Tison Roo News 2016-17
Week of Feb 6th
I always appreciate feedback so if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to email me at lgreer@weatherfordisd.com. Thanks!
Respectfully,
Leah Greer
TMS Library Media Specialist
IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AT TISON...
Monday, Feb 6 -- Sunday, Feb 12
Tuesday, Feb 7 -- Tison Presentation to parents @ CROCKETT (6:00-7:00 PM)
Tuesday, Feb 7 -- 8th Grade Registration for 7th graders in Mr. Whitehead's class
Wednesday, Feb 8 -- Tison Presentation to parents @ MARY MARTIN (5:30-7:00 PM)
Wednesday, Feb 8 -- 8th Grade Registration for 7th graders in Coach Lloren's class
Thursday, Feb 9 -- Tison Presentation to parents @ SEGUIN (6:00-7:00 PM)
Thursday, Feb 9 -- DUAL CREDIT (8th Grade) Parent Mtg @ NGC (6-6:30 PM)
Thursday, Feb 9 -- 8th Grade Registration for 7th graders (MAKE-UP DAY)
Friday, Feb 10 -- Tison Cheerleader Applications available in TMS Room 113
Monday, Feb 13 -- Sunday, Feb 19
Monday, Feb 13 -- Tison Presentation for parents of Incoming 6th & 7th Graders (5:30-7:00 PM)
Tuesday, Feb 14 -- UIL Academic Meet DAY 1 @ Acton MS (Granbury)
Friday, Feb 17 -- UIL Academic Meet DAY 2 @ Acton MS (Granbury)
The Time to BUY a Yearbook is NOW
Pre-ordering a yearbook is the best method to guarantee your student will receive one this year, since the yearbook staff uses pre-order sales to determine how many to have printed. The yearbook staff will have a small number printed for those who choose to purchase in May, but quantities will be limited and the cost of the yearbook will be at its most expensive - $50.
To order your student a yearbook now, you can go to www.balfour.com and choose "Tison Middle School". If you would rather pay by cash or check, you can pick up an application at the Tison front office or just email the yearbook sponsor, Leslie Fenton (lfenton@weatherfordisd.com), for instructions.
WISD HEALTH REMINDER
Proper hygiene is important to remain healthy!
Always remember to:
- Carefully wash hands before and after changing diapers, using the toilet, eating, preparing food, and handling animals.
- Ensure that small children are washing hands after using the toilet.
- Regularly disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, countertops, and other high-touch items.
Let’s wash those hands and stay well!
WISD RECORDATORIOS DE SALUD
La higiene es importante para mantenerse saludable.
Siempre recuerde:
- La medida preventiva más importante es lavarse cuidadosamente las manos después de ir al baño, cambiar pañales, después de tener contacto con animales y antes de preparar y servir alimentos. Asegúrese de supervisar a los niños pequeños al lavarse las manos después de ir al baño.
- Asegurar que los niños pequeños están lavando las manos después de ir al baño.
- Desinfectar regularmente las superficies como perillas de puertas, superficies, y otros artículos de alto contacto.
Niños o empleados con diarrea, vómito y/o con fiebre no deberían asistir a la escuela o guardería hasta que los síntomas hayan desaparecido sin tomar medicamento para diarrea o fiebre por 24 horas.
Vamos a lavarnos las manos para mantenerse saludable!
KAJEETS -- Mobile hotspot devices now available for checkout
Tison currently has 4 Kajeets for students to check out! Kajeets are mobile hotspots for students who might not have internet access outside of school to work on their school assignments.
They are easy to use, go through the WISD district filter, and each has 0.5 GB of data available on a daily basis. If you have a student that needs internet access to complete a project or any other educational related task, please email Leah Greer (lgreer@weatherfordisd.com) for more details.
Tison Students have access to E-BOOKS through the Tison Library
- Download the free APP, Destiny Discover (it will look like the picture at left)
- Open the APP and set the location (you will only need to do this one time) to Texas and Tison Middle School Library.
- Log in using the same username & password your student uses to log in to a desktop computer at school. Most students have a firstname.lastname style of username.
