Greetings TVMS community,

Can you believe we are halfway through the first quarter of the school year? This is a great time to establish regular check-ins with your child and have them update you on their grades and scores in Canvas. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our teachers and counselors if you need some support or assistance with this.

On Monday, October 2nd through Wednesday, October 4th during ELA classes we are administering the Map Reading test to your child (with the exception of 8th Grade GT ELA). MAP Growth helps teachers understand what your child knows today, so goals can be set to improve growth throughout the year. This test will not affect grades. In fact, it’s normal to only answer about half the questions correctly. MAP Growth test results are helpful for us to measure how your child’s learning is progressing throughout the year. Please encourage your child to do their best.

Our students have settled into some positive routines at school, however, in the recent days we have had been having some concerning behaviors in our boys bathrooms. There has been some intentional clogging and overflowing of sinks and toilets that has caused us to close that space until we are able to fix the issue. We will continue to monitor the restroom usage and increase our staff hallway presence to hopefully eliminate these behaviors. Please help us support appropriate use of restrooms with your children and encourage them to report any concerns right away. We want to ensure all of our bathrooms remain open and in working order and reduce the negative impact this has on our custodial staff. Thank you in advance for your support.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Denise Young

Principal

SEPTEMBER

Friday, September 15- Sunday, October 15- Hispanic Heritage Month

OCTOBER

Monday, October 2- Wednesday, October 4- Reading MAP testing during ELA classes

Thursday, October 5- Renaissance Festival Field Trip for students in Chorus and Theater

Monday, October 9- Professional Learning Day, Schools Closed for Students

Wednesday, October 11-Friday, October 13- Math MAP testing during Math classes

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

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and music that make Latino Heritage so special. Whether you have Latino roots or simply appreciate the rich diversity of our community.

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Latino Heritage Festival: Glen Echo Arts Festival

Sunday, October 1st 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm

Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD 20812

Free, No Registration Needed

Celebrate Latino history and culture with the National Museum of the American Latino at the Echo Arts Festival. This family-friendly day at Glen Echo Park will feature hands-on demonstrations, art classes, yoga, dance classes, musical theater performances, and more. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and the Roaming Coyote. Free shuttle service will be provided from select locations in the Washington area.

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

Our next restaurant fundraiser night will be at Chipotle- Hanover, MD, on Saturday, October 7th 4:00- 8:00 PM. Mark your calendars!

Tuesday, October 17th at 6:30 PM is our next PTA meeting. The meeting will be virtual. The Google Meet link will be sent closer to the meeting date.

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.

For questions about the PTSA email TVMSPTSA@gmail.com

https://facebook.com/groups/616511753256107

The HCPSS Black Student Achievement Program invites you to attend the upcoming BSAP College and Career Opportunities Night on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Long Reach High School. This College and Career Opportunities Night invites scholars in grades 8 - 12 countywide to network with working professionals, colleges, and universities, explore post-secondary opportunities, and learn more about HCPSS pathways. The evening will highlight a variety of colleges and universities as well as local businesses and organizations. To register, please complete the Registration Form linked here.

Wednesday October 18-Flu and COVID Vaccine in school clinic for students and staff: More information and how to register coming soon.

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.

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