I am continually impressed by our dedicated and creative faculty, and I am equally impressed by our student body. Our students go out of their way to demonstrate and model their compassion for each other on a daily basis, while welcoming new students and faculty into the fold at TGS. Today we held our first buddy activity of the year, where assigned buddy pairs spent time together in a formal mentor role. This intentional structure, put in place to encourage mentorship and to create community between grades, speaks to the supportive and nurturing culture that is so evident at TGS. Buddy pairs finished their time together by hanging their Wish Strips among the lilac bushes at the entrance to TGS. I hope you take a moment at drop off and pick up to read a few of these before the autumn weather takes them away. Your children demonstrate their thoughtfulness, their care, and their conscientiousness in these sometimes silly, and often poignant, wishes!

TGS is very fortunate to have a tremendously dedicated and talented Board of Trustees, made up of current parents, past parents, and community members. Our Board is committed to transparency and TGS maintains a space for community members to learn more about the BOT and its function on our website. Minutes or summaries of each BOT meeting are available on our site and serve as an excellent window into the work that this important group accomplishes.

Fall sports have begun and we have many students signed up for soccer and XC running. If your child is still interested in playing a sport and has not signed up, I want to encourage you to ask them to give a TGS sport a try. Our sports teams strive to create a positive peer culture, a love of being active, and an opportunity to work hard while bonding with your peers. I look forward to seeing many of you at our practices and games throughout the fall!

Over the summer, TGS received a generous grant from the AKC fund and purchased a 3D Printer and 3D Scanner to create a new maker space to further advance our STEAM initiatives throughout the school. We are excited to announce that we have successfully printed our first object, shown below, and look forward to exploring the creative paths these new tools will lead our students down in the weeks and years to come, as we continue to cultivate an ecosystem of innovation in our classrooms.