Topsail Middle School

Just a reminder there is no school on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3 for all schools EXCEPT Pender Early College.

🌟 DREAM BIG: EXPLORE CAREERS, DISCOVER YOUR FUTURE

November is National Career Development Month, and Pender County Schools CTE is inviting students to think big about where their interests and talents could take them. Through the PCS Dream Big Career Quest, students can explore a month of interactive career activities including videos, career guessing games, skill match-ups and opportunities to reflect on their own futures, all with no login required. 🚀💼

The month will feature weekly themes, career spotlights ranging from healthcare and technology to creative and community-focused careers, a Career Development Spirit Week and the Fall Into Your Future Career Fair on November 20. Along the way, students can discover the skills behind different careers while beginning to make connections between what they enjoy today and the possibilities waiting for them tomorrow. 🎓🛠️💡 https://sites.google.com/pender.k12.nc.us/pcsctencdm26/home

What could a future career in health care look like? 🩺 Our sixth graders visited Heide Trask High School to explore health care careers and learn about the many ways they can help others.

Reminder: There is no school for students on November 3rd.

Here's the latest Topsail Times for the Week of November 2nd-6th.
https://app.smore.com/n/8v5cg

TMS Athletics: Our Monday, November 2 Basketball and Soccer Games have been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 4.

🍂 FALL INTO READING WITH PURPOSE! 📚

Middle and high school students: read 20 minutes a day, explore something you care about, and do something with what you read.

READ • WRITE • THINK • SPEAK.

Every reader helps PCS build momentum toward January!
#PCSReads #ReadsWithPurpose

🍂 ¡LEE CON PROPÓSITO ESTE OTOÑO! 📚

Estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria: lean 20 minutos al día, exploren un tema que les interese y hagan algo con lo que leen.

LEE • ESCRIBE • PIENSA • HABLA

¡Cada lector ayuda a PCS a seguir avanzando hacia enero!

#PCSLee #LeeConPropósito

TMS is having a dance next Friday! Tickets will go on sale next week at lunch for $5. Permission forms will be coming home today. They must be signed to get a ticket.

Halloween Fun at TMS! Happy Friday!

Over the past two weeks, seventh-grade science students welcomed three guest speakers who brought real-world connections to their learning. Mr. Cardea , a parent, shared his experiences with storm chasing, Ms. Millis from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) spoke about air quality, and Mrs. Tansey, a meteorologist from WECT6, discussed meteorology. Students had the opportunity to practice what they have been learning by giving a forecast as a meteorologist.

Students had a wonderful time asking questions, interacting with each speaker, and learning about the science behind our weather and air quality. Thank you to our guests for sharing their time, knowledge, and enthusiasm!

Save the date for our Book Fair, November 12-20. If you are a parent who would like to volunteer, please check the link below for the SignUpGenius. Hope to see you there!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/topsailmiddleschool

Let the Color Run Fun begin! 5th grade/EC kicked off TMS annual Color Run fundraiser. Come join the fun! Schedule below:
5th Grade/EC - 9:30
6th Grade - 11:30
7th Grade - 10:30
8th Grade - 12:30

6th grade students in Ms. Crocker’s social studies class created their own clay tablets practicing the ancient Mesopotamian style of Cuneiform writing.

Big thanks to our amazing PTO for the delicious lunch this week — you made our day!

Curious readers in action! This week our 8th grade classes took part in a fun book tasting — sampling a variety of titles, discovering new genres, and choosing books for their upcoming project. Seeing students get excited about new stories and authors was the best part!

Dear TMS Families - Our 4th Annual Color Run Fundraiser is underway. We are raising money to bring The Leader in Me program to our school, fund field trips, and more! Please be sure to register your students at mybooster.com Every $30 donation earns a raffle ticket for a chance to win some really cool prizes. Our last raffles will take place on Monday 10/26. Our run is this Friday 10/23. Families are invited and encouraged to attend. Please see the schedule below for run times. Upon arrival, please proceed directly to the front field to cheer on your student. Have students dress comfortably and wear comfortable running shoes that day. Volunteers are still needed. Please see the sign up below to help.

5th Grade/EC 9:30
7th Grade 10:30
6th Grade 11:30
8th Grade 12:30

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BA8A629A7F85-58979910-tmscolor#/

It's time for our first Team Day of the year for 7th grade and we are looking to make it a great day! We are in need of prize donations for our auction and snacks for our movie time. If you would like to donate something that is not on the list, feel free to do so, any little bit helps! Thank you for your support!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E49AAAA2EA1FB6-66736031-team#/

We have a lot of exciting events going on this week. Here's the latest Topsail Times for the Week of October 19th-23rd.
https://app.smore.com/n/hgb0q