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Calendar:
May 16: Drama Club Performance, friends and family welcome, 6 p.m. in the barn, details here
May 17: Grounds Work Bee Canceled
May 17: Drama Club Performance, friends and family welcome, 6 p.m. in the barn, details here
May 21: Upper Elementary Musical, parents are invited, in the Gym at 2:30 p.m.
May 22: Junior High Grandparents & Special Friends Day, Park Street Campus, 2-3 p.m., see below
May 23: Grandparents & Special Friends Day, The Children's House, 9-11 a.m., Campus closes at 11:30, see below
May 26: Memorial Day, No School
May 27-30: Junior High Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Backpacking Trip
May 28-30: Upper Elementary Camping Trip
May 28-30: Lower Elementary (2nd & 3rd years) at Leelanau Outdoor Center
May 29-30: 1st Years at Leelanau Outdoor Center (no overnight)
May 30: Kindergarten Dunes Trip
May 30: No Elementary Friends Club
Jun 3: Friends Club ends at 4:30
Jun 3: Moving Up Ceremonies, Kindergarten at 5:00 p.m. and 6th Year at 6:30, details here
Jun 4: 8th Year lunch with the Board of Directors
Jun 4: 8th Year Graduation, 6:00 p.m. at The Children’s House, details here
Jun 5: Field Day
Jun 6: Dance of the Cosmos, 11:00 a.m., campus closes immediately following, details here
Look further ahead…
In The Know:
New! Bright Futures Gala: Beyond Bright!
Our 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser was a great success! With 236 attendees, this special event was our largest gathering of supporters of The Children’s House. Because of the support of so many, the gala raised over $122,000, bringing us only $26,000 away from our goal!
Visit the Gala page to watch the videos from the event!
New! Teacher Appreciation
Thank you to all our families and children for the handmade cards and thoughtful gifts shared with our faculty, staff, and specialists. The outpouring of gratitude and love is well-deserved and truly appreciated.
Grandparents & Special Friends Days
On Thursday, May 22, 2 to 3 p.m., Compass Junior High will host their Grandparents & Special Friends Day at our Park Street Campus.
On Friday, May 23, 9 to 11 a.m., we will host our 21st annual Grandparents & Special Friends Day on our main campus. This is a heartwarming day when grandparents and special friends are treated to a musical performance, campus tours, and time spent in the classroom with their grandchildren. This is one of the best “feel-good” events of the year!
We still need volunteers for both events! We need help setting up on Thursday, and we still require more food donations before welcoming 400+ grandparents onto our campus. Please sign up and contribute in whatever way you can.
Action needed: Friday, May 23, is a half day.
- The campus closes immediately after the event. Please make a plan for your child's departure. Many children go home with their grandparents on this day.
- Be sure to add whoever your child will be leaving with to Ravenna in the Parents tab. Double-click on your child’s name to edit your “Emergency & Pickup Contacts.”
- All children must sign out with their teacher and leave through the main doors.
Cherry Festival Float Builders Needed
Attention current families of kindergarten and first graders. Princess Linden Miklos and Prince Riley Narmore and their families are excited to share this year's Cherry Festival fun with you! The Junior Royalty float theme is Christmas in July! With the focus being on Christmas songs. The Children's House will proudly represent "Sleigh Ride!" Planning is already underway. If you have an interest in riding the float and helping with float production, we want to hear from you! Cherry Christmas!
Next build date is Sunday, May 25 at 10 a.m. Reach out to Amber for details.
Riley's mom (Amber) 231-645-1418 and Linden's mom (Jill) 989-737-4754
New! End of the Year Ceremonies
Moving Up Night (Tuesday, June 3) is a celebration of students moving from one Plane of Development up to the next. Moving Up Night honors Kindergarten and 6th-year students and celebrates their achievements and growth over the three-year class cycle.
8th Year Graduation (Wednesday, June 4) is our ceremony recognizing the accomplishments of our 8th-year graduates. This event is for families, faculty, and staff to celebrate our students' growth and future endeavors.
Field Day (Thursday, June 5) is a great day of outdoor fun for all of the children in The Children’s House and Compass Junior High community! Activities include tug-of-war, potato sack races, dancing, face painting, a smoothie bike, and ice cream. Students may also purchase a hot dog lunch (veggie dogs available) on Boonli!
Dance of the Cosmos (Friday, June 6) happens on the last day of school and has been a tradition at TCH since the school was founded in 1984. The students shine in this celebration: a recognition of the importance of each of them in our community. Also recognized are the children who have completed the final year of their classroom cycle (Kindergarteners, 3rd years, 6th years, and 8th years). Campus closes immediately after the event. YCC/Nido families: pick up your children between 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. from their classroom and join us on the soccer field!
Blog:
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Extracurriculars:
You don’t want to miss the Drama Club’s production of Twice Upon a Time…
May 16 and 17, 6 p.m. in the barn - friends and family welcome!
Grandma doesn’t really like fairy tales — she prefers adventure stories about pirates and astronauts. So when her grandkids ask for fairy tale bedtime stories, Grandma puts some pretty silly twists on them! Grandma begins each goofy retelling of a once-familiar classic. Cindy-Rella is now an insufferable neat freak not inclined to leave her chores to attend the prince’s barbecue, even if there will be a bouncy castle there. Grandma seems to have forgotten about the Big Bad Wolf, so her stories pull Big Bad Bear away from his porridge to threaten both the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Pants. Even Goldilocks is confused why she has cameo appearances in both these stories!
The event is free to attend. Profits from concessions will benefit the Drama Club.
Cheer on our Track Team at their final two meets on Monday, May 19 (3rd/4th) and Tuesday, May 20 (5th/6th)! For more details, see the schedule on the Extracurriculars page.
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.
- New! Stone Travelbee is playing Friday, May 23 at Union Street, Learn more
- The Children’s House is now a pickup location for Mi Farm Co-op CSA! Learn more
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