Tamanend Musical (Mary Poppins)--Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 (details below)

Parent Council--Thursday, March 16 at 9:00 AM (details below)

Course Verifications for Current 9th Graders Posted on Parent Portal--Friday, March 17

Tamanend Jazz Festival--Friday, March 24 at 7:00 PM

Deadline to Pay for 9th Grade Class Trip to Washington, D.C.--Monday, March 20 (details below)

9th Grade Class Trip to Washington, D.C.--Thursday, March 30 (details below)

INFORMATION:

• Spring sports will begin on March 20th. Family ID opened for Spring sports registration on February 1st. This includes 7th and 8th Grade Girls Soccer, 7th and 8th Grade Softball, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Lacrosse, Track and Field, Boys Tennis, and 7th and 8th Grade Baseball. All 7th and 8th Grade students interested in playing a Spring sport for Tamanend this year must be registered on the Family ID web site no later than noon on March 14th. Please click HERE for detailed information, deadlines, and requirements.
• Cheerleading Pre-Tryout Informational meeting is Tuesday, April 11th at 7:30pm in the Forum Room. You must attend with a parent or guardian. Tryouts are open to all 8th through 11th grade students. Please email ahanna@cbsd.org for any additional information.
• If you and would like to receive immediate updates on game schedules, cancellations, etc., visit Tamanend Athletics web page and become a “fan” to get alerts for your child’s team.

FROM CB SOUTH:

• Spring sports at CB South began on Monday, March 6th. 9th graders who are playing a Spring sport: If going to a practice/game directly from school (taking the shuttle) and need to store a bag/equipment, all items are to be put in the classroom where you will be leaving from. For example…on normal days, bags go in 7th period rooms so kids can catch the shuttle; on days when leaving early for an away game, such as 6th period, bags go in your 6th period classroom. Student athletes are to pay very close attention for updates from coaches (email, Remind, text, web page, etc.). Tamanend will not make announcements each day for cancellations, schedule adjustments, etc. It is the your responsibility to know what your team is doing each day. Also, please be reminded that you are dismissed from class 10 minutes prior to your bus leaving Tamanend. Please do not request teachers to dismiss you earlier than that.

• Cheerleading Pre-Tryout Informational meeting is Tuesday, April 11th at 7:30pm in the Forum Room. You must attend with a parent or guardian. Tryouts are open to all 8th through 11th grade students. Please email ahanna@cbsd.org for any additional information.
• All students attending games at CB South from now on must present their student ID when purchasing tickets/entering gates. Students will not be sold tickets or allowed inside without their IDs.

We hope that everyone will continue to support our athletic teams during the fall season. CB South prides itself on good sportsmanship on the part of players and fans alike. Please keep the following in mind as you cheer for our teams this season:

1. Middle school aged students must be accompanied by a parent.
2. The use of profanity and vulgarity is unacceptable at athletic events. Please do not engage in inappropriate or demeaning chants during games. Students who do not comply with this expectation will be ejected from the games and will face disciplinary consequences. Let’s focus on supporting our team, not degrading the opposing school.
3. Entering/Rushing the athletes’ area of play is prohibited and dangerous to security, teachers, spectators, and the athletes.
4. Students are not permitted to bring purses, draw string bags, backpacks, food, or beverages to any athletic event in the Fall season.
5. Students are prohibited from trespassing on the property of any school in the Central Bucks School District or on any property in any other school district. Damaging school property or engaging in any other activity that inconveniences the other school’s staff is strictly prohibited and will be considered vandalism, resulting in disciplinary and legal consequences. Please do not jeopardize your good standing by engaging in this type of unacceptable behavior.
6. All Central Bucks School District and Central Bucks High School South’s polices apply to students at athletic events. Please be advised that coming to an athletic event under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is not only extremely dangerous, but also violates School Board Policy 227. If a student chooses to attend a CB South athletic event while under the influence, law enforcement will be notified and a 5-day suspension will be imposed.

CB South’s Administration respectfully requests that parents monitor their child’s whereabouts and actions before athletic events at CB South. Please be aware of your child’s plans before the event, how they will safely get to the event, and how they will safely arrive home from the event.

We hope that you continue to show your enthusiasm and school spirit as we enter the fall athletic season. The Faculty and Administration at CB South has always considered your ability to support our teams in a positive and respectful manner as one of our key points of pride. Please join your classmates in continuing this proud tradition.

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of Current 9th Graders:

We are pleased to be taking the ninth grade class to Washington DC. Our trip will be on Thursday, March 30th, and will involve a full day for students at our nation’s capital. We will be visiting many of the memorials and museums open to visitors throughout the day. It is a full day, and we will be leaving Tamanend at 6:15 AM and we will return to school at approximately 10:30 PM. In addition to this being a great experience for students, the trip is tied to our 9th grade curriculum and our expectation is that each student attends so that they can be a part of this important class and experiential learning experience.

