TMS Connect
October 27th, 2023
TMS Students of the Month - September
Zane Durham and Ada Schulenburg
Milly Porter and Jace Fakes
Clare Meynckye and Brayden Bannon
Meet our Builder's Club Officers for the 2023-2024 School Year!
Socktober Sock Drive
(Reminder) Fall Fling - November 3rd at 5:00pm!
Some friendly reminders as we prepare for the dance!
1) Attire for the dance is semi-formal. The TMS dress code still applies, though it is a little more lax (in a nutshell, fully covered from shoulder to thigh, and no undergarments showing!)
2) Only TMS Students may attend the dance. No students from other school corporations may attend.
3) If you would like to take pictures as your child enters, feel free to do so! However, it is students only past the ticket table.
4) Students must still abide by the TMS Handbook for student conduct. Students found to be in violation may be asked to leave.
5) Tickets will be sold at the door! Price is $5/person (cash only!)
We look forward to a great night! All proceeds from the Fall Fling will go towards the TMS Robotics program!
Thank you to our families for the Apple Bar!
TMS Picture Retakes
(Repeat) TMS Intervention Periods - New Rounds
What are Intervention Periods?
School schedules are busy, requiring administrators, teachers, and parents to find time to increase student achievement and support struggling students. Intervention periods offer unique benefits such as targeted support, identifying students for accommodations, building rapport, promoting student voice, monitoring progress, improving skills in a low-stakes environment, and providing teachers extra time to fill learning gaps.
In order for our students to receive additional instruction without interfering with the core curriculum, our intervention period takes place during homeroom (8:00–8:30) at the beginning of the day. To make them most effective, students are moved from their "normal" homeroom for the weeks that they are pulled so as to maximize the time. While direct instruction and support are provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the intervention period is essentially a "class" that meets during the school day where students can receive targeted academic support, gain confidence, and overcome current challenges.
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How are Intervention Period students identified?The iReady diagnostic is our primary means of identifying students. Both the English and Math diagnostic tests are able to show students' proficiency in a variety of topics (for example, the math test identifies students' proficiency in Number and Operations, Algebra and Algebraic Thinking, Measurement and Data, and Geometry). Our MS teachers design intervention “rounds” to be 4-6 weeks in length, and pull students who have gaps in specific areas to target those gaps in knowledge and, in the end, accelerate those students' learning in that area. Students who are identified for Intervention Periods are straight A students, students who struggle with missing work, athletes, special education recipients…you name it! What they all share is a gap in proficiency in a particular area, and teachers who want to close that gap in a targeted way!
Upcoming Dates
11/3 - Fall Fling (5:00pm)
11/13 - School Board Meeting
11/22 - 11/24 - Thanksgiving Break
12/5 - Winter Band Concert
12/11 - School Board Meeting
12/20 - Last day of the first semester
12/21 - 1/3 - Winter Break
Tipton Middle School
Email: jayars@tcsc.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.tcsc.k12.in.us/tms
Location: 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN, USA
Phone: (765) 675.7521