PTO Fall Fundraiser Pick-up is this afternoon from 2:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium lobby at the end of the building.

Join Principal Walter Willett for conversation, coffee, and donuts. Childcare is provided.

Tomorrow's soccer games against Lebanon have been cancelled. The last soccer games will be played today.

TMS PTO Pizza Social is Tuesday, October 28 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 if purchased ahead of time, $6.00 at the door. Come have dinner served by your favorite TMS Staff!

The ROPE All Day Challenge (Mrs. Marlin's homeroom) scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, has been moved to Friday, October 24. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

Today's Cross Country meet vs. Coventry and the boys' soccer practice have both been cancelled. Students will be going home on their regular buses.

The girls' soccer team will play a rescheduled game against Mansfield today. The game is at home.

Tomorrow's girls' soccer game at Ellington is cancelled. It has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, October 22nd.

Tolland Board of Education Community Conversation: Tuesday evening, 10/7/08 at 7:30 p.m.

Our first soccer games will be held tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, 9/16 at 3:15 p.m.. Boys are away at Stafford, girls are home.

7th Grade Open House will be held on Tuesday, 9/16 at 6:30 p.m. Open Houses are for parents only.

Open House is for parents only, and will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Girls' soccer and cross country tryouts will be held indoors. Both are over at 4:30 p.m.

Click here for the required traffic pattern for student drop off and pick up for those students who will not be riding the buses.

Tolland Middle School will be open on August 26^th, from 11:00 – 12:00 noon, for all parents and students to visit, check out the building and the classrooms, and get familiar with the new location at One Falcon Way (the old high school). This time is not for meeting with teachers as they will be involved in Professional Development and Curriculum Planning activities, but will provide a good opportunity to get more familiar with the new location.

For your convenience, the following are the summer reading assignments and supply lists that were distributed to students in June.

TMS has moved! We are now located at the old high school at One Falcon Way, off of Old Cathole Road. The new phone number is 860-870-6860, fax number is 860-870-5737.

There has been a change in the schedule previously distributed for the end of the year awards ceremonies. All awards will be given out at one ceremony. This event will be held in the Tolland High School Auditorium on Thursday, June 19, at 7:00 p.m. A reception will follow the ceremony. Students who will receive awards are being notified as the awards are finalized.

Today 8th graders received an envelope containing 4 tickets to the Promotion Ceremony. The ceremony will be held in the Tolland High School Gym at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening, June 20. Families needing additional tickets should complete and retrun the pink slip in the envelope to the TMS office. Families not needing tickets may return their extras to the office.

Students will be dismissed at 12:30 PM, and will take their normal bus routes home. Any activities tonight, such as the music concert at the high school, are still on as scheduled.

Due to heat TMS is being dismissed at 12:30 pm today, all after school activities have been cancelled.

Wednesday's Breakfast with the Principal has been moved to Friday, June 6, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Please stop by for coffee and conversation with Principal Walter Willett.

BAND CONCERT TONIGHT!! The Grades 5 & 6 Band Concert will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Tolland High School. Musicians should arrive at the school at 6:30 p.m.

The contest Theme was “What if” –students had to create a logo for the Google site based on any “what if” scenario or idea they came up with. Their doodles could be done with any Two Dimensional media, including computer programs. Maddie’s design was done with colored pencil and marker. (she won over the many computer aided designs)

State Finalist (100 state finalists were chosen from the entire nation, only 2 7^th-9^th graders from CT chosen) Thousands of schools across the nation entered in this contest!

Public Safety Chief John Littell invites parents and guardians to Street Drugs - Things Parents Should Know with guest speaker Wayne Kowal of the statewide Narcotics Task Force, on Wednesday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the THS Auditorium. The presentation is not appropriate for children. Highlights include CT drug threats, drug trends in middle/high school age children, description and identification of drugs, and the physical effects of drugs. Please contact Chief Littell (871-3677) with questions.

Parents are invited to Cyber Savvy Teens, presented by Tolland High School Library/Media Specialist Cheryl Stevens on Wednesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. in Tolland High School's Room 201. Ms. Stevens will cover internet safety topics including cyber-bullying, chat rooms and social networks like MySpace and Facebook. Come learn what steps you can take to keep your child safe online. The presentation is sponsored by the THS Booster Club.

