Important January Events

Sunday, January 1st (2012)- HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Tuesday, January 3rd- Classes Resume
Thursday, January 5th- Thomas Boys B-Ball @ Sundling
Friday, January 6th & Saturday, January 7th- Thomas Boys B-Ball Police Tourney
Monday, January 9th- Girls Volleyball Tryouts and Thomas Boys B-ball vs Grove
Tuesday, January 10th- Thomas Boys B-Ball vs Lincoln
Friday, January 13th-End of Hexter #3
Monday, January 16th- No School! (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Wednesday, January 18th & Thursday, January 19th- Thomas JHHS Activity Fair @ 7pm
Friday, January 20th- End of Quarter #2
Friday, January 20th- No Activity Bus
Friday, January 20th and 21st- Thomas Boys B-Ball Police Tourney
Monday, January 23rd-No School! Institute Day (No classes - staff only)Tuesday, January 24th- Thomas BGHS Activity Fair @ 7pm 
Thursday, January 26th- Thomas Girls Volleyball and Thomas World Language Night @ 6pm-7:30pm
Friday, January 27th- Thomas Activity Night @ 7pm-9pm
Saturday, January 28th- Thomas Jazz Jamboree 
Tuesday, January 31st- Thomas Girls Volleyball

HAPPY JANUARY!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas, and we hope everyone has a Happy New Year! 2012!
~The Gamma Gazette Staff~
 

Happy Holiays!

Merry Christmas! and Have a Happy New Year! 2012!!!

Break!

Hope you have a great winter break!!!!!!!!!!!!! We'll see you next year!

Foods for Fines

Tomorrow is the last day you can bring in food to pay off your fines in the LMC.

Events!

Thomas students are invited once again to participate in the January and

February sessions of Science Club at Olive. This is a great way to complete
service hours for church, scouts etc.. You can choose from many different
topics: "Flight", "Bubbles", "Heat" and "Energy Carnival". Volunteers meet Mrs. House
in the IT lab right after school, then walk to Olive. Science Club ends at 4:45. For more
information and the schedule of meeting dates please see Mrs. House in Room 183

Ecology Club will meet on this Wednesday afternoon from 2:45 til 3:30 in Room 153.
You will be dismissed in time to take the Activity Bus. See Mr. Green with questions...

No Activity Bus!

December 13thThere will no Activity Bus on December 16th

adopt a family

Tomorrow is the last day to bring in the 5,000 dollars for adopt a family please bring in as much as you can!!!

The continent of Africa covers nearly 12 million square miles. How big is that, you ask?
Africa could hold China, Europe and the United States, with plenty of room left over!
Come to the second meeting of the Global Awareness Club after school today in the
Music Room, Rm 156. We will learn more about the huge and amazing continent of
Africa, talk about the famine going on there right now, and find out what one person
did to help.

Paws For a Cause

The next Paws for a Cause meeting will be Decemeber 14th held in Mrs. Biewers Room. Room 123.

Food Fines

Attention all Thomas students, if you currently have an outstanding fine balance in our
school library, here's some news you can use...Mr. Hillmer has announced a new "Food
for Fines" program that runs between now and the end of the school day on Friday,
December 16, 2011. Here's how it works: If you have an overdue book fine, you can
bring in a non-perishable food item to the LMC and your fine will be forgiven. Here's
a chance to start out the new year with a clean slate in the LMC and a chance to help
those in need. All food donations to the LMC will be given to a local food pantry. See
the library for more details. Bring some food in for a good cause, and get your fine
forgiven soon. Food for Fines only runs between today and December 16th.

Tommy The Timber Wolf club

Attention, all Thomas Middle School Students!!! Are you enthusiastic and
want to show your school spirt! Miss Stein and Mr. Morse will be holding
tryouts for students wanting to wear the prided Tommy
The Timber Wolf mascot. Still want to show your school spirt but no dress
up. Become a TMS superfan and join the Tommy The Timber Wolf club.
There will be a general informational meeting on December 7th starting at
2:50 in Rm 220. We will be finished it time for you to take the activity bus
home.

Ecology Club

Despite what you may have heard from a certain famous frog, it really CAN be easy

being green, and fun too! Find out for yourself by joining the Ecology Club.The

first meeting is Wednesday, December 7 from 2:55 – 3:25 in Room 153. Want to

earn money to adopt a satellite tracked sea turtle, or star in a commercial about clear

air? Then come join us, and bring your own ideas for how to make it easy being green!

