Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School is dedicated to building disciples of Christ, providing an excellent academic program integrated with Catholic teaching, and promoting life long service to church and community.

There is no school, Friday, January 14 and Monday, January 17.  The teachers will be attending a professional development program on Friday.   Monday is the Martin Luther King holiday.

Because of the sharp increase in the number of COVID cases in our community, our mask requirement is back in place with no exemptions other than doctor approved medical excuses.   We are postponing Casino Night to a date to be determined, hopefully sometime in February.   We are also canceling plans for a spaghetti dinner and open house that was on the calendar for January 30.

The second grading period ends Thursday, January 13.   Report cards will be available through the FACTS Family Portal and distributed to the students at the end of next week.


TCCES families attended the Rockets Special Olympics basketball game on January 12 to show our support for Special Olympics and the athletes.

During the next few months we will be placing a special emphasis on the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love.   We want to help and encourage our students and families to live out their faith by practicing these gifts from God.   We define Faith as the gift to know and believe in God.  

Our sixth grade class is scheduled to visit Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School Friday, January 21.

The Tuscarawas County Catholic Schools Board of Trustees with the help of the Office of Schools is forming a search committee to find your next principal.   The committee will meet later this month and the position will be posted soon.


January 4th is the feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, our patron saint. We celebrated with prayer and treats from the Home and School Association. Elizabeth Ann Seton founded the first Catholic school in America.




Members of the Dover Fire Department visited the school to talk to our second and third grade students about fire safety. The department gave each student a smoke detector for their home. Thank you!







 

Thank you Ms. Renicker, students, and staff for a great Christmas program.   Here's a link to a photo album created by Mrs. Delahunty. 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2smqCCyi8uxuqGYa8

 A few of her photos appear here.    We collected $745 in the collection for Tuscarawas County Special Olympics.   Thank you!

Welcome to Journeys in Faith.  In this series we will hear from Disciples of Christ who are living the example established by Jesus Christ.   May they encourage you to live the life of a Saint.  In this edition we feature Bradyn Nussbaum, a TCC graduate who share his story of finding God while on a retreat.

Your FACTS Family Portal is now the one-source for all student and family information AND all financial accounts.   If you have not done so already, please use the instructions on the other page of this flyer to create your Family Portal account.   In the Family Portal, you will be able to see announcements, lunch menu, and more.   The Family Portal will also provide access to progress reports, report cards, and other important information.  You can even pre-order lunch in your Family Portal.  The Family Portal will also provide access to tuition payment plans.   You must create your Family Portal to access and create tuition payment plans.  There is no longer a separate log-in for tuition payment.   For instructions on creating your family portal, click HERE.


After Creating your Family Portal, please complete two additional tasks!


Click on “Web Forms” on the left-hand side of the page and complete the forms that appear.   The forms include emergency medical contacts, allergies, and other very important information.  THIS INFORMATION MUST BE COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER 2.  When updating the completing the information that appears in Web Forms, please do NOT change the student’s school assigned email address.   If no email appears for the student, leave it blank.

Click on the Finance tab.   This will allow you to set-up or adjust your tuition payment plan.   Tuition payment plans must be set-up before actual payments begin.  We will use facts to issue bills for after-school care, lunch extras, and other items.
 

Special statement, January 7:

The Ohio Department of Health reported Thursday that the COVID rate of spread in Tuscarawas County is now at 1,289 cases per 100,000 people.  That is up from the 723 per 100,000 people reported last week.   Because the rate of spread now exceeds the 750 per 100,000 people threshold established by the Tuscarawas County Catholic School Board of Trustees, students and adults will be required to wear masks starting Monday, January 10.

Because the number of cases in our community is increasing rapidly and the rate of spread is extremely high, there will be no exemptions to the requirement other than for doctor approved medical reasons.  This policy and the decision to only accept medical exemptions has been approved by the Board of Trustees and is supported by the Diocese of Columbus Office of Schools.

The mask requirement is one tool we can use to keep our children safe, healthy, and in-school.    Students must stay home if not feeling well, even if exhibiting only minor symptoms such as a headache or runny nose.

1. The schools shall continue to encourage proper hygiene with frequent washing of hands and use of hand sanitizer.
2. We will maintain the best ventilation possible that includes use of ventilation systems with air purifiers installed.
3. We will maintain the recommended three-foot social distancing to the greatest extent possible, adjusting schedules for lunch, Mass, and other activities as necessary.
4. Visitors to the buildings will be limited.
5. Students must continue to use their own water bottles.  Drinking fountains are to be used only to refill water bottles.
6. Masks are strongly encouraged at all times.  Masks are required for all persons at the elementary schools when the rate of transmission of COVID in Tuscarawas County reaches 750 cases per 100,000 people. The rate of transmission is reported by the state and county health department each week.  When this same Tuscarawas County metric drops below 750 cases per 100,000, the mask requirement will be rescinded. 

We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and patience as we navigate this evolving pandemic, working together to keep Tuscarawas County Catholic School students, staff, and families safe and in school!

We are praying that the forecasts for the Omicron variant hold true and that this will only be with us for a short time.  At that point, we will return to normal protocols and remove Covid restrictions.  Please remember these measures are only temporary.

The CDC and Ohio Department of Health recently adopted new quarantine guidelines for persons who test positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone with COVID. The new guidelines shorten the recommended quarantine times. TCCES will follow the new recommendations. The guidelines are HERE.

2021-22 school year: the number of COVID cases confirmed or diagnosed at TCCES as of 1/19/22:

Students: 14   Staff: 5   Volunteers/Support: 0

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School offers programs from pre-school through grade six.  Our mission is to provide all students with opportunities to become life long learners by integrating Catholic teaching with academic excellence.  We are affordable.  We are open to all.  We inhervite you to be a Saint.

TCCES is one of three Catholic Schools in Tuscarawas County.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School in New Philadelphia houses grades seven thorugh 12.  The website is 
www.tccsaints.com
Immaculate Conception School in Dennison offers programs from pre-school through grade six.  The website is www.icsdennison.org.

The Tuscarawas County Catholic Schools operate as a unified school system dedicated to providing an excellent faith-filled education at an affordable price.  Click here to see our Code of Regulations.

 

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