Coming up TUESDAY, MAY 6th! TMS Community Night: Pizza and a Movie, Tuesday, May 6, 6 - 8 p.m. Drop you children off with Principal Walter Willett & staff, while you go vote, have dinner, and/or have some time on us! Please RSVP with the blue form, or call Mrs. Gavin at 875-2564.

Today students will bring home an informational flyer from Tolland Youth Services detailing the new "Teen Adventures" program. The sessions will run from May 5 - June 9. Please direct any questions to Nancy Dunn at Tolland Human Services (871-3612).

TMS Community Night: Pizza and a Movie, Tuesday, May 6, 6 - 8 p.m. Drop you children off with Principal Walter Willet, while you go vote! Please RSVP with the blue form, or call Mrs. Gavin at 875-2564.

Attention grade 7 students and parents. There will be a Washington DC trip informational meeting on Thursday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the TMS All Purpose Room.

COMMUNITY NIGHT was a great success, students participated in the Drum Circles with Dennis Cotton, percussionist. Thank you to all the parents and students who participated in this Community Night. Our next Community Night is May 6th, starting at 6:00 PM. Pizza and a Movie night, drop your kids off for a supervised evening of pizza and the "Ant Bully" movie, go vote, have dinner yourselves as a couple, and pick them up at 9:00PM. It will be a great time for all!

All Week (4/21-4/25): Cancer Awareness Week. Help this student run campaign by donating money at the School Store or in the front office, participate in Hat Day on Friday, or buy a pin at the School Store.

Tuesday, 4/22, 7:00 p.m., APR: TMS Community Night - Drum Circles. While children participate in the Drum Circle, parents, grandparents, and community members meet with Dr. Willett to discuss the budget, the move, etc.

Thursday, 4/24, 2:30-4:30: Help beautify TMS by spreading mulch on the gardens. Permission slips are available in the office. Thank you to the PTO for providing the mulch and snacks.

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE - Thank you to all the boys and girls who tried out for the teams. Those who did not make them are encouraged to continue to play with the town leagues, and try out again next year.

TRACK UPDATE - Please see the lists below for our new Girls and Boys Track Team members! Congratulations to all!

2008 TMS Girl's Track and Field Team
Adamson, Kelsey
Becchetti, Taylor
Bernhart, Alida
Caron, Melissa
Carr, Kristen
Clarke, Melanie
Connelly, Caitlin
Connelly, Erin
Connelly, Nicole
Cronin, Tori
Diaby, Bintou
Doran, Lexi
Fagan, Kirsten
Gallo, Allison
Gedansky, Rachel
Giangregoria, Anna
Halliday, Dani
Hammeke, Taylor
Kittredge, Brenda
Krause, Alexa
Laramie, Kierra
LaSala, Carrie
Lavernoich, Becky
Leibowitz, Kaitlyn
Machlem, Cristina
Price, Lindsay
Roy, Colleen
Saucier, Morgan
Schatzlein, Kristen
Soucy, Alex
Sprout, Katy
Stavens, Ashley

2008 TMS Boy's Track and Field Team
Boucher, Adam
Braz, Ben
Breslin, Connor
Bridge, Colton
Copeland, Eric
DeCarli, Justin
Downham, Greg
Duell, Ben
Durdan, Cody
Edinger, Jimmy
Eichacker, Nate
Fagan, Eric
Feeney, Kyle
Fontaine, Bailey
Frost, Sam
Hill, Connor
Jenkins, Ryan
King, Trevor
LaFontaine, Connor
Mazzeo, Tyler
McGuire, Patrick
Medina, Adam
Mensher, Matt
Nisbet, Mike
Possardt, Ryan
Rodriguez, Joffrey
Rooke, Jaime
Sardo, Nick
Swan, Eric
Snydal, Matt
Tetreault, Ray
Venezia, Eric
Zigmont, Tim

Career Day presentations Wednesday, March 12^th. (Please plan for alternative parking. Thank you very much for your cooperation)

Hoops Challenge – Friday, March 7^th at THS – 7pm. See the staff play the student boys and girls TMS basketball teams @ THS!

