SUMMER UPDATE #2 Thursday, July 25

Please join us for our back-to-school open house on Tuesday, August 6, from 5-6p (please note this new time), for an opportunity to visit your classroom, greet your teachers, drop off any school supplies you may have purchased, find your cubby or locker, and make sure you know exactly where to go the next morning for our first day. Keep in mind that this drop-in event is scheduled for one hour only, as it comes at the tail end of a very busy retreat, when staff have put in long hours, and may have a few more to go to get ready. Our hope is that they will be able to head home to their own families after the open house has ended. We apologize if this time does not work for all families. This will be the only open house time provided.

If you are able to join us for the open house, you’ll receive your dismissal placard (which is placed on vehicle dashboards to assist with a safe dismissal line) at that time.

You are always welcome to request additional placards if you need them for other members of your family or others who will be picking up your child. If you are unable to join us for the open house, we’ll make sure to get you your placards in the first day or two of school. 

Whether or not you are able to attend the open house, you are very welcome to walk your child into school and their classroom on the first day (and any day thereafter!). We want families to always feel welcome to be present prior to the start of the school day.

In our previous Summer Update, we shared information with you about Boys & Girls Club (The Club) Membership for 24-25. The membership process is now open for families to register their children. As a reminder, in order to participate in ANY of Club programs for this coming school year, it will be necessary for a family to first enroll in annual membership ($20/annually per child).

Each Friday afternoon, TPS ends the school day at 1:07p, and The Club offers a special TPS-specific program called Enrichment. This fee-based program can be utilized each week, or on specific weeks that might be needed by a family. However, advanced sign-up is always required. Enrichment registration is now open. The Club will also soon be opening up registration for their fall/winter Break Camps.

Read about Club Membership, Aftercare, Enrichment, and Break Camps on our website.

You are invited to join The Club for an open house on Thursday, August 1, from 6-8p, to see spaces, enroll in membership, and learn more about all their programs. We highly recommend it, especially for new families!

We will once again offer a limited Before School Care program beginning at 7:45a each day and lasting until school arrival begins at 8a.

Before School Care is a limited program due to staffing and space constraints, with advanced permission and registration required.

We ask families to use this program only if it is absolutely necessary to make their schedule work. Before Care will take place in the Café in the Main Building.

Families will be charged only for the days that they use the Before School Care service.

Please note that this program is a privilege.

Click here to learn more, and to find the registration form and contact email for questions.

The Project School participates in the USDA National School Lunch Program. Each day of the school year we provide a breakfast and hot lunch option (both regular and vegetarian). We keep a lot of information about meals on our website, including an overview of our program, information and application for the Free & Reduced Meal option, how billing works, menus, resources for food insecurity, and more. Click here to find all the news that’s fit to print! 

For families who believe they may qualify for the Free & Reduced Meal program, we strongly encourage you to complete the required annual paperwork, so that you can take advantage of this opportunity. The 24-25 forms are not yet available, but will be up on the website soon. We will send notification as soon as they are ready!

For children who eat strictly vegetarian, and who will regularly or occasionally eat school lunch, we ask you to complete this brief survey (returning families, please complete this again for the new year, even if you have completed in the past). This will help us in our planning.

We will always have vegetarian meals; however, we work hard to only order needed quantities, to reduce waste. Children who are not in need of a vegetarian option will be expected to select non-vegetarian meals when buying school lunch. Please note that TPS is unable to provide vegan meals as part of our meal program.

The above survey form is also posted on the meals page of our website throughout the year for families to access, in the event that a child becomes vegetarian mid-year.