Gator Family News 10/29
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 Friday
Happy Friday!
It's been a busy week at the Swamp! Red Ribbon Week was filled with fun, exciting and educational activities. This year's Red Ribbon Week Theme was Drug Free Looks Like Me™. It was great seeing the level of participation from our students!
The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the Nation and a way for people and communities to take a visible stand against drugs. Our students and staff really stepped up in their level of participation. I'm so proud to stand with our Gators and say, "I am proud to be drug free!"
I hope you have an awesome weekend!
Mr. Blake
Upcoming Gator Home Events
- 11/1----TLMS (Boys) vs. Jacksonville MS Volleyball at 5:00/6:00 p.m. at TLMS
- 11/4----Beginner Band Showcase
- 11/12--The Little Mermaid JR at 7:30 p.m.
- 11/13--The Little Mermaid JR at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- 11/18--TLMS vs. Whitehouse MS Basketball at 5:00/6:00 p.m. at TLMS
Three Lakes MS Theatre proudly presents...
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: 98.233%
Grade 7: 97.17%
Grade 8: 98.51%
Overall: 97.95%
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