Trailside Middle School PTA

Staff appreciation week begins today!!!

Staff appreciation week begins today!!!

We ❤ our staff! Check out what we have planned for them next week! It's not too late to drop off a gift card or two at the school so that we have plenty to raffle off for the staff. Gift card collection has been extended through Friday; please drop off at the front office.

We ❤ our staff! Check out what we have planned for them next week! It's not too late to drop off a gift card or two at the school so that we have plenty to raffle off for the staff. Gift card collection has been extended through Friday; please drop off at the front office.

Fun and hot night for some Kona Ice!

Fun and hot night for some Kona Ice!

We will be celebrating Trailside Staff Appreciation Week May 3-7! The TMS PTA is busy planning several events for our wonderful staff!

We are asking for donations of gift cards (regift unused gift cards if you'd like) to be raffled off each day for staff members in addition to snacks/items for goodie bags (listed in the link below) to help make this week extra special! There will be a cart outside the front to collect items - please place gift cards into the box on the cart.

We will be collecting donations from April 26-28.

The link to sign up for snack items is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C49AAAD23A3FA7-staff3

We will be celebrating Trailside Staff Appreciation Week May 3-7! The TMS PTA is busy planning several events for our wonderful staff!

We are asking for donations of gift cards (regift unused gift cards if you'd like) to be raffled off each day for staff members in addition to snacks/items for goodie bags (listed in the link below) to help make this week extra special! There will be a cart outside the front to collect items - please place gift cards into the box on the cart.

We will be collecting donations from April 26-28.

The link to sign up for snack items is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C49AAAD23A3FA7-staff3

Staff Appreciation Week is less than a month away. Please consider joining the PTA, your dues help make things like staff appreciation possible. All new members will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Costco gift card. Join here: http://www.trailsidemiddleschoolpta.org/

Staff Appreciation Week is less than a month away. Please consider joining the PTA, your dues help make things like staff appreciation possible. All new members will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Costco gift card. Join here: http://www.trailsidemiddleschoolpta.org/

April 8 PTA Meeting

General Membership meeting

This could be you!

This could be you!

Join our pack! Interested in serving on the TMS PTA board next year? We are looking to fill the following board positions: President, VP Events, VP Fundraising, Treasurer & Secretary. Details for each position are available on the Trailside Middle School PTA Nomination Form for Officers for 2021-22 School Year (http://bitly.ws/c5ti ). Nominations are due by THIS MONDAY, 4/5/21. Questions? Email [email protected]

Join our pack! Interested in serving on the TMS PTA board next year? We are looking to fill the following board positions: President, VP Events, VP Fundraising, Treasurer & Secretary. Details for each position are available on the Trailside Middle School PTA Nomination Form for Officers for 2021-22 School Year (http://bitly.ws/c5ti ). Nominations are due by THIS MONDAY, 4/5/21. Questions? Email [email protected]

[03/15/21]   Join our pack! Interested in serving on the TMS PTA board next year? We are looking to fill the following board positions: President, VP Events, VP Fundraising, Treasurer & Secretary. Please complete the Trailside Middle School PTA Nomination Form for Officers for 2021-22 School Year (http://bitly.ws/c5ti ) by 4/5/21. Questions? Email [email protected]

[02/20/21]   Last call for thank you notes...need by end of the day! We have had a great response! Thank you so much!

TMS PTA Meeting

PTA Meeting

Let's give our teachers and staff a well-needed morale boost!!! We are collecting notes to teachers and staff tomorrow through Feb 18th. Please ask your student(s) to write a note or two to a teacher that lets them know they are appreciated. Parents can write notes too. Pictures, words, or both can really make someone's day. And if you do better with some ideas to start, here's a link with some guidance: https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Thank-You-Note-to-a-Teacher

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The PTA is conducting a drive to collect notes from students and parents for teachers and staff, letting them know how much they mean to us. Our teachers and support staff need to know that they matter to us when many voices in the news and on social media are saying otherwise. Our goal is to ensure that every staff member receives a note of gratitude on Feb 23, the day they return to school. The letters can be to a specific staff member or any staff member at Trailside. The notes will be bundled by the PTA with treats for each staff member as they prepare for our long-awaited return to school.

A box will be on the cart in front of the school for drop off February 9-18 or you can give letters to members of the PTA board.

*The cart is only out during school hours*

Mark your calendar for a virtual bingo night, sponsored by Sources of Strength. Sounds like a fun night!

Mark your calendar for a virtual bingo night, sponsored by Sources of Strength. Sounds like a fun night!

The order deadline has been extended until Monday.

DIY AT HOME Activity FUNdraiser!

