Hello TSMS families,
Closing up the first month of 2010. Hope it's treated you well. We're also in the last few days of Module 2, which means we are just about at the midway point of the school year. Does it feel like more than that or less?
Here's the news of the week:
7TH GRADE TRIALS...
Tomorrow Wednesday, January 27 are the 7th grade Supreme Court trials. The Humanities classes have been working their way through mock trials all module as part of their Constitution and persuasive essay writing studies. For this culminating event, students will travel to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Downtown Brooklyn to hold their trial--- the annual New York City vs. Students for Peace landmark case based on an invented occurrence in Tompkins Square Park. Students are working hard getting ready for this, either as attorneys (for NYC or SFP) or as Supreme Court Justices. Come and see it happen!
Teams Harvard (Emily) and Unity (Ms. M & Judith) will hold their trial from 10 am-12 pm. They will return by 1pm for lunch.
Teams Yale (Emily & Judith) and Liberty (Ms. M) will hold their trial from 12:30 pm-2:30 pm. These teams will need to bring a bag lunch.
Either travel with us--- come here to school an hour before your child's trial OR meet us at the courthouse fifteen minutes before the trial (271 Cadman Plaza East). Remember, students should be dressed appropriately as the trial will be held in a federal courthouse and no cellphones are allowed in the building. Permission slips went home today.
CEC...
Also tomorrow, Wednesday January 27 from 6:30 to 9pm is the next District 1 Community Education Council meeting. The meeting will be held in P.S. 142 at 100 Attorney St. On the agenda are the Pre-K to Kindergarten Articulation Policy Feedback Results; Jimmy Bueschen, our Middle School Choice Coordinator, on Middle School Admissions; and the New School Governance Law & State Education Budget with Eric Weltman from Alliance for Quality Education. As always, refreshments and childcare will be provided.
6TH GRADE OVERNIGHT...
This Thursday to Friday, January 28 to 29 is the 6th grade overnight trip to Frost Valley near Claryville, NY in the Catskills. 6th graders should arrive to school at 7:15 am on Thursday and head directly down the cafeteria. You should all have packing lists, but remember to bring warm clothes (I think it might be REALLY cold out) that can get dirty or wet, as well as a healthy snack for the bus (no candy or soda please). We should be back by 4pm on Friday.
NO RUNNING CLUB THURSDAY...
This Thursday, January 28, there will be no Young Runners during After School due to half the team and the coach being away on the Frost Valley trip.
ART THANKS...
Thank you to the families that donated cleaning supplies to the Art Room. They are deep in use already and much appreciated.
ART SITE...
Ms. Lackey has started posting examples of student art on the tsmsonline.org site. To browse around, click her Class Website link on the staff page (next to her name). Some beautiful stuff up there and more is coming.
FILM FEST...
Once again this year, TSMS will get to fundraise from the New York International Children's Film Festival. If you buy tickets online at gkids.com, simply select Tompkins Square Middle School from the drop-down list on the purchase page. $3-5 from each ticket purchased gets donated back to our school. Last year we made a few hundred dollars from this. Thank you Debra (6th and 8th grade parent) for hooking this up for us again! We'll backpack fliers home early next week.
MODULE 2 ENDS...
This Friday, January 29 is the last day of module two. A brand new marking period will begin next Monday, February 1.
B-BALL...
Friday, Jan 29, doubleheader at TASS. Girls' game will start at 4pm and boys' at 5pm.
That's it for now.
All best,
Devan
