The complete catalog and the registration form are available on the TCS website by clicking on the "Programs" tab or by clicking here. Enroll early; some classes fill quickly!

 

The school will be providing soft drinks, beer, and wine. Any families who wish to do so may bring an appetizer to share.

 

P.S.: No school on Friday, September 26th! 

Plan to eat dinner and visit your child's classroom during Family Fun Night on Wednesday, October 1st.

 

Allow your child to be your tour guide as you visit his or her classroom and see what they've been doing so far this year. Classrooms will be open from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

 

There will be a chili and vegetable soup supper in the Commons from 5:00 to 7:00 for $5 per person (for all ages). Tickets may be purchased in advance in the office or on the evening of the event. Selections include soup, chili, hot dogs, chili dogs, vegetables, and lemonade.
 

For dessert, take a chance with the cake walk! Each $1 ticket earns you a chance to win a yummy cake! 

 

All proceeds from the chili supper and cake walk go towards the expenses of the 8th grade trip to Sea Camp.

 

We'll see you there!

All parents, caregivers, and friends are encouraged to attend the first of four Parent Council meetings scheduled for this school year. The Parent Council meeting will run from 6:00 to 7:00 in the Assembly Hall.

What is the Parent Council? 
If you are a parent at TCS, you're a member of the Parent Council! Our school is relying on interested volunteers to make it a success. It is important that everyone participate in the council, whether by attending meetings, being on a committee or running for office. The larger the council, the more representative of the school family it will be. NEW FAMILIES are welcome and encouraged to participate. This is an excellent way to get to know other families and participate in important school events.

Officers and Committee Chairs
Parent Council officers for the 2008-2009 school year are Greg Schneider (President), Kim Baker (Vice President), Elena Carrington (Treasurer), and Tracey Goering (Secretary).

 
If you wish to volunteer for any of these committees, please contact the Committee Chairperson.

There are six committees in the Parent Council representing the following areas:
Special Events (Debra Copley and Joe Anderson, Chairs)
The Special Events Committee plans and executes school events such as the Thanksgiving Day Feast and Grandparents Day. They are responsible for finding volunteers to support the events, and offering assistance to the volunteers to make sure that the events are successful.

School Support (Chair position open)

The School Support Committee volunteers to support the school in a variety of ways. They offer office assistance, lunchroom assistance, and support teachers in the classroom

Communication (Jill Cox, Chair)
The Communication Committee's responsibility is to communicate news from the Parent Council meetings to the school community. The chair of this committee writes articles for the newsletter, announces the meetings, and ensures that all active members of the council are aware of current council business.
Fund Raising (Debbie Gibson, Chair)
The Fund Raising Committee manages a variety of money-making projects to earn money for the school. They are responsible for Box-Tops for Education, toner cartridge recycling, recycling cell-phones, collecting Campbell Soup labels and the School Spiritwear program.
The funds raised by this committee are tracked by the Treasurer of the Parent Council who communicates with school leadership about the availability of funds.

Marketing (Ben Coates, Chair)
The Marketing Committee's responsibility is to seek opportunities for school leadership and the Head of School to meet with community and/or business leaders to educate them about our school, its goals, and ways that TCS can partner with the community to make it stronger.
Multicultural Education Committee (Dallas Bauer, Chair)
The Multicultural Education Committee (MEC) is active in ensuring that the school has a variety of educational activities to promote the school's diversity mission and the school's annual cultural theme.

Open Forum and Parent Council meetings take place on an alternating schedule, usually on the first Thursday of the month:  

Open Forum meetings: November 13, January 8, March 5, May 7

Parent Council meetings: October 2, December 4, February 5, April 2

 

For more information on how you can get involved, click on the Parent Council tab on the TCS website.

Topeka Collegiate School Parent Council officers would like to invite you to a morning coffee to be held the second week of every month. Tuesday October 7 will be coffee days for Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade. On Wednesday October 8 we will host parents in 2nd through 5th grades.  Thursday October 9 will be reserved for middle school parents. 

 

Please plan to drop in to the Assembly Hall between 8:15 and 9:15.  We'll supply the coffee and pastries; you supply the conversation! 

Topeka Collegiate School's kitchen staff has instituted some changes as recommended by a St. Francis Hospital dietician. He recently visited our school and overall agreed that our lunch program was a good one. The changes which have been introduced include serving turkey hot dogs, the canned fruit is packed in water rather than heavy syrup, and ten serving bays allow for more food choices every day. 

 

Parents are welcome to eat lunch with their child; just join him or her in the lunch service line, and we'll simply add your lunch to their account. No reservations are necessary!

Volunteers are urgently needed to help serve lunch and to check out the students on the school's computerized lunch accounting system. Head of School David Hudspeth even pitched in last week when the kitchen staff found itself short-handed (above, right).

 

If you are able to help, please let us know as soon as possible by calling the school, or by filling out and returning your volunteer sign-up form. You may access it by clicking on the Parent Council tab on the school website or by clicking here.  

 

Thank you for volunteering; we appreciate you!

 

 

Inspired by Zi Yan D.'s generosity in donating her July birthday monies to Topeka Collegiate's Building Futures One Child at a Time capital campaign for the construction of a permanent middle school (see the August 19th Collegiate Connection issue), fourth grader Joe M. decided to follow her lead. At his rock band-themed tenth birthday party in August at TCS, Joe set out an envelope for donations and collected $150 for the TCS middle school building fund.

 

Thank you, Joe; you rock!

 

          
Joe M. and guests rock out at                 Nick B. and Alec B. present 

2nd grader Haven L. and Kindergartener Carter L. have a new half-brother: Reed Joseph R. was born September 8th and weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces.  

 

Congratulations, Traci and Richard, and welcome, Reed!

 

Topeka Collegiate School and Facilities Manager Mike Jannelle invite you to join "Madison's Team" at the 2008 Kansas City Buddy Walk at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday morning, October 18, 2008.

 

 

 

The auction wouldn't be possible without the tremendous efforts of volunteers like Joe and Petra. To find out how you can be part of the fun, click here to read committee descriptions and to print out a sign-up form, or get in touch with one of the co-chairs. Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyson Project A+ Labels -- Tyson chicken product labels are worth 24¢ to Topeka Collegiate.

 

Office Depot 5% Back to Schools Program -- 5% of your purchase comes directly to the school in the form of free supplies.  School supplies qualify for the program, while computers, technology items, and other items do not.  Simply identify TCS as your school choice at the checkout and/or supply the school ID number: 70039209.  Past purchases can be credited to the school as long as they were made within the last quarter. 

 

 

 

We'd like to thank Debbie Rosacker for her past coordination of the label redemption program, and say welcome and thank you to parent Elena Carrington for taking over these important fundraisers!