Trask Family Newsletter
Week of 10/18/2026
Principal Update
Bears,
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Here’s this week’s newsletter. We have several updates, so please review them as a family. https://app.smore.com/n/twaeg
- Our first NC Check-In (ELA) is this Tuesday, 10/20/26! Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and arrives on time. Remember, our schedule changes on testing days: the entire school tests at once, so early check-outs will not be available until testing is complete. Testing day schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19W6gQjV0neFXIS4UP-rp2hHZwjPKqnl5DUX_VPXT-j0/edit?tab=t.0
- STEAM NIGHT is coming up on November 2, from 5-6:30! Mark your calendars, and explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math with your student. More details are in the newsletter, and we encourage your entire family to attend!
- Spirit Week is next week, and our very own Bears picked the themes! We’ll jump-start the week with UNITY Day on Wednesday by wearing orange! Next week's Spirit Week is listed below!
- Too tired Tuesday - wear PJs
- Twinning Wednesday - Dress the same as your besties!
- Thriller Thursday - Break out those costumes(please be sure they meet rules listed below)
- Freaky Friday - Student/teacher swap!
- 7th graders head out on their first of four CLDA trips this Thursday, 10/22! Remember, students represent Trask in the community and are expected to be respectful, responsible, and safe at all times. Students who do not meet these expectations may not attend future trips, and they will face consequences at school.
- Quarter 1 ends this Friday, 10/23! We will not accept work after Friday. Please check in with your child about any missing or unfinished assignments and help them avoid waiting until the last minute, so our teachers have time to grade everything.
- Our final PTA Night at Crossfire is this Friday night, 10/23! Come out and support our PTA. See the newsletter for more information.
- Lastly, Monday, 10/26, is a teacher workday, so students will not have school.
Have a great week!
Ms. Clark
Crossfire PTA Event!
We can’t wait for anther fun-filled family night at Crossfire! Pre order your tickets now before it sells out! Select Family Day event and choose October 23. Tickets purchased for these dates benefit Trask. Order here https://sportscarnival.com/.../crossfire.../schedules/1811
School Bus Safety Week!
Students will learn more about bus safety as we celebrate school bus safety week!
Powder Puff Photos!
Upcoming days off
Mark your calendars! No School
10/26/26
11/3/26
11/25-11/27
Spirit Week is Coming! October 27–30
Our homerooms voted and Spirit Week is officially on! Help your student show their Bear pride with these four themes:
Too Tired Tuesday (Oct. 27): Students can roll out of bed and come to school in their comfiest pajamas. Slippers are welcome, but please leave blankets at home and make sure PJs are school appropriate.
Twinsday Wednesday (Oct. 28): Students can match outfits with a friend, a group, or even a teacher. Seeing double is the goal!
Thriller Thursday (Oct. 29): Students may wear their Halloween costumes. To keep the day safe and fun for everyone, please no masks, face paint, toy weapons, gory costumes, or inflatables. Costumes must follow the school dress code.
Freaky Friday (Oct. 30): Students dress like teachers, and teachers dress like students! A lanyard and a coffee mug go a long way. We ask that students keep it kind and not dress up as one specific teacher.
Participation is optional, and no one needs to buy anything new. Things from around the house work great! The school dress code still applies every day. When in doubt, leave it out.
Thanks for helping make this a fun week. Go Bears!
SPIRIT ROCK!
We are excited to offer families an opportunity to paint our rock to celebrate birthdays, accomplishments, business partners and events! Tell us what you want to celebrate and the design you plan on painting, select a date, and pay the fee using the link provided. Rock fees benefit Trask PTA which provides support and celebrations to all staff and students at Trask.
Rock Rental Fee: $25 (Sunday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Sunday) Please pay within three days of sign up here:
Here is a link to the Rock Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FA8AE2AA5FFC52-65302076-paint
Upcoming Assessments!
