Spring is in full bloom, and April brings so many wonderful opportunities for learning, creativity, and connection! This month, our students are diving into exploring new ideas and project, continuing to showcasing their talents in and out of the classroom, and showing what they know on state testing.

We are so proud of the curiosity, kindness, and hard work our students bring to school every day. Thank you for your ongoing support in making our school community a vibrant and inspiring place to learn!

Wishing you all a joyful and enriching April!

Students and staff were able to listen and engage with motivational speaker Marc Mero during a whole school assembly. Marc Mero is a retired professional wrester with the World Wrestling Federation (now the WWE), ring name Johnny B. Badd, who now travels all over the country to speak to students on kindness, writing down and achieving your goals, and focusing on positive relationships with family and friends. Students were highly engaged and teachers have been able to make intentional connections to his messages throughout the week. Thank you Marc Mero!

A HUGE thank you to Matt Shoup, with M&E Painting and Roofing and Pour Into People, for their sponsorship of Marc Mero, motivational speaker, for TMS Dragons. We are grateful for this experience and everyone loved the stickers, thank you!

Counseling News:

• We recently wrapped up 6th grade counseling groups.

• We’ll be starting counseling groups with 7th grade students this quarter. If your child is interested in participating in a group, the counselors will send you more information.

• CMAS testing is quickly approaching - if your child is feeling anxious about standardized tests, please let us know so we can support them with anxiety management and test-taking strategies.

INCOMING 6TH GRADE FAMILIES:

For the Family Info Night on April 2 from 5:15-6:15 PM, families will enter Turner Middle School at the front/main entrance on the south side of the building. Once they enter, there will be a table with greeters who will hand a BINGO card to each student. The BINGO cards will have objectives on them, such as "find the Tech classroom." Families will be walking around the school, exploring it, and meeting teachers to hear about what they will learn in those classes next year. There will also be a table for the PTO, 5030 football, TMS clubs & sports, and our GT & Math Focus programs.

At 5:55 PM, we will have an announcement over the loudspeaker for everyone to transition over to the gym. Starting at 6PM, our principal and assistant principal will be speaking and there will also be a slide show looping in the background. As everyone enters the gym, there will be a place to turn in your completed BINGO cards to be part of a drawing for TMS spirit gear. If you need more time with a counselor, administrator, or other staff following this event, you are welcome to reach out to schedule a follow-up meeting.

In Literacy News:

In Literacy, students will soon be starting their Imagination unit. They will be exploring fiction genres and practicing creative writing! We are excited to practice writing stories from different characters’ point of view and dive deeper into figurative language.

In Social Studies News:

We are going to be starting a Great Lakes Unit. We will finish the unit by having a classroom debate on the state of the lakes. After that we will start a government unit where we will be comparing the different forms of government.

In Math News:

6th grade math students will be preparing and practicing for CMAS testing coming up in the next couple of weeks. It’s just one measure of their success, so reiterate to your kiddos to try to keep stress levels low--they know more than they think they do! Math Focus classes will be starting their carnival project after testing, and the Grade Level classes will be diving deep into statistics and creating a multitude of visual data representations.

In Science News:

Our Geologists continue their journey through the Rock Cycle and explore Earth’s layers. We are working on Pangea and the connections of Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift. ROCK ON 6th Grade!

Welcome Back from Spring Break! We are excited to be back! We hope everyone had a fun spring break, and are ready to dive into the final stretch of the school year. As we enter the last quarter, it's a great time to refocus and set goals to finish strong. We encourage your students to stay organized, manage their time wisely, and seek help when needed to avoid last-minute stress. Together, let's make this final quarter productive and rewarding —here's to finishing the year with success!

Here is what is going on in our elective classes this month. Note: PE classes would like donations of deodorant (trial sizes are best).

7th/8th PE/Health- We are excited to get outside to play soccer, lacrosse, flag football, disc golf, and take a field trip to play tennis at Berthoud High School. We will begin our final round of Fitness Testing in April.

6th Grade PE- We will be completing our pretests for fitness testing and setting individual goals. We are excited to get outside to play soccer, lacrosse, flag football, disc golf, and tennis.

6th Grade Lifetime Sports- We will begin the month of April with bowling, followed by deck ring tennis, volleyball, pickleball and go to Berthoud High School for tennis.

Engineering & Design -

6th Grade - Students are being introduced to Computer Aided Drafting and are completing their first project, 3d printed ID keychains.

