The Taylor Road Messenger
Monday, October 17, 2016
Taylor Road Middle School
Website: http://www.trms.ga.net
Location: 5150 Taylor Road, Johns Creek, GA, United States
Phone: (470) 254-7090
Twitter: @Proud_Tigers
Mark Your Calendar! Upcoming Events
This is Red Ribbon Week!
October 18th: Linda McCain Meeting @ Chattahoochee HS (7:00 p.m.)
October 18th: 8th Grade Roswell Walking Tour (1/2 of 8th grade)
October 18th: Progress Reports Sent Home
October 20th: Fall Choral Concert (6:30 p.m., TRMS gym)
October 20th-21st: 6th and 7th grade Device Re-Deployment
October 24th - 27th: Iowa Assessment (8th grade)
October 25th: 8th Grade Orchestra Concert (7:00 p.m., CHS Auditorium)
October 27th: 6th Grade Fall Dance
November 15th: CloseUp Washington Trip Informational Meeting
Red Ribbon Week: October 17 - 21
The TRMS PTA has a fun week planned for Red Ribbon Week. We will be asking drug related questions and awarding prizes to correct answers. The dress up days are as follows:
Monday- Start of the week wearing Red to show our unity in keeping away from drugs.
Tuesday- "Too Bright for Drugs", wear neon.
Wednesday- "Head to Toe I am Drug Free!" Crazy hat and sock day.
Thursday- "Put a Cap on Drugs", hat or cap day.
Friday- "Team Up Against Drugs", Jersey day.
Café Celebrates National School Lunch Week Oct. 17th—21st!
Do you know what is being served in your child’s school café? The answer may surprise you! Thanks to sound nutrition guidelines, school lunch has changed for the better over the past few years! Fulton County School Nutrition menus feature healthier options, more fruits and veggies, locally-sourced produce, chef-inspired recipes, and more choices for kids! National School Lunch Week is October 17th—21st, and the school café is ready to celebrate with special guest servers, and prize giveaways! To celebrate National Farm to School Month, we will host a Try-It Tuesday and provide a free spinach recipe to students. Students will be automatically entered to win the Grand Prize everyday they eat school lunch during the week! Winners will be announced on Friday Oct. 21st! “Show Your Spirit” and join the school café during National School Lunch Week!
6th Grade Dance
Hello Parents!
As you know, the 6th grade dance is just right around the corner on October 27, 2016, from 4:00pm - 6:00pm We are still looking for volunteers to assist us with this year's dance. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up using the link(s) below. The first link is for item donation and the second link is to volunteer your time during the dance. You can sign up for both if you'd like. Please email Nikki Webber at a.webber@att.net if you have any questions.
We hope you can join us and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
DONATION SIGN UP LINK:
6th Grade Fall Festival & Dance Donation Sheet
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP LINK:
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FALL IS HERE!!!!
Order your TRMS Hoodies and Jackets while you can.
- Last order will be October 28th for early November delivery!
If you have already placed an order in August you will be receiving your order by the end of next week. Orders placed mid to late September will be filled with our next order for early November delivery.
It's also not too late to order s/s tee shirts, magnets and flash drives!
- It’s easy to order
Click on the Link below to go directly to our TRMS PTA web site and order spirit wear on line!
http://www.trmspta.com/membership.html
This year we have 2 colors in our hoodies and we are offering zip front fleece jackets also in 2 colors. See pictures below.
Iowa Assessment for 8th Grade Students Only
Dear 8th grade Family,
From October 24, 2016 to October 27, 2016, your student will take the Iowa Assessments™. The purpose of this letter is to inform you about the tests so that—with your support and encouragement—your student will do his or her best on the tests.
About the Iowa Assessments
The Iowa Assessments help determine how students are performing on nationwide standards. These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
The Iowa Assessments help teachers identify a student’s strengths and areas that may need additional emphasis. The Iowa Assessments also measure student growth and progress in the content areas assessed from year to year. The assessments produce information that enables sound decision making and provides a focus for teachers to evaluate instruction.
Each test includes sample questions to help students become familiar with the content and format of the tests. Samples help students understand what to do—how to mark answers and move from question to question.
The Iowa Assessments are administered online in Fulton County. For most tests, students read the questions and mark their answers by clicking the correct answer for each question. All test questions are multiple choice, and the subtests last about 10 to 35 minutes each.
How your student can prepare for test taking—and what you can do to help
A student who has a positive attitude about testing is best prepared. You can help your student do his or her best by considering these tips:
Make sure that your student brings his/her school device on test days. Students who do not have the school device will be able to take the test on a loaner device.
Make sure that your student is in school and on time on test days.
Make sure your student gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before each day of testing.