Grade 5/6 – Fantastic Fun Night – Friday, March 28^th – 6:30-8:30pm – APR

Cheerleading Practice – Wednesday, March 5^th – 2:30pm-4:30pm in the Gym.

Softball Tryouts – Monday, March 17th and Tuesday, March 18^th – 2:30-4:30pm in the Gym

Baseball Tryouts – Monday, March 24^th – Wednesday, March 26^th – 2:30-4:30pm

Thursday, April 3^rd – 8^th grade, Team Blue – Boston Museum of Science – 7:30am – 4:30pm.

Thank you to everyone who attended last night's State of the Schools presentation. The Powerpoint presentation will be available on the district website (www.tolland.k12.ct.us) by Friday.

All parents are invited to Breakfast with the Principal on Wednesday, March 5, from 9:00-10 a.m. Stop by to discuss the budget, "The Move", or anything else. Childcare is provided. Please RSVP to Mrs. Gavin at 875-2564.

Looking ahead, our first Community Night will be held on Thursday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. Students are invited to Riverside Reptiles in the All Purpose Room:
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS - Explore the wonderful world of reptiles and amphibians! Meet various examples from these two similar, yet different groups of animals. Learn about their natural history and the importance of their conservation. You will also have a chance to pet a lizard, stare into the eyes of a giant toad, and touch a huge python!

While the students are being entertained, Principal Walter Willett will meet with parents to discuss the budget, the transition plan, dress codes, or any other issue.

Superintendent William Guzman and the four principals will present the annual "State of the Schools" on Monday evening, March 3, at 7:00 p.m., in the Tolland High School auditorium. Mr. Guzman will explain the 2008-09 Education Budget, and the principals will provide updates on each of the schools. A question and answer period will be held.

The Student Government Activity Night for grades 5 and 6, scheduled for Friday, February 29 has been cancelled. The next Student Government event is the Fantastic Fun Night on March 28th. Watch for permission slips during third week of March.

Please be aware that from Tuesday, February 19th - Thursday, February 21st Tolland Middle School will not be able to receive e-mail. This means that any e-mail sent to any member of our school will be lost and never received. This is due to a necessary system shutdown by the district's IT department. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We are still running afternoon activities and the late buses at 3:15 and 4:15PM. All evening activities, however, have been cancelled due to the coming storm.

All Parents are invited to Pizza with the Principal, Wednesday, February 13^th @ 6:30PM in the Tolland Middle School All Purpose Room. Please come and share pizza, and get answers, share your opinions, comments, and suggestions on Budget, the Transition Plan, School Operations, and/or anything on your mind. Childcare will be provided, please RSVP to Roberta Gavin 875-2564.

CMT dates are 3,4,5,6,7,10,11,13,14. School will start and end at its regular time, there will be one test a day.

All parents are invited to "Breakfast with the Principal" on Wednesday, February 6, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Stop in for conversation, coffee and donuts. Child care is provided. Please contact Mrs. Gavin at 875-2564 to RSVP.

Monday's basketball game against Bolton has been cancelled - Girls will have early practice and boys will have late practice.

The boys' and girls' basketball games against Ellington have been cancelled for today. They have been re-scheduled for Friday February 8, 2008.

St. Joseph College and Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund will host a Girls and Technology Expo in Wednesday, February 13 at St. Joseph College in West Hartford. The expo's mission is to keep middle school girls engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and is geared toward 7th grade girls. The program flyer may be accessed through the link: ***** For more information, contact Lucy at CWEALF: 860-247-6090, ext. 18. Registration is limited.

Pre-orders for the Yearbook are being taken this coming week. Students need to bring the order form and a check for $13.50 made out to TMS SAA. Orders are collected daily by Mrs. R and receipts are sent back to the students through their Homeroom teachers. Quantities are limited. Books sold in June will cost $15.75.

The READ-IN is tomorrow night...ALL are invited to our Read/Write In on Friday, January 25th 6:30 - 8:45 PM. Bring your favorite blanket, pillow, good books and writing journals. We will read, write, listen to music, and create stories (and eat ice cream sundaes!) Tickets are on sale for $5 but must be purchased in the lunch wave, no tickets are sold at the door!

