Dear Retriever Families,
Happy Veterans Day to all of our TRES community veterans! We are looking forward to welcoming our veterans for lunch today, and we would like to thank the TRES PTA hospitality committee for providing the food. Today, our students will have the opportunity to share in their classroom about veterans in their families. Students will also learn a little about the history and importance of Veterans Day. If you would like to discuss and learn more at home, we have included some developmentally appropriate and child-friendly resources below.
Warmly,
Dr. Tiffany TRESler, Principal TRES
Mr. Kory Hiel, Assistant Principal TRES
Please visit the TRES calendar webpage to view important upcoming dates.
PARENT REMINDERS:
Parent-Teacher Conference Registration
Parent-teacher conferences will be held Monday, November. 20th, in person and Tuesday, November. 21st - Wednesday, November 23rd, virtually. See directions how to register.
Parents of students In grades kindergarten, first, second, third, and fifth should register for a conference with the homeroom teacher. Fourth grade parents should register for a conference with their child’s math teacher. If you would like to request a conference with a related arts teacher, please email that teacher directly. If you would like a conference with Mrs. Weeks, our .5 G/T teacher, please follow these directions.
When scheduling conferences for multiple children, please allow one full conference time between your meetings to allow for transitions both in person and virtually.
American Education Week - Visit TRES 11/16
As we recognize American Education Week November 13-17, we welcome parents and family members to visit TRES on Thursday, November 16th. Due to space and school security, we ask that you follow these guidelines:
Parking Reminders:
Fall PIcture Retakes and Make-Up Day 11/17
Fall portraits ordered from picture day last month were sent home this week. If you would like a retake or your student was absent that day, please note that picture retakes and make-ups are scheduled for next Friday, November 17th. The photographer will begin first thing in the morning and stay just until all requests placed online have been completed. If you would like to order pictures, please visit HERE.
Scholastic Book Fair 11/20 & 11/21
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to TRES! The Book Fair will be open on Fall Conference Days: Monday, November 20th, and Tuesday, November 21st, in the TRES Gym. The Book Fair is a great place to buy your favorite books and winter gifts. Profits from the sale are used to purchase new books and materials for the media center and to host a spring author visit. You can also purchase items for teacher wish lists for classroom libraries. This is a wonderful way to support reading in the classroom.
Students Invited to Participate in The Young Authors Contest
It’s back!! The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached Young Authors’ Contest Guidelines for rules and submission requirements. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet sent as a PDF. Submissions (and cover sheets) may be emailed to our TRES Reading Specialist, Lauren Rifkin at lauren_rifkin@hcpss.org by December 11, 2023. In order to allow time for judging to take place to submit our winning school entries to the HCPSS level of competition, late entries cannot be accepted. All TRES student participants and winners will be recognized at a spring Authors’ Tea. Please feel free to email Mrs. Rifkin with any questions. Young Authors’ Contest information can also be found on the HCLA website.
Howard County Literacy Association welcomes parents as members. Visit the HCLA Welcome Page for information about joining.
Order Your TRES 2023-2024 Yearbook Now
See TRES 2023-2024 Yearbooks. Please visit HERE to order.
Read And Earn A Sweet Treat
Nothing Bundt Cakes, located at 10730 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, is offering a special incentive for students. “Books and Bundts” is a youth reading program through which students can earn a free Bundtlet and an award certificate for each month they read 400+ minutes. Students should track their progress on the attached form below and bring the completed tracker to the store to receive their sweet treat. Happy reading!
Volunteer Training Required for Volunteers and Visitors
Anyone volunteering at school in any capacity, and parents joining their children for lunch, are required to complete volunteer training prior to their first visit. Please visit HERE for more information. Thank you in advance for your gifts of service and time.
Thanks to everyone who made Reflections such a successful event. A big thank you to the PTA Reflections chairs, Janki Patel and Shilpa Jain. Congratulations to our Reflections winners below! Trophies were handed out at the Reflections Ceremony on November 8th.
Upcoming PTA Events:
Volunteers Needed for Walking Wednesday: Walking Wednesdays is a PTA-sponsored walking/running program that gets our K-5th graders' hearts beating faster as they run/walk for prizes during recess. This is 100% volunteer led and a great opportunity to encourage our children to be active as well as set goals and meet them. Please sign up HERE.
Collecting Photos for Yearbook: Email any photos for yearbook consideration to tresyearbookphoto@gmail.com. When you email images, please include some context in the message, including name of people in the picture, grade level(s), and event.
Finally, the TRES Lunch Volunteer Sign-Up has been updated to include November and December school days. Please consider sharing your gift of time and sign up HERE.
The HCPSS Community News and Programs website makes it easy for families to find educational and recreational resources, events and after-school programs beyond the school day by non-profit organizations. Community organizations requesting their announcements be shared in school newsletters should visit community-programs.hcpss.org for more information. Questions should be directed to the Public Information Office at publicinfo@hcpss.org.