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