Trimpe Middle School

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TMS Yearbooks Are Back Up for Order

TMS 4th Quarter In-Person Learning Update

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.

Below is our schedule at TMS:

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.

March Attendance and Academic Calendar

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.

8th Grade Students and Parents: Please click HERE for information on registering for classes at CMHS for the 2021-2022 school year.

Parent Teacher Conferences
Please click the following link if you are needing to sign up for a parent teacher conference. Virtual conferences are on Thursday, February 11 from 3:00 - 5:30.

Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up Link

Information for 8th Grade Families Re: Freshmen Orientation

Please click here to view information for 8th grade students who will be freshman at CMHS next school year.

TMS Second Semester Information - Hybrid 2.0

Parents, here is a link to the letter that was emailed and texted via School Messenger on 12/18/20 and again on 1/7/21. TMS, and the entire Bethalto School District, will be Remote for all students January 4-January 8. Beginning January 11, 2021, we will begin Hybrid Learning 2.0.

You can view our Daily Bell Schedule and Monthly Calendar by click on this link or the photo below.

We also put together a very brief video describing Hybrid 2.0 for our students and families. The video is a supplement to the letter.

Please feel free to contact the main office at 618-377-7240 if you have any questions. You may also email a TMS administrator with any questions you may have.

Adam Miller, principal amiller@bethalto.org
Laura Gipson, asst. principal lgipson@bethalto.org
Sandy Erzen, Dean of Students serzen@bethalto.org

Latest TMS Newsletter

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.

TMS Virtual Orientation 2020

Please click her to view our "Virtual Orientation" for the 2020-2021 school year.

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!

Trimpe Middle School Vision
TMS will be a place where students and staff feel inspired to learn and develop the skills and mindsets of successful, independent and productive citizens.

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