Crusader

TMS Weekly Update

Triad Middle School

September 29, 2025

Monday, September 29, 2025

TMS Families,

Celebrations from the Week:

  • Check out all the new clubs we are offering at TMS!! Get involved if you can. 

  • We sold over 4,000 Bobby’s Caramel Apples!

  • Thank you to Mr. Walter and Mrs. Deiters for organizing the Bobby’s fundraiser - this is a huge undertaking and we appreciate all their hard work. 

  • The TMS Girls Basketball team is ready to start their season - Oct 1st - first home game vs. Highland.

  • TMS Monthly Snapshot - September

  • TMS Daily Announcements

  • Crusader of Character

Important Dates 

  • Sept 29th - Bobby’s Apple Delivery

  • Oct 3rd - TMS Parent Teacher Conference Sign-ups will go live @ 9 a.m.

  • Oct. 3rd- Picture Re-Take day

  • Oct 10th - End of 1st Quarter ½ Day Attendance (10:30 a.m.)

Attendance: Knights Never Miss a Battle

September is National Attendance Awareness Month!  As educators, we recognize the importance of attendance for a student's academic success. We want to thank our parents for their continued support to ensure students are at school each day and ready to learn. Please view our Attendance Matters message and statistics. 

We are proud of our students getting to school on time and having high attendance rates.  Let's keep it going!

Attendance rates by grade level:

6th Grade: 97%

7th Grade: 96%

8th Grade: 96%

Breakfast:

Breakfast is available for students each morning. Students can go straight to the cafeteria from the bus or drop-off and grab breakfast prior to their homeroom.  This link will take you to Parent Resource - select menus. Additional breakfast items include - sausage biscuit, donuts, cereal, muffins, Pop-tarts, Yogurt. 

Monday: Waffles w/ syrup

Tuesday: Biscuit and Gravy

Wednesday: Scrambled Eggs w/ Toast

Thursday: Breakfast Pizza

Friday: Glazed Donut

Triad High School - Football Games

Thank you to the TMS Clean-up crew who volunteered this week to help with clean-up following the game. We talked as a school building about leaving it better than we found it.  If you will help us in reminding your students to please clean-up after themselves we would greatly appreciate the support. 

Just a reminder that if a TMS student plans to attend the football game they must have a parent/guardian/approved adult at the game. Students cannot be in attendance without a responsible adult at the game. This adult must enter the game with them at the gate. Students must remain in the stadium and have their TMS ID with them at all times. We ask for your support in reminding them to be respectful of those around them, the opposing team and their fans, and recognitions that take place throughout the game. 

TMS Clubs: 2:45 pickup for all clubs, unless sponsors communicate differently. 

Continue to follow Social Media and the Morning Announcements for clubs, we currently have:


TMS Handbook:

Parents please take time to review the TMS Handbook. If you are new to TMS it contains information regarding policies and expectations, returning families there are a few updates, specifically school-wide grading policies. Use this link to view the handbook: TMS Handbook 25-26. After you review the handbook please access Skyward Family Access Portal and use the Handbook tile to digitally sign that you have received and read the handbook. 

TMS Soar - 6th Grade: 

The TMS SOAR Program will begin their Fall session starting at the end of September after school from 1:55-3:30pm. Fall session dates are September 29, October 1, 6, 8, 14, 15, 20, 22, 29, and 30. Students will be eligible to ride the 4:15 activity bus to predetermined local stops if they cannot be picked up at 3:30pm. If you have any questions about the TMS SOAR Program, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Vickrey.

corey.vickrey@tcusd2.org or 618-667-5406.

Bobby’s Caramel Apple: WOW, we did it!!!

What an amazing fundraiser for TMS - Students sold 4081 apples for a total of $18,445.50!!!! Thank you!!!

  • The apples will be delivered on Monday, September 29th, students should be prepared to transport their orders home on that day. 

Attention 8th Grade Parents: Register Now for the 8th Grade Trip to Washington, D.C. & New York!

8th Grade Families - Great news! WorldStrides is offering $100 off for the next 5 people who register for the 2026 DC/NYC trip. Secure your spot today with just a $115 deposit and take advantage of this special savings opportunity.  Don’t wait—once these 5 discounts are gone, they’re gone!

Exciting news! A limited number of spaces are still available for our upcoming 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City in June 2026. Don’t wait—register today to secure your spot! Please add your email to this Google Form to receive an email with all trip details, including dates, cost, and sign-up information. Please reach out to Mrs. Cochran for more information - jennifer.cochran@tcusd2.org

TMS Middle School Yearbook - click this link to order! 

Yearbooks are on sale!! Yearbook staff is eager for your back to school pictures or sports pictures. Please send any pictures you would like to share with the yearbook staff to tmsyearbook@tcusd2.org. 

Student Drop off & Pick-up:

Please continue to pull forward to the cones in the morning - we are doing our best to minimize the wait time on Route 40 each morning and with your help we can continue to do that! 

Water bottles & Lunch Boxes:

All water bottles must be close top, spill-proof.  No squirt bottles or straws are allowed. Please make sure to put your name on your water bottle - it makes it much easier to get to the owner. 

Transportation:

Bus transportation information will be displayed in Skyward under the Transportation Tile. If you have any questions about transportation, please contact the Transportation Department at 667-5432. Please double check times as some adjustments may have been made due to new enrollments or late registrations. 

Guest Management Procedures:

To enhance safety, we have implemented a new guest management system. Visitors entering beyond the foyer of TMS will check in using the electronic kiosks at the main entrance. A drivers license will be needed to complete sign-in. 

Student Fees:

Triad student fees are PAST DUE as of  August 30th.  If you have not paid fees yet for the 2025-2026 school year, you can click this link for information about how to pay student fees through the Skyward Family Access Portal.   

Physicals / Important Health Services Forms & Links:

Please check out the Triad CUSD#2 Health Services page on the Triad website for important reminders on physicals, dental and vision forms, and other helpful forms and links. While all 6th graders need to show proof of a physical exam on a state approved physical exam form, all TMS students who plan on participating in a Fall Sport will need a current physical (less than 395 days old) in order to participate. Please see Nurse Becker with any questions.

School Breakfast & Lunch: ALL CHECK PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO TCUSD#2, 

Students whose families are eligible for free or reduced price breakfast or lunch will be able to access meals once again this school year at no cost or a discounted rate. Triad families who wish to apply for free or reduced meals must do so through the Skyward Family Access portal. Once in the portal, click on the “Food Service Application” tile. 

2025-2026 Cafeteria Prices:

Student Breakfast = $1.90

Student Lunch = $3.35

2025-2026 Bell Schedule:

School doors open 7:00am

Homeroom begins 7:30am

Student Dismissal 1:55pm

What if my child forgets something?

A drop-off location is located in the Main Lobby. Ring the buzzer, let us know you are dropping off something for your student. Put your child’s name on the item. The item will be delivered to the student. 

Student Returning to School:

If your son or daughter has an appointment or is coming in late to school, please know that we can save you extra time - you do not have to come in to sign them back into school. Parents/Guardians only need to enter the building to sign-out a student.  We hope this helps, we know your time is valuable and we will get them right to class upon return. 

I need to pick up my child…

An approved pickup person will buzz into the building. Use the Chromebook in the Main Lobby to enter the student information. This information will be sent to the Main Office secretaries. The student will be called and sent out to you. Please plan accordingly, this can take a few minutes. Please wait in the lobby area. 

It’s been a great week!

Brooke Wiemers

TMS Principal