Timothy EdwardsMiddle School

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• Good morning everyone, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please be seated.

• Welcome back to another edition of TETV Morning News. Today is Monday, October 28.

• Its SPIRIT WEEK!. Spirit week allows us all to show school spirit and come together to have some fun and excitement. The themes for this week are: Tuesday - Pajama Day, Wednesday is Color Wars (Dress in your grade level colors) and Thursday is Dress your Dreams Day. We are excited to see all the energy and creativity that come our next week. Don't forget to come in your Pajamas tomorrow.

• We hope that all students had a great time on Thursday during Active-Thon and enjoyed having Kona Ice, games, and fresh air. We are so close to making our goal, and getting to slime Principal Irwin, but remember if we make our goal, ALL students get to go outside for a day in the spring and enjoy a whole day of games, competitions, and maybe a couple of surprises. The PTO raises money to give back to our students and staff in materials needed, clubs and after school activities, fun and exciting assemblies, family engagement nights, we help with field trips, and so much more. The PTO has some fun events planned for this year, but we need your help to get to our goal and cross the finish line. If every student brought in just $5.00 by the end of the week we would surpass our goal and score a fantastic year with all kinds of extra fun stuff!

• Thank you to everyone who came out for the Halloween Costume dance. Over 350 students and 20 teachers danced the night away together and we able to raise over $3000 for the Robotics club. The costumes were amazing, and a big congratulations to our costume contest winners. Looking forward to seeing you all again at the next dance.

• Saturday was a great day for the dozens and dozens of TEMS debaters participating in the Connecticut Middle School Debate League’s first event of the year at the Smith Middle School in Glastonbury. Leading the way was the overall number 1 ranked Novice Team of Mysha Husain, Akshara Arun and Divina Doulagar, who won back to back matches in their debating debut! All three teammates were also top ranked speakers in a field of 171 Novice Debaters. Rookie Sensation Mysha finished in 4th place with Akshara coming in 9th and Divina rounding out the field in 10th place. Three additional TE students also placed in the top 10 individual rankings. Congratulations to 5th place finisher Rohan Shah,  6th place finisher Preksha Gaddam and coming in 7th place, Lucksiya Kannan. TEMS Debaters return to action on Saturday, December 14th when they travel to Bethel Middle School to take on all challengers! TE students:  it’s not too late to join the Debate Club and compete in December. Interested students can join the Google Classroom using code: deecjrr

• Lego Club Monday Matinee is cancelled for today.  Computer Club Matinee will hold its first session today with Mr. Clark in the Computer Lab in the upper Library. All other Monday matinees will meet as scheduled.

• Attention 7th & 8th graders: The P.E. Department will be running a session of flag football intramurals for 7th and 8th graders ONLY after school beginning November 4th.  Sign up with a team of 7 or register as an individual.  Sessions will be begin on November 4th  and will end on November 14th.  It is free to participate, and late busses will be available if needed.  Registration will open Tuesday after school, and you need to have a parent present to register.  You will be notified by email that your registration has been received.  Any questions, please see one of the PE teachers. 

• Attention 6th graders: The P.E. Department will be running a 6th grade "3-on-3" basketball tournament after school beginning November 11.  This is a great way to get ready for the upcoming basketball season! It is free to participate, and late busses will be available if needed.  Come show your skills and see if you can be king or queen of the court! Registration for this program will open Tuesday after school, and you need to have a parent present to register.  You will be notified by email that your registration has been received.  Any questions, please see one of the PE teachers. 

• The W.I.T tutors, or Writer's Inspiring Tomorrow, is our school's very own Writing Tutoring initiative. WIT tutors are here to help you with any of your writing needs. Whether it's an English Essay, Science CER or even Spanish, the tutors goal is to help you grow as a writer! If you'd like help from a tutor, look out for their posters to schedule an appointment, or ask Mr. Millard or Mr. Stinchon how you can book your tutoring time today. The tutors are here to help you along your writing journey, so check out their website for more information and details to come.

• On Wednesday, November 6^th at 3:00 PM, interested TEMS students are welcome to take the AMC 10 at South Windsor High School.  The AMC 10 is an examination in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.  The AMC 10 is for students in 10th grade and below, and covers the high school curriculum up to 10th grade.  Sign-ups for the AMC 10 must be completed by Tuesday, October 29^th.  If you would like more information about this opportunity, please talk to your math teacher. 

• Attention basketball players and cheerleaders...winter sports registration is now open.  The deadline to submit all your forms is Monday, 11/25 at 8am.  You must register on the Parent Portal and you will have to turn in an updated physician statement by the due date. 

• Attention all students:  Order your yearbook now at the best price of the year! The price goes UP after October 31st. It's easy to order online! Just go to www.jostens.com,www.jostens.com, enter your town/school name, and the order page will pop up for you!

• Don't forget, the TE Library Follett book e-Fair will continue to run through Tuesday, October 29th. Our school library will receive 20% of all proceeds. You and your parents/guardians can access the book e-Fair through this URL: book-efairs.follettcontent.com  Next enter the following code for our library:MK56L. All of this information can be found on the TEMS Homepage and the TEMS Library Media Center Page. Please place your order under your homeroom teacher; this will help expedite the organizing and distributing of the books when they arrive. Please let Mrs. Longo know if you have any questions.  

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