7th Grade Volley Ball Tryouts!

Attention all 7th grade girls interested in trying out for this years volleyball team. There
will be a MANDATORY meeting for anyone planning to tryout Tuesday December 6th.
We will meet in the health room, room 172 right after school and the
meeting will be over in time for you to take the activity bus home. You must attend
this meeting to sign-up to tryout and get all informational paperwork as well. If you
have any questions please see Ms. Renno in the P.E. office.

Missing Book

The LMC is missing one of its copies of the book Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard. If you have this book or know where it is, please let the LMC know ASAP!
THANKS!!

Get a HOMEWORK PASS or a FISHY!

If you read the gamma gazette you can tell Mrs.Pearl OR Mrs.Kirr.  You just have to tell them a very specific detail about one article, (you cannot use anything from this one) just read an article, find your LA teacher,  tell them, and get a homework pass or fishy! Your teacher will give you one! Then post a comment below.

Mrs.Kirr does not have homework passes but you can get a fishy!

Upcoming December Events

 Important December Events

December 1st-9th~Thomas Career Connections (Except for Friday December 2nd)

December 1st- Thomas Holiday Concert
December 2nd-Thomas Activity Night
December 5th- Thomas Holiday Concert
December 6th-Thomas Holiday Concert and Boys B-Ball game vs Winston
December 7th-Knowledge Master Open
December 8th and 10th-Thomas Boys B-Ball 8th grade Colt Classic 
December 9th and 10th-Thomas Boys B-Ball 7th grade Colt Classic
December 12th-Thomas Boys B-Ball vs Emerson
December 13th-Thomas Boys B-Ball game vs MacAurthur and Thomas Spelling Bee
December 15th-Thomas Boys B-Ball game vs South
December 16th-No Activity Bus
December 19, 2011-January 3, 2012-Winter Break! NO SCHOOL!  

HAPPY DECEMBER!! MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Thanksgiving Break

There is NO SCHOOL November 21st-25th! Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

Health Ed assembly

Jenny WesterKamp came to our school today. She is the nutritionist for the numerous Chicago sports teams. She taught us all about being a healthier person! She taught us all the things we should and shouldn't eat. We learned a lot from this experience. Now we can all eat like pros!

Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair previews are underway yesterday and today in the LMC.
Be sure to bring your money tomorrow as sales will be available throughout the day -
especially during lunch hours.
Tell your parents and give them your wish list because the Book Fair is also open during
parent teacher conferences on Monday and Tuesday next week.

PAWS for a Cause Meeting

There will be a PAWS for a Cause meeting tomorrow after school in room 123. It will be done in time for you to take the activity bus.

Activity Bus

There will be NO activity bus after school on Friday, November 18th!

Red Ribbion Week

Monday: Wear headbands, wristbands, bandanas!

Tuesday: Wear red, white, and blue!

Wednesday: Crazy socks day!

Thursday: Favorite sports team item!

Friday: WEAR RED FOR BEST OUTFIT!!!

Yankee Candle Pickup

If you ordered Yankee Candles this year, you can pick them up this Monday, November 14th. Pickup times are 2pm-5pm.

Student Council

There is a mandatory student council meeting for all representatives and advisory board members after
school today in room 225. If you have other commitments, you must check in with Mr. Slowinski or Mrs.
Williams before attending practice. The meeting will be over in time to take the activity bus.

Team and Club photos

To all Staff and Students,
Tomorrow are Team and Club photos for the yearbook.
Please check the times in your homeroom for when your photo will be taken and make sure to be on
time.
Thank you.

Reminder

A  reminder to all students participating in our first PAC get together of the year:
We will be meeting tomorrow after school in the fitness room for fun and games.
Please feel free to bring your backpacks and school supplies with you.
You must have a pre-arranged ride to get home at the end of the activity, as there is
no activity bus running.
Looking forward to seeing everyone for our first event!'

Wellness Fair

The Wellness Fair is tomorrow night from 6:00 – 8:00 at the South Middle School.
Lots of action like Zumba dancing, soccer skills training and a free throw basketball
contest
WIN PRIZES
Appropriate Dress Required: Gym Shoes.

Gamma & Delta students were surprised today with an assembly from Dancing Drums!

Happy Halloween from the "Gamma Girls" - Your Gamma teachers (minus Mr. Keller - he had to "fly!")

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Stay safe and have fun!!!!

