Halloween Costume Contest--Monday, October 31

8th Grade Revolutionary Life Day--Monday, October 31

Early Dismissal--Monday, October 31

End of First Marking Period / Early Dismissal--Friday, November 4

Red Cross Blood Drive--Friday, November 4 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm

First Marking Period Report Cards Posted on Portal--Friday, November 11

Tamanend Veterans Day Assembly--Friday, November 11

Middle Bucks Institute of Technology (MBIT) Open House--Thursday, December 1

INFORMATION:

• Family ID opened for Winter sports registration on October 1st. This includes girls basketball, wrestling, and boys basketball. All 7th and 8th Grade students interested in playing a Winter sport for Tamanend this year must be registered on the Family ID web site. Please click HERE for detailed information, deadlines, and requirements.
• The deadline for GIRLS BASKETBALL registration on Family ID is 8:00am on Thursday, October 27th. The deadline for WRESTLING registration is 8:00am on Thursday, November 10th, and the deadline for BOYS BASKETBALL registration is 8:00am on Thursday, January 5th. If your child is not registered by those times, you will not receive important concussion information that will only be sent to those who are registered.
• All student-athletes must have completed PIAA physicals (if playing their first sport of the school year) OR PIAA Recertification (if they played a Fall sport) uploaded to Family ID prior to the start of the Winter sports season. The PIAA physical forms can be found HERE. The PIAA Recertification form can be found HERE. Additional items are outlined and explained on the Tamanend Athletics web page.
• Tryouts/Practices will begin on the following dates:
• Girls Basketball: November 1st
• Wrestling: November 15th
• Boys Basketball: January 9th
• Tamanend’s wrestling programs combines with Unami for the Winter season. There will be a parent meeting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 9th in Unami’s cafeteria. Information can be found HERE. From 9:00am-1:00pm on November 12th, a Wrestling Boot Camp Event will be held at Unami. Contact Coach Dan McAuley (DMCAULEY@CBSD.ORG) if you have any questions.
• Make your Thanksgiving easier this year. Please let the CB South wrestling team take the worry about your dessert off the to do list by choosing your favorite pie(s). See flyer below and pass around. Thanks in advance!

· Please see below for CB South ice hockey information.

· If you and would like to receive immediate updates on game schedules, cancellations, etc., visit Tamanend Athletics web page and become a “fan” to get alerts for your child’s team.

FROM CB SOUTH:

• Family ID opened for Winter Sports registration on October 1 and CLOSE November 11. All paperwork must be uploaded onto Family ID. Central Bucks South High School (cbsathletics.com)
• All students attending games at CB South from now on must present their student ID when purchasing tickets/entering gates. Students will not be sold tickets or allowed inside the gates without their IDs.
• Boys tennis will host open hitting practice on Thursday 10/27/22 from 2:45-4:15 pm at the CB South tennis courts.
• CB South boys basketball open gyms are Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-9:00 until November 17 at CB South.
• Voluntary workouts for CB South Softball started on Sept. 20th. More information can be found on their Facebook and Twitter pages.
• Please see below for CB South ice hockey information.

We hope that everyone will continue to support our athletic teams during the fall season. CB South prides itself on good sportsmanship on the part of players and fans alike. Please keep the following in mind as you cheer for our teams this season:

1. Middle school aged students must be accompanied by a parent.
2. The use of profanity and vulgarity is unacceptable at athletic events. Please do not engage in inappropriate or demeaning chants during games. Students who do not comply with this expectation will be ejected from the games and will face disciplinary consequences. Let’s focus on supporting our team, not degrading the opposing school.
3. Entering/Rushing the athletes’ area of play is prohibited and dangerous to security, teachers, spectators, and the athletes.
4. Students are not permitted to bring purses, draw string bags, backpacks, food, or beverages to any athletic event in the Fall season.
5. Students are prohibited from trespassing on the property of any school in the Central Bucks School District or on any property in any other school district. Damaging school property or engaging in any other activity that inconveniences the other school’s staff is strictly prohibited and will be considered vandalism, resulting in disciplinary and legal consequences. Please do not jeopardize your good standing by engaging in this type of unacceptable behavior.
6. All Central Bucks School District and Central Bucks High School South’s polices apply to students at athletic events. Please be advised that coming to an athletic event under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is not only extremely dangerous, but also violates School Board Policy 227. If a student chooses to attend a CB South athletic event while under the influence, law enforcement will be notified and a 5-day suspension will be imposed.

CB South’s Administration respectfully requests that parents monitor their child’s whereabouts and actions before athletic events at CB South. Please be aware of your child’s plans before the event, how they will safely get to the event, and how they will safely arrive home from the event.

We hope that you continue to show your enthusiasm and school spirit as we enter the fall athletic season. The Faculty and Administration at CB South has always considered your ability to support our teams in a positive and respectful manner as one of our key points of pride. Please join your classmates in continuing this proud tradition.

For the first time in years, the Student Council will be hosting a pumpkin decorating contest! Students who attended Jamison Elementary School students may remember this event, and we are very excited to be bringing it to Tamanend this year. Those who participate in the contest will decorate their pumpkin based on a theme and likeness of their choice at home and bring it to school to compete in the contest! Students may collaborate with their friends if they would like to. If you are interested in signing up for this event, please sign up and review the rules of the contest here: 2022 Pumpkin Decorating Contest Sign-Up Sheet (office.com). DUE DATES: Please bring in your pumpkin on either Friday, October 28th or Monday, October 31st by 7:10am.