- Once logged in, students can just explore the library collection. This app syncs the entire library catalog so it not only allows students to access the digital collection, but they can also search for physical books and place holds on them.
- To download any of the digital books (e-books & digital audiobooks), just check it out then click on "bookbag" in the top right corner and choose "checkouts". Click to open the book just checked out and then choose the cloud icon at the top to download (digital audiobooks automatically download when opened).
Once downloaded, the book will stay on a device for three weeks then it will expire and return to the collection. Students may also return them early (just click the cloud icon to return it) so that they can get more digital books. Students are allowed to checkout up to five digital books at a time.
If you have any questions, please email Leah Greer (lgreer@weatherfordisd.com).
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR TISON
The Tison Library would like to take a bus of Tison students to the North Texas Teen Book Festival! This is a free event for all teenagers (and adults) in north Texas with a PASSION for YA (Young Adult) books. This is a chance for Tison students to interact with other students across the region who share their love for reading YA books, to meet the authors of some of their favorite books, and to discover other amazing authors and books! There will be over 80 authors attending, including R.L. Stine and Veronica Roth (Divergent series).
Further details and a permission form are forthcoming. If you have any questions, please email Leah Greer (lgreer@weatherfordisd.com). Also go to http://www.northtexasteenbookfestival.com/ for more details about NTTBF.
Students who are also participating in the Tison Library Reading Challenge may use this event for Challenge #4 "Visit a museum or cultural center you've never visited before".
TISON ROO IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Rachel Speegle, 7th Grader
Rachel has been nominated by Coach Light to be recognized in the Tison newsletter! Here are Coach Light's comments:
"Rachel is outgoing and ready to defend her answers. Whether it's reading a book or arguing her point, Rachel explains things extremely well. She is also a part of an awesome lunch crew!"
In order to get to know Rachel a little better, she completed a simple survey and below are her answers:
What do you most look forward to when you wake up in the morning and why?
Seeing my father
In a word, describe school.
Ok
Write one word that describes you as a person.
Outgoing
What is your favorite TV show?
Teen Wolf
What is your favorite movie?
Sandlot
What is your favorite song?
Africa
What is your favorite book?
City Of Bones
What is your favorite game?
What do you like to do in your free time and why?
If you could have lunch with a famous person, who would it be? Why?
When you think about life after you graduate from school (high school or college) what career sounds goods to you and why?
An ESPN sports announcer
TISON ADS & INFORMATIONAL SIGNS
@tisonprincipal (Principal, Eric Sams)
@WeatherfordDad (Assistant Principal, Trace Craft)
@brittonsfa3 (Assistant Principal, Stephanie Britton)
@tisonband (April Page, TMS Band Director & Jay McNew, TMS Assistant Director)
@belledirector (Tison All Stars/WHS Blue Belles Director, Laura Buckner)
@Tisonchoir (Choir, Kathi Richards)
@MrsFentonTMS (7th grade Math & yearbook teacher, Leslie Fenton)
@Profe_Ferrell (Spanish & Tison cheerleader sponsor, Kym Ferrell)
@GwenWard19 (Counselor, Gwen Ward)
@tisonlibrary (Library Media Specialist, Leah Greer)
@CoachGibbens (BlendEd American History, American History, & Coach - James Gibbens)
@mrtexashistory (Texas History - Corey Whitehead)
@1LBaird (Keyboarding teacher, Laura Baird)
@coachhull_TMS (Brittany Hull, Athletics and PE)
@MharrisScience (7th grade Science teacher, Melissa Harris)
@AndreaHayward3 (8th grade Math teacher, Andrea Hayward)
@ErinLight3 (7th grade ELA teacher & Tennis coach, Erin Light)
@wmohr8 (8th grade Math teacher, Wendy Mohr)
@mattnovikoff (Inclusion/Math Resource Teacher, Matt Novikoff)
@stpatterson11 (8th grade ELA teacher, Stephanie Patterson)
@smilesas8 (8th grade Science teacher, Sally Scott)
@Msscottscience8 (8th grade Science teacher & NJHS co-sponsor), Sally Scott)
@ToniScience (8th grade Science teacher & NJHS co-sponsor, Toni Chapman)