PL Wrestling Camps

Wrestling Camps Available

Prior Lake Wrestling will be offering two fall wrestling camps.  The first one is a FREE camp for any wrestler in grades PreK-8 that is new to wrestling

and would like to give wrestling a try.  The dates are October 27^th and 29^th from 6:30-7:30 at Prior Lake High School.  The second camp runs from November 3^rd – 5^th for those with some wrestling experience. 

Information for both camps can be found at www.priorlakewrestlingclub.org. 

Contact coach Block for more information at jblock@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

TOMS Conferences Oct. 8th & 13th

First Quarter conferences will be on Thursday, Oct. 8^th from 4:00-7:00 PM & Tuesday, Oct. 13^th from 4:00-7:00 PM.  Twin Oaks conferences will be held in the lower level of the building. Sixth grade teachers will be available in the cafeteria area, while the seventh and eighth grade teachers will be available in the gymnasium. Special Education Teachers, as well as our Guidance staff, will be available in the upper level of the building during conference times.
  

Additional Upcoming Events:

• Cookie Dough & Magazine Fundraiser Kick off during Primetime, Thursday, Oct. 1^st.
• All Fundraiser Reach out Postcard Booklets due, Friday, Oct. 2^nd.
• Parent Advisory Meeting, special guest Dr. Staloch, Monday, Oct. 5^th @ 8:30am in the Main Office Conference Room.
• Middle School Book Fair open during Conferences in the HOMS Media Center.
• Turn in all orders for the Magazine & Cookie Dough Fundraiser: Monday, Oct. 12^th.
• No School October 14^th -19^th. 
• Lifetouch Picture Retakes: Friday, October 23^rd.

Middle School Book Fair

The Middle School Book Fair is starts next week on Thursday during conferences at HOMS from 4-7pm.  Here is the author video to show you what books are going to be at the fair!  Remember to select the middle school tab!  Hope to see you there!  

http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/videos

PACT Conference Potluck

In appreciation for the extra time that TOMS teachers put in during conferences, we are planning a potluck for Thursday, October 8th.  Please consider bringing an appetizer, salad or dessert to make the staff's night a little easier.

You can drop off your items in the main office before 2:30pm on October 8th and pick up any containers after 7:00pm or on Friday.  If your item is best served hot, please bring in a crockpot/warming dish. (Please use disposable containers -- and disposable plastic liners for crockpots -- to minimize clean-up.)

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Bingenheimer at 952-496-2173 or email nicole.bingenheimer@gmail.com.  Thanks so much for your help!

TOMS Student Council

All 6th -8th Grade Twin Oaks students interested in joining Student Council.  Please plan to attend our first meeting on Tuesday, October 6th at 2:15pm in Ms. Chappuis room 501.

Middle School Conferences

Thursday, October 8th 4:00-7:00pm

Tuesday, October 13th 4:00-7:00pm

TOMS LAKERS of the Week!

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of September 21st!

6^th Grade:

Lily Dodge

Emma Kloeckner

Erin Maslowski

7^th Grade:

Sam Christopherson

Emily Hesse

Noah Roscoe

8^th Grade:

Connor Gullemette

Logan Hennen

Kaiden Klausen

MS Homecoming Spirit Week

Monday, September 28th - Friday, October 2nd.

Monday: GET UP AND GO DAY!
                Wear pajamas or your favorite comfy clothes!
Tuesday: TWIN DAY!
       Dress like your friends and besties! Match them!
Wednesday: LAKER DAY PEP FEST
                 DRESS ACCORDING TO YOUR CLASS
                 6th grade: BLUE OUT
                 7th grade: WHITE OUT
                 8th grade:  GOLD OUT
Thursday: CRAZY HAIR DAY
Friday: JERSEY DAY
             Support your favorite team!

TOMS Yearbook Club

There will be an informational meeting after school Tuesday, September 29th for the Twin Oaks Yearbook Club.  We will meet in room 411 from 2:15-2:45.  Please have a ride home at 2:45pm. If you are interested in learning more about yearbook, please plan to attend.

