Saturday, December 11, 2010

Middle School Matters

Exam Week

Here is our exam schedule for the upcoming week.  Please encourage your child to study this weekend, and to get plenty of sleep each night before exams.  Students are only required to attend school for the periods in which they have an exam to take.  Sixth grade students are dismissed each morning at 9:30, Tuesday through Friday of this week.

Tuesday, December 14

6th Grade Test - Math (8:00-9:30)

7th and 8th Grades:

1st Period Exam - 8:00-9:30

2nd Period Exam - 10:00-11:30

Wednesday, December 15

6th Grade Test - Social Studies (8:00-9:30)

7th and 8th Grades:

3rd Period Exam - 8:00-9:30

4th Period Exam - 10:00-11:30

Thursday, December 16

6th Grade Test - English (8:00-9:30)

7th and 8th Grades:

5th Period Exam - 8:00-9:30

6th Period Exam - 10:00-11:30

Friday, December 17

6th Grade Test - Science (8:00-9:30)

7th and 8th Grades:

7th Period Exam - 8:00-9:30

Have a great week!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Monday Dress-Down Reminder

Good Friday Afternoon!

I hope everyone has enjoyed a fantastic week!

Just a quick reminder of our dress-down day Monday:

Our middle school division has been promoting a "3-2-1 Dress Down Day" to support the Christmas Clearinghouse.  Your students may have mentioned this to you.

Due to the cold weather, our lower and upper school friends have decided to dress down and keep warm.  However, to encourage our students to participate in "3-2-1," we are allowing all students in the middle school who donate to wear sweat pants or hats if they like (the other kids don't get to do this!!).  If they choose not to participate, they may observe the same casual dress code as the lower and upper schools, but with no sweatpants or hats.

Please encourage your children to give a few bucks to this worthy cause, and dress warmly -- it is going to be chilly!

Look for our regular weekly blog post to follow on Saturday.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Middle School Matters

Happy Friday!

We have had an exciting and eventful week here at Trinity.  I will highlight some of the things we did together, share some exciting news, and give you a sneak peek into what is upcoming during the next two weeks.

Apple 1:1 is Coming to Trinity!





Trinity has been making tremendous strides in the area of technology.  One of our primary goals is to prepare students for jobs that do not yet exist, and one of the best ways we can do this is to leverage the technology with which they are already so familiar.

Next year, we will pilot a 1:1 program in our 7th and 9th grades.  This means that all 7th and 9th grade students will be issued an Apple Macbook computer which will become a powerful educational tool.  If you'd like to know why we think Apple is such a great choice for the education world, simply click here.

Look for more information about this exciting move in the coming weeks.


Project Give

All week, students have been contributing to Project Give by purchasing t-shirts or wristbands.  The money will go to fund two new wells in Zambia so that people living in extreme poverty may have something you and I take for granted - clean drinking water.  

Take a few moments to watch this video to see what one well can do for someone in need.  Please contact the school office if you would like to donate to this worthy cause.



Peter Pan



Our entire middle school traveled to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival earlier this week to attend their outstanding production of Peter Pan.  The students behaved exceptionally well, and we received many compliments from the ASF staff.  For their cooperation and for the outstanding impression they made, we chose to reward the kids with a dress-down day and a very special dessert treat during lunch.  Give your child a pat on the back for representing Trinity with class!

'Twas the Night



Our middle school students ushered in the Christmas spirit once again with a fabulous set of performances at our annual 'Twas the Night arts extravaganza.  Artwork was displayed in Willett Hall, and we enjoyed outstanding performances by the Trinity Treble Choir and several dance groups, in addition to our Guys and Dolls Show Choir.  Congratulations to everyone for a job well done!

Bible Service Project





Our 7th grade Bible students have been completing a service project this week without ever leaving campus.  Mrs. Elisa Bowden has been taking the students to our lower school to read and teach math lessons.  The students took this project very seriously and I'm eying a few for future teaching slots here at TPS!

Christmas Chapel




Students need to remember to wear chapel dress Monday for our Christmas Chapel.  As usual, we will have Lessons and Carols in the sanctuary of Eastwood Presbyterian Church, across the street from the school.

Exam Time



Please remember that exams are coming up quickly.  Remind your child to study for exams a bit each day, even now.  Consult the calendar on the Trinity Website for specific exam days and times.

Tests Next Week

6th Grade: - None

7th Grade:

Tuesday - Science

Wednesday - Math 7/Pre-Algebra

Thursday - English

Friday - Old Testament

8th Grade:

Monday - Latin

Tuesday - US History (McLemore, Franklin), Spanish

Wednesday - US History (Weeks), English

Thursday - Algebra I/Pre-Algebra, English

Friday - French

Have a Great Weekend!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Middle School Events This Week

Good Evening --

I hope you and your family had a happy Thanksgiving!

Here are some important events happening this week at Trinity:

Tomorrow - ASF Field Trip to see Peter Pan - Chapel Dress

Tests This Week

6th Grade:

Wednesday - English Novel Test

7th Grade:

Wednesday - Pre-Algebra

8th Grade:

Wednesday - Algebra I/Pre-Algebra, History (Weeks), Science
Please note: Most of our students do not have three tests on this day.  Arrangements have been made for those who do.


Thursday - All Foreign Language, History (Franklin)

Friday - Science

Have a great week!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Middle School Matters

Happy Friday!

It felt more like a Monday around here as we all returned to work and school after a holiday yesterday.  I certainly hope that you and your family took time to remember and honor our veterans while we had a little time off.

Thanksgiving Break

Please remember that next week is the final week of school before our Thanksgiving holiday.  This year, we will observe Thanksgiving for the entire week of November 22-26.

Congress Day

Trinity Middle School will be hosting Congress Day next Friday, November 19.  Students in grades 6-8 will learn how a bill becomes law by participating in the legislative process throughout the entire school day.  Many thanks to Rebecca Helms and our Student YMCA for organizing this event for us.

Online Parent Resources

Common Sense Media has a section for parents which is full of helpful advice on a variety of topics.  You may brows their offerings by clicking here.

Tests for Next Week

6th Grade:

Wednesday - Social Studies

7th Grade: 

Tuesday - Old Testament

Wednesday - English

Thursday - Math 7

8th Grade:

Tuesday - Pre-Algebra

Wednesday - US History (McLemore), Latin

Thursday - US History (Weeks), Science

Have a great weekend!

Monday, November 8, 2010

What a Fine Looking Group!

Here is a photograph of our seventh grade students with Governor Bob Riley on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol Building.  Governor Riley was gracious enough to alter his schedule in order to make this photo possible.  Our seventh grade students represented Trinity very well as they toured the Capitol Building, State House, Judicial Building, and Pike Road Town Hall in a field trip designed to complement our Civics curriculum.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Middle School Matters

Greetings!

I hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful weekend!  I have just returned from three days at Camp Cosby with our sixth grade students and parents.  We had a wonderful time, and I will work to prepare a full report, complete with pictures and video, this week.  It is also time for me to post pictures from our recent seventh grade field trip to the various government buildings here in Montgomery and in Pike Road.  Look for both of these "reports" coming soon!

In the meantime, here are our tests for this week:

6th Grade:

Tuesday - Social Studies

Wednesday - Math

7th Grade:

Monday - Pre-Algebra

Tuesday - Science

8th Grade:

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

Wednesday - English, U. S. History (Franklin)

Friday - Algebra I

Remember: No school this coming Thursday.  
Have a great week!