The total cost of the trip is $65. This includes transportation and admission to the museums but does not include food for the day. Payment for the trip and signing the permission slip is to be made through the district online payment system, mypaymentsplus.com.

If you prefer not to take care of this online, payment can also be made in cash or checks (made out to Tamanend Middle School). You will first need to request a paper copy of the permission slip, complete it, and then drop off the payment and permission slip to the Main Office or your child can give it to Mrs. Marano in Room 311. You can request a paper copy of the permission slip by emailing lmarano@cbsd.org or your child can get one from Mrs. Marano in Room 311. Payment needs to be made by 3/20. If your family is experiencing a financial hardship, please email Mrs. Marano at lmarano@cbsd.org or Dr. Caughie at bcaughie@cbsd.org to discuss payment options. Due to our costs, the payment for the trip is non-refundable.

Due to the length of the day, students will be away from home for all their meals. Students are welcome to pack food for the bus trip, as well as lunch and dinner. Students will also have the opportunity to purchase lunch at restaurants surrounding the museums, food trucks located outside the museums, and Union Station where they will have the option to purchase dinner at a variety of fast food eating establishments. If students wish to purchase both lunch and dinner, they should plan to bring enough money to do so (approximately $30). There is also an option for your child to order a prepared lunch from the Cafeteria. If you would like to order a prepared lunch, please have your child see Mrs. Marano in Room 311.

Students will be signing up for their groups soon. Once groups are selected, we will be assigning parents who volunteered to chaperone (with clearances) to their child’s group. Please tell your child if you volunteered so they know when they are forming their groups. We appreciate the number of parents who volunteered to chaperone, but with limited seating on the busses we may be unable to take you all. If there are multiple chaperones per group, we will choose the chaperones by lottery. If you have questions about groups, please ask your child who they plan to sign up with.

We look forward to a great day on March 30th. Thank you.

Sincerely,

The Ninth Grade Team

Do you have a tendency to procrastinate? Do you sometimes feel stressed out and overwhelmed? Could you use a little help with time management? Join the enrichment book club! Over the course of 6 weeks from February 27th to April 3rd, we will meet on Mondays during I&E to read and discuss the best-selling book, Eat That Frog for Students by Brian Tracy. Don’t worry, no frogs will be harmed! “Eat that frog” actually refers to a personal productivity technique in which you tackle your biggest, most important task (you know, the one you’re most likely to procrastinate on) right away. The book is full of wonderful suggestions and strategies surrounding time management, personal responsibility, motivation, stress management, pressure to succeed, and many other topics that are critical for middle and high school students. Tamanend will provide you with a copy of the book to borrow for the duration of the book club. The enrichment book club is open to 15 students. A reminder that students must be in good academic standing (good grades, no make-up work) in order to attend enrichment activities during Tiger’s i. Email Mrs. Walter at twalterveverka@cbsd.org to add your name to the list!

Curious about origami, the Japanese art of paper folding? Join us for an origami enrichment opportunity making butterflies to decorate our school for KADMF Day! We will meet Mondays during I&E starting January 30th. Email Mrs. Walter at twalterveverka@cbsd.org to sign up! A reminder that students must be in good academic standing (good grades, not make-up work) in order to attend enrichment activities during Tiger’s i.

Join us on Thursdays during Tiger’s i in the Library for games of strategy, critical thinking, problem-solving, and a little luck. Choose from Catan, Pandemic, Azul, The Quest for Eldorado, Chess, escape room games, and 1000-piece puzzles! A reminder that students must be in good academic standing (good grades, not make-up work) in order to attend enrichment activities during Tiger’s i. Please email Mrs. Walter at twalterveverka@cbsd.org to sign up.

If you order online prior to January 31, 2022 the cost of the full-color, hardback yearbook is available for $40 (plus tax). This is also the deadline if you’d like to add any additional personalization to your child’s yearbook. The price of the yearbook will increase to $45 (plus tax) from February 1st- April 30th. After this April 30th date, we unfortunately cannot guarantee your child will be able to purchase a yearbook at the end of the year. Please click the link here to take you to Jostens online ordering page for Tamanend. No pre-orders will be accepted in school – all orders must be done through Jostens. If you have any questions, please email Kristen Gerth at kgerth@cbsd.org. If you have a financial concern, please contact our school social worker Mrs. Raquel Riad rriad@cbsd.org .

Pennsylvania law requires all persons having direct contact with school children to obtain background checks and clearances. If you are planning on volunteer in in a Central Bucks school during the 2022-2023 school year, you will need to go to Volunteer Required Paperwork, and complete what is needed to be an approved volunteer in our school. Thank you!