7th and 8th - Students are working hard on a variety of projects and learning how to use many different tools and creation techniques.

Band/choir - music for concerts - May 13 & 14

FACS - 6th: Kitchen Safety, Kitchen Math, Reading Recipes

7th: April Menu of Assignments- Sewing, Textiles, Nutrition, Water Conservation

8th: Water Conservation, Sewing, Textiles, Nutrition

Desktop- 6th: Home Row Daily Typing Practice, Keyboard Command Tools, PowerPoint Tools

6th-Into. Spanish- Food Vocabulary

7th - Gr. Spanish - Finishing “La Escuela” School Unit

8th Gr. - Spanish - Finishing “La Familia” - Family Unit

7th & 8th Grade - We have been writing to penpals between grades.

Art 7th & 8th grade - Matisse Student Group Murals are being created

6th graders will be creating watercolor assignments and learning the color wheel, complementary colors and value scales.

Our students will begin CMAS testing on April 7th. They will be assessed on progress towards meeting the Colorado Academic Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. Additionally, our 8th graders will also be assessed in Science.

Testing dates:

Grade 6-8: 4/7-4/15; ELA and Math

Grade 8: 4/17-4/21; Science

The Colorado Department of Education has the following link with for the 2025 CMAS Overview.

Things to note:

• During CMAS testing, students are to report to their PRO class just like any regular day.

• We will run a different schedule that supports creating the best testing environment we can for students.

• The assigned testing room for a student will be for the duration of all assessments.

• Once a student starts a test session, he/she is expected to complete this session. Please contact our testing administrator, Adam Kohn, if there is a day your student will need to be checked out early as this may impact an assessment.

• After your student has completed his/her testing session, the expectation is to sit quietly or read a book. Please encourage your student to have a book, magazine, or reading material on testing days.

• All electronic devices (cell phones, smart watches, MP3 players, gaming etc.) are not permitted in the testing rooms.

• In addition, students will be asked to leave their electronic devices in their lockers or to turn in their cell phones/electronic items to the teacher before starting an assessment in each testing room.

• Cell phones will be returned to students after ALL of the testing sessions for that day.

Please encourage your student to get plenty of rest, eat breakfast, and do their best during this assessment window. We appreciate your continued support during CMAS assessments, and we look forward to another opportunity for our students to demonstrate what they know and are able to do. If you have questions or concerns regarding our CMAS assessments, please contact Adam Kohn at adam.kohn@tsd.org.

Loveland Art Museum Student Exhibition Opening Reception is March 27th 4:30-6:30pm through May 4th: Four of our TMS students will have their artwork in the exhibition. They are Chase Haslett, Sarah Freeman, Charlotte Bailey and Marlow Carrig.

The Loveland Poet Laureate Youth Outreach Committee volunteers held two poetry workshops at TMS this spring. Piper Moss and Jocelyn Roberts will be reading their poems at the Loveland Museum on April 11th at 6 pm.

Sixteen students have been working with photographer Clinton Vining to create a collage of digital photographs.The posters will be displayed throughout the school when they are completed.

Inclusion Club: Before school on Thursdays 8:00 - 8:45am

Battle of the books: during lunch

LUC club- April 4 before school 8:15 - 8:45am

Several students went on the EF Education Tour over Spring Break to South Korea & Japan.

The yearbook is just about done! As communicated earlier, only a limited number of extra copies were ordered. We expect to be sold out by yearbook distribution in May. BUY NOW while supplies last at Jostens.com. If you have already bought a book, thank you!

Attention 8th graders interested in Show Choir next year!

Thursday, April 17th, starting at 4:30pm at the Berthoud High. See the following site or the Berthoud High School Music Program facebook page for more information.https://sites.google.com/view/bridgebetweenauditions/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR08X3H1Vs3QsW9TTrl-NXa-y9cLinoAiklShrxlc2m1crhkTvfE8s-vRJI_aem_gmr1HZrhlJLBUcuDHg9BRg

PRO is our connections/advisory class. Each student is in a same grade group and each grade level group belongs to a castle. There are 8 castles: time, wind, energy, rock, water, metal, ice, and fire. PRO class meets twice a week. Sources of Strength, Character Strong, and Positive Behavior Intervention Supports are part of the lesson development.

What we will focus on in April? Topics include Autism Awareness, our Spread the Word Campaign, mindfulness, and exploring stress relief activities. And we will have an all school assembly to enjoy a Unified Basketball Game.

