7th Grade BTSN will be held Thursday, September 20 at 7:00 pm

8th and 9th Grade BTSN will be held Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 pm

All Central Bucks schools use a buzzer and computerized visitor management system for school safety. When you visit Tamanend, you must bring photo ID. If your visit includes entry to our instructional areas beyond the Main Office, our Receptionist will assist you in accessing our computerized visitor management system. As this process will take a few minutes, please plan to arrive early for appointments and meetings. Thank you for cooperation.

Central Bucks is implementing a 1 to 1 technology initiative for all 7th and 8th graders. Every Tamanend 7th and 8th grader will receive a laptop on Thursday, September 13. Students and parents/guardians must read the technology agreement, pay the technology fee* using My Payments Plus, and take a brief online quiz. Click HERE to learn more about this initiative and to complete the items mentioned above.

*If your family is dealing with a financial hardship at this time, please contact Dr. Brian Caughie bcaughie@cbsd.org to discuss payment options.

A reminder that students are not permitted to carry backpacks to classes. They must leave their backpacks in their lockers. 7th and 8th graders will be required to carry their laptops in the case they will receive as part of the laptop distribution on September 13. Students are permitted to carry wristlets and small purses to classes.

9TH GRADE FIELD HOCKEY:

There will be a 9th grade Field Hockey interest meeting with the CB South coach in the Tamanend Cafeteria on Wednesday, September 5th at 2:45. Please plan to attend if you are interested.

9TH GRADE SOCCER:

Attention all 9th grade boys and girls: We are looking forward to another exciting season of 9th grade soccer. A large part of 9th grade soccer will focus on enjoying the game, so we will spend much of our time playing small sided games or scrimmaging. We will also work on some skills that are needed for club and/or high school soccer. If you are interested, please sign up on Family ID which can be found on Tamanend's Athletics webpage.

ALL 9TH GRADERS PARTICIPATING IN AN AFTER SCHOOL SPORT AT CB SOUTH:

All 9th graders participating in an after school sport at CB South will need a pass in order to ride the activity bus to CB South after school. In order to get this pass, a permission slip needs to be completed and submitted to Mr. Klein. Please see Mr. Klein in Guidance on the first day of school to get the permission slip.

SPECTATOR DECORUM AT CB SOUTH ATHLETIC EVENTS:

We expect our students to be respectful when attending CB South athletic events. Middle school students must be accompanied by a parent. A reminder that bags and backpacks are not permitted in the CB South stadium during athletic events. Small purses or clutch bags are acceptable, but are subject to search. Spectators will not be admitted to the stadium with a bag or backpack.

Each year, the Central Bucks School District asks our families to fill out a Student Emergency & Information Form. Parents/Guardians can take care of this now and we ask that you complete your family’s Student Emergency & Information Form online by September 14, 2018.

The online form will ask you to confirm and/or update the following:

• Demographic Information
• Emergency Contacts
• Health Information, including permission for emergency care and analgesic administration
• Media Release Preferences (Please note that if you click on "no" for media release, your student will not be featured in our Tamanend Connections newsletter.)

Click here to be directed to your Parent Portal account to complete the Census Verification form.

If you need assistance with this process:

• For detailed information about this process, including a User Guide, please click here.
• If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please follow this link to request one.
• If you need help filling out the online form, email or call Lori Rebstock.
  lrebstock@cbsd.org
  267.893.5714
• If you need technical support, please email parentportal@cbsd.org

You may report your child's absence in any of the following ways:

• Email: tamanendattendance@cbsd.org
• Phone (Attendance hotline): 267-893-2920
• Written note to be turned in to Main Office

As a reminder, the current immunization requirements for the 2018-2019 school year continue to be as follows:

Children in kindergarten through 12th grade are required to have the following vaccines:

• 4 doses DtaP – diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
• 3 doses Polio
• 2 doses MMR – measles, mumps, rubella
• 3 doses Hepatitis B
• 2 doses Varicella (chicken pox)

Children entering 7th grade are also required to have:

• 1 dose Meningococcal Conjugate (meningitis)
• 1 dose DtaP – diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

To check the immunization status of your student, go to the Portal and click on the Health tab.

Please note, the Departments of Health and Education have not made any changes to the religious, philosophical, or medical exemptions currently provided in the regulations.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Corinne Sikora at csikora@cbsd.org .

Pennsylvania law requires all persons having direct contact with school children to obtain background checks and clearances. If you are planning on being in a Central Bucks school during the 2018-2019 school year for any reason, you will need to go to Volunteer Required Paperwork, and complete what is needed to obtain your Photo Volunteer ID Card. You will need that ID Card and a photo ID to enter a CB school.

If you use the following vendors, please think about supporting TMS while you shop:

• Giant Food Store has an A+ School Rewards program through their clip-less coupon card that gives money to the school you designate every time you shop. Use this link to select Tamanend as your A+ school after August 15th of the new school year.
• Clip and send in Box Tops to the attention of NJHS.

Congratulations to 7th Grader Aashish Cheruvu who earned a perfect score of 800 on the Math portion of the SAT Test. Aashish took the SATs in June as a 6th Grader.

Congratulations to 9th Grader Alex Wang who qualified for 2018 World Youth Chess Championships in Greece. The championships will take place in October and Alex will represent the United States.

Here is a list of ways Tamanend communicates with students, families, and the community:

• Tamanend website: includes important information, resources, calendar of school events, and daily announcements
• Calendar of school events (posted on our website)
• Daily announcements (scrolling on TV screens during school day and posted on our website)
• TV show (weekly, during Advisory period)
• Email blasts from Tamanend administration regarding important news, new procedures, and reminders
• Parent Portal: student information, grades, and attendance
• Tamanend Connections newsletter: useful information, important reminders, and school highlights emailed weekly during school year and posted on Tamanend website
• Twitter: @CBTamanendMS highlights of activities, events, and daily life at Tamanend
• CBSD app: highlights of activities, events, and daily life in Central Bucks