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Hello TLA Families,

What an amazing and busy week! This week we celebrated Staff Appreciation Day, contributed to the community during Service Learning Day, and ended the week with a pop of personality for Dress Down Day. We couldn't have done any of this without our hardworking, dedicated, and loving staff. We are so fortunate to be surrounded by people who are equally invested in achieving the TLA Vision and ensuring ALL scholars live happy, choice-filled lives. Thank you for celebrating the staff and this amazing partnership. The kind words and gifts were heartwarming and greatly appreciated.

It is also, in large part, because of our great staff, Mrs. Laura Benisch, in particular, that we were able to connect with community partners, local businesses, institution, and facilities to coordinate a collective effort of showing gratitude by giving back.

Today, May 5th is School Lunch Hero Day! THANK YOU to our school lunch nutrition team for all that they do to ensure that scholars are fed nutritious breakfast and lunch each and every day!

So much love and so many shout outs, here is one more. Shout out to those parents and community partners that have RSVP'd to our upcoming PLC meeting, May 16th 8:00 - 9:00 am and the Scholar Showcase Fundraiser, May 18th 5:00 - 7:00 pm. We cannot do this great work without you!

Here's what's on the docket for next week:

• 5/12 - Middle School Spring Dance (6:00 - 9:00 pm)
  
• 5/12 - End of Year - 9th grade Trip - Please check your email and your scholar's backpack for more information.
  
• 5/13 - High School Spring Dance (7:00 - 10:00 pm)
  

Now, let's go be great.

Tavi Riddle - Principal, K4-5th

Priscilla El-Amin - Principal, 6th - 12th

TLA provides one-to-one Chromebooks for all of our K5 through 12th-grade scholars. However, we do not provide cases for them. Middle and High school scholars take their Chromebooks home at night, and you may wish to get a case for their device for additional protection against damage. The specific model we supply is an Acer Spin 311 Chromebook (Acer C722). Amazon and Walmart both have options available. Cases must be plain and have appropriate designs.

We are looking for parent volunteers to run a TLA booth the Latino Outreach event - Celebration of Mothers on Sunday May 21st.

This will be a fun event and great opportunity to share your experience at TLA with interested families. Please email Mrs. El-Amin at priscilla.elamin@tlabeloit.com if you are interested.

JOIN US

At TLA for our next PLC

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023

8:00 - 9:00 AM

You will get to see...

- Morning Announcements

- Primary Assembly

-An Eventful Agenda

RSVP at the link below.

Enjoy a few photos of middle school scholars creating the set and props for their play in Exploratory Theatre.

This week scholars in biology class had the opportunity to dissect a sea star. They were able to observe and identify different anatomical structures, both external and internal, and how they relate to the sea star’s behavior and the environment it lives in.

Physical Science class had fun learning about refraction today in their Producing a Spectrum lab. They were able to create, observe and describe the spectrum made by a prism. They demonstrated that each color of light has a particular wavelength and by using a light source and a prism they could separate out individual colored bands into a spectrum.

The AP World History Modern Exam is May 11th @ 8:00-11:30. AP scholars are asked to arrive by 7:45 with a fully charged Chromebook, as the exam will begin promptly at 8:00 and end at 11:30. The exam fee will be posted in Skyward Family Access. Follow this link to pay for the Exam- https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56584. Please be aware that the exam fee is waived for some scholars. If you do not receive a bill, then the fee has been waived.

AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. The score is a weighted combination of your scores on the 2 sections, multiple-choice and free-response. Many U.S. colleges grant credit and/or advanced placement (that means they let you skip the equivalent course once you get to college) for scores of 3 and above.

Ninth grade scholars will be taking the DPI Civics Exam on May 24th and 25th. The exam will take place during their history class. Wisconsin statute requires that any students graduating from a Wisconsin high school (starting with the class of 2017) "takes a civics test comprised of 100 questions that are identical to the 100 questions that may be asked of an individual during the process of applying for U.S. citizenship by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the pupil correctly answers at least 65 of those questions" (Wis. Stat. sec. 118.33(1m)(a)1, Section 3266R).

