Middle School Activities

Winter Laker Performance:

MS starts Tuesday, 12/8/2015  -  Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30PM to 4PM at TOMS Weight Room

Register now and get faster and stronger this winter!  Here are the links: 

Middle School (7^th/8^th grade only):  https://plfootball.sportngin.com/register/form/714997829

Boys Swim/Dive – Starts on 11/30 and is open to all 7^th-12^th grade boys

Practices are Monday-Friday 3:15PM – 5PM at HOMS Pool

Here is the code to their Schoology group for information and updates: 22ZB4-X9M5K

Interested swimmers and divers can contact Coach Joe Bollinger with any questions at jbollinger@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us .

Middle School Ski Club Information

We will begin another great season of Ski/Snowboard Club on Monday, Dec. 21^st, 2015.  Join us for 5 Mondays at BuckHill!

Here is the link to the information and registration: https://priorlake-savage.ce.feepay.com/course/ski-snowboard-2015-16/ski-club-6-8-grade

We offer a variety of ski option packages for beginner thru advanced levels.   

All participants must register by Dec. 14^th   ---  any questions, please contact Rachel McKay at rmckay@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

or Beth Fuller at bfuller@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us or call Community Education at (952) 226-0080.

PBIS Minute To Win It

Happy Thanksgiving week! Today, during Primetime students had fun in the auditorium playing Minute to Win It games! 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

No School: November 25th, 26th, & 27th.

Community Education

Winter/Spring Registration is now open. Click here for more information.

Attention 7th Graders

Washington DC Trip 2016 parent meeting is Monday, November 23rd in the Twin Oaks Auditorium from 6:30 to 7:30. Click Here for details.

SPAN December Meeting

SPAN (Synergy/SAGE Parent Action Network) will not be meeting in December. We will host our next meeting on Thursday Jan. 7, 2016 at 7pm in the WestWood Elementary Media Center (5370 WestWood Dr. SE; Prior Lake, MN  55372).  The meeting will feature Prior Lake/Savage district personnel who will speak and answer questions about how the needs of gifted students are met throughout grade levels..   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 .

Activity Afternoon Cancelled

Due to low participation, the Activity Afternoon planned for tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 20^th has been cancelled.

TOMS LAKERS of the Week

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the Week of November 16th!

6^th Grade:

Alivia Birdsley

Jordan Contreras

Kathlyn Sabby

7^th Grade:

Gabe McDonald

Christopher Peer

Connor Wietgrefe

8^th Grade:

Grace Brannen

Alexis Mach

Dante Schroeder

TOMS Upcoming Events

• Cookie Dough Pickup: Thursday, November 19^th, Afterschool – 6:00 p.m. TOMS Lower Level Ala Carte Area.
• Mon. Nov.16^th-Fri. Nov. 20^th Box Top Contest
• Fri. Nov. 20^th: Activity Afternoon 2:15-3:45 TOMS
• Wed. Nov. 25^th –Fri. Nov. 27^th: No School, Thanksgiving Break

Twin Oaks Middle School Actitvity Afternoon

6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Students

Friday, November 20th from 2:15-3:45pm 

Signed Permission slip & $5.00 fee

Click Here for more information.

TOMS LAKERS of the Week!

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of November 9th:

6^th Grade:

Hannah Carlson

Zoe Chmielewski

Dante Schrieder

7^th Grade:

Erin Anderson

Kyle Nordling

Jasmine Path

8^th Grade:

Jonah Kolsrud

Ella Palmquist

Caleb Riegle

Box Top Contest

Our first Box Tops collection for this school year will begin on November 16^th.The Primetime Classroom to collect the most Tops by Monday, Nov. 23^rd will win an Ice Cream Party courtesy of PACT (Parents Assisting Children and Teachers).

(Note: Tops must be trimmed/clipped and not taped or stapled to enter)   Those little Tops add up! Last semester’s contest raised over $600!!!  GO LAKERS !

Earthlings visit from Edgewood

Yesterday, preschoolers from Edgewood walked over and got to visit a middle school science classroom.  The preschoolers learned about a variety of animals from the middle school earthlings.  It was a great success and we are hopeful to continue the science classroom relationship.

Winter Strength Team sign up!