Important November Events

October 31st~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
Saturday, November 5th~ Thomas IMEA Band Festival

Tuesday, November 8th~ Boys B-Ball game @ Plum Grove

Wednesday, November 9th~ Team and Club photos

Wednesday, November 9th~ Boys B-Ball Game @ Sandburg

Thursday, November 10th~ No Activity Bus

Friday, November 11th~ School Improvement Day/ Veteran's Day (NO SCHOOL)
Tuesday, November 15th~ End of Hexter #2 
Wednesday, November 16th~ Thomas Book Fair
Thursday, November 17th~ Thomas Book Fair
Thursday, November 17th~ Thomas Health Ed Assembly
Thursday, November 17th~ Boys B-Ball game @ South 
Friday, November 18th~ No Activity Bus
Friday, November 18th~ Thomas Book Fair
Saturday, November 19th~ Thomas IMEA Jazz Festival 
November 21st-22nd~ Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 21st-25th~ Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL) 

HAPPY NOVEMBER!  
 
  

Cheerleading

Congrats to the following 2011 Cheerleaders!

Cathryn B.

Sam C.
Rachel G.
Lexi H.
Jillian  H.
Claudia J.
Kanella K.
Lara L.
Izzy N.
Emily O.
Isabelle S.
Sommer S.

Thomas Mathletes

Do you enjoy solving fun and challenging math problems? If so, consider becoming a Thomas Mathlete and come to an informational meeting in the Computer Lab, room 132, immediately after school on Wednesday, November 2nd to learn more. The meeting will end before 3:30 so you can make the activity bus. If you have any questions, or you would like to become a mathlete but cannot attend the meeting, please see Mr. Juskiewicz in the Computer Lab.
Hope to see you there!

Chess Club

Chess club will meet on Mondays from 2:50 to 3:50. Students who need to take the activity bus, can still play in our regular games which end at 3:30. We meet in the Commons.We can teach you how to play chess. There will be trophies awarded in March.In the past we have traveled to South Middle school and River Trails Middle school to play them. Forms are available in the Friday packet.

V-Show Applause

Oh, what a variety-filled weekend our TMS students had!  The V-Show, run by Ms. Fergus, was a great success Friday and Saturday night.  From cast to crew, all did a stupendous job, and should be congratulated!  We hope to see many students again next year as well.  Bravo!  Bravo!

Congrats!

Congratulations goes out to our 7th grade Boys' Basketball Team!
It was stiff competition we hear, so if you didn't make it, try again in 8th grade!

Congrats to Thomas B., Joey C., Collin D., Quinn G., Bryce H., Matt H., Nathan H., Eddie M., Cullen O., Jack R., Tyler R., and James T.

Jazz Lab Band

A jazz lab band will be forming soon.  It is open to all band students regardless of instrument.  We will meet after school from 2:45-3:30 on Wednesday afternoons from Nov. 16th until March 21st.  If you are interested you must return a form.  Forms can be found in the band room.  See a band director.  The form also includes much more information about the lab band.  Completed forms are due by Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

Spirit Week

Today, students came to school in their TMS garb!
Tuesday - Favorite jersey day
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday
Thursday - Wear purple (Gamma Team)
Friday - Fancy Friday


SHOW YOUR TMS SPIRIT!

End of Quarter #1

 Friday, October 28th is the end of Quarter #1!

Reminder

Just a reminder that Friday, October 28th from 7:30pm-9pm the PTA is sponsoring Halloween Activity Night. Come in costumes and enjoy music, ping-pong, bean-bags, basketball, volleyball, board games, or just hanging with friends! There will be contests and raffle prizes. Tickets will be sold October 24th-28th at lunch for $5.00 but if you wait to buy a ticket the night of the event it will be $10.00

Hope to see you there!

Predicted Weather for the next 15 days

Today, October 23rd- Partly cloudy with a high of 68 degrees

Tonight- Thunderstorms with a low of 47 degrees.

For the following days, see the Weather Channel link on this site!  :-)

animals escape

This past weekend 50 animals escaped from a wild animal reserve in Columbus Ohio.  This was including 11 lions and 18 Bengal tigers, monkeys, giraffes, zebras, bears, and more. The man who owns the reserve let them out. Then he committed suicide. A few hours later the Columbus police got scads of 911 calls about seeing exotic wild animals roaming around. The police force took GUNS not TRANQUILIZERS. They then decided to kill every animal they could find. They thought tranquilizing them could put officers in danger. Then they killed every single animal, except for two monkeys that other animals had eaten. Many people are outraged. They killed 18 Bengal tigers. There are only 1,200 left in the world, as well as many other endangered animals. This set back attempts to help there be more of these species. If you have an opinion, tell Mrs.Kirr for a fishy!

