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Week of January 27, 2014 Volume 1, Issue 20
Tolar Junior High Campus News
Special points of in-terest:
Scentsy Fundraiser
Track Schedule
Athletics
What’s Happening in Class?
Upcoming Events
8th Grade Celebration
Principal: Lindsay Morgan
Counselor: Lynda Foster
Secretary: Linda Thacker
401 E. Seventh St.
Tolar, TX 76476
P: 254-835-5207
F: 254-835-5208
www.tolarisd.org
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Student Athletes
For games/practice times, visit the TISD Athletics page. You
may also sign up for text alerts from the athletic depart-
ment, by texting @2073 (body of message) to 469-270-3121
Boys Basketball Practice 3:30-5:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball Practice: T/W/Th: 6:30 a.m. –7:40 a.m.
Spring Track Schedules are Now Available
FIRE DRILL
Our next fire drill will be Feb. 18th
4th 6-week Novels
6th: Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
7th: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
8th: House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
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Attendance School Begins at 7:55 a.m.
Pick up: 3:30 p.m.
Please encourage your student to at-
tend school everyday! If your student
visits the doctor/dentist, etc. please
bring a note and go ahead and bring
them in for a portion of the day (if
possible). The district receives fund-
ing for partial-day attendance and/or
excused absences.
Thank you for help in this matter!
8th Grade Celebration
By overwhelming parent and teacher
consensus, the 8th grade celebration
will be one full day at Glen Lake in
Glen Rose on May 16th. Parents are
welcome to attend. The day’s events
will include the following (not neces-
sarily in order):
Lake Slide & Iceberg (9-11 a.m.) Pool (12:30-3 p.m.) Fishing and gym all day Awards ceremony Lunch
*Each student will receive a T-shirt
Cost per student: $30 - due April 1, 2014
6th Grade Math—Mrs. Shawnee Endsley
This week we will be studying quadrilaterals. We will talk about
the various types of quadrilaterals, their characteristics, and find
the value of missing angles. We will have a test Friday over
quadrilaterals. It will also touch on angles, polygons and trian-
gles.
6th Grade English—Ms. Brenda Walker
We will be studying different persuasive techniques used in
texts and media. We will be reading persuasive articles. We will
have a test on Wednesday and continue to Thursday if needed.
We will be reviewing grammar skills the last part of the week.
6th Grade Science—Mrs. Diana Daniels
In 6th grade science this week, we are taking a BIG test over the
Earth and Space Unit on Wednesday! Reviews went home on
Friday. We will be looking at physical properties of minerals on
Monday and Tuesday and then moving on to life science on
Thursday.
6th Grade Social Studies—Mrs. Pam McGlothlin
Students will review our studies of Europe and Test on Thurs-
day. Next, we learn about the changes in Russia.
7th Grade Math—Mrs. Megan Gfeller
This week we will be covering negative exponents and adding
integers. We will have Vocabulary Test 15 on Thursday
7th Grade English—Mrs. Heather Boisjolie
We will begin a novel study over the book, Nothing But the
Truth. Students will practice closer reading skills including in-
ferencing, figurative language analysis, and characterization.
7th Grade Science—Mrs. Diana Daniels
In 7th grade science this week, we will study reproduction and
begin looking at genetics. We will be having a Cell TEST on
Tuesday. Reviews went home on Friday.
7th Grade Science—Mr. (Coach) Dewayne Wilkins
7th grade will begin looking into ecology. There will be a test on
Friday.
7th Grade TX History—Mr. (Coach) Cody Warner
Last week students were assigned a project that will be entered
into a Hood County Texas Independence Day contest (there will
be $ prizes!). The rules and due dates were given to them in a
packet. Students will be given Fridays to work on the project,
but will need to also work at home. This upcoming week we will
begin discussion over the Mexican War.
7th Grade Newsletter—Mrs. Claudia Whiteley
Students will continue creating and pasting up assigned articles.
8th Grade Math—Mrs. Grace Keith
Proportional Relationships, Linear Equations and Defining
and Comparing Functions.
Advanced Algebra I—Mrs. Megan Gfeller
This week we will be covering box-and-whisker plots and
multiplying polynomials. We will have Vocabulary Test 15
on Thursday.
8th Grade English—Mrs. Heather Boisjolie
We will continue our study of The Son. Students will moni-
tor their own comprehension during silent reading; we will
conclude the week with another written assessment.
8th Grade Science—Mr. (Coach) Dewayne Wilkins
8th grade will continue looking into space and light years.
There will be a test on Friday.
8th Grade U.S. History—Mrs. (Coach) Casey Keith
We will be finishing up our unit on the Age of Jackson era.
Lots of things are changing in our history during this time
period. We can see a splitting of the country coming quick-
ly. There will be a test at the end of this week or the begin-
ning of next week. Sign up for E-Alerts for my website to
get alerts of assignments for our History class. I post all
assignments on my website the afternoon they are due.
Please get things corrected. I offer LOTS of extra credit
opportunities that are not used.
8th Grade Tech Apps/CTE—Mrs. Claudia Whiteley
This week the class focus will be on the job application
process. We will start by discussing legal issues regarding
hiring, then practice filling out a generic job application
with references. Next, students will examine where/how to
find jobs and create their first resume. The resume will be
their first test grade for the six weeks followed by their first
project grade with the job interview.
CAMPUS AT-A-GLANCE
ENROLLMENT
6th– 58
7th– 54
8th– 47
Total—159 students
ATTENDANCE RATE
96.85%
What’s Going On in Your TJH Classes?
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sign up for parent portal.
Parent Portal is an online
gradebook that allows you
to access student grades,
check tardies and attend-
ance, and monitor stu-
dents’ performance on
tests. Please visit the Tolar
ISD home page website for
the link to gradebook and
instructions on how to ac-
cess parent portal. Call if
you need assistance!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
CAMPUS
1/28: Scentsy Fundraiser ENDS 2/19: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon 2/28: Edible Car Contest 4/1: 8th grade celebration money due $30/student
SPORTS
Girls Basketball
1/30: Game vs. Rio Vista @ THS beginning @ 5:00 p.m.
Boys Basketball
1/30: Game vs. Rio Vista @ Rio Vista beginning @ 5:00 p.m.
Click image to see full TJH Calendar
TJH
Fundraiser The students’ fundraising
goal will contribute to
field day festivities and
other TJH student
events.
Thank you for
your support!
Goal: $3000
The TJH STUCO and NJHS members have kicked off their first annual spring Scentsy fundraiser. Approximately 30 of our TJH student leaders have been given a selling kit including a catalog and order forms; however, our fundraiser also has an online store component for convenience. If you choose to order from the online store, rather than a particular student, you will have to pay shipping (shipping is not charged through stu-dent orders). The online store link is: https://sarahwarren.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home?partyId=219494379
The Scentsy fundraiser is being hosted by Mrs. Sarah Warren who is donating her profits to the school. If you are looking to try, replace, or stock up on your favorite Scentsy item, please consider purchasing through a TJH student. The fundraiser will end on Jan-uary 28th.
*Weathered Leather is still available, though not listed in catalog.
Morning Tutorials available in
Math and English
Please encourage your student(s) to attend when needed!