Middle School
Weekly Update
Week of November 3rd
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Calendar
12/7 & 12/13: Willy Wonka Auditions
12/12: 5-12 Winter Chorus Concert @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
12/14: 6-12 Winter Band Concert @ 7 pm in the HS Auditorium
Save the Dates for Winter PTO Events!
1/10/24: PTO meeting @ 6 pm in the Elementary School STEAM room
1/12/24: Middle School Roller Skating Party 6:30-8:30 pm Elem. School. $7 admission includes skate rental ($5 if bringing own skates). $1 snacks & drinks for sale.
2/9/24: Middle School Ice Skating (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED at tburgpto.com) 3-5 pm at Cass Park Rink. Bus transportation from MS to Cass Park at dismissal, students must be picked up by 5 pm. $10 per student. Register at tburgpto.com.
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Office Updates
From Mr. Megivern
This month our school will hold a Fire Safety Day on the 18th. The Trumansburg Fire Department will stop by with a short lesson on kitchen fire prevention and a demonstration on putting out grease fires, to be held in our back parking lot. Students will even get a chance to use dry chemical fire extinguishers! Our thanks to T-burg Fire for making time to share this important info with our kids! You can find a link to the U.S. Fire Administration’s holiday fire safety page HERE, and the Trumansburg Fire Department HERE.
School Nutrition
We are pleased to announce that all school meals are now free for Trumansburg CSD students. Our district has been granted the mid-year community eligibility provision (CEP), a federal and state grant subsidy that covers the expense of student meals. We are more than ecstatic to provide free nutritious meals to our student population, alleviating the financial burden on our families. Additional items beyond the daily meal will still be available for separate purchase should students so desire. Many thanks to our school lunch personnel who work tirelessly to provide our students with nutritious and appetizing meals. Their commitment is essential to the education and overall health of our student body. Thank you for the positive impact you make every day. We look forward to seeing all students in the lunch line!
What’s for lunch? Check My School Menus
5th Grade
5th Grade Daily Planner (Please bookmark for your use). Please check your students’ take home folders and planners with them daily.
ELA: This week students are approaching the final chapters in Front Desk. We also are working on collaboration in our motel groups in order to prepare for our final novel project. Students should be working on passing their 4th iReady reading lesson by Friday of this week.
Math: Students completed their mid-module assessment. The assessment covered multi digit multiplication, expressions, and metric and customary conversions. Students should expect this back at the beginning of the week. Looking ahead, we will be diving into dividing whole numbers by multiples of ten and hundred and estimating quotients in larger division problems. Students will have an iReady lesson due at the end of the week (12/8).
Social Studies: This week we took part in a “Mayan Mystery Puzzle Adventure” and started our Final Maya Complex Society project. We also had Miss Valletta come in and work with us on coping skills.
Science: Want to see some science? Do you have a raw egg and some white vinegar? After Tuesday, ask your kiddo. It’s time for chemistry!
Band: Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule 5th graders have been learning Jingle Bells this week! Tis the Season! :) We are also learning to reading musical notation in our Making Music Matter method book. I encourage the students to “Say it, Play it” as a great way to practice reading the music.
Chorus: 5-12 Winter Chorus Concert is 12/12 @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
THRIVE: After-school tutoring is in progress. Fill out this form to sign-up.
6th Grade
6th grade planner (please bookmark this link)
Social Studies: Social studies was busy this week as students continued to learn about Paleolithic and Neolithic times. Students were able to perform a play about the discovery of fire. It was so fun to watch their acting skills.
Math: We spent the week writing algebraic expressions. We also applied those skills to completing a chart and finding an expression that fits a situation. Students have been working in random groupings on white boards throughout the room. The discussions and thinking has been wonderful to see.
Science: This week in science we spent time exploring weather maps of a storm system to look for patterns in air pressure, temperature, and humidity. Students also learned about air masses and fronts and are trying their hands at weather forecasting based on current conditions. Our trout are developing quickly with most sitting upright and a few trying out their newly developed swim bladders.
ELA: We have new free read books! Students have a calendar they are following and an assignment a week. Please check in to see where your student is. We began comparing Lightning Thief and “A Hero’s Journey” to see how Percy is following a hero’s journey. We will begin writing an essay next week to show the similarities.
Band: Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule 6 - 12 Winter Band Concert is 12/14 @ 7 pm in the HS Auditorium. In preparation for our concert please check in with your student to make sure they have several good reeds, valve oil and that their instrument is working properly. We had a great rehearsal today working on expressive elements like dynamics (different volumes). Keep up the great work!
Chorus: 6th Grade starts chorus lessons in Marking Period 2. MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups
5-12 Winter Chorus Concert is 12/12 @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
THRIVE: After-school tutoring is in progress. Fill out this form to sign-up.
7th Grade
7th Grade Digital Planner (Please bookmark this link.)
Please remind students to bring pencils, their Chromebook charger, and a water bottle to school.
