Titan Tribune
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1
AUGUST 2013
http://tbms.wpusd.k12.ca.us
Welcome Back to School
Twelve Bridges
Middle School
770 Westview Drive
Lincoln, CA 95648
(916) 434-5270
(916) 434-5273 Fax
(916) 434-7996
Attendance line
The entire TBMS Staff would
like to welcome you the 20132014 school year. We’re ex-
cited to enter our eighth
year educating young
minds. Please take time to
read this entire newsletter
for pertinent information
that will allow you and your
child to feel fully prepared
for the first day of school.
For the most up to date
information please visit the
TBMS Website http://
tbms . w pu s d .k 12 . ca . us .
We’re committed to keeping you informed as we
educate your student together.
support TBMS this school
year are to register your Target Red Card, sign up for
Escript and shop Amazon by
going to the TBMS website
first. Look for more information about these great programs that don’t cost you any
money, but can generate thousands of dollars in donations
for our school in the following pages of this newsletter.
Please review our student
supply lists on the following
pages and purchase extra supplies to ensure your child will
have enough to last the entire
school year. School supplies
are significantly cheaper in the
fall. Teachers will also appreciate any donations of supplies like paper, colored pen-
cils, pencils, glue sticks, tape,
etc.
The first day of school is
Wednesday, August 21st. First
bell rings at 8:00 am. At that
time we ask that students turn
off their cell phones and proceed to their first period classes. The tardy bell rings at
8:05 am. Remember to follow
the dress code listed in this
newsletter.
We look forward to another
successful year of educating
young minds.
Inside this issue:
Some of the easiest ways to
Tdap
2
Parent & Student Back to School Check-in
Electronic Devices
2
Cafeteria
3
Attendance
3
Dress Code
4
Supply Lists
Calendar
5
6
Back to School Check-in will
be held on Monday, August
19th between the hours of 13pm for 6th graders.
7th and 8th grade Back to
School Check-in will be held
on Tuesday, August 20th.
A-F
9am-11am
G-P
12pm-2pm
Q-Z
2:30-4pm
Start at the multipurpose
room and pick up your class
schedule. You will then rotate
through the following six sta-
tions:
ID Cards—Fall yearbook
pictures will be taken and ID
cards will be issued. All shirts
must have sleeves for
school pictures.
Yearbook—Purchase your
yearbook. You may order in
advance
online
at
www.jostensyearbooks.com
P.E. Clothes—Purchase your
TBMS PE uniform.
Textbooks—Check out all
your textbooks from the
TBMS library.
Kitchen– You can add money
to your child’s lunch account.
Sports—Information will be
provided abut the various fall
sports we offer.
PTC– Pick up information on
how to be a PTC member.
We highly recommend that
you bring at least five checks
when you attend Check-in.
Please stay with your child
during Check-in.
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Tdap Immunizations
All students entering 7th grade are
required by law to be immunized with
a pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
booster called Tdap.
Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory disease that can be severe and last
for months. The immunity received
from either early childhood immunizations or pertussis disease wears off
over time, leaving older students and
adults susceptible again to pertussis.
Immunization with Tdap can protect
students, schools, and communities
against pertussis.
First Dance
their class schedule unless they have a
Tdap immunization record on file.
There is no grace period this year.
Please turn your immunization record
into the office as soon as possible.
Get ready for the first
dance of 2013-2014
school year on Friday,
September 6th. Tickets
are $5 each and will be
on sale September 3rd6th during lunch. If you wait until
Friday to buy your ticket the price is
$8. The 6th grade dance is from 3-4:30
pm and the 7th/8th grade dance is
from 6-8pm in the multi-purpose
room. The school dress code and
school behavior rules apply. No inappropriate dancing will be tolerated.
Freak dancing is NOT allowed.
7th grade students will not receive
We Dress for PE!
Athletics & Activities
Students will be wearing uniforms for
P.E. classes. Uniforms consist of navy
blue shorts and a light grey T-shirt.
Uniforms with the school logo will be
available for purchase during our Back
to School Check-in day and during
the first two weeks of P.E. classes.
Shirts and shorts are $10 each. Plain
navy shorts and grey T-shirts are also
acceptable. Non-suits result in a lowering of student’s grades for P.E.
Sweat pants and shirts will also be
available during the winter months.
Athletics, Clubs and other activities
are a GREAT way for students to get
involved at school. Encourage your
child to join. They don’t have to be a
great athlete or a talented chess player
– they simply need to have an interest
in the program. To qualify for athletics and activities, your child will need
to maintain a “C” (2.0) or better grade
point average in math, language arts
and overall, as well as meeting behavior requirements. We encourage ALL
of our TBMS students to be successful
and join in!
Electronic Devices
Cell phones have
turned out to be a
tremendous distraction at the middle
school level. In order
to allow for before
and after-school emergencies, students
may bring cell phones to school as
long as they are turned OFF during
school hours, 8:00am to 2:40pm, and
left in the student’s backpack or purse.
They will be confiscated if they are out
or used during school hours and Detention Notices will be given. Multiple
infractions could result in referrals and
school suspension. We appreciate
student and family cooperation in this
area.
Students may bring electronic book
readers to be used during silent reading secessions. If the book reader is
used inappropriately during class
teachers reserve the
right to confiscate
the reader and issue
a detention for
inappropriate use.
TBMS is not responsible for any
damaged, lost or stolen items that are
brought to school.
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Cafeteria
Students may purchase breakfast
or lunch at TBMS for the following prices:
Breakfast …….$1.75
Lunch ……….$3.00
Breakfast is served at 7:45 a.m.
Lunches may be purchased during
lunch hours in the cafeteria. Students may put money on their accounts by depositing cash or a
check made out to “TBMS Cafeteria” before school or during their
lunch hour. The Cafeteria DOES
NOT allow charging.
Applications for free or reduced
meals can be printed off the TBMS
website. They must be filled out
