Trinity Christian Academy

We wish you a very Merry Christmas TCA Community!

Day 9- Thank you Kindergarten class for sharing what your favourite part of Christmas is!! You are all so incredibly adorable! Merry Christmas!!

Day 8- Merry Christmas from the Grade 1s. Thanks for sharing your poem with us. Also thank you TCA for supporting our "Stuff a Stocking for a Senior" Pizza fundraiser. We were able to raise $650 dollars. You have helped contribute to an important cause by giving some of Strathmore's seniors a little more joy this Christmas season.

Day 7-Merry Christmas from the Grade 2s! The Grade 2 class explored why Christmas is important to them. Thank you for your mature answers and for proudly expressing your faith. You make us so proud!!!

Day 6- Thanks Grade 3's for sharing what Christmas means to you. You all exemplify what Christmas is really about. Merry Christmas Grade 3 class!!

Day 5-Thank you Grade 4 class for sharing what Christmas means to you. It is a fantastic reminder of the reason for the season. Watch till the end to see the Grade 4's recreate the Nativity scene. Thanks Grade 4s!!

Day 4: Merry Christmas from the Grade 5 class! They were able to share what they are looking forward to this Christmas season. Thanks Grade 5's for reminding us that there is always so much to look forward to this time of year! Great job using the Green Screen!

Day 3- Merry Christmas from the 6/7 class. Looks like some parents may have some unusual shopping to do this Christmas season ;-)

Merry Christmas from our Grade 8/9 Class! We miss this class so much! Thanks for making this video possible 8/9 students!

Day 1: Pre-K Merry Christmas From our Pre-K class! Share this video to spread the good news! Have a very Merry Christmas!!

Thank you TCA community for all of your donations for our Christmas Hamper Food Drive!! In total, we were able to raise just under $1150 in cash/gift cards and about 1750 individual items. We hope that these items will help those families that need it this Christmas. Thank you Strathmore Now for celebrating this story with us! https://strathmorenow.com//trinity-christian-academy-fills

Our grade 4s had a blast today during their Hour of Code to celebrate Computer Science Week! We didn't really know what coding was when we started, but we learned block coding and worked together to solve problems and design our very own games! Overheard during our Hour of Code: "I'm good at this!" "I just programmed my own game!"... "I'm so excited!" Knowing how to build technology is just one of the essential 21st century learning skills our students are learning at TCA.

Reminder! Tonight

Our Grade 2 had a blast learning about the Acadian community Meteghan. As part of their focus, the class recreated Tintamarre. Tintamarre is an Acadian tradition of marching through one's community making noise with noisemakers, usually in celebration of National Acadian Day. The class marched through the hallways wearing the colours of the Acadian flag and making lots of noise. They were hard to miss! Thanks Grade 2s!!

Were you looking to do a bit of Christmas shopping and support our school, well you are in luck! We have been generously given a few items to auction off in support of our school. The auction will run starting Sunday November 29th night at 7:00pm and items will close Wednesday December 2nd at 12:00pm. Please submit your bid in the comments section of the picture. Starting bids and information will be posted with each picture. One bid per comment, bids will increase by $1 and items can be picked up at the school Starting Thursday December 3rd. Please share our fundraiser with family and friends but remind them that only comments on this original post will be valid.

The Grade 8/9 Outdoor Ed class had a fantastic time learning about CPR and basic first aid. Hopefully, they never have to use these skills in a backcountry scenario, but at least they now have some basic skills to rely on if they need them! Great job Grade 8/9s!!

As we all know, this year looks different in every area, fundraising being one of those areas. TCA is excited to be celebrating the Christmas season that is upon us. We are hoping to have a few small fundraisers coming up. This beautiful lantern will be our first fundraiser to start us off. This lantern is meant for the outdoors, it is approximately 18" in H and 20" in W of greenery. The greenery is all fresh and does well in cold temperatures. We have 2 of these lanterns... up for auction. Each lantern is auctioned off separately. 1 comment per bid. Bidding will start TODAY! Friday, Nov. 20th, and will end Sunday, Nov. 22nd, at 8pm. Minimum bid, $25 for each lantern. You can bid simply by adding a comment below, with your bid. Top two bids will receive a lantern. Thank you and happy bidding.

