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The Marin School Weekly Update
| September 26, 2013 |
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The Marin School Weekly Update
Hello again, and happy Thursday!
Here's the latest news from The Marin School!
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Upcoming Events: 
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Fall Trips:
Thursday and Friday, September 26th and 27th
- Senior Parent Potluck: Monday, September 30th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Picture Day:
Wednesday, October 2nd
- Back-to-School Night: Thursday, October 3rd - 6:00-8:30 p.m.
- Junior Parent Potluck: Wednesday, October 9th - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Sophomore Parent Potluck: Friday, October 18th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
For all calendar events click here.
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What's Happening
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 Message from Head of School
Dear TMS Community,
Just a reminder, Back-to-School Night is Thursday, October 3rd, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.!
"If a picture is worth a thousand words, then visiting in person must equal about a million." What better way to learn more about the world your student inhabits each day than to experience it for yourself!
Back to School Night is your opportunity to meet with TMS faculty and learn more about their teaching style and daily classroom routine. It is also your chance to ask general questions and to clarify anything you find confusing. (However, this is not a time to discuss your child's individual needs or progress).
We urge you to attend this fun and informative event! After brief messaged from me and members of the Board of Trustees, you will be provided with a copy of your student's schedule, and will attend each class for a 10 minute session. There will also be an opportunity to meet with your student's Faculty Advisor, as well as Gilda, Gayle and Susan.
Please note, the program will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
I hope to see you next Thursday at Back-to-School Night.
Warmly,
Barbara
Be The One: Empowering Teens to Lead
 With help from TMS freshman Mairead Minihane, Beyond Differences launched a huge social media campaign to help end social isolation in schools by creating an environment of inclusiveness.
Be The One is a campaign that Beyond Differences rolled out on Monday with some help from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, two Superintendents, the founder of Twitter and Snoop Dog (to name a few!). The Be The One message reached upwards of 26 million people!
They did this through a massive social media campaign, an incredible assembly at Aptos Middle School, an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, and the support of people across the country who believe in Beyond Differences and its mission to end social isolation in middle school.
Mairead is a member of the Teen Board for Beyond Differences. Together, the Teen Board created the slogan, wrote the content for the article, conducted interviews, and gave time, energy and heart to the campaign to bring Be The One to Bay Area schools.
Read the article in the SF Gate here.
To learn more about Beyond Differences and the BeTheOne Movement, click here.
 Picture Day!
Picture Day is Wednesday, October 2nd.
TMS contracts with Mugsy Clicks School Photography. The photo style is your "classic" school photo with a head-and-shoulders shot. (See example at the right). Photos are taken outdoors, with nature as the background.
After the photos are processed, students will be provided with an online access code, and you will be able to select from a few different packages and poses. We will also take an All-School photo, which will be used in the yearbook and available for purchase. Each student will be provided with a complimentary photo ID.
Please note: All students will need to have their individual portraits taken so that they can get a school ID card. There will also be an all-school group photo.
Senior Retreat at Walker Creek - Photo Slideshow
Earlier this month, the Senior Class went on an overnight retreat at Walker Creek for team-building, class bonding, and fun! We put together a slideshow of photos, which premiered at Morning Meeting this week. If you have a minute, take a peek at all the fun!
 | The Marin School Senior Retreat
at Walker Creek |
Save the Date: Grandparents' & GrandFriends' Day on November 26th
Don't miss the magic that happens when grandparents and special friends spend the morning with their TMS teen in classes lead by our spectacular faculty.
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Miles Watson with his grandparents Sandra and Bob Robertson at last year's Grandparents' & Grandfriends' Day
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What: Grandparents' & Grandfriends' Day
When: Tuesday, November 26th from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Where: TMS Campus
Highlights: Start the day with coffee at a reception hosted by our Head of School, attend classes with your TMS teen, enjoy a special program, and finish the visit with a complimentary lunch.
Don't have a grandparent nearby to bring to TMS? Then invite an aunt, uncle, family friend, or older sibling. Every TMS student is strongly encouraged to bring a guest!
Please note: Each TMS family extends the invitation to their teen's guest of choice. TMS does not mail invitations directly to grandparents.
More fun and exciting details to follow as the date gets closer!
