In the Loop
December 21, 2020
Trussville City Schools
(205) 228-3000
Email Sandra Vernon for assistance
Merry Christmas from Trussville City Schools! Wishing you a safe, blessed holiday!
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School Closed for Students December 18 - January 5, 2021. Students return to school Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
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Please be mindful of the 3 W's During the Holiday Season.....we want everyone to return healthy and safe in January!
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Masks continue as a requirement in schools through January 22, 2021.
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Merry Christmas TCS! Thank You to Trussville City Schools Foundation For Awarding Approximately $6,000 in Grants to TCS Teachers! TCS Appreciates the SUPPORT OF OUR FOUNDATION!
Magnolia Elementary School - Ms Hook: Science Simulation Software for Inquiry -Based Learning
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Cahaba Elementary School Ms. Cates: A STEAM Dream Come True
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Cahaba Elementary School, Ms. Feild: Creating a Classroom Podcast
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Cahaba Elementary School, Ms. Wilson, Ms. Mills and Ms. Prickett: Prompting Our Student Speakers!
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Hewitt-Trussville Middle School, Ms. Copus: Cooking Supplies and Equipment for Teen Living
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Paine Elementary School, Ms. Rogers: Reading, Writing, and Rhythm
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Paine Elementary School, Ms. Hatcher: Do You Wanna Play With Me? Creating Inclusive Pathways and Play-ways for Language Learning Opportunities
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Congratulations to Mrs. McGuyer’s homeroom for winning the Deck the Halls door decoration contest at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School!
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A very special and heartfelt THANK YOU to our community stakeholders for helping Paine Elementary spread some Christmas cheer this holiday season. Happy Holidays!
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New Information from the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)
“Due to the recent sharp increase in prevalence of COVID-19 in our state, we eagerly share the following measures recommended by Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer, Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH):
1. For indoor sports, to help facilitate social distancing, and to reduce the potential exposure to COVID-19 by large numbers of people, the total number of spectators be limited to less than 20% of usual occupancy.
2. In any sport where there is hand to hand contact, or hand contact with a shared object such as a ball, players and officials sanitize their hands each time they enter and leave the court or area of active play.
3. Hosting schools make a public announcement at the beginning of each game, and during intermissions, reminding all spectators to maintain at least 6 feet of distance between themselves and persons not in their household, and to keep their face coverings or masks on at all times while in the athletic venue.
4. For sports tournaments involving multiple teams and games, schedule and organize the events such that mingling of spectators with teams not actively engaged in competition is avoided.
5. Encourage players, their families, and their coaches to refrain from organizing non-sport related social activities which increase the risk for transmission and may jeopardize sport participation.
6. If a sporting event participant or official is diagnosed with COVID-19 within two days after an event, the opposite team and officials be contacted to determine the need for quarantine among individuals in that group.
7. Additionally, the Department requests our athletic associations encourage and empower sporting event officials to delay the start of an event or suspend competition whenever spectators are not complying with social distancing guidelines or proper wearing of face coverings or masks
i. (Complete letter from Dr. Harris may be found at the following link:) https://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/PDF's/AHSAA/AHSAA/COVID%20Uploads/Letter%20to%20ALSDE%20AISA%20and%20AHSAA%20in%20re%20Additional%20Sports%20Mitigation%20Measures.pdf?ver=ywXLE6Httvl8QR8MBj0K8w%3d%3d
“The ADPH also reiterates the importance of continued compliance with paragraph 11 of the current Safer at Home Order, available at alabamapublichealth.gov/legal/assets/order-adph-cov-gatherings-120920.pdf and the Department’s “Guidelines for Adult and Youth Athletic Activities,” available at alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19/assets/cov-sah-athletic-activities.pdf
“The AHSAA expectation has been and continues to be that member schools comply with current ADPH recommendations and guidelines, and the State Health Order. We greatly appreciate your compliance with the aforementioned health recommendations thus providing a safe environment for all in attendance at winter sport athletic events.
“The AHSAA is very grateful for Dr. Harris and Dr. Eric Mackey, State Superintendent (ALSDE) and their staffs for their continued support and guidance to the AHSAA and member schools.”
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Magnolia students show great GENEROSITY by collecting over 1600 items for TEAM during their school-wide food drive!
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Birmingham Obstetrics and Gynecology awarded a very special teacher $500.00 to use in her classroom to buy supplies for our boys and girls here at Paine Elementary. Congratulations to Katherine Johnson one of our very deserving 3rd Grade teachers. Thank you Birmingham Obstetrics and Gynecology for supporting Trussville City Schools.
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Paine Elementary celebrated the Holiday Season… Our students enjoyed dress up days, holiday parties, special learning and art activities, learning classic Christmas carols and Christmas themed STEM activities all week. Merry Christmas from Paine Elementary!!!