TCA is selling these beautiful red poinsettias as part of our Christmas fundraising. They will add that Christmas touch to any space. They are $14ea. They are 6" pots and can be picked up/paid for at the school next week. We have 10 for sale right now. Please comment below if you want one set aside for you today. First come, first served.

Don't forget that you can book your parent teacher interviews starting at 9:00am on November 16. The portal will remain open until 9:00pm on November 23. You can access the portal by clicking https://gh-trinity.schoolsoft.com Parent-Teacher Interviews are on November 24-25

Trinity is excited to share that we have received an additional $125 000 through the CFEP grant!! This brings our total budget to over $250 000!!! Thank you to our special guests, MLA Leela Aheer, GHSD Trustee Jennifer Mertz, and GHSD Trustee Rob Pirie for joining us in our virtual announcement today. Special thanks to all staff, parents, students, and community members for making this project possible. #blessed #excited Check out our virtual assembly.

Students at TCA spent time this week remembering our veterans. We thank you. We remember.

The Grade 6/7 students completed a chocolate tasting today in Science class. The students are learning about how humans use plants for food and fibre. We explored how cocoa beans are grown, processed and created to make the delicious treat we get to enjoy! Dark chocolate was definitely not a favorite of most students but it was fun for students to be able to easily compare the different types of chocolate, order them, describe what they tasted and rank them from their favorite to their least favorite!

In October as a school we focused on being a God Worshiper. We learnt about the ways in which we can show worship and what it looks like each day. Mr. Dykema challenged each class to find a way to worship. The grade ones decided to pick kindergarten buddies and pray for that person each day!!! An AMAZING act of love Keep up the great work TCA

Today was Wacky Hair or Hat Day! Our kids and their parents are creative!!! Great work everyone!!!! #spiritday #tcatigers #smilesfordays

Our TCA Girls Volleyball team was amazing this morning, winning both their games against George Freeman and Wheatland Crossing! Great job Ladies. Go Tigers!!

TCA students used their knowledge of flow rate, density and viscosity to "stack" the liquids into a tower without them mixing. The students mixed liquids such as dish soap, shampoo, corn syrup, motor oil, molasses, baby oil, maple syrup and water. Great work!

TCA is excited to share that our Online Apparel store is now open for all students, parents, and staff. Store closes at 11:59pm on November 1st. Go Tigers! Click the attached link to access the store https://trinitychristianacademystore.itemorder.com/sale

Our kindergarteners took advantage of every last second of the beautiful fall weather before the snow fell again. They finished their unit Exploration of Leaves by finding unique leaves then making leaf crowns! Those smiles say it all

TCA had a great time during recess today playing in the first snow of the season!!!

It was the perfect afternoon for a Nature Walk in Kindergarten! The kindergarteners looked for and collected evidence of Fall but also spread kindness to neighbours they walked by. Giving smiles, waves, and good old hellos they brought joy to everyone’s faces. They even found a new park to play at... Best Day Ever! #outdoorlearning #fallcolors #smileandwave #PowerfulLearning #kinderfuninthesun

As the week comes to a close we are celebrating the big learning that has happened in our school this week! Here is our grade 5 class and the discussions that came out of their class meeting! #studentledlearning

Hello TCA Community, Please see the attached message from GHSD Superintendent Bevan Daverne. This message can also be found on our website. http://www.trinitychristianacademy.ca/view.php

Reminder that it is Orange Shirt Day tomorrow September 30th! Wear an orange shirt instead of uniforms to school! Classes have been talking about the reason behind this initiative, and how we acknowledge the past trauma of Residential Schools in a step towards reconciliation. We have also talked lots about how EVERY CHILD MATTERS and needs to feel happy, safe, and loved at school. Have a discussion with your child(ren) about what they are learning. *If you are not wearing an orange shirt, uniforms are still required.* #orangeshirtday #everychildmatters

GHSD is looking for bus drivers to join our team. If you or someone you know is interested please have them apply!

