TMS Connect
April 26th, 2024
Happenings at TMS
Students of the Month
8th Grade - SJ Hill and Quinn Tolle
7th Grade - Natalie Mumbower and Jameson Butler
6th Grade - Aubry Walker and Hendrix Bennington
Washington DC Trip
A group of 93 teachers, staff, parents, families, and students recently made the trek to Washington DC for our annual 8th grade DC field trip! They had the opportunity to visit Arlington Cemetery, the White House, the Supreme Court, the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, WWII Memorial, Lincoln Monument, Tidal Basin, Library of...gosh, the point is, they did a lot in 3 days! It was a great trip! 7th grade families, we strongly encourage your child's participation in next year's trip! See some pictures below!
Learning about the History of Congress
At the FDR Memorial
Degler Photobombs
FFA Awards Banquet - Congratulations to our FFA Students!
The Tipton FFA held its annual awards banquet at the Tipton 4-H Building on April 14, 2024.
The 2024 Awards were led by the middle and high school FFA officer teams and advisors, Emily
Pafford, Stacey Hartley and Jessica Nichols. Multiple students were honored across THS and TMS for their contributions! We wanted to make sure to shout out a couple in our newsletter.
Aubrey Henderson - Outstanding 7th Grade Member
Claire Cloud and Jacob Hartley - Outstanding 8th Grade Members
Archery at TMS
We are proud to announce that Tipton Middle School is now a certified NASP (National Archery in School Program) school! NASP is a fun and engaging program that is aimed at improving educational performance. The lessons and activities included in NASP teach standards of physical education and beyond. Students will also be learning about the history and culture of archery, safety practices, and Archery scoring. By participating in NASP, students also gain character development skills like focus, self-control, discipline, and patience.
We are thankful that our middle school physical education staff took the initiative to research this program and apply for the grant. This has also been made possible because of our amazing community. Scott Day with Encompass, Jason Hare with Edward Jones, and the Tipton Professional Fire Fighters Local 1979 all contributed funds to make this happen for our students. Because of their efforts, we now have all the equipment needed and four adults that have been certified by NASP to ensure that this program is safe for students, instructors, bystanders, and the facility.
6th Grade Civics - Final Project
The 6th grade Social Studies class will be doing a final project encouraging voting and would love your support! (How cool is it that our 6th graders are encouraging all of us to get involved!!!) If you are interested in supporting this final project, please consider donating by following THIS LINK to an Amazon wishlist!
FINAL iLearn Next Week!
Thank you all for your support in setting TMS students up for testing in these past two weeks. 7th and 8th graders are DONE with iLearn testing (woohoo!), and 6th graders will have complete their final testing this Tuesday (2 hours in the morning) and Wednesday (during Science class).
For each of testing days below, we ask that you help support your child's successful test-taking with the following steps:
1. Help support your child in getting a good night's sleep.
2. Make sure that your child charges their iPad every night.
3. We encourage students to eat a good breakfast before the test.
4. Students are encouraged to bring corded headphones with them to school.
5. Students will not be allowed to be on their iPads after testing. Students should bring a book to read upon completion of the test.
Thank you for your support in setting all of our kids up for success!
THANK YOU for your support of Staff Appreciation Week!
THANK YOU to all of our families who signed up to support during Staff Appreciation Week May 6th-10th. It always amazes me to see our families show their support for our teachers who do great work every day supporting our kids!
If you have any questions on when items need to be delivered to TMS for that sign up, please feel free to communicate with Mr. Ayars at the TMS Office.
(Repeat) Save the Date: End of Year Awards Ceremony!
End-of-Year TMS Awards
This year's end-of-year awards ceremony will be held on Friday, May 24th from 1-2:30pm in the THS Auditorium. More information will be coming in future newsletters, as families of students who are being presented a reward are all invited to attend.
Friday, May 24, 2024, 01:00 PM
Tipton High School Auditorium
Upcoming Dates
4/30-5/1 - Science iLearn Testing (Grades 6)
5/7, 5/9 - FINAL iReady Diagnostic Testing (will run a 2-hour delay schedule)
5/13 - TMS Rocks Parent Meeting (5:30pm) - Upcoming 6th grade parents only
5/14 - May Board Meeting (6:30pm)
5/24 - End of Year Awards Program (1:00pm)
5/27 - Memorial Day (No School!)
5/28 - Last Student Day!!
Tipton Middle School
Email: jayars@tcsc.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.tcsc.k12.in.us/tms
Location: 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN, USA
Phone: (765) 675.7521