7th & 8th Grade Athletes:  Here is the link to register for the Winter Middle School Strength Team https://plfootball.sportngin.com/register/form/714997829

2016 Washington DC Trip

Attention all parents of 7^th graders.  We are very excited to offer an amazing once in a life- time opportunity for your student. Next fall over MEA Break(Wednesday Oct. 19^th – Saturday Oct. 22^nd)  we will be taking our annual 8^th grade Washington D.C. trip. This trip is an wonderful opportunity for your son or daughter to travel to our nation’s capital and experience history first hand. Information will be shared with students on Friday Nov. 20^th . The following Monday Nov. 23^rd we will be having an optional parent information meeting in the Twin Oaks Auditorium from 6:30 to 7:30.  The purpose of the meeting is to quickly explain the trip and then open up the floor to parent question.  If you have any question please contact Mr. Mertens cmertens@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us or  Mr. Dapper ndapper@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

Nathan A. Dapper

7^th Grade American History Teacher Twin Oaks Middle School

8^th Grade Washington DC Trip Co-Adviser Prior Lake Middles School

Quarter 2 Schedule

The end of Quarter 1 is Thursday, November 12th.  Please keep in mind that this day is also a 2 hour early release and there is no school Friday November 13.   

Quarter 2 will be starting Monday November 16th.   Please be aware that some changes have been made to student schedules in the last few days.  We ask that all families view your child’s Q2 schedule in Infinite Campus.  To prepare for next Monday morning, please print a copy or have your child write it in his/her assignment notebook (remember room #’s!)

To print:  Select “Reports” from the menu on the left side and then click on “Student Schedules”.  Do not print from the Schedule view.

Schedules for 6th grade students should generally remain the same except for one class.

Schedules for 7th grade students are based on semesters so no changes have been made.

Schedules for 8th grade students are based on quarters and student schedules may look very different from Q1.  Students should have the same teachers for English, Science, Global Studies and Math, although it can be a different period.

Please report any errors to your Guidance Counselor.

TOMS Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations Laurie Davis-Friedges for being nominated as Twin Oaks Middle School Teacher of the Year!

Family & Consumer Science Pumpkin Carving Contest

Participants were:

Aly Volk- 8th grade

Stevan Blauert- 8th grade

Gabby Jensen- 8th grade

Christiana Will- 8th grade

Ava Roberts- 8th grade

Sophie Sanden- 7th grade

Sarah Keeney- 7th grade

Lillian Kuiken- 7th grade

Brielle Anderson- 7th grade

Kelly Nikolas- 7th grade

Maria Braun- 7th grade

Lilly Barney- 7th grade

Gabriel Coleman- 6th grade

Quinn Walker- 6th grade

Abby Pocrnich- 6th grade

Jonah Kolsrud- 6th grade

Fall Fundraiser Pick Up Date: November 19th

Thank you very much for supporting our fall fundraiser! Your generosity is greatly appreciated by our students and staff. The frozen cookie dough pickup will be at the school on Thursday, November 19. You can pick it up beginning after school until 6:00 that evening. It is very important that you make arrangements to pick up your cookie dough on that day because it is a perishable product and we do not have sufficient freezer storage at the school to store it overnight. If you cannot make it on that day, please arrange for a friend or neighbor to pick up your order.

Some of the students with smaller orders may come home from school with their cookie dough so please check with them before making a trip to school.

You will receive a copy of your student’s order form with your order so you know who purchased cookie dough from your student.

Cookie Dough Pickup!

Date: Thursday, November 19

Time: After school – 6:00 p.m.

Where: Lower Level (Ala Carte Area)

TOMS LAKERS of the WEEK

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the Week of November 2nd.

6^th Grade:

Ashlyn Jore

Kassim Juma

Ben Oslund

7^th Grade:

Shere-Ka Bishop

Parker Hill

Chris Perez

8^th Grade:

Austin Gordon

Brenden Jore

Travis Riddering

Friendly Exchange Student Program

Meet our New Friends from Guatemala!
Prior Lake Middle Schools have participated in this program for several years. The program Friendly Exchange, gives our 6th, 7th, & 8th graders the opportunity to learn about a different country, it's culture, customs, and way of life.  These students from Guatemala stay with a host family and attend school for 11 weeks. Meet our Exchange students click here.

Middle School Philosophy Club

Do you like to ponder the mysteries of life?  Do you enjoy sharing your opinions?  If yes, then join the Philosophy Club!  This is free and no registration is required.  Come to HOMS Room 381 on Thursdays after school 2:20-3pm, starting this week.

WE Day 2015

We Day is a celebration of youth making a difference in their local and global communities. We Schools is the yearlong program that nurtures compassion in young people and gives them the tools to create social change.

We Day brings together world-renowned speakers and award-winning performers with tens of thousands of young people to celebrate their contributions and kick-start another year of change.

Together they offer young people the tools and the inspiration to take social action, empower others and transform lives—including their own.