The Tiger Connection
News, Dates, and Info for TRMS Staff
Sunday, April 14, 2024
#TheTRWayForward
Email: parkerk@fultonschools.org
Website: www.fultonschools.org/taylorroadms
Location: 5150 Taylor Road, Johns Creek, GA, USA
Phone: (470) 254-7090
Twitter: @TaylorRoadWay; @Proud_Tigers
Congratulations to the No Place for Hate Club & Ms. Abraham
Hooray!!! It's time to break out the confetti and celebrate because Taylor Road Middle School has earned its official No Place For Hate designation for the 2023-2024 school year! 🏫✨
Absences During Milestones Testing
If you are going to be absent on any day when there is Milestones testing, please send an email to BOTH Mr. Huggins and Ms. Baker as soon as possible. There are responsibilities for everyone during testing, and your presence at school on these days is important! If you are not here, we need to make sure your responsibilities are appropriately covered.
Highlights/Important to Note
- AU Spirit Week - Please participate
- Working Lunch Documents
- Lesson Plan Folders are now available. Make sure you are logged in to One Drive.
In This Week's TC:
- Milestones Bell Schedules & Documents are available in the TC
- Events for the week
- Shout Outs - Please use the link in the TC to shout out a colleague!
- Student Success Skills information will be shared in this newsletter weekly
Something on your mind? Staff Pulse Check Survey
Bell Schedules for Milestones Testing
Milestones Documents
What's Happening this WEEK?
Monday, April 15
- After School Administrator: Huggins
- New & New to TRMS Teacher Meeting (Topic is testing if anyone else wants to join in), Room 114, 7:30 AM
- Little Big Band Rehearsal, 7:30 AM
- Track Practice, 4:15 PM
- Academic Bowl, Room 772, 4:15 PM
- HOSA, Room 664, 4:15 PM
- Coding Club, Room 116, 4:15 PM
Tuesday, April 16
- After School Administrator: Patorgis
- Leadership Meeting (Full Group), Room 114, 7:30 AM
- Rising 6th Grade Korean Parent Meeting, Room 114, 9:00 AM
- Detention, Room 114, 4:15 PM
- Korean Cultural Club, 4:15 PM
Wednesday, April 17
- After School Administrator: Parker
- 7th Grade & Connections Teachers - Milestones Training during grade levels (All certified staff must be trained. Make sure you attend one of the trainings.)
- 121 Reach, Media Center, 4:15 PM
- Detention, Room 114, 4:15 PM
- Validators Club, Room 607, 4:15 PM
- Track Practice, 4:15 PM
Thursday, April 18
- After School Administrator: Kidd
- Citizenship Ceremony, 9:15 AM
- Content Chair PD Day...expect observations
- Grades Due
- Student Forum/BTV, 700 Triangle, 8:00 AM
- Detention, Room 114, 4:15 PM
- Bollywood Dance Club, Room 906, 4:15 PM
- Volleyball Club, 4:15 PM
- Lost Realms Club, Room 757, 4:15 PM
- Cube Club, Room 661, 4:15 PM
Friday, April 19
- Fiddle Group, 7:30 AM
- Jazz Ensemble & Discovery Jazz, 7:30 AM
- FCA, Room 114, 7:45 AM
- Chess Club, Rooms 119/121, 7:45 AM
Saturday, April 20
- MS Track Meet, Milton HS
- District V Solo & Ensemble Festival, TRMS, all day
Summer Professional Learning
FCS is excited to provide a curated list of summer professional learning opportunities for employees. This has been a collaborative effort with all district departments. If learning opportunities are added after the publish date or something changes about an existing offering, these updates will be indicated in column O in the catalog. We encourage you to save this link as a Bookmark in your internet browser.
Registration for all learning opportunities officially opens in Atlas My Learning on Monday, April 15th!
Review the detailed instruction sheet for navigating the 2024 Summer Learning Catalog: Final 2024 Summer Learning DISTRICT NON INST DIRECTIONS.docx
Use the following link to access the Excel Summer Catalog: Final 2024 Summer Learning Opportunities.xlsm
General Guidance:
- For full functionality of all filter dropdowns, it is best to open the document in the Excel Desktop App and not the website portal view.
