Red and Blue Review 10/27

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BLUE REVIEW

Head of School Review

BY DR. ANDY GRAHAM

This has been a busy week, but it’s one that has been very gratifying. On our Wednesday

we met together as a faculty to work on our Portrait of a Graduate for TRA. That

we broke into groups and worked on our Portrait from the lens of our 4 Pillars (Faith, Academics, Character, and Service). I was

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some of the responses that we

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A TRA graduate is an academically prepared citizen who demonstrates their faith through academics, character, and service. Well-rounded in our four pillars

Well rounded, kind individual, strong in faith, and prepared for post graduate life with a servant's heart.

As they leave our halls, our aim is to empower the TRA graduate to confidently walk in their faith while they continue to pursue academic or professional goals. Our graduate exhibits strong character and a heart for service.

TRA graduates embody a growing and evolving faith, critical thinking, adaptability, and empathy to serve the community and the world around them.

A TRA graduate is part of a lifelong family rooted in faith, academics, character, and service.

The TRA graduate exemplifies leadership, has a courageous character, pursues academic excellence, and is Christ centered for God’s glory.

The TRA graduate embodies the 4 Pillars of Excellence.

Well rounded, strong faith, prepared for college, strong character, family-oriented A love of God and others through faith and service to their community

We will be working in the days to come to refine this document before publishing it, but I was so impressed with the work of our faculty and their thoughtful responses to the exercise.

We will be working in the days to come to refine this document before publishing it, but I was so impressed with the work of our faculty and their thoughtful responses to the exercise. One of our discussions centered on our outstanding graduates and how they are truly men and women of distinction serving their communities in so many valuable ways. We hope that the students who leave our school will continue being individuals grounded in their faith, diligent in their studies, strong of character, and committed to serving their fellow man.

Upper School Review

BY STEPHANIE WEHRER

Ms. Millican’s 6th grade history classes recently presented original projects spanning periods of history from the age of hunters and gatherers, the dawn of agriculture, and the formation of governments. These students did a fabulous job!

Coach Dean’s 8th grade Physical Science classes worked in groups to tackle different tasks, and time how long it took to complete them They have been learning about speed and velocity, so students used the distance and time measurements for each task to perform these calculations.

Ms. Maddux’s classes took on mathematical processes with decimals, Fear Factor style, this week!

Upper School Review

Ms. Park’s Senior dual enrollment English composition class visited the Shakespeare Theater yesterday to view a showing of Macbeth.

Freshman, Corbin Garcia, was chosen by the upper school staff as the October underclassman student of the month. Corbin is the daughter of James and Paula Garcia. As a student at TRA, Corbin has been named to the Honor Roll, plays varsity volleyball, and serves as a student ambassador. Her favorite thing about TRA is the family like community and supportive friendships. One of her nominating teachers had this to say about why she deserves to be the October student of the month, “Corbin is a hard working and caring student with a great attitude. Even while working through a personal injury, I have seen her offer to help others. She is a pleasure to teach.” Congratulations, Corbin!

Congratulations to our varsity football team for a hard fought win last Friday night, that extended their season for a first round playoff game. Way to go, guys, we are so proud of your hard work and of your coaches!

We would also like to wish our cross country team good luck today, as they will be running in their regional meet today at 4:15 Prayers for health, safety, and fast feet!

Lower School Review

BY SUSAN CRANFORD

Our 4th and 5th graders did a GREAT job playing and cheering at our Little Rebels event last week. I saw several touchdowns, and it looked like they had so much fun! The boys in those grade levels that are on our flag football team played a great game last Saturday against FACS I saw some great plays, and I am so proud of their hard work and improvement this season. Thanks to Coach Hood for organizing and coaching this team!

Our teachers had additional training this week on our Promethean boards. They learned about Class Flow and the amazing things they can do with it in class. I cannot wait to see it in action!

Our pumpkin contest is in full swing this week. Our students did a great job painting and decorating these. Please vote for your favorite! Voting ends tomorrow, Friday, and the winner will be announced on Monday The grade level with the most money will win a pizza party, and the teachers of each grade level will get to use the amount raised on their classroom needs You may send in money or you may also vote online at this link. https://tra pto.square.site/2022 lower school pumpkin-contest Thank you!!

Lower School Review

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Coming soon!!! We have an exciting addition to our larger playground that is on order. One of our Senior project groups is installing a gaga pit on our large playground. Our older elementary students will LOVE this!!!

Our 3rd graders are looking forward to a fun day at Cedar Hill Farm tomorrow and our PreK 2 students will enjoy an on campus field trip to their very own pumpkin patch tomorrow, too. We are loving this Fall weather and all the fun activities that are happening!

Our Charleston Wrap fundraiser is underway! We have already received several orders online and hope that you will order, too All of the money raised from this event will go toward further improvements on our playground. The sale ends on Friday, November 11. All sales are online and delivered to the address of the person that ordered. Thank you so much for your support of our school!

We are SO EXCITED about the upcoming elementary play,“Annie Kids”! It will be performed in our PAC on November 12 at 2:00 and again at 5:00. Our elementary students are practicing daily and cannot wait to see you there. Annie is an all time favorite of many and this will be so fun! Thank you to Mrs Samantha Pence for directing “Annie Kids” for us!

Thank you for making sure that your student is wearing only Lands End or one of the uniform approved items from the Rebel Store MondayThursday.