Dr. Willett invites all interested parents to take a guided tour of the new Tolland Middle School on Thursday, January 24^th at 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP to rgavin@tolland.k12.ct.us so we can have an accurate count of those attending.

Our monthly Breakfast with the Principal will be held on Wednesday, 1/9, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Please drop in for conversation, coffee, and breakfast treats. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts about TMS or the district. Child care is provided. Please call Mrs. Gavin at 875-2564, ext.1 to let us know you plan to attend.

At 1:30 this afternoon TMS staff and students participated in a lockdown drill. Teachers had reviewed the procedure with students prior to the drill. Students were very cooperative during the drill, and classes resumed in less than ten minutes.

Earlier this month a special thank you was given to Evelyn, a Tolland Middle School 6th grader who took the initiative to inquire if TMS could solicit more contributions to the Pratt and Whitney annual coat drive. Mrs. Knox's 6th grade class received a special "hat's off thank you" for their outstanding contributions to this community program!

Thirty five students from the 6th grade Red Team, making up 12 teams, have been participating in the Hartford Courant's Stock Market Game.
The students gave up their lunch and recess with Mrs. Rioux for 10 consecutive weeks to participate in the Stock Market Game. The students began with $100,000 and invested in stocks that trade on the New York, American, and NASDAQ stock exchanges. The teams were competing for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place within the Red Team group. One team, consisting of Taaj Cheema, Peter Miller, Nick Merluzzo, and Chris Berner, outranked all. They won 1st place position within the New England region earning a profit of $12,000. They came in first place out of 136 other intermediate school teams. We wish them congratulations for their wise investing and commitment to being the best. We also wish a big thank you to Ms. Rioux who designed the lesson and facilitated the students in this process!

You must bring a note from home giving you permission to attend games. It must be sent to the office during homeroom.

Students may not call home during the day to get permission. If you don’t have a note you may not stay.

Team 7 Blue raised over $600.00 for this year's KIDSAFE project, and will be purchasing Christmas gifts for 14 children. Several parents wrote checks in large amounts, and Mike Cardin spurred on his homeroom by promising to match whatever his homeroom raised. They raised over $140.00. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of the students ,parents, and Mr. Cardin, of Team 7 Blue, none of the children on the KIDSAFE list will be overlooked.

Due to the snow day yesterday, Progress Reports will go home on Monday, December 17, 2007.

Today is the day for the Barnes and Noble (@ the Buckland Hills Mall) Familly FUN and Fundraiser! if this voucher is used when purchasing books, drinks, food, or music, Tolland Middle School will receive 15% to 20%. Although you can use the vouchers all day long, starting at 4:00 PM we will have special programs for all! See below for a list of programs.

Tomorrow night is the Barnes and Noble Family FUN and Fundraiser night at the Manchester Barnes and Noble (Buckland Hills Mall). All day tomorrow, December 7th if this voucher is used when purchasing books, drinks, food, or music Tolland Middle School will received 15% to 20%. Although you can use the vouchers all day long, starting at 4:00 PM we will have special programs for all! In addition to face painting from 5:00 - 6:00 PM, the following programs will occur:

Grade 5 Recess: Public Act 04-224 states that students must go outside everyday unless the temperature/wind chill factor is 20oF or less, or it is raining. Students need to be appropriately dressed for the climate conditions but may go out without snow pants. A winter coat must be worn, along with gloves and a hat. Boots are required on snowy days.

Snow Days: Notification of snow days and delayed openings is made on the following radio and TV stations: WTNH, WFSB, WDRC, WSNG, WWCO, WMMW, DRC.FM, WTIC, WTIC, WTIC.FM, WRCH, WZMX, WILI. On delayed opening day, students should be at school at 9:20 a.m.

Early Dismissals: Parents will be notified of early dismissals by the Alert Now system.

Breakfast with the Principal will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 9:00 a.m. Please call the office to RSVP. Child care will be provided.

PLANNING AHEAD: Thursday, December 6th is Parent Teacher Conference Day. There is no school for students.

PICTURE RETAKES - Have been scheduled for Tuesday, December 11, 8a.m - 11:00 a.m.

