Tiger Times
Some thoughts for the starting school year
Dear Parents, Families, and Guardians,
Welcome Back!
We are so excited to welcome back our Tigers and welcome new Tigers to Table Rock Elementary! We are very happy to have school start again and see all of the smiling faces of our students.
Our goals for this year continue to be:
Provide a safe place for students to feel welcomed and that they have a sense of belonging
Provide a high quality education for all students
Maximize student achievement
Ensure students behave responsibly and respectfully
Teachers will work to ensure that students are learning, feeling happy to be at school, and that we are investing our time and efforts to helping students to be the best they can be.
We can do this with your support and help! At home, ensuring students are getting enough sleep (it's more than we might think), eating well, completing homework, and being held accountable at home will help your children to be successful. We know that we have the best students and families - with your support we can be the most successful we have ever been!
We are committed to ensuring that all students are safe, are learning, and are valued.
A little about me:
I am entering my fifth year at TRE. I am entering my 6th year in administration, and my 25th year in education. I was an elementary teacher of K, 1, 3, 4th grades, ELD teacher, Curriculum Coordinator and Assistant Principal. My background is English Language Development (ELD) and Dual Language programs.
I lived in Idaho and Colorado for 19 years each. I'm happy to be a transplant to southern Oregon and enjoy hiking, the coast, and petting as many dogs as I can.
I look forward to working with you and your students!
Ms. Hamilton
I hope you’ve had a joyful and restful summer! My name is Tena Barrett, and I’m honored to step into the role of Interim Assistant Principal at Table Rock Elementary for the 2025–26 school year. I’m excited to be part of the Tiger community and to support our students, staff, and families in the year ahead.
My journey in education has included serving as a teacher and instructional coach, and now I’m grateful for the opportunity to help lead at TRE. I am passionate about building strong connections between school and home so that every student has the chance to grow, learn, and thrive.
You’ll see me in classrooms, at events, and around campus this year. I look forward to getting to know each of you. Please know that my door is always open, and I am here to listen, support, and celebrate your child’s successes. Together, let’s make this a fantastic year for our Tigers!
Sept 1 - Labor Day - No school
Sept 2 - Family Orientation Day: 8-11am or 12-3pm; Kindergarten: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm (choose one)
Sept 3 - Late start Weds (drop off 8:20-8:45am); Grades 1-5 first day, Kindergarten Soft Start (A-M)
Sept 4- Kindergarten Soft Start (N-Z)
Sept 5 - Spirit Day - Wear TRE shirt or purple, First day with all kinders
Sept 10 - Late start Weds (drop off 8:20-8:45am)
Sept 12 - Spirit Day - Wear TRE shirt or purple
Sept 15 - First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept 17 - Late start Weds (drop off 8:20-8:45am); Constitution Day - Wear red, white, blue to school
Sept 19 - Spirit Day - Wear TRE shirt or purple
Sept 22 - First day of autumn
Sept 24 - Late start Weds (drop off 8:20-8:45am)
Sept 25 - Back to School night and Title 1 presentation - 5-7pm
Sept 26 - Spirit Day - Wear TRE shirt or purple
Oct 7 - Fall Picture Day
Oct 10 - Oregon Inservice Day - No school for students
Every Friday is TRE Tiger Spirit Day! Wear purple or TRE shirts. (TRE shirts are for sale in the front office)
Drop off and Pick up Procedures
TRE was built as a neighborhood walking school (formerly White City Elementary and Mountain View, respectively). Since then, our neighborhood has expanded, and we have a lot more students and traffic. We have between 600 - 700 students attending TRE!!
As such, we appreciate your patience and kindness when dropping off and picking up your students. Please know that we are working as fast as we can to release your students in the safest way possible, and that we have more traffic than our small parking venues were built for.
Mon/Tues/Thur/Fri: Morning Drop off begins at 7:20. Students are dropped off at lower (Maple Court) or upper (Hale Way) between 7:20 - 7:45am. Students enter the gym, and wait in the gym or can eat breakfast. Students arriving after 7:45am must be dropped off at lower campus to obtain a tardy pass from the front office.
Wednesday: Morning drop off begins at 8:20am - Same process as above, just one hour later.
Do not drop your students off before 7:20am (8:20am on Weds)- there is no supervision for students before this time.
Pickup begins at 2:25pm for Kindergarten and 2:30 for all other grades. Students can be picked up at lower or upper. Grades 1-2 wait in the lower gym, and grades 3-5 can be picked up at lower (with younger siblings) or upper. Kindergarten gets picked up at kinder parking lot (staff parking lot at the kinder pod gate). If you need an older sibling to wait with a younger sibling, please let both teachers know.
ALL drop off and pick up locations will need to have 2 rows of cars in order to move students and cars through quickly. Staff is on duty to ensure student safety leaving cars, at crosswalks, and entering gyms. Please ensure student safety by not crossing in between cars.
Coming together to be in class, and school, with other students is very exciting for each and every child. There are usually between 20-28 students in each class, all coming from different homes and backgrounds. With this, comes the need to learn how to interact with our peers in a respectful way. This helps students to not only make new friends, play well with each other, but also to learn how to work through differences and overcome difficulties that may arise.
Our school, and district, follows the guidance and systems from PBIS - positive behavior interventions and supports. Teachers work with students to set up expectations for and support behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health (PBIS Lessons). When implemented with fidelity, PBIS improves social emotional competence, academic success, and school climate. It also improves teacher health and wellbeing. It is a way to create positive, predictable, equitable and safe learning environments where everyone thrives. Please see www.pbis.org for more information.
Our Character Trait for the month of September is: Respect. Check out this link for more information on Purposefull People's Respect overview. At home, you could discuss what respect looks like at home (ie- speaking kindly to siblings, responding to parent requests the first time) and what it looks like at school (ie- responding to teacher requests the first time, speaking politely to all teachers and peers).
We use Purposefull People's Character Strong Traits to assist our students in learning social skills and interacting with others. Here are our topics for the year:
- Be kind: respect, empathy, cooperation
- Be Strong: responsibility, perseverance, courage
- Be well: gratitude, honesty, creativity
Homework Policy
District homework policy includes:
- 20 minutes of daily reading
- Math practice as needed aligned with Essential Standard skills
Please check in with your child's teacher for more information
PTO = Parent Teacher Organization
We are looking for some awesome (you!) families to join PTO. PTO helps to organize events at school, support and honor staff (teacher appreciation week), and sponsor fundraisers for the school and other such events.
If you are interested in joining this fantastic group & helping out students and staff, email Ms. Marks (marksc@eaglepnt.k12.or.us) & Ms. Barrett (barrettT@eaglepnt.k12.or.us)
$10
$15
$25
Youth Camps at EPHS
Please check out the following website for Youth Camps offered at the high school. All camps are held at the high school and led by high school coaches and student-athletes.
