TMS Weekly Update 2017-2018
November 3, 2017
Mother Nature starts with us already!
Tyngsborough Middle School Apparel Sale
https://www.carboncolors.net/tyngsboro-middle-school
Below is the flyer
Education Foundation of Tyngsborough
Picture Retake Day is next Thursday November 9th
If your child was absent on picture day and you'd like to order pictures, please use your original order form from September or have your child pick up a new blank form in the office.
If your student would like to have their picture re-taken, return your original package to the photographer on re-take day. No order form is necessary
Cookie Dough
Cookie Dough orders from our Magazine/Cookie Dough Fundraiser will be delivered to TMS on Wednesday, November 15th. If your student has a large order that cannot be taken home on the bus, the TMS office will be in touch to make other arrangements to transport the items home.
Lost and Found is growing! Have your children come find their clothing
STEM Donations
For our STEM class we are looking for a couple donations, we are in need of poster board for our 7th grade projects and we are also looking for boxtops for education. We are using the boxtops for education in order to help fund our robotics team. If you have either of these items and would like to donate them please contact Mr. Boisvert.
HOMEWORK CLUB
Just another Halloween with our super heroes
Yearbook Contest
8th Grade
Yearbook Contest!
Would you like to see your artwork be the cover of our yearbook?
Submit your entry for our 2017/2018 Yearbook to Mrs. Cassidy.
8 1/2” x 11” sheet of plain white copy paper
Use your creativity and originality!
All submissions due by
Friday
December 8, 2017
Yearbook Club
Yearbook Club
Anyone interested in joining
Yearbook Club there will be an informational meeting on:
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
2:00-3:00 Room 102
Any questions see Mrs. Cassidy (Room 102)
Adopt a Family 2017
It is that time of year again, and the Tyngsborough Public School’s sponsored Adopt-A-Family program is beginning its annual efforts as we approach the 2017 holiday season.
The Adopt-A-Family program has been in existence for over forty years and provides assistance to needy families within our community during the holidays. The continued goal of the program is to assist those in need within our community by providing a meal, as well as gifts for children and teens who might otherwise go without. Last year this Adopt-A-Family program was able to assist over 100 needy families and elderly with help from students in our schools, private citizens and a few community businesses. This year will be no different, times continue to be difficult for a growing number of families.
In order to continue to provide assistance, we are reaching out to community members and businesses in the greater community for support. At this time the program is in need of the following:
- Family and children sponsors, please email our Family Liaison Melissa Mallous at Melissa.Mallous@tyngsboroughps.org
- Gift cards to local businesses (Walmart, Target, Market Basket, Old Navy, etc.)
- AAF Gift Basket Raffle - Purchase raffle tickets - AAF tickets can be purchased in the main office of TES, TMS and THS beginning November 6, 2017. The raffle will end on December 7, 2017 and the winters will be announced on December 8, 2017.
- Monetary donations (checks made out to Tyngsborough High School, memo: Adopt A Family Program) can be sent to Tyngsborough Public Schools, 50 Norris Road, Tyngsborough, MA 01879, ATTN: Sharon Fairbanks
If you are interested and able to make a donation, sponsoring a child/family yourself, or as a group, or offering support in another way, please contact one of the Adopt-A-Family committee members listed below. We look forward to establishing new partnerships within our community. Your contribution, along with the combined efforts and generosity of many, will ensure another successful season of giving for our neighbors in need.
Warm regards,
Sarah Lewenczuk Melissa Mallous
978-649-8914 978-649-3115
Adopt-A-Family Secretary & Treasurer Family Liaison
Sarah.lewenczuk@tyngsboroughps.org Melissa.mallous@tyngsboroughps.org
Sharon Fairbanks
978-649-7488
Adopt-A-Family Community Liaison
Raffle Items
Adopt A Family raffle item tickets will be available for purchase on Monday, November 6 in the Main Office of each school.
Three groups of raffle items will rotate through each school office on November 15, November 28 and December 7, so be sure to check back for the new grouping. Attached is the list of current raffle items.
Thank you for your support of this wonderful community wide program.
2017 Raffle Baskets Descriptions for Schools.pdf
Adopt A Family Committee
Ski Club is coming!
