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Home of the Jaguars......Home of the Jaguars Offering Pinellas County's families the "fundamental choice" 3901 22nd Ave S. St Petersburg, FL 33711 School Phone number: (727) 552-1737 Fax: (727) 552-1741 School hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:30-4:15 pm Wednesdays: 9:30-3:00pm Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle School opened in a brand new facility in the 2003-2004 school year. As a fundamental school, Thurgood Marshall emphasizes academic excellence, parental involvement, including required parent attendance at monthly meetings, monitoring and signing of homework and support of the fundamental school philosophy. Fundamental school students are expected to complete nightly homework, to show self-discipline and responsibility, and to adhere to a dress code beyond that in a traditional school. Communication between the school and the home is a strong point of a fundamental school. The commitment to education by the student, family and school staff is expected to result in high student achievement. Make Thurgood Marshall your fundamental choice. STEAM CAMP COMMERCIAL CHECK IT OUT!!! OUR STEAM CAMP COMMERCIAL. Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle would like to extend a big "Thank you" to Bright House for their sponsorship and $5000 donation to our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) summer camp! We truly appreciate all their support of our ever growing STEAM initiatives. News Of Events/Letter Please click on the above blue words News of events/Letter for the months news letter, thank you! Tuesday, 2/21/12: Meeting reminder: • SAC meeting at 6:00 p.m. – Media Center Wednesday, 2/22/12: • Fundamentally Surreal event at the DALI Museum (see flier below). Friday, 2/24/12: • Pro Ed Day - No school for students. Additional Items:  THANK YOU parents for donating items for our dance on Thursday (February 16th)!  8th Grade Activities o Universal's Gradventure Tickets are currently on sale through Thursday, February 23rd. Tickets are $50. Please note this change from the original 8th Grade Activity sheet sent home in January. Cash or checks made out to TMFMS are accepted.  Kudos to Mr. Krause and the Jazz Band for their performance during lunch. This group really “Jazzed” up our campus (Great Job!).  The Thurgood Thespians did a tremendous job at States. o We took 9 acts and received 4 Superiors (1st place) and 5 Excellent ratings (2nd place) o Please congratulate Mrs. Hadidi and the following students:  Asianna Williams Emma Couture Zoe Taylor  Ella Jet Vessenmeyer Shelly Johnson Jenna Smith  Elizabeth Forman Ian Maloney Tucker DeGregory  Nicholas Hendriks Devan Upadhyay David Buckley  Peter Caramello Sara Torres Cheyce Batchelor  Auhmya Newton  Greetings Jaguar Nation, Dancer Briana Melton is to be congratulated! She participated in the Alonzo King Lines Discovery Project held at Gibbs High School in January. We have just received word that she has been accepted into their summer intensive dance program! Please tell her how proud you are when you see her. She is a wonderful representative of the JADE (Jaguar Attitude Dance Ensemble) program here at Thurgood Marshall! Thank you Ms. Ford for preparing Briana for this opportunity!  Congratulations to Mr. Hynes and the students listed below whose artwork was selected for "Taking Shape-Pinellas County Grades 6-8" o Student Name Grade Title  Connor Friel 7 Eli Golfing  Katy Kibort 7 Portrait of Woman in a Garden  Indigo Naar 8 Corner of a Room  Adriana Nazarko 7 Birches at Red Dawn  Abigail Ziegler 8 Cubistic Still Life o The artwork will be on display at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. Dunedin, Fl, February 25-Aprl 9, 2012. The opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2-4 PM with awards at 2:30 PM. Teacher requests: 1. STEM girls are looking for women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics to come speak to our organization. We are hoping to find guest speakers for each of the following Friday mornings, starting at 8:15 a.m. • Friday, March 2nd • Friday, March 16th, • Friday, April 13th, or • Friday, April 27th If you or any women you know might be available or interested, please have them contact Ms. McCarthy or Mrs. Sterner at mccarthymar@pcsb.org or sternerj@pcsb.org . 2. We are doing FCAT Survival Kits. We need the parents to donate the following: • 1000 pieces of individual bubble gum • 1000 pennies • 1000 rubber bands • 1000 pieces of strings • 1000 pieces of individual wrapped life saver • 1000 pieces of paper clips • 1000 star mints • 1000 zip-lock sandwich bags Please have the donations by March 16th. Also, any parent willing to help put them together. Please contact Mrs. Sterner with any questions at sternerj@pcsb.org Dear parents, Thurgood Marshall, Osceola High and the Dalí Museum are teaming up to present “Fundamentally Surreal,” a program which pairs students from the two schools with paintings in the Dalí Museum. Each of Osceola’s sixteen AP Art History students will be paired with a student from Thurgood Marshall. Each pair of students will become an expert on the same painting in the Salvador Dalí Museum. Then, on the evening of Wednesday, March 7, the Dalí Museum will open its doors to five of each student’s family and friends and the staffs of the two schools for a free student-led introduction to the strange and beautiful world of Salvador Dalí. This rare opportunity will give students a chance to learn about at least one Dalí work in depth. It is also great fun, and a chance for students to show their knowledge to their friends, family, and teachers. Dalí Museum Education Director Peter Tush is organizing the Fundamentally Surreal program. Our schedule is below: Wednesday, February 8- 3:30-5:30 PM- Students will gather at the museum where Mr. Tush will give an overview of Dalí’s art and a brief introduction to each painting, along with tips for being a successful docent. Students will pair up by painting and receive information about their painting to study. