Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle

The Tuscaloosa City School Board of Education approved a revised calendar for the 2012-2013 school year Tuesday night.  The revision aligns the calendar with the requirements of the Flexible School Calendar Act recently passed by the Alabama Legislature.  The move will add three instructional days by removing three previously scheduled off days in addition to adding eight minutes to each school day.

Superintendent Paul McKendrick said he felt this option provided the best opportunity for students to learn within the window provided by the law.

“What we are trying to do is make a calendar to take on the educational needs of our children,” said McKendrick.  “We wanted  a calendar to allow our staff to feel valued with the days off since we cannot provide any additional monetary compensation.”

Students will begin the 2012-2013 school year on August 20.

To view the board approved 2012-2013 school year calendar, click here.

Middle School Honors Night will take place in the gym on May 10 at 6:00 pm. Please come out and help us honor our outstanding TMS students!

Spring pictures will be taken tomorrow. Wear your best smile!

Testing will take place April 11-12, and April 17, 18 and 19, 2012. It is very important that all students be here for all sections of the test.

We begin sharply at 8:30 am. No one will be allowed into the classrooms late. There can be no checkouts or classroom interruptions before 1:00 pm.

TMS Elementary and Middle will dismiss today at 11:30. Buses will run at that time. TMSE Extended Day is also cancelled for today. Thank you, and stay safe!

Parents, if you have not yet bought your child’s yearbook and would like to do so, you may go online to here and purchase a book for $37. This is the last time that books will be sold this year; please act now! If you are not sure whether of not you have already purchased a book, you can email Laura Ezell at lhendrix@tusc.k12.al.us to check. Online sales have been extended through next Friday.

Parents and Students,

The Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools 2012 Geography Bee will be held January 11 and 12. The preliminary competition will be held in each student’s advisory class on Wednesday January 11. One winner from each class will move to the Final Competition to be held in the TMS-M conference room Thursday, January 12 at 9:45 AM. Good luck to all participants!

Thanks,
Mr. Jenks

Parents, the book fair is coming, and we need some volunteers to help out! (Dec. 12-16–the last full week before Christmas.) If you wouldn’t mind donating a couple of hours of your time, that would be wonderful. Please see the attached schedule for empty times, and email Mrs. Ezell at lhendrix@tusc.k12.al.us if you are available. Thanks for all of your help!

Bkfair_volunteers

Students, the theme of the 2011 PTSA Reflections Contest is “Diversity Means…” If you’d like to enter, start thinking about your entry in one or more of the following categories: Literature, Photography, Visual Art, Musical Composition, Film Production, and Dance Choreography.

Printed rules and entry forms will be available in the TMSM office on Monday, Dec. 5, or are already available at http://ptareflections.org/cs/general_student_rules. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Parents and teachers:
I am collecting photos for the yearbook, and I need your help! If you have good pictures of any school-related events that you’d like to pass along to me, I would really appreciate it! Please email them to me at: mrsezellschool@gmail.com. I am especially interested in photos of our TMS students helping with comminuty service efforts after the April tornadoes.
Thanks so much,
Laura Ezell