T
homas Street Middle School
October 2014
VOLUME 15, ISSUE 2
2640 Thomas Street, Mississauga, ON L5M 5G8
Phone: 905-812-3725 Fax: 905-812-3716
Visit our Website regularly for updated information
http://schools.peelschools.org/1654
KISS'N RIDE
Please ensure that you are using our Kiss and Ride area on the west side of the
school to drop off your son or daughter in the morning and to pick them up after
school. There has been some concern that students have been dropped off across the
parking lot and in the bus loading area with on-coming cars. We have also had reports
of students being dropped off on Thomas Street in front of the school. Remember we
encourage students who are within walking distance to walk to school. The benefits of
walking to school include exercise for the students and the opportunity for students to
get some fresh air. Some days we have over 350 cars entering and exiting the parking
lot area. Patience and time are required to ensure student safety. Your help in this
matter is greatly appreciated.
For consistency those students who stay for after school events should also be
picked up in the Kiss and Ride. Please do not wait for your children at the front of the
school.
REMINDER: Secondary School Parent Information Night here at Thomas Street.
Wednesday, October 8th (6:30 to 8:00 p.m.) see inside for details.
We Need You!!!
Come join the TSMS community and help build our outdoor learning space.
Saturday, October 11th (9:00 a.m. to noon)
We are putting our final touches on our outdoor classroom and are looking for perennial plant
donations, especially ones that are great for ground cover, to fill in the flower beds that are
surrounding our Outdoor Classroom. As you put your perennial gardens to bed for the winter, you
may be thinking about splitting some of your plants and Thomas Street would love to have them.
Please bring them in to the main office.
Thank you
Mrs. Amy Smith
From the Phys. Ed. Dept.
Welcome back to another exciting year! Things have already begun at a feverish pace!
In Phys. Ed. Class, we have begun getting everyone's bodies moving with walking with "purpose"
and jogging slowly all with a consistent pace in order to improve endurance. We will be moving on
to a football and soccer unit. Please make sure that your child brings a change of clothes and please
take a look at their HPE books to find places to sign and assignments.
The Running Club has started and is for students who wish to represent the school at runs and for
beginners who just want to improve. They run Tuesdays/Thursdays at lunch. Friday Ice Hockey
Club has started. Intramural soccer will begin shortly.
The school teams are all up and running and working hard. Sr. and Jr. Girls Volleyball have worked
hard and the Sr. already have an exciting and jammed schedule! Boys volleyball has begun as well as
Girls Field Hockey and Boys and Girls Flag Football.
Thank you to all the coaches who volunteer their time to provide our students with such outstanding
experiences.
Joe Grdisa
HPE Thomas Street Middle School
Thomas Street Middle School has the opportunity to offer our grade 6, 7 & 8 students a full
CPR/AED certification course as an after school program. The CPR and Automated External
Defibrillator course includes baby, child and adult CPR – level "C", conscious and unconscious
choking and training on an AED. You will also receive a basic first aid refresher for cuts, scrapes,
wounds, fractures, strains, sprains, impaled objects, nosebleeds, burns and allergies-epipens.
This course is a prerequisite for many summer jobs and looks great on a resume!
Cost is $55.00/student which includes The Canadian Red Cross CPR/AED booklet, handouts, and 3
year certification card. The class size will be maximum 18 students so applications will be accepted
on a first-come-first-serve basis. The course will run October 29, November 5, 12. Students should
watch for announcements.
Our Music Department is working hard and everyone will be able to enjoy their
efforts on Thursday, December 11th for our Holiday Concert.
Secondary School Information Evening
A reminder that TSMS will be hosting a Secondary School Information Evening from 6:308:00pm on Wednesday, October 8th in our gym. The presentation will include information on
Secondary Regional Programs, Ontario Secondary School Diploma requirements and information the
5 Transition Pathways out of Secondary School. This presentation is open to all parents. We will
also be posting the presentation on our website for those that were not able to come out that evening.
Also a reminder that John Fraser S.S. will be hosting an Information Evening on October 16th
at 6:30 p.m.
We are an Official RAINBOWS Site
Dealing with Loss or Separation
The Rainbows program deals with students when something significant happens in a family
and the entire family is affected. Even though death, divorce, or other loss issues appear to be only
grown up problems they do have a profound effect on the children that are touched by these
experiences. If a parent dies or a divorce happens or a painful loss occurs, not only do the parents
grieve, but children do also. Because of their age and short life experience, children may find it
extremely difficult to verbalize their feelings of grief.
We have some very sensitive, caring, trained adults who have said YES to helping these
children put their feelings into words, work through their grief, build a stronger sense of self-esteem,
and begin to accept what has taken place in the family.
If your child is suffering from one of these painful experiences this will be an opportunity for
him/her to share with a special someone on the outside what is happening on the inside.
For more information or if you would like to register your child, please contact Mr. Morosin
at 905-812-3725 Ext.409
Toonie For Terry
Our Terry Fox Run took place on Thursday, September 25th. Students participated in a
school wide walk/run. Thomas Street raised $947.15. Thank you to everyone who
contributed.
Thomas Street is now on Twitter! Please follow us @thunderwolves98 for up to the minute news
and updates at TSMS.
All Peel District School Board newsletter attachments, usually included in the monthly newsletter, are available
through our school website at: http://schools.peelschools.org/1654
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Principal: Mrs. C. Lord
Trustees: Meredith Johnson
Brad MacDonald
Jeff White
905-890-1010 ext.. 2029
905-828-6929
905-267-0764
Vice Principal: Mrs. T. Tymkiv
Vice Principal: Ms. L. Rosatone
Superintendent: Dr. Pertia Bent
905-366-8800