Attention Families! Thompson School District's 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐈𝐧 link for the 2025-2026 school year is now available on your Parent Portal. This yearly update is required for every student enrolled in Thompson School District for the 2025-2026 school year. Parents/guardians in the student’s primary household need to complete the application by reviewing and updating household, emergency contact, student health information and permissions via the link. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. Accessing the Annual Family Check-In Link: https://www.tsd.org/enrollment/afc 1) Follow the instructions on the web page, to log into your Parent Portal account. 2) If you are not able to access your Portal account, please contact your student's school secretary/front office staff to request your username and/or password or contact the helpdesk@tsd.org or 970-613-7777 If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact your student's school secretary/front office staff. We greatly appreciate your support in ensuring that your students and family's information is accurate and complete.

Our annual Spring fundraiser is getting started. Each year Turner Middle School hosts a 5k fun run/walk to help raise money for our athletics, technology, and school climate projects. This year's race will be held on May 3, 2025. You may sign up at active.com search Bob Turner Classic, or by using the QR code. Currently we are seeking community businesses to help sponsor our event. If your business has interest in supporting our event, please contact Brandii Wilson brandii.wilson@tsd.org so we can send you all of the important details about how sponsorship can benefit your organization as well as ours.

Our students will have the chance to leave their mark on the event as well. Information will be given to the students at the end of February about the annual Design the Race Shirt art contest we hold each year. More information will be provided in next month's newsletter.

If you have any other race related questions, please feel free to reach out to our race director Kevin Gonzales kevin.gonzales@tsd.org.

Please consider being a sponsor for our annual Bob Turner Classic 5K Run/Walk this May! We are currently accepting sponsorship donations or prize items for race winners and our race bags. We need all sponsorships committed by April 7, 2025.

We are offering three monetary levels of support this year (see donation sheet for more details: https://forms.gle/2ujsm4pMusEssJcN6). Email brandii.wilson@tsd.org with any questions.

• Blue Level Support – A donation of $100.00 or more

• Silver Level Support - A donation of $200.00 or more

• Dragon Level Support - A donation of $300.00 or more

Dear Families,

As we continue in the winter season, it’s important that your contact information in the Parent Portal is updated to receive any communications regarding school closures or school delays. Please add emergency contacts to your child’s profile also in case you are unable to pick up your child if school is closed early.

Information to assist families in updating their children’s contact information in the Parent Portal.

April 2: Welcome Incoming 6th graders and families (5th grade transition night) 5:15-6:15 pm

May 13 - Band Concert

May 14 - Orchestra/Choir Concert

A new section of English classes for adult learners will begin April 1 and continue through May 13 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesdays will be in person at Peakview Academy, 6:00-7:30 pm, with free childcare available. Thursdays will be online, 6:00-7:30 pm, to provide participants extra practice. The course flyers in multiple languages can be found here. There is a registration link and QR code on the flyers that will allow you to sign up for either the beginner class or the intermediate class.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫

February 10 – May 5, 2025

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐨?

New to the district? If your student (grades K-12) wants to attend a school outside of their boundary area, you must complete both a Choice Enrollment application and an Online Registration Application for the correct school year.

Missed Round One? No problem! You can still apply during Round Two.

𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞?

You do not need to apply again unless you want to request a different school.

𝐈𝐦p𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

Round Two applications are automatically waitlisted. Families will receive an email if a seat becomes available. The 2025-26 waitlist will expire on August 14, 2025.

Staying at your current school? No action is needed—No choice enrollment application is required!

𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

Dual Language Immersion

International Baccalaureate

Loveland Area Integrated School of the Arts

STEM/STEAM

Leader in Me

and many more!

𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: https://www.tsd.org/enrollment/choice

Mission:

We will provide a safe and inclusive environment and ensure a high level of learning for every student to become engaged citizens and lifelong learners.

Vision:

Cultivate Excellence, Celebrate Diversity, Connect with Community

Principal: Brandy Grieves
Assistant Principal: Adam Kohn

Dean: Lacey Scadden
Secretary: Merri Hocker

Attendance Secretary: Kelly Sandoval
Registrar: Brandii Wilson

School Nurse: Stephanie Roberts

School Health Office Aide: Pam Sargent

Website:https://tms.tsd.org/
Location: 950 Massachusetts Avenue, Berthoud, CO, USA
Phone: 970-613-7400

Email: Info.TMS@tsd.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TurnerMSBerthoud
Twitter: @tmsdragons