Gator Family News 5-6-22

Vision:

Empowering today’s students to embrace tomorrow’s possibilities.

Mission:

Our mission is to foster and motivate high level learning through innovative strategies to create lifelong learners in a safe and positive environment that partners with a diverse community.

Happy Friday Gator Family!

This week, we've celebrated teacher appreciation week! Teachers play a critical role in educating and shaping our children: the future leaders of our country. They are kind, patient, hard-working, dedicated and understanding professionals that mold our children’s lives in a positive direction. We entrust our children with the teachers, and they affect their lives on a daily basis. I am thankful for the teachers here at Three Lakes Middle School, and I am thankful they chose the most rewarding career there is!!!!

#Thankateacher

Have a great weekend!!!

Mr. Blake

• 5/7----City and ISD Elections (Three Lakes MS is a voting location)
• 5/9----TLMS Boys Soccer vs. Hogg at 5:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.
• 5/10--Algebra EOC
• 5/12--Science STAAR Test
• 5/13--Social Studies STAAR Test
• 5/14--Tyler ISD Artsfest
• 5/16--National Junior Society Induction Ceremony at 6:00 p.m.
• 5/17--Math STAAR Test
• 5/18--Reading STAAR Test
• 5/24--6th Grade Award Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. in the cafeteria (by invitation)
• 5/24--Gator Band Concert in the Courtyard at 6:00 p.m.
• 5/25--7th Grade Award Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. in the cafeteria (by invitation)
• 5/26--8th Grade Award Ceremony at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria (by invitation)

***The campus will be closed for state testing on the dates in bold. No visitors or deliveries will be allowed. Students have the option of bringing a lunch from home or a lunch from the cafeteria.

Texas mandates that all students must have a Tdap booster and the Meningococcal vaccine on or before the start of 7th grade school year. Immunization records may be submitted to the front office, emailed to marissa.boerger@tylerisd.org, or faxed to 903-534-2871. If you do not submit an updated copy of immunization records reflecting administration of both vaccines, your student will not be allowed to attend school in August 2022. Reminder letters will be mailed in April.

Students are not allowed on the premises of FRESH or Three Lakes Plaza Shopping Center.

Tyler Legacy Softball will be hosting a Softball Camp June 7-10 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Interesting facts:

• Set a school record for wins in 2021 with 19.
• Qualified for the Playoffs in 2021, for the first time since 2015
• Set a NEW school record for wins this year. We are currently sitting at 23
• Won a playoff game this year for the first time since 2010.
• And are BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS this year, advancing to the 2nd round of the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
• We currently have three seniors who were just named ACADEMIC ALL-STATE and currently sit at 5, 9, and 18 in their class of 505.

Parents can register their students online and pay online at the following link below:

https://www.rankone.com//Public/Camps/CampsList.aspx?D=2f6e9aec-819e-4c03-a063-46644e296d0d

Congratulations to Tushar Verma, 7th grade student, and Melissa Moncrief, Cafeteria Manager, for being recognized as the Gator Student and Staff Member of the Week!

Improving attendance at Three Lakes Middle School is a top priority this school year. There is a direct correlation between student attendance and school success, so encourage your students to attend school and discuss the importance of them being here daily.

Our attendance for the week is as follows:

Grade 6: 93.84%

Grade 7: 96.10%

Grade 8: 96.00%

Overall: 95.37%

Congratulations to our 7th graders for having the highest attendance this week!!! Continue motivating your students to attend school...it makes a difference!!!

Here are some helpful hints to help with attendance:

• Establish and stick to the basic routines (going to bed early, waking up on time, etc.) that will help your child develop the habit of on-time attendance.
• Talk to your child about why going to school every day is critical and important unless they are sick. If your child seems reluctant to go to school, find out why and work with the teacher, counselor, or administrator to get them excited about going to school.
• Come up with back up plans for who to turn to (another family member, a neighbor or fellow parents) to help you get your child to school if something comes up (e.g. another child gets sick, your car breaks down, etc.).
• Reach out for help if you are experiencing tough times (e.g. transportation, unstable housing, loss of a job, health problems) that make it difficult to get your child to school. Other parents, your child’s teacher, principal, social worker, school nurse, counselor, or community agencies can help you problem solve or connect you to a needed resource.
• If your child is absent, work with the teacher to make sure she or he has an opportunity to learn and make up for the academics missed.

"A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart." ~Unknown Author

Email: christopher.blake@tylerisd.org
Website: https://www.tylerisd.org/o/tlms
Location: 2445 Three Lakes Parkway, Tyler, TX, USA
Phone: (903) 262-2970
Facebook: facebook.com/threelakestylerisd
Twitter: @ThreeLakesTISD