Gator Family News 10/14
From the desk of Christopher J. Blake
Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow
Vision:
Empowering today’s students to embrace tomorrow’s possibilities.
Mission:
Our mission is to foster and motivate high level learning through innovative strategies to create lifelong learners in a safe and positive environment that partners with a diverse community.
It's Thursday!
Wow!!! We've made it through the first nine weeks of the school year. Time is flying by! Take time to reflect with your child and discuss their challenges and successes.
It's been a great week at the SWAMP! This week, I visited quite a few classrooms and what I have seen is extremely impressive. I am impressed by the engagement and rigor in our classrooms. The collaborative activities I have observed this week have been engaging and beneficial to our students. Our students are learning in ways that they remember! That is so critical for our students. Research shows that collaborative learning:
- Develops higher level thinking skills.
- Promotes student-faculty interaction and familiarity.
- Increases student retention.
- Builds self esteem in students.
- Enhances student satisfaction with the learning experience.
- Promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter.
- Develops oral communication skills.
We love to see our students working together collaboratively. We have high expectations for our students, and we want to ensure they are challenged each and every day.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Blake
Upcoming Gator Home Events
- 10/15--Student and Staff Fall Break (No School)
- 10/16--Rose Parade
- 10/18--TLMS vs. Hubbard MS 7 football at 5:00/6:30 p.m. at Rose Stadium
- 10/19--TLMS vs. Hubbard MS 8 football at 5:00/6:30 p.m. at Rose Stadium (Homecoming)
- 10/20--PSAT Testing
- 10/21--TLMS vs Hubbard MS volleyball at 5:00/6:00 p.m. at TLMS
- 10/21--Report Card Pickup (See below for more details)
- 10/25--TLMS vs. Boulter MS 7 football at 5:00/6:30 p.m. at TLMS
- 10/25-29--Red Ribbon Week
- 10/25--TLMS Band performs at 7th grade football games
- 10/25--Your Future is Now! at the CTC from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
- 10/26--Fall Band Concert
- 10/28--TLMS vs Boulter MS volleyball at 5:00/6:00 p.m. at TLMS
- 10/29--Fall Dance (More information to come)
Report Card Pickup...Thursday, October 21
National PTA Reflections Contest
The National PTA Reflections Contest is a great way for our students to showcase their various talents in one or all six categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. The student, or one parent living in the household, must be a PTA member to participate. Entries are due October 22.
Rules and entry form can be found at https://www.txpta.org/reflections-participation.
Cookies with Counselors
Attention 8th Grade Parents...Your Future is Now!
Gator Student and Staff Member of the Week!
2021-2022 Calendars
Attendance
Improving attendance at Three Lakes Middle School is a top priority this school year. There is a direct correlation between student attendance and school success, so encourage your students to attend school and discuss the importance of them being here daily.
Our attendance for the week is as follows:
Grade 6: 97.76%
Grade 7: 96.53%
Grade 8: 97.87%
Overall: 97.36%
Congratulations to our 8th graders for having the highest attendance this week!!! Continue motivating your students to attend school...it makes a difference!!!
Here are some helpful hints to help with attendance:
- Establish and stick to the basic routines (going to bed early, waking up on time, etc.) that will help your child develop the habit of on-time attendance.
- Talk to your child about why going to school every day is critical and important unless they are sick. If your child seems reluctant to go to school, find out why and work with the teacher, counselor, or administrator to get them excited about going to school.
- Come up with back up plans for who to turn to (another family member, a neighbor or fellow parents) to help you get your child to school if something comes up (e.g. another child gets sick, your car breaks down, etc.).
- Reach out for help if you are experiencing tough times (e.g. transportation, unstable housing, loss of a job, health problems) that make it difficult to get your child to school. Other parents, your child’s teacher, principal, social worker, school nurse, counselor, or community agencies can help you problem solve or connect you to a needed resource.
- If your child is absent, work with the teacher to make sure she or he has an opportunity to learn and make up for the academics missed.
Parting Thought
Three Lakes Middle School
Email: christopher.blake@tylerisd.org
Website: https://www.tylerisd.org/o/tlms
Location: 2445 Three Lakes Parkway, Tyler, TX, USA
Phone: (903) 262-2970
Facebook: facebook.com/threelakestylerisd
Twitter: @ThreeLakesTISD