Talawanda Middle School

E~News 11/15/24

This Week at TMS

Thursday, 11/21 ~ Boys Basketball Scrimmage vs. Ross 5:30pm

Thursday, 11/21 ~ Girls Basketball Scrimmage @ Ross 5:30pm

Friday, 11/22 ~ Interim Reports sent home with students

Monday 11/25-11/22 ~ NO SCHOOL! THANKSGIVING BREAK!

NOTES FROM THE OFFICE

Reminder to students and parents:

Please do not send items that need microwaved for lunch. Unfortunately, with more than 200 students in the cafeteria at a time, we are not able to provide microwave services. Thanks for understanding!

Medical Forms:

If your student has Vanderbilt forms or other medical forms that need to be completed for evaluations, please submit those forms to the guidance office. This helps ensure that your information is kept private and is submitted in a timely manner. Thank you for your help and cooperation.

Please Remember!!!

Please remember that all chromebook insurance must be paid in full by November 30th.

Tuesday/Thursday Help Sessions:

If your student has missed any assignments during the week, their teacher will hand them a "green slip" on Friday that shows which assignments still need to be turned in. The student will also automatically be scheduled for a help session after school the following week to finish the work. Parents will receive an email notification.

The student can either complete the work prior to the help session date, or attend the session and get help from a teacher. Better learning and higher grades begin with work completion, and we want to help.

PROGRESSBOOK:

If you want to gain more from ProgressBook and use ProgressBook to stay on top of your kids homework and assignments CHECK THIS OUT! It is a quick video on how to set up notifications for missed work and low grades.

GUESS WHAT?!?!?

Next week the staff at TMS has some fun planned as part of a "Guess What" Mystery Week. Each day, the teachers will be following an "Underground" spirit week theme, but the students won't know what it is. Students will have the opportunity to make their guess about what they think the theme is each day, and can win prizes for correct guesses. Any student who would like to participate, should plan to bring their money to school each day next week. Guess Tickets are $1 per guess. They can purchase as many Guess Tickets as they would like during Brave Time each day. Each correct guess is a chance to win the daily prize. ALL correct guesses will be entered to win the grand prize of a new pair of Airpods, which will be drawn on Friday.

DAILY PRIZES

Red Under Armour 1/4 zip

Hooded Talawanda Basketball long sleeve t-shirt

$5 McDs gift card

$5 Graeter's gift card

Bass Pro Trucker Hat and 5 Brave Bucks

GRAND PRIZE

(drawn Friday)

Airpods

Important TMS Links

TMS WEBSITE

NOVEMBER MENU!

KNOW! to Cultivate Kindness!

Ticket Information for Talawanda Athletics- CLICK HERE

FINAL FORMS – Remember, if you have any changes to your information (phone number, address, who can pick up your student, etc) throughout the school year, change it in Final Forms!. The office is notified of these changes and will update our information.

School Fees - You can view and pay your fees via EZPay. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 513.273.3305.

~* Chorus Concert Information *~

Dear parents and guardians:

The THS concert choir has invited us to join them on stage to sing Bless the Broken Road on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024.

This is an opportunity for our 8th graders to see what high school choir is like and to help them learn about the high school choir program. (7th graders are welcome to join us as well!)

Students should plan to arrive at 6:30 pm in their concert blacks. We will meet in the high school band room for a quick warm up then a brief rehearsal with the concert choir.

The concert begins at 7 pm.

For planning purposes, I need a headcount of students planning to attend. Please discuss this with your student so I may give an accurate number to the high school.

I look forward to seeing everyone next week.

Sincerely,

Kelly Case

TMS Choir Director

The 6th grade chorus is presenting “A Christmas Carol.” on Thursday December 12th at the Talawanda High School auditorium.

Things to know:

There are 2 shows - The first is at 6 pm and the second is at 7:15.
All choir members should be present for both productions.
The 6 pm performance stars the 2nd period cast
The 7:15 performance stars the 4th period cast
The production is approximately 45 minutes long
It is free and open to the public.

Costuming and Props:

All choir members will wear black. Actors will be mostly responsible for costume pieces, but be patient, as this is a somewhat student-led adventure. We will do our best to keep it simple and encourage students to find costumes from within their current wardrobe.

A few pieces I anticipate needing:

6 black masks (could be ski masks, but prefer them to look like “Zorro” masks.

Gray tutus for our ghosts of christmas present.

A Greek god or goddess costume for our ghosts of Christmas Past

A grim reaper costume for our ghosts of Christmas future.

Plastic “strong man” chains for Jacob Marley

Red velvet drapes for Scrooge’s bed curtains.

(I have a black photo backdrop stand that I can hang them from).

If you can help with any of the above items, please email me.

Casek@talawanda.org

We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Sincerely,

Kelly Case

Choir Director

Talawanda Middle School

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

DONATIONS APPRECIATED!

We never expect families or community members to donate to TMS, but we are always grateful when you are able. We have two events coming up that benefit from community support. If you would like to contribute to either, please see below to help out. Thank you!

Brave Bazaar Donations Needed

Brave Buck Day Donations Needed

If you are interested in working at Talawanda you can find our open positions here:

TALAWANDA JOB POSTINGS!!

COMMUNITY EVENTS and FLYERS!

COALITION FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY OXFORD AREA!

This is a fundraiser to support the Coalition for a Healthy Community. Store deadline is Sunday, November 24th.

The district Diversity and Equity Committee is seeking representatives from the following areas: City of Oxford, Reily Township, Hanover Township, and Milford Township. The purpose of this committee is to develop, maintain, and uphold the district's Diversity Action Plan. We hope you will consider joining us for this important work! Please contact Beth Arnos at arnosb@talawanda.org or 513-273-3307 if interested.