Thompson Friday Forecast

Good Afternoon Thunder Families!

This week has been very busy at TMS as students completed their i-Ready Spring Diagnostics for Math and Reading, we hosted a track meet against Wredling Middle School and we celebrated our staff during “Staff Appreciation Week.”

Thank you to the PTO and our Thompson families for spoiling us this week! The candy bar, three delicious lunches, breakfast & coffee, and gift cards were a wonderful treat. This has been a week of feeling cared for, valued, and appreciated. Thank you from all of us!

This coming Wednesday we will be celebrating National School Nurse Day. I would like to thank our wonderful Health Office staff, Mrs. Isbrandt, Mrs. Kashuba, Mrs. Maple, and Mrs. Welker, for their tireless dedication to all of us! All of us are in good hands with these extremely skilled and caring staff members!

We are truly grateful for the wonderful staff that we have here at Thompson and truly appreciate the dedicated students that you send to us each day! The message of “Finish Strong” has been a mantra for our conclusion to the year and it has been felt as students work hard to complete tasks in preparation for the conclusion of the school year. I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!

Michelle

We are pleased to announce the Anderson Book Fair is coming to Thompson Middle School from May 8th through May 12th! Our Anderson Book Fair will have a wonderful selection of engaging books for every reading level.

Please consider signing up as a volunteer to help our fair run smoothly.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4aaea62fa4f58-20234#/

New information included below - don’t skip over this week!

Thompson 8th Grade: Let’s Glow Crazy!

We are excited to announce our first business sponsorship for our 8th grade dance! Our photo booth is being sponsored by 41 North Chiropractic and Soft Tissue Clinic. To learn more about their practice click here. Thank you to 41 North for their support! If your business is also interested in sponsoring our 8th grade dance, contact htrask@comcast.net.

On Friday, May 19th, the 8th grade class of 2023 is invited to celebrate together from: 7 - 9pm at Thompson Middle School. This is the 8th grade’s chance to celebrate their end of middle school. Tickets for $10 are available for purchase on PushCoin. Any questions contact Heather Trask htrask@comcast.net.

A huge thanks to all those families who have already donated items through our Amazon wishlist and signed up to donate supplies or goodies for our dance. We are asking for all donations and supply signups to be completed by NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th, in order to help us in planning. There are still many openings to volunteer for on the night of the dance. Let’s help our students (who got a less than exciting end of 5th grade) finish up their middle school days in a BIG WAY!

Click to help! Volunteer here. Supplies here. Donations here.

8th Grade Awards Assembly

Friday, May 26, at approximately 11:15 am - 12:00 pm in the main gym. All parents are invited, though please know that this is a fairly short awards assembly and not all students are individually recognized. We will inform parents of those who will be getting an award so they can be in attendance. Please note that we don't have a middle-school "graduation" ceremony - we leave that to high school - instead, having an awards assembly and some other celebrations for our students.

Picnic Lunch/Yearbook Signing/Outdoor Games

On Friday, May 26th students will have the option to order a BBQ lunch from our food vendor, OrganicLife. The PTO will provide desserts inconjunction with yearbook signing and outdoor games. We could use more volunteers to help and need more donations for outdoor games. Have a bag set we could borrow? Sign-up to help here.

Thompson Middle School's Builders Club and Student Council teamed up to volunteer at the Northern Illinois Food Bank on Thursday, April 18th. During this time, the group packed 2,360 pounds of food providing 1,967 meals for neighbors in need throughout Northern Illinois.

Every year, the Yearbook Club publishes a Thompson yearbook. Students who decide to purchase a yearbook are given this keepsake at the end of the school year. Buying a yearbook is optional and not all students choose to own one. The price of the yearbook is $25.

Have you ordered a Thompson 22-23 Yearbook? You can check your PushCoin account to see if you have purchased one by going to 'transactions' and then adjusting the start date back to July 1, 2022. Also, we have a list of all students who will be receiving a yearbook posted on the wall by the cafeteria. Contact Kim Walters (kimberly.walters@d303.org or 331-228-6410) if you have any questions or need financial assistance.

The Improv Club performance is next Friday, May 12 at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. All are welcome and the performance is free! Students need to sign up on Schoology to attend. Students who are performing, please make sure you come to Monday and Thursday's meetings next week.

Current D303 8th graders-Juniors, Do you Like making movies? Want to compete in a festival? Well then pay attention! St. Charles North is hosting its second annual 48-hour Film Festival! Form a team and check in to the SCN Auditorium on May 26th at 6 pm to receive your prop, character, and line of dialogue. After that teams will have 48 hours to create their films! On May 30th we will gather at the Baker Community Center at 7 pm to view all submissions and receive awards! The deadline to register teams is May 17th. View SCN Film Club's website for all the details.

