TISON ROO NEWS 2016-17
Week of May 15 & 22
If you are the parent/guardian of a 7th grader, I look forward to sending you news and announcements for the 2017-2018 school year. If you are the parent/guardian of an 8th grader, thank you for allowing your student to be a part of the Tison Family and we will definitely miss you!
Respectfully,
Leah Greer
TMS Library Media Specialist
IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AT TISON...
MONDAY, MAY 15 -- SUNDAY, MAY 21
Monday, May 15 -- 8th Grade FUN DAY Trip to Film Alley (9:30 AM to 2:30 PM)
Monday, May 15 -- 2016-17 Tison Yearbook Hand-out in the Tison Cafeteria
Monday, May 15 -- Tison Library Celebration Bash @ the library (3:45 PM to 4:30 PM)
Tuesday, May 16 -- NGC Arena Scheduling begins at 6:00 AM
Wednesday, May 17 -- Cappuccinos on SALE @ the Library (starting at 7:45 AM)
Wednesday, May 17 -- FC TISON Championship Finals (2:45 to 3:35 PM)
Thursday, May 18 -- Tison Awards Day in the cafeteria (8th @ 8:30 AM & 7th @ 1:30 PM)
Thursday, May 18 -- Tison PTA General Meeting at 1:15 PM
Thursday, May 18 -- NJHS Banquet in the Tison Cafeteria (6:00 PM)
Friday, May 19 -- Tison Band/Choir Trip to Six Flags
Friday, May 19 -- NGC Arena Scheduling ends at midnight
MONDAY, MAY 22 -- SUNDAY, MAY 28
Tuesday, May 23 -- FINAL EXAMS
Wednesday, May 24 -- FINAL EXAMS & STUDENT EARLY RELEASE @ 12:05 PM
TISON COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Arena Scheduling for Incoming NGC Students
The official start and end dates for NGC Arena Scheduling follows:
- May 16 @ 6:00 AM -- Arena Scheduling opens
- May 19 @ MIDNIGHT -- Arena Scheduling closes
The windows for NGC schedule changes are:
- May 22 - 31
- July 31 - August 7
Below is a video on the process of Arena Scheduling. If the video does not play, you can also locate it on the NGC website under the "Registration 2017-18" tab (at top) and in the video section on the right side.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me through email (gward@weatherfordisd.com) or by phone (817-598-2960, ext. 4102.
Sincerely,
Gwen Ward
Tison Middle School Counselor
CREDIT RECOVERY & ACCELERATION FOR WHS
Odysseyware -- Online Course Acceleration Program
Student cost is $125 per semester. If a parent requests Odysseyware, the campus will send parents to the WISD Curriculum & Instruction office, where coordinators will add students to a course if needed. Students must have Odysseyware course work completed by August 1, 2017.
Summer School & Credit Recovery
- The 8th grade students who failed their math course but passed 8th grade STAAR Math will take Algebra I in 9th grade without attending summer school.
- The 8th grade students who failed their math course and the 8th grade STAAR Math will attend summer school on June 14 and will do “course (credit) recovery” before the end of 2017.
CELEBRATION WEEK FOR MRS. BROOKS
Therefore, we will be having a week-long celebration of Mrs. Brooks from May 15th through May 19th. Each day carries a theme and a way that we can honor Mrs. Brooks and what she means to this campus and district. We would like the students to be involved with this week-long celebration so we ask your help in reminding them of each day's theme.
Pictured below is the daily schedule for Mrs. Brooks' Week of Celebration.
TISON YEARBOOK DELIVERY ON MONDAY, MAY 15TH
On Monday, May 15th, the 2016-17 Tison Yearbooks will be distributed! The 7th grade students will receive their yearbooks during their lunch period, while the 8th grade students will receive their yearbooks when they come back from Fun Day (2:30 to 3:30 PM).
If your student hopes to purchase a yearbook on Monday, there will be a table set up outside the cafeteria selling the extra yearbooks that are left…first come, first serve. A yearbook on site will cost $50 (cash only). Please advise your student to keep his or her money in a safe place until the yearbook sales table opens up on Monday morning.
