Closed, President's Day
Feb 15: Summer Camp Registration Opens for Current TCH Students
Feb 17:  100th Day of School Celebration for Lower Elementary
Feb 17: ISACS Webinar: The Importance of Executive Function, info here
Feb 24: Parent Info Night: Junior High Human Growth and Development, 6 p.m. via Zoom, info here
Feb 24: Parent Info Night: Upper El Human Growth and Development, 7 p.m. via Zoom, info here
Feb 24: ISACS Webinar: Talking with Children about race, info here
Mar 1: Re-Enrollment Forms and Deposits Due
Mar 1, 3 & 5: Upper El Human Growth and Development
Mar 2: Summer Camp Registration Opens for Alumni
Mar 3: ISACS Webinar: Parenting in a Pandemic, info here
Mar 4: TCH Parent Book Club at 8 p.m., info here
Mar 8: Tuition Assistance Application closes
Mar 8, 9 & 11: Junior High Human Growth and Development
Mar 8-12:  Parent Teacher Conferences, see below

Looking Ahead:

Mar 10: ISACS Webinar: Managing Anxiety, Stress & Parenting Under COVID-19, info here
Mar 12: Campus Closed for Conferences
Mar 15: Summer Camp Registration Opens for All Others
Mar 29-Apr 2: Spring Break, for Childcare Information, see below

Extracurricular Activities:

Spring Break Childcare 
Childcare is being provided for families who find it is necessary this year. Maintaining the COVID protocols with Spring Break staffing presents a challenge, so if other arrangements are available for your child, please consider them.  If you haven't already, please notify Kim Gallagher, kim@traversechildrenshouse.org of your childcare needs by February 15th. Requests received after this date cannot be accomodated. 

Parent Teacher Conferences - Sign Up Here
March 8-12
Conferences are an important connection point for your child’s guide and you to have a conversation about your child at school. In order to conduct conferences safely, all conferences will be conducted on Zoom. After the sign-up period, your child’s guide will send you a link to your conference. If you do not have Zoom capabilities, please contact us and we will help make a conference accessible for you. Your child’s guide looks forward to connecting with you. Please make sure you sign up, and come prepared with any questions you might have about your child’s school experience.

Family Fun Challenges
We are all hopeful for a more normal time when we can gather and get to know all of the members of our school community better. But until we can do that safely, CHiPA is proposing some Family Fun Challenges that we can share on The Children’s House Community Facebook page.  

The current Family Fun Challenge is to play in the snow! Bundle up and build a snowman, make a snow angel, make a snow fort, etc. With all of the fresh snow, we thought this would be a good activity to start with. And...go! Don’t forget to share a photo or two on the TCH Community Facebook page.

Sharing our Gratitude
Please take a moment to read what others have shared on our Gratitude Padlet. To add your gratitude, just click on the + button in the lower right corner of the Padlet.

Parent Business Directory
With the harsh economic impact of COVID-19, it is more important than ever to support TCH family-owned restaurants and businesses. Visit our directory of TCH family-owned businesses in the Parent Portal. If you own a business and are not listed, please let us know by completing this Google form.  

COVID-19 Resources
TCH COVID-19 webpage with link to updated Phase 4-5 protocol

Updated February 1 - See the most updated Epidemic Order Infographic here

TCH Inclement Weather Policy:
TCH Administration determines school delays and closings with the assistance of TCH outdoor services provider, Chris Danbrook. Parents will receive an email by 7:00 a.m. (or earlier if possible) notifying them of the delay or closure. The information will also be posted on the school’s website 7:00 a.m. Please note that TCH will not automatically follow the closure decisions of TCAPS and NMC.

Sign up for text alerts:  In addition to an email alerting you about school closings and delays, we notify parents by text message via Remind. Simply download the Remind app to your mobile device and set up an account. Then, Text @hg6c3f2 to the number 81010. You will receive a welcome text from Remind. The class is titled TCH Parent Community. 

Facebook Community Page
Join our Facebook group, The Children’s House Community, to share ideas, swap/sell items, and connect with other families.

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Learning Opportunities for Adults:

Coming Up: 

NEW! ISACS Parent Series
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Feb 17 & 24; Mar 3 & 10
We are happy to extend this benefit of being an ISACS school to our parent community. We hope you will take advantage of this series with pertinent parenting topics on Executive Function, Talking with Children about Race, Parenting in a Pandemic, and Managing Anxiety. For more information and to sign up, visit our Parent Ed webpage. 

Parent Info Night: Human Growth and Development
Feb 24 via Zoom
Junior High Parents @ 6:00 p.m.
Upper El Parents @ 7:00 p.m.
We will be hosting a parent meeting with Carrie Ullery Smith for those interested in learning more about the human growth and development curriculum the students will be learning. A link to join us on Zoom will be emailed to all Junior High and Upper El parents. 

TCH Parent Book Club
March 4 at 8 p.m.
We will continue our TCH Parent "Book Club" by watching the webinar What It Means to be Black in White Spaces with Julie Lythcott-Haims. All are welcome. A Zoom link will be sent to all parents. To watch the webinar, follow the instructions on our Parent Ed webpage. 

For all Montessori Up Close faculty presentations, recordings of past presentations, and other recommended resources, please visit our Parent Ed webpage in the Parent Portal.

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