Congratulations Jazz Band on a very successful second outing of the year to Strayer Middle School on Friday night! Though the band was pretty waterlogged from the downpour on Friday evening, that didn’t stop them from steaming up the room and impressing the judges with some nice improvements from their first festival. The band played well and received many commendations for their outstanding performance. Congratulations on receiving your Second 1st-place Superior Rating and many positive comments from the judges, and a shout out to the rhythm section for receiving their second section award of the season. And lastly, congratulations to George Leigh for receiving an individual solo award for his Trumpet improv. The band competes next on the 17th at Pennbrook in the North Penn School District.

Tamanend Middle School empowers students to grow academically, socially and emotionally. Students, staff, and families work collaboratively to model the acronym ROAR.

Respect yourself, others, and property.

Own your behaviors.

Act appropriately.

Remember Kindness.

We believe that a caring, positive school culture and learning environment foster respectful, thoughtful, appropriate, and kind citizens.

In order to operationalize our mission, Tamanend utilizes a school-wide positive behavioral intervention and support plan (SWPBIS). This plan helps us establish a social culture in which students expect and support appropriate behavior from one another— creating school environments that are socially predictable, consistent, safe, and positive. This helps to reduce problem behaviors that lead to office discipline referrals and suspensions, and to change perceptions of school safety.

A reminder that in order to attend school, students need to be fever free for 24 hours without medication. A fever is considered 100.4 or higher.

Families can access the online application for Free & Reduced Meals by clicking here. The application must be submitted each year.

For supervision and safety reasons, students may not be dropped off at school before 7:10 a.m. If you are driving your student to school and arrive before 7:10, please remain in your car with your student until 7:10 a.m.

Students are not required to purchase a CBSD issued physical education uniform; however, students will be required to change into athletic attire and sneakers to participate safely and practice good hygiene. Student attire must adhere to the dress code guidelines presented in the student handbook. CB locks will still be required to purchase to ensure personal items are secured in a locker. Locks are available for purchase on MyPaymentsPlus.

The regular school day is from 7:30--2:30.

7:10: Students may be dropped off at Tamanend.

7:10--7:20*: 7th Graders wait in the Auditorium; 8th Graders wait in the Cafeteria; 9th Graders wait in Main Gym

7:20: Classrooms open to students

7:27: Reminder bell rings

7:30: First period classes begin

*Breakfast is available to students in all grades beginning at 7:10 in the Cafeteria.

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

• Phone (Attendance hotline): 267-893-2920
• Written note to be turned in to Main Office
• Through Portal. Click here to learn how to report student absences through Portal.
  

Tamanend is committed to ensuring that every child has a positive experience at our school. We work hard to ensure that we have financial supports in place for families in need. Please be aware that we can help with the following resources:

• Food--pantry with healthy snacks and personal care items available all day outside of Guidance; meals to take home (students and/or parents and guardians can contact Mrs. Consoletti in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Myrtetus in the Health Office); weekend food packages to take home (students and/or parents and guardians can contact Mrs. Consoletti in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Myrtetus in the Health Office)
• Clothing
• Internet access
• Field trips, school supplies, fees
• Holiday gifts

If your family experiences a financial hardship, please feel free to email one of the staff members below so that we may help:

Brian Caughie (Principal) bcaughie@cbsd.org

Kyle Dudley (Assistant Principal) kdudley@cbsd.org

Lauren Myrtetus (Certified School Nurse) lmyrtetus@cbsd.org

Jeff Klein (Guidance Counselor and Athletic Director) jklein@cbsd.org

Mandy Cammann (Guidance Counselor) mcammann@cbsd.org

Andrea Consoletti (Guidance Secretary) aconsoletti@cbsd.org

Please click on the link below to learn about food assistance for families in Central Bucks:

https://vimeo.com/748146211 (English version)

https://vimeo.com/748143109 (versión en español)

We received a donation of brand new backpacks. If you would like one for your child, please email one of the following staff members and we will set one aside for you:

Brian Caughie, Principal bcaughie@cbsd.org

Patti Hartz, Secretary phartz@cbsd.org

Andrea Consoletti, Student Service Secretary aconsoletti@cbsd.org

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 (Posted each school day morning on our website and in Canvas. Look for the “Tamanend Announcements” course. Students will self-enroll in this course during the first week of school.
  
• 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
  

Starting with the 2022-2023 school year, Tamanend is changing how we publish daily announcements. We will continue to post our daily announcements on our website. We will also be publishing daily announcements through Canvas. We believe this change will make students more connected to the many activities and events available at our school. Tamanend Students will self-enroll in the "Tamanend Announcements" Canvas course during the first week of school. If parent(s)/guardian(s) wish to receive the daily announcements via email blast, they should email Mrs. Patti Hartz.