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. A complimentary taco bar will be offered from 5:30 to 6:00 in the Commons. The Parent Council meeting will run from 6:00 to 7:00 in the Assembly Hall. Free childcare will be available during the meeting.

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 appropriate 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 (Rae Anne Davis, Chair - New!)

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 (Susan Garlinghouse, Chair; Dallas Bauer, Liaison)
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:  

Remaining 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 Tuesday of every month. This coffee is for parents of students in all grade levels.

 

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! 

Join us for an evening of autumn fun with a family outing to Rees Fruit Farm!

 

Gather around the bonfire and enjoy a delicious pork sandwich meal, followed by a hayrack ride through the orchard at night. Pick out a pumpkin and add some of their apple cider slush  to your basket; the shop will be open until 7:00 for your purchases.

 

This spook-tacular event will be held from 6:00 p.m. to  9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17th. The cost is $3 per person.

 

Rees Fruit Farm is located at 2476 K4 Highway, about 4 miles east of Topeka on 24 Highway. 

 

Special thank yous to Rex and Shannon Rees and to their daughter S. (6th grade) for hosting us!

 

Contact information for new families may be found on ParentsWeb by clicking on the "Directory" tab under "School Information."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!