• January 7, 2025 - MPS BOE Reorganization Meeting
• January 10, 2025 - Second Grade Breakfast with the Principal
• January 14, 2025 - MPS BOE Meeting
• January 16, 2025 - TJS PTO Meeting 7:00 PM in the Art Room
• January 17, 2025 - TJS Day of Service - Students Assembling Hygiene Kits
• January 20, 2025 - Schools Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 29, 2025 - Single Session Early Dismissal 12:45 PM Day for Lunar New Year

Happy new year! First, I want to send out a great big, THANK YOU for donating to our BRIDGES hygiene drive. We collected hundreds of items and are so grateful for your generosity. In order for students to create these important hygiene kits, we are short-handed a few items. If you happen to have any of the following toiletries at home, or are able to pick them up between today and Friday, 1/10, we would be very grateful. Students can continue to drop items off to the bins located on the first floor connector hallway. Hygiene kits will be assembled on our day of service on Friday, 1/17 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday.

Click the link below to access and print the calendar for the month of JANUARY. As a family try to do as many of the boxes as you can during the entire month of January! You will see that many of the activities focus on fun indoor activities to do during the cold month ahead. A huge thank you to Special Area Teachers, Ms. D'Amico, Mr. Gerenstein, Mrs. McEachern, and Ms. Obermaier for creating this month's activity calendar!

Click here for more info and to learn how you can be a part of Madison Reads.

Welcome back, families! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break filled with rest, fun, and quality time together.

Mark your calendars for a night of wonder and discovery! The 13th Annual TJS Science Fair is coming to the Jaguar Jungle on Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM.

Our Science Fair is a wonderful opportunity for students to explore their curiosities, learn valuable skills, and share their discoveries with our school community. Students get to be scientists - asking questions about things that interest them and finding answers through hands-on experiments.

Here's everything you need to know about this PTO-sponsored event.

Overview

• The Science Fair is open to Grades 1 – 5.

• Students may participate individually or in a group. Groups are generally kept to 2 or 3 students and can be across grades.

• Using the Scientific Method, students decide on an experiment and work on it during off-school hours.

• Students are provided with a trifold display board used to document and showcase their experiment.

Important Dates

• Registration Opens: January 13th, 2025

• Registration Closes: February 3rd, 2025

• Science Fair Night: March 20th, 2025

• Please Note: Space is Limited

• We have a set number of spots available in the Jaguar Jungle so early registration is encouraged.

What Comes Next?

1. Watch for our follow-up email on January 13th with the registration form

2. Visit our Science Fair webpage for project ideas and resources

3. Reach out to Jen Standig and Laura Venuto at tjssciencefair@gmail.com with any questions.

Click to submit PTO membership dues of $35/family!

Stay up to date on anything PTO by visiting our TJSPTO.org Website

See what we’re offering at our TJS PTO Square Shop

To share your ideas or any questions or to volunteer, contact us at presidents.tjspto@gmail.com.

Patricia Alvarez & Anna Italiano

TJS PTO Co-Presidents

Don't forget to follow Torey J. on Instagram @toreyjsabatini to see all of the wonderful things happening in our school community.