6th Grade Nature's Classroom will be back today Wednesday November 21, 2007 at approximately 4:45 p.m. Please pick up your children from the school, and not the camp. Thank you!

6th Grade Nature's Classroom will be back tomorrow Wednesday November 21, 2007 at approximately 4:45 p.m. Please pick up your children from the school, and not the camp. Thank you!

The Barnes and Noble Family Fun & Fundraiser is coming up DECEMBER 7th. ALL DAY when you use this voucher 15% of your purchases will go to Tolland Middle School! We have many School Storewonderful events and performers coming later in the afternoon and evening Friday, including

PTO Fundraiser winners money machine will be at lunches on , November 26, 2007.

Camp Woodstock – Monday, Nov. 19^th & Tuesday, Nov. 20^th - 8:00am – 2:00pm- 6^th grade

Camp Woodstock – Wednesday, Nov. 21^st – 9:45-12:15pm – APR – The Science Genie

Mrs. Makawa – 7^th grade Science – Rm 230 – Is looking for empty metal coffee cans for her classes. If you have any, please drop them off to her room. Thank you.

7/8 grade Girl’s Basketball Tryouts – Monday, Nov 19^th and Tuesday, Nov. 20^th from 2:30-4:30 in the Gym

7/8 grade Boy’s Basketball Tryouts – Monday, Nov. 26^th and Tuesday, Nov. 27^th from 2:30-4:30pm in the Gym

Please do not send lunch money to the office. Students should hand it in to the cafeteria staff during their lunches.

Washington Trip News: after some initial bus trouble, the TMS students arrived in DC late last night. Today they had the honor of participating in a wreath ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, ate lunch at Union Station, and went to the new World War II memorial. Students and staff are in high spirits, and report lots of fun and educational activities!

Today was mix it up day for 5th, 6th, and 7th graders. Students sat at different tables at lunch waves to meet new people, and participated in activities designed to help them appreciate differences and make new friends! 8th graders will participate in similar activities when the Washington D.C. Trip is over.

Yesterday the entire staff participated in various professional development activities and workshops. We started the morning analyzing CMT data, data mining methods, and working in our Professional Learning Community groups.

Our new music teacher has been hired, Peter Hadley, Ph.D. will begin tomorrow! His first day of instruction with the students will be Monday.

Grade 7/8 Math Olympiad will have its 1^st practice on Thursday, Nov. 1^st from 2:30-3:10pm in Room 210.

This morning all parents should have received an automated message from the Superintendent's Office. This message relayed that Monday is a late start day. TMS starts at 9:25 AM.

7th and 8th Grade Dance Tonight! Reminder, no costume makeup, and no face masks allowed.

8^th grade Washington Parent/Student meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 30^th at 7pm in the APR. Please attend if you are going to Washington.

Emergency Cards and Rules are due by Monday, Oct. 29^th. If you need forms, please see Mrs. Misiura in the front office.

REMINDER: 6th grade students attending Nature's Classroom. FINAL Payment is due Thursday, November 1st.

Monday, October 29th is a late start day, homeroom starts @ 9:20 AM on late start days.

Tuesday, October 30th at 7 PM in the APR a meeting will be held to address any last minute questions or concerns that you or your child may have about the Washington Trip. A representative from the tour company will be on hand to answer questions as well as to distribute the children's luggage tags.

ART CLUB: Art Club will be starting soon on Tuesday afternoons. Pick up information and permission slips in the office, from Miss Dionne, and from the bulletin board upstairs by the art wing. Sign up ASAP!

The 4:15pm bus runs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays only – You must sign up before 1pm.

For those participating in the Nature's Classroom trip, a reminder: The 1st installment is due October 11th ($72.50) and the 2nd installment is due November 1st ($72.50). No deposits or forms will be accepted after these due dates.

The Ellington Drug Abuse Prevention Council is presenting author John Rosemond on Teen Proofing - Fostering Responsible Decision Making in your Pre-teen and Teenager. This event is on Wednesday, October 17th in the Ellington High School Auditorium. The price is $15.00 and tickets are available through Ellington Youth Services at 31 Arbor Way or at Ellington's Hall Memorial Library. For more information contact dstauffer@ellington-ct.gov or call 870-3130. A 30 minute book signing will follow the presentation, doors open at 6:30 PM.

