Thomas Community Newsletter
November 30, 2022
We hope your family enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday and the days off. Super big congratulations to the 7th grade girls' basketball team who won their IESA regional championship game over break! The team battled hard against South Middle School at home and got the win! Please wish them luck as they take on Jane Addams Middle School in Bolingbrook Wednesday evening. Go T-Wolves! Tonight, Tuesday 11/29 TMS is hosting the 8th grade girls' basketball IESA regional semi-final game at 5:15 p.m. Let's pack the place for this event! IESA tickets will be sold at the door.
This newsletter comes a little early because the TMS Student Council is hosting a holiday fundraising event called the "Be The Good Challenge" this Friday, December 2nd after school. For this event, students can purchase entry tickets for $5 and enter a raffle to play Dodgeball against the staff. Students can also purchase a variety of raffle basket tickets. Please see the information below for more details. Many thanks to the amazing work of the TMS Student Council and fearless leader, Mrs. Fahnoe who also hosted a Food Drive this month and collected 56 boxes of donations for our local food pantry. We are grateful for the community support on this!
This Saturday, December 3rd from 12-3 p.m., 70 TMS students have been chosen to have their artwork displayed in the Art Expo Show at the Forest View Educational Center. This show also includes work from other local middle schools and high schools in the Arlington Heights area. Many thanks to our talented student artists and to Mr. Damico for sharing all of this amazing artwork with our community.
New Information in this newsletter:
- TMS Yearbook Sales 12/2 -12/17 *FIRM ORDER DEADLINE is 12/17!
- Winter MAP Testing *Modified Daily Schedules 12/13 & 12/13
- Spelling Bee
- Influenza Letter
- 8th Grade Graduation Information
- LINK Together Coalition Parent Education Event on Drugs & Alcohol @ Hersey HS 12/7 @ 6:30 PM
- Winter Break 12/23-1/9/22 - No School
ABC/25 Foundation TMS Memberships NEEDED PLEASE: If your family is not yet a member of the ABC/25 Foundation, join today by visiting abc25.org/donate. All students of participating families will be entered in a drawing to win a ride to school from the Arlington Heights Police Department! All membership dues go directly towards grants awarded to the teachers and classrooms of District 25.
Take care,
Lori, Nick, & Greg
The TMS Admin Team
8th Grade Information
TMS tentative Graduation Date 6/1/23: The TMS graduation ceremony is tentatively set for Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Buffalo Grove High School. This date will be confirmed in the spring.
Graduation Photos: 8th grade gown photos will be offered during the February Parent/Teacher Conference Days. Information about this will be shared following the winter break.
Contact the PTA at thomasmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns.
Student Academic Support Is Available
Please encourage your child to attend Office Hours/11th Hour/Homework Club and to reach out to teachers if they need help or just want a place to work on their academics after school. This support is FREE and can be extremely helpful.
Click here for more details on options for your child to get help from staff at TMS. The activity bus departs TMS at about 3:35 PM. Please see the Activity Bus Black Out Schedule below.
TMS PTA
MEETING DATES 2022-2023 - All meetings start @ 7 PM:
- Wednesday - 1/11/23
- Tuesday - 2/7/2023
- Wednesday - 3/15/2023
- Wednesday - 4/5/2023
2022-2023 PTA Officers:
- President: Suzanne Krause
- President-Elect: Megan Puzen
- Vice President: Norah Muenkel
- Treasurer: Kelly Spokas
- Secretary: Deborah Oiler
Do you have questions for the PTA? Email the PTA at: thomasmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
Daily Attendance Information
Daily attendance is expected and essential to school success. Please work with us to ensure that your child is attending school each day. If support is needed in this area, please reach out to us.
- ABSENCE REPORTING: The TMS attendance reporting options are open 24 hours a day 7 days per week. If your child is sick or unable to attend school, the parent/guardian MUST report this to the TMS office by filling out the Online Attendance Form OR calling the office at 847-398-4260 by 8 AM, the latest, on the day of the absences. Please be sure to report your child's absence so that we can account for all students each day. Advanced notification of absences is greatly appreciated.
- ARRIVAL TIME: Students should arrive at school between 7:30-7:40 AM so that they can stop at their locker and be seated in their homeroom class by 7:50 AM.
- LATE ARRIVAL/TARDIES: Students arriving late to school are unexcused unless a parent or guardian calls to report the reason for the late arrival. Oversleeping and traffic are not considered excused absences. Students must sign in at the office upon arrival at school.
- EARLY DISMISSAL: If your child has a doctor's appointment and needs to leave school before dismissal at 2:45 PM, please be sure to report this to the TMS office by filling out the Online Attendance Form OR calling the office at 847-398-4260. Students must sign out in the office before leaving school early.
Students who are absent from class are encouraged to check Schoology for assignment information. In addition, it may be helpful for students who are absent to attend Homework Club / Office Hours for a few days upon returning to school.
PowerSchool & Schoology Information
Chromebook tourbles? Students can contact TMS Tech Support via email: thomastech@sd25.org
The Tech Office is located in the LMC.
IMPORTANT HEALTH OFFICE INFORMATION
- District 25 Covid-19 Information
- Athletic Registration Form: This is for students that wish to participate in TMS athletics. If a student is participating in a sport, we must have the physical by the first day of practice.
- DENTAL FORMS: All dental forms are due by 5/15/23 and must be dated after 11/15/21.
- HEALTH OFFICE DOCUMENTS: Health Office documents can be turned into the TMS main office or can be uploaded to the TMS Health Office Form linked here.
AHSD25 School Resource Officers
School District 25 has a wonderful partnership with the Arlington Heights Police Department and we are very fortunate to have two outstanding School Resource Officers that support our schools. The SROs attend various TMS events throughout the school year as they are an essential part of our Wolf Pack.
Officer Danny Malik & Officer John O'Leary
School Resource Officer
Arlington Heights Police Department
dmalik@vah.com & joleary@vah.com
M: 847-878-2949
W: 847-368-5393
Bus Information
All students need to show their bus pass in order to ride the bus!
Please direct all bus transportation questions to the District 25 Transportation Specialist:
Laura Comastro. Laura is the best person to answer your questions and resolve any issues.
847-758-4888
Additional bus information can be found at the transportation link on the District 25 website.
Our students practiced bus evacuation procedures on Oct. 18th. The video below was included in our morning announcements to help students learn these procedures as well. Students will have a 2nd opportunity to practice this in the Spring.
TMS Office Information
Monday - Friday 7 AM - 3 PM
Attendance Reporting:
Online Attendance Form: Click here to report your child's absence or late arrival or early dismissal. The other option is to call the TMS office at 847-398-4260 to report your child's attendance.
TMS Address:
1430 N. Belmont Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Phone: 847-398-4260
Fax: 847-394-6843