In the Loop

Email: sandra.vernon@trussvillecityschools.com
Website: www.trussvillecityschools.com
Location: 113 North Chalkville Road, Trussville, AL, United States
Phone: 205-228-3000
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Trussvilleschools
Twitter: @tcshuskies

Schools/Offices Closed for Thanksgiving November 21 - 23, 2018

Schools/Offices Closed for Students for Christmas Holidays ...Dec, 17, 2018 - Jan. 2, 2019

TCS asks our community to join us to help ensure the safety of our students. Anytime a bus has lights and signs activated at a stop, please remember that there will be children either getting off the bus or standing on the ground waiting for the bus. This is the most vulnerable time for our students who are transported by bus.

TCS continually works to ensure the safety of our students. One tool used to ensure the safety of transported students is stop sign cameras for buses.

When a bus stops to pick up or let students off a bus, red lights flash and the arm and sign are engaged on the outside of the bus. Stop sign cameras video the outside of our buses. When a vehicle ignores the bus lights and signs and does not stop, the bus driver reports the incident to the TCS Transportation Department. The video from the camera is pulled and the Trussville Police Department notified. A TPD Officer reviews the video for the traffic infraction and issues a ticket based upon the tag number of the automobile.

Police Chief Rush stated, "The fine for passing a school bus with the stop sign extended is up to $500 and court is required for the judge to set the fine." To date, Trussville Police Department has issued 15 tickets for this offense.

Please help us keep our students safe by coming to a complete stop for loading or unloading of school buses. The few minutes you might save by not stopping is simply not worth the risk to our students.

Special Olympics Alabama has awarded the TCS Special Olympics Program as the Outstanding Special Olympics Program in Alabama for 2018. At the Special Olympics Alabama annual awards luncheon in Montgomery November 7, 2018, Coach Tim Meacham was present to accept the award on behalf of the Special Olympics program.

Carrie Jones is the Special Olympics Sponsor.

Dr. Pattie Neill presented to Trussville Daybreak Rotary Club on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. During the presentation, Dr. Neill shared information on TCS enrollment, building projects, safety and security, and mental health.

The HTMS Leadership Team/Interact Club held a Cozy Coat Drive during the month of November. A trailer full of coats and jackets were collected and being delivered to TEAM.

Thank you Leadership/Interact Team for your hard work to collect coats for those in need.

Congratulations to the students of Mrs. McIntosh's homeroom collecting 65 coats. They are the winner of a doughnut party sponsored by Trussville Daybreak Rotary Club.

The Leadership/Interact Team was thanked for their hard work with a cookie party sponsored by Trussville Daybreak Rotary Club.

Thank you HTMS!

Fran Box and Amy Meredith, academic support specialists for Trussville City Schools, typically work with students who need additional and specialized reading support. Today, though, they are sharing their expertise with other professionals at the "Unlocking the Mystery of Developmental Disorders Conference" in Birmingham. Their presentation includes a summary of how students are identified and how sensory integration plays a role in working with students who exhibit characteristics of dyslexia.

MUSH Mentors were busy at HTMS organizing Red Ribbon Week. MUSH Mentors sponsored Tacky Tourist Tuesday to celebrate the Red Ribbon Week theme of Life is a Journey. Travel Drug Free. Check out the pictures below from Red Ribbon Week.

Students in each grade level at Paine Elementary participated in a Veterans Day Essay contest. The essay topic was “Why is Veterans Day Special to me?”. We are proud to honor our veterans for their bravery and commitment to serving our country. Award recipients are as follows:

Kindergarten: Casey McDaniel

1st Grade: Kyleigh Mitchell

2nd Grade: Caitlyn Blake

3rd Grade: Kenzie Pritchett

4th Grade: Hayden Fulmer

5th Grade: Parker Lybrand

(Students are pictured from left to right)

PACE: PACE stands for Positive Attitudes Change Everything and is our system-wide character education/anti-bullying framework!

Our character skill for the month of November is…

COOPERATION: WORKING TOGETHER TO DO MORE THAN YOU CAN DO ALONE

Your HTMS Counselors:

Amy McIntyre (Last Names A-L)

Krista DeMent (Last Names M-Z)

Follow us on Twitter: htms_counselors

Check out a new app that is designed to help users discover historic sites in each of Alabama's 67 counties. The PastPort app ensures that anyone, anywhere can make a virtual visit to the state’s historic destinations. The app is available now through iTunes and Google Play. To download the app on an iPad, refine your search results to include iPhone apps. PastPort can be used to plan a Sunday afternoon drive, summer vacation, or family reunion.

upcoming musical - WHITE CHRISTMAS

Performances: Thursday, November 29th at 7:00PM

Friday, November 30th at 7:00PM

Sunday, December 2nd at 2:00PM

Tickets: Adults - $10.00 and Students - $5.00 - employees of TCS are free with you id

Scheduled testing for all Second graders has been postponed to the week of November 26-30, 2018, due to technical difficulties. This is our first year to administer this assessment online.

In an effort to address the differentiated instruction needs of Trussville students, a universal screening will be administered to all Second graders. The results will be shared with parents and educators. The online screening process will take place November 26-30, 2018, in the regular classroom and will be administered by the students’ homeroom teacher.