The first Wednesday of every month, including this coming Wednesday, October 3rd from 9:00 - 10:00 AM is a Breakfast with the Principal. Childcare is provided if you need it. Please call Roberta at 875-2564 to sign up, though Walk-ins are always welcome. This is a time for parents and/or community members to come and share ideas, ask questions, or just enjoy coffee and breakfast items. All are welcome.

Due to a glitch in the electronic Progress Reports not all of the teacher comments appeared. We are therefore making corrections and re-running all of the Progress Reports for distribution Wednesday, October 3rd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience as we attempt this new and ultimately time-saving form of Progress Report creation. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact us.

General News: We are trying a new Progress Report here at TMS. These Progress Reports are going home with the children on Friday, September 28th!

The 4:15pm bus runs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays only – You must sign up before 1pm.

1) Just a reminder, Monday September 24, 2007 is a late start 90 minute delayed opening. Homeroom begins at 9:20 AM.

2) Attention Parents,

The Parker 3:15 p.m. bus run has five buses that are unable to take TMS students. The Parker bus number, and the affected streets are listed below.

Bus 202

Charles Street

Deerwood Road

Florence Drive

Mount Laurel Drive

Old Stafford Road

(Fernwood to Charles)

Rudnansky Lane

Settlers Way

Bus 212

Chardonnay Lane

Derek Drive

Donna Mae Lane

Justin Way

Melissa Lane

Merlot Way

Zinfandel Circle

Bus 213

Amy Drive

Angela Drive

Evergreen Drive

Fox Ridge Lane

Sandy Drive

Sharon Drive

Skungamaug Road

South River Road

Bus 217

Cook Road

Crystal Ridge Drive

Curtis Drive

Kendall Mountain Road

Lorraine Drive

Oakwood Lane

Robbie Road

Stevens Road

Wildwood Drive

Bus 224

Amanda Way

Buff Cap Road

Charter Road

Crossen Drive

Mihaliak Road

Old Stafford Road

(Tolland Green to Fernwood)

Susan Drive

The following are possible options for getting home. Students may be picked up by a parent, they may carpool with a friend, or they may walk to the public library to be picked up by a parent before the library closes. (Please note that the library closes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.)

Reminder: A written note must be sent to the school if your child is being picked up by anyone other than a parent, or is walking to the library.

Good news for anyone going on the Washington Trip, and for our school as a whole. Due to the efforts of the staff organizing the trip Tolland Middle School has received the honor of placing a wreath in a Wreath Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery November 14, 2007. This is an honor for the students, and the school as a whole.

The Roster for the Girl's Soccer Team has been posted under the Soccer page of the SPORTS link!

As many of you have likely heard, we have a new Girl's soccer coach: Mark Devaney. Tryouts are being held through Friday 9/14 in the athletic fields behind Parker from 2:30 - 4:30 PM. Students must be picked up by 4:45 PM.

We have had 2 fire drills in the last week and a half, both with great results. The latest was Friday; the building was cleared in 3 minutes.

We are interested in your feedback about the Open House for Grades 7 and 8. Please use our feedback form and let us know!

We are close to finalizing a coach for the Girl's soccer team and hope to have that individual in place shortly.

Cross Country Practice will be Monday, Sept. 10^th through Friday, Sept. 15^th from 2:30-4:15pm

Tuesday, Sept. 11^th will be pick up at Old THS.Boys Soccer will have practice on Monday, Sept. 10^th, Tues, Thurs. and Friday. No practice on Wednesday, Sept. 12^th.

Washington Trip: 2nd Deposits are due today, September 7th. The amount is $200.00.

Safe Routes for Schools: For any parents/community members interested in joining the Safe Routes to School group, they are having a meeting Wednesday, September 19th at 3:45 - 5:00 PM at Parker Memorial School. This is a group assembling to try to devise safe routes for students to bike and walk to school in Tolland. Click HERE for more information. If you wish to join please call Ms. Misiura at 875-2564.

