Principal's Post

I'm so excited to see all our young Tigers back in the building! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the holidays, spend time with family, and still find time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate for 2022! Happy New Year!

Mrs. Gant

Proud TCES Principal

We are WILD ABOUT WRITING at TCES!

Over the next four months our Tiger Writers are going to have the opportunity to earn small weekly incentives, monthly Wild About Writing Tiger Tags, and earn tokens for a drawing to get their book autographed by an author, Kevin Sherry, who will be visiting our school next month.

• Each week your child will bring home a small writing assignment. If your child completes the weekly assignment, he/she for a small weekly incentive. Kindergarteners and 1st Graders will bring home a journal page, 2nd & 4th Graders will have a small notebook, and 3rd Graders have a green folder for their writing assignments.
• If your child completes ALL the weekly writing assignments for the month, he/she will earn that month's Wild About Writing Tiger Tag!!! Each month's tag is a different color! Please help your student collect all four!!!

On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the author of The Yeti Files, Remy Sneakers, and many more titles, will be visiting Triton Central Elementary School!

His visit will include three presentations (PreK-K, Grades 1 & 2, and Grades 3 & 4), a book for each of our students to take home, and...100 lucky students will be able to get their book autographed! Teachers will be handing out tokens over the month of January to students demonstrating writing stamina, utilizing writing skills, etc. Those tokens will be collected in the cafeteria where Mrs. Coen has posted three amazing pieces of art labeled by grade levels with collection bags. A drawing will occur at the end of the month to determine our lucky writers!

CLICK HERE to find our more about Kevin Sherry.

Order your yearbooks today! Online sales only.

Ordering ends Friday, March 11, 2022

Softcover Color- $15.00

To order your yearbook visit: inter-state.com/order and enter code: 63226E

Please continue to do wellness checks at home prior to sending your student to school. Any student with a fever should remain home until he/she is fever free for 24 hours. Also, if your student has been COVID tested and you are waiting for the results, your student should remain at home until results have been received. Always reach out to the school and/or school nurse if you have any questions or concerns.

Know the symptoms to monitor:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of Breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea

Thank you for your support and diligence keeping our students healthy and safe!

Reminder...While masks are optional in the school buildings, they are still required on buses due to the federal mandate. Thank you for your help getting all our Tigers masked-up and ready for the bus in the morning!!!

As shared by Mr. Hoke, the following changes are being instituted with regard to quarantine and isolation protocols per the Indiana Department of Health as of December 20, 2021.

If a student tests positive for COVID:

• Stay home for 5 days
• Return to school on Day 6 if asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving and must mask for Days 6-10 while adhering to social distancing protocols.
• Can resume extracurricular activities on Day 6 only if able to wear a mask properly at all times for Days 6-10, above conditions are met and cleared by a physician

If a student is designated as a close contact of a COVID positive individual:

If fully vaccinated (have received all doses of vaccines, including booster if eligible)

• May remain in school as long as continue to be asymptomatic
• Wear a mask at all times for at least 10 days (quarantine ends 10 days after the last day of exposure to positive case)
• May continue extracurricular activities: mask at all times while not actively performing or actively playing during athletic activity

If unvaccinated or partially vaccinated:

• Quarantine for 5 days after the last day of exposure to the positive case
• Return to school on Day 6 if asymptomatic, wear a mask at all times for days 6 -10 (quarantine ends 10 days after the last day of exposure) while adhering to social distancing protocols
• No extracurricular activities for 5 days of home quarantine. May resume Day 6 only if able to wear a mask at all times (including while actively performing or playing during activity) for Days 6-10

Our next TCES PTO meeting is Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM. Please enter at Door 5 by the Library.

WHAT: Free developmental screenings for children.

WHY: If you suspect delays in speech, readiness, motor skills, or other areas of development in your preschooler, early intervention is the best strategy to remediate these delays before kindergarten.

WHO: Contact Terri Branson or Kevin Prickett at 317-835-3003 to schedule a free screening.

For more information about developmental milestones and educational activities for preschoolers, please visit the preschool section of the parent resource tab under the elementary page of the district website: www.nwshelbyschools.org

Triton Central Elementary School is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards.

Kroger has provided our school with a great and easy fundraising opportunity. If you go online and register your Kroger Plus card,Triton Central Elementary will receive money based on certain purchases you make.

Thank you for your support!

Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com

Our school code is TX902.