Twin Oaks Middle School Fall Picture Day

Friday, September 11th, 2015

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*Order forms will be available at the Back to School / Open House on September 2nd.

6th – 8th grade Middle School girls fall athletic opportunities:

Girls Tennis:   Located at the courts at Twin Oaks Middle School.  Practices will be Monday-Friday 2:30-4:00pm.  A competition team t-shirt will be sold for a fee of $10.  There will be an informational meeting on Sept. 9  located in the downstairs lobby at Twin Oaks Middle School.  Fee for tennis is $120.

Girls Swimming:   Practices are Monday-Friday at Twin Oaks Middle School or Hidden Oaks Middle School from 2:30-4:00pm.  There will be an informational meeting on Sept. 9 at 2:30 at TOMS pool.  Fee for swimming will be $120.  Participants will have the option to purchase PL Swimsuit and caps.

Interested students can register on FeePay:  http://www.plhsactivities.org/

All participants will need to provide a sports physical (dated 8/10/2012 or more recent) to the PLHS Activities Office. 

Forms can be faxed, mailed or hand-delivered.

Exchange Student Program

Exchange Program Info Meeting, Prior Lake City Hall, August 31st 7:00 pm.

Friendly Exchange is looking for loving families who would be willing to open their hearts and homes to an exchange student from Guatemala. The students are ages 12-16. These kids will be placed in homes with students of the same age and gender. The program’s purpose is to promote peace and understanding by

providing a cultural exchange experience for the exchange students and their host families. This experience will foster a deeper understanding and

appreciation for other cultures, customs and way of living.

For more information there will be a meeting will be held at Prior Lake City Hall, Monday August 31st, evening at 7pm.  The group arrives September 25th.  Let us know if you are interested.  Heidi Preslicka (612) 875-6630 heidi@preslickastudio.com

The program is an 11 week program. Students arrive September 25th and depart December 12th. The exchange students attend school with their host

siblings. The students fund their own experience. All that is asked of host families is to provide room and board and to accept and love the exchange

student as one of their own. Many tremendous lifelong friendships have been formed through this program. 

If you would like to consider this program please contact Heidi Preslicka 612-875-6630. heidi@preslickastudio.com. She and her family have hosted 4 times and are hosting again this year. At this time we have 11 kids available.

TOMS 6th Graders

 6th Grade Orientation: Thursday, August 27th from 8:00 am -Noon.

We hope you are having a great summer and are feeling ready for middle school. Our upcoming 6^th grade WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) orientation day is on Thursday August 27^th.   Here are some things you need to know about the morning:

 The orientation starts at 8 am, so please plan to be dropped off in the lower level of TOMS at 8 am.  Parents—you may walk them in if you need to, however the lower level gets very crowded, so you are welcome to just drop them off at the door instead.

·         You do not need to bring anything, except comfy clothes and shoes.   (Students will receive their lockers and schedules on a later date)

·         If you will be a bus rider during the school year, the bus will drive you home after the orientation.  Bus assignments will be available in infinite campus on August 24^th.  We will also have bus lists available the day of orientation to make sure students get on the correct buses.  If your child receives special education transportation during the school year, please contact 952-226-0034 before August 15^th.  

·         The goals of the day are to 1) get to know the building  2) meet other 6^th graders  3) receive guidance from an 8^th grade WEB leader  and 4) HAVE FUN!

·         If you have further questions, you can contact Sarah Loechler, guidance counselor and WEB coordinator at sloechler@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us  We usually have awesome attendance this day, so hopefully you can join us! 

We look forward to seeing you!! 

WEB coordinators:

Sarah Loechler, Vicky Hilzendeger, Kylee Erickson

8th Grade iPad Parent Presentation & Technology Guide

iPad presentation link:

http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/data/files/gallery/ContentGallery/2015_iPad_Rollout_Parent_Presentation.pdf. 
(you may need to copy and paste link into browser to open)

Technology guide for parents:

http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/data/files/gallery/ContentGallery/PLSASParentTechHelpinformationhandout.pdf

(you may need to copy and paste link into browser to open)

2014-2015 Junior Achievement Middle School Educator of the Year!

Junior Achievement of Upper Midwest announced that Melissa Wagner, business teacher at Twin Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake, has been honored with the organization’s award for outstanding educators, the Middle School Educator of the Year.

The purpose of the Middle School Educator of the Year is to recognize Junior Achievement (JA) educators who have performed outstanding service in making JA’s middle school programs available for their students. JA’s middle school programs reinforce the value of education and teach students about the economic benefits of staying in school. JA educators play a key role in bringing Junior Achievement into the classroom.

Melissa has been using JA Finance Park Virtual since the 2009-2010 school year and offered to be a program advocate when JA did its outreach to new educators in the spring.

According to a recent survey conducted by Junior Achievement USA®, 95 percent of JA teachers report that students who participate in JA have a better understanding of how the real world operates.

Congratulations, Melissa!!

Welcome to Twin Oaks 6th Graders

TOMS 6^th graders,

We hope you are having a great summer and are feeling ready for middle school J   This email is to remind you of our upcoming 6^th grade WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) orientation day coming up on Thursday August 27^th.   Here are some things you need to know about the morning:

·         The orientation starts at 8 am, so please plan to be dropped off in the lower level of TOMS at 8 am.  Parents—you may walk them in if you need to, however the lower level gets very crowded, so you are welcome to just drop them off at the door instead.

·         You do not need to bring anything, except comfy clothes and shoes.   (Students will receive their lockers and schedules on a later date)

·         If you will be a bus rider during the school year, the bus will drive you home after the orientation.  Bus assignments will be available in infinite campus on August 24^th.  We will also have bus lists available the day of orientation to make sure students get on the correct buses.  If your child receives special education transportation during the school year, please contact 952-226-0034 before August 15^th.  

·         The goals of the day are to 1) get to know the building  2) meet other 6^th graders  3) receive guidance from an 8^th grade WEB leader  and 4) HAVE FUN!

·         If you have further questions, you can contact Sarah Loechler, guidance counselor and WEB coordinator at sloechler@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us  We usually have awesome attendance this day, so hopefully you can join us! 

We look forward to seeing you!! 

WEB coordinators:

Sarah Loechler, Vicky Hilzendeger, Kylee Erickson

  

8th Grade iPad Handout 2015-16

Below you will find information regarding the iPad handout for the 2015-16 school year.

Students can arrive anytime between the hours of 4-8 p.m. on their designated date

All iPads will be handed out in an open house format at Prior Lake High School.

August 17, 2015: All 8th grade students
There will be two 30-minute parent presentations in the auditorium starting at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on this night only.
August 18, 2015: New 9th graders and all 10th graders
August 19, 2015: 11th graders
August 20, 2015: 12th graders

If you are unable to attend your grade’s designated night you may attend on any of the other nights. If you are unable to attend any of the nights, you may pick up the iPad on a date to be determined prior to the beginning of school.

**All students must complete the online iPad agreement prior to attending the rollout night. Once you have completed the online agreement, you will receive an email which needs to be printed. The printed email will serve as the ticket to receive the iPad.

The Agreement can be found here: https://goo.gl/UdgxY4

Middle School Students:

Reminder to complete the six quizzes in the iPad Ninja Schoology course. You have until August 28thto complete all six quizzes with 80% success. Failure to achieve 80% on all six quizzes will result in restrictions placed on your iPad until you have attained 80%.

Parents may opt-out of technology use by printing the form found at: http://goo.gl/DMXwSG and returning to the district office.

We look forward to a successful iPad rollout for the coming school year!