The Taylor Road Messenger
Monday, November 27, 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
11/30: No Homework Night
12/1: Spirit Day - Twins
12/5: Band Winter Concert 7:00PM
12/8: 8th Grade Dance 6:30PM
12/12: Orchestra Concert 6:00PM
12/13: Chorus Winter Concert 6:30PM
12/16: Family Pet Walk 11:00AM
2018 Spring Boys Lacrosse Registration is NOW Open!
Registration for the 2018 Spring Season is open from November 7th-December 16th. Practices will begin the week after Winter Break. Please visit our new website for more details and updates at www.jrcougarlax.com. All 1st-8th grade boys are encouraged to be a part of this fast-growing, fun sport!
Save The Date
8th Grade Winter Wonderland Dance December 8th 6:30-8:30.
**Dressy Attire**
Look out for Sign Up Genius the week after Thanksgiving.
If you are interested in helping with the event, please email Laura Gossage at laogossage@gmail.com.
Paperless Progress Reports
As the holidays approach, we want to thank you for letting us share your children and their successes each day. We are so glad you are a part of Taylor Road!
We are also approaching the second, 4-1/2 week progress report for tracking student grades. Those reports have been printed in the past and sent home with your child. This reporting period, we will be sharing those reports electronically. The data is collected/grades are due from teachers November 15; the reports will be available November 29.
Throughout the year, the most timely data is available through Home Access. That link can be found here. If you have not already retrieved your login and password for the site, our front office staff will happily help. They cannot give that information over the phone; we also ask our staff to check valid IDs before giving out login information.
The electronic copy of the progress report will be available in Home Access. After logging in, please click on the grade tab/icon. Then choose the 11/14/17 choice from the drop down menu (again -- available beginning November 29).
Of course, your child's teachers are also available for questions. They are listed on the Taylor Road MS website directory. Just click on an email address to quickly send the teacher a note.
Close Up Washington DC
TRMS is going back to DC! TRMS will once again be participating in the Close Up program, a dynamic hands-on civic education program for students. This opportunity is available to students in all grades 6th-8th. We will be attending May 6- May 9, 2018. The total student cost is $1,420 with a $400 deposit due December 6th. Interested in attending? Contact Ms. Greenwood at greenwoodk@fultonschools.org.
From the Front Office
Parents – we need your support with some of our office procedures. We want to stress to our students the importance of uninterrupted instruction. Please help us with the following:
Student dismissals/checkouts must occur before 3:30. Please plan accordingly with appointments – keeping in mind the challenges of parking, bus and carpool traffic. We will not call students out after 3:30 time unless it is an emergency and is approved by an administrator. If you are checking out during P.E., Adventure Quest or Health you will need to allow extra time. Your child could be outside and that could delay dismissal.
All check outs require a photo ID.
If your child is going to be checked out by another person other than you and is not on your emergency contact list, please send in a note or an email and they will be asked to show a photo ID.
If you have a message or item for your student (not including lunch), we will put your student’s name on the board to pick it up. We will not be calling students to the office during class time, so as not to disrupt the learning environment for the students and the teachers. Any change to this expectation requires administrator approval.
Since students do not have their cell phones during the school day, please remind your child to leave a message when they call using the school line so you won't worry when you see a missed call.
Thanks for supporting TRMS!
Girls Basketball Tryouts
TRMS 7th & 8th grade Girls’ Basketball tryouts will be held on December 15th and December 18th after school from 4:15 – 5:30 pm. All participants need to have physical on file and should complete all forms on the school athletic website. If you have any questions, please see Coach Madden.
Spring Jr. Cougars Girls Lacrosse!
Taylor Road Math Contest Team received 2nd place in Division I at the War Eagle Math Contest!
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/