Middle School
Weekly Update
Week of January 14th
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Calendar
1/15: No School (MLK, Jr. Day)
2/6: 5th Grade Band Twinkle Celebration, 7pm in the gym
2/9: 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.
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Office Updates
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!
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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 began to read, research & learn about New Year's Celebrations around the world.
Math: Students learned up to add fractions with unlike denominators. Throughout the week we learned two methods: using fraction models and numerically. Students took their exit ticket on Friday on this skill which will be handed back on Monday. Next week we will begin subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.
Social Studies: This week we continued our research on the Aztec. We focused on their Achievements, Politics, and Economics. We also look at the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Band: Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule We are getting excited for our Twinkle Celebration Concert on February 6th at 7 pm in the middle school gym. Please mark your calendar. All fifth grade band students are working hard to learn to read real musical notation in our Making Music Matter Book. I encourage them to “say it, play it” so that they are reading the note names aloud before they attempt to play the song.
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: Students spent the week exploring Ancient Egypt-we looked at the Nile resource and discovered how it helped the people. We also explored the gods and goddesses in Ancient Egypt. On Friday we completed a simulation to see how we would live in Ancient Egypt.
Math: Last week we wrapped up our unit on Equations and expressions.
Science: We spent the week focused on Mt. Everest and other mountains around the world. Students formulated questions to answer about what causes mountains to move, grow or shrink. Students created initial models to show what they think is happening. On Thursday we looked at adaptations our trout have. Students made their own trout camouflage.
ELA: We have been diving into New Kid by Jerry Craft. We have been finding microaggressions in the book. We also learned about code switching and saw how Jordan code switches on his way to school. Students “tasted” some new books to find a new free read book. These books are all first in a series books. They will pick their book next week.
Band: Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule We have had fun using Sight Reading Factory in rehearsals and have been diving into our new concert music. Students have been invited to work towards earning a “Performer’s Certificate” by completing a set of tasks by the end of the year. Ask them about it.
Chorus: Chorus lessons: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups
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: Students danced and exercised to show how activity affects respiration. We finished the unit of plants by reviewing photosynthesis and respiration and taking a test on Friday. Next week we will start heredity.
Math 7 & Pre-Algebra: This week in Pre-Algebra we worked through the Pythagorean Theorem, adding some great word problems to our mix. I was so proud of the kids when many groups chose to tackle the most challenging scenario (and made some excellent drawings to help them with their solving). In Math 7 and Pre-Algebra we learned to solve and graph inequalities, and set-up real world inequality problems. One real world scenario using an inequality involved deciding which treadmill would be a better deal. This problem came from a conversation at our house! Lastly, we started our percent unit at the end of the week. We finally started to use our grade 7 activities board we’ve been adding to all year. The kids counted how many students participated in each activity and we worked to determine the percent of the class doing each thing. This is the foundation for our learning to come in the unit - tax, tip, commission, percent change, percent error and more. This week we completed iReady and next week we have to tackle the IXL diagnostic as part of our time together. View a few photos from this week.
Social Studies: Hi everyone! This week we finished up our unit on the American Revolution and started investigating the Articles of Confederation and the development of the U.S. Constitution. Next week we will be having a class debate, arguing as either the Federalists or the Antifederalists and will investigate the importance of the Bill of Rights
Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups
Music: Students should have finished completing the first draft of the ‘Soundtrack of My Life’ project this week. We will move on to entering that information into Canva to complete the unit.
7/8 Band: Please check your e-mail for info on how to order T-burg Music Merch. The shop closes 1/18!! If you haven’t heard your student playing at home recently, ask them to bring their instrument home, dust off the case, and get practicing! All students have a playing assessment coming up in lessons as well as 2 band pieces to work on. Lots to practice!
7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 1/15
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.
Kotler’s ELA 8: This week, students are beginning a short story unit. We’ll first be reading Jack London’s “To Build a Fire.” Wednesday, we will study the root words: ign-, ignit-, pyr(o), meaning “fire”. Thursday, students will grade samples from last year’s NYS exam, in order to understand the prompts and requirements behind grading the exams (therefore improving their written responses). Friday, students will have time to focus on their marking period 2 independent reading book, book projects, and some time to catch up on missing or incomplete work. We will also fill in Madlibs to review parts of speech!
Social Studies: We wrapped up the Progressive Era with an assessment called Emjoi Connections. Students wrote about how 2 or more words (key events, people, issues, problems, reforms . . .) were connected and picked an emoji to represent their chosen terms.
Health 8: This week students will demonstrate their knowledge of healthy relationships, affirmative consent and pregnancy on a short assessment. Additional lessons will focus on STI and HIV awareness and prevention.
Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups
7/8 Band: Please check your email for info on how to order T-burg Music Merch. The shop closes 1/18!! If you haven’t heard your student playing at home recently, ask them to bring their instrument home, dust off the case, and get practicing! All students have a playing assessment coming up in lessons as well as 2 band pieces to work on. Lots to practice!
7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 1/15
Clubs & Activities
Music Merch
Tburg Music Program Merch Sale!
Online orders accepted only through January 18
Orders will arrive in early February
This sale is for fun, not a fundraiser.
We hope you find some creative choices that suit your style!
Tburg senior Maya Marshburn has designed a new logo for our music program!
The Music Boosters partnered with Rainbow Lettering in Elmira to offer an online sale of items that can be screen printed or embroidered with the logo. Rainbow is offering many styles and colors of adult and youth sized shirts, jackets, shorts, and sports pants, plus caps, knit hats, blankets, backpacks, tote bags, and more.
In its online shop, Rainbow shows the base price for print screened or embroidered items. It charges more to personalize items by adding a student’s name. All pricing information is on the website. The Music Boosters are not running this sale. For questions about order options or for help with the website, please email dominicromeo@rainbowlettering.com.
Music Boosters volunteers will pick up all orders in February and distribute them using the contact information you provide to Rainbow.
This sale will not happen again this school year—be sure to order by January 18!
Drama Club
CAST: Please make sure to check the Willy Wonka Jr. WEBSITE for the rehearsal schedule. We will try to share a few weeks of schedule at a time but there may need to be changes. Please check weekly.
Washington, D.C. Trip
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.
Student Council
Clubs & Activities
Yearbook
WNext Student Council meeting will be soon. We will start planning the next dance, a possible tubing trip to Greek Peak, and maybe even a schoolwide talent show to happen sometime before our Feb. break. Stay tuned for more details.
You must sign up for the late bus with Mr. Begeal or Ms. Salib by 1:00 PM on Tuesday.
PTO
oin us for our annual fundraising dinner at Hazelnut Kitchen. It will be on Saturday January 20th at 6:00 pm, and we are taking reservations now! Be sure to sign up soon if you’d like to come - limited spots available! Sign up here.
Middle School Ice Skating Session Friday 2/9/24 from 3-5 pm at Cass Park Rink
$10.00 per student includes one-way transportation, admission, and skate rental. (If unable to pay online, or if cost is a barrier please email info@tburgpto.com or call the school to get a message to the PTO.) The bus will leave at 3pm from the bus loop. Please pick your student up from Cass Park no later than 5pm. Pre-registration required! tburgpto.com
Please be sure to follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tburgpto
Yearbook Club will meet in the Media room (Next to the Tech room) on Thursday, December 11th, 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:
January 18th
February 1st, 15th & 29th
March 7th, 26th & 28th
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.
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)
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