Greetings!
We are in the final push of the semester and there are a lot of activities occurring. Our Fine Arts programs have their end of the semester performances beginning tomorrow and continuing through next week. Be sure to check the calendar on the
Trickum website to stay on top of these dates.
Additionally, our PBIS Winter Wonderland is scheduled for this Friday during the lunch period. Tickets are being sold each morning in the bus hall and are limited to 350 students per grade level, so get them early!
Please be sure to visit the
Parent Portal to assist your student(s) in staying up with assignment completion in preparation for final exams next week.
Finally, basketball continues this week with games on Thursday at Parkview HS versus Jordan MS and Saturday at Berkmar HS versus Berkmar MS. Please continue to come out and support our basketball teams and cheerleading squad this season.
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Breakout School Recognition
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Congratulations to Trickum Middle School for being selected as one of the Breakout Middle Schools for 2019 by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals (GASSP) and for being recognized as a top performing middle school in the state of Georgia.
GASSP has a yearly program to recognize outstanding middle schools throughout the state. The criteria used mirrors the NASSP model of Breakthrough Schools and is titled by GASSP as the Breakout Middle Schools. The criteria the schools must meet and demonstrate through evidence are: collaborative leadership, personalization and curriculum, instruction and assessment. The award was accepted by Mr. Queen during the recent GASSP Fall Conference in Savannah, Georgia.
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Congratulations to 3 of our teachers who were awarded with the Walton EMC EmPOWERment Grant. Ms. Hardin accepted the grant on behalf of Ms. Thiers and the grant is for all of our 7th Grade LA teachers. Mr. Wells and Ms. Killian also accepted the grant. Way to go!!!!
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Another successful Relay for Life Volleyball game day in the books! Thank you to everyone for the support, enthusiasm, time, energy, patience and willingness to help with the volleyball games.
We have an initial number of just over $4,900 raised for Relay for Life! This puts us at about $7,000 for the year already. Special thank you to our Connections teachers, our ticket sellers all last week, concessions helpers, faculty players, and our crowd control people! And lastly, thank you to our administrators for continuing to support Relay and allowing us to have a day like Friday.
Teachers defeated students at the annual Relay for Life volleyball game, but when we all have fun for a good cause everybody wins!!
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outside food is permitted in the cafeteria or in the lobby for students per our school cafeteria rules. Parents are welcome to come and eat inside the cafeteria with their student but need to plan to purchase a cafeteria lunch or bring a lunch from home and sit with their student inside the cafeteria. Our lobby here at Trickum does not accommodate room for students or parents to eat lunch outside the cafeteria, and we need this area available for all guests. Thank you for your understanding!
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Final Exams will begin on Tuesday, December 17th and will go through Friday, December 20th.
12/17 - LA
12/18 - SC
12/19 - MA
12/20 - SS
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Trickum's Jr. Beta Club will be accepting new unwrapped toys in support of Toys for Tots
until this Friday, December 13th.
Drop off boxes will be in the Bus Hall each morning.
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Thank you to those who chose a tag from The Giving Tree for a student in need. Please make sure to wrap the gift and tape the tag to the top of the present so it can be identified. All gifts are to be dropped off in the Front Office by the tree.
The deadline for all gifts to be dropped off is Monday, December 16th.
Please contact your grade level counselor if you have any questions or concerns.
6th Grade - Gabby Smith - 770-279-6485
gabby_smith@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
7th Grade - Timothy Irving - 770-806-3754 timothy_irving@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
8th Grade - Melissa Billet - 770-806-3763 melissa_billet@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Beginning on Tuesday of this week, we will be celebrating Computer Science Education Week by hosting an Hour of Code here at Trickum. During Tiger Time, December 10th through the 13th, Ms. Killian and Ms. Triggs will open their computer labs to all students interested in participating in the hour of code. Please come to either computer lab on the Connections hallway during Tiger Time Tuesday through Friday of this week to participate.
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Students who will be participating in the 2019-2020 TMS Spelling Bee will meet at
8:15 AM on Tuesday, December 10th, in the Media Center for practice.
The bee will be held on Thursday, December 12th at 8:15 AM in the Media Center.
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DATE: Tuesday, December 10th
TIME: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
(6:00 PM - 7th & 8th Grade Call Time
6:30 PM - 6th Grade Call Time
6:50 PM - Audience Seating)
LOCATION: LILBURN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
285 Main St NW, Lilburn, GA 30047
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Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuits Sale
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Chick-fil-A chicken biscuits will be sold in the Bus Hall for $3.50 each on Wednesday, December 11th.
Stop by and support Trickum Girls Basketball and enjoy some yummy biscuits!!
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DATE: Thursday, December 12th
TIME: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: 5314 Five Forks Trickum Rd, SW, Lilburn, GA 30047
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TMS Band Performance at Midfest
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DATE: Thursday, December 12th
TIME: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
LOCATION: UGA Performing Arts Center
230 River Road, Athens, GA 30605
Trickum Middle School's Symphonic Winds will be performing at the University of Georgia's Middle School Band Festival. This group of students has been hard at work preparing for this concert since August. It is a high honor for these kids to have this opportunity to perform for over 1,200 band students and directors from around the southeast in one of the nicest concert halls in the region.
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The annual PBIS Winter Event will be
this Friday, December 13th
and will take place during each grade level's lunch hour.
Tickets will go on sale Monday, December 9th - Wednesday, December 11th in the Bus Hall.
This is the 4th year for the event and it has gotten bigger and better each year!
The cost of admission is 15 Tiger Tickets or 10 Tiger Tickets and a donation of 5 canned goods.
This event is limited to 350 students per grade level. Buy your tickets now so you do not miss out!
Concessions will be available for purchase. Candy & Soda for $1 AND Kona Ice will be on sale as well!