• Most Athletic
• Most Elegant
• Scariest
• Funniest
• Most Original
• Best TV/Movie Character
• Best Group

Calling all singers, instrumentalists, comedians, poets, actors, and other performers: The Tamanend Coffeehouse may be just the place for you showcase your talents. Tamanend’s Annual Coffeehouse is coming up in a few weeks. On Friday, November 11th, Tamanend performers entertain an audience of family and friends sipping hot beverages and eating yummy treats. Perhaps you can be one of those performers – auditions will be held on Tuesday, October 25th. Please pick up the audition packet outside of room 201 if you are interested! Audition paperwork is due Friday, October 21st.

On Wednesday, October 26th, the student council hosted a “Spooky Bingo” event as a part of their Spirit Week activities. Students who attended had a great time playing a fun game of bingo with their friends in the cafeteria. Several winning participants had the opportunity to take home a sweet prize as well. The student council officers hope everyone had a great time, and they are looking forward to hosting more entertaining events and fundraisers with their peers in the future.

Pennsylvania law requires all persons having direct contact with school children to obtain background checks and clearances. If you are planning on volunteer in in a Central Bucks school during the 2022-2023 school year, you will need to go to Volunteer Required Paperwork, and complete what is needed to be an approved volunteer in our school. Thank you!

Brian Caughie, Principal bcaughie@cbsd.org

Patti Hartz, Secretary phartz@cbsd.org

Andrea Consoletti, Student Service Secretary aconsoletti@cbsd.org

Tamanend Middle School empowers students to grow academically, socially and emotionally. Students, staff, and families work collaboratively to model the acronym ROAR.

Respect yourself, others, and property.

Own your behaviors.

Act appropriately.

Remember Kindness.

We believe that a caring, positive school culture and learning environment foster respectful, thoughtful, appropriate, and kind citizens.

In order to operationalize our mission, Tamanend utilizes a school-wide positive behavioral intervention and support plan (SWPBIS). This plan helps us establish a social culture in which students expect and support appropriate behavior from one another— creating school environments that are socially predictable, consistent, safe, and positive. This helps to reduce problem behaviors that lead to office discipline referrals and suspensions, and to change perceptions of school safety.

Students are not required to purchase a CBSD issued physical education uniform; however, students will be required to change into athletic attire and sneakers to participate safely and practice good hygiene. Student attire must adhere to the dress code guidelines presented in the student handbook. CB locks will still be required to purchase to ensure personal items are secured in a locker. Locks are available for purchase on MyPaymentsPlus.

7:10: Students may be dropped off at Tamanend.

7:10--7:20*: 7th Graders wait in the Auditorium; 8th Graders wait in the Cafeteria; 9th Graders wait in Main Gym

7:20: Classrooms open to students

7:27: Reminder bell rings

7:30: First period classes begin

*Breakfast is available to students in all grades beginning at 7:10 in the Cafeteria.

You may report your child's absence in any of the following ways:

• Phone (Attendance hotline): 267-893-2920
• Written note to be turned in to Main Office
• Through Portal. Click here to learn how to report student absences through Portal.
  

Tamanend is committed to ensuring that every child has a positive experience at our school. We work hard to ensure that we have financial supports in place for families in need. Please be aware that we can help with the following resources:

• Food--pantry with healthy snacks and personal care items available all day outside of Guidance; meals to take home (students and/or parents and guardians can contact Mrs. Consoletti in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Myrtetus in the Health Office); weekend food packages to take home (students and/or parents and guardians can contact Mrs. Consoletti in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Myrtetus in the Health Office)
• Clothing
• Internet access
• Field trips, school supplies, fees
• Holiday gifts

If your family experiences a financial hardship, please feel free to email one of the staff members below so that we may help:

Brian Caughie (Principal) bcaughie@cbsd.org

Kyle Dudley (Assistant Principal) kdudley@cbsd.org

Lauren Myrtetus (Certified School Nurse) lmyrtetus@cbsd.org

Jeff Klein (Guidance Counselor and Athletic Director) jklein@cbsd.org

Mandy Cammann (Guidance Counselor) mcammann@cbsd.org

Andrea Consoletti (Guidance Secretary) aconsoletti@cbsd.org

Please click on the link below to learn about food assistance for families in Central Bucks:

https://vimeo.com/748146211 (English version)

https://vimeo.com/748143109 (versión en español)

Here is a list of ways Tamanend communicates with students, families, and the community:

• Tamanend website: includes important information, resources, calendar of school events, and daily announcements
• Calendar of school events (posted on our website)
• Daily announcements (Posted each school day morning on our website and in Canvas. Look for the “Tamanend Announcements” course. Students will self-enroll in this course during the first week of school.
  
• TV show (weekly, during Advisory period)
• Email blasts from Tamanend administration regarding important news, new procedures, and reminders
• Parent Portal: student information, grades, and attendance
• Tamanend Connections newsletter: useful information, important reminders, and school highlights emailed weekly during school year and posted on Tamanend website
• Twitter: @CBTamanendMS highlights of activities, events, and daily life at Tamanend
• CBSD app: highlights of activities, events, and daily life in Central Bucks