TMS Events at a Glance

TMS 4th Quarter In-Person Learning Update

With this transition to a more traditional in-person school work, there will be some changes that we want to make everyone aware of regarding synchronous learning and student attendance tracking. You may read the entire letter to TMS families that was sent on 3/12/2021.

Below are two key points:​​

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  • Synchronous learning will still be available for our students who are quarantined. As has been the case during Hybrid 2.0 learning, students who are quarantined will visit their teacher’s Google Classroom and join the Google Meet for each class period. Learning and working remotely is only an option for our quarantined students. 
  • Students who are not in attendance at school on Monday-Thursday will be counted as absent. Absences will be determined as Excused or Unexcused as outlined in the Student Handbook. If your student is going to be absent, for any reason, please contact the school office and let us know about the absence. In the event that a student who is not quarantined joins their class Google Meet, they will be counted as absent for that class. While it was an option to be counted as Present by working virtually during Hybrid Learning, now that we are fully in-person, Monday-Thursday, any student not in attendance must be considered absent. ​

April Academic and Attendance Calendar

At the February 25th Board meeting, we took forward the plan to bring back our 6-12th grade students 4 days a week for in-person instruction, starting on Monday, March 15th.  Our current district positivity rate and quarantine numbers support the return to in-person learning. Students will attend in-person learning Monday-Thursday, with Friday remaining a remote learning day. 

Please see our letter to families sent on 2/28/2021. 

Below is our schedule at TMS for the 4th quarter: 
Our new block schedule arrangement and the remote day will allow for a reduced number of students being quarantined. In addition, our schedule will stay essentially the same as it is now, allowing more consistency for students and staff at the secondary level. This schedule also allows us to pivot back to the hybrid schedule, if absolutely necessary. ​

Illinois Assessment of Readiness Testing Information 

Our students at Trimpe Middle School will take the Illinois Assessment of Readiness on April 12, April 13, and April 14, 2021. Please click below to find the parent letters that were sent out on March 26, 2021.

In-Person Families Remote Letter re: IAR

Remote Families Parent Letter re: IAR

Annual Illinois 5Essentials Survey

Dear Parent/Guardian, 
Beginning February 3, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the ninth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school. You can read the entire letter here. 

Latest TMS Newsletter (4/5/21)

Please click here to download and view our latest newsletter for families and students. 

2020 TMS Athletics Update

With the IESA, Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Illinois Governor's Office collaborating together, many of the sports offered to students at TMS have had their season's altered. While softball and cross country are currently active this fall, many other sports have had their traditional season changed. One example is TMS girls basketball. Girls basketball season usually starts in the Fall (late August) for IESA middle schools, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the season has been shifted to the spring. 

​To make things a little bit more clear, we have created this one-sheet document that details when each season will begin for practices/tryouts, games, and when the season is scheduled to end. 

Please contact Mr. Jeff Ochs, our TMS athletic director, or Adam Miller, principal, with any questions you may have. 

Student/Parent Covid-19 Self Check 

We are asking all students, or their parent, to complete our Covid-19 self-certification check before arriving to school. We will send a reminder link each morning via email and text. If you'd like to bookmark the link, here it is: https://bit.ly/3aCLc48  The link is also available at the top of our webpage under "Students." 

​For families with students in multiple buildings in the Bethalto School District, this document may help. It has links to the certification forms for all schools - Bethalto East, Parkside, Meadowbrook, Trimpe, and Civic Memorial. In addition to the links there are QR codes if you'd prefer to scan and a place to enter each of your students' IDs for handy reference.  BCUSD Covid-19 Self-Check links. 

Illinois Department of Public Health Message on Vaping

The Illinois Department of Public Health recently released information to all schools regarding the vaping epidemic in Illinois. The message reads, in part,

Last week, IDPH learned of the death of an individual who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness. The number of cases of people reported to IDPH who have used e-cigarettes or vaped and have been hospitalized with respiratory symptoms has doubled in the past week. As of 8/23/19, a total of 22 people in Illinois, ranging in age from 17-38 years, have experienced respiratory illness after using e-cigarettes or vaping. 

E-cigarette use is epidemic in the US and Illinois. 

Parents and students, please consider reading this one page document on vaping and the dangers it presents to young people. 

Our partners at Chestnut Health Systems have also put together some additional resources for schools, students, and parents regarding vaping, tips on how to quit. 

Eagle Tumblers Now for Sale in the TMS Office

Trimpe Middle School will be selling Eagle tumblers for $20. With all Bethalto Schools united as Eagles, these tumblers are a great way to show your Eagle pride and they are dishwasher safe!

​Thanks to Kaitlyn, Jocelyn, and Ryan for starring in our video!

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