TEMS PTO Blast                                                                                                January 3, 2016
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Happy New Year from TEMS PTO!
The next PTO meeting is January 6th, 9am in the large group room. Make a New Year's resolution and come...!

Ryan's Story
TEMS has an important upcoming assembly for students in grades 
6, 7 and 8.  In coordination with Valley Forge Middle School, TEMS has arranged for Mr. John Halligan to conduct a presentation on January 14th, 2016 at 8:30 AM.  Mr. Halligan will relay his own tragic experience as a father whose 13 year old son, Ryan, took his own life after experiencing bullying by peers both in school and online.  His story is riveting and powerful, and reminds students that there is a face, a person, and a heart on the other end of the computer screen.

A presentation for parents will also be held at Valley Forge Middle School on January 14th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM in Valley Forge Middle School's auditorium.  Mr. Halligan will share his story, cover the lessons learned regarding how to deal with bullying, cyber bullying, and teen depression and will share strategies to take preventive actions with your own children. 

We have had Mr. Halligan at TEMS before and he has had a very positive impact on students and parents.  His messages are aligned with and support our HERO program and Bullying Prevention efforts.  Thank you for supporting this influential program.

MLK Casserole Collection-2016
Once again, the TEMS PTO will be conducting the MLK Casserole Drive to help feed the homeless.
Last year TEMS students, faculty and their families made a record of more than 320 casseroles that were delivered to soup kitchens and shelters from Philadelphia to lower Chester County. Our efforts were greatly appreciated since many freezers had been depleted over the holidays. 

You can participate in this rewarding service project by:

-Prepare-Purchase your own or pick-up a 12x10x2 1/2 disposable foil pan.  Pans will be available in the TEMS office the week of January 11.  Also, we'll be handing them out as kids depart school on Friday, January 15.

-Make-Gather family or friends to make your casserole. There are 7 great recipes to choose from.  Please remember to use Pork Free products in all casseroles.

-Freeze for 24 hours - Casseroles MUST be frozen when delivered to school. casserole stack of

-Label-Tape the name of casserole on the top of the pan.  It's important that you indicate which casserole you made.

-Deliver-Drop off the casserole between 7:00am and 8:00am on Tuesday, 1/19/16. Parent & student volunteers will be collecting at all school entrances. 
 
This year's drive is headed up once again
by Eileen Ryle and Carrie Erickson. Many thanks to them and all the volunteers who help coordinate collection as well as teachers/students/parents who make meals! Please contact Eileen Ryle at eileenryle@verizon.net.

Book Bonanza is Back!...
Get ready for the 2016 Book Bonanza! We will be collecting books suitable for grades 5-8, 
in good condition, from Monday, January 25-Wednesday, January 27. Donation boxes will be placed by the front and cafeteria entrances. On Thursday and Friday, January 28-29, students can come to the Large Group Room during activity/lunch periods and choose books to take home (regardless of whether or not they donated books). Contact Jane Martin at jcmartin2407@gmail.com or Lori Naser at ljnaser@msn.com with any questions.

What's Happening Around the School...
Attention LEGOS Fans!....
LEGO Club will be starting after school on Tuesday, Jan 5th from 2:33pm - 3:30pm. The club will 
run after school every Tuesday 
and Thursday.  Students can pick up permission slips to attend the club in the main office. A huge
THANK YOU goes out to our TEMS parents for their generous LEGO donations to support our newest addition to the awesome after school activities that we offer here at TEMS. We could not have started it without you!

Job Opportunity Available-
PIAA is currently looking for people interested in being a Middle School Sports Official for Soccer, Lacrosse and/or Field Hockey. Training will be provided. If you or someone you know may be interested please contact the TEMS Athletic Director: Kim D. Morris at morrisk@tesd.net
Great opportunity for college students!

TEMS Bulldog Bash
Parent Social/Auction 
The TEMS Bulldog Bash is next month! Be on the lookout for our electronic invite soon...

We are still collecting auction items. If you have sports tickets, a special service or an item you would like to donate, please let us know! If you would like to volunteer or have items to donate, please contact Kelly Walker at Kelwalk1@aol.com.
Thank you to all who have donated so far!
Visit our TEMS website to see the latest restaurants that are providing food for the event! link

Important Dates... Calendar

12/24-1/3/2016 Winter Break
1/6/16 PTO Mtg 9am in Lrg Group Room
1/18 NO SCHOOL-MLK Day
1/19 MLK Casserole Collection 7am-8am
1/22 End of 2nd Marking Period
1/25-1/27 Book Bonanza Collection
1/28 CHS Course Selection Night for Gr 8  7pm
1/28-1/29 Book Bonanza

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