TEMS PTO Blast                                                                      May 8, 2016
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Next PTO Meeting
9am in Large Group Room 

Wednesday, 
June 1st
All are Welcome!


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May 26th-Visiting
Author Mark Peter Hughes
8am -Gr. 8
8:55am- Gr. 6
10:33am- Gr.7
1:50pm- Gr. 5

May 31st-Chosen Dance- Gr. 7 1pm


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Please remember to use the TEMS PTO link here
 
or at TEMSPTO.org 
when you log on to Amazon.com 
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ATTENTION:
SPIRITWEAR HERE
To place online orders 


Order Spiritwear now for your incoming 5th grader!
 
Orders placed by
 June 3 will be delivered to the TEMS office
 




A select few items are available in the school store.

GO BULLDOGS!

Clip for TEMS!


Clip them, and drop them in the collection box in the main lobby at school!







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FLITE Tributes
A Chance to give a Gift and Recognize a Teacher
TEMS Handel's Spirit Day....
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Wed May 18th is our annual TEMS Handel's Spirit Day!
Handel's will donate a portion of the sales made between 2:30-5:30pm that day (when voucher is presented).  Students are invited to walk to Handel's after school on Wednesday.  Parents will be positioned along the route. link to voucher. Please contact Allison Hayden at luvmygiants@verizon.net if you have any questions.

Save the Date!...
TEMS Barnes and Noble Day May 19th...
Barnes & Noble
The TEMS PTO B&N Day on Thursday, May 19th, 9:30 am - 9:00 pm. This is the perfect place to buy summer reading books! We also are having visiting authors Mark Peter Hughes and Kwame Alexander coming this year so prebuy books for your student to have signed! 

A % of each sale will be donated to your PTO.   Volunteers are needed for the May 19th B&N day.  Please email Nikki Kent at nicolebkent@yahoo.com if you can help for an hour or two or have any questions. 

Visit bn.com/bookfairs to support us online from 05/19/16 to 05/24/16 & enter Bookfair ID 11829470 at checkout. Link to voucher.

ATTENTION: Parents with incoming 5th Graders-

Please join us 4:30-5:30 for a chance to MEET & GREET new classmates! Link to flyer

The TEMS PTO Announces Visiting Authors for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 School Years!
Purchase Your Books Now!
 
On May 26,TEMS will host Mark Peter Hughes, an exciting and widely-acclaimed author of novels for young adults. Perhaps best known for LEMONADE MOUTH, a book for young adults which was adapted into a Disney film that aired on ABC and later adapted into a novel for younger readers, he is also the author of I AM THE WALLPAPER; A CRACK IN THE SKY and the standalone sequel to Lemonade Mouth: LEMONADE MOUTH PUCKERS UP. He is currently working on the follow-up to A CRACK IN THE SKY, which will be called THE KEEPERS OF TOMORROW.
Visit this website at www.markpeterhughes.com.

On October 19th, TEMS will host poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author, Kwame Alexander.  
His 21 books include THE CROSSOVER, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the year's Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor for Outstanding Fiction for Children, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize for Young People's Literature. Kwame writes for children of all ages. His other works include BOOKED, a middle grade novel published in April; HE SAID, SHE SAID, a Young Adult novel and CRUSH: LOVE POEMS FOR TEENAGERS. Visit his website at www.kwamealexander.com.
 
Help your students get the most out of these visits by having them read one or more of each author's books. Both authors will sign books during their visits and THE CROSSOVER will be required summer reading for 7th and 8th Graders.  

Get your books in one of the following ways:

   -Visit the TEMS Barnes & Noble Bookfair on May 19!      A percentage of all Barnes & Noble purchases will            benefit our school!
   -Visit the Book fair online from May 19-24 at
     www.bn.com/bookfair and enter 
     BookfairID 11829470 at checkout.
   -Use the TEMS shopping link at Amazon.com by         clicking here.

TEMS has a new Welcoming Committee...
The PTO is forming a Welcoming Committee for next year to welcome TEMS families who are brand new to the district (families who have just moved here, students who are transferring from a private school, etc.). We will be brainstorming ideas this spring to implement in the fall. If you are interested in being a part of the planning process, contact Jen Marsala at jenmarsala@verizon.net - and start thinking about how we can reach out to new families! An initial planning meeting will be held in the next few weeks. Thanks to the Beaumont Elementary PTO for their inspiration for this committee!

Attention Parents of 8th Graders- PTO school store  
If your child has money left on their school store debit account, please use it soon or contact 
 temsstore@gmail.com to
transfer it to a sibling, cash out or make a donation to the PTO. Thank you!

Attention 8th Grade Parents-
We still need pictures! At this point, we are asking those who have not emailed or sent in pictures to please submit hard copies, 2"x3" in size, to school office to "Attention of Tracey Prestipino."  Any questions, please contact Tracey Prestipino at traceyprest@comcast.net.

The 8th Grade Recognition Committee needs breakfast donations.
We are requesting your help with donations of water and baked goods for the 8th Grade Recognition
Parent Breakfast Reception.   
Sign up can be done by clicking here
Donations can be dropped at TEMS on June 15th.
Any questions please contact 
Jodi DePhillipo at 
610-517-0900 or jmd@bcgconsult.com

2016-2017 TEMS PTO Proposed Slate of Officers
The final PTO meeting of the 2015-2016 school year will be on Wednesday, 
June 1 at 9am in the large group room.  All are welcome.  At this meeting we will be voting on the budget and the slate of board members.  If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to vote on the slate, click here for ballot.

What's Happening Around School...

Food Allergy Awareness
This Week...

Monday- Milk!  Wear MAROON
Tuesday- Tree nuts/Nuts!         Wear TURQUOISE
Wednesday-Wheat/Gluten!  Wear WHITE 
Thursday- Wear Anything"THROWBACKY"
Friday- Fishy! Wear ORANGE
For more info click link

Student Council Elections-
There will be an assembly on May 10 during 5th, 6th and 7th grade Activity periods to describe the process to the students. TEMS Student Council Election Procedures link

 
  
From the Tredyffrin/Easttown
School District...
Feedback Wanted! T/E School District Launches Community Communications Survey:
All Tredyffrin and Easttown Township residents and District staff members are invited to participate in the T/E School District Community Communications Survey. The Tredyffrin/Easttown School District uses an integrated communications network to maximize community awareness of current projects, issues and legislation while promoting the successes of students and staff. As part of an ongoing review of our communications program, we are conducting a survey to help determine the effectiveness of our current communication tools.
 
Thank you for participating in the survey and for helping to shape future communication practices. Survey results will be shared on the T/E School District website once the data has been compiled.Click here to complete the survey. 

Important Dates... Calendar

5/11 Gr 5/6 Spring Concert Assembly 9am
5/11 Gr 5/6 Spring Concert 7pm
5/12 Gr 7/8 Chorus Field Trip to Lancaster Barnstormers
5/12 Williamsburg Parent Mtg 6:30pm
5/16-5/20 Keystone Exams (Algebra I, Biology, Literature)
5/18 Handels Spirit Day
5/19 TEMS PTO Barnes & Noble Day 9:30am-9pm
5/19 Junior Model UN trip
5/25 Student Council Election Speeches
5/26 Visiting Author Mark Peter Hughes
5/30 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
5/31 Student Council Elections
5/31 Gr 8 Move Up Day to CHS
6/1 PTO Mtg 9am in Large Group Room
6/1-6/3 Gr. 7  to Williamsburg 

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