December 11- School Council- In-person and Hybrid 6-7:30

December 12- Winter Concert (10:00 a.m. Dress Rehearsal and 5:40 evening performance!) and Healthy Hunger

December 16- Gift Cards Due

December 17- Spirit Day: TRS Pride Day! Wear Oranage and Black

December 18- Spirit Day: Dress in Something that Brings You Joy!

December 19- Spirit Day: Green and Read Day!

December 20: Sprit Day: Pyjama Day!

December 20- Last Day of Classes before winter break

Greetings Terrace Road Families!

It is hard to believe that we are well into December and getting excited for our Winter Concert this Thursday! The year is absolutely flying by! Teachers are already preparing for report cards, which will be coming out at the end of January, as well as provincial assessments that will be completed in January from Kindergarten through to grade 3.

It is a busy, and sometimes stressful time of year. If you notice your child struggling in any way getting to school, worried about school, or just feeling more anxious in general, please do stop by or send me a communication so that we can put some supports in place in order to ensure each child feels reduced levels of stress, particularly at this time of year.

I have spent time in each of the classrooms lately promoting pro-social behaviours and supporting students in understanding what it means to have a readiness to learn. We are happy with the progress students are making in self-regulation, and will continue to apply strategies to support this work throughout each of the grades! We have had Occupational and Physical Therapists come in to support our professional learning in brain-based methods of regulation, and we now have a new Motor Lab designed on our stage to increase regulation and full-body learning.

Winter Concert

Students are working with excellent energy as they prepare pieces for our Songs for a Season show on December 12th. Students will perform at 10 am (during the school day) and 6 pm in the evening. For the evening performance, students can begin arriving in classrooms at 5:40 pm to put away coats and to get organized for a prompt 6:00 pm start. Students in the Performing Arts group may put their things away and head straight to the Music Room.

Please note that in order to put on a concert that includes everyone, there will be capacity challenges. We are asking each family to limit their attendance to immediate family as a maximum as far as this is possible. Family members may also attend with the student audience during the day, if they wish. There will not be tickets issued for this event. Seating is first come, first served. Doors will open at 5:40 when students come in to get ready.

Students do not need any special costumes or clothing for this performance. They may dress up but this is not a requirement. Please contact Katie McMillan with any questions at kamcmillan@cbe.ab.ca.

Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to sharing with you!

TRS Casino Update

A special shout out to everyone who made our casino a success this year. Your time and commitment to our community will pay off over the next 18 months as we will be able to continue to provide wonderful programming to for each of our students!

Holiday Giving

Once again this year, we are going to be supporting the Terrace Road Families in need during our Holiday Season! Last year, we were able to ensure that everyone had access to food, essentials, and some gifts during this time. This year, we are once again asking those who can to please consider donating gift cards to the school. We are particularly looking for gift cards of ANY denomination from Safeway, Superstore and Wal-Mart. Please bring the cards to Sherisse in the office and we will ensure that they are distributed to families before the break. Thank you in advance for your generosity! If you are sending the cards via student delivery, please make sure that your student is aware that the cards NEED to come directly to the office. Please have gift cards to the office by December 16th.

Missing Pylon Support

Our School Safety Patrols require 4 pylons to safely set up their stations. We have purchased new pylons, but 3 of them have gone missing. Is there a known pylon collector in Montgomery? If you see any errant school pylons, please let us know and we will retrieve it! Cheers and thanks!

Adult Entry Into TRS

We are asking ALL adults in our community to enter the building ONLY through the front doors. With the number of students in our halls, it is a safety risk if there are adults in the building who have not entered through the front door and checked in at the office.

Terrace Road School Staffing

The TRS family is growing and changing!  We would like to welcome the following new staff members:

Ms.  Margaret Gray- Education Assistant and lunch

Tracey Tran- New lunchroom supervisor

Ms. Rachel Ferguson-Farrar- Education Assistant and lunch supervisor

Ms. Renette Kurz- Literacy and Numeracy Teacher

Ms. Farhana Dar will be moving sites for lunchtime in order to take on a lead lunch position. We wish her all the best in her new role! Ms. Farhana will continue to run our breakfast program in the morning!

Terrace Road Pledge

We are the Terrace Road Tigers. 

We are kind, responsible and considerate. 

We are accountable for our voices and our choices. 

We show respect for ourselves, others and the land.  

We honour our Spirit, Heart, Body and Mind.

We embrace our differences and recognize our gifts. 

We strive for excellence, give compliments, and lift each other up. 

We are a resilient community with integrity in all that we do. 

We are the Terrace Road Tigers. 

Clothing

We have had several families reach out and ask if they can donate food to our school. We believe we have enough snacks for now in order to ensure that no one goes hungry while at school. However, we could use some donations of gently used or new clothing—sweat pants, t-shirts and boys and girls underwear, are particularly low (more in our kindergarten-Grade 3 bins). If you have any gently used items, or if you happen to have new gear that you do not need, we would gladly accept it!

Communication

Each Friday, teachers have time to update their blogs and make sure that families have a window into the learning of their child’s classroom!  Please do take time to read through the short messages, see the pictures, and use the update to engage in conversation with your child about learning happening at school! When we are all all-in on student learning, students feel supported, safe, and secure in taking risks in their learning and we all have a clear understanding of what students are currently able to do in their learning.

Communication Folders will be a key aspect of our vision for communication this year between home and school. These folders are zip-up, durable plastic folders that will contain student artifacts of learning for parents to look through with their children, ask questions about, and engage in learning from the home. When there is an artifact of learning, there will be a signature page attached, with room for a parent comment as well.

Thank you for your continued support of our programming at TRS!