Remind your student that these tests are only one measure of what he or she has learned. Emphasize that you have confidence in his or her ability to do the best job possible.
Remind your student to listen to the directions and read each question carefully during testing. Encourage your student to ask the teacher for help if he or she does not understand the directions.
Thank you very much for encouraging and supporting your student during testing. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Christina Kim at kimc@fultonschools.org
PSAT Opportunity for 8th Grade Students
Taylor Road Middle School has partnered with Chattahoochee HS
for an exciting opportunity for a limited number of 8th graders!
We will walk to CHS at 9:00 AM on November 2nd for the PSAT.
Don't wait to use the sign up link below!
For a $15 fee, your student my take a Preliminary SAT for 8/9th graders on November 2nd. Check out the new SAT format before all others!
- $15 fee to be collected at TRMS before first period on October 28th outside media center in the rotunda
- **Remember -- PSAT is FIRST come FIRST tested. Only a limited number of tests are available.
- **A waiting list will be established and eligible students/parents contacted after the October 28th payment date.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the PSAT.
The PSAT 8/9 is highly relevant to your future success and focuses on the skills and knowledge at the heart of education. It measures:
- What you learn in school
- What you need to succeed in college
Benefits
The PSAT 8/9 establishes a baseline measurement of your college and career readiness as you enter high school. It also gives you a chance to preview the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, and PSAT 10 and connect to AP courses.
Get Ready for the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT
When you get your test results, connect your College Board and Khan Academy® accounts to get free personalized study recommendations.
Get Matched to AP Courses
Your test results will let you know if you should check out AP US Government, AP Human Geography, or other AP Courses. AP Potential™ reports also help schools reach out to students that should consider AP courses. Additional details can be found at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/about
Office 365 Business is Now Available for Students
Cloud Storage
• OneDrive for Business
• 1 TB of space (will no longer need to use USB drives for storage)
• Ability to share files and collaborate
Productivity Tools
• Microsoft Office desktop versions and apps (latest versions)- can install on up to 5 PCs/Macs and 5 mobile devices
• Access to Office Online (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote)
• Access to Sway (presentation tool) and other educational tools as they become available and approved by the Instructional Technology Department
Email
• Microsoft Outlook
• A student’s email address is ID#@fcstu.org (Example: 1234567891@fcstu.org). The student ID is your Fulton lunch number.
• Students will be able to use the email account to communicate with Fulton employees ONLY. Student to student email has been disabled.
• An official school email address will allow for better communication between students and teachers.
School announcements and reminders will be able to be disseminated faster and more efficiently.
• Email messages may be reviewed by the District at any time
• School email addresses are a privilege that may be revoked.
Click here to learn more about Office 365 for Students
Are you interested in joining Girl Scouts?
Please Help!
Jr. Beta and Student Forum are joining together to collect school items for the Wildwood Elementary School (Pre-K -5th grade) Flood victims in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We are collecting items such as socks, underwear, school supplies (markers, crayons, paper, pencils, notebooks, glue sticks, colored pencils), toiletries, soap toothbrushes, and toothpaste.
Large cardboard boxes are in the front foyer as well as at the entrance to the 6-8th grade hallways.
Please give to these children so they can have a good school year. We will be collecting the entire month of October. Please give generously!
Are you interested in an overnight field trip tentatively scheduled for May 2017?
CLOSE-UP Washington DC tours has extended an invitation to Taylor Road students. They’ve asked we join hundreds of other students from across the nation to create memories of a lifetime while discovering the history of our countries greatest monuments and memorials. Make new friends and bond with the one’s you already have during Close-Up’s interactive and fast-paced tour of our nation’s capital.
Want to find out more about this fun and exciting overnight trip to Washington DC? A parent informational meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 15th, at 6PM & you can also check it out on-line simply go to Closeup.org.
Chattahoochee HS needs our help.
Middle and Elementary students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 at all CHS sports events. Younger students who do not attend Chattahoochee High School and appear at a ticket booth without a parent or guardian will be asked to call home for a pick-up. No athletic items: Frisbees, footballs, lacrosse sticks, balls, bats, etc… may be brought into the stadium. Please leave these items at home, in your cars or lockers. Thanks for your cooperation!
Lost and Found
Parents, please remind your students to check the lost and found table outside of the cafeteria doors for lunch boxes, coats, agendas, books etc. We already have a large collection of items that need to be picked up. Items left over two weeks are donated to charity.
PTA Membership
BE INFORMED. BE ACTIVE!
We are still accepting PTA memberships. You can join and pay online by visiting our website at www.trmspta.com
Questions?
Email Laura Gossage, PTA President, at trmsptapresident@gmail.com
Email: trmsptapresident@gmail.com
Website: http://www.trmspta.com/