TEMS PTO Blast                                                                      June 12, 2016
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FLITE Tributes
A Chance to give a Gift and Recognize a Teacher
-The  TEMS PTO Hospitality Committee Needs Your Help...
The TEMS PTO is hosting a Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Monday, June 20th.  Thank you to our wonderful teachers for another fantastic school year.  If you are interested in volunteering and providing any food for the luncheon, please email Barbara Schiff at barbara@schiffmarketing.com and she will forward you the volunteer sign up.

School Store Volunteer Opportunities...
PTO school store
Looking for a way to volunteer at school and interact with the kids? Join the School Store staff! Only a 2 hour commitment, once a month.  We're putting the schedule together now for next year.  Please contact temsstore@gmail.com for more information.

Attention Parents of 8th Graders- 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!

What's Happening Around School...
-Summer Reading Lists are out!
The TEMS Summer Reading Lists are posted. You can visit the TEMS website front page to access information or click this link. CHS Reading list link. Remember you can use the TEMS PTO Amazon link found on the TEMS PTO website when you purchase these books. TEMS PTO will earn a percentage from your purchase of any kind!
On October 19th, TEMS will host poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author, Kwame Alexander in a visit made possible by your TEMS PTO. Help your students get the most out of this visit by having them read one or more of Kwame Alexander's books.THE CROSSOVER is required summer reading for 7th and 8th Graders and the author will sign books during his visit.


-T/E Student Council:  Battle of the Bulldogs- 
Wednesday, June 15th
1pm-End of Day (during 7&8th grade periods)
BATTLE OF THE BULLDOGS IS FOR 7th and 8th
Graders only. Link to info

-Gr. 6/7 Impact Testing-
6th and 7th Grade ImPACT Testing: June 8, 9, or 10 in the Library immediately after school until 3:30 pm. Sign-up sheets will be in the cafeteria; permission slips will be in the main office. A completed permission slip is required before students may take the ImPACT test.

-Fall Sports at TEMS-
Believe it or not, it's not too early to begin thinking about fall
sports!  Fall meetings and practices begin very shortly after students return to
school.  All students are required to have PIAA Participation paperwork and ImPACT testing completed before participating in a school sport. Please visit our TEMS Athletics website for more information about our programs, includingall required permission forms for participation. Note that fall schedules will be updated throughout the summer. link
Summer is the perfect time to take care of sports paperwork so you can avoid the
back-to-school rush at the doctor's office!  Please note that Section 6 of the
PIAA Participation paperwork MUST be completed by a physician, and the
Authorized CIPPE date at the bottom MUST be May 30, 2015 or later.  Alternate
forms from a physical exam will not be accepted in lieu of Sec
-Lost and Found is OVERFLOWING!
If you are missing a sweatshirt, jacket, lunch box or even a textbook, please check the Lost and Found located in the hallway to the Large Gym. Valuables such as phones and jewelry are in the Main Office. Items not claimed by the end of the school year will be donated to local charities.
tion 6.
-Coming back to school next year?- 
TEMS staff is looking ahead to the 2016/17 school year. It is anticipated that some of our current 5th, 6th & 7th grade students may be attending a new school in the fall. If your child will be attending another school, a Withdrawal Form must be completed to update your student's status. This facilitates any request for school records from their new school. 
Forms are available in the TEMS Main Office.

-From the Principal- null
T/E Middle School is undergoing significant construction and HVAC upgrades this summer.  The main entrance and office will remain open all summer, but the remainder of the building may not be accessible to students and parents until the middle of August.

-Important Medical Information From the Nurse  for 2016-2017 School Year...

Students entering 7th grade in September 2016
 
The Pennsylvania Department of health requires all children entering 7th grade to have the following:
-1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria , acellular pertussis  (Tdap) If 5 years has elapsed since last tetanus  immunization
-1 dose  meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV)

If the school nurse does not have documentation of your child receiving one or more of these immunizations, you will receive a notification letter in the fall.
Remember, this information is required before your child begins Grade 7 in September.
 
Medications-End of the Year Procedure-
 
Does your child have any medication in the nurse's office?
The District Medication Policy (School Board Policy 5143) prohibits students from carrying prescription or nonprescription medications to and from school. A parent or guardian must pick up any remaining medication from the nurse's office by the last student day. The policy specifies that any medications which remain after the last day of school must be destroyed.
NOTE: Epinephrine auto injectors, asthma medications and diabetic supplies may be sent home with your child with parent permission as per district medication policy.
 
The medication policy also requires that a new doctor's order be written each year in order for a child to receive prescription medications in school. A copy of the medication form can be downloaded from the district's web page, found under "Student Health Services"
Don't forget to stop at the Nurse's Office to pick up any remaining medications by Thursday June 16
Please visit the Student Health Services homepage for this information and more.

Important Dates... Calendar
6/14 Gr. 8 to Hershey Park
6/14 Gr 6 Field Day
6/15 Gr 5 Field Day 
6/15 Gr 7/8 Battle of the Bulldogs
6/16 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony 9-11:15am Auditorium
6/16 Last Day of School -Half Day 
Dismissal 11:40am

FIRST DAY of 2016-2017 School Year Aug 29th

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