T.I.S. Digital Backpack October 8, 2015

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE

Writer’s Workshop Training

Third and fourth grade teachers participated in a full day Writer’s Workshop professional

development session at T.I.S. The training was conducted by Capitol Region Education Council

(CREC) trainer Najla Staggers. Najla will continue working with T.I.S. teachers again this year,

as we move into year two of Writer’s Workshop implementation.

Student Council is Officially Up and Running

The Tolland Intermediate School Student Council is comprised of two randomly selected

students from each of our classrooms. The T.I.S. Student Council works together as a team to

support our community and our school. The purpose of our student council is to enhance our

school climate by involving students in supporting one another, as well as a host of reputable

charities. Through student council, we strive to foster good citizenship and respect for all

individuals. Each year, the student council sponsors a number of school-wide spirit days,

fundraisers and it brings awareness to environmental issues.

My Super Hero Goals

Students in Mrs. Silberberg’s third grade class spent some time setting goals for their third grade

year. Among the goals were to become better readers, read chapter books complete harder math

problems and to earn a thousand HAWK cards. Student’s goals are displayed along with their

artwork outside of Mrs. Silberberg’s classroom.

Happy fall from TIS Nurses!!!

Here we are again in beautiful fall! We have had a busy start to the year and we hope everyone is

settling in to 2015/2016 school year.

We would like to take the time to remind parents that as the cooler weather approaches to

remember to dress your children in layers so they can add or remove outer clothing dependent on

the weather during recess and/or on and off bus.

If your child is absent please remember to call their absence in to the nurse’s office with their

teacher’s name and reason for absence so we can forward it to front office. If you send an email

to your child’s teacher you can also cc myself rhierl@tolland.k12.ct.us, or

lclarke@tolland.k12.ct.us and we will be happy to forward the email to front office for their

absence notes. Thank you for your understanding on this matter!

If you still have not had time to bring medication or new med orders from MD for 2015/2016

school year never fear, you can come in any time to drop off meds and new orders. We will

process them as we receive them to provide the best care we can for your child.

Cold and allergy season has started here at TIS and we are seeing a lot of sore throats and

coughs, so we are encouraging good healthy hygiene of covering mouths, using tissues and of

course, healthy old fashioned hand-washing to help prevent the passing of germs! Hand-washing

is the No. 1 solution to prevent passing of germs according to research. Encouraging a good

amount of fluids to keep the body hydrated and healthy also helps!

As always our nurse’s office here at TIS is open for parents or children to discuss any concerns!

Rose Hierl RN and Laurie Clarke LPN 1-860-870-6891

Retake / Absentee Day

November 10th

Who Should Go on Absentee/Retake Day:

Any student not satisfied with original portrait - Return your complete

package to the photographer on retake day.

Any student who was absent on the original day whether you are

purchasing a package or not.

Any student who did not purchase on the original day and would like to

purchase a package. Order forms are available in the school office

approximately one week prior to retake day.

Tolland Boys Travel Basketball Tryouts to be held on both Tuesday,

10/20 and Thursday 10/22 at Tolland Middle School as follows:

5th grade- 5:30-6:30

6th grade- 6:30-7:30

7th grade- 7:30-8:30

8th grade- 8:30-9:30

**Please arrive 15 minutes early for registration and plan on

attending both sessions. There is no fee for trying out.

Any questions please call Rob Keane at 860-810-7880

Our Monster Book Fair is Coming!

Join us for some fun and support Tolland Intermediate School!

November 2nd – 6th

Monday: 8:30am – 4:00pm Tuesday: 8:30am – 4:00pm

Wednesday: 8:30am – 6:00pm Thursday: 8:30am – 6:00pm

Friday: 8:30am – 1:00pm

Volunteer at our fall Book Fair — an exciting celebration of reading with hundreds of fun, engaging, affordable books for kids to discover. Keep a look out for our online signup link to Volunteer Spot coming soon!

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Recreation Youth Basketball

For boys & girls in Grades 3 thru 12

A fun program designed to help improve individual skills and learn the

fundamentals of basketball. Separate program for boys and girls.

Boys League: Grades 3rd& 4th, 5th& 6th, 7th& 8th and 9th - 12th

Girls League: Grades 3rd – 5th and Grades 6th – 9th

All practices and games take place on Saturdays, starting December 12th through

March. Times will vary based on number of teams in each age category.

Please DO NOT wait to register

Register on-line, by mail, fax or in person using the registration form on

page??

REGISTER AT: WWW.TOLLANDREC.COM

Registration Fee: $80.00 until November 4, 2015

November 5 – 19, 2015: $90.00

We will not accept registrations after November 19, 2015 Volunteer coaches are needed for all age groups – Coaches training provided.

Call the recreation office at 860-871-3610.

A separate Basketball Program for younger children will be

Offered in the Winter Flyer in January.

COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPALS

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 THURSDAY, May 19, 2016

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

(all meetings begin at 9:15 a.m.)

Raising Resilient Kids in Tolland

What should the next 300 years look like for our youth?

Join the

Conversation! You are invited to participate in a very special event, taking place on Thursday, October 15th at Tolland Middle School. On this date, the Board of Education will be hosting a Community Conversation: Raising Resilient Kids in Tolland. The conversation is meant to open a door to dialogue with community members about how the schools and larger community can work together to make Tolland a great place to grow up!

What should growing up in Tolland be like?

How do we create the experience we want for kids?

In an era of "everyone gets a trophy" how do kids learn to cope with challenging situations and emotions?

This conversation only works if we have YOUR voice! The evening schedule will be: Thursday, October 15th, Tolland Middle School Cafeteria 6:00-6:30 - Registration/Refreshments 6:30-7:00 - Welcome & Overview 7:00-8:30 - Facilitated Small Group Break-out Sessions 8:30-9:00 - Report & Wrap up Who needs to be there? Empty-nesters, Parents, Senior Citizens, Business people, Town employees, Educators, Students, Clergy, Adults without children, Lifelong Tolland residents, Residents new to town. We ALL have a role to play in creating the kind of community that we want Tolland to be. Please RSVP: Karen Moran or Diane Clokey at conversationsintolland@gmail.com. Let’s start something wonderful

Clear Out Old Electronics!

Recycle Responsibly!

BSA Venture Crew 422 Residential

Recycling FREE Collection Event

Saturday, October 17th

9:0OAM- 12:OOPM

Tolland High School

1 Eagle Hill, Tolland, CT

Responsible electronic recycling services provided by Metech

Recycling.

Metech Recycling is a Pledged e-Stewards recycler. Over 95% of all materials will be fully

recycled for remanufacture. No recycled materials will be incinerated, land-filled, or shipped

abroad to be dumped. Visit our website at www.metechrecycling.com or www.ban.org for more

detailed information.

We CAN recycle…

DVD players stereo equipment computers cell phones

microwaves VCRs fax machines printers

For a full list of acceptable items, go to

http://www.metechrecycling.com/list/htm

Electronics pick up is available on Friday, October 16th for a donation.

For additional information call Chris Grulke at 860-870-8802.

Test the (frozen) waters! Come join us for a FREEclinicas part ofU.S.A. Hockey’s Girls’ Hockey Weekend Saturday, October 10, 201512:45pm –1:45pm Sunday, October 11, 2015 7:30am –8:30am Loaner equipmentavailable upon request International Skating Center of CT 1375 HopmeadowStreet, Simsbury CT For more information: nlghfoundation@gmail.com To register: www.nlgh.com Hosted by CT Northern Lights Girls Hockey

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