Some important dates and information: about events for students in Tolland Middle School:

Grade 6 – Renaissance Fair -Olander,Marlin,Knox,Sleeman,Rioux,D’Amico, McDermott, Markow, Milici, Krantz, Campbell, Cassidy

Grade 7 Open House is tonight, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Parents will gather in the All Purpose Room (APR) for a brief introduction before going to their children's homerooms to pick up their schedules. Classes normally held in classrooms at Parker will meet in TMS. Please check your child's schedule for room locations.

ALL STUDENTS have received their emergency cards and information packets. Please return the emergency cards as soon as possible. It is imperative that we have up to date contact information for our students.

SPORTS: 7^th and 8^th grade Cross Country Team tryouts are today, Wednesday, Sept. 5^th and Thursday, Sept. 6^th from 2:30-4:30pm in the mini-gym. Boys Soccer Tryouts for 7^th and 8^th grade will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 5^th from 2:30-4:30pm in the gym. Girls Soccer Tryouts are postponed until further notice.

Lunch Money: Please do not send lunch money to the main office. Students should hand it in to the cafeteria staff during their lunches.

Some community information: The Tolland Public Library is closed at 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays. Teen Center will open on Monday’s and Wednesday’s starting on Wed, Sept. 5^th. You must provide the office with a note for each day you will be walking. Thank you.

Check out the new PTO agenda for the September 11th meeting, off of the PTO link.

We need a girl's soccer coach, if anyone is interested please call 875-2564, thank you!

Reminder to parents of Grade 8 students, the TMS Open House for 8th graders is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 5th at 6:30 PM. Parents will gather in the APR (All Purpose Room) for a brief introduction. They will then go to their children's homeroom to pickup their child’s schedule. Please ask your son or daughter their homeroom number tonight. Staff will be able to assist you as well. The Grade 7 Open House is on Thursday, September 6th at 6:30 PM and will operate in a similar manner.

Reminder to all parents/students participating in the Washington Trip - the 2nd deposit of $200.00 is due September 7th along with the insurance forms and rules/regulations. If a student is withdrawing from the trip the student must bring in a note signed by their parent - and give this note to Ms. Misiura in the main office. All fundraising money and orders are due September 14th. Any questions, please see Mrs. Misiura in the main office.

Finally, if you haven’t already done so and would like to participate in tomorrow’s Breakfast with the Principal, please give Roberta Gavin a call at 875-2564 to let us know you are coming. Walk-ins are, of course, welcome as well. The breakfast is from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

There have been a few questions regarding the school's 'lunch' policy. Students at Tolland Middle School sign up for the POS system to receive lunches, they can also pay in cash. Please click here for information from our food services department. Students who have forgotten their lunch, or lunch money, will be given a lunch that is credited against their POS (Point of Service) account. Only one lunch will be allowed to be credited to this account. The POS is a debit account, meaning it is designed to have students deposit funds that are deducted from a positive balance each time a student buys a lunch. The POS system is not set up to track or report extensive credit balances. Of course we do not want a student to go through the day hungry, therefore if a student forgets his or her lunch or their money again, after having used their one credit, they can obtain a granola bar or breakfast bar from our staff in the lunch wave.

I welcome all parents and community members to a monthly Breakfast with the Principal. These are held the first Wednesday of every month from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The first of these will be on Wednesday, September 5th. We will attempt to provide childcare if we know in advance of your attendance and childcare needs. Please come and share coffee, morning sweets, and your ideas and concerns. Walk-ins are welcome, but if you find the time please RSVP to Roberta at TMS by calling 875-2564.

We had a very successful beginning to school today. Due to the new routes and our desire to help students, some buses were later today than they will normally be. Overall, a very successful beginning to the 07-08 school year!

School starts this Wednesday, August 29th! We are excited to see this great group of students return. Some important information and dates as we begin this school year:

The September and October school calendars are currently available for download under the Forms & Documents link.

Grade 5 - Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 PM Parents and Students, begin in classrooms

Grade 6 - Tuesday, September 18, 6:30 PM, Parents Only, begins in APR (All Purpose Room) upstairs

Grade 7 - Thursday, September 6, 6:30 PM, Parents only, begins in APR (All Purpose Room) upstairs

Grade 8 - Wednesday, September 5, 6:30 PM, Parents only, begins in APR (All Purpose Room) upstairs