Sunday, May 5, 2024
TMS Families,
We’ve got a very special week coming up. This is Teacher Appreciation Week! We are so fortunate to have the caring and dedicated team of teachers that we have at TMS. They play a large part in the development and success of our students and contribute a great deal to the Crusaders Culture we enjoy. Students, make sure you thank your teachers this week for all they do to help you learn and grow. The administrative team is extremely proud of and thankful for our Triad Middle School teachers. Let’s help celebrate our teachers this week!
Cardinal Cookout Day: Tomorrow is Cardinal Day at TMS. Don’t forget to wear your Cardinal Red and get a grilled hotdog or hamburger in the cafeteria for lunch tomorrow. There will prizes given out throughout the day as well.
Online Registration and Enrollment for 24-25: Parents are encouraged to register their Triad students for the 2024-2025 school year online now. Please help us with our school planning efforts by doing this as soon as possible instead of waiting until later in the summer. TMS students will be signing up for their preferred electives at the end of this month, so please begin the online enrollment/registration process as soon as possible. More information here.
PSAT 8/9 Score Reports: The College Board released PSAT 8/9 score reports last week for those 8th graders who took part in our optional test administration on April 8. Students will need to create a College Board account to access their scores. They can do so HERE. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Andrea Morris at andrea.morris@tcusd2.org with any questions.
Our TMS students performed very well on the PSAT, as they scored well above the state average! The score range on the PSAT 8/9 is 240-1440 (unlike the SAT where the highest score is 1600). Our average total was 983 compared to the state average of 823. 81% of TMS students met the benchmark for both sections of the test (meaning they are on track for college/career readiness at this time). State-wide, only 34% of students met both benchmarks. Way to go, Crusaders!
Daily Announcements: Would you like to have access to the daily announcements that TMS students hear each morning at school? If so, please go to the “Daily News” section on our TMS Website.
TMS Dance Team Tryouts (Location TMS Big Gym): Please see the attached link to register for tryouts.
Day One: Wednesday, May 15
5-5:30 PM: Mandatory parent meeting
5:30-8 PM: Dance clinic
Day Two: Thursday, May 16
5:30-7:30PM: Dance clinic
Day Three: Friday, May 17
5:30 PM: Judged tryouts begin
Summer Camp Opportunities: In addition to the outstanding summer sports camps that Triad offers, we have also been made aware of the following educational camp opportunities away from the Triad District.
June 3-7 (session 1) and 10-14 (session 2) - School of Engineering Summer Camp @ SIUE
This opportunity is available to our 8th grade class, who are headed to THS in the Fall.
June 10-12 - Middle School Anatomy Camp - AIMS (Adventures in Math & Science) @ St. Louis University
Cardiac Screening: Check for abnormalities of the heart sponsored by the Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund:
Open to anyone ages 12-22
Cost is $34
To register, go to:
July 15, 2024 @Centene Community Ice Center - Maryland Heights, MO
July 16, 2024 @YMCA Niebur Center - Edwardville, IL
Any questions please contact: Gwenn Buesching
314-605-0898 or gwennbuesching3@gmail.com
Important Dates/Reminders:
2024-2025 TMS Fall Sports Tryouts begin in May for Cheer and Dance and continue at the end of July and/or beginning of August for Softball, Cross Country, Football, and Baseball. Please check out the information in the embedded link and contact the coach directly with any questions.
At the January Board of Education meeting, the 2024-2025 Triad District School Calendar was approved by the board. Please check out next year’s school calendar when planning short trips, appointments, and vacations to help us improve attendance at TMS and maximize in person learning opportunities for students and staff. Thank you!
Checkout the Triad District Virtual Backpack for other flyers regarding events in our community.
6th Grade Orientation Information - for families who will be new to TMS in August.
May 6 - Teacher Appreciation Week - Thank you TMS teachers for all you do!
May 6 - Cardinal Day Cookout - Wear your Cardinal Red
May 6 - 2:00 - Art Club (Session 2) - Room 902 (Ellis)
May 6 - 2:00 - Cheer Tryouts - Small Gym (Knolhoff)
May 7 - 2:00 - Cheer Tryouts - Small Gym (Knolhoff)
May 7 - TMS Band performing the National Anthem at Busch Stadium
May 8 - School Nurse’s Day - Thank you, Nurse Becker and Nurse Edwards for all you do!
May 8 - 2:00 - Cheer Tryouts - Small Gym (Knolhoff)
May 8 - 6:00 - Cheerleading Parent Meeting
May 11 - 9:00 - IESA Sectional Track & Field Meet @ Edwardsville HS
May 14 - 7:00 - TMS Spring Band Concert - THS A-Gym
May 15-17 - Dance Team Tryouts
May 16 - Zero Hero Celebration (May 17th Rain Date)
May 16 - 7:00 - TMS Spring Choral Concert - THS Cafetorium
May 17-18 - State Track & Field Meet @ East Peoria
May 17 - 6:30 - TMS Choirs National Anthem @ the Gateway Grizzlies Game
May 18 - School Speech Pathologist Day - Thank you, Ms. Hurrlebrink for all you do!
May 20 - 8th Grade Celebration at Tri-Township Park in Troy (May 21st Rain Date)
May 20 - 2:00 - FCA - Outside Football/Track Stadium
August 6 - 3:00-7:00pm - TMS Open Building & Fall Pictures for IDs and Yearbook
August 8 - 12:00-4:00pm - TMS Open Building & Fall Pictures for IDs and Yearbook
August 14 - First day of school for students
August 21 - TMS Fall Open House (Times TBA - typically 6th grade first, followed by 7th/8th)
TMS Pictures: May Photo Album - April Photo Album
Have a great week,
Matt Noyes, Ed.D.
TMS Principal