10-1-21

Dear Teeland Families:

Our students have two more weeks until the end of the quarter and this year is moving fast!   Many students have had to be at home due to personal illness, or illness in their families, and this has had a big impact on attendance.  We will work with families individually to do our best to support our students that have had to be out due to health concerns.  Please contact our school nurse, or the counselors, if this is the case with your student(s).  TMS will team up with families to develop a plan for success for each student.  We also have lunch support Monday-Thursday, and after-school study hall Tuesdays and Thursdays, to help students catch up on schoolwork. 

Our case numbers dropped dramatically when we were in the Yellow Zone.  As a result, the district’s Health Advisory Team, moved TMS back to the Green Zone last week.  This means that currently staff and students are recommended, but not required, to wear masks in school.  Many parents have asked me if the “back and forth” on mask wearing will continue all year. The answer is that unless the School District changes their stance and mandates mask wearing, we will more than likely continue to move between zones. With our current district plan, schools will continue to be dependent on case numbers to determine what mitigation measures are in place. 

We need support from our families with the massive amount of phone calls to the front office and early pick-ups.  We are asking that families make transportation arrangements prior to starting the day at school.  If you need to contact the school to change arrangements, please call before1:00pm.  After 1:00pm, we cannot guarantee that your student will get the message about a change in busing or pick-up plans.  We realize that the bus driver shortages have created transportation issues, and we understand that students will need to leave for various reasons, but we do not have the capacity to handle the large volume of calls and pick-ups happening before the official end of the school day.  Please keep your student(s) in school until 2:15 rather than pulling them out a few minutes early. 

 Parent/Teacher conferences will be scheduled October 28^th via zoom, unless an in-person conference is specifically requested.  More information will be sent out soon with sign up times and zoom links.  Please feel free to reach out to your student’s teachers at any time.  Email is the best way to connect, and teachers are happy to answer questions or address concerns.  I appreciate hearing from parents as we all work together in STRIVING towards excellence!

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Hinds, Principal

907-352-7507

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