Thanks TCA students for all of your hard work celebrating and remembering the legacy of Terry Fox. You are all amazing and thank you for your support and fundraising for the Terry Fox Foundation.

TCA is asking for two wonderful Parents volunteers to help us with Photo Day on Thursday. If you are interested please email Mr. Dykema @ [email protected] . Please ensure that you are already on the Volunteer List and that your documentation is up to date. Thanks TCA Community!

Trinity only has a couple of spots left in each of our Pre-K classes! If you know of anyone in the Strathmore region looking for an exceptional Pre-K program please share. Questions can be directed to Mrs. Hunter at [email protected] . -Mon/Wed Mornings (4-year-old) -Tuesday/Thursday Mornings (4-year-old) -Tuesday/Thursday Afternoons (3 or 4-year-olds)

Our full-time kindergarteners enjoyed using our new outdoor learning space to explore different seeds and how seeds move! #outdoorlearning #seedhunt #PowerfulLearning

Special thanks to the wonderful folks at Nutrien for your donation to our playground fund! Thank you for your support and for making our school and local community a better place!

Thank you for a great first day back TCA! Our students had a great day connecting with their friends and meeting their teachers. The Kindergarten class had a great time learning about how bubbles can keep us safe when washing our hands! We are excited to see the rest of our students tomorrow!

We are pleased to announce that TCA will be running our Pre-K program this year! Despite the COVID pandemic, we believe that it is important for children to have the opportunity to grow, play, and connect with other kids. We know that our program plays a vital role in your child's social and academic development and believe it is important for us to continue to provide this program to our community. We are planning on running a Mon/Wed morning, Tue/Thurs morning, and a Tue/...Thurs afternoon class. If those classes are filled, we will consider adding a fourth class on Monday/Wednesday afternoons. Space is filling quickly so if you know of anyone interested in the program encourage them to register as soon as possible as availability is determined on a first-come-first-serve basis. Students can be registered: - online at https://ghsd75.schoolengage.ca/#/login -by emailing a copy of the registration form to [email protected] -by dropping off a completed registration form at the school starting August 17th (registration forms can be found on TCA's website under the registration tab http://www.trinitychristianacademy.ca/Registration.php ).

A few words from our Superintendent Bevan Daverne regarding school in the fall. Please take a moment to watch his message. Have a great Summer! https://youtu.be/ld2tQkXcS1Y

Congratulations to Asher Rilling for receiving the Town of Strathmore Citizenship Award. Asher is is a wonderful example to not only his peers but also to the younger students in the school. Asher is a strong leader who demonstrates care, compassion and patience towards others. He is an amazing representative of our school and exemplifies our values and faith as a Christian School. Please join us in congratulating Asher!

Flat Miss Faux has been on a lot of adventures with kids from the school, what Adventures have you been on lately? Show us your adventure pics! #tcastrathmore #tcatigers

We are excited to share Trinity's Yearbook Cover Contest Winner! Congrats to Keira in Gr.8. As a school, we have so much to celebrate this year! Teachers have been diligently taking pictures throughout the year of all of the fantastic learning experiences of your child. Yearbooks are $22 each and can be paid online through School Cash or by calling the office. In order to receive the yearbook your order must be in by June 11th. You will receive your child's yearbook in the ...fall. The yearbooks are for all of our students (Pre-K-Grade 9) Thank you students for all of your yearbook cover entries. There were so many fantastic works of art!! Go Tigers! #tcatigers #tcastrathmore

Just a reminder that we are distributing print copies of our Learning at Home booklets today. Feel free to swing by the school to pick up your booklet.

