Greetings TVMS community,

Monday is Fall Picture Day! Every student will be photographed. If you are interested in purchasing a portrait package, please bring in the paper order form and payment to give to the photographer, or you can preorder using the information below:

mylifetouch.com

Use student ID or Picture Day ID: EVT29X3J2

Picture make-up day will be December 4, 2023

Picture Day Flyer

Please note that Friday, October 20th is a Professional Work Day- Schools are closed for students. Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Denise Young

Principal

OCTOBER

Monday, October 16- Fall Picture Day

Tuesday, October 17- PTSA Meeting (Virtual only)

Wednesday, October 18- Flu and COVID Vaccine In-school Clinic

Friday, October 20- Professional Work Day- Schools Closed for Students

Tuesday, October 31- End of 1st marking period, Schools close 3 hours early for students

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 2- Vision and Hearing Screening

Friday, November 3- Dia de Los Muertos Dance, 6 PM

TVMS has a new large white collection bin at the edge of the school parking lot nearest Hanover Hills Elementary School. Please help us fill our bin with as many plastic bags of new or gently used clothing, shoes and other textiles. Our school will earn money for every pound we collect.

Tuesday, October 17th at 6:30 PM is our next PTA meeting. The meeting will be virtual and can be joined using this link.

Please consider joining the TVMS PTSA. Your membership does not commit you to any work- your membership helps support our activities!

To become a supporting member, please sign up here.

Support our Den Dollar Store! Students earn Den Dollars for following TVMS PRIDE expectations and can turn them in for prizes. Our Den Dollar store is open each week on Wednesday mornings. Please check out our registry on Amazon and considering making a donation to our store!

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2JPB106SDT0JU

For questions about the PTSA email TVMSPTSA@gmail.com

https://facebook.com/groups/616511753256107

High school athletic events serve as a wonderful opportunity for students, friends, families, staff and community members to come together in support of their favorite teams. To ensure these games are able to be safely enjoyed by all in attendance, it is imperative that everyone adheres to the rules, expectations and laws in place to ensure safety.

All children who are in 8th grade or younger must be accompanied by an adult at all HCPSS athletics contests or will be turned away from entry. Adult supervision must continue for the entirety of the athletic contest.

Athletic contests are considered extensions of the school day, and behaviors that violate the HCPSS Student Code of Conduct or Board of Education policies are subject to the same disciplinary measures as those that occur during the school day.

TVMS is ready to dance on the dance floor for a Fall Dance on Friday, November 3rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. There will be a DJ and, as part of the ticket cost, each Timberwolf will receive one snack, one drink, and a slice of pizza.

Admission to the dance is $5. All proceeds from the dance will go to end-of-year PBIS events for students.

Timberwolves are expected to turn in their permission forms before the morning announcements in their grade-level hallway. Tickets will go on sale on October 25th. Permission forms and money must be turned in, no later than, November 1st. Tickets are limited! Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets will be first come, first served with a priority for students who have ten den dollars.

As always, students who attend the dance should consistently demonstrate behavior that aligns with the Student Code of Conduct and PBIS framework both in and out of school.

If you are interested in volunteering to chaperone the dance, please contact Mr. Vasquez. Christian_Vasquez@hcpss.org

Permission slips for our upcoming field trip to Maryland Terrapin Adventures permission were due Friday, October 13. If you have any questions, please email De’Asia Winder (deasia_winder@hcpss.org).

6th Grade Outdoor Education Field Trip- Donations Needed

We would like to give students a snack at the end of the trip. Please use this Sign Up link to let us know what you are able to contribute. Thank you!’’

Wednesday October 18-Flu and Covid Vaccine in school clinic for students and staff: Registration is now closed to allow our health room staff time to review and prepare the consents and make sure enough vaccine is ordered. If you have any questions, please call the school’s health room at 410-313-8714.

Thursday November 2- Vision and Hearing Screening Information: The Howard County Health Department and HCPSS School Health Services support your student's academic success by providing vision and hearing screenings at your child's school. Howard County screens children new to the Maryland school system and those in Pre-K or Kindergarten, First and Eighth grades. Please see the attached Vision and Hearing Screening Flier for additional details.

Thursday November 9- Vision and Hearing Re-screening Clinic

Please contact our school nurse, Cheryl Harris with any questions, cheryl_harris@hcpss.org.

Free Parenting Classes - As educators, we are well aware of the ever-increasing pressures placed on students. The academic demands, social challenges, and rapidly changing world can be overwhelming. Our Guiding Good Choices parenting classes can equip parents and/or grandparents with the knowledge and skills to reduce the risk that their children will use drugs and alcohol or engage in other dangerous behaviors. These classes are for families with children 9 - 14 yrs. old and held over Zoom.

Medication and Sharps Disposal Take Back Day - October 28 in the Wilde Lake Village Center Parking Lot from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Safely dispose of prescription medication, over-the-counter meds, sharps, vitamins, pet meds, vape devices, inhalers, and more! Also, 100 medication lockboxes purchased by HCPSS will be given away for FREE!

HC Drug Free Parenting Class Flier

It is mandatory that all parents/ guardians verify and/ or update emergency information for each child each school year. Updating this information provides us with the most current emergency contact information, and also ensures that you are receiving important information and updates for HCPSS and TVMS. Log in to HCPSS Connect, select the More Options tab on the left and then select Family File in the center column.

You may view HCPSS Student Code of Conduct here.

HCPSS no longer will use Nutrislice for school menus or MySchoolBucks for meal payments. LINQ Connect is a secure, online portal that allows families to view breakfast and lunch menus, make online meal payments, monitor their child’s account, schedule automatic recurring payments, set up low balance alerts, submit a Free and Reduced Meals program application, and more. Details and information are available online.

Students are not permitted to use their personal technology devices (phones) during school time, including lunch, recess and hallway transitions. This is in accordance with the Board of Education Policy 8080. If a student is seen with their device they will be expected to put it away immediately. If chronic issues persist, disciplinary actions may be implemented in alignment with the HCPSS Code of Conduct.

To support this, please refrain from calling or texting your child during school hours. If you need to get a message to them or contact them, please call the Front Office at 410-313-8711

Food delivery services (i.e. Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) are not allowed. Delivery will be refused as we do not have the capability to process this during the school day. If a parent would like to bring their child's lunch to the school, we ask that you do so prior to the start of your child's lunch shift. Parents will need to leave the lunch with our Front Office staff.

To apply for all the financial assistance benefits of Free and Reduced Meals, including free Evening and Summer School, free SAT/ACT test fees, free college application fees, etc., complete the quick FARMS application at:

https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=GA4UME

View, download, print or subscribe to the HCPSS 2023-2024 calendar online. The calendar is subject to change; the online calendar reflects the most recent version. There will be no printed 2023-2024 calendars.

Website: http://www.tvms.hcpss.org
Location: 7000 Banbury Drive, Hanover, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-8711