Calendar:
Oct 3: Spirit Wear Orders Due, see online store
Oct 6: CHiPA meeting, 9:00 a.m. via Zoom
Oct 8: Watch Chasing Childhood film, available through October 13, details here
Oct 8: Spirit Friday! Wear your TCH apparel
Oct 11 - 14: Parent Visiting Week, signup coming soon
Oct 14: Parent Ed: Chasing Childhood with Lenore Skenazy, details here
Oct 15: No School, Campus Closed, Staff Professional Day
Oct 16: VEX IQ Robotics Tournament
Oct 18: School Picture Day
Oct. 22: Grounds Work Bee, see below for more details and to sign up
Oct 22: Spirit Friday! Wear your TCH apparel
Oct 25 - 27: Jr. High Detroit Trip
Oct 29: Pumpkin Fun Day (Primary and Lower Elementary)
Nov 1: Daffodil Day
Nov 1 - 5: Parent Teacher Conferences
Looking Ahead:
Nov 3: CHiPA meeting, 9:00 a.m. via Zoom
Nov 5: No School, Campus Closed for Conferences
Nov 11: Karen Circle, virtual luncheon
Nov 13: Shop Your Community Day, see below
Nov 16: Picture Retake Day
Nov 18: TCH Parent Night at The Workshop (subject to current COVID status)
Nov 24 - 26: No School, Thanksgiving Break
In The Know:
Grounds Work Bee
Many hands make light work! You can help keep our campus beautiful by signing up now and showing up on October 22. We need help with the following: store tents and umbrellas, remove vines, add limbs and logs to playground, spread wood chips, plant and transplant trees, prep site for fruit trees, remove autumn olive and mulberry, and more!
Shop Your Community Day
Support The Children’s House on Saturday, November 13 just by shopping in Downtown TC! For every purchase you make at participating stores, 15% of the sale will be donated to the non-profit of your choice - please select The Children’s House when you check-out! We were selected as one of the 30 non-profits because we consistently have one of the highest donation amounts at the end of the day. Let’s keep this trend going! Learn more here.
Time to Order Lunch
October Lunch Menu is now available, view menu here.
BATA Update
BATA’s current staffing challenge means our school only has a morning route from Hall Street at 7:30 a.m. to TCH by 7:45 a.m. We hope to resume the afternoon route as soon as possible. Kim and Charlotte are working hard to come up with a creative solution for the afternoon transport! Text Charlotte Smith, TCH Parent, with any questions, concerns, or ideas (312) 391-5535.
Spirit Wear Store is Open!
Get ready to show your school spirit each Friday this school year. Place your order online by October 3.
Fall Team Sports and Afterschool Clubs
See our updated extracurricular activities webpage for fall team sports and afterschool clubs! Basketball, Cross Country, Robotics, and more! NEW opportunities posted for our after school theater club.
Theater Workshop
Starting Nov. 2, 2021, Jaime Janiszewski will lead our Theater workshop through games, skits, pantomime, improv, short play creation, and tons of fun! This club is designed for students truly interested in learning and performing live theatre.
- Lower Elementary: Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 PM in the music room.
- Upper elementary and Junior High: Thursday from 3:30-4:30 in the music room.
To participate, email kim@traversechildrenshouse.org for details on how to sign up. Participation for these workshops will be capped at 15 kids.
COVID-19: UPDATE
As of 10/1/2021:
0 Students COVID positive
0 Staff COVID positive
0 Students or staff quarantined due to exposure
TCH COVID-19 webpage with link to the TCH protocol was last updated on September 29, 2021 to include the video recording of the 9/27/21 COVID Briefing and the articles referenced during the briefing.
Points of Interest:
Dr. Montessori and Peace
By Jamie Schaub
Perhaps you do not know that Maria Montessori lived during both World Wars. Maybe you do not know that she was involved in the creation of The League of Nations, the precursor more...
Sharing our Gratitude: Gratitude Padlet.
Parent Business Directory: Visit our directory of TCH family-owned businesses.
Facebook Community Page: Share ideas, swap/sell items, and connect with other families.
Amazon Smile - You Shop. Amazon Gives.
The Week in Photos:
