Ms. Crocker's 6th grade Social Studies class participated in a simulation called Nomads vs. Farmers. Students were able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living a nomadic lifestyle and building a civilization that is learning to farm during the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras. Students were able to utilize the vocabulary they learned to reflect on their experience. It's a great day to be a TMS PIRATE!
📣 Attention, PCS Families! Join us for the next SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Committee) Meeting! This is a great opportunity for parents of children with disabilities to connect, share, and learn about important topics in special education.
We hope to see you there! Your voice matters!
📣 ¡Atención, familias de PCS! Únanse a nosotros en la próxima reunión del Comité Asesor de Padres de Educación Especial (SEPAC). ¡Es una excelente oportunidad para que los padres de niños con discapacidades se conecten, compartan y aprendan sobre temas importantes en educación especial!
¡Esperamos verlos ahí! ¡Su voz es importante!
📢 Parents: We need your feedback!
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is revising the K-12 math standards, and your input is critical. Two surveys are available for parents to share their thoughts:
1️. General Survey – Share your overall thoughts on the current math standards.
2️. Grade/Course-Specific Survey – Provide detailed feedback for specific grades or courses.
🗓 Deadline: October 21st at 5 PM
💻 Complete the surveys here: https://bit.ly/4ewtrE7
Your feedback will help shape future math instruction in North Carolina! Please take a moment to complete the survey and share with other families. Thank you for participating!
📢 ¡Padres: Necesitamos sus comentarios!
El Departamento de Instrucción Pública de Carolina del Norte (NCDPI) está revisando los estándares de matemáticas K-12, y su opinión es fundamental. Hay dos encuestas disponibles para que los padres compartan sus pensamientos:
1. Encuesta General – Comparta sus opiniones generales sobre los estándares de matemáticas actuales.
2. Encuesta Específica por Grado/Curso – Proporcione comentarios detallados sobre grados o cursos específicos.
🗓 Fecha límite: 21 de octubre a las 5 PM
💻 Complete las encuestas aquí: https://bit.ly/4ewtrE7
¡Sus comentarios ayudarán a moldear la futura enseñanza de matemáticas en Carolina del Norte! Por favor, tómese un momento para completar la encuesta y compártala con otras familias. ¡Gracias por su participación!
TMS Community, there were some technical difficulties with the message for the Topsail Times from last night. Here it is! We apologize for the delay.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2643/TMS/4903658/Topsail_Times_10.6.24.pdf
PTO color run began this week. Parents, be sure you have registered your student at mybooster.com and start sharing your link to gather pledges. Students earn 1 raffle ticket for every $30 raised. The first raffle was yesterday. Congratulations to our winners! Tomorrow is the second raffle! Color run event is next Friday, October 11th at TMS! Thank you for supporting our students at TMS!
7th grade meteorologists finding wind speed using an anemometer.
🎉 Student Spotlight - Lexi! 🎉
Let’s give some love to Lexi, a shining star in the 7th grade at Topsail Middle School! 🌟 Ms. Jennifer Medwick, her math teacher, nominated Lexi for her incredible leadership and kind heart. Lexi shows up to class each day with a smile, ready to learn, and is always willing to lend a helping hand. 💛
Lexi’s kind gestures, like helping her teacher clean up the classroom at the end of every class without being asked, truly make her a role model for her peers. We’re so proud to have students like Lexi who spread positivity and kindness! 🌼
Fun Facts About Lexi:
Favorite Food: Lo mein 🍜
Favorite Color: Light gray ⚪
Hobbies: She loves baking! 🍪
Pets: A sweet dog named Remi 🐕
Interesting Fact: Lexi was adopted, and we think that makes her story even more special! 💖
Thank you, Lexi, for your leadership and bright spirit at Topsail Middle! 🎉
Due to overwhelming support, Pender EMS is closing donations at 1pm today. Pender EMS may open for more donations at a later point depending on the needs from that area. Please do not continue to drop items off at Pender County Schools locations until further notice. THANK YOU!! #OnePender
TMS is participating in collecting donations for Western NC. Donations of bottled water, nonperishable food items, personal hygiene products, and cleaning supplies can be dropped off at TMS and will be delivered to Pender EMS on Wednesday morning. #ONEPENDER
TMS Community, the latest edition of the Topsail Times has been released! We are trying a different platform to see if it will provide more flexibility in our communication. Enjoy!
Go Pirates!!!
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TMS Community, we are aware internet outage affecting our area. At this time, students and staff may not be able to access their online learning tasks. We will proceed with grace and flexibility and deadlines for remote work will be extended. Thank you. Go Pirates!
TMS Community, we have completed our monthly fire drill. Students followed the procedures and we have resumed normal operations. Go Pirates!!!
Pender County Schools is closely monitoring the weather conditions related to Hurricane Helene. A decision regarding Friday’s schedule will be made by noon on Thursday. We will provide further updates as necessary. Please stay tuned for any announcements.
Las Escuelas del Condado de Pender están monitoreando de cerca las condiciones climáticas relacionadas con el huracán Helene. La decisión sobre el horario del viernes se tomará el jueves al mediodía. Proporcionaremos más actualizaciones según sea necesario. Estén atentos a cualquier anuncio.
Last Friday, Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Dinkins' classes got the opportunity to go surfing with IndoJax at Surf City. Thank you to the Surf City fire department for all their assistance and to the Lamb Foundation for making this trip possible!
Come cheer on the softball team as they compete at Surf City Middle school! Game time is 4:00pm
TMS community, NCDOT will be working on the the main entrance to our school and will need to close the TMS main entrance from 5pm Wednesday, Sept 25th to 5am Thursday, Sept 26th. Please use the TAES entrance if you need to access the TMS campus during this time.
TMS community, after yesterdays rain out of the softball game, we will make up the game today at 4p on the TMS campus Please come out and cheer on our team as they compete against Burgaw Middle School. Go Pirates!!
🎓 Join us for Let’s Connect: ECU & CFCC Partnership! 🎓
ECU and CFCC are teaming up to bring higher education closer to you! Let’s Connect is a bilingual (English and Spanish) event for middle school, high school, and community college students — and their families.
This one-stop event features:
✅ Degree program highlights
✅ Financial aid & scholarship information
✅ Application process guidance
✅ One-on-one time with ECU & CFCC representatives
Don't miss this chance to explore your future! The event is held at night to accommodate working families. 🌟
Pender County School Families,
Today a few school districts in North Carolina were affected by false reports of violence on their campuses. We have been in contact with local law enforcement and there is no credible threat to any of our schools. It appears to be part of a hoax known as “swatting.”
While Pender County Schools has not experienced this issue directly, we know the message is circulating on social media and that many of our families may be understandably concerned about school safety. Please know that our top priority is the safety and well-being of our students and staff. We take any and all reports of potential threats seriously, and we are making every effort to maintain an environment where students and staff feel safe.
We would like to continue to remind our students and school community, if you see something, “Say Something” using our reporting system located on the main webpage of every school as well as the Pender County Schools mobile app. Also always report, don’t repost. Sharing false information, making threats, and engaging in online harassment are serious offenses that can have severe consequences.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your individual school. Thank you for your attention to this important update.
