TMS Weekly Update 2021-2022
November 19th, 2021
Enjoy the holiday
Blanket Making for Charity
Blanket Making Success!
20 Blankets made for local charities
Thank You Student Council and Mrs. Cassidy
Pumpkin Smash is Back!
Chromebook Use
Middle School Back to School Video
Cell Phone Usage
Please see menu changes for 11/22 and 11/30
Book Fair is Still Going Strong
Adopt A Family Raffle Baskets
Health Information
Substitute Teachers Needed at Norris Road Campus
Day to Day Substitutes
We are looking for day-to-day substitutes. Our daily rates are:
Paraprofessionals - $70
Teacher - $80
If you are interested or know someone who might be, please contactchristopher.pollet@tyngsboroughps.org or jeffrey.ogden@tyngsboroughps.orgAnti- Vaping Public Service Announcement
Host Families Needed
Host Families Needed
We are again in search of Tyngsborough Host Families for the second group of exchange students joining us this year. Our exchange program continues to be a great success and as a result, THS will be welcoming more exchange students from January to June 2022! We will welcome a girl and two boys from Italy. Families will be compensated for living expenses. This is a wonderful and fulfilling opportunity for the exchange students, host families, and our community. Please contact Betsy Spear at Elizabeth.Spear@tyngsboroughps.org with any questions or interest.
Test and Stay Consent
As you are aware Tyngsborough Public Schools has been participating in the Test and Stay program as offered by DESE this year.
The goal of “Test and Stay” is to allow asymptomatic students and staff to remain in school as safely as possible, while lessening the burden of school related quarantine on students, their families, teachers, and school administrators. Under the “Test and Stay” approach, students who come into contact during a school related event with an individual who tests positive will have the option of quarantine or “Test and Stay.” Those who participate in the TPS “Test and Stay” program do not need to quarantine with negative test results. The “Test and Stay” program is a daily nasal swab performed by the school nurse or other qualified healthcare professional for 5-7 days following exposure.
For your student to be eligible for this program, we must have signed consent on file before testing can occur. If we do not have a consent form on file, your student will need to quarantine for a minimum of 7 days. If you would like your student to participate in the “Test and Stay” program, please visit this link and fill in the consent form.
NOTE: The above consent form references pooled testing, symptomatic testing and Test and Stay. Please know that the Tyngsborough Public Schools will only be performing symptomatic testing for students who present with symptoms of COVID-19 during school hours (students should not come to school if they are feeling sick while at home) and testing related to the Test and Stay Program. We will not be participating in pooled testing.
Proof of Vaccination
Proof of Vaccination As a reminder in an effort to better understand our current vaccination rate, and to assess how close we are to the 80% threshold we would like to give parents the option to provide proof of vaccination for your child. If your child has received the COVID-19 vaccination and you would like this information added to your child’s health record, please provide proof of vaccine through one of the following options: Reply to (vaccination@tyngsboroughps.org) with an attached copy of vaccination card Secure Health Office Fax (978) 649-9194 Photocopy your student’s proof of vaccination and send it into the school nurse in a sealed envelope addressed to the Health Office While the school nurses have access to the Massachusetts State Immunization Registry which is a database that keeps confidential vaccination records in one place. Individuals choose to opt into this database which is typically offered by the primary care physician, or they may decline to have the information shared. As a result, our nurses do not always have the most updated information. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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NEW TMS ATTENDANCE EMAIL
If your child will be Absent, Tardy or will need to be Dismissed during the school day, please call the school at 978-649-3115 and use prompt #1, or you may email tmsattendance@tyngsboroughps.org, our new attendance email address. Thank you!
Athletic Update
Winter Sports Registration Open
Winter sports registration is now open. If your student is interested in participating in a winter sport, please visit the athletics page https://athletics.tyngsboroughps.org/ and choose Winter Sports Information for instructions and information about the start of the season.
The following sports will be offered this winter:
Girls Basketball Boys Basketball Ice Hockey Co-op w/Dracut HS (8th Grade Only)
If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Pitts in the athletic office at kelly.pitts@tyngsboroughps.org or 978-649-4210.
PTO Information
Tyngsborough Scholarship Trust
The Tyngsborough Scholarship Trust Committee is having a Gift Card Fundraiser. Attached is the form to complete and return by Friday December 3rd. Each school office is collecting the forms or they can be given to Cathy Polin or Chris Jablonski. If you have any questions, please contact christine.jablonski@tyngsboroughps.org
Upcoming Dates to Remember
November 2021
November 18th-24th: Scholastic Book Fair, TMS Library
November 24th- Pumpkin Smash
November 24th- Trimester 1 Grades Close; Early Release Day, All Students Dismissed at 10:55am
Thursday November 25 and Friday November 26- No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
DECEMBER 2021
Wednesday, December 1 - Early Release Day, All students dismissed at 10:55am
Friday, December 3 - Trimester 1 Report Cards
Tuesday, December 21 - Grade 7 Field trip to see "A Christmas Carol" production, North Shore Music Theater
Thursday, December 23 - Early Release Day, All students dismissed at 10:55am
Friday, December 24 - Friday, December 31 - Winter Break
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About TMS
Website: https://tms.tyngsboroughps.org/
Location: 50 Norris Road, Tyngsborough, MA, USA
Phone: 978-649-3115
Facebook: facebook.com/tynsboroughmiddleschool
Twitter: @TyngsMiddle