Telra Telegram - February 7, 2025
- sharilynstrain
- Feb 7
- 5 min read
Tonight is skate night at Kate's Skate. You can still get tickets online. Read on for more activities this weekend and in coming weeks!
A Note from the Principals
We want to start by saying how grateful we are to serve your children and work alongside such engaged and supportive families. We know that you care deeply about your children’s academic progress and want to help them reach their full potential. At Telra, we believe that success comes from paying close attention to the details and continuously refining our approach. That’s why we do many things differently from regular public schools, including how we group students, assess progress, adjust placements throughout the year, and communicate with families.
As you know, instead of Parent-Teacher Conference (PTC) days, we offer weekly teacher office hours, which allow for more individualized and meaningful conversations. These meetings are focused on your child’s specific needs, without the time constraints of a conference night or the need to rush between classrooms—especially for families with multiple children. This approach gives you the opportunity to connect with teachers when you need to, rather than waiting for a scheduled conference day. We believe this ongoing, personalized communication better supports your child’s growth and success.
Many schools use teacher workdays for PTCs, but at Telra, these days are dedicated to professional development that helps our teachers grow and refine their practices. In turn, this continuous learning benefits your children, helping them make even greater progress than they might in a traditional school setting. The only thing we ask of you is this—please don’t wait to reach out to our teachers if you have any concerns about your child’s academic progress. Our teachers are always ready to work with you and support your child’s success.
We’ll wrap this up with a big "Let there be sun!"—because, honestly, we are not fans of the cold weather!
- Principals Ozer and Rearick
Core Virtue of the Month
This month, our Core Virtue is Honesty. As we work to instill this virtue in our students at school through modeling honesty and encouraging it in all conversations, we encourage families to discuss the value of honesty at home. Below, you can find some book recommendations that help reinforce the virtue of honesty.
The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by Patricia C. McKissack
Snatchabook by Helen Docherty
Escape Goat by Anne Patchett
The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Jenny Giles
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Basketball season winding down
Playoffs begin tomorrow. Come cheer on your Telra team as they play for the championship!
Telra Boys 14U
Tomorrow - Saturday Feb 8
Cuthbertson Middle School
2pm game time
1st playoff game!
Sunday Feb 9
Location TBD (check back here)
3pm game time
Championship game (if necessary)
Telra Boys 12U
Tomorrow - Saturday Feb 8
Crestdale Middle School - 940 Sam Newell Rd, Matthews
12pm game time
Flag Football
Telra is starting an intramural Flag Football program. This is an exciting opportunity for students to exercise teamwork, learn about the game in a fun environment, and the experience of athletic competition. Our goal is for it to be a fun, engaging learning experience.
Our inaugural season will consist of 4 teams. We will be reaching out to those parents who signed their students up earlier this year (if you missed that signup, email Mr. Wallace directly). The season will tentatively begin on February 18th with a coaches meeting and end on April 10th before Spring Break. Games and Practice will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
We are currently looking for volunteers, coaches, and officials. If you are interested in helping out or filling one of those vital roles to make the inaugural season a success! Please contact Mr. Wallace at: douglas.wallace@telra.org
Calling all runners
Two new running clubs starting up on Mondays & Thursdays from 3:45-5:15pm for students in grades 3-8.
Girls on the Run - (girls) beginning March 4
Let me Run (boys) - beginning the week of March 17 or 24
Valentine's Party K-5
Telra Family Council is thrilled to be hosting this year's Valentine's Day parties for grade K-5 on February 13th from 4:30-5:30pm! Bring 25 unlabeled Valentines to exchange and joins us for cookie decorating, games, and crafts. Please note that children must have an adult present the duration of the party to attend.
If you would like to help by donating supplies, you can do so here: supplies
If you can help by volunteering your time for set/clean up or a 15 minute slot supervising an activity, you can sign up here: volunteer
We need parent volunteers to make this a successful event!
Telra Night at the Charlotte Checkers 3/8/25
Come join us and support Telra at the Charlotte Checkers Spirit Night on 3/8/25! Details below.
Family Council Trivia Night, 2/21, 6-8pm
Friday night fun at Telra! Join us for a Trivia night in the gym! Please RSVP Here: We're In!
Upcoming social events
Friday, February 7 @ 5pm - Kate's Skate
Thursday, February 13 @ 4:30pm - K-5 Valentine's Party
Friday, February 21 @6:00pm - Family Council Trivia Night
Friday, February 28 @ 4:00pm - 1st grade movie night
Friday, February 28 @ 6:00pm - 2nd grade movie night
Friday, March 7 @ 4:00pm - Kindergarten movie night
Friday, March 7 @ 6:00pm - 3rd grade movie night
Saturday, March 8 @ 4:00pm - Telra Night at the Charlotte Checkers
Friday, March 7 @ 6:00pm - 6th grade movie night
Friday, March 21 - Spring Equinox Party for grades 6+
Friday, March 28 - Game Night for 4th & 5th grade
We'd love volunteers to help organize these events! Let us know by clicking below.
Lost and Found reminders
*** Please remember to LABEL all items! ***
We do our best to return labeled items to your child's cubby or locker. If there is no name or label on an item, they will be donated at the end of each month.
Academic Lab Update
Academic Lab is our study hall to allow students to make up tests and quizzes either before or after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If a student finishes the exam or test early, they will need to stay for the duration of the time to minimize disruption to others and to allow us to staff accordingly. Please do not ask for exceptions.
Academic Lab is held: Tuesdays 7:15-8:15am and 3:45-4:45pm
Thursdays 7:15-8:15am and 3:45-4:45pm