Students who purchase a yearbook on Monday morning will receive it, along with students who pre-purchased their yearbooks, during the designated grade level distribution.
NEWS & NOTES FROM THE TISON PTA
2016-17 PTA Officers
Contact information for the current Tison PTA officers:
- Patricia Thompson, President - pthompson@weatherfordisd.com
- Beth Riney, Treasurer - eriney@weatherfordisd.com
- Joy Bailey, Vice President Budget - j.bailey8@att.net
- Carey Vandygriff, Vice President Membership - cvandy32@gmail.com
- Danielle Finch, Vice President Hospitality - daniellefinch3@gmail.com
- Erin Light, Secretary -- elight@weatherfordisd.com
***We are having 2017-18 PTA Officer Elections in May. If you are interested in running for a position on the PTA executive board, please contact Joy Bailey. Thanks!***
THANK YOU TISON PTA FOR THE GOODIES DURING THE UPCOMING TISON TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!
SPRING 2017 FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
TISON NJHS AWARDS CEREMONY
TISON LIBRARY CELEBRATION BASH
These lucky students will be treated to Chick-Fil-A nuggets, chips, cake, and lemonade in the library on Monday, May 15th (3:45 to 4:30 PM). The students who also completed the necessary challenges from the Tison Reading Challenge will be eligible for free book and prize giveaways!
The library would like to extend a big THANK YOU to the parents of these students for encouraging them to read and to participate in Tison Library events and activities.
SYNC: FREE AUDIOBOOK DOWNLOADS
SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens and adults (13 and older) and is sponsored by AudioFile Magazine. Started in 2010, the SYNC program returns for the summer season on April 27th, and will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week - pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes - until the program ends on August 16th. The program is dedicated to introducing the listening experience to the teen audience and demonstrates that required reading can be completed by listening.
How do I Access the Audiobooks?
The weekly downloads are in MP3 format and are compatible with Mac and Windows operating systems. The downloads operate through the OVERDRIVE app, which can be run on must devices. Each SYNC audiobook is available for download for a period of 7 days only. Once the weekly download period for each pair of audiobooks expires, that particular pair is no longer available for download.
Below is a PDF flyer that lists the titles for each week...
TISON ADS & INFORMATIONAL SIGNS
@tisonprincipal (Principal, Eric Sams)
@WeatherfordDad (Assistant Principal, Trace Craft)
@brittonsfa3 (Assistant Principal, Stephanie Britton)
@tisonband (April Page, TMS Band Director & Jay McNew, TMS Assistant Director)
@belledirector (Tison All Stars/WHS Blue Belles Director, Laura Buckner)
@Tisonchoir (Choir, Kathi Richards)
@MrsFentonTMS (7th grade Math & yearbook teacher, Leslie Fenton)
@Profe_Ferrell (Spanish & Tison cheerleader sponsor, Kym Ferrell)
@GwenWard19 (Counselor, Gwen Ward)
@tisonlibrary (Library Media Specialist, Leah Greer)
@CoachGibbens (BlendEd American History, American History, & Coach - James Gibbens)
@mrtexashistory (Texas History - Corey Whitehead)
@1LBaird (Keyboarding teacher, Laura Baird)
@coachhull_TMS (Brittany Hull, Athletics and PE)
@MharrisScience (7th grade Science teacher, Melissa Harris)
@AndreaHayward3 (8th grade Math teacher, Andrea Hayward)
@ErinLight3 (7th grade ELA teacher & Tennis coach, Erin Light)
@wmohr8 (8th grade Math teacher, Wendy Mohr)
@mattnovikoff (Inclusion/Math Resource Teacher, Matt Novikoff)
@stpatterson11 (8th grade ELA teacher, Stephanie Patterson)
@smilesas8 (8th grade Science teacher, Sally Scott)
@Msscottscience8 (8th grade Science teacher & NJHS co-sponsor), Sally Scott)
@ToniScience (8th grade Science teacher & NJHS co-sponsor, Toni Chapman)