Weekly Happenings at TJMS

General Announcements
(scroll down for important information and upcoming activities)

Monday, September 26 ~ Golf match @ Reynolds Park, 3pm
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Tuesday, September 27, Soccer at Flat Rock, 3pm
Thursday, September 29, Soccer Home vs. Philo/Hill, 3pm
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Intramural Basketball: 7th and 8th grade boys ~ Tuesday, 7th and 8th grade girls ~ Thursday
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September 28th~Cross Country Meet at TJMS, 3pm
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Art Club will be on Wednesdays
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Students interested in working for yearbook, applications are now available for 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Pick up applications on the door of room 105 and room 118, or in the office.
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TJMS Picture Day will be September 28th. Look for information coming home in your students Wednesday packet.
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Cheerleading tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be the week of October 3rd. Intramurals will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, tryouts on Friday. You must have a current physical on file to try out. See Mrs. Schwenn for more information.
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If you are not a part of the Crosby Scholars program and would like to be, registration is open now through October 1. Please visit http://www.crosbyscholars.org/ or see Mrs. Smith in the Counseling Center for more information.
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Anti Bully Walk
Save the date on your calendars for the annual Anti-Bully walk happening Saturday, October 8th. Some of out TJMS students will be presenting this year. Make plans to come out and support them!
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Robotics Club - Gold team ~ Tuesday and Friday
Blue team ~ Thursday and Friday
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For more information about upcoming sports tryouts and practices, please visit the link below. http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/14519
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This week we launched the one2one initiative to make 100% of TJMS classrooms digitally enabled.

Success in this initiative puts a Chromebook cart in every classroom with a one2one student to Chromebook ratio.  

This initiative is so important because it prepares our kids for the digital world, saves paper, allows for better and quicker test analysis and addresses all learning styles. 

There was a brochure in this week's team packet with all the details.  We ask you to give $150 per student at TJMS.  Stretch and give more if you are able, but please give.  For example, a $200 gift buys one of the 330 new chrome books needed. 

The campaign runs until FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30th. 

We need your help.  Give what you can but please give to the TJMS one2one initiative.  Our kids will benefit from it greatly.   

Questions? Contact PTA Giving Week Chair , Brad Bennett 336-671- 0845 Or bbennett@wildfireideas.com

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In an effort to minimize classroom disruptions this school year, we will be changing how dropped off lunches and forgotten items are delivered to our students. Lunches - students will be given the opportunity to check the office at their lunch time.  Missing work, forgotten items - will be put into homeroom teachers boxes.

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Early Dismissal - If your child has an appointment, etc. and will need to be dismissed from school early, please send a note with your child to the office (at start of day) and we will give them a pass for teachers to dismiss them to the office.

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Reminder to tryout for any sports programs at TJMS you must have a current physical, concussion form and proof of insurance on file.

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Monday is a B day