Halloween Song/Poem

5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate,

the 1st one said, "My, it is getting late!"

the 2nd one said, "There are witches in the air!"
the 3rd one said, "We don't care!"

the 4th one said, "Lets run, run, run!"

the 5th one said, "Isn't Halloween fun?"

ooohhhh went the wind,

and out went the lights,

and 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Cheerleading Reminder

REMINDER TO ALL GIRLS INTERESTED IN CHEERLEADING-

Show your TMS spirit by becoming a Cheerleader! Learn the school cheers at the MANDATORY Cheerleading Clinics on Monday and Tuesday, October 24th and 25th. Meet in the Commons after school. Wear your Gym uniform and shoes. Tryouts will be held Thursday, October 27th in the Commons. Stop by Mrs. Joncha's, room 131 to sign up and pick up an information sheet. Remember you must have a current physical and permission slip to tryout for the squad.

Good Luck!

Color Guard

ATTENTION ALL 7TH AND 8TH GRADE GIRLS- If you like to dance, perform, and have fun, join the TMS Color Guard. Color Guard is a group that dances and spins flags to music. They perform at all boy's home Basketball games and 2 Midwest Color Guard Circuit Competitions. Auditions are Tuesday, November 1st and Wednesday, November 2nd from 3-5pm in the Thomas Commons. Want more information? Visit us in the Commons on Tuesday, October 25th
 

Boys Basketball Tryouts

JUST A REMINDER TO ALL 7th AND 8th GRADE BOYS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM- Tryouts will be held Monday, October 24th and Tuesday, October 25th. The tryout times will be determined at a later date. Each potential player must have a current physical on record in the nurse's office prior to trying out. If you don't have a current physical by October 24th you will not be able to tryout. If you have any questions see Mr. Kuch or Mr.Zapatka. 

GOOD LUCK!

Variety Show

Be sure to go to the Variety Show today and tomorrow at 7! There's a lot of talent, songs, and snacks!

Poms

Congrats to everyone who made poms!

SAVE THE DATE

Friday, October 28th from 7:30pm-9pm the PTA is sponsoring Halloween Activity Night. Come in costumes and enjoy music, ping-pong, bean-bags, basketball, volleyball, board games, or just hanging with friends! There will be contests and raffle prizes. Tickets will be sold October 24th-28th at lunch for $5.00 but if you wait to buy a ticket the night of the event it will be $10.00

Hope to see you there!

PADS DONATIONS

Some of our 7th graders has put together a clothes drive for the PADS shelter. PADS helps provide food, clothes, and shelter for the local homeless. Now is the time for YOU to ask YOUR mom and dads to clean out their closets! We are in need of lightly used Men's and Women's pants, shirts, sweaters, shoes, winter coats, gloves, hats, and boots. We also need gently used hand-towels, washcloths, twin sized flat sheets, and blankets. No children's clothes please! Donations can be left in the box's at the school entrances. We will be collecting all throughout the month of October. Your help is truly appreciated!
Thank You!

Variety Show

It's time for the TMS 2011 Variety Show! The performances are Thursday and Friday! Tickets are being sold during Lunch for $5.00!
Hope to see you there!

Cheerleading Tryouts

ALL GIRLS INTERESTED IN CHEERLEADING-

Show your TMS spirit by becoming a Cheerleader! Learn the school cheers at the MANDATORY Cheerleading Clinics on Monday and Tuesday, October 24th and 25th. Meet in the Commons after school. Wear your Gym uniform and shoes. Tryouts will be held Wednesday, October 27th in the Commons. Stop by Mrs. Joncha's, room 131 to sign up and pick up an information sheet. Remember you must have a current physical to tryout for the squad.

Good Luck!

Weather For This Week

10/17- Partly cloudy skies. 58°F.

10/18-Mainly cloudy. 55°F .

10/19- Few Showers / Windy 50°F

10/20-Cloudy/ Windy 49°F

10/21- Sunny 53 °F

Have A Great Week!

Social Studies Extra Credit

This Saturday, October 15th Mrs. Biewer is giving all Gamma Social Studies students a chance for Extra Credit.
If you want Extra Credit you need to go take your picture in front of the viking ship, and bring it to school on Monday. Here is what you need to know:
Good Templar Park, 
Geneva, IL.
It will be open from 1:00pm-4:00pm
Docent led tours are held every 30 minutes. The last tour will be at 3:30pm.

