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Weekly Update
Week of November 5th
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11/10: No School
11/17: 10 Week Report Card Issued
Middle School
Office Updates
From Mrs. Lomax
The first marking period ends this Thursday, 11/9. Talk to your student about making up any missing work by Friday.
On Friday, we celebrate Veterans Day. Thank you, Veterans, for your bravery, service, and sacrifice.
From Mr. Megivern
October is over, and with it, National Bullying Prevention Month. But the work goes on! I’ve registered Russell I. Doig Middle School with PACER’s Bullying Prevention Center online, as a bona fide Champion Against Bullying. See the national list, and our place on it, right HERE!
Lost & Found
Our Lost And Found is overflowing - please remind your child to check for anything they are missing. November 9th we will be donating all the items in Lost And Found to a local charity.
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).
ELA: Hello and Happy November from ELA! Students are embarking on the second half of our novel, Front Desk. With this movement forward we have started to work in Motel Groups where students partner read and collaborate to accomplish various skills/tasks in class. Motel groups named their motels this past week and have come up with a theme for it. This work will come into play for our final project in a couple of weeks on Front Desk. Also students were gifted a challenge this past week of their very own sparkly pencil. This pencil should be used regularly and the challenge is to keep it for the rest of the unit with Front Desk! Ask your child about the significance of our sparkly pencils from the novel.
Math: Your students received their end of module 1 tests this past Monday. Hopefully they were able to share some of their successes with you. Students were also introduced to a new math fluency program called Reflex. Students are able to work on this any time out of school to help with their basic math facts. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like any login information or would like to know more. We have also begun our second module: multi-digit whole number and decimal fraction operations. Students have learned how to write and interpret two step expressions. Over the coming weeks we will work our way up to multiplying three and four digit numbers by two or three digit numbers.
Science: Your little humans are becoming experts on our solar system. Each student has a research topic - ask them about it! We have one more topic in our study of space - stars and constellations - and then we will wrap it up and switch to chemistry. Thank you for supporting your kids with their work outside of school!
Band: Please encourage your student to practice every day. A good routine is to play all the assigned songs (they are short!!) two times. Should take about 10 minutes. Group pictures for the yearbook are Monday morning. Please bring your instrument to have it in the photo.
Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule
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: Students spent the week reading timelines and learning how to correctly figure out the time in between events. Students also did a mini research project on countries in Africa.
Math: We have wrapped up our unit of algebraic expressions. Students can now write expressions from words and go from words to expressions. We looked at vocabulary for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Students have a review packet due Wednesday. Tuesday after school will be a review game session for students that want to review more.
Science: In science we worked on an investigation to show how warming of the ground increases updraft and wind speed.
ELA: Ask your student what is happening in Lightning Thief. We are almost done with the book and it is getting very good. We also read the myth of Cronus to find allusions in Lightning Thief.
Band: 6 - 12 Band Concert is 12/14 @ 7 pm in the HS auditorium. Please mark your calendar! Group pictures for the yearbook are Monday morning. Please bring your instrument to have it in the photo.
Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule
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.
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: We completed the NYS investigation “It’s Alive.” During the investigation we showed off our knowledge of microscopes and cells.
ELA 7: This coming week, we will finish reading Hello, Universe. We will write an essay focusing on how we treat other people. Please continue to encourage your student to finish reading this book.
Math 7: This week we finished up our work with adding and subtracting rational numbers and we learned how to multiply and divide with rational numbers. We wrapped our week with a competition around “Thinking Questions” in teams. Next week we will have an assessment on Thursday. Please support your student in completing their work at home. Solutions in both .pdf and video form are provided so that they have the resources they need if they get stuck. View our Halloween Pictures!
Pre-Algebra: In addition to what the Math 7 students did this week, we also had thinking questions around scientific notation as part of our work. We will also have an assessment Thursday of next week before our long weekend. This week our Pre-Algebra students will launch into dilating, translating, rotating and reflecting images using coordinates.
Social Studies: This week we finished up our unit on the Colonial period and had our first test. Next week we are beginning our unit on the American Revolution
Health: Next week is the final week of Health 7. Lessons will focus on the risks of experimentation and addiction with tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs as well as a role play of refusal skills. A prevention and awareness pamphlet project will conclude the week.
Chorus: Lesson Schedule MP1 (9.25.23) NEW GROUPS as of 10/10;
Jr. HS Area All-State is this weekend 11/3-11/4
5-12 Winter Chorus Concert is 12/12 @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
Music: This past week, we listened to and created a bracket from favorite songs that adults in the building submitted to Mrs. Robertson. The ‘Favorite Song Bracket’ will be on the morning announcements in the coming days!
7/8 Band: Students created their own custom practice assignments this week! They identified what needs work, and created a deadline for when this assignment needs to be completed. Ask your student to show you their Personal Practice Assignment! We want to take ownership in our own playing!
5-12 Bands Winter Concert is 12/14 @7pm in the HS Auditorium
7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 11/6
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.
Algebra: This week we finished up our unit on Functions. There was an emphasis on calculating rate of change from graphs and tables. Next week we will start working specifically with linear functions and their features.