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Wednesday, February 22- 3:30-5:30- Students will rehearse with their partners and present their talk to the rest of the group. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Wednesday, March 7- 4:30-9:00- Fundamentally Surreal night- Students will gather at 4:30 for final rehearsal with their partners; doors open at 6:00. Students should dress to impress. On this occasion the museum is allowing photographs of students with their paintings in the galleries without flash. Students will receive a Fundamentally Surreal certificate, a Dalí moustache, and a group portrait along the DNA helix stairway in the lobby. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Students will get their own transportation to the Dali Museum (One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg FL, 33701) since it is after school hours. Also, they will need to return the attached permission slip in order to participate in the program. We are very fortunate to have Mr. Tush and the Dalí Museum give us this exciting opportunity. Thurgood Marshall students and the Osceola AP Art History class of 2010 were the first Fundamentally Surreal participants, and everyone involved had a wonderful time. We are also fortunate to work with such excellent students. Here’s to a surreally good time at the Dalí! Sheila Stewart, Peter Hynes, and Meagan Barnitz Car Pooling FAQs Car Pooling Registration form Interested in Car pooling for the 2011-2012 school year? Please see the attached Frequently Asked Question sheet and Car pooling registration forms. Because the school campus will be CLOSED through the summer, we will begin accepting car pooling registration forms beginning in early August; hard copies of the registration form will also be available then in the school's front office. Test Scores are Out!! NEWS: Preliminary Scores were announced for student performance on FCAT at the school level; more detailed results and reports will be coming in the future. Here are some highlights: Middle schools that had the greatest gains in the number of students scoring at Level 3 or higher in areas tested are: 6th grade reading Dunedin Highland, up 7 percentage points John Hopkins, up 6 percentage points Tarpon Spring, up 4 percentage points Thurgood Marshall, up 4 percentage points 7th grade reading Bay Point, up 11 percentage points Clearwater Fundamental, up 5 percentage points Palm Harbor Middle, 4 percentage points Thurgood Marshall, 4 percentage points 8th grade reading Clearwater Intermediate, up 12 percentage points John Hopkins, up 5 percentage points Thurgood Marshall, up 13 percentage points 6th grade math Dunedin Highland, up 4 percentage points Madeira Beach, up 5 percentage points Thurgood Marshall, up 5 percentage points 7th grade math Bay Point, up 11 percentage points Lealman Intermediate, up 12 percentage points Thurgood Marshall, up 14 percentage points 8th grade math Clearwater Intermediate, up 13 percentage points 8th grade science Osceola, up 11 percentage points Thurgood Marshall, up 13 percentage points School Menus The Pinellas County School District participates in the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program. Nutritious meals are served every school day. All meals served must meet patterns established by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Breakfast and lunch monies can be prepaid and put into your child's account in the cafeteria.The money remains in the student account and may be used for any meal during the year. Your child's account can be replenished at any time to avoid a negative balance. If you have any additional questions about the menu or food service in general, please ask the cafeteria manager at the school site who is always willing to answer any questions about their program. Dress Code Don't forget that all students must be in proper dress code starting the first day of school! Please feel free to use the link provided to assist you as you make your school clothes purchases. 2011-2012 Bell Schedule Monday, Sept. 5 Labor Day Holiday - schools closed for students. Monday, Sept. 12: First PTSA meeting, Back to School Night --If your last name begins with A-K, 5:30-7 p.m. --If your last name begins with L-Z, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 13: First SAC meeting at 6 p.m. in the media center Monday Sept. 19: School Picture Day Friday, Sept. 23 Professional Learning Day - schools closed for students Friday, October 14 Professional Learning Day - schools closed for students. Monday, November 21-Friday, November 25 Thanksgiving Holidays - schools closed for students. Monday, December 19-Monday, January 2, 2012 Winter Holidays - schools closed for students. Tuesday, January 3 Schools reopen. Classes resume. Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday - schools closed for students. R-Club RClub times are 7:00 am to the start of school and after school until 6:00 pm. Applications are available on line at the link provided and they will also be available during 6th grade orientation today. Car Line Tips Traffic Map Important: For the safety of all of our students, please be sure to check out our school traffic map so you are familiar with our drop-off and pick-up plan. Link PCS Portal allows parents to log in and check their child's grades, attendance, discipline, etc. in real time. PCS Portal also has a list of programs specific to parents, such as the Student Reservation System (SRS), PCS Online Community Center, Parent Forms, and Meal Pay. These programs are listed on the main page of PCS Portal, so after you log in, you will see them on the lower right of the screen. Logging into PCS Portal gives the parents a one-stop shopping experience. SIP February calendar for Activities February calendar for Tutoring