Twin Peaks Middle School
Home of the Rams
A Message from the Principal...
Dear friends,
I don't know about you, but I am hoping for a quiet week. With our 6th graders at camp, I think we have a pretty good chance of that happening. Although, with the rain that is predicted, you never know. What I do know is that the Foundation came through with a handsome check to begin work on the quad. Olivia Bernardy's students will be drawing renderings of how they would like the quad to look and we will send these out to parents along with a direct ask letter in hopes of securing additional funding for phase two of the project. The grounds crew was prepared to begin removing the existing sod this week, but may delay the start based on the weather. At any rate, in the not too distant future we will all be able to enjoy this updated open space.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Upcoming Events & Activities: March 12th - March 23rd
Monday, March 12th
- Pennies for Patients starts
- Students depart for 6th Grade Camp
Tuesday, March 13th
- PHS Family Night, 6-7pm, Poway High School
Thursday, March 15th
- Professional Learning Time, 8-9am (Teacher Collaboration)
- PTSA Meeting, 6-7pm, PCR
Friday, March 16th
- Students return from 6th Grade Camp
- SWITCH, 12-1:30pm, MPR
- Happy Hour, 3:30pm, The Grub, Carmel Mountain Ranch
Tuesday, March 20th
- Minimum Day
- Festival Concert, 7pm, Poway Center for Performing Arts
Wednesday, March 21st
- Minimum Day
Thursday, March 22nd
- Professional Learning Time, 8-9am (Grade Level)
Friday, March 23rd
- 8th Grade Class Photo, 12:15pm, quad
- SWITCH, 12-1:30pm, MPR
ACTION NEEDED
AVID and Cultivating our College Spirit
Twin Peaks RAM
College Culture
Phase 1: At the beginning of the school year, we adopted colleges and universities to represent our RAM class. During the Fall AVID students wrote to your colleges asking for donations to support your RAM class. Many colleges have replied with generous donations of college information and college pennants. We are working on getting pennants for the classes that did not receive one.
Phase 2: In your classroom, we encourage you to create a college-going culture by:
Decorating your door to represent your RAM college.
Creating your college wall - share information about the college(s) you attend, display your college diploma(s), and/or anything to represent your alma mater.
Gate Schedule
Please, know that to ensure the safety of our campus, we are asking that all gates to remain locked and secured during the school day. So, if you leave campus, please make sure the gates are locked behind you, after you leave. Due to safety concerns the following schedule will be followed pertaining all gates on our campus:
8:00 am – All perimeter gates will be opened for students to enter campus (Thursday = 8:50am)
8:30 am – All perimeter gates will be locked (Thurs. = 9:20am)
3:05 pm – Gates opened (Twin Peaks Road stairs gate and Fire Lane gate)
3:30 pm – Fire Lane relocked (pedestrian gate and Twin Peaks stairs gate will remain open)
4:30 pm – Gates to inner campus will be locked for the remainder of the day
Testing Talk
Testing begins with ELA on April 24th. Check out the schedule here.
Minutes from our recent Instructional Team Meeting
ELPAC Testing Schedule
Spring MAPS Schedule
Quarter Three Professional Time Calendar - Updated as of 2/8/18
GENERAL INFORMATION & RESOURCES
Library News
The Scholastic Book Fair begins Monday March 5th until Friday March 9th!
There will be a special Teacher Preview event Tuesday morning from 8-8:30. Teacher can create their own wish list and enjoy coffee and doughnuts. Each teacher will also be gifted $10 to spend at the book fair!
*The Library will be closed before school on Tuesday, March 6th for this event*
Teen Tech Week is March 19th-23rd. The library will host a couple lunchtime activities that focus on circuits and coding, as well as promote literature that highlights learning about new technologies!
17-18 PN/RC Timeline
Ram Way Cards
Daily Tweets Showcase Student Learning
Remember to follow us @ TwinPeaksRams
Interventions for RTI
Twin Peaks Middle School
Email: TwinPeaksadcab@gmail.com
Website: http://tpms.powayusd.com/index.html
Phone: 858.748.5131
Twitter: @TwinPeaksRams