Weekly Update

Happy Birthday

 TCS Staff:

 

Teenie Reddeck - March 7

Camie Wass - March 18

Jeff Hague - March 19

Aimee Rose - March 20

Susan Dodgion - March 29

Sandi McVige  - March 30

 

Thank you for all you do!   

Hope you have a great day!  

 

TCS Staff Appreciation Committee

March 1:  National Pig Day?!?

Everything you need to know you learn in kindergarten!  Mrs. Dodgion's class celebrated National Pig Day by reading:  If You Give a Pig a Pancake; practiced their math skills adding and subtracting pig manipulatives; wrote in their journals about baby pigs, (correctly referred to as "piglets") and finished off a day of learning with class-made pancakes!

     7th Grade Language Arts

 + 7th Grade Social Studies

Deeper Understanding of Holocaust

7th grade students are delving into the Holocaust in Language Arts as they read The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen and in Social Studies through their participation in a simulation of Jews in hiding. The students read a newspaper account of a Christian family that hid nine members of a Polish Jewish family for two and one-half years underneath the floor boards in their home.  "Housed" in a similar space of 7 feet long by 5 feet wide and 20 inches deep, students experienced a full range of emotion including hope, despair, fear and frustration. They concluded the simulation by journaling their experience with new-found empathetic insight.

GOT BUGS?

Come to Chick-fil-A on Orange Avenue this Saturday, March 5, between 9:00 am - 2:00 pm and have your car washed by 8th grade students.    Proceeds will help offset costs for Gradventure and fund their legacy gift  to TCS. 

Middle School Service Hours Opportunity 

• Who:       Students needed to represent TCS
• What:      Junior League's Fit and Fun Fest
• When:     Sat.,3/5 - 9:30 am - 2:30 pm (any increment during that timeframe)
• Where:    Central Park in Winter Park
• Contact:   Nicole Millard 

Save the date, ladies, for our second annual Spirit of the Season luncheon, to be held Wednesday, March 16,  from 11:30 am -1:00 pm, in the King Parlor at First Presbyterian Church.  Join us for a time of fellowship, good food, and guest speaker, Linda Werner, founder of Legacy Principals.  Invitations will follow.  Please reserve your space early as space is limited.  If you have any questions, contact Katie Herlong  or Amy Powell.                                            

                   Eat Healthy For Less       

The founders of Wholesome Tummies are committed to providing healthy, tasty choices for lunch. The menu for March offers many new items rich with whole grains, fresh vegetables, herbs and flavors.  Additionally, they have lowered their prices on many items.  Check out the new items along with their tried and true favorites!      

How's your summer looking? 

Whether you're pursuing a favorite academic subject, enrichment, sport or just plain fun, The Christ School Summer Odyssey has several opportunities for K-8 grade students.  Our summer program is open to the Orlando community.  You can invite your relatives, friends and neighbors to explore a unique interest in the heart of downtown Orlando.  Classes are filling up -  registration deadline is May 9 -  so get your deposit in to hold your spot now!   What better way to start your summer!  

Sports Update

Spirit Day!  It is time to make some noise. Our next Spirit Day is Friday, 3/4, 2:00 pm, in the gym.  We will celebrate our spring athletes and watch our TCS cheerleaders shine. Wear your TCS colors and show your school spirit.  Join us as we ROAR!

TCS Swimming - Our TCS swim team has started their season and their next practice is Saturday, 3/5, 11:30 -12:30 pm, at the Aquatic Center. Let's Swim Lions!

Basketball- Our Lions have their final regular season game this Saturday and head into tournament play next week.  Come out and support your Lions! Let's Roar Lions!

5^th Grade Boys Gold - Saturday, 3/5, 3:30 pm, at First Presbyterian Maitland

5^th Grade Boys Green - Saturday, 3/5, 4:30 pm, at First Presbyterian Maitland

5^th Grade Girls - Saturday, 3/5, 12:00 pm, at Shiloh Baptist

4^th Grade Boys - Saturday, 3/5, 12:00 pm, at Master's Academy

4^th Grade Girls - Saturday, 3/5, 9:00 am, at Shiloh Baptist

Tournament play for all teams will be Monday, 3/7, Tuesday, 3/8 and Wednesday, 3/9.

Tennis:  Let's serve some Aces Lions!

Wednesday, 3/2, 4:00 pm, at Fort Gatlin

Tuesday, 3/8, 4:00 pm, at Fort Gatlin

Wednesday, 3/9, 4:00 pm, at Fort Gatlin

Track & Field - Our Lions are off to a great start!  Their next meet is:

Monday, 3/7, 4:30 pm, at Lake Highland.  

Their next practices are Saturday,  March 5, 8:30 -10:30 am and Wednesday, March 9, 4:30 - 5:45 pm at Boone High School.  Let's Run, Jump and Throw Lions!

Volleyball - Volleyball clinics are just around the corner. TCS will offer two volleyball clinics.   The Lower School Volleyball clinic is open to third and fourth grade girls.

Dates:   April 18, 19, 20 and 21, 3:30 pm in the gym.

The Middle School volleyball clinic and try-outs are open to fifth, sixth and seventh grade girls.  Clinic Dates:  May 31, June 1 and 2;   Try-outs:  June 3. 

Guided By Faith.  Educated for Life.   

Once a Lion, Always a Lion  

Congratulations to Rachael Mason (Class of 2007) on being accepted to the University of South Florida.  Rachael will be studying International Business.  Carlos Guillermo (Class of 2010) will be running and pole vaulting for Edgewater High  School's varsity track & field team this spring.  Way to soar, Carlos! 

TCS Class of 2007:  College acceptance letters are arriving daily and we would love to share what your college plans are after graduation with our TCS Community.