Roadrunner Families -

We had a great first week back! Here is your latest Roadrunner Newsletter -

https://secure.smore.com/n/n6qts

Go Roadrunners -

Mr. Kay
4 months ago, Traverse Heights Elementary School
Roadrunner Newsletter 1-09-26
WE ARE PROUD. Congratulations to our Students of the Month in December and House Superior for earning the right to be our House of the Month!
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WE ARE WISE. Roadrunners in Ms. Varnum's kindergarten class were working on retelling a story they read about pets during their CKLA block today!
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WE ARE FUN. Our Eureka Inventors CKLA Unit began today in Mrs. Sonnemann-Grams' and Mrs. Mullen's classrooms today - what a great way to start off the new year!
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WE ARE FUN. It was great to have every Roadrunner back today. We hope you all had a wonderful ❄️ break!
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WE ARE BACK! Welcome back to school, Roadrunners we are so happy to see you in 2026.
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🔔 Reminder: No School Dec 22 - Jan 2.

Enjoy the winter break! All TCAPS school offices and the TCAPS Administration Building at Glenn Loomis will be closed during this time.

Buildings and classes will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

View the academic calendar here: https://5il.co/3jfx6

4 months ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
Warm-toned photo with a silhouette of a person reading under a large tree and the TCAPS school logo

🔔 Reminder: No School Dec 22 - Jan 2.

Enjoy the winter break! All TCAPS school offices and the TCAPS Administration Building at Glenn Loomis will be closed during this time.

Buildings and classes will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

View the academic calendar here: https://5il.co/3jfx6

4 months ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
Warm-toned photo with a silhouette of a person reading under a large tree and the TCAPS school logo

Roadrunner Families -

Here is your latest Roadrunner Newsletter -

https://secure.smore.com/n/n6qts

We wish you a wonderful Winter Break! We will see all of our Roadrunners back on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Go Roadrunners -

Mr. Kay

4 months ago, Traverse Heights Elementary School
Roadrunner Newsletter 12-19-25

SCHOOL IS CLOSED: All TCAPS schools are closed today, Friday, December 19, 2025 due to inclement weather. Students in Michigan Virtual, Acellus, or Dual Enrollment classes should follow the direction of the instructors for those programs.

For more information on snow days, including how they are communicated and how decisions are made, go to www.tcaps.net.

4 months ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
TCAPS ALERT Schools are closed due to inclement weather.
WE ARE FESTIVE. Our carolers were spreading lots of joy today with Mrs. Wegener!
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WE ARE FUN. Our Roadrunner Elf was at it again today!
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WE ARE FESTIVE. Happy Holidays from our Roadrunners and from our Elf on a Shelf!
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Roadrunner Families -

Here is your latest Roadrunner Newsletter -

https://secure.smore.com/n/n6qts

Go Roadrunners -

Mr. Kay
5 months ago, Traverse Heights Elementary School
Roadrunner Newsletter 12-12-25
WE ARE ONE. Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders visited the Alluvion and enjoyed a performance from the Building Bridges with Music group 🎶 🎼 🎵 today!
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WE ARE PROUD. Congratulations to our Students of the Week!
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WE ARE ONE. 📸 from our Roadrunners today!
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🌟 Beyond Sounding Out: CKLA Knowledge Units Build Confident Readers! 📚

While learning to sound out words is essential, did you know that CKLA Knowledge Units teach your child about the world (like history and science) and grow their vocabulary by introducing important, academic words? This strong foundation of knowledge and words is how they move beyond simply sounding out letters to actually understanding the meaning of what they read, making them skilled and confident readers.

 CKLA Connected—check out the learning adventures happening right now!

 Kindergarten: Underdogs and Heroes: Stories 
First Grade: Common Threads: Different Lands, Similar Stories 
Second Grade: Legends and Heroes: Greek Myths
Third Grade: Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry
Fourth Grade: Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry
Fifth Grade: Visions in Verse: Poetry

5 months ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
Young girl using a pocket chart for a phonics lesson, placing a letter card under the 'Chaining' category.
Student learning what is inside the human body at school
Teachers and students in a classroom hold up cards with shapes (star, circle) and letters ('f', 'o', 'g') for a lesson.
Students learning in the classroom
Students with paper masks learning in the classroom
2nd Grade, Courtade: Domain 2, “Ancient Greece” Display
Group of students smiling together in the classroom.

Hello Roadrunner Families,

Friendly Reminder: Tomorrow, December 11th, is an Early Release Day for all TCAPS students. Traverse Heights students will be dismissed at 1:16 PM after all students have enjoyed a healthy lunch.

Go Roadrunners!
Mr. Kay

5 months ago, Traverse Heights Elementary School
Roadrunner Announcement: Early Release Day 12/11/25
WE ARE MUSICAL. Our Roadrunners were singing their 🖤💛 out this afternoon, great job students and Mrs. Wegener!
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