State legislation requires that all Illinois children in sixth grade will have a dental examination. A licensed dentist must perform the examination, and he or she shall sign the form. Dental offices should have the form available, but it is also available online at www.d303.org under Departments, then Health Services, then “Health Documents and Forms”. Each 6th grade student must present proof of a dental examination by a dentist prior to May 15, 2023. The exam must be dated within 18 months prior to May 15, 2023. If your child has had an exam already, you can ask your dentist to complete the form for the exam.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has established a waiver for children who show undue burden or lack of access to a dentist. Parents or legal guardians who object to the dental examinations on religious grounds shall present to the school a signed, detailed statement of the objection.

Diane Isbrandt RN, Certified School Nurse

Amy Kashuba, RN

Megan Maple, RN

Laura Welker RN

Please do not forget to pick up all medications by the last day of school! Those medicines not picked up by an adult by May 26th, will need to be disposed of. The only medications that can be given to a student to transport home are those that are allowed to be self carried (Epi Pens, Pancreatic Enzymes or inhalers). If there is a self carry form on file for one of those medications, please remind your student to stop in and pick up medication before leaving on the last day. All medication orders must be renewed each school year. Forms are linked below.

MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION

ASTHMA

LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIES

DIABETES

Appointments for the required 6th grade and 9th grade physicals tend to fill up quickly and should be scheduled now! Please submit the completed physicals and/or immunizations to the respective school offices as they are done. They can also be emailed to diane.isbrandt@d303.org.The form is linked below and is different then the Sport Physical form. Forms are required to be submitted for review prior to the first day of school (August 14th). Dental exams are also required for 6th and 9th grade students. They can be completed within 18 months of May 15, 2024. A vision examination and form is also required for those students transferring into TMS from outside of Illinois.

DENTAL FORM

VISION FORM

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

The health office is closed during the summer months. I will return for limited hours beginning in early August. Please contact me if there are new medical concerns for your child or if your child will need a health plan at school.

Have a safe and healthy summer!

Diane Isbrandt RN, M.Ed.

Professional Educator License-School Nurse

diane.isbrandt@d303.org

331-228-3104

332-228-3101 (Fax)

Thompson will be holding sports camps this summer for all grade levels. Volleyball camps for 8th graders will begin on June 5th. Girls and boys basketball camps begin on July 10th. Volleyball (5th-6th grade and 7th grade), cross country, and cheer camps are running the week of July 31st. Football camp is the week of August 7th from 3:45 - 5:45 pm. Sign up using PushCoin. Join us for these fun activities and make new friends!

All current orchestra students are invited to participate in the D303 Summer Strings Camp! This camp will be held in June at Thompson Middle School. Please click on the flyer for more details and registration information.

Interested in joining ultimate frisbee's summer camp, the Ulti Summer Chill, hosted at East High School? The cost is $65 on PushCoin.

All genders and skill levels are welcome. Everyone will receive an athletic shirt and disc. It will be on Wednesday nights: June 14, 21, 28, July 5,12, & 19.

The SCN Athletic Department is excited to offer a wide variety of summer camps to the community. Information and programming can be found in their 2023 SCN Summer Camp Brochure. Please contact their Athletic Office at 331-228-6258 with questions.

St. Charles North Girls Golf will be offering a summer camp May 30, 2023 to June 2, 2023, based at Prairie Landings (Tuesday & Wednesday) 10:00am - 1:00pm) and Pottawatomie (Thursday and Friday). During the 2 days at Prairie Landings practice facilities, players will work Driver/woods/hybrids, irons, approach play, bunker shots, putting from on and off the green and will have the opportunity to practice these areas of the game on the practice holes. Click here for more information.

During the 9 hole rounds at Pottawatomie (Thursday 10:00am and Friday 11:00am) participants will be coached on how to play with a strong mental approach using 'neutral thinking', understand tactics of golf, and enhance their knowledge of the rules and different game formats - matchplay, stroke play, best ball and scramble. You can choose to complete the 4 day camp or attend either of the 2 day camps.

• Friday, May 19 - 8th Grade Social - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  
• Wednesday, May 24 - 5th Grade Open House - 6:00 - 7:00 pm
• Friday, May 26 - Last Day of School

Mrs. Michelle Dague - Interim Principal

Ms. Lindsay Mortensen - Assistant Principal

Mrs. Danielle Moeller - Student Support Coordinator

Mr. Sam Pasholk - Student Support Coordinator

Let's Talk!

Email: kimberly.walters@d303.org
Website: http://thompson.d303.org
Location: 705 West Main Street
Phone: (331) 228-3100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thompson-Middle-School-671638232903851/