TVMS News

Greetings TVMS community,

The scheduling window for Parent-Teacher Conferences is now open! We encourage you to sign up to discuss your child's progress. Additionally, Quarter 1 report cards are now available for viewing.

We are excited to welcome families into the building for American Education Week, November 18-22. Save the date. We hope you can join us to see learning in action and connect with our school community!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Denise Young, Principal

November

Friday, November 8-- Report Cards issued at 4:00 PM

Tuesday, November 12-- Picture re-take day; Vision & Hearing rescreening day

Monday, November 18- Tuesday November 26- Scholastic Book Fair Opens

Monday, November 18- Friday, November 22- American Education Week

Monday, November 25- 3 hour early dismissal for students, Den Dash, Parent conferences (in person)

Tuesday, November 26- 3 hour early dismissal for students, Parent conferences (virtual)

Wednesday, November 27- schools closed for students, Parent conferences (virtual)

Thursday, November 28- Friday, November 29- Schools and Offices closed for Thanksgiving

Tuesday, December 10- Winter Music Concert-- 6th grade, 6:30 PM

Thursday, December 12- 7th grade Medieval Times Field Trip

Tuesday, December 17- Winter Music Concert-- Upper Ensembles (7th and 8th grade), 6:30 PM

Monday, December 23- Wednesday, January 1 Winter Break

Picture retake day is coming up on Tuesday! This opportunity is for students who were absent on the original picture day or those who would like a retake. If your student wishes to have a new photo taken, please make sure they bring their original photo proof or photo package to school on Tuesday morning.

We are excited to invite parents and guardians to join us for American Education Week, November 18-22nd. Throughout the week, we’ll have special events and activities where you can experience a day in the life of your child, meet our dedicated staff, and learn more about our programs.

Monday- The Scholastic Book Fair opens!

Tuesday- Family Day: An opportunity for parents/ guardians to visit classes

Wednesday- Coffee & Donuts with Admin and Support Staff (8:30- 9:30 AM); PTSA meeting at 6 PM

Thursday- Technology Thursday in Media Center. Get support with Canvas, Chromebook repairs, Talking Points, Google docs etc. Two sessions - morning (8:30-9:30 AM) and afternoon (2:30-3:30 PM)

Friday- Fine Arts Focus: Check out what your Timberwolf has been working on in the Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Music, Visual Art, Dance or Theater Class!

Parents/guardians may view/download report cards by taking the following steps:

1. Log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy using parent/guardian credentials
2. Select More Options from the left panel
3. Select Report Cards from the middle
4. Select the report card you wish to access

We also will be open for the PTSA meeting on Wednesday, November 20th.

Say goodbye to checks and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy. We will be accepting ewallet,credit cards, and cash.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Book Fair online throughout the fair until December 1st.. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Every online purchase will also benefit our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/thomasviaductmiddle

See you at the Fair!

On November 8th, at 8:00am, scheduling for Parent Teacher Conferences opened to everyone. The window for scheduling will close for parents/guardians at 4:00 pm on November 21st. Conferences will be held November 25: In-Person. November 26-27: Virtual Conferences only.

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We will have the PTSA business meeting followed by a short presentation on Media Literacy and Managing Exposure presented by Backpack Healthcare organization.

Joining the PTA does not commit you to any activities. Your membership helps provide financial support for our programs and gives you access to National PTA

membership benefits.

Please consider signing up today!

The TVMS Television Production seminar would like to honor all veterans through our morning announcements program. If you would like to have a veteran recognized on our morning announcements, please copy the Google Slide template linked here. Add a picture of the veteran you are honoring and type their name, branch of service, time of service (WWII, Vietnam, or a date range), as well as their relationship to the student (grandfather of..., mother of..., etc.). Please send the link to the completed slide to Ms. Rice at leann_rice@hcpss.org. Thank you!

The HCPSS Food and Nutrition Service is holding their 1st Regional Food Taste Test Event at the Guilford Park High School cafeteria on November 14 from 6:00-7:00 pm The food taste test would be an exciting opportunity for parents and students to try new and currently prepared foods and share their opinions. In those ways, parent and student voices and choices would be strongly represented as the food service program improves the quality of meals and services provided to students. This event is an authentic method to engage our school community to support and celebrate the value of being willing to try healthy school meals. In addition to tasting samples of food, the event will also be an opportunity to provide participants with relevant information and literature about school food service. Participants are asked to register for the event by November 7 at https://forms.gle/Fypx58DtXWf5vhA7ALinks to an external site. since capacity is limited to a maximum of 450 persons. Please contact Brian Ralph, Director of Food and Nutrition Service if you have additional questions.

Tuesday, November 19

Morning Session – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Evening Session – 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Dinner provided: 5:45 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.

Elkridge Branch Library

Presentations will be in Spanish

Registration is recommended.

Terracycling is a company that helps to recycle material that is not normally collected for collection. Through November 19, 2024, we are participating in the Takis recycling competition. Please help us by collecting your empty Takis bags and bringing them to TVMS to place in the collection box in the cafeteria during all lunch shifts. The top 3 schools will win some fabulous prizes and the top school will win a Takis celebration with a Takis truck!!! Help TVMS win by collecting your empty Takis bags and bringing them to school! Thanks!

• TVMS Green Team

Our large white collection bin is at the edge of the school parking lot nearest Hanover Hills Elementary School. Please help us fill our bin with as many plastic bags of new or gently used clothing, shoes and other textiles. Our school will earn money for every pound we collect.

Update your family information for the new school year. It is mandatory that all parents/ guardians verify and/ or update emergency information for each child each school year. Updating this information provides us with the most current emergency contact information, and also ensures that you are receiving important information and updates for HCPSS and TVMS.

Log in to HCPSS Connect, select the More Options tab on the left and then select Family File in the center column.

Food delivery services (i.e. Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) are not allowed. Delivery will be refused as we do not have the capability to process this during the school day. If a parent would like to bring their child's lunch to the school, we ask that you do so prior to the start of your child's lunch shift. Parents will need to leave the lunch with our Front Office staff.

Website: http://www.tvms.hcpss.org
Location: 7000 Banbury Drive, Hanover, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-8711