The Taylor Road Messenger
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Taylor Road Middle School
Website: http://www.trms.ga.net
Location: 5150 Taylor Road, Johns Creek, GA, United States
Phone: (470) 254-7090
Twitter: @Proud_Tigers
Mark Your Calendar! Upcoming Events
10/13: Spirit Day - Favorite Disney/Book Character
10;/13: School Governance Council 7:30AM
10/17: PTA Meeting 6:00PM
10/17: Linda McCain Meeting 6:00PM (Johns Creek HS)
10/18: No Homework Night
10/18: Digital Awareness for Parents 9:30AM & 6:00PM (TRMS Media Center)
Chattahoochee High School Pink Out
Chattahoochee High School celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month by hosting the annual Pink Out game on Friday, October 20th. Pink Out events will be begin at 7:00 pm and Varsity Football will be playing Pope High School at 7:30 pm.
Put your Pink on and join the celebration! If you are a survivor or would like to honor someone who has succumbed to the illness, please contact Desiree Stoute at bradybunch1010@gmail.com to be included in the nights activities. Survivors will receive a commemorative t shirt. If you know any survivors in our community, please pass along this special invitation. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Johnson at nancy_johnson@hoochfootball.net.
Go Pink & Go Hooch!
SOS- Signs of Suicide Program ( 7th grade only)
Dear Parent or Guardian:
The adolescent years are marked by a roller-coaster ride of emotions—difficult for youths, their parent, and educators. It is easy to misread depression as normal adolescent turmoil; however, depression (among the most common of mental illnesses) appears to be occurring at a much earlier age. Depression—which treatable—is leading risk factor for suicide. In addition, self-injury has become a growing problem among youth. To proactively address these issues, Fulton County Schools is offering suicide prevention lesson through Signs of Suicide Prevention Program.
Our SOS program goals are as follows:
• To explain that suicide is a preventable tragedy that often occurs as a result of untreated depression
• To provide students training in how to identify serious depression and potential risk of suicide in a friend
• To impress upon students they can help themselves or a friend by taking the simple step of talking to responsible adult about their concerns
These sessions will be conducted through our Science classes or another appropriate class on Friday, October 13, 2017 . If you DO NOT wish for your child to participate in the SOS suicide prevention lesson at school, please print and sign the parent letter from link below or pick up a form in front office. If we DO NOT hear from you by the following date: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 , we will assume your child has permission to participate in this program. If you have any questions or concerns about this program please do not hesitate to contact your local School Counseling Department.
Sincerely,
The Counseling Team
Digital Awareness for Parents
Digital Citizenship from Common Sense
The past couple of weeks TRMS has been focusing on digital citizenship. Students have participated in digital citizenship lessons from Common Sense Media on topics such as cyberbullying, copyright, safety online, and other topics. Please check out the Common Sense Media Website and the articles below for parent resources on digital citizenship.
https://d2e111jq13me73.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/6-8-familytip-safeonlinetalk_0.pdf
TRMS Device Behavior Matrix
At the following link, you will find the TRMS Device Behavior Matrix. The behavior matrix explains classroom expectations in reference to the use of students’ Dell Latitude 3150 laptops. It also lists the consequences for students who do not adhere to these expectations. Please review the document and discuss these expectations with your child. TRMS Device Behavior Matrix
PTA Membership
BE INFORMED. BE ACTIVE!
Find out more about TRMS PTA on our website,
Click on the link to purchase your membership:
http://www.trmspta.com/membership.html
Questions?
Email Nikki Webber, PTA President, at trmsptapresident@gmail.com
Email: trmsptapresident@gmail.com
Website: http://www.trmspta.com/