TOMS Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations Amber Corcoran for being nominated
as the Twin Oaks Middle School Teacher of the year!

Information:

          7^th Grade Math Teacher (Pre-Algebra)

          Bachelors of Arts from St. Catherine University (Mathematics Degree)

          Currently in my Masters Program at St. Mary’s University

          5^th full year in the district (held various long term sub positions prior)

          Student taught here at TOMS in fall of 2008

          Have taught 6^th, 7^th, 8^th grade math and 7^th, 8^th grade science

Past/Present Committees:

          Mentorship Program

          Professional Development Committee

         Technology Committee
          Student Intervention Team

          PBIS Committee

Other/Misc:

          Volunteer often in community (bell ringing, shelters, feed my starving children)

          Technology go-to person (I love anything and everything do with technology)

          Huge MN Twins and Vikings fan (we keep track of season records in my classroom)

          Run in 5k/10k races with my dad and my husband (17 and counting)

         My husband and I love to travel. A few of our favorite spots are: Australia, London, Sweden, South Africa, and Hawaii.

          Favorite part of teaching: Creating a safe, inviting, and structured environment for students where every student is set up with the tools to be successful in learning math. I also love creating a positive relationship with students where they are comfortable coming to my class and are excited to learn. 

TOMS Food Drive

We are so proud of the LAKER PRIDE that our Twin Oaks students and families demonstrated during our internal food drive!  We had an incredible amount of generous food donations that will help many Twin Oaks students in need.  Our grand total was 2012.00 and our winning grade was 6^th with 816 donated items.  7^th and 8^th followed closely with 7^th at 781 and 8^th grade at 451.  Thank you all for your support and generosity! GO LAKERS

2015 Washington D.C. Trip

Attention TOMS parents! Is your seventh grade child interested in going to Washington D.C. next year, October 15^th-18^th? If so please plan on attending an information meeting on Monday, November 17^th, at 6:30 P.M., in the auditorium of Twin Oaks Middle School. We will explain the details of the trip and answer any questions that you may have. Please plan on attending. Thank you.

Nathan Dapper & Craig Mertens

Middle School Wrestling

MS Wrestling Sign Up

When: Tuesday, November 4^th 2:30-3:00

Where:  Twin Oaks Middle School Room 402

For more information visit www.priorlakewrestlingclub.org and click on the MS tab

Registration is NOW open!

Parent Advisory Meeting

Are you interested in hearing firsthand about some of the happenings at Twin Oaks?  Please join Twin Oaks principal Dr. Dan Edwards for a Parent Advisory meeting on Monday, Nov. 3^rd at 8:30 AM in the Main Office Conference Room at Twin Oaks.  This month’s meeting will include technology updates, completion of construction projects & fall conference feedback. The dates for additional meetings throughout the school year are December 8^th, January 26^th, February 23^rd, March 30^th, and April 27^th.  All parents/guardians are invited to attend these meetings.

Chemical Health Week "Sock It To Drugs"

Mrs. Corcoran's Colorful Classroom Full Of Amazing Sock's! 

Early Release Day

November 7th (2 hour Early Release)

The ultimate worth of professional development for teachers is the essential role it plays in the improvement of student learning.  Research states that the best way to improve student achievement is to increase our teachers' effectiveness.