T A Pr ep R oar Upcoming Events Sept. 9 Back to School Night Sept. 6 No School- Labor Day Holiday Sept. 7-24 MAP Tesng Happy Birthday!! Aug. 22 Giada Bailey Aug. 25 Sarem Yoseph Aug. 27 Benjamin Page Sunset Times Friday, August 20- 7:57 pm Saturday, August 21- 7:55 pm Memory Verse “Then God blessed the seventh day and sancfied it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made” Genesis 2:3 August 20, 2021 8300 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912/ Phone 301.422.3858/ Fax 301.434.4680/ www.taprep.org Dear TA Prep Families and Students, This week was our first week of school! We welcomed 195 students and are looking forward to a great year! Students have aended orientaons, they have reviewed school and classroom expecta- ons, heard about safety and health protocols and learned how to wear their masks properly. We have been intenonal about reconnecng and spending me building our school community. TA Prep administraon and staff are thankful that you have entrusted your precious students into our care and we know that with God leading us we will have a phenomenal school year! Here are the up- dates for August 23- 27. TA Prep School Hours – Please remember that our school opens at 8:00 am for arrivals. Students are late aſter 8:15 am and should come to the front office to be checked in. All students must show the MyMedBot App screen to gain entry into the building. The staff holds morning worship at 7:40 am and are will not be available for students to arrive unl 7:55 am. Please Do Not have your child get out of the car unl a staff member has checked the MyMedBot screen to clear them. In addion, classroom teachers are not available in the mornings for conferencing. If you would like to meet with a teacher, you will need to schedule an appointment. Parents and older siblings that do not aend TA Prep are not allowed in the buildings in the morning or aſternoon without having an appointment or checking in first with the front office. Dismissal begins at 3:15 pm Monday-Thursday and 1:30 pm on Friday. Students will not be dismissed before 3:15 pm. If you need to pick up your child early, please do so before 2:45 pm by leng the teacher and the office know. Staffing Updates – I am happy to share that we have completed the hiring process and found an ex- perienced Science teacher for the Middle School. Ms. Mirelande Pierre, will begin on Monday, Au- gust 30. She presently resides in New York and is in the process of relocang to this area. We are pleased to welcome her to our TA Prep Family. Ms. Pierre comes to us with over 20 years of teaching experience as a high school and middle school science teacher. Connecvity Issues – We have been experiencing issues throughout the building with connecng to the internet. We know that many of our virtual students have been kicked out or have not been able to connect. We have determined that it is a Comcast issue and are working with them to recfy this problem. We apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused and appreciate your paence as we work through these challenges. PATA Email Address – We are looking for parents to be acve members of PATA. We cannot have a successful school year without your involvement. Mr. Kennedy has volunteered to help organize PATA once again, but he is looking for parents who are willing to take on a variety of PATA roles. Please email him at [email protected]. Thank you for geng involved!! Parent Orientaon Meeng – Here is the PPT from our Parent Orientaon, which was held on Tues- day, August 17. Thank you to the over 125 parents who parcipated via Zoom. hps://docs.google.com/presentaon/d/1f4DvXD_9r3HdkRHeASinc12wh7Mw0LOgH34EWPoP364/ edit?usp=sharing
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TA Prep Roar Upcoming Events
Sept. 9 Back to School Night
Sept. 6 No School- Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 7-24
MAP Testing
Happy Birthday!!
Aug. 22 Giada Bailey
Aug. 25 Sarem Yoseph
Aug. 27 Benjamin Page
Sunset Times
Friday, August 20- 7:57 pm Saturday, August 21- 7:55 pm
Memory Verse
“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in
it He rested from all His work which God had created and
Dear TA Prep Families and Students, This week was our first week of school! We welcomed 195 students and are looking forward to a great year! Students have attended orientations, they have reviewed school and classroom expecta-tions, heard about safety and health protocols and learned how to wear their masks properly. We have been intentional about reconnecting and spending time building our school community. TA Prep administration and staff are thankful that you have entrusted your precious students into our care and we know that with God leading us we will have a phenomenal school year! Here are the up-dates for August 23- 27. TA Prep School Hours – Please remember that our school opens at 8:00 am for arrivals. Students are late after 8:15 am and should come to the front office to be checked in. All students must show the MyMedBot App screen to gain entry into the building. The staff holds morning worship at 7:40 am and are will not be available for students to arrive until 7:55 am. Please Do Not have your child get out of the car until a staff member has checked the MyMedBot screen to clear them. In addition, classroom teachers are not available in the mornings for conferencing. If you would like to meet with a teacher, you will need to schedule an appointment. Parents and older siblings that do not attend TA Prep are not allowed in the buildings in the morning or afternoon without having an appointment or checking in first with the front office. Dismissal begins at 3:15 pm Monday-Thursday and 1:30 pm on Friday. Students will not be dismissed before 3:15 pm. If you need to pick up your child early, please do so before 2:45 pm by letting the teacher and the office know. Staffing Updates – I am happy to share that we have completed the hiring process and found an ex-perienced Science teacher for the Middle School. Ms. Mirelande Pierre, will begin on Monday, Au-gust 30. She presently resides in New York and is in the process of relocating