Just a reminder that Monday is a holiday and we will be distributing At Home Learning booklets on Tuesday May 19. We hope you are all having a great long weekend and have enjoyed the weather!!!

Drum roll please..... we have two winners who named the puppies and will be receiving a chapters gift card! Kaleb named the black puppy Taz and Melissa named the brown puppy Oscar! Congrats guys thanks to everyone who played along #tcastrathmore #tcatigers Mr. Dykema will be in contact with our winners! Whitney Hebert Howe Lisa Turner

Thank you TCA community for participating in our Parade!! It warmed all of our hearts and it was so good to see you and your children. We are all so blessed to be part of such a wonderful community. We Love You & We Miss You!!! Stay safe TCA. Teacher signs are up at the front of the school so feel free to drive by if you were unable to attend.... #ABlearningathome

You and your children are invited to drive through the school bus loop on Thursday May 7th from 12:00-12:45pm. Teachers will be outside waving and holding signs to show your child how much they are missed and appreciated. Feel free to make your own posters or signs and display them on/in your car or just swing by and say hello. We know these are challenging times and that your child misses their friends and teachers. So feel free to swing by the school and we hope that we can put a smile on your child's face. If you can't make it, no worries, but we hope to see you and your children this Thursday.

TCA, Miss Fauxs dad's dog had puppies and we think you should name them!!!!! Each of these purebred male Toy Aussie Shepard's will be registered with the winning names. To enter all you need to do is comment your name choice below! Contest Rules: You need to be a TCA family member to win and you can enter as many names as your kiddos can think of We will accept names now through Thursday May 7th then Mr. and Mrs. Faux will choose the two winning names to be announced Monday May 11th! Winners will each get a $20 Chapters gift card! Can't wait to see all your creative ideas TCA! #tcatigers #tcastrathmore

If you are looking for more of Mrs. Hunters fun YouTube sing along videos go to her YouTube channel and take a look here at all the fun! This is for everyone not just the Pre-K kids, we are sorry if there was any confusion! We love you all and pray you are staying safe <3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzfQ3tn0fWv71heGNR3YiQ

Thank you Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Wilchowy and Mrs. Chapotelle for our PreK Virtual field trip today. So many cute baby goats!!! I know all the students loved it and learned a lot.

On behalf of Trinity Christian Academy, we wish you a blessed and happy Easter. Love you TCA community!!! #tcastrathmore #tcatigers

How do you know you have a fantastic Pre-K teacher?... when she not only makes learning fun but somehow gets her own children to participate! Thanks, Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Wilchowy for making our Pre-K program an incredible place for our kids. We are so excited to expand our Pre-K program next year!

Mr. Dykema joined into the Zoom Fun today with our Kindergarten and Grade 1’s! Let’s see your Class Zoom selfies! #tcastrathmore #tcatigers

Week 3 Photo/Video Challenge: Post a picture/video of your child/children completing their favourite activity in their Learning at Home package. #tcastrathmore #tcatigers #ablearningathome

We love seeing all this learning from week #2! Post your pictures from this week below

We love seeing these smiling faces learning through play at home <3 Keep up the great work Kindergarten!

Hi TCA Community, Just a reminder that our 3 & 4-Year-Old Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration is still open for the 2020-2021 school year. Students can be registered online or a registration form can be picked up at the school between 9:00-3:30 Monday -Friday. We are excited for all that God has in store for your children next year!!