Zannie's Physio class gets physical
Zannie's Physiology students got quite the workout as they conducted an experiment in homeostasis. Students measured their resting heart rate, then got their blood pumping with jumping jacks and sprints (and everyone watching out of classroom windows had fun seeing them huff and puff!). They compared their resting heart rate to their exercising heart rate, then continued to measure their heart rate every two minutes to track how the body returns to homeostasis.
For more information about the homeostasis lab (and more pictures from the experiment), check out Zannie's Science Page!
Do you shop at Amazon.com? Then use this link to earn FREE money for TMS!
You have the power to raise important funds for TMS with NO cost to you.
Use this Amazon link (which is also located at the bottom of TMS' homepage) to access Amazon.com every time you shop.
Amazon's homepage will look exactly the same as it always does with your password and your settings, but there is a big difference!
Amazon will donate 4% of everything you buy to TMS.
Thanks for supporting TMS in a super easy but very important way!
Nighthawks Soccer
Its not too late to join the soccer team if you're still interested! Please contact coach Mike at the info below.
Come support the TMS Nighthawks! Here is a list of all the dates and times for this year's soccer season:
Sept 30 vs Cornerstone (away) 4:00 p.m.
Oct 1 vs Pleasant Hill (away) 4:00 p.m.
Oct 2 vs Hanna boys (away) 4:00 p.m.
Oct 3 vs Waldorf (home) 3:30 p.m.
Oct 8 vs Orinda (Away) 3:15 p.m.
Oct 10 vs Waldorf (away) 4:30 p.m.
Oct 11 vs Hanna boys (home) 4:00 p.m.
Oct 15 vs Napa Christian (home) 4:30 p.m.
Oct 16 vs Pleasant Hill (home) 4:00 p.m.
Questions?
Calling All TMS Siblings!
Dear TMS Parents,
As we enter the 2014-2015 Admissions Season we would like to give special attention to prospective students that are already a part of the TMS community!
If you haven't already, please let us know if you have a student that is currently in the 8th grade as we would like to send them an invitation to a special TMS Sibling Visit Day on Tuesday, October 15th.
Best,
Shirey
[email protected] / 339-9336 ext. 104
 The Public Art class is looking for shoes and pants for an art project
Hello TMS,
My name is Gabe Robinow, and I am part of the Public Art class. In this class, we have come up with many ideas about how to beautify the campus, and some of them require communal participation. This project in particular requires a lot of shoes and pants, so, throughout the next week or so, it would be very helpful if each of you could bring in a pair of denim blue jeans that you don't wear anymore, a pair of laced shoes that you don't wear anymore, or both! There will be a collection box in the Main Office.
Thank you so much for your participation,
Feeling Social?
TMS just started an Instagram account!
We'd love for you to follow us, and share your photos with us! Share your photos from classrooms, field trips, lunches, and other school events with @themarinschool or #themarinschool.
 Fall Admissions Events at TMS - Tell a Friend!
Do you know someone that you think would be a great fit for TMS? Let them know about our Fall Admissions Events!
- Information Session for Transfer Students - Tuesday, October 1st, program begins at 6:30 p.m. This is an informal discussion group for students who have already begun their high school career and are looking to make a change. There will be a Q&A session with Barbara Brown and with our college counselor Susan Gotshall-Maxon.
- Open House - Saturday, October 12th - program begins at 10 a.m. This event is for students and parents who are interested in learning more about TMS and meeting faculty, students and current parents.
- Open House - Sunday, November 3rd - program begins at 2:00 p.m. Also for students and parents who are interested in learning more about TMS and meeting faculty, students and current parents.
Coming Soon from the Development Office!
Are you an alumni family?
We have an exciting campaign underway to rename our new student services area The Barbara Schakel Student Center. We are in the early stages of raising funds to dedicate the heart of our new campus to our Head Emeritus Barbara Schakel, the heart and soul of The Marin School. Barbara oversaw the dramatic transition of TMS to our current college-preparatory program.
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That's all the news for now! Stay tuned next week for more updates, information and photos!
If you are interested in adding an item to the weekly newsletter, please let me know! We are always on the lookout for fun, interesting content from parents, students, faculty and staff!
Best regards,
Sierra Antonio, Assistant Director of Admissions & Development
The Marin School
415 339-9336 ext. 136
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