to this area. We are pleased to welcome her to our TA Prep Family. Ms. Pierre comes to us with over 20 years of teaching experience as a high school and middle school science teacher. Connectivity Issues – We have been experiencing issues throughout the building with connecting to the internet. We know that many of our virtual students have been kicked out or have not been able to connect. We have determined that it is a Comcast issue and are working with them to rectify this problem. We apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused and appreciate your patience as we work through these challenges. PATA Email Address – We are looking for parents to be active members of PATA. We cannot have a successful school year without your involvement. Mr. Kennedy has volunteered to help organize PATA once again, but he is looking for parents who are willing to take on a variety of PATA roles. Please email him at [email protected]. Thank you for getting involved!! Parent Orientation Meeting – Here is the PPT from our Parent Orientation, which was held on Tues-day, August 17. Thank you to the over 125 parents who participated via Zoom. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f4DvXD_9r3HdkRHeASinc12wh7Mw0LOgH34EWPoP364/edit?usp=sharing
Friday, August 20- 7:57 pm Saturday, August 21- 7:55 pm
Memory Verse
“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in
it He rested from all His work which God had created and
made” Genesis 2:3
August 20, 2021
8300 Carroll Avenue, Takoma
School Volunteer Training: Due to a North American Division mandate, ALL volunteers and chaper-ones must complete the Sterling Volunteers online course on child abuse and neglect. After the course please print out a copy of the certificate so the school can keep it on file. To get started, please click on the link: www.ncsrisk.org/adventist Select “First-Time Registrant” and follow the steps for registration. Medical Forms and Requirements: Parents and Guardians please remember to: -Have an adult bring both the medical forms and medication to the office at the same time. We are unable to accept medication brought to school by the students. -Renew your Medication orders from last year and provide the medication in a pharmacy labeled box/container. -Provide Physicals and proof of MCV/Tdap vaccinations for all 7th grade students -Provide physicals and complete immunization records if your student is new to TA prep. The forms are located on the school website https://taprep.org/medical-forms/
Safety Precautions: Please review the following safety precautions: -Quarterly Code Blue/Code Red Drills (Please see attached) -All classroom doors are to remain locked at all times -Parents are to be buzzed into the building and sign in/out, in the office -No parents are to enter the classrooms -If students are to be picked up by someone other than the parents/guardians we will need the following: -A note or email from the parent with the name of the person who is to pick up the student -The pick-up person must be able to show identification of who they are in the form of an ID or driver’s license -NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED -There will be no early dismissals between 2:45 and 3:15 pm. If you need to pick up your child early please do so before 2:45 pm Monday - Thursday and 12:45 on Friday. -During dismissal all students must be picked up in their designated areas. Parents may not wait in the front office or in the front lobby for their students. -In reference to after school activities, students are to be signed out with the teacher or sponsor. After School Care: Please enter through the side door (parking lot side) for aftercare pick up. If you need to contact Mr. Jonathan Jones during after care please call 240-460-9767. Blessings and have a blessed Sabbath, Cheryl Booker-Malcolm Principal
RenWeb School Management Software gives you, the busy parent, an opportunity to get more involved in your child’s academic progress and future success – all via the Internet! RenWeb’s ParentsWeb is a private and secure parents’ portal that will allow parents to view academic information specific to their children, while protecting their children’s information from others. You may view your child’s grades and attendance as well as other useful school information. You can also communicate with teachers and other school staff online whenever necessary. All you need is an Internet-capable computer. Here’s how to access our easy-to-use RenWeb ParentsWeb:
• Make sure that the school has your email address in RenWeb.
• In Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari, go to www.renweb.com and click Logins.
• Type the school's District Code TAP-MD
• Click Create New ParentsWeb Account.
• Type your email address and click Create Account. An email will be sent which includes a link to create your ParentsWeb login. The link is active for 6 hours.
• Select the Click to Create your ParentsWeb login link.
• A web browser displays your Name and RenWeb Person ID.
• Type a User Name, Password, and Confirm the password.
• Click Save User Name and/or Password. A message displays at the top of the browser, "User Name/Password successfully updated."
• You may now log in to ParentsWeb using your new User Name and Password.
• ParentsWeb allows you to access:
o Student attendance and daily grades
o Progress reports and report cards
o School calendar
MUS CIn-School
Instrumental Education
Dramatically improves brain development, social skills, and emotional maturity.
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Learn to play an Instrument...
Right here at School!
Social & Emotional MaturityStudies show a
profound impact on verbal communication
skills and emotional development.
The neural connections made when playing
an instrument have a profound impact on
other skills—speech, language learning,
memory, attention, and the ability to convey
emotions vocally.
95% of a person's permanent life-time neural connections are made by age 12.
Making more neural connections increases a child's capacity to compute and reason, directly impacting performance in math and science.
