April is Autism Awareness Month

Light it up Blue day for staff and students to wear blue on Thursday, April 7 for Autism Awareness! 

Here are some facts:

• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability  that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.
• The CDC estimates that about 1 in 68 children has been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
• Autism Spectrum Disorder is almost 5 times more common among boys (1 in 42) than among girls (1 in 189).

TOMS LAKERS of the Week!

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of March 28th!

6^th Grade:

Jared Burnett

Kate Gahlin

MacKenzie Moe

7^th Grade:

Ariella Cook

Bella Maldonado

Gavin Way

8^th Grade:

Mac Drury

Zoe Chmielewski

Connor Guillemete

Middle School Musical

Tickets are now on sale for the PL Middle Schools musical, “Seussical Jr.”

Cost is $7 and they can be purchased in the office at HOMS and TOMS or by calling Community Education.

The musical is Thursday April 14 at 3:15 and 7:00pm and Friday April 15^th at 7:00.

Get a ticket and support your friends and school community!

Twin Oaks 8th Gr. Panoramic Photo, Tuesday, April 5th

Watch for order forms to be sent home this week!  

TOMS Helpful Numbers

Attendance (24 Hrs)................226-0500

Main Office   ..........................226-0500 

Guidance Office.......................226-0502

Health Office ...........................226-0506 

MS Activities Office................226-8960

Community Ed.........................226-0080 

The WAVE...............................226-0491

P.L.A.Y.................................... 220-6055 or www.playinfo.org 

District Office...........................226-0000 

District Facility Coordinator.... 226-0096

Technology Help Desk.............226-0055

Transportation………………....226-0050 

Bus Dispatch ...........................440-1166 

You may access the Twin Oaks Middle School website at: www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us Go to: Our Schools, then choose Twin Oaks Middle School. You can access the Staff Directory, Lunch Menus, Calendar, Daily Schedule, Blog, 2016-17 Registration Guide, etc.

TOMS Lost & Found

We have many items in the Lost and Found located on the upper level near the elevator. If your student is missing a hat, sweatshirt, coat or any other clothing item, please be sure to check this area. We also have small items such as glasses, jewelry and headbands located in the Guidance Office. Be sure to look in both places if you are missing things! 

Track practice begins Monday, March 28^th. To join the middle school track team, please visit https://priorlake-savage.feepay.com/

TOMS LAKERS of the Week

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of March 21st.

6^th Grade:

Gabriel Coleman

Aaron Taufen

Aiden Hansen

7^th Grade:

Connor Schultz

Jackson Anderson

Ashtun Alstad

8^th Grade:

Sam Theisen

Erin Sanchez

Kaiden Klausen

TOMS New Entrance Signage

“In our continued efforts to ensure the safety of our middle school students, we are asking that beginning March 21st all students who are dropped off and picked up by parent/guardians, before or after school, do so at the lower entrance under the electronic message board.  We have posted new signage in front of the main entrance on the upper level of the building, noting that the driveway in front of the building should be single lane traffic only and that no student drop off or pick up should occur from 7:10-7:20 AM or from 2:10-2:20 PM.

We appreciate your cooperation with these new expectations as we all work to ensure the safety of our middle school students who travel between Twin Oaks and Hidden Oaks on a daily basis.”

Community Education

TOMS LAKERS of the Week

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of March 7th.

6^th Grade:

Emma Higgins

Kassim Juma

Sophia Snow

7^th Grade:

Ryan Haghighi

Kyle Nordling

Ben Rathjen

8^th Grade:

Dante Schroeder

Hunter Thomas

Autumn Wagner

Twin Oaks Staff/Student Book Club

Like political intrigue? What about action-packed thrillers? Consider reading Zero Day by Jan Gangsei. We’ll be meeting after school on Friday, April 15^th to have treats and talk about the book. Visit http://jangangsei.com/zero-day.php to learn more about the book.

Permission slips are available outside room 411. First 20 students to sign up get a free book!

SPAN Meeting

SPAN (Synergy/SAGE Parent Action Network) will host our next meeting on Tuesday March 22, 2016 at 7pm in the WestWood Elementary Media Center (5370 WestWood Dr. SE; Prior Lake, MN  55372).  The meeting will feature Jeff Holmberg, Assistant Superintendent, and Pam Winfield, former WestWood and SAGE principal.  Jeff will speak on policies and procedures for seeking subject or grade acceleration for your child, and Pam will talk about social/emotional considerations for grade acceleration.  This will be SPAN’s last meeting of the school year. 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

MS Band Concert

7th & 8th Grade Band Concert

March 7th: HOMS Band Concert @ 7:00pm Twin Oaks Jerabek Hall
March 8th: TOMS Band Concert @ 7:00pm Twin Oaks Jerabek Hall

TOMS LAKERS of the Week

Congratulations LAKER Pride Ticket Winners for the week of February 29th! 

6^th Grade:

Ted Bailey

Joseph Rova

Gray Walker

7^th Grade:

Evelyn Bartsch

Jack Neiman

Gaby Sabin

8^th Grade:

Thomas Bentley

Riann Haley 

Kylie Karsky

Washington D.C. Trip 2016

Attention seventh graders signed up for next year’s Washington D.C. trip. We will be having a mandatory meeting for all student going on the trip Monday, March 7^th at the Hidden Media Center or Tuesday, March 8th at the Twin Oaks Media Center. Students signed up need to attend one of these meetings. The meetings will start at 2:20 and last until 3:00. You may attend either meeting. If you have any questions please talk to Mr. Mertens or Mr. Dapper. Also please check the Schoology page for more details about the meeting or to get the forms that you need to turn in.