Calendar:
Apr 24 - 30: Junior High Industrial Revolution Trip to Philadelphia
Apr 29: Coffee & Connect, 8 - 9 a.m.
New! May 2: Junior High, No School
May 3: May Day Celebration, 10:30 a.m.
May 4: CHiPA meeting, 9 a.m. via Zoom
May 6: 1st - 8th year Earth Day field trips
New date! May 12: Elementary and Junior High Talent Show, 10 a.m., parents welcome
May 20: Grounds Work Bee, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., see below
May 26: Kindergarten field trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes
May 27: Grandparents Day, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., school closes at 11:30, see below
Looking Ahead:
May 30: No School, Memorial Day
May 31 - June 3: Junior High Backpacking Trip
June 1 - 3: Upper El camping trip
June 1 - 3: 3rd Year trip to Leelanau Outdoor Center
June 2 - 3: 1st and 2nd Years trip to Leelanau Outdoor Center
June 7: Moving Up Ceremonies, Kindergarten and 6th-year students
June 8: Graduation, 6 p.m.
June 10: Dance of the Cosmos, 11 a.m., campus closes after the event
In The Know:
Time to Order Lunch
May Lunch Menu is now available, view menu here.
Grounds Work Bee, May 20, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Many hands make light work! You can help keep our campus beautiful by signing up now and showing up on May 20. We need help with the following: remove vines, add limbs and logs to the playground, spread wood chips, plant, and transplant trees, remove autumn olive and mulberry, and more!
Grandparents Day, May 27
Mark your calendars! On May 27, we will be hosting our 18th annual Grandparents and Special Friends of that Generation Day. If you have questions, please contact Marty Miklos at martin@traversechildrenshouse.org.
Bright Futures Celebration Presented by High Street Insurance Partners, April 22 at 6 p.m.
Thank you for celebrating with us on April 22! We are now 95% toward reaching our $175,000 fundraising goal for the 2021-22 Bright Futures Fund. To make a gift to push us over the top, please visit our giving page.
Children's House parent, Jennifer Lake, emceed the event and special remarks were made by Cortney Danbrook, Vice President of the Board of Directors, and Michele Shane, Head of School to the 193 guests in attendance! The gorgeous backdrop of the Cathedral Barn, music by The Pocket, and dinner by The Cooks' House made the evening an epic foodie event - featuring locally sourced ingredients and dessert and beverages by Moomers, Verterra Winery, The Workshop Brewing Co., and Left Foot Charley.
Two videos brought our school's mission to life during this special event. "The Junior High Move" celebrates an historic moment in the growth of our school and "The Future is Bright" features our students - the very reason our school exists and why we give to our Bright Futures Fund.
New! Check out the Bright Futures Celebration page to see the videos that were shown during the event and photos of the people who celebrated with us!
Special thanks to our steering committee and event volunteers:
Brittany Luea, Abby Taylor, Summer Hennessy, Lindsay Erreca, Stacey Feeley, Ashley Bailey, Emily Wilbert, Jen Lake, Chad Schrader, Renee Mittelstaedt, Rob Mittelstaedt, Jodie Haynes, Papillon Erreca, Mindy Beers, Chad Beers, Stephen Hennessy, Tom Young, Karen Mueller, and Christopher Pozios. And special thanks to Matt Davis, Melanie Davis, Erin Gartland, Virginie Kanner, Alison Hoffman, Jana Gray, Jodie Tasch, Jamie Schaub, Sarah Davis, and Britny Tollstam for their support of the classroom art projects.
Presenting: High Street Insurance Partners
Gold: Bay Area Urology, Rehmann
Silver: Brady’s Bar, Suzanne and Jason Allen, Cass Street Ear, Nose & Throat, Brick & Corbett, Nathan & Jennifer Smith, Koala Insulation, isee Communications, GR Auto Gallery of Traverse City
Bronze: BayWest Animal Clinic, Chad Beers DDS, Farm Club, Danbrook Adams Raymond, TNT Electrical Systems, Shugart Builders, Partners in Family Practice, Bonek Insurance Agency, Dharamsala TC, Schrader & Associates, TBA Credit Union, Sustainable Landscapes, Thirlby Clinic, and Crystal Lake Health Center
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Extracurriculars
Sports
Track, soccer and basketball seasons are in full swing! For more information on spring sports and clubs, visit our extracurriculars page here.
Clubs
The Children's House Junior High Robotics Club will Participate in the 2022 World Championship! Read more.
Upcoming Junior High Robotics Events:
May 7-11: VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, TX
COVID-19 status at The Children's House as of 4/29/2022:
0 Students COVID positive
0 Staff COVID positive
1 Student or staff quarantined due to exposure
TCH COVID-19 webpage with link to the TCH protocol was last updated on March,19 2022.
TCH Blog:
Supporting Montessori at Home
by Jeanette Kania
One of the goals, when we prepare our classroom environments for the children, is to make it like a second home for them. We observe our learners so we can design Continue Reading...
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Vaccine Appointments and Information: Grand Traverse Health Department and the Benzie Leelanau Health Department
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