Middle School
Weekly Update
Week of June 4th
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CONTENTS
Calendar
6/8: 5/6 Band & Chorus Concert
6/19: No School--Juneteenth
6/21: 8th grade Moving-Up Ceremony
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Office Updates
Chromebook Return
This year the Chromebook returns will happen on Friday, June 16th for 5th and 7th grade, and Tuesday, June 20th for 8th grade during ELA classes. Returns for 6th grade will be on Wednesday, June 21st during the locker cleanout. Several days prior to the return date, student Chromebooks and chargers will remain in the classroom. Teachers will communicate those dates to students in class. Returning Middle School students will be reissued the same Chromebook next year. Students will have a Google Form to fill out that will let them share anything that is wrong with the Chromebook so that the Technology Department can fix those things before they give it back to your student in the fall.
Service Day 2023
Service Day 2023 was a great day in the MS! We gardened, built furniture, spruced up the campus, made snacks, and connected as a community. Many thanks to the PTO for their generous support and to our volunteers and community partners!
School Nutrition
Though school meals are no longer subsidized for every student, free and reduced-priced meals are available to those who qualify. The application can be found HERE.
To add funds to your child’s school lunch account, you can use our online system at MySchoolBucks or you can send a check directly to the TCSD Food Service Department. Students may always pay cash if they choose to as well.
What’s for lunch? Check My School Menus
5th Grade
5th Grade Daily Planner (Please bookmark for your use)
Charge Chromebooks, bring pencils & water bottles, check planners. Wash, rinse, repeat. Thank you.
ELA: This week in ELA students happily received a name of a 4th grader to write a friendly letter to. The letter will not only welcome, but also inform the 4th graders about transitioning to their first year in middle school. We also wrapped up our historical fiction novel and turned in our books! This was a GREAT unit!!!
Band 5: 5/6 Band & Chorus Concert is June 8th at 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
6th Grade
6th grade planner (please bookmark this link)
Please remind students to bring a reusable water bottle to fill up at school. Students need pencils! Please send your student in with a few pencils! Healthy snacks are a great idea to send in with your student, they are growing at a rapid rate.
Band: 5/6 Band & Chorus Concert is June 8th at 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
7th Grade
7th Grade Digital Planner (Please bookmark this link.)
Please remind students to bring a water bottle and pencils to school every day!
Math: This week is a special week as it marks the beginning of June, and thus the end of the year! We have continued our final unit in both classes. Math 7 will continue our Geometry unit and work on triangle inequality and area. Pre-Algebra continues working on linear equations and next week, we will discuss systems of equations!
World Languages: Ms.Cederstrom’s classes have been reviewing for the final assessment over the last few weeks. Students will have a chance to show off their speaking skills starting this week with the interpersonal speaking assessment. We will also continue to prepare for the listening, reading, and writing portions of this assessment, which will be administered the following week. Resources are available in Google Classroom for any student who would like extra practice outside of class.
Music: We will pick up with guitar again this week after a week off due to field trips and various other school activities that happened during class time. We will be preparing for our first playing quiz and moving on to learn a little electric bass.
7/8 Band: WHAT A FANTASTIC CONCERT!!!! The 7/8 Band did an outstanding job! Last lessons of the year are this week. Please remember to bring your instrument back to school for rehearsal on Monday.
8th Grade
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! 6/21 @ 6:30 -- The Moving Up Ceremony and 6/22 @ 11:10 -- The 8th Grade Parad
Parent Reminder: The morning of 6/21 is the 8th grade trip to Taughannock. Please give permission for your child to use a kayak or paddleboard – a waiver MUST be completed by you BEFORE the trip – see your email sent 5/24 for details.
Algebra: View our pictures from our first review session and from a home group review session at Ms. Kaplan’s house. View our agenda for Monday - Tuesday. The Algebra Regents is Thursday June 15th at noon. We will have our last review session after school on Tuesday June 13, from 3:30 - 5:45. We’ll enjoy ice-cream outside around 5:30 with pick-up at 5:45 by the gym doors.
ELA 8: This week, students are bringing end-of-the-year work to a close, in preparation for ePortfolio conferences. Students are expected to complete their essay examining the conditions and ideologies that made The Holocaust possible. They’re also expected to upload their completed interview (video, audio, or transcript) as the last submission to their ePortfolios. ePortfolio conferences will serve as the ELA final, giving students an opportunity to demonstrate their work throughout 8th grade and exhibit areas of growth, as well as ELA goals for next year.
Social Studies: Students will soon be picking a Cold War topic to research and present -- this is a chance for them to be creative!
Health 8: The current unit: HIV, STIs and Pregnancy Prevention has begun. This week students learned about affirmative consent, consent laws, what are and how to prevent STIs and HIV. Next week Health 8 will host the high school Natural High club who will present their mission and engage students in a lesson on the dangers of vaping. The current unit with additional lessons will continue after the DC trip. Students will learn from a condom use demonstration and may volunteer (though not required) to practice correct application on a 3D model.
World Languages:Ms.Cederstrom’s classes have been reviewing for the final assessment over the last few weeks. Students will have a chance to show off their speaking skills starting this week with the interpersonal speaking assessment. We will also continue to prepare for the listening, reading, and writing portions of this assessment, which will be administered the following week. Resources are available in Google Classroom for any student who would like extra practice outside of class.
7/8 Band: WHAT A FANTASTIC CONCERT!!!! The 7/8 Band did an outstanding job! Last lessons of the year are this week. Please remember to bring your instrument back to school for rehearsal on Monday.
Washington, D.C. Trip:
8th grade families - only a few days remain until departure for Washington DC! Couple of reminders:
* Bag check is Tuesday night 7-8. All items your child is planning to take need to be brought Tuesday night to the bag check. (except for phones & wallets) Bags will be left overnight in the locked gym. Those athletes that have a softball/baseball game that night - Mr. Begeal will stay until you can get there. Please let hime know when he can expect you.
* Students must arrive to the school at 5:15AM on Wednesday 6/7. They will check in with their chaperone and then get on the bus. We will be departing at 5:45AM. We cannot wait due to timed tickets that we have for events in DC later that day.
If you have not yet joined the WhatsApp group chat - the QR code can be found in the information packet you received - or you can join on Tuesday night at the bag check. We will be using WhatsApp to send out all information, changes, pictures, etc....
Thank you and we look forward to having an amazing trip.
Clubs & Activities
Athletics
Fall Sports Parent Meeting : August 15th, 5:30 in the HS library. Registration for fall sports through Family ID can begin on August 8, 2023. Please check the Athletics homepage for more information Sports Sign-ups
Theater Camp
Did you love being part of the MS Drama club productions? Wish you could do more? Try Mrs. Lewis’s theater camp this summer!! HERE is the info and form to sign up.
Community
Building Contacts
Main Office: Brenda Everhart, 607-387-2825
Attendance: Lauren Conners, 607-387-7551, x1425
Nurse's Office: Julie Carpenter, jcarpenter@tburg.k12.ny.us (preferred) or 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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