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
Last week, Mr. Norem showcased his students in the TMS Winter Band Concert. What an amazing job Pirates!



The Dream Team made gingerbread houses together for Friday club day!



TMS is showing their school spirit by dressing up for some holiday fun! Be sure to join us as we continue our holiday countdown dressup fun next week! Be sure to channel your flannel on Monday!
Congratulations to our girls soccer team for their victory over Surf City and earning them the championship for 2023. Congratulations to our boys soccer team for a great season and finishing in 2nd place behind Surf City. Way to go Pirates!

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