On Friday, November 10,2023 at 10:00 am, the Tri-Central Elementary School will have their annual Veteran's Day program; as a part of this program, there will be a Veteran's Recognition from Mr. Wagaman (TCE Music Teacher) for all veterans who in attendance have filled out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/okpM74Tm6GeESWmU8. Please have this form filled out by October 25.
Mr. Alden Wagaman
Panda Express fundraiser this Friday, Oct. 6. Please try to support our PTO.
Today is International Dot Day. Thank you to Mrs. Sayers for creating these awesome projects with our TCE students!
Tri-Central Community Schools
School Bus Policy
Tri-Central Community Schools always strives for student safety. We have recently seen an increase in the number of parents requesting bus changes, primarily at the end of the school day.
The following will be the policy for granting a bus change:
1) To request a different bus, a parent must submit a signed request (note) to the appropriate school office. Students may only ride a different bus due to childcare issues or a severe family emergency. The appropriate administrator/transportation director will then sign off on the note indicating to the bus driver that the student is to ride on their bus. Administration will make the final determination for emergency situations.
2) During the registration process parents and guardians are given the opportunity to select their transportation choice. Parents may choose a daycare location or alternate pickup/drop-off location.
3) TCCS cannot have students changing buses from those that are designated as their assigned bus.
4) The school and students work best when there is a regular routine for AM/PM transportation. By establishing these policies, we will:
a. Know where the child is supposed to be.
b. Reduced confusion with the student, bus driver, school, and teachers.
c. Teachers know assigned bus at the end of the school day.
d. Reduction of phone calls to the school for “lost children” due to changes in end of the day arrangements.
5) Drivers have a master list of all students that are assigned to their bus. If we continue to allow daily changes this will create a huge safety issue in the event there would be a bus crash.
Tipton County Health Department to host “HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT” Traveling Exhibit Designed to Help Parents Recognize Potential Warning Signs. “Hidden in Plain Sight” will be on display at Tipton County Pork Festival, located across from the Library on Saturday, 9/9/2023 from 4:30-7:30pm. The exhibit is open to ADULTS ONLY. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
TCE had a professional development today with Jim from CLASS. Great PD! #CLASS
First grade students were engaged today in Mrs. Goad's classroom. Quiz, quiz, trade was one instructional strategy used today.
Have you ever thought about working at TC, but need a flexible schedule? We Are Hiring Substitutes! For more information please our visit our website. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2543/TCCS/2603961/Instructions_for_Substitute_Teachers.pdf
We have a winner! Congratulations to Remington for winning the 5 pound chocolate bar. Thank you to World's Finest Chocolate.
TCE PTO is hosting a Panda Express fundraiser today. The location is in Kokomo.
TCE has some older "vintage"
chairs we no longer want. If interested, $10/chair. Contact Mr.Miller at mmiller@tccs.k12.in.us. Have about 8-10 chairs. First contact, first sold. Cash or check at pick up.
TCCS Parents and Guardians:
Student registration is currently open, and we are reminding parents to please register ASAP. If you have not registered your student (s) they will not be on a bus list for the coming school year which means that we will not know to pick them up. We have three new bus drivers this year so this is imperative for parents to complete registration preferably by tonight. Once we know your child’s bus information, we will have the driver’s contact parents with pick up and drop off times.
Meet the Teacher night is Thursday from 4-6:00 PM. We encourage students to bring their school supplies with them. Elementary students are invited to visit the concession stand before leaving the building.
School begins on Friday at 8 AM.
Tri-Central admin attended the "Tipton County Back to School" event tonight. Great turn out! School starts on 8/4/23.
The Tri-Central Community mourn the loss of long-time bus driver of Route #11, Denny Amsbury. Denny passed away Sunday morning after a short battle with cancer. Denny served our Tri-Central students for over 30+ years as he followed in his father's footsteps as a TC bus driver. His reliability and dedication to the students on his route was unmatched. His smiling face every morning as he greeted our students will be sorely missed. People like Denny are what makes a small school like Tri-Central be so special.
Please keep Denny's family and the Tri-Central Community in your prayers.
https://obituaries.kokomotribune.com/obituary/dennis-amsbury-1088557187
Small School, Big Results!
Good Luck to our Queen and Princess contestants! Stop by the Tipton County 4-H Fair and cheer them on!
Queen Contest- Wednesday July 12th at 8 pm at the Main Stage
Princess Contest- Thursday July 13th 6:30 pm at the Main Stage
FFA students learned a lot and had a great time at state convention today. A special congratulations to Kaitlyn Maruszewski. She was the state runner-up in the Indiana FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development event !
Some new faces will be joining TC at the start of the 2023-24 school year. Last night the Board approved the hiring of Cassidy Roller, our new in-house Speech Language Pathologist, and Nathaniel Sayers from the Tipton County Sherriff's Department as our School Resource Officer.
K-12 textbooks and workbooks arrive throughout the summer and are diligently distributed to individual classrooms. The fee for these will now be covered for ALL students by the IN Dept of Education. Parents will no longer be responsible for curriculum material. This includes approved textbooks, workbooks, device rental, software and digital content.
Be aware:
There REMAINS FEES DUE to cover consumable items such as student planners, science/food/Ag labs. Also art, band, choir and stem fees, scholastic magazines, Nicky Folders, and the AP test fee will be the parents responsibility.
You will see your amounts due during registration which begins on July 24th.
Hunger doesn't stop for summer. Summer meals are available for children under 18 at multiple locations.
To find a site near you, text “summer meals” or “verano” to (914) 342-7744 or call USDA National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8- HAMBRE