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Paine Elementary 1st Grade Virtual Music Program
Our PES 1st graders worked so hard for the past month on preparing for their holiday program. We wanted our students to have the opportunity to perform and for parents to see their students perform! Please click the link below to access the recordings. Click your child’s classroom teacher’s name to view the recording. Enjoy and Happy Holidays from PES Music!
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary P.A.C.E. Award Winners for Gratitude...3rd - 5th Grade
Isaiah Sherrill, Sophie Temples, Ella Vest, Jilliana Glenn, Keelan Weaver, Antonio Wynn, Emily Swinford, Carley Beth Garrard, Reese Rollin ad Sydney Lyle.
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary P.A.C.E. Award for Gratitude - Kindergarten - 2nd Grades November 2020
Madison Rollin, Sarah Echols, Kourtney Cole, Carson Davis, Mia Zorn, Madilynn Cummings, Ava Smith, Natalie Hinkle, Emma Grace Johnson, Rebecah Parsons and Jase Prince
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary Students of the Month for Grades 3rd - 5th Grades November 2020
Nathaniel Jackson, Emily Eubanks, Riley Fortenberry, Ethan Bryant, Asher Wiram, Isabella Gracianette, Everett Lochte, Hadley Hancock, Alex Martinez, Aiden McCullough, and Claire Carter
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary Students of the Month in Kindergarten - 2nd Grades November 2020
Andrew Williamson, Scarlette Dryden, Hannah Gipson, Abigail Bischoff, Vanessa Bruce, Kenneth Padgett, Asaia Benijami Lucas Williamson, Yarey Gomez-Martinez and Barrett Uptain
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary New Reader Leaders Grades 3rd - 5th Grades - November 2020
Wilhelm Blaauw (3rd grade Multimillionaire)
Christiana Callens, Peyton Brown, Kinley Windsor and Loralei Coleman (5th Grade Millionaires)
Charlie Hodges and Kaiden Hunt (4th grade Millionaires)
Bella Bosanec and Amay Patel (3rd Grade Millionaires)
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary New Reader Leaders in Kindergarten - 2nd Grades November 2020
Justin Armstrong and Burke Braswell - 1st Grade Reader Leaders
Daphne Jamison - 2nd Grade Quarter Millionaire
Hank Swale and Dallas Lyle - 1st Grade Reader Leaders
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Congratulations to Magnolia Elementary Family Member of the Month - November 2o2o
Michelle Dawson....Awesome!
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Congratulations to Hewitt-Trussville High School December 2020 Students of the Month and Teacher of the Month! GREAT JOB!
December Students of the Month
9th grade- Caroline Krayer & Jonathan Winston
10th grade- Koen Pritchard & Kaylin Campbell
11th grade- Mia Graham & Timothy Brisco
12th grade - Bobby Stanbery & Anna Russell
Teacher of the Month - Margaret Wickersham
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HTHS is Festive from tacky holiday attire to SA breakfast for faculty and staff...its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
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HTHS Color Guard and Highstepper Auditions
There is a mandatory parent meeting on February 2, 2021 at 6:30 pm at the HTHS Performing Arts Center Theatre for anyone interested in auditioning Color Guard or Highstepper at HTHS. For more information, click the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cpbe2CMX1W954fABnwam2jEycmUsb5NRfUYD3gEr5hw/edit?usp=sharing
Auxiliary Parent Meeting...February 2....6:30 pm....HTHS Auditorium
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Magnolia Elementary School's "Gamblezon"!
Mrs. Gamble’s second grade class held their annual class yard sale, virtually this year! Move over Amazon, here comes Gamblezon!
Mrs. Gamble’s students each made a slide show of items for sale, then Mrs. Durham’s and Ms. Wolfe’s classes shopped the online sale.
Gamblezon workers had to check their emails for sales, then mark their slideshow items as sold. That night, the students had to “package” the sale items and bring them to school for touch-free delivery.
This cross-curricular activity met standards in math, social studies, and character education.
The yard sale EARNED OVER $150 TO HELP A NEEdY FAMILY AT CHRISTMASTIME!
Here is a link to the online shopping:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Vwiao7pGhUnpgmdrOrqYdQx4iNv0yQsSNqeHHBTFzO0/present
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TCS Substitute Application Process is Open!
- You must have a four year degree or teaching certificate to apply.
- If you have a current Alabama teaching certificate, you do not need a substitute license.
- The paperwork for a substitute license is contained in the application packet found on the website.
For more information and the substitute application packet, please CLICK HERE
If you have questions, please contact Becky Aydelette
becky.aydelette@trussvillecityschools.com or 205-228-3067