Interested in Skiing or Snowboarding this winter? The Ski & Snowboard Program travels to Wachusett Mountain to ski and board on Tuesdays starting on Jan 2nd. The program runs for 6 weeks, and is open to both TMS & THS students. The overall cost is $240. The bus leaves the Norris Rd campus at 2:10 and arrives back in the Norris Rd. parking lot at approx. 8PM.
More info for middle school program: https://mrmaslanka.wordpress.com/ski/
Info sheet: with basic info and more detailed info (terrain park passes, lessons & rentals, etc)
Any questions to : justin.maslanka@tyngsboroughps.org
Take the Kindness Challenge
All the homework in one place
From our resident programmer, Wilson Gramer:
We can all agree that at some points it’s hard to keep track of all your homework for the night. Even if you have an agenda book, it’s one extra thing you have to bring home that you might lose anyway!
I’ve been working with our principal, Mr. Pollet, to create a solution that we will all benefit from. It’s called TPSHomeworkBot, and basically it automatically pulls the homework from your teacher’s blogs and sends you a notification right to your phone through Twitter. It can also give a nightly summary so you know what blogs to continue reading.
So you’re probably wondering, “how do I sign up?” It’s simple! You’ll see flyers and posters around the school with codes on them. Simply scan the big code and then the code with your grade using your phone’s camera. Make sure to follow both accounts and turn on notifications for it to work correctly. And if you don’t have Twitter or don’t plan to get it, there will be an email version coming soon.
So that’s the brief rundown of TPSHomeworkBot. If you have any questions, ask your teachers to email them to Mr. Pollet. I hope you’ll enjoy using TPSHomeworkBot as much as I enjoyed creating it! Thank you and have a great day!
Here is the tutorial
Facility Needs Video by Dr. Flanagan to propose new school is below
6th Grade Medical Information
Vaccinations-
Prior to entering the 7th Grade, all students must provide a copy of a current physical (signed by an MD and dated within one year) and proof of the following immunizations: 1 dose of tdap, 2 doses of MMR, 2 doses of Varicella and 3 doses of Hepatitis B. Each time your child receives an immunization or has his or her yearly physical exam, please send a copy to the health office to keep your child’s file up to date.
DC travelers
For those 8th grade families already enrolled for DC:
Please note that this year all students travelling with the school to Washington need to agree to and sign the school travel policy on points of attendance, discipline and academics. The travel agreement is HERE! Please read over, print out, sign and give to either Mr. Maslanka or the office. Thank you in advance.
Those seeking financial assistance need to check out this link and apply:
Important Dates
NOVEMBER 2017:
Thursday, November 9: Picture Re-Take Day & Absentee Photos with O'Connor Studios
Friday, November 10: No School, Veterans Day Holiday
Wednesday, Nov. 15 - Gr. 7 Field Trip - Manchester Monarchs Education Day, SNHU Arena, Manchester, NH
Wednesday, Nov. 15 - Cookie Dough orders delivered to TMS (Distribution to students Wed, 11/15, and Thurs, 11/16)
Wednesday, November 22: Early Release Day, 10:55am Dismissal
Wednesday, November 22: Trimester 1 Grades Close
Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
DECEMBER 2017:
Friday, December 1: Trimester 1 Report Cards sent home
Wednesday, December 6: Early Release Day, 10:55am Dismissal
Thursday, December 21: 7th Grade Field Trip, "A Christmas Carol" Production
Friday, December 22: Early Release Day, 10:55am Dismissal
Monday, December 25 - Friday, December 29: No School, Winter Break
PTO Update
PTO News
The board of the Tyngsborough Parent Teacher Organization would like to thank all of you for your support over the years. Your continued support would be greatly appreciated.
Please take a moment, complete the PTO Support Form and return it to the school.
Go to http://www.tyngsboroughpto.org/flyers--forms.html then click on TMS Volunteer Form.
There is still time to get your fill of Yankee Candles and support the PTO. Click on https://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/ in the Start Shopping section enter group # of 990067378 then click start shopping. All items will be delivered directly to the person who orders them, so please share this link with your friends and family. You can also enroll you child to be a seller and from there, input email addresses of friends and family and Yankee Candle will send the email out with all the necessary information.
Again Thank you for all your past, present and future support.
Tyngsborough Middle School
Email: christopher.pollet@tyngsboroughps.org
Website: http://tms.tyngsboroughps.org/
Location: 55 Norris Road, Tyngsborough, MA, United States
Phone: 978-649-3115
Twitter: @TyngsMiddle