Dear TMSA Families,

This is Principal Burke with your updates for the week of December 14. I hope you had a great weekend and are staying safe.

Please mark your calendars…

• The last day to make donations to the Virtual Kindness Tree is Tuesday, December 15. Click here to sign up if you can! 
• The Virtual TMSA December Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 15, @ 7:30 PM via Zoom. Please click here to join. Members of the public can access the agenda 48 hours before the meeting. Please follow the link.
• Our Winter Concert/Talent show is December 17 @ 630 pm. Link access will be provided later this week. You and your Tigers do not want to miss this show. It is going to be memorable!
• The quarter ends Dec. 18. Be sure all assignments, classwork, projects are submitted before then. There will not be any extensions available over the winter break. The last day to turn in work is Dec. 16.
• Friday, December 18 is a half day. Zoom sessions will end at 10:50 am. No staff or students will be in the building that day.
• Parent Academy on line ESL class is Tuesday, December 15 @ 6pm. Sign up using this link
•  Applications for the 2021-2022 school year are now being accepted for K-5. Tell your friends! Application Deadline: February 14, 2021 at 12:00 PM and Public Lottery: February 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM.
  
  

We continue to focus on acts of kindness. Below is a list of ideas for you and your Tiger to consider…

• Everyone is important. Learn the names of your office security guard, the person at the front desk and other people you see every day. Greet them by name. Also say “hello” to strangers and smile. These acts of kindness are so easy, and they almost always make people smile.
• Write your friend a list of things you love about them.
• Purchase extra dog or cat food and bring it to an animal shelter. (or donate to Mrs. Karpenski’s Dog Rescue)
• Find opportunities to give compliments. It costs nothing, takes no time, and could make someone’s entire day. Don’t just think it. Say it.
• Take flowers or treats to the nurses’ station at your nearest hospital.
• Keep an extra umbrella at work, so you can lend it out when it rains.

I would like to leave with this quote on Kindness…

“Never be so busy as not to think of others.” – Mother Teresa

Those are the updates for the week ahead. Let’s make it a great week! Goooooo Tigers!

Kind Regards,

Mrs. Burke