Calendar:
Aug 18-21: Summer Program Week 10, Base Camp Theme: Summer Harvest Week, details here
Aug 22: No School, Campus Closed
Aug 25-29: No School, Staff Work Week
Aug 27: Scheduled Classroom Visits
Sep 1: No School, Labor Day, Campus Closed
Sep 2: Student Orientation Day, see schedule here
Sep 2: Tears & Cheers, details here
Sep 2: Kindergarten Tile Party, at The Children’s House
Sep 3: Full schedule begins for everyone, including Early Care and Friends Club
Sep 4: Back to School Parent Meeting, 6-8 p.m. at The Children’s House, mandatory for all parents, faculty, and staff
Sep 5: Spirit Friday!
Sep 8-12: JH Northern MI Experience: Beaver Island
Sep 10: CHiPA meeting, 8:30 a.m. in person and online, see below
Look further ahead…
In The Know:
2025-26 School Year Start Up
Everything you need for a great start to the school year is on our Back to School webpage. Please take time to thoroughly read the information and complete the forms that pertain to your family.
Volunteer Project: refinishing tiny chairs
Several chairs in our Young Children’s Community classrooms need to be refinished so they are fresh and new for our young learners. If you are interested in sanding and resealing a few tiny chairs, please let us know. Thank you! learn@traversechildrenshouse.org.
Meaningful work opportunities
The Children’s House is hiring for Classroom Support Roles to start in the Fall. Roles include part-time and full-time positions. For more information, visit our Employment page.
Blog:
Safely navigating screen time, cell phones, and the digital world
Read some tips for parents, assembled by our Mental Health Consultant, Trisha Short, MA, LPC, IMH-E (II), on how we can protect our children from the hidden risks of overuse and ensure they develop a balanced, safe relationship with technology. Continue Reading...
Extracurriculars:
Athletics Interest Tool
Add your child's interests for the 25-26 seasons by sport and view who else may be participating!
Coaches Needed!
In order to make extracurricular opportunities possible, volunteer coaches are needed for all sports and levels. Please fill out this form if you are willing to coach or assist. We do not need expert coaches, just adults who would like to help so that we can have these teams!
Cross Country (3rd-5th) Comets
Cross-Country is open to boys and girls. Students will run a one-mile course. Teams will be formed at each elementary school with enough participants registered to field a team and where a volunteer coach is available.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Registration: Final Forms
(Grand Traverse Area Youth League)
Cost: $100.00
Season: September 8 - October 17, 2025
Practice: Practice will run 1 - 3 days per week after school at each home school. Exact practice days and times will be determined by the availability of the volunteer coach and will not be known until a coach is in place.
Coaches Needed! Please fill out this form if you are willing to coach or assist. We do not need expert coaches, just adults who would like to help so that we can have these teams!
Community Bulletin:
Welcome to the Community Bulletin! This is your space to share activities, events, and extracurriculars that your family is involved in outside of school. To submit a message for the bulletin, email Arielle@traversechildrenshouse.org.
- Open Gym at The Children's House once a month on Saturday, learn more