February 20, 2022
Good evening Topsail Middle families, this is Mr. Lawrence with this week's community message. We will have school on Monday with it being Presidents Day. We have updated our weekly newsletters, including our new Encore (elective courses) Newsletter that was started a few weeks ago. If you know of anyone not receiving our community message you are also able to access it by visiting our TMS website and looking within the community section. Please be sure to check your email or our school website for this week's community message.
Attention 8th-grade families, it is hard to believe that it is already that time to begin High School planning processes. Counselors will begin working with students this week. Please see this link for more information and details surrounding High School planning.
Operation Military Kids Club will be recognizing our military kids during the month of April with a star with the student's first name on it. There are currently 18 kids registered at TMS!! If you would like for your military-connected student to be recognized, please register them for the club by February 25th (if they aren't already) so that a star can be purchased for them at: http://operationmilitarykidsclubs.com" OMKC will have its next club on March 18th."
Attention 7th and 8th-grade parents, we will be providing a Vaping Education assembly for our students in partnership with Coastal Horizons during the first week of March.
Yearbooks for the 21-22 school year are on sale now. You can purchase it by going to this website using the ID Code: 14491022. The deadline for ordering yearbooks this year is Monday, March 21. The cost is $26 per copy. Students will not be able to purchase Yearbooks after the March 21 date.
Attention 8th-grade parents ONLY. You will have the opportunity this year to make dedications in the Yearbook. The cost is $25/dedication. There are 4 different options to choose from. You can create your own and submit with pic(s) and text. This will be due on March 21. Visit this website http://www.ybpay.com/ and use the enter code 14491022.
We are still hosting the MUNCH backpack program weekly at TMS. This program provides extra meals and snacks for students and families in need. Students pick up a filled backpack at the end of every week. If your family is interested in signing up for the MUNCH program, please contact Joanna Boyles, School Counselor, by calling the office number at 910-270-2612 or emailing at joanna_boyles@pender.k12.nc.us
We will be providing COVID testing at TMS. A parent or guardian must register any minor under the age of 18 years old. More information about this program can be found using this link. If you would like to register you can do that by scrolling to the bottom of the website and clicking on the link for TMS Student.
The NC Healthy Toolkit will officially be updated on February 21. One of the biggest changes to the Toolkit is students will no longer be excluded from exposure to a COVID-positive individual. Only COVID-positive individuals will need to be excluded from school.
Parents, in accordance with board policy, all students on crutches, scooters, etc should have a medical appliance form signed by the HCP and Parent before returning to campus with these devices. We have linked the form to this message for your convenience.
NEWSLETTERS
Keziah/Towle- 5th Grade Newsletter ; Bowles/Fabbie-Check Remind
SPORTS
We would like to recognize our 8th grade student-athletes on Monday during our basketball games. This will be the last home game for our 8th grade cheerleaders, girls basketball, and boys basketball players. We are wanting to make this a white-out event, so be sure to wear white to support our 8th grade student-athletes.
Our Boys and Girls Basketball teams will have a couple of games this week. Monday will be a home game vs Burgaw Middle School. On Thursday our teams will travel to Cape Fear Middle. The cost to attend the games is $5, girls play first at 4:00pm.
Attention Girls interested in playing Volleyball and boys interested in playing Baseball. Tryouts will take place the week of March 14. Please be sure to complete all the necessary paperwork, including a physical, prior to tryouts. Any questions please contact Tim Chase, Athletic Director.