Trailside Families, let's get crafty with DIY ornaments, mini block kits, and chunky blankets from the very popular AR Workshop. Bring the festivities home with a Holi-DIY To Go Kit! Choose from a Set of 6 or 12 Wood Slice Ornaments, Set of 6 or 12 Classic Wood Ornaments, a Set of Mini Holiday Blocks, or a Chunky Knit Blanket! Kits come with all materials including stencils, wood, a Primary Paint Essentials Kit, brushes, and instructions for you to complete at home. Chunky Knit Blanket Kits include yarn, as well as a link and password to our online video tutorial. Choose one or choose all, it's up to you!

Order by December 3rd from the link below and we will organize delivery/pick up the following week.

**PLEASE TYPE "TRAILSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL" IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. A portion of sales will be donated to the Trailside PTA BUT the FUN is all yours!

Order here https://www.arworkshop.com/event/?loc=loudoun&ev=204368

The fall play at Stone Bridge is online this year. Tonight is the opening night, and it's being performed tomorrow and Saturday also. Tickets are per family since it's being streamed. These kids and their wonderful director have worked sooooo hard this fall to make this happen, please consider buying a ticket and watching these kids. All of them are former TMS kids (to my knowledge, anyway) and supporting them is a great thing to do right now. Here's the link to buy tickets: https://www.sbhstheatre.org/buy-tickets

DIY AT HOME Activity FUNdraiser!

Trailside Families, let's get crafty with DIY ornaments, mini block kits, and chunky blankets from the very popular AR Workshop. Bring the festivities home with a Holi-DIY To Go Kit! Choose from a Set of 6 or 12 Wood Slice Ornaments, Set of 6 or 12 Classic Wood Ornaments, a Set of Mini Holiday Blocks, or a Chunky Knit Blanket! Kits come with all materials including stencils, wood, a Primary Paint Essentials Kit, brushes, and instructions for you to complete at home. Chunky Knit Blanket Kits include yarn, as well as a link and password to our online video tutorial. Choose one or choose all, it's up to you!

Order by December 3rd from the link below and we will organize delivery/pick up the following week.

**PLEASE TYPE "TRAILSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL" IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. A portion of sales will be donated to the Trailside PTA BUT the FUN is all yours!

Order here https://www.arworkshop.com/event/?loc=loudoun&ev=204368

Nov 18 PTA Meeting

Third and last pilot day started with muffins, coffee, and granola bars for the staff. The PTA wishes we could do more for the teachers and staff who are doing so much for our kids every day.

The teachers and staff started their pilot day this morning with a PTA sponsored breakfast from Anita's. We hope they are having an amazing second pilot day!

The PTA welcomes back students, teachers, and staff for the first pilot day of hybrid learning.

Beautiful Kona Ice weather!!

Ashburn Orthodontics

Chrome book cover are in!!!

They're here! Your Chromebook covers have arrived! We're thrilled to treat Eagle Ridge Middle School, Trailside Middle School PTA and Farmwell Station Middle School - Ashburn, VA and wish you all the best in the school year ahead. You can pick them up at your schools... more details to follow! #studyinstyle with Sahira Kortam

https://www.facebook.com/AshburnOrthodontics/posts/3327298524004974

They're here! Your Chromebook covers have arrived! We're thrilled to treat Eagle Ridge Middle School, Trailside Middle School PTA and Farmwell Station Middle School - Ashburn, VA and wish you all the best in the school year ahead. You can pick them up at your schools... more details to follow! #studyinstyle with Sahira Kortam

Registration for Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition opens on Oct 1.

Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition encourages middle and high school youth across the county to identify an issue in their school, neighborhood or community, create a plan to address that issue, and implement the plan. The goal is to encourage, support and reward the youth of Loudoun County for making positive changes in their own lives and the lives of others.

https://www.loudounyouth.org/programs-beaver-builder-friendly/step-up/
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The Girl EMPower virtual summit is 10am-12pm this Saturday and is open to all girls ages 12-18. Registration is still open.

Girl emPower Summit will take place virtually on September 26, 2020 from 10AM-12PM. The event is free and is targeted for girls ages 12-18 and will kick off with a keynote from Maimah Karmo, Founder and CEO of the Tigerlily Foundation, and include breakout sessions focused on:
- Mental health and wellness
- Networking
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship

Other speakers include:
• Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder and CEO of Generation Hope
• Chanel Parks, Social Media Editor for Pat McGrath Cosmetics
• Ellen Bryan, author and a television talk show host
• Yarelis Guzman, MD, FAPA, Member of the Psych Associates of Maryland
• Jenni Dakes, the Violence Prevention & Outreach Program Manager at LAWS and
• Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall.

The goal for this summit is to create some much needed connection and inspiration for young women, especially during this pivotal moment.

Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-empower-virtual-leadership-summit-registration-118027229621?fbclid=IwAR0Z5B95jZ-h08EH7hDP-FKk4zqj-JAis8K2OSrU67ZJO43nHED-TcT5kpU

Call for 2020-2021 MSAAC Delegates! Each school in LCPS appoints a delegate to MSAAC. If you're interested in serving as your school's MSAAC delegate, contact your principal! The first MSAAC meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 16th at 7 pm.

Delegates have the following responsibilities:

1. Attend MSAAC general body meetings and share the information/experience with your home school, collaborating with your school’s equity committee.

2. Represent and advocate for particular needs of minority students within your home school.

3. Comprise the body of voting MSAAC members for MSAAC board elections or bylaw amendments.

MSAAC advocates for minority students within the district. Minority includes the intersectionality of physical and cultural identities like race, religion, ability, and LGBTQ+. You do not have to be a minority to serve as a delegate.

Important information from LCPS regarding Virtual First Day

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) will release its Virtual First Day to families on Friday, August 28.

Virtual First Day is an initiative designed to collect information parents need to start a new school year in one convenient location. Now in its third year, Virtual First Day also reduces the amount of paper and copying used since there are no longer “first day folders” coming home from schools. The process is especially important this year as LCPS opens in the 100% distance learning environment.

An email link will be sent to parents via the Blackboard Mass Notification system on Friday, August 28. A link to Virtual First Day also will be posted to the LCPS website and each school’s website.

On the Virtual First Day website, parents will find a number of important resources, including:

• School Calendar
• COVID Mitigation Documents
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Parent Resources
• Guide and Directory to the LCPS division
• Program of Studies for Secondary Students
• Free and Reduced Lunch Application
• McKinney-Vento Application
• Insurance Information
• LCPS Mobile App Details

In addition, the Online Verification Process will enable parents to log-in to ParentVue to enter updates to important information in the system, including emergency contacts, demographics, dismissal details, medical information, information release, permissions for notification, and more. Families will also acknowledge the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook and student device documents. Once families have completed the Online Verification steps they will be able to see their student’s schedule/teacher assignment. Please note that online verification is only accessible through ParentVue on the web (portal.lcps.org) and not through the mobile app at this time.

Here's a recap of last night's school board meeting and the adopted school year calendar for 2020-21.

JUNE 29 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING RECAP:

➡️ The longer resolution was passed for a choice of Hybrid Learning or 100 % Distance Learning, with amendments (to increase synchronous, but not asynchronous, learning over the amount offered in the spring, and to require ALL students to wear face coverings when six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained).

💻 Parents and Staff will choose hybrid or distance learning for the first semester through Parentvue from July 6-10.

➡️ Students will not start school until September 8th with teachers returning on August 19th, which should not impact the end date. Review the calendar attached to this post.

➡️ The Loudoun County High School Mascot will be changed. The LCHS Community will be engaged for further discussion.

➡️ HILLSBORO CHARTER: Discussion about their 100% in person option (12 classes with 12 students with 6' physical distancing) will be discussed at the next meeting on July 21.

➡️ MARK YOUR CALENDARS ... Loudoun County Public Schools will be holding a virtual town hall on 7/8/2020 from 5:30-7pm. (Details TBD).

If you'd like to get your rising freshman spirit wear from Stone Bridge, here's an opportunity to do so. https://www.facebook.com/397312083741618/posts/1632581036881377/

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We need you! We are looking for people who are interested in being an active part of the Trailside Middle School PTA. For the 2020-21 school year, we are looking to fill the following positions: President, Vice President (2), Secretary, and Treasurer. Anyone interested in serving as a PTA board member please email interested position and a short bio to [email protected] by May 5.

Serving as a board member is a great way to get to know what is going on at your child’s school. Board positions and their general duties are as follows:

President – Preside at all meetings and coordinate the work of the officers and committees.

Vice President (2 positions) – Act as an aide to the president and perform duties of the president when the president is not available. The First Vice President shall perform duties relating to PTA activities; the Second Vice President shall perform duties relating to the PTA fundraising activities

Treasurer – Have custody of all the funds, prepare the budget, keep account of receipts and expenditures, make disbursements, present monthly statement of accounts at meetings, prepare the annual financial report, arrange for yearly account audit and other financial duties.

Secretary – Record the minutes for all of the meetings, keep the official copy of the by-laws, maintain membership files, and other duties as assigned.

All board members share the responsibility of updating the school community via email and social media of PTA events and programs.

Feel free to reach out to the current officers with any questions you may have about the positions. You can find their email addresses on the TMS PTA site.

Thank you for your support of the Trailside PTA!