August 2022 Newsletter

July 29, 2022

Dear Tillery Parents and Families,
I hope you are having a wonderful summer and enjoying time with your family. As we prepare for the 2022-2023 school year, here are a few reminders to help you prepare for and plan your first few days of school for your child. We will start the year off with our Back to School Night on August 18, 2022. Please drop by anytime between 4:30 and 6:00 pm to meet your teachers, pay your supply fee, and drop off any remaining paperwork. The supply fee for the school year is $25 per child. The only thing you will need to send your child to school with is a lunchbox, backpack, and a water bottle. Teachers will also make “wish lists” and these will be available on our website.

As a reminder, school starts on Monday, August 22nd at 7:50 am, which is 10 minutes earlier than our usual start time of 8:00 am. Students may be dropped off as early as 7:25 am. Dismissal time will still be 3:00 pm.

Important information for Kindergarten families: ALL Kindergarten students’ first full day of school will be Wednesday, August 24th. We will operate on a HALF DAY staggered schedule Monday and Tuesday for Kindergarten students ONLY. Students whose last name begins with A-M will arrive on Monday, students whose last name begins with N-Z will arrive on Tuesday. On Wednesday, all K students will arrive on campus for a full day.

The purpose of this staggered entry is to make the transition smooth for families, teachers, and students. Pick-up time on Monday and Tuesday will be 12:00 pm.

To start the 2022-2023 school year off, all lunch will be ordered through our Google Form. We are transitioning to an online ordering system (Boonli), until that is set up, please continue to use the form that will be made available to you by August 8th. Lunch will continue to be $4 per student and $2 reduced, Free and reduced lunch forms are available for our families.

Our Asheboro and Albemarle bus routes and stops will remain the same this year. The morning pick-up times will start 10 minutes earlier this year. We will be adding a stop on Main St. in Mt. Gilead and in Candor, close the intersection of the 220 and 211. This means we will have 3 bus routes. A transportation survey form will be sent following this email for all families to fill out.

As we transition into August, please expect many more correspondences to follow from myself, our Office Manager Robin Lucas, and our teachers.

We are looking forward to an exciting year!
Please reach out to tharrison@tillerycharteracademy.org or call our office if you have any further questions.

May 2022 Newsletter

May 20, 2022

Dear Tillery Parents and Families,

Happy Friday! I hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather and the start of Summer! We will finish out the year with a few memorable and special activities for our students, staff, and families. Before all of these exciting events take place, we will finish up with our spring growth testing and our state EOG testing for the 3rd and 4th graders in Math and Reading. It is imperative that students remain focused and present at school and in the classroom during these testing days. Please make sure your child arrives on time daily and remains at school for the duration of the day. Please let me know if you have any questions.

We are excited to have everyone join us on Tuesday evening for our Spring Musical and Art Show. Our musical will start at 6 pm and our students’ artwork will be on display throughout the building for you to enjoy. Carefully read the details about the show from Mr. Hinson.

Spring Musical Particulars:
You are invited to witness all grades offering songs from ‘the great American songbook’ – literally! Selections from “Get America Singing…AGAIN!” – a two-volume collection of time tested songs compiled by a special committee and published by Hal Leonard Corporation will be used to remind us all to establish a common song repertoire that “Americans, of all ages, know and can sing.”
Get America Singing…AGAIN!
– Tuesday, May 24, 2022
– 6 P.M.
– Main stage/sanctuary area
– Attire – long or short sleeved solid white tops; solid blue jean bottoms with no tears, etc. Comfortable shoes.

We are still accepting field day snack donations; individual bags of chips, bottled water, and juice boxes can be dropped off in the office at any time between now and May 31st. Thank you in advance for your support.

Important Dates:
May 24-Spring Musical and Art Show 6 pm
May 25-1st and 2nd to Dan Nicholas Park
May 25-27-EOG Testing, 3rd and 4th Grade
May 30-No School, Memorial Day
June 1-PTO Meeting, 8:15 am
June 2-Kindergarten Graduation
June 3-Last day of school, Report Cards sent home

Respectfully,
Teresa Harrison

March 2022 Newsletter

February 25, 2022

Dear Parents and Families,

As we prepare for the last weekend of February, we are excited for all that March has to offer us at Tillery Charter Academy. We will start the week off with our Annual Scholastic Book Fair! A Google Form was sent to all of you to sign-up to volunteer. There is still time to sign-up if you have not done so already. Please see the attached link. https://forms.gle/4MydtRsR7CgX3sht9

We will kick-off the Book Fair on Tuesday Night at 7pm. The Fair will then be open all day on Wednesday and Thursday, and on Friday until 12pm.

On Tuesday, we will also host our Lottery/Enrollment Night for new families for the 2022-2023 school year. This will take place at the school from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

For the Week of February 28th-we will celebrate Read Across America Week. See the attached flier for details.

All students will be participating in the STARWorks Annual “You Draw It, We Make It” Contest. Mrs. Webb is working on this with the students during Art Class. Good Luck to all of our artists!

Important March Dates:

March 1st-PTO Meeting 8:45 am
March 8th-Picture Day-please let Mrs. Lucas know if you have any questions
March 24th-Teacher Workday, no school for students
March 25th-No School for teachers and students
March 28th-Report Cards will be sent home

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend,
Teresa Harrison