Weather for this Weekend

The weather for October 15th and 16th:

Saturday, October 15th- Mostly sunny and breezy with a high of 63
Saturday Night- Mostly cloudy with a low of 46

Sunday, October 16th- Some sun, but rain the afternoon with a high of 60
Sunday Night- Partly cloudy with a low of 41

Have a great weekend! 

Good Luck!

Good Luck to all the girls who are trying out for Poms!

Boys Basketball tryouts

ATTENTION ALL 7th AND 8th GRADE BOYS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM- Tryouts will be held Monday, October 24th and Tuesday, October 25th. The tryout times will be determined at a later date. Each potential player must have a current physical on record in the nurse's office prior to trying out. If you don't have a current physical by October 24th you will not be able to tryout. If you have any questions see Mr. Kuch or Mr.Zapatka. 

GOOD LUCK!

POMS

All girls interested in trying out for poms- Poms tryouts are being held this Friday, October 14th in the Commons. If you are interested in trying out, you must attend the clinics on Tuesday, October 11th and Wednesday, October 12th after school and end at 4:30pm in the small gym. Open gym will be after school and end at 4:30pm on Thursday, October 13th in the small gym. 


Good Luck!

7th grade History Club Meeting

ATTENTION ALL 7th GRADERS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE 7th GRADE HISTORY CLUB-
There will be a meeting tomorrow in RM 240. Please see Mrs. Damico in RM 240 for a lunch pass. Please eat your lunch first in the commons and then come upstairs at 12:10pm! 

Thanks!  

Pom tryouts

Don't forget, Poms tryouts will be held after school on Friday, October 14th. Please make sure you have a current physical and a signed permission slip.

Thank You!

Girls Basketball Scores

The 7th grade girls basketball team has won 17 games to 0! They're undefeated champs! 


Great job girls!

Weather for October 7th-14th

Today, October 7th-Partly Sunny with a high of 83

Tonight- mainly clear and mild with a low of 52

Tomorrow, October 8th- Sunny with a high of  82

Tomorrow night-Clear with a low of 57

Sunday, October 9th- Mostly sunny with a high of 77

Sunday night- Clear with a low of 56

Monday, October 10th- Partly Sunny with a high of  75  

Monday Night- Mostly Clear with a low of 52

Tuesday, October 11th- Partly Cloudy with a high of 76

Tuesday Night- Partly Cloudy with a low of 57

Wednesday, October 12th- Partly Sunny with a high of 76

Wednesday Night- Showers with a low of 55

Thursday, October 13th- A thunderstorm possible with a high of 69

Thursday Night- Partly Cloudy with a low of 47

Friday, October 14th- Sunny with a high of 60

 Friday Night- Clear with a low of 54  

                          

No School tomorrow!

This is just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Monday, October 10th since it is Columbus Day. I hope everyone has a great day off!

Important October Events

 October 1st- Girls B-Ball Police Tourney

 October 4th- End of Hexter #1
October 4th- Girls B-Ball game Thomas VS Algonquin

October 7th- School Improvement Day (No School)

October 10th- Columbus Day (No School)

October 12th- Girls B-Ball game Thomas VS South

October 13th- Girls B-Ball game Thomas VS Emerson

October 14th- POMS tryouts after school!
October 14th and 15th- Girls B-Ball Police Tourney
 

October 20th and 21st- TMS Variety Show
 
October 24th- Thomas Cheerleading Clinics
October 27th- Thomas Cheerleading tryouts

October 27th- Picture Retakes 

October 28th- 1st Quarter Ends

October 31st- HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Poetry inspired by “Thank You M’am”

Remedy for his life is what he needs.

Ongoing poverty and bad behavior for him.

Great things in his future if only he tried.

Eager to have a better life and buy blue suede shoes.

Regretful that he did many bad things to so many people.

~Kelsey Philipps

Roger

An original haiku by Grace Kozurek

I only can steal,

To get anything I want.

What will happen now…

Poem

I was perfectly fine

then I became mad

someone tried to steal my purse

whats wrong with that lad,

so that evening I took him under my wing

I frightened him so he would remember Mrs Jones

like a dog would remember a pile of a 1000 bones

I explained to Roger why I'm doing what this is

and i didn't get all up in his biz

I gave him ten dollars

and I was part of him like magical powers.

~Anonymous

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