Timber Wolf Times

Dear Trailside Families,

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we head into the last week of the marking period, we want to make sure that each of our students are having a strong finish. Please check in with your students to make sure all assignments are turned in.

In our efforts to increase parent communication between home and school, we have developed a pathway for parents and/or students to ask questions of our team. If you have questions regarding anything from learning to school process and practices, please click on the following form.

As shared, this form (https://forms.gle/E1JzqWbHTbsgNA4v8)

Thank you for your continued support of our commitment to provide a safe and caring learning environment for our students.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Beichler

This month, the parent coffee will focus on the return to school and what the first quarter of school has been like for students, parents, teachers, and staff. It will be more of a discussion then a presentation. We will share out some perspectives from teachers, counselors, and administrators. We are hopeful that parents will join us in the conversation. We will share out celebrations as well as challenges and how we can partner together to make this year successful for each student. We will being right at 9:30 am, so please arrive early in order to check in at the main office. We will be meeting in the library. Coffee and pre-packaged snacks will be offered. If you plan to attend, please RSVP at the following link so that we are prepared to accommodate the numbers for spacing and coffee.

https://forms.gle/LBYPHTqXZdz7q8mEA

IMPACK

The core attributes that we value at TMS are Inclusion, Motivation, Perseverance, Altruism, Compassion, & Kinship! We have a team of teachers dedicated to recognizing students for being AMAZING and demonstrating kindness. If you want to see more about TMS expectations, see the ROCK poster below!

All schools in Loudoun County have the PBIS program (Positive Behavior Intervention System). Since TMS opened, our PBIS program is call IMPACK. Each quarter, teachers select students who have been role models in the core attributes of IMPACK. Our First IMPACK award's ceremony will be on Wednesday, October 27th. Students who have been selected by their team of teachers will receive an invitation to include their family as well. We look forward to this special event and recognizing many of our students. This award will be given two more times this school year and then at the end of the year awards ceremony.

SignUpGenius: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050b49adab2aabfd0-toydrive1

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/toy-drive-2021?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Thanks!

Stone Bridge DECA Toy Drive Team

Ana Burlacu, Riley Jackman, & Megan Simanowith

“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

Email: bridget.beichler@lcps.org
Website: https://www.lcps.org/Trailside
Location: 20325 Claiborne Parkway, Ashburn, VA, USA
Phone: 571 252 2280
Twitter: @TrailsideMiddleSchool

The team at Victor O’Neill Studios would like to thank your school for a great picture day!

We are reaching out to inform you that student images are now online.

Please share the information and graphic below with your parents:

Any student who has not had a chance to order, it’s not too late!
Please visit: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1000874409
use your student ID when prompted for the online code.
For questions regarding school pictures please email: underclass@vosphoto.com

Make up pictures for the yearbook and to order will be on Wednesday, October 27th.

Thank you!
Victor O'Neill Studios

Attendance

When your child is absent from school, please report it using ParentVUE or by sending an email to TMSattendance@lcps.org. If able, your child can check Schoology for missed assignments and classwork.

Yvonne

Yvonne Carolan

Registrar/Attendance

571-252-2280

Upcoming Dates:

10/26 Principal Coffee 9:30 AM

10/27 Picture Make Up

10/27 IMPACK Award Ceremony

10/28 Last day of the marking period.

10/29 No School, Teacher Professional Learning Day

11/1 No School, Teacher Work Day

11/2 No School, Holiday

11/3 Asynchronous School from home

11/4 No School, Holiday

11/5 Asynchronous School from home

Trailside has purchased the premium features of Pear Deck again this school year. This tool allows teachers to provide a more interactive learning experience for students. Teachers can transform existing Google Slides, PowerPoint Presentations or PDFs into interactive presentations, or choose to build presentations from scratch. Additionally, there are options for formative assessments, discussion prompts, diagnostics, or exit tickets. You can learn more about this software here: https://www.peardeck.com/active-learning

Pear Deck is designed for use in schools and is currently used at many LCPS schools, and they are committed to the highest standards of protection for student data and personally identifiable information (“PII”) at all times. Their Privacy Policy can be found here: https://github.com/peardeck/policies/blob/master/privacy-policy.md

Please complete the following Permission Click form to indicate whether or not you give permission for your child(ren)’s teachers to use this learning tool with them: https://permission.click/MX1Jp/us

Late Bell: 8:35 AM (students are tardy if arriving after the bell and will need to report to the main office for a tardy pass)

Dismissal: 3:23 PM

Trailside Middle School participates in the National PTA Reflections Program and as parents and guardians, you’re in a great position to encourage your kids to reflect on the theme, create an original work and be recognized. The theme for the 2021 program is "I can change the world by ..." which is such a great theme! Adults can't help the students with entries, but they can ENCOURAGE and SUPPORT them. As a student, thinking about how they can change the world is such a worthy challenge. There are six categories available to choose from (and they can enter more than one) - dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. In an effort to provide an inclusive program, students who identify as having a disability and may receive services under IDEA or ADA: Section 504 may enter in the Special Artist Division or grade division most closely aligned to their functional abilities.

The PTA website has all of the rules for all of the categories posted here - https://tmspta.ptboard.com/school/cm?mid=4270

Submissions are due 11/5 and instructions are on the Reflections page linked above. Gwen Meehan is the POC and can be reached at reflections@trailsidemiddleschoolpta.org if you have any questions.

Thank you so much for supporting our students and their expression of ideas through the arts!!!