Science: This week we learned about germination and how different environmental conditions can affect germination of food crops. We used a variety of seeds including barley, oats, corn, and wheat. On Wednesday Mr. Buck, the Farm To School Coordinator, came in to talk about plants and help make a tasty treat.
Rattenborg’s Small Class ELA 7: Please see the 7th Grade Digital Planner for live updates on what we are doing in class and what HW is assigned.
Math 7 & Pre-Algebra: This week we kicked off with the Marshmallow Challenge. Check out this video of our day. The kids had a lot of fun, and most importantly they demonstrated that they really know how to cooperate well. Students selected their own landing seats to kick off each class in, and now that we are very comfortable in our random groups, this week we have been getting into them and then spending most/all of the rest of the period with that group. I’m very excited to see the growth in the students. All are willing to work with every person in the room - a key life skill needed for most any job they will hold in the future. In the world of curriculum, we entered into our Expressions and Equations unit, learning how to combine like terms, work with complex distributive property problems, and to factor expressions. Next week we’ll move into solving 2 step equations. Pre-Algebra had an asynchronous assignment learning about scatter plots. Next week they will work more with those, also in Khan Academy. If you haven’t yet set up a charging station at home, please do. When we use our Chrome books it is for a short bit of time, and it is essential that they be charged. Sometimes we are on them for just 5-10 minutes, and fumbling for chargers makes the class feel chaotic, often rendering the short task not very relevant for kids who are not prepared with a charged Chrome book.
Social Studies: This week we investigated the causes of the American Revolutionary War including taxes, boycotts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party. Next week we will be starting with the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” and moving up to the Washington’s winter camp at Valley Forge
Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups 5-12 Winter Chorus Concert is 12/12 @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
Music: We continue to work on writing short responses to songs that we like. We are working on writing with more detail and using music specific vocabulary. We wrapped up the Favorite Song Bracket this week. The winner is…. ‘Feeling Good’ by Nina Simone! Next up- we start our final project for the unit soon.
7/8 Band: Please ask your band student to play their concert music for you! They can play along with recordings of the music posted on Google Classroom. 5-12 Bands Winter Concert is 12/14 @7pm in the HS Auditorium
7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 11/27
8th Grade
Parents: Reminder--Students should be emailing their teachers when absent -- that way they can know what was covered in class. Also please follow the below steps to check assignments in your child’s Google Classrooms.
Science 8: This week students did one of the new state science labs. They did a great job at analyzing data, designing an experiment, conducting the experiment, and making claims supporting with evidence based on what they learned.
Regents Earth Science: We have begun studying erosion looking at erosion from running water in particular. We will continue our studies in the next week with glaciers which have impacted the landscape of our region here in Trumansburg.
Kotler’s ELA 8: This week, students will read chapters 10-16 of The Giver, while continuing to analyze characterization (flat/round, static/dynamic). Tuesday, we’ll continue to apply characterization using our Lego minifigure characters (adding setting & conflict to put our characters into a story). Wednesday is word study with therm(o)- and cry(o)-. Thursday and Friday we’ll dive back into The Giver and identify character types. Next week, we will examine symbols and themes in The Giver.
Social Studies: This week we kicked off a new unit on Immigration & Urbanization. Ask your student to tell you about the Urbanization game!
Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups 5-12 Winter Chorus Concert is 12/12 @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
7/8 Band: !5-12 Bands Winter Concert is 12/14 @7pm in the HS Auditorium 7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 11/27
Health 8: Students just completed week one of the unit: nutrition & physical activity. Your child now knows the benefits of a nutrient-rich diet, how to read a food label and compare food items for a more nutritious option, the characteristics of a healthy snack, the benefits of breakfast, and has explored the USDA’s MyPlate.gov food guide. Next week, students will explore various TedTalks on nutrition and physical activity and prepare informational posters on what they learn to share with the school community. Other lessons will include goal-setting, examining guidelines for teens regarding physical activity, eating healthy when having fast food, & how to resist pressures to eat unhealthy.
Student Council
Clubs & Activities
Yearbook
Our annual canned food drive will be this week ,12/4 - 12/8. The food we collect will benefit our local food pantry and help those in our community. If you are able to, please have your student bring in nutritious, non-perishable food items to their homeroom teacher.
Next Meeting will be Tuesday 12/12. Snacks will be served!
You must sign up for the late bus with Mr. Begeal or Ms. Salib by 1:00 PM on Tuesday.
PTO
Community Winter Gear Exchange at the Ulysses Philomathic Library: Please leave clean, gently used snow pants, winter coats and winter boots in the back entryway of the library during their open hours. In need of gear for your student? Check out the selection and take what you need! (We are also accepting donations of Halloween Costumes and clothes hangers – thank you for donating!)
Donations are appreciated for the Student Services Department! New underwear of all sizes, socks, winter hats and gloves, leggings of various sizes and toiletries. Please drop off at the main office or send in to school labeled “for Student Services”.
