FREE Wrestling Camp

Attached is a flyer for our 2nd annual FREE wrestling camp at Prior Lake High School for anyone in grades 6-8. If you have questions please contact coach Block at jblock@priorlake-ssvage.k12.mn.us.  

SPAN

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 the academically advanced students, their parents, and their educators in our school district.  SPAN hosts meetings featuring speakers and specific discussion topics throughout the school year.  Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday October 21 at 7pm in the WestWood Media Center; Patty Bradley will speak to the group on Gifted 101.  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 and information about our 4^th annual Synergy Family Night (Nov. 17) on our website www.mcgt.net/priorlake .

Community Education

Know the Truth

Thursday, October 2nd 6:30-8:00pm

PLHS Auditorium

Click here for more information.

Free Event

TOMS & HOMS Activity Afternoon

All 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade students are invited! 

Friday, September 26th 2:30-4:00pm @ HOMS

Click here for Permission Slip Form

TOMS Laker Wear

If you didn’t have a chance to purchase a Laker tshirt and Back to School night, we still have some available in the guidance office sizes Youth Medium, Adult Small and a few Adult Medium for only $10 each.   Have our child stop in and get one before they sell out! Remember, we encourage students every Wednesday to wear Laker blue/gold, so these are a nice affordable option for those days

Fall MAP Testing

Fall MAP testing will begin Monday, September 22^nd.  MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) is a test used to assess student performance; currently we test students in the fall for Math and Reading.  The primary purpose of the MAP test is to give teachers data to plan effective instruction.  MAP test results are one instrument used in determining a student’s placement in courses.   The tests are taken in the computer labs and media center during students’ Math and English classes.  English classes will begin testing next week-September 22-30.   Math classes will test the following week Sept 29-October 8.   Students will be told their testing days by their Math and English teacher and will be instructed to write this date in their planner.  It is important that students eat properly, are rested, and prepared for their scheduled testing days. 

Middle School Robotics Program

 6th -7th -8th graders and their parents/guardians interested in Robotics are invited to the Middle School Robotics Program Information Night on

Thursday Sept 25th , 7pm in the PLHS 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.

TOMS Fall Picture Day

Picture day is coming soon!  

Friday, September 19th during PT

Please see the attached picture day flyer for more information and how to pay online.  You should have also received a paper flyer from school prior to picture day.  Remember, a flyer envelope must be given to the photographer on picture day.  If you have any questions, please call Lifetouch at 888-543-3867 from 7am-7pm (CST).

Thank You,

Lifetouch 

TOMS Staff / Student Bookclub

Consider reading Timebound by Rysa Walker for our first staff/student book club of the year. We'll meet Friday, October 10 after school in the media center. 

Here's a book summary from amazon.com. It's a good one!

When Kate Pierce-Keller’s grandmother gives her a strange blue medallion and speaks of time travel, sixteen-year-old Kate assumes the old woman is delusional. But it all becomes horrifyingly real when a murder in the past destroys the foundation of Kate’s present-day life. Suddenly, that medallion is the only thing protecting Kate from blinking out of existence.

Kate learns that the 1893 killing is part of something much more sinister, and her genetic ability to time travel makes Kate the only one who can fix the future. Risking everything, she travels back in time to the Chicago World’s Fair to try to prevent the murder and the chain of events that follows.


Changing the timeline comes with a personal cost—if Kate succeeds, the boy she loves will have no memory of her existence. And regardless of her motives, does Kate have the right to manipulate the fate of the entire world? 

Hope to see you on October 10th!
TOMS Staff

8th Grade Washington DC Trip

2014 Washington DC Trip 8th Grade Student and Parent Fall Departure meeting 

There will be a mandatory meeting for those going on the 8th Grade Washington D.C. trip on Tuesday, September 23^rd, 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.

 

If you have any question please contact:

Craig Mertens  cmertens@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

Nathan Dapper  ndapper@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

SPAN

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 the academically advanced students, their parents, and their educators in our school district.  SPAN hosts meetings featuring speakers and specific discussion topics throughout the school year.  Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday October 21 at 7pm in the WestWood Media Center; Patty Bradley will speak to the group on Gifted 101.  If you have questions or would like to be placed on our email list, please email Apryl at span.priorlake@gmail.com. 

Middle School Activities

Check out our webpage at http://www.plhsactivities.org and look at the “middle school” tab for all kinds of information on a variety of activities.

Students can still register for the following Fall Sports:

MS Girls Tennis (grades 6-8) --- season starts this week

MS Girls Swimming (grades 6-8) --- season starts this week

Cross Country Running for boys and girls (grades 7-8) --- season started in August, but still accepting team members

MS Trap Shooting (grades 6-8) --- season starts this week; limited spots available

Join your favorite activity and start your new school year with a bang! 

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Upcoming Events at PLHS:

PL Varsity Football @ 7:00PM vs. Shakopee on Friday, 9/12/14   Dan Patch Stadium, PLHS

Tickets will be on sale at PLHS Activities Office on Thursday and Friday during lunch hours (10:15 – 1PM) and afterschool until 4PM.  Tickets can also be purchased at Lunds this week.

Adult Ticket = $7                 Student/Senior Ticket = $5

Let’s get a BIG crowd out to the game this Friday to cheer on the PL Lakers as they take on the Shakopee Sabers!

Please remember that middle school students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian in order to attend the football game. 

GO LAKERS!

PACT "Parents Assisting Children and Teachers

Throughout the year, needs arise for volunteers – picture day, gym locks, vision screening, the Book Fair, etc. If you would be willing to share your time and talents with TOMS students and staff, please email Michele Wade (michele@mindshare.bz) to be added to the volunteer list. (Please include your youngest student’s grade level in  your email.) Requests for help are sent via email and/or Sign-up Genius. Simply respond when you can help.

Thanks much! Many hands make light work!

Thanks!

Michele Wade

michele@mindshare.bz

TOMS Fall Picture Day

Twin Oaks Middle School Picture Day: Friday, September 19 Picture Day ID: MI294181Y0

"Picture Day is Friday, September 19. Order portraits now at MyLifetouch.com using Picture Day ID MI294181Y0."    Thank you for your partnership.  We look forward to seeing you on Picture Day!

Middle School Fall Athletics

PLSC Oaks League is back! (6th – 8th grade)

Sign up for our very popular after school program for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders! The program will take place at Hidden Oaks Soccer Fields from 2:45 - 4:15 pm starting on Tuesday, Sept 9th, 2014. This program will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 2nd.  We will have 45 minutes of drills and technical work and 45 minutes for mini-games. We anticipate this fun program will fill up quickly! The cost is $95 for 8 sessions. More information and registration available on the Prior Lake Soccer Club website:   http://www.priorlakesoccer.org/page/show/636662-oaks-league

Lakers Trap Shooting Club (6th - 8th grade)​​

LTSC is working to develop future members for their high school team. The top 5 shooters (from 7th/8th grade) at the end of the 8-week program will be eligible to register and compete with the high school team during the spring season.  Student-athletes must be 12 yrs. old and will be required to have a Minnesota Firearms Safety Certificate, their own shotgun, size 8 shells (enough for two 25 target rounds per week), and eye/ear protection.  Participants will pay the $5.00 per round range fee and will need to have a parent or adult family member in attendance at all times. Shooting will be at the Minneapolis Gun Club which is the “home club” for the PLHS Lakers. The cost is $120.  The students will shoot on the following dates (rain or shine) : sevenTuesdays starting on September 16th starting about 3:30pm. For more info, visit club websitewww.ltsc.ws and contact Scott Conrad at sjcmsi@yahoo.com. Enrollment limited to first 35 participants.