Thomas Timberwolves
School Community Newsletter ~ 4/17/22
Hello, Parents and Guardians,
We hope your family has enjoyed this long holiday weekend. Tomorrow, Monday, April 18th, District 25 students return to the building and our 7th grade students will have an Advisory Safety Assembly with our School Resource Officers during homeroom. Tomorrow from 1-7 PM the TMS PTA is hosting a fundraiser at Bubbakoo's Burritos located at 115 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights. Please consider purchasing food for your family and showing the flyer below so that we can earn 15% of your purchase to support the TMS PTA!
Special thanks to our PTA Activity Committee for a spectacular time at the Spring Activity Event and 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament this past Thursday. With over 450+ students in attendance, we are grateful for the support of so many parent volunteers along with staff members Ms. Golemo, Mrs. Holbrook, and Mr. Kennenbeck! Check out the photos below from this event.
NEW items in this newsletter:
- Student Council Supports Ukraine
- DEN Club Mental Health Bingo
- Congratulations to the TMS Wind Ensemble Band Members
- District 25 Earns National Recognition...Awarded the Best Communities for Music Education!
PLEASE JOIN US! The ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge is set for April 30, 2022, and TMS is looking to get as many students, staff, and community members to participate as possible. Registration can be completed at: bit.ly/ABC25GetBurbed2022
Upcoming Important Dates:
Bubbakoo's PTA Fundraiser 1-7 PM - Monday, April 18th
6th Grade SRO Advisory Safety Assembly - Monday, April 25th
TMS Spring Play Performance - Friday & Saturday, April 29th & 30th
- Pride of the Pack All School Assembly - Monday, May 2nd *Revised daily schedule
- PTA Spring Plant Sale Pickup - Thursday, May 12th
- TMS Band Concert - Thursday, May 12th *Advisory Schedule
- Last Day of TMS Shield Testing - Monday, May 16th
- 8th Grade Great America Trip - Thursday, May 26th
- 8th Grade PTA Picnic & Dance Party & Kona Ice - Wednesday, June 1st *Volunteers needed!
- 8th Grade Graduation - Wednesday, June 1st
- Last Day of School 6th & 7th Grade - PTA Kona Ice Treat - Friday, June 3rd
Thank you and take care,
Lori, Greg, & Nick
TMS Student Council Supports Ukraine
Congratulations to the TMS Wind Ensemble Band Members
Please congratulate the TMS Wind Ensemble Band members for their outstanding performance at our regional festival this past weekend. They achieved a "Division 1/Superior" rating for their efforts! This is a result of a lot of hard work, learning responsibility, and ownership of their individual contributions to the whole. Each member grew tremendously, both in terms of their musicianship as well as character development and teamwork.
The Wind Ensemble performed three songs for a panel of esteemed judges, followed by a clinic. Afterward, they enjoyed the opportunity to listen to several other Illinois bands perform. Among them, our TMS alumni at BGHS and JHHS gave some truly incredible performances.
District 25 Earns National Recognition...Awarded the Best Communities for Music Education!
You probably already knew it, but Arlington Heights School District 25 is one of the country's best communities for music education!
Thanks to our dedicated, creative, passionate, enthusiastic, and caring Music, Band, and Music for Youth teachers, District 25 has been awarded Best Communities for Music Education national recognition by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. The Foundation recognizes and celebrates school districts for their support and commitment to music education.
Please take a moment to give our exceptional music educators a standing ovation. Bravo!
April 30, 2022 for the ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge
Join us on April 30, 2022 for the ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge! Early registration is now open! Go to bit.ly/ABC25GetBurbed2022 to register.
This is a great opportunity to gather students, families, and staff from across the district to support our schools! VIsit abc25challenge.com or follow @abc25challenge on Twitter to stay up to date with all race updates.
Thank you!
Angie Thanopoulos and Katie Lindgren
ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge Race Co-Directors
8th Grade Save-The-Dates Information (updated 4/17/22)
- 8th Grade Great America Trip - Thursday, May 26th *Students should be picked up at 6 pm from TMS.
- 8th Grade Picnic & Dance Party - Wednesday, June 1 *The PTA will be seeking parent volunteers for this event. Please be on the lookout for the SignUpGenius.
- 8th Grade Graduation Date - Wednesday, June 1 @ BGHS Football Stadium *If the weather does not cooperate the ceremony will be moved indoors at BGHS. Therefore, we will not need the June 2 rain date. Both the gym and football stadium have ample seating for our 340 graduates and families.
PARENT SUPPORT NEEDED PLEASE: Consistent daily attendance and on-time arrival are essential to student success!
Social Emotional Learning with the Tom McSheehy at the Teaching Heart Institute
Tom was brought to us through the Hayden Hurst Family Foundation in honor of TMS and BGHS alumni Evan Lindborg. We will be forever grateful for Evan's legacy and to his family for the opportunity to educate our community about mental health and suicide prevention.
Tom has provided 2 Parent Webinar evening events and one more event is scheduled.
Click here for a recording of the 2/22/22 Social-Emotional Learning: Strengthening the Mental Health of Teenagers.
A recording of the Wednesday, March 30th event will be shared soon. Emotional Support: Guiding Adolescents in Learning to Deal with their Emotions in Healthy Ways
Wednesday, April 27th from 7-8 PM - Mental Health and Suicide Awareness: Educating Parents About These Important Topics
Tom McSheehy MSW, LSW
720-369-3000
Teaching Heart Institute
teachingheartinstitute.com
Parent Education Information on The Glenbard Parent Series
TMS PTA
The Parent-Teacher-Association meets monthly. The final PTA meeting of this school year is May 10th at 7 PM in the LMC.
2021-2022 PTA Officers:
President: Amy Hoffman
President-Elect: Suzanne Krause
Vice President: Melissa Teuscher
Treasurer: Kelly Spokas
Secretary: Deborah Oiler
Do you have questions for the PTA? Email the PTA at: thomasmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
Summer U 2022
Extra Help Is Available
Please encourage your child to attend Office Hours/11th Hour/Homework Club and to reach out to teachers if they need help or just want a place to work on their academics after school. This support is FREE and can be extremely helpful.
Shield Testing Information
At TMS, Shield Testing is conducted on Monday afternoons. TMS students enrolled in Shield Testing are responsible for going to the LMC during their homeroom's assigned time. A reminder for the testing schedule is posted in the Morning Announcements on Mondays. Students are not called down to test.
Please click the links below and fill out the Shield form if you would like to unenroll your child.
Unenroll my child from SHIELD testing.
Testing is scheduled to end on May 19th.
GENERAL D25 BUS INFORMATION
If your child is a bus rider, the bus information and bus passes are sent to you by Laura Comastro from our transportation department. Students are required to show their bus pass each day. Please direct all transportation and bussing questions to Laura Comastro.
Her contact information is:(847)758-4888 or lcomastro@sd25.org
Those wishing to submit a flyer to be posted must complete a District 25 E-Flyer Request & send to Darcy Moder via email at dmoder@sd25.org.
FREE Breakfast at TMS!
WHEN: Monday - Friday from 7:30 AM until 7:45 AM
WHERE: Students should enter the building and tell the door supervisors that they are going to breakfast in the Commons Extension.
Illinois State Report Card - Thomas
Thomas Middle School
Email: tmsadmin@sd25.org
Website: https://www.sd25.org/Domain/9
Location: 1430 N Belmont Ave, Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Phone: 847.398.4260
Twitter: @AHSD25Thomas