TPCA Weekly Update
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Calendar of Events
September 04: Varsity Football Game 7:00 PM at Zionsville Middle School
September 07-Labor Day (No School)
September 08-11- Homecoming/ Spirit Week
September 09- All School Chili Supper 4:00-7:00 PM in the JK Stevens Commons
September 09- Staff and HS Student Flag Football Game @ 5:30 PM
September 09- Powder Puff Football Game @ 6:30 PM
September 10- All School Bonfire at the future site of the NEW Athletic Field 7:00-8:30
September 11- Homecoming Varsity Football Game 7:00 PM at Zionsville Middle School (Tailgating begins at 5:00)
September 08- Dad's Club (EC-12) Meeting at 6:30 PM in the Media Center
September 10- K-8th Grade Girls Cheer Clinic 4-6 PM in the TPCA Gym
September 14- K-5 Parent Night 6:30 PM (parents only/ no childcare provided)
September 18: Dad's Club Night Under the Stars Family Event
September 21- PTF Meeting (6:30 PM in the Media Center)
September 23- See You at the Pole (SYATP)
September 24: 8th Grade Parent Meeting (American Heritage Trip) 6:30 PM Commons
September 30: Parent Coffee 8:30 AM in the JK Stevens Commons
Construction Has Begun!!
To celebrate, we are having an All-School Bonfire on Thursday, September 10 from 7:00-8:30 PM. Park in the church parking lot near the bridge and walk over to the future site of the new athletic field for a night of celebration and fun with a bonfire, music and lots of TPCA pride!!
The picture on the right shows the overall master plan of the new HS campus. Click on the picture to enlarge and get a better view of what's ahead!
Homecoming Spirit Week Events
- MS/ JH Cross Country Meet-Home @ 5:00
- MS Girls Volleyball Game-Home @ 5:00
- JH Girls Volleyball Game-Home @ 6:00 PM
- Varsity Girls Volleyball Game-Home @ 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 09
- All School Chili Supper- $3 per person 4:00-7:00 PM
- Student/ Staff Flag Football Game at 5:30 PM
- Powder Puff Football Game 6:30 PM
- MS Girls Volleyball Game @ 4:45
- JH Girls Volleyball Game @ 5:45
Thursday, September 10
- All-School Bonfire at the future site of our NEW Athletic Field 7:00-8:30 PM
Park in the TPCC parking lot near the bridge. We will be there to direct you where to go! Join us for music, a large bonfire, and lots of fun as we celebrate the ground breaking of our NEW ATHLETIC FIELD!!! The work has already begun and our field should be complete by early December!
Friday, September 11
- Tailgating in the Zionsville Middle School Parking lot at 5:00 PM
Please note that this game is at ZMS NOT Zionsville WEST Middle School. Zionsville Middle School is located at 900 Ford Road in Zionsville.
- Varsity Football Game begins at 7:00 PM at ZMS
- Post-Game Bonfire and S'mores for high school students at TPCA
Saturday, September 12
- Homecoming Dance for High School Students at 6:00 PM at TPCA
Movie Day
Favorite Character Day
Movie Day
Spirit Week Dress Up Days September 8-11
Early Childhood Dress Up Days
- September 8- Crazy Socks Day
- September 9- Class Colors Day, PDO-yellow, Twos-green, Threes- rainbow, PK- red
- September 10- Crazy/Silly Hat Day
- September 11- Patriotic Day
K-4th Dress Up Days
- September 8: Tacky Tuesday
- September 9: None (Chapel will be today at 8:30 am due to the holiday on Monday)
- September 10: TPCA Spirit Thursday
- September 11: Patriotic Friday
5th-8th Dress Up Days
- September 8: Pajama Day (dress code rules still apply)
- September 9: Wacky Wednesday
- September 10: Throwback Thursday (Dress in a specific decade - 50's, 80's, etc.)
- September 11: Patriot Day (Dress in Red, White, and Blue- in honor of 9/11)
9th-12th Dress Up Days
- September 8: TPCA Spirit Day
- September 9: Class style day (9th grade-Nerds; 10th grade-Preps; 11th grade-Jocks;12th grade-Hippies)
- September 10: Movie Character Day
- September 11: Patriot Day (in honor of 9/11)
TPCA Blog
This past Monday we began publishing our first official Traders Point Blog! We hope you caught it on Facebook. Our first series is titled, “You Belong”, in reference to our 2015-2016 school year theme. Ron Evans, Head of School, wrote the first post, and we will continue to publish new posts each Monday (or Tuesday on holiday weeks). Bloggers will present insight into many topics related to Christian education, learning, relationship, spiritual formation – whatever we think will be helpful to our parents and community. Please check it out at traderspointca.wordpress.com. You Belong among our blog followers, so remember to “like” our blogs and share them with others!
Important Email Issue Announcement
We have found that some parent’s personal email addresses are either not receiving emails FROM mailboxes @tpcs.org, and/ or some emails that have been sent TO an address @tpcs.org may not have reached us. If you know for certain that an email from the school was not received by you or vice versa please send the email address and the time it was sent from you to Tom McCormick, IT Manager: tmccormick@tpcs.org. Or call him at 317-769-2450. We apologize for the inconvenience and we are working hard to resolve these issues quickly!