for each school year; one application is adequate for each household. For families who received
free or reduced meals last year,
their status will be continued while
the new application is processed
until the end of September.
You may check your child’s school
menu balance online for free, and
you may use your VISA or MASTERCARD to place money on
your child’s account for a nominal
transaction fee. Simply go to:
https://www.myschoolbucks.com
Attendance
Attendance is very important to
student success. Poor attendance
usually results in poor grades. Parents should make every effort to
have their child at school every
day.
TRAVEL STUDY DURING
THE SCHOOL YEAR IS DISCOURAGED AS STUDENTS
MISS VALUABLE INSTRUCTION, DISCUSSION, ACTIVITIES AND LAB EXPERIENCES.
The average TBMS student misses
no more than five days each
school year. Excessive absences
may result in attendance letters and
a referral to the School Attendance
Review Board (SARB). If a child
is absent, the parent or guardian should call the attendance
office (434-7996) as soon as possible. If no phone contact can be
made, a note must be sent with the
student to the attendance office on
the day s/he returns. If an absence is not cleared within 3 days,
the absence will be unexcused. If a
student is absent for more than 3
days, a doctor’s note is required.
If a student arrives late to school,
s/he must go to the attendance
office for a “Late Slip”. The reason for the late arrival must be
verified by the parent or guardian.
Tardies are a huge distraction.
Students miss valuable academic
time when arriving even a few
minutes late. Excessive tardiness to
any class will result in disciplinary
action (6 tardies = detention may
be assigned)
If a student needs to check out
of school early for an appointment, s/he must bring a note to
the office before school to receive an “early dismissal” slip.
This allows the student to meet
their parent in the office without
delay. If a note is not sent, the
student will be called for once the
parent arrives in the office.
Any student leaving school before
the end of the school day with parental permission must be signed
out through the front office by the
parent, guardian or other adult
listed on the student’s emergency
card.
ATTENDANCE
OFFICE
434-7996
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TBMS Dress Code
Twelve Bridges students are expected
to wear clothing that is appropriate to
the school environment. Clothing
should be comfortable, clean and in
good taste. Students who violate the
dress code will be required to change
into their PE clothes if a change of
clothing is not available in the office
and will be given a Detention Notice;
further violations will result in Administrative Referrals/Suspension.
Shoes must be worn at all times.
Clothing must be free of references to alcohol, drugs,
gangs, violence, bigotry or
sexual connotations. No
gang-associated colors or
symbols are allowed.
Clothing must not expose the
midsection or underclothing. Girls’ tops may not be
low-cut.
Tattoos are not allowed; body
piercing deemed as a distraction by the administration is not allowed.
Students shall NOT wear articles
of clothing, jewelry or accessories, which, in the opinion
of the teachers and/or ad-
ministration, may disrupt
school activities or could
pose a threat to the physical
well-being or safety of the
students or others.
All shirts must have sleeves. For
our female students, no bra
straps can be exposed or
visible. Off the shoulder
shirts can be worn only if
there is an appropriate shirt
underneath that meets dress
code.
Students may wear pants only
one size larger than their
waist size – no sagging.
Students may wear shirts only
one size larger than their
regular shirt size.
Shorts and skirts deemed inappropriate are not allowed.
The minimum length of
shorts and skirts is to the
length of the little finger.
Any leggings, tights, etc.
must be covered by another
garment at least as long as
the length of the little finger.
Belts must fit students and be
Target Red Card
contained in belt loops – no
hanging belts or wallet
chains.
All clothing must be in good
repair. No holes, shredded
or fraying pants or shorts
will be allowed.
Only official “Titan” caps, hats
or beanies are allowed on
campus. Titan hats and
hoods on sweatshirts may
only be worn on the blacktop and field area; they are
not allowed in buildings.
No bandanas are allowed.
Hair must be in the natural color
hues. Any hair colors that
are deemed a distraction by
the administration are not
allowed. Students violating
this rule will be sent home
until the hair color is corrected.
Pajamas are not to be worn to
school at any time unless it
is a designated Spirit Day.
Please keep the dress code in
mind when doing Back to
School shopping.
Picture Day
to designate our school, then use your
REDcard whenever you shop. When
you use your REDcard (Target Credit
Card, Target Debit Card or Target
Visa Credit Card), Target will donate
up to 1% of your purchases to our
school.
Did you know there’s an easy way to
help us raise money for our school?
It’s called Take Charge of Education,
and it’s helping our school right now.
Grandparents, alumni, friends, and
neighbors are all welcome to participate in the program. The more people
we involve, the harder the program
works for our school. If you’re already
participating, thank you! Check out
our school’s progress anytime at Target.com/tcoe.
Here’s how it works: Visit Target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142
Learn more at Target.com/redcard or
stop in a Target store to apply.
Come ready to have your yearbook
picture taken on Back to School
Check-in day on August 19th and
20th. Your 2013-2014 TBMS ID will
also be printed and available for you
to take home with you. Don’t forget
to bring a check to purchase your pictures. You can prepay for your picture
online by going to
http://campuscolorstudio.com/
If you miss having your picture taken
on Back to School Check-in day, make
ups will be done on August 23rd during PE. You may also retake your picture on this day if you are unhappy
with your original picture.
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We are looking forward to a wonderful year with your students. The following is a list of supplies your student will need for classes at TBMS. Please use this list when buying school supplies this summer. Don’t forget to purchase enough supplies to last the entire school year. TBMS Teachers appreciate any donations of
school supplies they receive from families. We are especially in need of copy paper, glue sticks, and pencils.
6th Grade Supply List
7th Grade Supply List

