TeSA

TeSA Families,

We started telling you about our Book Fair and Field Day a few weeks ago and now they are both finally here. We are excited to be able to offer these opportunities. The Scholastic Book Fair will connect your kids to notable books and inspiring characters — helping them become lifelong readers. All purchases will directly support our school! See the section below to make sure you and your growing reader are ready to shop.

Field Day is a special day at many elementary schools. We are looking forward to warm weather, fun activities, and using our brains and bodies in different ways. Read the Field Day section below for more information about what you should pack for your student and ask about after school!

Artistically & Academically Yours,

Betsy Compton, M.A., M.A.T., M.Ed.

Principal

Important information for our Fair, held April 26th-30th:

Safety First: The safety and well-being of your child is our priority. We’re taking extra precautions to host a safe, socially distanced Fair at our school, focusing on preventive measures.

• Contactless Checkout: With Book Fair eWallet, a convenient digital payment account, your child can shop the Fair cash-free. And now grandparents, friends, and others can contribute to the eWallet to help build your home library!
  
  

• Shop Online: Experience the Book Fair fun by visiting our Book Fair online! You can shop over 6,000 products — and all orders ship direct to your home (with free shipping on book-only orders over $25*)!
  All purchases made during the Fair will bring our school 25% in rewards.

Visit our Book Fair Homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping.

In-School students will be taking turns touring the Book Fair during the school day. At-Home students can shop the Virtual Book Fair online now!

Field Day is Friday, April 30th at TeSA for ALL students. Please make sure your student comes to school with a WATER BOTTLE labeled clearly with their name. Family members are welcome to come and watch after signing in with the office. Students may be mask-free while participating in outside activities. Parents are asked to keep masks on at all times.

Field Day Schedule:

Kinder, First and Second Grades: 8:15 am–11:30 am

Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades: 12 pm–3:15 pm

**Sixth grade helps Coach B run the show!**

What to Wear:

(ALL students should come to school dressed in Field Day attire)

Tennis shoes are required—there may be some muddy areas, so old tennis shoes are best!

• Girls: Field Day T-shirt or PE shirt, PE shorts or any shorts made of fabric that can dry quickly. Many girls prefer to wear a one-piece swim suit underneath their tops & bottoms for the water slide. Shorts must stay on the entire day and shirts may be removed for the waterslide only. Shoes are also removed for the water slide.

• Boys: Field Day T-shirt/PE shirt, PE shorts/shorts that dry quickly OR bathing suit shorts.

Purchased Field Day T-shirts will come home with your student by Wednesday, 4/28.

Tips:

• Please have a towel to use after water slide & games with water. The morning water stations can be chilly!

• Some students like to have a hat, sunglasses & even goggles for the water slide!

• Sunscreen and bug spray are also great ideas to remember.

• A small backpack or bag to carry all the above items in as your student participates is very helpful.

• Kinder, 1st & 2nd graders must bring a DRY change of clothes/spirit wear/uniform for AFTER Field Day festivities, including top, bottoms, socks, undies & maybe even shoes! It’s also a good idea to send a grocery sack for wet clothes!!

KONA ICE IS COMING AT THE END OF FIELD DAY!! If your student would like to have a snow cone with their class, please send $3 to your child’s homeroom teacher Monday through Thursday of next week. We are prepaying for the snow cones so the money doesn’t get sticky!!!

If you have any additional questions about Field Day, contact Coach B at page.burkhalter@mytesa.org.

Dance-a-thon is the BIGGEST fundraiser for the PTO to help us be able to provide different things for the students, teachers and school throughout the year. The Dance-A-Thon fundraiser runs Wednesday, April 21st-Friday, May 7th. There will be a BIG event on Monday, May 10th, when the students will have a fun day of dance during their PE time to celebrate all of their fundraising efforts!

How Raising Money Works:

You should have already received an email with a link to your child’s online pledge page. You will be able to reach out to friends and family by email, Facebook, and Twitter with your own child’s pledge link via 99Pledges. If you did not receive the email, search and find your child’s pledge page HERE.

Prizes:

There will be prizes announced as we go along. Some will be for raffle tickets and some will be incentive level prizes to be awarded to either the individual grade level or the school as a whole, depending on the incentive. Keep your eyes on the TeSA PTO Facebook Page for regular updates as we go along!

Incentives:

$5,000 - Mrs. Wilson (5th) = color hair spray

$7,000 - Mrs. Young (6th) = silly stringed

$8,000 - Mrs. Martin (K) = taped to the building

$10,000 Mrs. Soza (4th) = slimmed

$12,000 - Mrs. Wallace = water ballooned

$15,000 - Mrs. Compton = Surprise!

$20,000+ - Mrs. Compton = SUPER Surprise!!!

There will be other incentives along the way including grade level incentives, participation incentives, individual raffles and over all top earner winners!

Keep watching FB for regular updates on what is going on next and what new levels we have reached!!

Make Your Own Shirts:

Decorate with paint, markers, patches, dye...whatever your student wants! Use this year's theme "There's no place like TeSA" or "TeSA Dance-A-Thon 2021" to get CREATIVE and have FUN!⁣ Click HERE to order.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Asia at Asiambyrd@gmail.com. ALSO please check your emails for additional info, updates and your child’s link.

Any student is welcome to join for help in any subject!

TeSA Tutoring

Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Join Zoom

Meeting ID = 349 599 4857

The next round of STAAR testing for all TeSA students is in May. In order to provide social distancing and a secure testing environment for all TeSA testers, our school board has determined all K-2nd students will learn At-Home through asynchronous instruction Tuesday, May 11th through Friday, May 14th. (Monday, May 10th will be a regular school day for all students). Tuesday-Friday, students will not log in for live zooms, but will need to log into Seesaw for daily assignments.

As determined by the Texas Education Agency, all 3rd-6th grade students must test on campus. Students will only be required to attend in person on the days they are testing. On non-testing days, 3rd-6th graders will also learn At-Home through asynchronous instruction as assigned in Google Classroom. Please note these important dates and watch for specific At-Home info coming from your grade-level teams soon.

Tuesday, May 11th = 3rd-6th Grade Math STAAR

Wednesday, May 12th = 3rd-6th Grade Reading STAAR

Thursday, May 13th = 5th Grade Science STAAR & Make-Up Testing as requested

Friday, May 14th = All Make-Up Testing as required

Each week, we highlight someone going above and beyond. This week, we recognize kindergarten teacher, Ms. Christina Majeske.

My daughter just joined back with in person learning in Kinder this last week. She was excited to re-join friends and teachers, but she was also a bit scared and worried too. Several times she has cried at school for various reasons, she has already lost a sweater, and is also a bit confused about why she is not dancing in the Spring Performance. Returning to in person learning has not been super easy for her or me. Ms.Majeske has not missed a beat helping is both adjust. Anytime I email her asking about my daughter, she responds quickly and with great empathy. She has helped me hunt for the sweater, she has sent me photos of artwork and made helpful suggestions. She has also sat my daughter next to another girl with whom she has become wonderful friends very quickly and allowed to flourish in friendship (even though they both might talk a bit too much). Ms. Majeske has helped to ease both my daughter and my own concerns and fears by being incredibly reliant, empathetic, and responsive. Thank you!

Do you want to give someone special a shout out? Fill out the TeSA Applause Form!

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Email: betsy.compton@mytesa.org
Website: artsacademics.org
Location: 6025 Village Parkway, Edgecliff Village, TX, USA
Phone: 817-732-8372
Facebook: facebook.com/texasschoolofthearts