The MAP Growth assessment is scheduled for May 16th and 17th for K5-10th grade scholars. This assessment will showcase all of the learning that happened in classrooms this year. Scholars will take Math on Tuesday and Reading on Tuesday. Please be sure to have all Chromebooks fully charged. Testing will occur from 8:30-10:30, so plan for a prompt arrival to school. Scholars will be writing their RIT score goals in the following week.

The MAP Reading Fluency Assessment is scheduled for May 22nd-25th. Scholars in K4-3rd grade will take this assessment to assess their early literacy and reading decoding skills. Here are the expectations for Spring Words Read Correct Per Minute.

Hello TLA families, we are starting the virtue of Gratitude. Gratitude is “choosing to notice and appreciate things in our life, others, and things in the world”. I would like to show my gratitude by thanking each and every one of you for being part of the TLA family. I would like to give a special thank you to our PLC for planning and putting together an amazing teacher appreciation week. We really do appreciate all that you do!!!

Next week we will be taking elementary scholars to Turtle Island for a picnic and if you would like to help chaperone your scholar please contact the classroom teacher. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello TLA families, Another amazing week at TLA. Here are some ways we celebrated scholars who have been modeling good character and working hard academically. First up, high school scholars visited ABC stadium for a Sky Carp Education Day baseball game. The scholars had an awesome time. Scholars also had another opportunity to cash in their ROAR cards. Big shout out to Brandon M-C on being the first scholar with 300 R.O.A.R. punches and cashing out for an Xbox controller.

We have a lot of learning to do, let’s continue to encourage our scholars to be kind with our actions, live well through our responses, and have a strong mindset.

This week scholars wrapped up learning about hospitality careers by attending a field trip and participating in a panel. Scholars interested in hospitality careers toured Hotel Goodwin and Velvet Buffalo. Scholars learned about hotel and lodging, culinary, and marketing within Geronimo Hospitality Group during the field trip. Representatives from Hidden Creek Estates and Geronimo Hospitality Group taught scholars about event planning and the entertainment industry during the panel.

High school scholars, that participated in the gALPHA Program this quarter, had the opportunity to present their product idea to their fellow classmates this week. During the program scholars learned about product development, promotion, and pricing. Ideas ranged from charging stations, charging bags, clothing lines, community safe programs, and retractable chargers.

Scholar artwork is on display at the Beloit Public Library in the Riverside Room for the month of May. Make sure to stop by and check it out!

At TLA, we love highlighting when our scholars are doing great things! This last week, we held a prize drawing for all scholars who had 95% or higher attendance for the month of March. Congratulations to the following winners:

K4 Juelz L.

K5 Jaxsen L.

1st Brantley S.

2nd Samuel S.

3rd Asher H.

6th Brandon M-C.

7th Ja’quarius C.

8th Norah H.

9th Julian M-C.

10th Grayson A.

Your child’s presence at school helps to set them up for success. If you have questions or concerns about your child’s attendance, we are here to help! Please reach out to the School Social Worker, Mrs. Nitz, at (608) 690-5158 or jennifer.nitz@tlabeloit.com

Attendance Goal - 95%

Year To Date - 92.78%

Weekly % - 93.70%

The Experience Fellowship is a scholarship opportunity for youth (13-19 years of age) from the Stateline Area to follow their passions and build skills related to the following:

• Education and career exploration activities
• Civic and/or leadership opportunities
• Mission/volunteer pursuits
• Artistic/creative endeavors

Activities appropriate for scholarship awards achieve the following:

• Allows youth to explore or strengthen a self-declared area of interest, with a priority toward career-related interests
• Encourages curiosity and healthy risk-taking
• Expands abilities, builds skills
• Offers engagement with positive adults

Click here to learn more and apply.

May

Career Focus - Hospitality & Education

Character Virtue - GRATITUDE

• 5/12 - Middle School Spring Dance (6:00 - 9:00 pm)
• 5/12 - End of Year - 9th grade Trip
• 5/13 - High School Spring Dance (7:00 - 10:00 pm)
• 5/15 - 5/19 - K5 – 10th MAP Growth Assessment
• 5/16 - PLC Meeting (8:00 - 9:00 am)
• 5/22- 5/25- K4-3rd MAP Reading Fluency
• 5/22 - End of Year 8th grade Trip
• 5/25 - Primary Family Movie Night (5:00 - 7:00 pm)
• 5/26 - NO SCHOOL
• 5/29 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day