Middle School Notes

Happy Friday!

As the above picture shows, we were happy to welcome Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange to our campus this week for the second installment in our Lunch with Leaders program.  Mayor Strange is pictured here with our student council, with whom he had lunch Tuesday.  During their time together, the mayor discussed the importance of developing good character, and working to hone one's leadership skills.  He was then kind enough to take a few moments to address our entire student body, where he discussed the importance of staying away from drugs and making good decisions.  Many thanks to Mayor Strange and his staff for visiting us Tuesday!

Please remember that school is only in session Monday and Tuesday of next week.  We will be off Wednesday through Friday in order to observe Thanksgiving.  We will be on activity schedule Tuesday as our faculty and students participate in our annual Thanksgiving chapel service at Eastwood Presbyterian Church.

Here are our tests for next week:

6th Grade: None

7th Grade: 

Monday - Literature

Tuesday - Old Testament, English Vocabulary

8th Grade:

Monday - Algebra I, Pre-Algebra

Tuesday - U. S. History (McLemore, Weeks), French

Have a great weekend, and GO CATS!

Middle School Notes

Happy Friday!

I hope everyone enjoyed a great Veteran’s Day Holiday this week.  More importantly, I hope you took some time to remember those who bravely serve our country, have in the past, and, most especially those who have given their lives for the freedoms we enjoy.  We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our men and women in uniform.

If you have signed up to attend our bonfire tomorrow night, I look forward to seeing you there!  We are going to enjoy food, fellowship, and football (of the SEC variety!) beginning at 6pm near our tennis courts.  Parents may pick students up from this event at 8pm.  Many thanks to Julie Green and our social committee for making this happen!

Eighth grade parents are reminded of our Washington, D. C. trip meeting this coming Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. in Willett Hall.  The “DC Trip” is a blast each year, and we’re looking forward to taking your kids along in February!

As we wind down the nine-weeks, please pay careful attention to your child’s academic progress.  Lower grades are common after a tragedy the likes of which we experienced recently.  It may take a little more support than normal for some of our students.  Please feel free to contact your child’s teachers with academic concerns.  As always, we are happy to schedule conferences to discuss academic or other matters with you.

Here are our tests for the coming week:

6^th Grade:

Thursday – Social Studies

Friday – Science

7^th Grade:

Wednesday – Math

Thursday – Science

Friday – Civics, Pre-Algebra

8^th Grade:

Wednesday – Old Testament

Thursday – Pre-Algebra

Friday – Science, English

Have a Great Weekend!

Middle School Notes

As our weekend wraps up, I hope yours was a good one.

Please remember a couple of important things as we head into the new week:

There will be no school Wednesday as we celebrate Veteran's Day.  Enjoy the holiday and pause to remember and be thankful for those who serve to keep us safe today, as well as those who gave their lives that we might enjoy the freedom that we so often take for granted.

You should have received an email regarding our first-ever middle school bonfire and cookout.  We will be gathering this Saturday, November 14, for a good old fashioned bonfire complete with music, hamburgers, hot dogs and all the "fixins."  Please encourage your child to attend.  You may drop your student off at 6:00 p.m. and pick them up at 8:00 p.m. at the area between the baseball field and tennis courts on the Trinity campus.

Here are our tests for the coming week:

6th Grade: None

7th Grade:

Tuesday - Pre-Algebra, Old Testament

Thursday - English Vocabulary

8th Grade: 

Monday - US History (McLemore)

Friday - US History (Weeks)

Have a good week!

Tests This Week

Here are the tests as scheduled for this week in the middle school:

6th Grade:

Friday - Math, Social Studies

7th Grade:

Tuesday - Science

Thursday - Keyboarding

Friday - Civics

8th Grade:

Tuesday - History (Weeks and Franklin)

Thursday - Science

Friday - English, Algebra I

You may want to check Edline to see if any of the above tests have been postponed. Also, please excuse our teachers from their requirement to post grades last Monday. We will have that caught up as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

Middle School Notes

Many thanks to those of you who have expressed sympathy as we have dealt with passing of Cole Ellis this week. For those of you who keep up with this blog and didn't know Cole, he was an 8th-grader at Trinity who passed away early Monday morning, October 26.

Please continue to lift the Ellis family up in prayer, along with the teachers and students here at Trinity. I am thankful to be a part of the Trinity Family, and I am deeply humbled to serve as your child's principal.

Unfortunately, I left for the day Friday without gathering the usual information posted here. I will make a complete posting sometime during the day Monday.

In the meantime, please take time to tell the people in your life that you love them, for we are never guaranteed tomorrow.

May God bless you richly.

Middle School Notes

Good Morning!

I hope your middle-schooler enjoyed homecoming at Trinity yesterday.  The rain cleared up just in time for our annual parade, which was a rousing success.  To top it all off, Trinity blasted Montevallo last night 39-6.  Our top-ranked Wildcats are now 9-0!

We have an exciting week planned as our 6th-graders head to Camp Cosby Monday through Wednesday.  Camp Cosby is a science field trip with an added spiritual emphasis.  Kay Kirtland and Ahna Baggett do a fabulous job of putting this together each year, and I am excited about going again!

As we enter the second nine weeks, I encourage you to check out this link which includes helpful study hints for your child.  In the coming weeks, look for articles on study habits and other suggestions for making the middle school years as productive as possible.

Here are our tests for next week:

6th Grade:

None - Entire grade will be at Camp Cosby Monday - Wednesday

7th Grade:

Monday - English Vocabulary

Tuesday - Civics, Math 7

Wednesday - Science

Friday - Civics Field Trip

8th Grade:

Tuesday - Pre-Algebra

Friday - US History (McLemore, Weeks), English

Have a Great Weekend!

Middle School Notes

As promised, I had planned to post pictures of Justice Harold See and his visit with our students last week.  However, there was an error with the upload attempt and I'll have to try again using a different format when I return to work Monday.  Look for a special post Monday outlining our time together, complete with pictures.

Many thanks to the parents of our 8th graders who were able to attend our meet and greet luncheon Thursday.  If you were unable to attend, I will be posting a detailed account of our talk shortly  after I meet with our 6th grade parents in the coming weeks.

This coming week is homecoming at Trinity and promises to be filled with lots of fun and excitement.  We'll be welcoming the classes of 1989 and 1999, as well as cheering our #2-ranked Wildcats to another victory!  Please encourage your children to participate in our spirit days as the week progresses.

Here are our upcoming tests for the week:

6th Grade:

Thursday - Social Studies

7th Grade: None

8th Grade: 

Tuesday - U. S. History (McLemore, Weeks, and Franklin), French

Wednesday - Latin

Have a great weekend!