The Talley Community Newsletter

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Talley Calendar 2024-2025: Click here

See below for each day's theme!

See below for further information.

Cash, CashApp and Apple Pay! Anyone who purchases a bag will be entered to win a gift card.

Note: forms/money were due on Wednesday, 12/11 to Ms. Stiefel in guidance.

Join us for a night of music here in the Talley Middle School Auditorium

Join us for more music here in the Talley Middle School Auditorium.

See below for details. Families are asked to pre-register through the QR code. There is an option to be sent the slide deck if you cannot attend in person.

Below: For the last few weeks, Mr. Smith's 7th Grade Technology classes designed and created LED Cards. Students first learned about electrical circuits and switches. Next, they designed a greeting card that incorporated light and constructed a simple circuit using copper tape, a battery and LED's to illuminate the card. Finally, they put the card together and hide the circuit inside the card.

Below: 7th grade AVID building community by playing a new game: “Head, shoulders, knees, toes, CUP!”

Website: www.talleymiddlesports.com

Nurse: Jackie Kimball jacquelyn.kimball@bsd.k12.de.us

Athletic Director: Tania Milionis tania.milionis@bsd.k12.de.us

Athletic Director: David Lutes david.lutes@bsd.k12.de.us

Further information can be found at https://talley.brandywineschools.org/activities. Students can be picked up at 4:30pm or [feeder] students can take an activity bus that leaves Talley at 4:45pm.

Drama Club- 12/16 (Dancers and Stage Crew Only); 12/19 (All Cast)

Please reach out to Stefanie.Stiefel@bsd.k12.de.us and Tania.Milionis@bsd.k12.de.us with any questions.

No gaming club this week. Keep an eye out in 2025 for more opportunities from our partnership with the Boys & Girls Club!

1. Locks for Lockers [ & Coats!]

Students are to keep coats and jackets in their lockers during the day. No blankets should be brought into the building. They are to bring their own lock and get an assigned locker from their period 1 teacher. If they have gym this semester, we strongly suggest a lock for gym lockers as well.

2. Student Chromebooks

A gentle reminder to students that Chromebooks

• are not be brought to and used during the lunch period in the cafeteria;
• are not to be carried around in a position to be viewed/accessed during hall changes;
• are to be kept safe in a backpack that is not thrown on the ground/tossed around.

Students are to report lost Chromebooks and/or Chromebook issues to Dr. Abernethy in 154 or Mrs. Selby in the library as soon as possible.

We are seeing an increased number of Chromebook breakages and issues due to issues above. Students will be charged for damaged Chromebooks, per the BSD Technology agreement.

Please remind your students to return their books to the library.

The school nurse will be completing Postural Screenings over the next several months. The school nurse inspects the student’s spine as he or she stands and walks and then inspects the back/hips as student bends forward. Parents/guardians will be contacted if the student needs additional follow up.

• You can help us by signing up for one of our pretzel sale Fridays here: VOLUNTEER FOR PRETZEL SALES
• Follow us on Facebook-- Friends of Talley PTO

Talley Middle School will be hosting a Cultural Day on January 30th. We're looking for members of our Talley Community who would be interested in hosting a table to share the way their family experiences the idea of "new beginnings." Whether your family celebrates Divali, Rosh Hashanah, Chinese New Year, Hijra, Nowruz, Songkran, Enkutatash or another holiday, we want to celebrate with you! Please click here to fill out an interest form, and someone from Talley will contact you soon.

Mr. Jeffrey Lawson - jeffrey.lawson@bsd.k12.de.us, Room 100 [ext. 1100]

Mr. Dionie Lum - Last Names A-E, dionie.lum@bsd.k12.de.us, Room 109 [ext. 1109]

Ms. Janeen Harris - Last Names F-I, janeen.harris@bsd.k12.de.us, Room 156 [ext. 1156]

Dr. Jenn Abernethy - Last Names J-M, jennifer.abernethy@bsd.k12.de.us, Room 154 [ext. 1154]

Mr. Jim Fedena - Last Names N-R, james.fedena@bsd.k12.de.us, Room 159 [ext. 2159]

Mrs. Brittany Corrigan - Last Names S-Z, brittany.corrigan@bsd.k12.de.us, Room 016 [ext. 1016]

Email: Jeffrey.Lawson@bsd.k12.de.us
Website: Talley.brandywineschools.org
Location: 1110 Cypress Road, Wilmington, DE, USA
Phone: 3024753976