Titan Newsletter

December News and Updates

Dear TCU Montgomery Families,

Below you will find information about upcoming events and things that have gone on throughout our building during the month of November Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Abby Brockway

TCU Montgomery Principal

Titan Pride Award

Below you will find a picture of our Titan Pride Award winners for the month of November. Students are nominated by their teacher for showing pride in themselves, others, and their community. Congratulations to each of our Titan Pride award winners.

Link to learn why each student of the month was chosen.

Learning and Fun

Throughout the month of November, our students have engaged in multiple hands-on learning opportunities. Take a look at a few of the photos of what we have been busy doing.

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Winter Concerts-

CHOIR:

What: 6th-8th Grade Winter Choir Concert

When: December 4th

Students report to the High School Performing Arts Center @ 7:00 PM
Concert will begin @ 7:30 PM

Where: TCU High School Performing Arts Center

BAND:

What: 5th-8th Grade Winter Band Concert

When: December 14th

Students report to the High School Performing Arts Center @ 6:30 PM
Concert will begin @ 7:00 PM

Where: TCU High School Performing Arts Center

Community Speaker

In November, we had our first Career Spotlight speaker. Thank you, Jean Kopp for coming in and speaking to our students about finance and accounting. Our community speakers allow students to learn more about the people working in our great community and it also sparks their interest in different careers.

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Career Guest Speakers Wanted

How can you help?

We are looking for people who would be interested in speaking to our students about their careers. We would have our guest speaker come to our school anytime between 1:00pm-3:00pm. We would work with the speaker on finding a day and time that works best for them. We break our grades down into two groups (K-5 & 6-8) so that the speaker would talk to each group for about 20-30 minutes. If you or someone you know would be interested in being a Career Spotlight Speaker, please fill out this survey. Ms. Linnihan will contact you to schedule (we will keep this information on file so we may reach out to you in future years to schedule).

If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Linnihan at mlinnihan@tcu2905.us or 507-364-3002 or Mrs. Undeberg at rundeberg@tcu2905.us or 507-364-8165.

Please fill out this survey, if you are willing to help us.

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Cold Weather Gear

As the weather gets colder, if your family is in need of winter gear, please reach out to Kira Yoder or Rachel Undeberg at kyoder@tcu2905.us or rundeberg@tcu2905.us. We want to ensure all our students have what they need to stay warm this winter season.

Hygiene Closet

In partnership with our local Salvation Army each of our school buildings now have school hygiene closets. The hygiene closets have a supply of personal care and hygiene items provided by the local Salvation Army for us to distribute to families free of charge. Some of the items include laundry detergent, shampoo, body wash, soap bars, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and deodorant. If your family is in need of any of these supplies, please contact Kira Yoder (507-364-8137, kyoder@tcu2905.us) or Rachel Undeberg (507-364-8165, rundeberg@tcu2905.us).

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Winter Weather & Blended Learning Information

It is that time of the year when anything is possible with the Minnesota weather. Please see the information below regarding winter weather and blended learning.

To notify families of school closures, TCU utilizes the JMC Family Portal messaging system. To review or update your contact information registered with TCU in the JMC Family Portal, navigate to "Contact Information" (left-side menu). Be sure you have listed all phone numbers that you wish to be contacted in the event of school closures and checked the box labeled "Emergency/Weather Related".

During Blended Learning Days, your child's classroom teacher will communicate with you and share the choice board for that grade level. The choice board will have active learning opportunities for your child that will help retain skills or extend their learning.

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Note from the Health Office

Parents and Guardians:

As we enter into the cold and flu season, we would like to remind you of school policy and the importance of the health of all of our students and staff. Fevers (temperature of 100.0 or higher), vomiting and diarrhea are all indications that your child is not well enough to be at school. If they have these symptoms, they must remain at home until they are symptom-free, without the use of medications, for a FULL 24 hours.

Please keep your child home if they have signs of illness or complain of feeling ill. Sending them to school spreads illness while putting others at risk. Our school district has children with compromised immune systems, which means that their bodies cannot fight infection and illness as your child can. Common illnesses (which your child can fight off in a couple of days) could become much more severe and possibly result in a hospital stay for these children. As a result, we need your help to keep all students and staff healthy and safe.

Finally, please remind your children about the importance of proper hand washing along with sneezing and coughing etiquette. Following these guidelines will help us decrease the spread of illness which keeps our children safe, healthy, and ready to learn. Please do your part by keeping your child home if they are ill. Sending them to school only increases the spread of germs and illness to other students and staff.

Thank you for your cooperation. Please call if you have any questions or concerns.

Below you will also find our quarterly health information about head lice.

English Head Lice Information

Spanish Head Lice Information

Best Regards,

Amanda Sladek RN, BSN, LSN (Licensed School Nurse)

Tri-City United Schools- District Nurse

asladek@tcu2905.us

507-364-8194

PTO Newsletter

STEAM Activities!

STEAM activities encourage collaboration, creativity, curiosity, and many more skills that will benefit students at school and in everyday life. Providing these experiences at school has been a priority for the school year and students have enjoyed it.

Some of the lessons have included the challenge of building a structurally sound bridge to cross a river, creating patterns and sequences to create an image, building a phone holder, and building the tallest tower they could to provide service for a town.

Many of the projects include solving problems or creating something with limited resources. They then need to come up with a plan and learn by doing. It has been great to see their curiosity and collaboration in groups!