Throughout the year, students in grades 6–8 will take six NC Check-Ins; three in ELA and three in math, with 8th graders also taking three in science and our 6th and 7th graders taking county science assessments. Dates are listed below. Please make sure your child arrives on time, and note that our schedule changes on testing days: the entire school tests at once, so early check-outs will not be available until testing is complete. Thank you for helping us protect the testing environment for every student.
ELA- 10/20/26
- 1/14/27
- 4/20/27
Math
- 11/17/26
- 2/17/27
- 4/21/27
Science
- 12/1/26
- 3/10/27
- 5/11/27
Here is the link to our schedules during ALL NCCIs!
All County/State Arts Dates!
Orchestra
- 10/19
- 10/23
- 10/24
Orchestra Concert!
Mark those calendars for our first orchestra concert for the year!
10/20/26 in the Trask Cafe @6:00 PM
Upcoming Field Trips
7th Grade
Remember to wear your blue Chamber of Commerce shirt, bring snack if you'd like and a closed-top water bottle (no open-straw styles)
- CLDA 10/22
Content Specific
- CTE Girls in Tech 10/22
End Of Grading Period
Parent & Caregiver Academy Events
Click the icon for details on each event:
October 19 | ML Literacy Parent Night (K-2 Families)
October 20 | ML Literacy Parent Night (Grades 3-5 Families)
October 22 | College & Career Planning Night
Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
October 19, 2026 Sold Out Youth Foundation Live a drug-free life!
Unity Day 2026
Breakfast and lunch menus
Sold Out Youth Foundation
NHCS will once again partner with the Sold Out Youth Program to provide fentanyl and substance abuse prevention education for students. On October 19, students @ Trask will participate in a lesson & be invited to pledge to stay alcohol- & drug-free, support healthy choices, and share their commitment with a parent or guardian. Parents are encouraged to review the parent letter for more information. (Spanish version).
Holiday Cards for Troops
A long-standing Trask tradition is spreading holiday cheer to military service members who are away from home during the holidays.
🪖 Students will create cards to thank and encourage our troops.
🎖️ We're collecting donations of holiday cards, stickers, cardstock, and other paper supplies.
⭐ Please send donations to your child's homeroom teacher (no glitter items)
Thank you for helping our students continue this meaningful tradition of kindness, gratitude, and service!
Trask Athletics
Tryouts being this week! All tryouts are from 3:30-5:30 and are closed to parents. Please pickup your child in the bus parking lot at 5:30. Callback lists and final rosters will be posted on the Trask Athletics website by 8 pm each night under the specific sport
Tryout Schedule:
🏀 Boys Basketball:
• 10/19: 6th Grade
• 10/20: 7th Grade
• 10/21: 8th Grade & 6th/7th Callbacks
• 10/22: Final Callbacks
⚽ Girls Soccer:
• 10/23: All Grades
• 10/27: All Grades
Upcoming Dates:
10/19- Boys Basketball tryouts begin
10/23- Girls soccer tryouts begin
10/28- Mandatory Q2 Sports Parent Meeting
Upcoming Dates
NHCS School Calendar English Spanish
October
10/20 Full School ELA NCCI check in 1
10/21 - UNITY DAY - WEAR ORANGE!
10/22 7th grade CLDA trip #1
10/23 PTA Crossfire night fundraiser
10/23 End of grading period
10/23 All County Orchestra
10/24 All County Orchestra
10/26 Designated teacher workday - No School for students
10/27-10/30 SPIRIT WEEK!!!!
10/28 SIT meeting 3:45
10/29 Report cards sent home with students
November
11/2 STEAM NIGHT! 5:00-6:30! BIG SCHOOL EVENT!!!!!
11/3 No School - Undesignated workday
11/5 Pic Retakes
11/11 No School Veterans Day
11/16 SIT Team 3:45
11/17 NCCI Math 6-8 and Math 1
11/18 CTE Field Trip - Oatman
11/19 CTE Field Trip - French
11/23 ESL Field Trip
11/23 All County Band
11/24 All County Band
11/25 Undesignated Workday - No School
11/26-11/27 Holiday No School