Calendar:
Oct 6: Registration deadline for 6th - 8th Grade Boys Basketball, see below
Oct 8: Fall Festival, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., see below
New! Oct 9: Indigenous People’s Day 2023 with Eric Hemenway, see below
Oct 11: Coffee with Britny Tollstam, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., details here
Oct 12: Junior High Parent Visiting Day, 10:30-11:30 a.m., students leave with their parents at 11:30
Oct 12: Half-Day (both campuses) Staff Training, school closes at 11:30
Oct 13: Registration deadline for 4th-5th Grade Girls Basketball, see below
Oct 13: Spirit Wear Friday
New! Oct 15: Spirit Wear orders due, see below
Oct 17: School Picture Day, Nido through Junior High, see below
Oct 17: Montessori Up Close: "The Montessori Potential" Book Discussion on Zoom, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., details here
Oct 18: Primary Parent Visiting Day, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Oct 20: Grounds Work Bee, details here
Oct 23-27: Elementary Parent Visiting Days, scheduled visits
Oct 24-27: Junior High Detroit Trip
Oct 26: Montessori Up Close: The Montessori Toddler, 4-5:15 p.m., childcare available, details here
Oct 27: Coffee & Connect, 8:00-9:00 a.m., details here
Oct 31: Pumpkin Fun Day, each class implements its own plan
Nov 1: Staff Professional Day, No School
Nov 2: Daffodil Day, details here
Nov 8: CHiPA meeting, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., in the Community Room or via Zoom, details here
Nov 9: Karen Circle Lucheon, Noon - 1:00 p.m., details here
Nov 9-10: Conferences, Thursday evening and all day Friday
Nov 10: Conferences, No School
Look further ahead...
School closures and half days
Over the summer, we made changes to the school-year calendar to support professional development and necessary collaborative work among our staff. To help you prepare for special closures and half days, please check the Family Calendar and look for the highlighted dates at the bottom of the webpage.
In the Know:
Fall Festival is Sunday, October 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Don’t forget to bring your own plates, bowls, cups, silverware, and napkins to help make this a Zero Waste Event!
New! Indigenous Peoples' Day is Monday, October 9
Eric Hemenway will give presentations to small assemblies of each level, Kindergarten, Lower El, Upper El, and Junior High. Eric is an Anishinaabe/Odawa and is Director of Repatriation, Archives, and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Waganakising—The Land of the Crooked Tree—located in the northwest portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan.
New! Spirit Wear Store + Dance of the Cosmos Graphic Tee
We are launching a brand new offering this year! Brad Kik, a Children's House parent, designed a Dance of the Cosmos graphic tee to celebrate our special end-of-the-year ceremony that is unique to our school. This design is only available for the 2023-24 school year! Some of the products come in both Children's House and Compass Montessori variations, so be sure to click through on the Women's 1/4 zip, Recycled Tote and Organic Cotton Twill Cap! Get ready to show your school spirit each Friday. Place your order online by Oct 15.
New! School Picture day is Tuesday, October 17
You should have received your flyers from your students by now. That said, Timeless Image encourages you to use this link, or the QR code on your paper registration, to order photos electronically. Online school code for The Children’s House is 9823. Of course we will also always take the cash envelopes if you prefer to order that way. You can order via this link starting now up until 3 days after retake day, which is set for Tuesday, November 14.
Soup for Dinner is back
40oz of soup and sides will be available for purchase through Boonli for $35. Soup will be sent home on Fridays with your child. Place your order by Thursday at noon to ensure we make enough. Learn more here.
Parent Business Directory
In an effort to support our school community, our business directory features family-owned businesses. To view the directory or learn more about adding your business to the list visit https://www.traversechildrenshouse.org/business_direc.asp.
New! Board of Directors
We would like to express our gratitude to Peter Starkel, who has just completed his term as Chair of our Board of Directors. He will continue to serve as a member of the Board and his dedication to TCH is sincerely appreciated.
We welcome Jessica Sullivan into the role of Board Chair. Jessica served as on the board in the past, leaving the board in 2019 after six years of service. Jessica continues to serve our community in so many ways and we’re glad to have her return to the board once again.
Our board is committed to continuous improvement to ensure the stability and sustainability of our school. They support and are attentive to the work of the Strategic Plan and provide fiscally responsible direction and oversight. See our Board of Directors page to learn more.
Extracurriculars:
New! Registration deadline for 6th - 8th Grade Boys Basketball is October 6
We have two excellent coaches who have a ton of experience. One of the coaches played D1 basketball! If we have enough players, we will have separate teams (6th, 7th, 8th). Our middle school teams will be known as the Compass Navigators and will be joined by teammates from Pathfinder and Greenspire schools! Learn more here.
New! Registration deadline for Girls Basketball (4th-5th grade) is October 13
It is going to be a great season, where the girls will learn a lot of basketball skills and be on an awesome school team. We have two coaches, one who played D1 basketball! Learn more here.
New! Navigators Robotics Club for 6th - 8th years
The all-new Navigators Robotics Club will meet after school, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at our Park Street Campus on Mondays beginning October 16. Learn more here.
Blog:
Reading to Learn
By DiAnn Service
How does the process of learning to read look in a Montessori classroom? Montessori has what can be called a balanced literacy approach to language. This means that there are both Continue Reading...
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. Messages will be reviewed by the administration. Please allow two business days for posting. Learn more here.
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