TKMS Parent News
February 26, 2021
6th grade Power Class Winners
7th grade Power Class Winners
8th grade Power Class Winners
6th grade Honorable Mention
7th grade Honorable Mention
8th grade Honorable Mention
Most Kind and Considerate Award
Best Combined Efforts
Parent and Student Reminders:
Please remind your student of the following each day:
Charge their Chromebooks each day.
Bring their Chromebooks and chargers to school daily.
Visitors to the building
- Please remember, we are required to limit traffic within our offices. If you need to drop off your student, pick up your student, or drop off items to your student please contact the office at 269-795-3349.
- Pick up students - A member of the office staff will bring the student out to your vehicle.
- Drop off students- Students may enter the building on their own. If students visited a doctor, please have your student bring in a doctor's note with the students name on it.
- Drop off items- Items can be dropped off in the designated grade level bins in the foyer. Please put the student's name on the items. You may contact the front office to let us know the items are there.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
On Thursday, March 4, 2021 we will have Parent/Teacher Conferences. Our conferences will either be virtually (via Zoom) or by phone. Please click the links below based on your student's grade level. ***Please complete the sign up before Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 2:30 pm.
You should not have an overlap in scheduling with each grade level link. Please be careful not to double book yourself if you need to visit multiple links.
Please be sure to check PowerSchool to view your student's grades prior to scheduling Parent/Teacher Conferences. It is not necessary to meet with all of your student's teachers. Please remember to meet with those for which you have concerns either academically and/or behaviorally.
If you are unable to schedule an appointment on this date, please reach out to your student's teachers via email.
Thank you for your patience as we complete our Spring Conferences.
Parent/Teacher Conferences Sign Ups (CLICK THE BLUE LINK TO SCHEDULE)
7th grade Core Teachers: Bowman, Rynearson, Schnur, Aldridge, Williamson, Wilkinson, Formsma, Baxter
8th grade Core Teachers: Thorne, Fletke, Siekman, Thaler, Langschied, Augustin, Townsley
Special Education Teachers: VanHaitsma, Worch
Exploratory Teachers: Kaminski, Hagemann, Oprea, Gabrielse, Barton, Hardy/Thaler, Hatch, Couretas
Morning Drop Off
- Please remember when dropping off your Middle School student to pull completely around the circle. This will allow all students to exit cars quickly and keep the flow moving.
- Additionally, we are allowing student drop off to take place in the bus loop after 7:25 am in the morning. (Please see the photo with for visual directions.)
Staff Member of the Week
We are very excited to announce our next Staff Member of the Week nomination! Remember, these are always submitted by our students! Congratulations to Mrs. Klein!
She is described as such an understanding person! Mrs. Klein is so nice and cares about the students. It is nice to have someone to go to here at school when we are in need! She is the best!
Thank you Mrs. Klein for being an amazing part of our TKMS family!
March is Reading Month Activities
Click HERE for a video overview of our March is Reading Month Activities.
We are excited to encourage and celebrate reading throughout the month of March with a variety of activities, rewards, and goals.
There will be a Weekly Reading Log posted in the Library’s Google Classroom.
Students will log their minutes for the week using a simple form. Due Sunday evening at midnight. There will be a new log posted every Monday.
For all Reading Logs submitted, students will be entered into a weekly drawing for a gift card and a treat.
WEEK 1 Reading Log *This can be found on Google Classroom each week.
- WEEK 3 Reading Log
- WEEK 4 Reading Log
2. Monthly Goal- Students are encouraged to reach 1000 minutes by the end of March. There will be awesome prizes awarded to every student who reads a minimum of 1000 minutes. Plus a few other surprises just to keep it interesting.
3. Every Friday- TKMS will have READING focused ‘Spirit Days’
Friday, March 5- Hats off to Reading (wear hats)
Friday, March 12- Team up for Reading (wear your sports’ jersey)
Friday, March 19- Surf’s up for Reading (wear Hawaiian theme)
Friday, March 26- We “read” all month (wear red)
4. March Book Madness
Students will vote for their favorite books each week. Books were chosen by the most popular titles/frequently checked out. See Display in hallway.
Students can check out the bracket and request titles (if available) on this diagram (also posted on the Library's Google Classroom). March Madness Bracket
Voting will happen on a Google Form posted in the Library's Google Classroom due Friday. Each week there will be a new form.
Week 1- Sweet 16-choose 8 books March Book Madness Voting Week 1
Week 2- Elite 8-choose 4 books TBD
Week 3 -Final 4-choose 2 books TBD
Week 4- The Champion- choose 1 book- Book of the Year TBD
5. The last full week of March- we will have a Power Class Competition- Let’s see which Power Classes can collectively log the most minutes that week. Three Power Classes will earn a special treat just for their classes.
Spanish Club Trip
Dear Parents and Students (Students, please share this with your families!),
I’m excited to announce that I will lead a group of students on a once‐in‐a‐lifetime educational adventure to Europe in 2022. Students will explore important historic sites, discover the diversity and heritage of different cultures, and return home with a newfound global perspective. This trip will be an unforgettable educational experience. I’ve chosen to travel with WorldStrides again because of their exceptional service and their strong safety record. Their programs offer the perfect mixture of fun and learning and provide everything we need for the trip of a lifetime!
Please visit http://www.educationaltravel.com/Gabrielse-2022 for more details about WorldStrides and this trip. There is also a video presentation with more details here. If you have any questions, you can contact me at sgabrielse@tkschools.org.
WorldStrides is currently offering risk-free enrollment for participants enrolling by March 1st on an automated payment plan.
I would love for your student to join us on this unforgettable trip! Enroll by March 4th for an extra $350 early enrollment savings off the trip!
And please feel free to share with any other students or families who you know who may be interested in joining!
Sincerely,
Mr. Gabrielse
7th grade Parents Only!
Athletics
8th grade Orange Team Click HERE
8th grade Black Team Click HERE
7th grade Orange Team Click HERE
7th grade Black Team Click HERE
Wrestling
Co-Ed Wrestling Schedule Click HERE
Track
Week of March 1:
Girls: Tues./Wed. 2:30 - 3:30
Boys: Mon./Thurs. 2:30 - 3:30
Week of March 8:
Girls: Tues./Fri. 2:30 - 3:30
Boys: Mon./Thurs. 2:30 - 3:30
Week of March 15:
Girls: Tues./Fri. 2:30 - 3:30
Boys: Mon./Thurs. 2:30 - 3:30
Monday March 22:
First day of track practice!
Please sign up on Final Forms.
Practice will be every day from 2:30 - 4:10
Must have a physical on file before March 22.
Upcoming Events
- March is Reading Month and National Women's Month
- March 2- Signs of Suicide Presentation *7th grade ELA classes only (See information above)
- March 4 Virtual - Parent Teacher Conferences
- March 5 1/2 day for Students/Professional Development for Staff - Students released at 10:40 am.
Contact Information
Email: tkms@tkschools.org
Website: https://tkms.tkschools.org
Location: 10375 Green Lake Rd. Middleville, MI 49333
Phone: (269) 795-3349
Facebook: facebook.com/TKMiddleSchool
Twitter: @Karnoldwegner