Tiverton Middle School
Winter/Early Spring 2015 Newsletter
Rhode Island State Elks Americanism Essay Contest Honorable Mention Winner
Congratulations, Emma! You make TMS proud!
Rhode Island State House Essay Contest Winners
The essay question was: How does participating in community service make students better citizens?
The winners are: Emma Baker and Keira McQueen. Yes, that's right! Emma Baker won this contest too, and both essays were so well done, we had a tie!
Congratulations Emma and Keira! Great job!
(Force = Mass x Acceleration), FMA Live!
Grades 5 and 8 cover forces and motion in their science curriculum, so this presentation is perfect for our scholars! Physical education staff members are on board with the program and promise to get involved with some of the fun activities (sumo wrestling, anyone?).
Wednesday, April 8th in the TMS Gymnasium:
Show Times:
Show 1: 11:00am – 11:45am (Grade 8 / and phys ed students = 190 Students )
Show 2: 12:30pm – 1:15pm (Grade 5 / and phys ed students = 190 Students)
Named for Sir Isaac Newton’s Second Law (Force = Mass x Acceleration), FMA Live! is a traveling multimedia science education concert that uses live actors, hip hop songs, music videos and interactive science demonstrations to teach middle school students about Newton’s Laws of Motion and Gravity in a compelling and memorable way. For more information on the show, please visit the web site at FMALive.com.
TMS GIrls' Basketball Team Has Winningest Season Ever!
Record: 9 wins 6 losses
This was the first year making play-offs -- and winning in the first round. In the second round we faced the #1 overall seed, and lost but the girls never gave up and played their hearts out and gave 100%.
The team this year showed: dedication, hard work, leadership, and aggressiveness, and most of all they were FIERCE.
Woot! Woot!
Aja Caldwell
Marisa Cayer
Hailey Chapman
Jillian DaSilva
Sascha Duggan
Arianna Helger
Jenna Helger
Shelby Hibbert
Amelia Peterson
Mariah Ramos
Kaytlyn Santos
Asha Taber
Jaimi Vaillancourt
Becca Vaillancourt
The Team Members Were Feted at a SC Meeting!
TMS Singers to Participate in All-State Chorus!
February's Students of the Month!
Grade 5: Tyler Beck and Alysha White
Grade 6: Katina Azevedo and Justin Durfee
Grade 7: Sarah Downey and Aaron Case
Grade 8: Suzanne Buckley and Jack MaroisRevolutionary Research
January's Students of the Month!
From Left to Right:
Gr. 5 Kate Peterson and Brendan O’Brien
Gr. 6 Gwyneth Hallman and Tyler Vendetolli (not pictured)
Gr. 7 Brenna Nobrega and Rosemary Rashleigh-McNally
Gr. 8 Jessica Gonsalves and Harley Quicksall
Mr. Schreiner's Art Blog
Ms. Nadeau's Blog: ART ACCOLADES!
2015 Rhode Island Scholastic Art Awards
Alyssa Ronan
"Still Life"
Graphite Drawing
Grade 8/Miss Nadeau
India Roemlein
"Mystic"
Acrylic Paint
Grade 8/Miss Nadeau
India Roemlein
"Reflection"
Graphite Drawing
Grade 8/Miss Nadeau
Taylor Craig
"Texture Study"
Graphite Pencil
Grade 8/Miss Nadeau
Alex Mulligan
"Illusion of the Eye"
Graphite Pencil
Grade 8/Miss Nadeau
Peace Poster Contest Winners
Lauryn Gregory
1st Place @ TMS
3rd Place @ the state level
Lakin Lachapelle
2nd Place
Emily Tosi
3rd Place
8th Grader, Jeremy Mello Wins School-Wide Geography Bee!
Jeremy Mello was the 1st place winner, of the school-level competition, of the 2015 National Geographic Geography Bee. He now has the chance to represent Tiverton Middle School at the state-level competition, to be held on March 7th, at Rhode Island College. If chosen, he will be competing for a spot in the national competition to be held in Washington D.C., in May, and the chance to be crowned National Geographic Bee Champion.
Good Luck Jeremy!
December's Students of the Month!
Gr. 8 Kayana Urrego and Seth Rodrigues
Gr. 7 Leilani Williams and Matt Parella
Gr. 6 Nick Mendoza and Haley Ronan
Gr. 5 Jenna Bowdren and Dylan LeDuc
November's Students of the Month
Grade 8: Ben Peixoto and India Romelin
Grade 7: Giavanna Mattera and Rebecca Vaillancourt
Grade 6: Jared Landoch and Tyler Verrette
Grade 5: EmilyOakes and Maya Mills
Tiverton Middle School Spelling Bee: Preliminary Round
Grade 5:
Winner: Oscar Van Dale
Runner-Up: Emily Johnson
Grade 6:
Winner: Chantal Valdez
Runner-Up: Tyler Costa
Grade 7:
Winner: Nick Tardie
Runner-Up: Kyle Fernandes
Grade 8:
Winner: Zoe Magrath
Runner-Up: Corey Pacheco
TMS Preliminary Round: Winners and Runner-Ups
Not pictured: Corey Pacheco (Grade 8 Runner-Up), Kyle Fernandes (Grade 7 Runner-Up)
TMS Final Round Participants
TMS Spelling Bee Winner!
Tiverton Middle School Spelling Bee Winner: Nick Tardie (pictured below on left)
Runner-Up: Zoe Magrath (pictured below on right)
Congratulations and best of luck to Nick who will be representing Tiverton Middle School at the state Spelling Bee!
Congratulations Ms. Nadeau!
Skype with Eliot Schrefer
Skype With Jennifer Nielsen
Thursday, Jan 15, 2015, 02:30 PM
Tiverton Middle School Library
Make Tiverton Middle School A Winner!
Tiverton Middle School is in the running to be named one of the world’s most innovative schools and we need your support to win! There’s $200,000 on the line, so keep reading to learn how you can support our school.
Earlier this year, we entered the Follett Challenge, a program created by Follett to find and reward schools for their work applying technology, content and creativity in ways that engage students, foster literacy and promote critical thinking. As part of the competition, we created a short video about what makes our program unique.
Please support us by viewing our video and voting for our submission at FollettChallenge.com website under the “View Entries” tab or at the following link:
http://www.follettchallenge.com/video.cfm?id=486#.VL5VXiysR-Q.
20% of our total score is based on how well we spread the word about our video and earn votes! You can cast one vote per day from January 19, 2015 to January 30, 2015, so be sure to visit often!
By casting your vote, you’ll help us to spread the word about all the exciting activities going on in our school.
Thank you for your support. Your vote could make the difference in helping our school be crowned the Follett Challenge champion!
Tiverton Middle School
Email: ldias-mitchell@tivertonschools.org
Website: http://tms.tivertonschools.org/
Location: 10 Quintal Drive, Tiverton, RI, United States
Phone: 401-624-66678
TMS Mission Statement
Tiverton Middle School is committed to providing a learning environment that promotes the unique talents and abilities of all students, ensures high quality instruction, and actively engages families and the community. Our dedication to excellence is integral as we challenge, guide and support all students in their development to becoming self-sufficient and contributing citizens of our local and global communities.