EARTHLINGS 2015-16

Middle School students interested in joining the Earthlings Club (formerly known as Junior Naturalist) please click here for information.
1st Earthlings Meeting will be Tuesday, September 22nd (Afterschool).

TOMS LAKERS of the Week!

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of September 14th.

6^th Grade:

Mary Kate Herber

Anthony Niosi

Ben Wales

7^th Grade:

Ashtun Alstad

Jaden Leach

Brooke Theisen

8^th Grade:

Ryan Conway

Andrew Skillstad

Hunter Thomas

2015 Washington DC Trip Mandatory Meeting

Attention 8^th Grade students signed up for the 2015 Washington DC Trip  there will be a mandatory meeting for those going on the trip on Tuesday, September 29^th, in Jerebek Hall (the large gym) at Twin Oaks Middle School, the meeting is from 6:30 -7:30 PM.  This will be the last meeting before we travel and we will be discussing some very important information. This meeting is for students and parents. Please make arrangements for someone to be there to receive this very important information.  Please check the 2015 Washington DC Trip schoology page for more information. Thanks. Mr.  Dapper and Mr. Mertens

Middle School Activities for Afterschool

Schools out at 2:06! There’s still a lot of time left for activities after school!

Get involved in one (or more) of these activities available to Middle School Students.

Golf Club

Sept 15-October 8

After School on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Cleary Lake Regional Park

Transportation to Cleary is provided

Limited Space Available

Archery Club

Sept 21-Nov 2^nd

After School on Mondays at Cleary Lake Regional Park

Transportation to Cleary is provided

Footgolf

Sept 21-Nov 2^nd

After School on Mondays at Cleary Lake Regional Park

Transportation to Cleary is provided

The Wave

The Wave is an after-school program for students in sixth through eighth grade at Hidden Oaks and Twin Oaks Middle Schools. The Wave provides a positive, safe environment for students to socialize with peers, receive homework help, and explore new skills through participation in creative and physical activities that reflect their own interests each day. After-school programs have been shown to help students improve academic achievement, confidence, teamwork, physical activity, creativity, and time management skills as well as relieve stress on working families.

Potential activities include sports, art club, cooking club, swimming, and more!

Registration

Please call Prior lake-Savage Area Schools Community Education at 952.226.0080 to register, or visit www.priorlakesavagece.com.

Middle School Robotics

6th -7th -8th graders and their parents/guardians interested in robotics are invited to the Middle School 

Robotics Information Night on Thursday Sept 24th , 7pm in the Prior Lake High School Auditorium.

The middle school robotics program uses the VEX robotics platform and follows the principles of FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.  The mission of FIRST “is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.”  For more information visit www.priorlakerobotics.com.

SPAN News

SPAN is the Synergy/SAGE Parent Action Network.  We are also known as the Prior Lake-Savage Chapter of the MN Council for the Gifted and Talented.  Our mission is to support and advocate for academically advanced students, their parents, and their educators.  SPAN hosts meetings featuring speakers and specific discussion topics throughout the school year.  October will be a busy month for us: our first meeting will take place on Monday October 5 at 7pm in the WestWood Media Center, featuring Anne Tyler speaking on mindset as it relates to gifted children;  the 5^th annual Synergy Family night will take place on Th. Oct. 22 at 6:30pm at PLHS; and on Monday Oct. 26 at 6:30pm in the Twin Oaks auditorium, we will host speaker Tammie Stewart from Northwestern  University’s Center for Talent Development (CTD), who will talk and answer questions about above-level standardized testing (NUMATS) and classes offered through CTD.  If you have questions or would like to be placed on our email list, please email Apryl at span.priorlake@gmail.com. See all of our meeting dates on our website www.mcgt.net/priorlake .

Middle School Extra-Curricular Activities

Click here to view information for Extra-Curricular Activities
Click here to view information for Girls Swimming
Click here to view information for Robotics

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

School Begins 

Tuesday, September 8th 

Grades 6-12

Picture Day is Friday, September 11.

Twin Oaks Middle School
Picture Day: Friday, September 11
Picture Day ID: MI295181Y0

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Twin Oaks Middle School

  Open House

  Wednesday, September 2nd 

  4:00-8:00pm