No Girls Basketball Open Gym this Sat.
K-5 Parent Information Night Sept 14
K-5 Parent Information Night will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015. Mr. Ron Evans will give an overview of our 2015-2016 goals at 6:15pm. There will be two identical sessions following the opening presentation at 6:30 and 7:10 pm in your child's homeroom classroom. The second session is offered for families who may have more than one student enrolled at TPCA. We hope to see you there!
New Check-In Procedures for Visitors
The new system will use your state issued driver's license or identification card to check you in. This will be for anyone who will need to go beyond the front desk. So please make sure that you have your ID with you when entering the school if you are planning to visit a class, join us for chapel, eat lunch with your student, or volunteer in the building.
We know that this is a big change from the old system, but know it is for the safety of your children. We want the best for them and feel this is a huge benefit to school safety. If you have any questions, please email me at khall@tpcs.org. I will be glad to discuss it with you.
Kris Hall
Director of Facilities and School Safety Specialist
Night Under the Stars Family Event- September 18!
TPCA's Night Under the Stars is coming up Sept 18th. Don't miss out on a Family Fellowship highlight of the Fall with Fun, Food and Film for all TPCA families!
FUN: We'll have a Live Music, Campfire, Bounce Houses, Face Painting, and a Balloon Artiste (the extra "e" makes it fancier)
FOOD: Since your Dad's Club is hosting this shindig, don't expect Quinoa or Kale on this menu! But we will have Hotdogs, Chips, Cookies, Popcorn, and, because Moms will be there too, we might have a couple pieces of fruit also. And maybe the campfire can be used to rustle up some s'mores!
FILM: After the sun settles below the horizon, we'll enjoy a movie under the stars on a jumbo inflatable screen!
Cost for this jam-packed event is only $25/family. Click here for more info: http://www.tpcadadsclub.com/#!night-under-the-stars-flyer/c374
Employment Opportunities
Cafeteria Food Service Worker
Hours: Monday-Wednesday, approximately 8:30-1:30 each day.
Duties: Assist with the preparation and serving of lunch.
To apply for the position, applications should complete the Miscellaneous Support Positions Application and return to Fred Means, Director of Finance and Operations: FMeans@tpcs.org.
After School Care Assistant
For a complete job description, click HERE.
To apply for the position, qualified applicants should complete the Miscellaneous Support Positions Applications and return to Kraig Cox, Director of Programs KCox@tpcs.org
Paraprofessional (Instructional Assistant) for Elementary (Grades K-4)
Click HERE for a detailed job description.
To apply for the position, qualified applicants should send a completed Assistant Teacher Application to Mrs. Erica Buchanan-Rivera, Elementary Principal, EBuchanan@tpcs.org
Paraprofessional (Instructional Assistant) for Middle School and Junior High (Grades 5-8)
Click HERE for a detailed job description.
To apply for the position, qualified applicants should send a completed Assistant Teacher Application to Mr. Shane Schaffer, Middle School and Junior High Principal, SSchaffer@tpcs.org.
7th-8th Grade Cheerleading Coach
Click HERE for a detailed job description.
Contact: To apply for the position, please submit resume and contact information for three references to: Mr. Adam Stevenson- Athletic Director- 317-769-2456 Ext: 254 / astevenson@tpcs.org
Early Childhood Assistant Teachers (2 needed)
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00-12:00
Click HERE for a complete job description.
To apply for the position, please submit resume and contact information for three references to: Mrs. Monica Hartman, Early Childhood Administrative Assistant, at mhartman@tpcs.org.
Early Childhood Aftercare Supervisor
Hours: Monday-Friday 3:30-5:00
To apply for the position, please submit resume and contact information for three references to: Mrs. Monica Hartman, Early Childhood Administrative Assistant, at mhartman@tpcs.org.
Order Your Yearbook and Share Pictures with the Yearbook Staff!
TPCA's Golden Eagle Yearbook Staff is eager to get started with all matters of yearbook. With our school's verse being "You Belong," Romans 12:5b, we desire for everyone to "belong" to the contribution of the photos for this year's edition. Simply by creating an account with www.replayit.com, you can easily upload pictures that you take at school-events. Since the yearbook staff cannot be at all events or in all classrooms 24/7, you can fill the gap. Our staff will review submitted pictures, but please note that we could not possibly include ALL submitted photos. So, be selective in the ones you choose to upload. Pictures taken with digital cameras are better, as the resolution on many cell phones doesn't always allow us to resize the photo.
To make sure that you won't miss out on the great moments of the year, be sure to order your copy of the Golden Eagle Yearbook. The sooner you order, the better the pricing!
Ordering is easy with internet access and a credit card. Go to the following link: http://www.jostens.com.
Order by October 31, 2015, and the price is ONLY $25.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Danielle Tooley, adviser, by email at dtooley@tpcs.org.
Thank you!