Math 8: This week we finished up our unit on angle measure and triangle relationships. Next week we move into our next major geometry topic. Transformations. Students should be using specific language to describe how a figure is moved around in a coordinate plane. Topics include, translations(slide), reflections, rotations, and dilations.
Kotler’s ELA 8: This week, students are analyzing the theme of the Twilight Zone episode “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”. Tomorrow, Halloween, we will watch the aired episode. Wednesday, we will compare & contrast the scripts, the aired episode, and a graphic novel adaptation. Thursday, we’ll be changing gears and visiting the library to learn how the WeVideo editing software can help with independent reading projects. Students will have time Friday to wrap up their Touching Spirit Bear essays and/or begin ind. Reading projects. (weekly agenda now available on students’ Google Classroom stream)
Social Studies: We kicked off a new unit this week: Big Business & Labor. We played a game to better understand the major economic systems. Ask your child what capitalism is.
Chorus: Lesson Schedule MP1 (9.25.23) NEW GROUPS as of 10/10;
Jr. HS Area All-State is this weekend 11/3-11/4.
5-12 Winter Chorus Concert is 12/12 @ 7:00 PM in the HS Auditorium
7/8 Band: Students created their own custom practice assignments this week! They identified what needs work, and created a deadline for when this assignment needs to be completed. Ask your student to show you their Personal Practice Assignment! We want to take ownership in our own playing!
5-12 Bands Winter Concert is 12/14 @7pm in the HS Auditorium
7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 11/6
Health 8: Health begins on Monday, Nov 13th!
STEAM: 8th grade students are wrapping up their service projects in STEAM this week. Several groups will be hosting a bake sale after school on Tuesday to raise money for the DC trip in the spring. Cookies, brownies, Cupcakes, Muffins, Rice Krispie Treats and more, all for $2 or less!
Google Classroom for Parents
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Clubs & Activities
Student Council
Ski Club
Next Meeting will be Tuesday 11/7. Snacks will be served!
You must sign up for the late bus with Mr. Begeal or Ms. Salib by 1:00 PM on Tuesday.
Ski club will be starting January 7th, 2024.
Sign up on-line. Go to www.greekpeak.net\school and select your school from the dropdown.
Fliers coming home soon. Please reach out to Erin Kaplan ekaplan@tburg.k12.ny.us (for grades k-6) and Nadine Salib nsalib@tburg.k12.ny.us (grades 7-12). Space is limited, so those who sign up first will have priority. Be sure you are paying for the correct program: Grades K-6 are “Trumansburg Elementary” and Grades 7-12 are “Trumansburg MS/HS”.
PTO
Our Community Winter Gear Exchange at the Ulysses Philomathic Library is now ready. 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!
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.
Yearbook
Yearbook Club will meet in the Media room (Next to the Tech room) on Thursday, November 9th, 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:
November 9th, 16th, and 30th
December 7th & 21st
Order your Middle School Yearbook Now!
Click YEARBOOKORDERCENTER and use school code 18914
Troubadour
Dear Writers, Photographers, and Artists~
Are you interested in contributing to the Trumansburg Troubadour? The Trumansburg Troubadour is a school community newsletter written by students and supported by the Trumansburg Education Foundation. It is a great opportunity to have your work published and shared with the community. We are accepting submissions from students in grades 3-12 this fall.
In December, we will publish our regular Troubadour newsletter dedicated to school and community news and encourage students to choose one of the suggested topics below or a topic of their own related to school news/programs/events. Submissions should be half-page to full page in length with some flexibility (word count: 400-800 words).
We are also accepting creative stories, poetry, artwork, and photography for a Creative Edition of the Troubadour that will be published separately later this winter. Creative stories will need to be 800 words or less. Students are welcome to submit to both editions of the Troubadour if they would like.
The Troubadour will be compiled and edited virtually, though we may have opportunities to meet in person or individually. Submissions are typically submitted and edited using Google Docs. All interested contributors (grades 3-12), please contact trumansburgtroubadour@gmail.com with your topic ideas and questions by Friday, October 13, 2023. First drafts will be due by Friday, November 3, 2023, and all final submissions will be due by Friday, December 8, 2023.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Genna Knight & Megan Williams
Trumansburg Troubadour Editors
Trumansburg Education Foundation
P.O. Box 486
Trumansburg, NY 14886-0486
tburgedfoundation.org
Topic Ideas:
-School Sports News
-KDT Field trips
-High School Play in November (Puffs)
-Chorus
-Band
-An article on Senior Class activities
-Homecoming
-8th Grade String (Elective) Class Experiences (Earth Science, Studio Art, Chorus, DDP)
-Elementary School Drama Club, Chorus
-School Events: Fall Family Dance, M.S. Student Council Dance, Photos from Events with captions, etc.
-Student Council updates
-Freshman Interview (about high school transition)
-5th grader Interview (about middle school transition)
-Any new staff to interview?
-New MS Dean
-Fall Family Dance (ES) (Nov 9)
-MS and HS Open House
-Fire Safety Day at the ES (Oct 13)
-Dominican Republic Trip Summer 2024
-We are happy to review your school/community-related topics as well!
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