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| Attendance Please continue to encourage your students to attend school regularly. Last year our average daily attendance was 80%. This year, our average daily attendance is 83%. We are excited for this progress, but we must continue to push for improvement. How can you help? 1. Make sure excuse notes are returned with three days of the students return to school and include:
2. Refer your student for mental health services if that is affecting their attendance: Counseling Consent Form 3. Reach out to your student's Advisory teacher for support. | Academic Growth As I mentioned in the last monthly update, this year we are focusing on student academic growth through the MAP Math and Reading test. To support this goal, we are focusing on literacy in all of our classes. Ms. Tongate, our librarian, has been leading this literacy initiative through monthly challenges. Please check out October's monthly challenge. Student are encouraged to read one book and one magazine using the online resources available through our library. Students begin each B4 class with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading (SSR). In addition each B4 class is reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas together. How can you help?
| Life Readiness The most important focus for all of the TLC community is to ensure that all of our students graduate "life ready." It is an expectation that 100% of all of our students will graduate. We met this goal last year. However, we need the help of our families and communities to ensure that our students are ready to be productive members of society and are able to pursue their dreams after they graduate from TLC. One important aspect of being prepared for life after high school is the ACT. The ACT is a placement test that all students at TLC will take in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. This test is important for admission to college and for scholarships. How can you help?
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Attendance
Please continue to encourage your students to attend school regularly. Last year our average daily attendance was 80%. This year, our average daily attendance is 83%. We are excited for this progress, but we must continue to push for improvement.
How can you help?
1. Make sure excuse notes are returned with three days of the students return to school and include:
- The current date
- The student’s (printed) first and last name
- The date(s) of the absence(s) (not just the days of the week)
- The reason for the absence(s)
- The parent/guardian signature.
- Reach out to your student's Advisory teacher if they are struggling with attendance.
2. Refer your student for mental health services if that is affecting their attendance: Counseling Consent Form
3. Reach out to your student's Advisory teacher for support.
Academic Growth
As I mentioned in the last monthly update, this year we are focusing on student academic growth through the MAP Math and Reading test. To support this goal, we are focusing on literacy in all of our classes.
Ms. Tongate, our librarian, has been leading this literacy initiative through monthly challenges. Please check out October's monthly challenge. Student are encouraged to read one book and one magazine using the online resources available through our library. Students begin each B4 class with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading (SSR). In addition each B4 class is reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas together.
How can you help?
- Ask your student (s) about what they are reading.
- Read a book together nightly with your family.
- Help your student establish a nightly reading schedule.
- Review the wonderful resources provide by Ms. Tongate: TLC Library Site
Life Readiness
The most important focus for all of the TLC community is to ensure that all of our students graduate "life ready." It is an expectation that 100% of all of our students will graduate. We met this goal last year. However, we need the help of our families and communities to ensure that our students are ready to be productive members of society and are able to pursue their dreams after they graduate from TLC.
One important aspect of being prepared for life after high school is the ACT. The ACT is a placement test that all students at TLC will take in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. This test is important for admission to college and for scholarships.
How can you help?
- Review the following resource with your student(s): ACT for Parents and Students
- Help your student(s) schedule time to practice the ACT: Free Online ACT Prep
- Reach out to your student's Advisory teacher for any assistance in preparing for the ACT.
Important Dates
October 2nd-6th--Fall Break
October 10th--Picture Day
October 10th--TLC Tour @ 10:00
October 10th--FCPS College and Career Fair
October 11th--Toyota Field Trip
October 13th--Arrive Alive on Campus Event
October 13th--UK Streetlaw
October 17th--Senior ACT
October 18th--Working Wednesday
October 20th--UK Streetlaw
October 25th--Young Women Lead Conference at UK
October 27th--Fall Festival @ TLC from 6:00-9:00
November 4th--FCPS FAMU Family University
