Thurston Middle School, Springfield, Oregon

Thurston Middle and Willamalane are proud to offer an after school program that is open to all TMS students!

Grades 6-8. More than just an after-school program, Thurston After School Academy offers intentional academic support that encourages academic growth by encouraging every kid to explore their potential. With custom-tailored support, we are able to challenge kids who seek to broaden their academic horizons, while engaging youth that need a daily check-in. One-on-one mentoring allows kids to have a guide on the side who helps them to set goals, organize work and even receive tutoring sessions. We will also provide student-led recreational learning opportunities that allow children to explore art and STEM topics of their choosing.

Program Dates: November 5, 2018 through May 30th, 2019.                            Time is 3:05 pm to 4:40 pm.

To learn more about this and register your student – please click the following link:

TMS After-School Academy

On September 13th, all TMS students will have their pictures taken.  This picture will be used for student body cards as well as in our annual yearbook.  A picture make up date will be announced later for students who were absent.

If you didn’t pick up a picture packet at registration or from the front office, not to worry!  When the student Proof Packets come back to our school, you will be able to go online to mylifetouch.com and enter your student’s Portrait ID and Access Code.  You will then have a variety of options to choose for your student’s fall picture!

TMS welcomes new staff this year!  We are excited for our 18-19 School Year!

• Ashley Banks- 8^th Grade Math/Science
• Mindy Henricks- Administrative Secretary
• Kendra Litalien- 6^th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies
• Steven Twomey- 8^th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies
• Francesca Wilson- 7^th Grade Math/Science

Looking ahead!  Our Registration Day for next school year will be on August 27th, 2018, from noon to 6:00 p.m.  Enrollment packets for returning students and our incoming 6th graders will be mailed home in mid-August.  Watch for your packet for your student!  Important information and forms needed to enroll your student will be included.

Check out our “How To Register Your Student” page or call our office with any questions at 541-744-6368.

TMS Supplies List 18-19

The Oregon Health Plan is now open to more children and teens, regardless of immigration status.  OHP is free health coverage for Oregonians who meet income and other criteria. It covers many health care services such as check-ups, tooth fillings, glasses and prescriptions. It also covers labs, x-rays and hospital care. It even pays for rides to and from the doctor’s office. Apply to see if you qualify. Help is free.

Call the Access Team at Community Health Centers of Lane County at 541-682-3585 for more information. They are trained and certified by OHP to answer your questions and help your family apply for free. OHP is now for me!

Within-district transfer requests will be accepted from January 3 through January 31.

School attendance matters!  There are only a few reasons that are acceptable for “Excused Absence”:

Illness
Death in the Family
Medical Appointment (please bring a note from Doctor)

Reasons that are considered “unexcused” include haircuts, birthdays or other family celebrations, shopping or errands, and yes, also vacations.

To learn more about attendance, check out our District link for an overview:

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

SUMMER ACADEMY TO INSPIRE LEARNING

What’s SAIL all about?
SAIL is an innovative pipeline program that helps local eighth
through twelfth graders prepare for college.
SAIL offers free one-week summer camps, where students
learn about various subjects from distinguished University
of Oregon faculty members through fun social and interactive
activities. Each summer, returning students choose a new
academic subject. SAIL camps include sessions on the
college admissions process, scholarship availability, and
the financial aid process.
During the school year, SAIL offers mentoring—administered
by UO college students—to eligible students in local high
schools who are navigating the college admissions process.

To learn more about this program – please click this link:

https://sail.uoregon.edu/

Our District is partnering with an electronic flyer information system called Peachjar.  We at TMS will be using this to help share information instead of the old traditional newsletter.  The flyers are specifically designed to work well with the modern smart phone or computer when opening email.  Parents who have provided emails to us that are in Synergy have just started receiving these flyers.

You can see our most recent flyers (shared by us and also the District approved flyers) by clicking on the menu link that says PEACHJAR Eflyers.  After you get to this page – click on the big orange button.  This will show you all flyers that have gone out to Parents so far.

To learn more about this, you can visit our District website at the below link:

SPS Peachjar

Great pics of our June 2017 6th Grade Outdoor School Program are posted.  Please go to our 6th Grade Outdoor School page and check out the link for the pictures of both 1st and 2nd Session, as well as fun staff pics!   A great time was had by all!

Thanks to Mr. Kinzer for taking all of these great photos!