More Impact in Early Years
Developmental Benefits
Instruments = (Neural Growth)3
Unifying all three major sensory pathways, learning an instrument grows your neural network like no other activity can.
Like boosting the RAM on your computer, you're neurologically growing the brain's capacity. Research shows that children learning instruments increase their long-term spatial-temporal IQ by 46%.
Making it Simple for Parents
Super Convenient: Classes are right here at school—no extra running around, and the use of take-home rental instruments is included
Fun & Easy: Video lesson summaries provide busy parents a window into learning, accessible on your phone, tablet, or computer
Age Appropriate: Suzuki MethodTM inspired, effective for all ages, and designed with your high-energy kid in mind
Motor cortex Premotor cortex (dorsal)
Premotor cortex (ventral)
Superior temporalgyrus/auditory cortex
Frontal cortex
Ear
Sound
PitchA percept according to which periodic sounds may be ordered from low to high. Musical pitch has complex properties related to scales, and is often represented as a helix. Perceived pitch most often corresponds to the fundamental frequency, even in its absence, owing to the presence of harmonics that are directly related to the fundamental frequency.
KinematicsParameters of movement through space without reference to forces (for example, direction, velocity and acceleration).
movement timing to several cortical and sub-cortical regions, including the cerebellum, basal ganglia and supplementary motor area (SMA). It has been proposed that the basal ganglia and possibly the SMA may be more important for interval timing at longer timescales (1 second and above), whereas the cerebellum may be more important for controlling motor timing at shorter timescales (millisecond)1,7.
Studies have shown that patients with cerebellar lesions have an impaired ability to complete perceptual and motor timing tasks8, and neuroimaging studies have shown cerebellar activity in relation to movement timing9,10. Although some studies have failed to sup-port a direct contribution of the cerebellum to timing11, current theories of cerebellar function suggest it may have a role in feedforward control or error correction — both of these functions would be relevant for timing. Several researchers have proposed that the cerebellum computes predictive models of movement that would include movement timing12,13, whereas others suggest that it is most important for online error correction
based on feedback, which would also contribute to opti-mization of timing14. The cerebellum may contribute to the precise control of movement trajectories, which are related to accurate timing,15,16, and it has been shown to have a role in the acquisition and integration of sensory information17. When subjects perform purely auditory perceptual tasks, neuroimaging studies consistently show cerebellar activity18.
Studies have suggested that the basal ganglia are also directly involved in movement timing. Patients with Parkinson’s disease, who have damage in the basal ganglia system, show impaired movement timing19. Furthermore, neuroimaging studies have shown that the basal ganglia are active in tasks that require timed finger tapping20,21. It has also been suggested that the basal ganglia may be involved in controlling specific motor parameters, such as force, which contribute to accurate timing22.
Many of these studies have examined very simple rhythms, usually requiring participants to tap a single finger to a constant beat. Although such tasks reveal important basic properties of perceptual and motor timing, it is not clear whether neural models based on these simple tasks are adequate for complex tasks like musical performance. Several recent experiments have examined perception and reproduction of more com-plex musical rhythms. These studies have shown greater involvement of the dorsal premotor cortex (dPMC), lateral cerebellar hemispheres and the prefrontal cor-tex23,24,25. It is not known whether these changes in brain activity are directly related to the temporal complexity of the rhythms or to other parameters such as sequence complexity, or the degree to which rhythmic structure allows subjects to predict and organize their motor per-formance. These results indicate that motor timing is not controlled by a single brain region, but by a network of regions that control specific parameters of movement and that depend on the relevant timescale of the rhyth-mic sequence. High-level control of sequence execution appears to involve the basal ganglia, PMC and SMA, whereas fine-grain correction of individual movements may be controlled by the cerebellum.
Sequencing. Motor sequencing has been explored in terms of either the ordering of individual movements, such as finger sequences for key presses, or the coor-dination of subcomponents of complex multi-joint movements. Several cortical and sub-cortical regions, including the basal ganglia, the SMA and the pre-SMA, the cerebellum, and the premotor and prefrontal cortices, have been implicated in the production and learning of motor sequences, but their specific contribu-tions and the way they work together are not yet clear. Neurophysiological studies in animals have demonstrated an interaction between the frontal cortex and basal ganglia during the learning of movement sequences26. Human neuroimaging studies have also emphasized the contribution of the basal ganglia for well-learned sequences27. It has been argued that the cerebellum is important for sequence learning and for the integration of individual movements into unified sequences27,28–31, whereas the pre-SMA and SMA have been shown to
Figure 1 | Auditory–motor interactions during musical performance. This figure illustrates the feedback and feedforward interactions that occur during music performance. As a musician plays an instrument, motor systems control the fine movements needed to produce sound. The sound is processed by auditory circuitry, which in turn is used to adjust motor output to achieve the desired effect. Output signals from premotor cortices are also thought to influence responses within the auditory cortex, even in the absence of sound, or prior to sound; conversely, motor representations are thought to be active even in the absence of movement on hearing sound. There is therefore a tight linkage between sensory and production mechanisms.
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