- Each time you open the document, make sure all column filters are set to ‘Select All’ to see the complete list of trainings.
- Details on the spreadsheet will match exactly what is entered in Atlas My Learning for ease of finding when registering.
- Pre-planning training information will be shared at the April 25th AdStaff.
- New teachers will be able to join Essential trainings this summer. Instructions for this process will also be provided in the April 25th AdStaff.
- The last three columns are for internal, district staff use only.
Gifted Endorsement with Metro RESA
Please share this link with all of your teachers in case they are interested in adding a gifted endorsement to their teaching certificates.
Key information and an application link are included in the linked document. Reach out to Jessica Sevin, Coordinator of Advanced Studies, sevin@fultonschools.org, with any questions.
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Who deserves recognition in the Shout Outs section?
FORM for Shout Out Recognition.
Tommy Thornton: Tommy has been a team player in sharing information and working extra hard with his co-taught class.
Ron Huggins, Rachel Kidd, and Martha Patorgis: We were out during your week, so Happy AP Appreciation! You are all appreciated for your hard work at TRMS!
Kim Johnson: Thank you for helping out when you are needed. You rock!
Lunch Duty Coverage Team: Always stepping up when needed. It is appreciated.
Carlos Saulsberry: Thank you for your positive attitude all the time. Thank you for always being so kind to me..
Meredith Mackiw & Beverly Sanders: Thanks for helping out in the front office on Monday! Check outs were crazy!
Beth Wiechman: The vocabulary boards and activities to help students during Milestones.
Beth Main: Thank you for sharing your Oreo Cookie Activity supplies for my small group.
Shout Outs from Parents & Students
Way to go! You are making a difference to our families!
NONE THIS WEEK
Duty Assignments
Student Success Skills This Week
REMINDERS: Please be reminded of the basic implementation guidelines for SSS:
Follow the Scope and Sequence
Schedule: 20 minutes 2 times a week - Taylor Road agreed to Wednesday and Thursday during HR time
HR Teachers are required to teach all THREE components of the lesson and follow the scripted LESSON PLAN
The three components are the LEARN, PRACTICE, and DIVE DEEPER
Please click HERE to access the How To – Teach a SSS ReThink Ed Lesson (Three minute video)
Week - 33
Self Awareness
DOMAIN: Self Care
AREA: Self Compassion
LESSONS:
6th Grade: Self-talk with Compassion
7th Grade: Challenge the Inner Critic
8th Grade: Power of Breath
Something to Say?
If you have an event or important information you would like staff to know, please email details to Mr. Huggins or Ms. Baker by Friday of each week so that it will be included.
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Getting to Know Our Staff
Harold Thoss- Science
2. What College(s) did you attend? University of South Alabama
3. What is your favorite movie of all time? What about Bob?
4. What genre of books or music do you like? Music: Country and 80s
5. What is your proudest achievement? Married to an awesome woman for 34 years, plus our two wonderful children.
Pamela Douglas- Social Studies
2. What College(s) did you attend? Paine College, and The University of North Georgia
3. What is your favorite movie of all time? The Color Purple
4. What genre of books or music do you like? I enjoy mystery novels.
5. What is your proudest achievement? Building up the courage to return to school to pursue my teaching career.
Question of Week: How did you spend your spring break?
Bonnie Bailey-Spring Break was spent quitely at home doing absolutely nothing!
Carson Cox-I went to Disney with my best friend to celebrate our first year of teaching!
Paula Gonzalez-During my spring break, I relaxed at home, enjoyed quality time with my family, and I wrapped up some projects.
Olivia Sinquefield-I went on a cruise to Mexico where I made fresh guacamole on the beach! We also went to the first practice round at the Masters.
Samantha Hinds-I got married and went to NYC on my honeymoon.
Sangeetha Vijay-Resting on my couch
Gary Hubert-At the beach in Cancun
Francesca Rissland-Las Vegas & Grand Canyon with the kids!
Kelly Parker-Flight training!
Leslie Baker - New York City with my parents -- seeing musicals, a play, Tenement Museum, jazz, and LOTS of rain!