Adopt-A-Family Money Wars!
This fundsraiser helps families during the holiday season. Sarah (manager) and her staff at the Eustis Sonic prepared slushees for our kids who donated to the fundraiser.
Thank you Sonic for continuing to support your local community!
🏃 👟 Tavares Middle School Track and Field had 12 kids run the Celebration Half-Marathon this weekend. The race is 13.1 miles. Our kids swept all 6 of the age group awards. Five kids finished under 1 hr, 25 min, 7 finished under 1 hr, 37min and everyone finished under 2hrs 5 min
Student Spotlight!
Kyla Perkins was selected to participate in All-District Band on Clarinet! This band was comprised of students from Lake, Sumter, and Marion County. All-District Band rehearsed Thursday night, all day Friday, Saturday morning, and then ended the event with a fantastic concert Saturday afternoon after the hard work that went into such a short amount of time! Way to represent TMS! ❤️🤍💙
Literacy Night is coming up on Tuesday, January 28th from 5:30-7pm! Come join us as we celebrate the joy of reading!
Thanks to Gina and Cindy with Style Magazine who came to Mrs. McLeod’s DIT classes this week! They spoke with students about creating and producing a podcast. Students got the opportunity to create a mock podcast with their feedback. Students loved coming up with some creative topics!
🎉📖 TMS Literacy Week is here! From January 27-31, we have an exciting lineup of themed dress days to celebrate reading! Here’s what to expect:
🧢 Monday: Hats off to Reading! Wear your favorite hat!
👕 Tuesday: Wear Words Day! Show off your favorite quotes or logos!
👔 Wednesday: Dress up as your future self! What job do you want?
🏃♂️ Thursday: Reading Jogs the Mind! Wear your sports gear!
🌴 Friday: Reading Takes You Places! Dress like a tourist!
Celebrate Literacy Week is designed to raise awareness about the importance of reading and to inspire our students and families to make reading part of their daily routines.
This week, our Tavares Middle National Junior Honor Society members came together to spread some love and brighten the day of children receiving care at our local Children’s Hospital. They crafted beautiful bracelets as a small gesture to bring joy and hope. It’s amazing to see our students making a difference in the community! 💙 #CommunityService #NJHS #TavaresMiddle #MakingADifference #SpreadKindness”
Lake County schools and offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
🌟 Calling all parents of aspiring track stars! 🌟 If your child is interested in joining our track and field team this year, we invite you to our Parent Information Meeting on January 24th! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the season ahead. Do you have questions? Feel free to contact Coach Von Maxey at Vonmaxeyk@lake.k12.fl.us. We can't wait to see you there! 🏃♀️💨
⚽️✨ Calling all future soccer stars! Is your child interested in playing co-ed soccer this year? Join us for the Parent Info Meeting on January 30th! 🗓️💬 Have questions? Mrs. Metz is here to help! Email her at Metza@lake.k12.fl.us. Let's kick off an amazing season together!
Patriot robotics competed in the Mustang round up at Minneola charter today. They advanced out of qualification matches and took fourth place in the finals to finish the day.
✨ Happy Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! ✨
Today, we want to shine a light on our incredible school resource officer, Ryan Mally! 🌟 Your hard work keeps our school safe and secure every day. Thank you for your dedication! 💙
🕊️✨ No school on January 20th! Let’s honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream of equality for all.
📣Upcoming NJHS Meeting
Help clear the list! We need donations for our Star Bucks Store. Twice a month, students can spend the Star "Bucks" they receive for good behavior. Below is a link to our Amazon Wish List. All items can ship directly to the school and all donations go directly back to our students!
https://a.co/hli8AWh
There is no AVID Club on Thursday, January 9th.
👏 Let's give a round of applause to our amazing spelling bee winners! 🥳 Eironn Rodriguez took home 1st place, and Eric Chen came in 2nd! After an exciting 12 rounds of competition across all grade levels, Eironn will move on to represent us in the district spelling bee later this school year! 🎉
Congratulations to all of our students who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society tonight!
There is no basketball practice this Friday, 12/20!