Order by 12/10 - Give the Gift of Tburg
It is that time of year!! ‘Give the Gift of T-burg’ – Help support our PTO and Trumansburg businesses by buying local gift cards for the holidays. 20% of all sales go to PTO. Order deadline is December 10th. Shop now: Please note: We have combined Facebook pages and we now have a new URL - please be sure you follow this PTO page on Facebook or visit our events page for the most up-to-date information.
Please help PTO show our appreciation for Middle School Teachers & Staff - PTO is organizing a staff lunch for next Thur. 12/14. Please sign up to contribute!: https://signup.com/go/EcQoeXE
Short on time, rather donate $? http://paypal.me/TburgElemPTO (please leave a comment that it's for MS teacher lunch!)
Yearbook Club will meet in the Media room (Next to the Tech room) on Thursday, December 7th, from 3-4:00pm.
*Students who ride the bus will be dismissed at 3:35pm to get on the late bus. Students getting picked up/walking home will be dismissed at 4pm.
Any student participating in Yearbook Club who needs to ride the late bus must email advisors Lisa Magee or Tammy Parker by 12:00pm on the day of the meeting -OR- sign up on the goldenrod paper copy outside of room 211 or in the Counseling office (also by NOON the day of the meeting).
Meeting Dates:
December 7th & 21st
Order your Middle School Yearbook Now!
Click YEARBOOKORDERCENTER and use school code 18914
Middle School Yearbook wants your pictures!!
Do you have some great pictures of Trumansburg Middle School Athletes in action?
If you would like to share these with the yearbook club please follow the instructions below
To upload an image from your computer:
1. Go to the Herff Jones Eshare page at http://www.hjeshare.com
2. Enter ‘doig’ into the school code box
3. Fill out the information box using student’s information, and agree to the terms and conditions
4. Click ‘browse images’ and select your pictures
5. Preview your image, and then tag the image with the student's name, and grade in their respective boxes. Then add the subject/event in the description box.
Or you can get the HJeshare App and upload right from your phone using the same instructions.
Clubs & Activities
Drama Club
Modified Athletics
The Spring Musical for 2024 is Willy Wonka Jr! Please see the Drama Club website for more information .
OPTIONAL Audition Prep help Monday 12/4 from 3 - 4 in the chorus room
Auditions will be Thursday 12/7 3:30 - 6, Wednesday 12/13 3 - 5:30 with possible call-backs on Friday 12/15
Casting decisions will be shared before holiday break.
Rehearsals will begin January 3rd.
Stage and tech crew meetings will happen in the New Year. Stay tuned and listen to the morning announcements.
Washington, D.C. Trip
Registration for Modified Girls Basketball and Modified Wrestling will be open on December 4, 2023 and will remain open until the season begins on January 3rd for 7th and 8th grade students only through Family ID. Please email me if you have any questions about Athletics at tbeam@tburg.k12.ny.us and Nurse Campbell if you have any medical questions at ccampbell@tburg.k12.ny.us . There will be a parent meeting for these teams on January 5th from 5:30-6:30 pm in the high school library where you will get to meet with me and the coach!
Ski Club
Students attended a Washington DC trip presentation on 11/17 to go over preliminary plans for the trip, eligibility requirements, and ways to get involved. There will be a survey sent out via email to all 8th graders on 12/3 to collect ideas and preferences.
We are still looking for 8th grade volunteers to help provide child care during the ES/MS PTO meetings. Donations will be made towards our trip fund by PTO. Please see Mr. Begeal if you could donate some time to help out.
The ski buses are officially FULL. Therefore, any student wanting to get a program pass will have to provide their own transportation. Please contact Erin Kaplan with questions for the K-6 program, and Nadine Salib for the 7-12 program.
Community
Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:00pm
in the Middle School Kitchen
Kids Cooking
Class!!
Ready in 20 minutes Serves 8 people
Ingredients
● Enthusiastic Students! ● A fun instructor
● Great recipes
● Fun Activities
Preparation
1. Come to Kids Cooking Class! 2. Learn how to cook some
delicious food
3. Have fun practicing new skills
4. Make some new friends
5. Eat and share your creations!
Ask in the student services office for more
information about signing up for Kids
Cooking Class! Sponsored by the Town of
Ulysses and instructed by Ryan Holmes.
Building Contacts
Main Office: Brenda Everhart, 607-387-2825
Attendance: Lauren Conners, 607-387-7551, x1425
Nurse's Office: 607-387-2827
Student Services Team: 607-387-7551 ext. 1449
Bryce DeSantis, School Psychologist
Lisa Magee, Administrative Assistant
Brian Cobb, LCSW, Social Worker
Claire Valletta, Guidance Counselor
IT Help: help@tburgschools.on.spiceworks.com or 607-288-2821 (Monday - Friday 8 am to 4pm)
Newsletter items/help/unsubscribe: Gail Brisson, gbrisson@tburg.k12.ny.us