October 10, 2022
Good evening Topsail Middle families, this is Mr. Lawrence with this week's community message. Thank you to all our industrial engineers that came out and spoke to our students about their careers on Friday, October 7. Congratulations to our students of the month during the month of September for demonstrating responsibility. This month is the month of awareness and this week we will recognize special needs awareness by wearing Yellow on Friday, October 14. Just a reminder that the end of the 1st Quarter will be next Friday, October 21. We have lots of new information to share this week so be sure to check your email or the school website for our TMS community message.
Results from our IAQ assessment should be presented to our district team this week. We will continue to work with contractors and environmental specialists to provide any necessary measures that need to take place soon for our school. We will also be sure to work with the district team to post this assessment on our website.
Attention parents, our Math Counts team is looking to begin practices starting on October 12. If your student is interested in this academic competitive club, please contact Brandon Wieland for more information. His email is brandon_wieland@pender.k12.nc.us
Good Afternoon 8th grade families. Your student received a permission slip on Monday for a field trip to UNCW to see the Chamber Theater Production in November. This is a reminder that all money and forms are due tomorrow, Monday, October 10. We realize that this is a quick turnaround, but this is a very popular production. We have to secure our seats in the theater early before other school groups take our spots. Students who do not attend the field trip will stay at school on November 14th and complete their normal classes for the day. If for any reason you cannot pay for this trip or you might need an extension on the payment, please contact Mrs. Wieland or leave a message for her at the front office before 12:00pm on Friday. Thank you.
Attention parents, our students will begin mandatory state testing by NCDP on October 18 and 19 with our students participating in the NC Check-ins. Students in grades 5 and 8 will also take the Science NC check-in on October 20.
Parent Portal access is now available. Parent Portal is a great way to check your childś grades in PowerSchool. If you do not have access you can email us at tms@pender.k12.nc.us to request your parent portal information. Progress reports are also set to go out by the beginning of this week.
Greetings from PCS Career and Technical Education! We are excited to announce our middle school career fair, Fall Into Your Future, hosted here at Topsail Middle. The date will be November 18, 2022, from 8 am-11 am at TMS. We have created this flyer for the event, be sure to scan the QR code to complete the Google Form if you are interested in assisting with the Career Fair. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Middle School Career Development Coordinator, Diane Simmons at diane_simmons@pender.k12.nc.us
Our custodial services department is looking for anyone interested in joining their team in the Hampstead/Surf City area. Please check out this Fyler for details. Anyone interested can scan the QR code to apply.
Here Comes the Bus will allow you to view your child's bus in real time using either a smartphone or computer. I have also included a Spanish version. Check out the link for more information about Here Comes the Bus.
Our website has changed, if you search for Topsail Middle using google you will be directed to our old website. Please use this link to be directed to our new school website. We are suggesting that our families download our PCS app. It can be located at the bottom of the homepage of our new district website. This app will allow you to receive news messages and updates, while also paying cafeteria balances for your student(s).
Breakfast and Lunch will NOT be free for students this school year. Lunch prices will be $2.45 and Breakfast will be $1.45. All families who would like to purchase lunch and breakfast or apply for a free and reduced lunch application use this link. Families can also check out the lunch menus and make payments by using the Aramark link.
Attention Parents! Our PBIS (Positive Behavior & Intervention Supports) Team is in need of donations! We’ll be holding monthly lunches for our student citizens of the month as well as raffling off prizes to encourage positive behavior. Use this link to see what can be donated, thank you!
Athletics/Clubs
We do not currently have an after-school program in place for students to stay for games. Any student who would like to attend an athletic game would need to return to campus before the game begins. We start taking tickets for all home games at 3:30 pm.
The football team has our final away game this week at Penderlea. The game will kick off at 4:00 pm.
Our Softball team will travel to Burgaw on Monday and will play host to Cape Fear on Thursday. Games begin at 4:00 pm.
In an effort to streamline our processes similar to how our local high school operates athletic events, we will use a program this year called GoFan. You can purchase an online ticket or we will also provide tickets for cash buyers. Visit GoFan.com or use this link and find Topsail Middle School. Tickets can be purchased via Apple Pay or Google Pay. Just show it at the gate for entry into the game. Please be aware of the GoFan fee of $1 bringing the total cost to $6 for an online ticket or $5 cash at the gate.
Our TMS Run Club will continue to meet on Mondays and Thursdays after school. More information can be found here
Our TMS Tennis Club will have practices this week on Tuesday and Thursday after school until 3:45.
Boys and Girls Soccer Tryouts will be on October 20 and 21, 2:45-4:45 pm. Most importantly now is ensuring all paperwork is completed and in order prior to tryouts. Go to the TMS Athletics website page for all those details. We are also trying to create a list of kids who will be trying out. Please fill out this form to help with that. More Information
The Topsail High School Women’s Soccer program is excited to host our first skills camp in a few short weeks! Please check out this flyer for more information and contact Ms. Bafunno with any questions (danielle_bafunno@pender.k12.nc.us)
Team Newsletters:
PTO NEWS
We're taking reservations to paint the rock this year! Please use the signup genius to reserve your date. Payments can be sent in with students or made to the PTO Venmo account. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090948aea92fa5fe3-tmsrock ) We will no longer be using paper forms.
**Save the date for our Glitter and Glow dance on Friday, October 28th. More details to come.
The next spirit night will be October 26th at Papa Murphy's
It's not too late to join the PTO! ( https://www.topsailpto.com/ )
PTO is still looking for volunteers for the following committees:
Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
Spirit Wear
Hospitality
School Dances
*****Be sure to follow us on Facebook by searching Topsail Middle School or on Twitter by searching for our handle which is @tms_pirates