TEMS PTO Blast                                                                                               January 17,2016
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Wednesday, Feb 3

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Next Collection Deadline Feb 26th



Visit the
to learn of what's happening around the Tredyffrin & Easttown Townships
Mainline Camp Fair
Jan 20 Main Line Camp Fair
5:30-7:30pm @CHS
FREE!
Over 75 Camps represented to help you make your summer plans!

Jan 22 Youth Basketball Night @CHS
JV Girls 5:30pm
Varsity 7pm

Jan 24 CHS Girls Basketball Clinic 11am-1pm @VFMS
Girls Grades 2-8

YOUTH Lacrosse
Pioneer Quix Stix & CYLAX Registration is OPEN
Enjoy your 3 day weekend...  

Remember NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, January 18th, due to 
Martin Luther King Day!
MLM Casserole Collection Tuesday! casserole stack of
The TEMS PTO 
MLK Casserole Drive collection is this Tuesday!

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.

-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. 

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.

Clear Your Bookshelves...
The 2016 Book Bonanza 
is here!! 
We will be collecting books suitable for grades 5-8, 
in good condition, from 
Jan 25-27th. Donation boxes will be placed by the front and cafeteria entrances. On Thursday and Friday, January 28-29th, 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.

You're Invited!...


The TEMS Bulldog Bash Parent Social & Auction invite is out and you're invited!




-We are looking for volunteers to help before, during and after the party. If you would like to volunteer please click link

-If you would to donate goods (paper goods, beverages, or monetary donations) to the party, please contact Kelly Walker at Kelwalk1@aol.com.
Thank you to all who have donated so far!
Here are some of the restaurants and businesses donating food so far...

Visit our TEMS website to see the latest! link

5th/6th Grade Social...
Back by popular demand!
February 26th 12:30-3:30pm at Arnolds Go Carts in Oaks
(This is a half day of school due to parent/teacher conferences).
$22.50 Includes Go Karts, Laser tag, Bumper cars, Krazy cars, Black Light Mini Golf, 500 play pass points for arcade, pizza and salad bar buffet and more!!! $25 cash for walk ins that day.
Any questions please contact Heather Hill at globularclusters@yahoo.com

Get Your 2015 Yearbook now....
Purchase at a cost of $27.50 through 1/31/15. Online purchases can be made at www.jostens.com. 
See Mrs. Matilla in Room 204 for in-school orders. 

Only checks made payable to TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL will be accepted for in-school orders.


Important Dates... Calendar
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
2/3 PTO Mtg 9am Lg Group Room
2/4 CHS Dept Chairs visit TEMS Gr 8
2/8 CHS Counselors visit TEMS Gr 8
2/11 Gr 8 Parent/CHS Counselor Mtg
2/15 NO SCHOOL
2/20 TEMS PTO Bulldog Bash 6:30-10:30pm @Hilltop House

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