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A reminder that we have a long weekend starting today. Monday is Memorial Day, a day we spend remembering those in the military who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. If you are in town, there will be a parade and observances on Sunday starting at 1:00. All of the particulars can be found in the flyer in the electronic folder.  Our wonderful student council has been busy! Last night they hosted a Talent Show that blew the doors off the building. TPS truly does have talent. Now our StuCo has moved onto a spirit week when we return on Tuesday. It promises to be a fun shortened week with Pajama Day Tuesday, Wacky Hat/Hair Day Wednesday, Throwback Thursday (Pick any decade), and Croc Day Friday leading to the middle school Croc Hop that evening!  Field Day is coming and we need your help! Mrs. McDonals is looking for fun-loving adults to help manage stations at TPS Field Day (June 14/Rain Date: June 15). What do you need to do? 1. Watch our kids having a blast! 2. ...

This week, the Special Education Parent Advisory Council recognized educators across the district that have made significant contributions to our students with special education needs. Several of our wonderful TPS educators were recognized in Wednesday's ceremony. Congratulations to  Karina Abbascia,  Megan Foley,  Elizabeth Budness,  Ariyet Gurbuz, Elaine Santello,  Kerry Hackett,  Jessica Syria,  Jennifer Dolat, and  Amy Holwell.   This award, submitted by TPS families reminds, us how lucky we are to have an amazing staff here at TPS!    We are excitedly planning our Field Day for June 14th (you may have noticed on the list of upcoming events) and the PTA has agreed to help support and fund many of our activities! I get the sense that the Field Day planned is above and beyond what has been done here in the past and I'm really excited for it! Thank you to Mrs. McDonald who has been doing the planning! One of the activities planned ...

This was a wonderful week filled with so much love from our PTA and parents. I've been doing this a loooong time and worked through two decades of teacher appreciation weeks but I can't recall one like this before. From breakfast to kona ice trucks, presents, and hand-delivered flowers, it was a special week. I want to thank the PTA and all who have supported their efforts. I also want to thank the families that sent in acknowledgment in all shapes and sizes. I think I can speak for all the staff when I say we are heading into the weekend feeling loved and appreciated.  I am also excited to share with you that we were able to hold our first drama performance in several years. The "Wizard of Oz" was a smashing success in their Wednesday performance. This afternoon, our elementary students had the opportunity to see a condensed version. Be sure to ask them about it! The show is so well done and all of the parts were cast so perfectly. We really have some gifted thespian...

How did it get to be May so quickly! A new month also means a new reading challenge from Mrs.  Dolat. You can find all the materials you need in the electronic folder. An update on participation:  A total of  45 students participated  in April! That's a total of  182 books read  in April! There were  36 participants in K-5   and  9 MS readers ! Here's how it breaks out: Kindy:  8 Gr 1:    7 Gr 2:    7 Gr 3:    3 Gr 4:    10 Gr 5:    1 Gr 6:    9 Thank you to those that attended last Friday's presentation by Peg Dawson. I thought she had a great perspective and great things to share. She also shared with me a copy of her presentation. They can be found here . Thanks again to the PTA for arranging for her presentation!  The SEPAC has asked to share the following: "Holden Youth Soccer announced that it's expanding its Unified Program to include students 14 and under, in a prog...