Talbott Springs Elementary School
Newsletter
Greetings TSES Families,
We had another exciting week last week at TSES! On Wednesday, we celebrated our Education Support Professionals (ESPs) for national ESP day. The TSES ESPs (paraeducators, student assistants, liaisons, front office, health room, & food and nutrition staff) are the best of the best and are truly the glue that holds us all together! We are grateful for their support everyday.
We ended American Education Week with our Trot for Talbott event on Friday. To our families - Thank you for helping make Trot for Talbott a huge success! Whether you ran with your child, cheered from the sidelines, or helped behind the scenes—your support meant so much. We're grateful to have such an amazing, involved school community. Thanks for showing up and making the day so special!
Our year to date attendance rate is 95.4%! The TSES Eagle is only a few spots away from reaching his nest on our life size game board (located near the cafeteria). Each day as a whole school if our attendance is 95% or greater, the Eagle moves forward a space. Each grade level will earn a self selected reward once our Eagle reaches his nest. Encourage your Eagle to attend school and be on time, so that they can grow their brain and have fun with friends at TSES!
A few reminders for this week:
TSES will dismiss on Monday and Tuesday at 12:15 due to parent/teacher conferences. We will not have BRIDGES this week. Please make a note regarding our early dismissals this week and plan for an on time pick up.
We look forward to seeing our students return on Monday, December 1 at 8:30. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
This week's newsletter includes:
Important Dates
Social Emotional Spotlight from Mrs. Sansone
TSES Book Fair
BRIDGES Information
Young Author’s Contest
New from the Yearbook Committee
Coats
Flying Eagles Volunteer Program
HCPSS Pre-K Program
Important Dates
November 24 and 25 - Parent Teacher Conferences - Schools close 3 hrs. Early. TSES dismisses @12:15
November 24 and 25 - Scholastic Book Fair
November 25 - Dress Like a Turkey Day
November 26, 27, 28 - Schools closed for Thanksgiving Break
December 18 - Fall picture re-take day *This is the new rescheduled date!
TSES Social Emotional Learning Spotlight from Mrs. Sansone
Zones of Regulation Updates:
During the month of November, your child(ren) have been learning about Concept 4: My Signals, My Zones and creating their own personalized Zones Book.
Click here to view more information! In addition, a copy of the Bridge Connection information sheet will be sent home with your child(ren).
Please share activities or conversations you have at home with Mrs. Sansone using this link, our school counselor, so she can celebrate with your child(ren) with a special sticker at school.
TSES Book Fair
The TSES Book Fair is here! Families may shop at the fair Monday, November 24th 1-7:00 pm.
Students may shop at the fair during the school day on November 24th and 25th.
You may send your student with their wish list and cash, check made out to TSES, or ewallet (use the link below) on November 24th or 25th. You may also shop online from 11/17/25-11/25/25. Please email any questions about the Book Fair to Penny_Freer@hcpss.org
BRIDGES Information
BRIDGES Session One ended on Thursday, November 20, 2025. BRIDGES Session Two will run from Tuesday, December 2, 2025, through February 12, 2026. Due to early dismissals and school closures next week, the BRIDGES program will not be in session. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to working with your student in session 2.
Young Author’s Contest
The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached Young Authors’ Contest Guidelines for information about the rules and guidelines. Stories and poems must be typed and saved as a Word Doc or Googledoc. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet sent as a PDF. Submissions may be emailed to Mrs. Mizia at Christina_Mizia@hcpss.org by December 15, 2025. Contact Mrs. Mizia with any questions. All Young Authors’ Contest information can be found on the HCLA website.
Howard County Literacy Association welcomes parents as members. Visit the HCLA Welcome Page for information about joining.
NEWS FROM THE YEARBOOK COMMITTEE
It may be November, but the yearbook committee is already hard at work on the 2025-2026 yearbook. We would love your help with filling our pages with photos of your child(ren) at TSES events. Please share photos from (1) field trips and (2) school events with Mrs. Humphrey at michelle_humphrey@hcpss.org . Please include your students name(s) and grade(s). Thank you in advance for your support.
Winter Coats
As the weather gets a little chilly, it is time to pull out the winter coats! Please remember to send your student to school with a coat for outdoor recess. If your student needs a coat, please contact Jenny Rothenberger at jennifer_rothenberger@hcpss.org and we will make sure they receive one!
Flying Eagles Volunteer Program
Please sign up to volunteer at TSES: Flying Eagles Volunteers Sign-Up 25/26 — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com. If you have not completed the Program Trainings, you can do so here: Flying Eagles Kick Off Party - Google Slides. We have daily volunteer opportunities, don't miss your opportunity to become a volunteer at TSES!
HCPSS Pre-K Program
Families that have been affected by the federal government shutdown and who would not ordinarily qualify for the Pre-K program could now be eligible due to their current loss of income. Howard County families who have lost pay due to the shutdown, even those families who have previously applied and did not meet Tier I eligibility, may apply. If your family qualifies, the Pre-K program would be offered at no cost to your family for the remainder of the school year. Please submit a completed application and the required income documentation to: hcpss_pk@hcpss.org. Application submissions must include the required income documentation in order for our office to determine eligibility. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Early Childhood Program by email at hcpss_pk@hcpss.org or by phone at 410-313-6836.