Our theme for March is on being a Christ Reflector; where students show Christ's love in the actions of their lives. The Bible verse for March was Mathew 5:16 "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven." Post a picture or video of your child describing what it means to be a Christ-Reflector or reciting the memory verse. Students can also draw a picture of what it means to be a Christ Reflector. #tcastrathmore #tcatigers

Thank you to everyone who took part in our TCA Week 1 Photo Challenge. Thanks Trinity students for all of your hard work this week! You are all amazing!! Don't forget to submit photos during next week's challenge. #ABLearningathome #tcatigers #tcastrathmore

Message From the Golden Hills School Division Board of Trustees The Motto of the Golden Hills School Division is Powering Hope and Possibilities and never has this been more evident than in the past two weeks. As we all struggle to deal with the challenges we are facing, the employees of Golden Hills have focussed their efforts on providing hope and possibilities for our students and parents. Our board would like to recognize and thank all of the people below who have work...ed together to ensure that our students can continue to learn and thrive in this unique situation. Our government, for recognizing that at this time it is essential to maintain and support our students and parents in all of the ways a school system can provide. Our central office team and our school administrators, who have provided exemplary leadership in charting a course for teachers and students that will allow them to continue their educational journey together. Our teachers and school support staff, who have risen to the challenge of prioritizing curriculum, developing lessons, tailoring instruction to meet individual students’ needs, and finding ways to sustain the valuable relationships they have established with their students. You are truly educational rock stars! Our caretaking and facilities staff, who have gone above and beyond to ensure the health and safety of our teachers and students in our buildings. Our bus drivers, who continue to serve the community by delivering food bank hampers. The amazing people who work behind the scenes to support our teachers, students, and parents (counselors, family resource workers, psychologists, and native liaison workers) who are also finding innovative ways to maintain that support in this challenging environment. And especially to our students and parents, thank you for your patience and support as we all adjust to this new normal. There are still lots of wrinkles to be worked out, but we are well on our way and Golden Hills will continue to provide Hope and Possibilities for all of our students. Sincerely The Golden Hills School Division Board of Trustees

Post a picture of your child/children working on their Week 1 Education Package! Share and tag another TCA community member to take up the challenge. #tcastrathmore #tcatigers

Hi TCA Parents, All Week 1 Booklets have been distributed via email. If you would like to pick up paper booklets/School Supplies feel free to swing by the school. Also, all of our Lost & Found Items are displayed outside. If you cannot make today to pick up your children's Paper Booklet/School Supplies please call the office to set up an alternate time (403) 361-9631. Praying for you and your family.

Show us your socks! Here are mine! comment below your unique socks as we celebrate together

Good Morning Everyone! This Saturday (March 21st) is World Down Syndrome Day and we at TCA have been learning how we are all unique! The students created socks with pictures and words to describe how they are each unique. We encourage everyone to wear unique socks Saturday and let us see them!

I realize many of you and your kids are wondering what will happen with their school work. We are diligently working with the school division and the Ministry of Education on deciding the next steps. More information will be sent to parents as soon as it is available. With the cancellation of classes, we realize parents/guardians may want to pick up their children’s personal and educational items. We will use two phases to facilitate this. Phase one will be the pick up of p...ersonal items, while phase two will occur once a contingency plan for education is in place and this will be communicated out to parents/guardians next week. The pick up of personal items will occur beginning Tuesday, March 17th-Thursday, March 19th from 8:30-3:00 and will be organized by appointment. Appointments can be made by calling the office at (403) 361-9631. Please note that these appointments are only to pick up personal items such as shoes, jackets, etc.. and not educational items such as textbooks and homework. Items will be in bags placed in the front entrance of the building. Junior High students will have the opportunity to clean out their lockers during their appointment time. If Jr. High students do not clean their locker by the end of Thursday, March 19, the school will cut their lock to ensure there are no sanitary issues in the future. There will be a box available for returned library books and classroom materials (scholastic books, etc..), sports uniforms, and also a bin for the return of any term two documentation that required signatures, such as IPPs. At this point, Parent-Teacher interviews are postponed. We will send the new dates/outline the parent-teacher interview process next week. We want to thank our families for their understanding during this time. If you know of someone who is not receiving these updates please have them call the office to update their contact information. We appreciate your flexibility as we work to develop a plan of action for our students moving forward.