Please see Ms. Tinley if you have any questions!
We need parent volunteers to help make this event a success!
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See the 2019-2020 Trickum Basketball Schedule below and come out and support our Trickum Tigers!!
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7th & 8th Grade Intermediate Guitar Winter Concert
Monday, December 16th
7th Grade: 6:00-7:00 PM
8th Grade: 7:00-8:00 PM
In the TMS Cafeteria
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6th Grade Social Studies Study Party
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DATE: Tuesday, December 17th & Wednesday, December 18th
TIME: 8:00 - 8:50 AM
LOCATION: TMS Cafeteria
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Kona Ice will be here on
Tuesday, December 17th during all grade level lunches.
Make sure to bring some money with you so you can enjoy a treat during lunch!
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7th & 8th Grade Winter Orchestra Concert
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Tuesday, December 17th
7th Grade: 6:00-7:00 PM
8th Grade: 7:00-8:00 PM
In the TMS Cafeteria
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The next Chick-fil-A Spirit Night will be on
Thursday, December 19th from 6:00-8:00 PM.
4801 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn, GA 30047
Come out and show some Trickum Spirit
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Gwinnett County Public Library is now offering BRANCH OUT .
Students can now access the entire GCPL collection by using their 9-digit student ID and a default 4-digit pin (pin is the student's birthdate in MMDD format). Branch Out gives students full access to materials, enhanced ebooks, and access to research databases. Also, there are never any late fees!
Are you looking for something to do during the holidays? Keep reading by going to the GCPL nearest you!
GCPL holiday hours are:
Closed ALL Day on:
Christmas Eve - 12/24/19, Christmas Day - 12/25/19, Day after Christmas - 12/26/19, and New Year's Day - 1/1/20
Close early at 5:00 PM on
: Tuesday, 12/31/19
GCPL regular, non-holiday hours are:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM,
Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Gwinnett Student Media Festival - Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the ISC
It's that time of year again! Open to all students in our district, the Gwinnett Student Media Festival showcases what can be accomplished when talented students and dedicated teachers work to integrate media into education. The festival is a great opportunity for students to showcase their media and multi-media projects and be recognized for their vision and talents. Visit the Media Festival website at
www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/MediaFestival
to learn all about the festival and to watch past productions.
The call for entries for this year's festival runs December 2, 2019 to February 7, 2020.
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The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Lottery Registration is Now Open!
The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology is a unique high school that focuses on advanced and challenging studies in the fields of engineering, biosciences, and emerging technologies.
The GSMST lottery registration window opened on
Friday, 11/1 and it will remain open until January 24, 2020.
The last
p
arent meeting date is 1/9/20 at 7:00 PM at GSMST.
GSMST is now accepting registration applications for the 2020-2021 freshman class. Enrollment for the 9th grade class is open to all 8th grade students who are residents of the Gwinnett County school district attendance zone; who are successfully promoted to 9th grade by the end of spring semester 2020; and who successfully complete an 8th grade math curriculum that is a full unit of Carnegie-eligible Accelerated Algebra 1 or higher.
Detailed information and the registration forms are available on the GSMST website at
www.gsmst.org.
You will need to Click on Admissions.
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Parkview Community School Classes
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The FALL/2019 Parkview Community School Class Schedule is now available.
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The school store is open each morning in the Bus Hall as students arrive.
Please come by and see Mr. Everson if you need any supplies!
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Order your Yearbook today!
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Pictures you take could wind up in this year's yearbook!
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Are you interested in finding out more about Trickum's PTSA? It is a great way to support our school and to get involved!
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H
ave you signed up for the Parent Portal?
GCPS’ Parent Portal serves as a valuable tool and resource for information about your child and his or her academic career.
In order to update your parent contact information and other critical school information, you will need a parent portal account. If you have not requested a parent portal account, please do so using the attached form. Bring the completed form to school with your ID to verify your identity and complete the process.
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Parents: Please take the time to set up a MyPaymentsPlus account for your student. It is a very important tool to have during the school year. The features include Meals & AutoPay, Student Account Management, Products & Events and Digital Forms. Not only will you be able to add money to the account for your child's lunch, but you can also pay for special activities during the year and also take care of signing documents and forms directly online.
Please click on the link below to sign up!
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Keep an eye on your account!
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Don't forget to keep an eye on your child's breakfast/lunch account over at
MyPaymentsPlus. You can make life easier by setting up alerts when the balance runs low. Just look for the "Low Balance Notification" box, towards the top of the screen.
MPP also has a neat feature where you can use the "Auto Pay" button to automatically add a dollar amount of your choosing when your balance gets low.
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Interested in volunteering at Trickum? We have many opportunities to get involved: Activity Days, Color Run, PBIS Socials, Monthly Ticket Exchanges, Media Center, Box Tops, and more!
Click here
to see the options and to let us know where you would like to volunteer.
Thank you for supporting our school, our students and our community!
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Calling all BOXTOPS for EDUCATION Keep them coming.
Fundraising couldn't be easier
Did you know we get $.10 for each boxtop we collect? We have box top collection boxes located in each grade level's admin office. There is also a box in the media center. Save your Boxtops, bring them to school, drop them in one of the convenient boxes located in the school.
A super easy way for Trickum to earn money without spending an extra dime!
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The community continues their support of our schools, students, and staff through generous grants. Read about it in the Communique.
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www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us.
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Get all the latest news.....
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If your child missed the morning announcements, he or she can now view them on our website. Thanks to the A/V club for recording their broadcasts this year!
*Our A/V equipment is being upgraded so we won't have the show posted on YouTube for the first few weeks.
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See what's going on at TMS!
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We've expanded our use of social media so that parents and students can see what's going on around school. Follow The Roary Report on
Facebook and
Instagram.
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