TEACHER TUESDAY - Joseph Altergott, Career Exploration Teacher at Topsail Middle School🌟👨🏫
Mr. Altergott teaches grades 6-8 at Topsail Middle School and is in his third year of teaching. His journey into education began with coaching high school sports, where he discovered a passion for helping students and thriving in an educational environment. 🏈📚
His favorite subject to teach is Exploring Careers and Employment. With topics that change weekly, he especially enjoys seeing students interact with VR headsets to explore various careers. Witnessing their curiosity and excitement is a highlight for him. 🎮💼
Among his accomplishments, Mr. Altergott was proud to be named Pender County CTE Teacher of the Month last October. Another special teaching moment for him is when past students recognize him and take the time to say hello. 🌟
Outside the classroom, Mr. Altergott loves spending time at home with his family, watching football, and enjoying life’s simple pleasures. He’s also a fan of both sports and video games. At home, he shares his life with Belle, a beloved Chihuahua. 🐾
His dream travel destination is taking his family to a football game in Chicago, a trip he hopes to make someday. 🏟️
Mr. Altergott lives by the motto, “Yesterday is over, focus on today,” a philosophy that guides his commitment to his students and inspires him to make each day meaningful. 💡
7th grade Earth and Environmental students have been studying Kepler's laws of planetary motion. This activity addressed the concept of barycenter, which is the center of mass between two objects in outer space. They used play-doh to simulate two celestial objects and increased the mass on one side to observe how it changed the barycenter as well as the orbit of the objects.
6th grade students mummified apples during their study of Ancient Egypt!
Our 8th graders took a field trip to Heide Trask High School for the “Fall Into Your Future” Career Fair today. Our students got invaluable experience with local employers and the opportunity to learn about different careers from others!
The Theta chapter of NC Delta Kappa Gamma, an International society for Women Educators is pleased to award a $500 grant to Nan Gadek for her project proposal Empowering Creativity with 3D Printing. Her proposal demonstrates a unique strategy for meeting the needs of her students.
Students in Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Dinkins class created a Thankful Tree to show what they are thankful for this holiday season.
Check out our 7th grade science students building a model of our solar system to scale!
Any way you slice it, our teachers, staff and PTO are the BEST!
📢 Final Chance to Share Your Voice!
Pender County Schools invites YOU to the final Family & Community Strategic Plan Focus Group VIRTUAL MEETING. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of our schools and make a difference for our students and community!
🗓️ Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
💻 Join Us Here: https://bit.ly/4fCMxZw
Your input matters! Don’t miss this chance to help guide the direction of education in our county.
#OnePender
📢 ¡Última oportunidad para compartir tu opinión!
Las Escuelas del Condado de Pender te invitan a participar en la última reunión VIRTUAL DEL GRUPO de Enfoque del Plan Estratégico para Familias y la Comunidad. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad de ayudar a dar forma al futuro de nuestras escuelas y marcar la diferencia para nuestros estudiantes y comunidad!
🗓️ Fecha: Jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2024
⏰ Hora: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
💻 Únete aquí: https://bit.ly/4fCMxZw
¡Tu opinión cuenta! No pierdas esta oportunidad de guiar el rumbo de la educación en nuestro condado.
#OnePender
⏳ Time is running out! The deadline to complete the PCS Strategic Plan Survey is Friday, November 22, 2024. Your input is essential to shaping the future of Pender County Schools. Don’t miss your chance to share your thoughts!
📝 Complete the survey now: https://bit.ly/3zY7Ll9
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Nica Becker and Tessa Joyner present a dining app they created in coding class as they work on their 21st century skills!
6th grade students practiced writing on clay tablets in Cuneiform, the written language of Ancient Mesopotamia.
TMS Community, the latest edition of the Topsail Times is ready. In all of our busy schedules, Thank you for taking the time to read this important information.
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TMS is currently searching for the next head baseball coach. If you, or someone you know, is interested, please fill out an application. Go Pirates!
https://pendercountyschools.ted.peopleadmin.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=787
TMS Family, the boys and girls soccer games for this evening have been postponed due to potential heavy rain. When new dates have been set, we will share those.
Meet Richard Collins, Veteran 6th Grade Teacher at Topsail Middle! 📚✨
With an impressive 40.5 years of teaching experience, Mr. Collins brings wisdom and dedication to his 6th-grade classroom at Topsail Middle. His inspiration? A teacher and mentor who set him on the path to education. Throughout his career, he’s found a passion for teaching computer science, a subject he loves sharing with young minds. 💻🌟
One of his proudest accomplishments? Seeing two of his former students return to the same school as teachers—a true testament to his influence and dedication over the years.
Outside the classroom, Mr. Collins enjoys swimming and taking his family out to dinner. 🍽️ He’s also an avid creative writer, with a fantasy novel under his belt and an active membership in The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. 📖✒️
Mr. Collins shares a home with a unique crew: a horse named Cloud and two cats that he and his family adore. 🐾
When it comes to travel, Yosemite National Forest tops his list of destinations he’d love to visit. 🏞️
Guided by two personal mottos, “The measure of your intelligence is not the questions you can answer, but the ones you ask,” and “Nothing succeeds like success,” Mr. Collins continues to leave a lasting impact on each of his students. 🌟
To all of the veterans in our community, Thank you for your service! We enjoy the freedoms we have because of your sacrifice.
We've extended the deadline for our Strategic Plan Survey to November 22, 2024. If you haven't done so already, please complete the survey. We want to hear from you as we shape our next five years. SURVEY LINK - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/o/pcs/article/1827572
