Congratulations to all of our January Citizens of the Month for showing honesty. Thank you to Chick-Fil-A in Porters Neck for sponsoring our PBIS treat for today!
https://www.facebook.com/cfaportersneck/
Your student had the opportunity today to listen to our District Attorney, Ben David, and Asst. District Attorney, Jason Smith, during an assembly at Topsail Middle. I was very impressed with how attentive and respectful our 7th-grade and 8th-grade students were during the assemblies. TMS has established this partnership with the DA at Topsail and has a rich tradition of yearly meetings during the past 25 years. The adult conversations have evolved but today were centered around choices and consequences. We live in a World of cell phones and social media, with a majority of our students interacting with others online. We find it extremely important to empower our young students to make a difference in the community and to understand the dangers that can occur on the Internet. If you were not able to attend our family night last week with the DA, I have included an Internet Safety Contract linked in this email below to help guide these adult conversations. We encourage families (not necessarily to have students sign contracts) but to have adult conversations with your children about the Internet, social media, cell phones, who to contact in case of an emergency (ICE), being a responsible student, and other topics they might have learned on campus today.
Thank you for your continued partnership,
Jacob Lawrence, Principal
Internet Safety Contract https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mAatQEsDxGDrli1Sg25zpzzOXsDiC5-y/view
We hope everyone had an amazing weekend with this spring-like weather. Just a reminder that our 5th and 8th-grade students will be taking Science NC check-ins on Wednesday. In addition, the DA will be on campus this Wednesday to speak with our 7th and 8th grade students. The message will focus on empowering students to be productive citizens and discussing Internet safety. Be sure to check out our newsletters for what's happening this week. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lrNCtOxSTIXIo9o27YGJxYTZIlzzmJkV/view?usp=sharing
Please join us for our upcoming Special Education Parent Advisory Committee #ExperienceTheExcellence
Just a reminder to join District Attorney Ben David and Jason Smith to review risks to our teens and community.
Just a reminder that students will take NC check-ins this week on Tuesday and Thursday, so please remind them to charge their Chromebooks the night before. Be sure to check out this week's Topsail Times for current events taking place on campus this week. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KwofplPWb0suel7JpWOYe6RNTbRSKBTr/view?usp=sharing
Congratulations to both of our 5th Grade Science Fair Teams for placing in the Pender County Science Fair. Adrianna, Nora, Silas, and Austin, will be competing in the Regional competition held at UNCW. Good Luck Pirates!
TMS had a pep rally Friday to kick of the basketball season! Students and teachers enjoyed the "hungry hippo" game. Good luck to our Pirates as they play Monday at the first home game against West Pender.Girls play first starting at 4:30 with boys to follow. Good Luck Pirates!
Lacrosse season is right around the corner...
What a wonderful performance tonight by all the students who participated in the "All County Band" concert tonight! Nice job Pirates!
Attention all 7-12 parents, save the date of January 24, 2024, from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Topsail High School Auditorium. Ben David and Jason Smith will be conducting an information session for parents and students on Internet Safety and Cyberbullying.
Happy MLK Jr. day Topsail Middle families-
We hope everyone had a great holiday extended weekend. Be sure to check out our Topsail Times and Newsletters to stay up to date on current events taking place on campus this week
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10694lGTHL5J7E24AU2W4lHALYvFgW3XC/view
All after school activities for Friday, January 12th have been canceled.
Important Announcement for Pender County Schools Topsail Annandale Elementary and Topsail Middle School Families
Due to ongoing power outages at these two schools, we have decided to transition to a virtual learning day for Topsail Annandale Elementary and Topsail Middle School students only on Wednesday , January 10, 2024.
All other PCS schools will continue to operate on a two-hour delay. More - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/1402873
Topsail Middle School Remote Learning Day:
Due to a power outage on campus, today, January 10th will be a remote learning day for all TMS & TAES students.
PCS will operate on a two-hour delay on Wednesday. Stay safe!
With expected bad weather on Tuesday, PCS is moving to an early release schedule - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/o/pcs/article/1399076 Stay safe!
We hope everyone had an amazing break over the holidays! We are at the half-way mark for the year and are excited for a great 2nd semester. Be sure to check out this week's Topsail Times and the grade level Newsletters for what's happening this week.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sut8FnQTCDgpoO6ra_RexnUWt2V0X3Kb/view
Don’t forget to join TMS PTO tonight for a spirit event at Flip n Fly 6-8 PM and 5 Guys Burgers 5-9 PM. Tickets purchased at the door are first come first serve! Hope to see you there!
We will see all our Pirates back on campus, Monday, January 8, 2024.
Congratulations to our very own Mrs. Day as she was awarded PCS- CTE Teacher of the Month. Well deserved as her CTE students have excelled with various holiday projects this quarter.
Sphero Sleigh- 6th grade coded Spheros that could pull a sleigh they designed and built.
Offline coding- 7th graders developed a code, using the colors of Skittles, and relayed messages to one another.
Muddy Buddy- FACS with Ms. Schlegel
Island of Misfit toys- 7th grade computer science students designed, built and coded their own animatronics.
Home Alone- 7th grade computer science students designed, built and coded their own animatronics.
Drones- 8th grade