Three-ring binder with dividers for each class or accordion
folder with tab for each class

6 composition notebooks (100 sheets) - 3 for science, 2 for
language arts and 1 for history

Pouch for pens/pencils

2 One inch 3 ring binders—1 for math and 1 for history

Pens (blue/black & red)

1 folder with fasteners—language arts

Pencils with erasers

Lined, loose leaf, college-ruled binder paper

Pencil sharpener with catcher

Graph paper—math

Lined binder paper

Pencils

2 spiral notebooks (100+ pages)

Blue & red pens

4 spiral notebooks (70 pages) - math

Highlighters

2 composition notebooks

Metric ruler

Colored pencils or crayons

Glue sticks (multiple packages)

Highlighters

Pencil sharpener with catcher

Protractor

Scissors

Blunt point scissors

Colored pencils

Ruler with inches and centimeters

4 reams of copy paper

Flash drive

Glue sticks (multiple packages)

Index cards (5 packages)

Dry erase markers (Blue/Black)

Eraser for dry erase

4 reams of copy paper
Agendas
Silent Reading Books
Agendas will be provided for all 6th
grade students. 7th and 8th grade students may purchase TBMS agendas
from the student store for $3.00. They
are a great organizational tool and are highly recommended as a way to manage your daily assignments.
Having trouble finding a book to read?
Check out Scholastic’s Book Wizard
website. You can do a search for books
based on other books you have read. You can also find
out the genre of a book by visiting the Book Wizard.
http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/
8th Grade Supply List
Donations of Supplies
For All Classes:
When you are out back to school shopping this summer and notice a great deal on school supplies, don’t
forget about your favorite TBMS Teachers. All of our
teachers would greatly appreciate any donations of
school supplies like lined paper, pencils, glue sticks,
spiral notebooks, etc. Thank you for your support.

Three ring binder with dividers for each class

Lined paper: college ruled

#2 pencils

Hand-held pencil sharpener

Blue/black ballpoint pens

Pen/pencil pouch

Colored pencils & markers

Highlighters

Glue sticks

Ruler: with centimeter
and inch scaling

Backpack

4 reams of copy paper

Flash drive
Math:

¼ graph paper

Ti-86 --Ti-89 graphing calculator (optional for advanced
algebra)
Language Arts:

1 spiral notebook
History:

1 inch binder

5 tab dividers

Red pen

1 package (100) 3x5
cards: lined
Science:

1 inch binder

8 tab dividers

Notebooks (3): composition style (college ruled)

Ruler

Crayons
First Day Packets
WPUSD will no longer send home printed First Day
Packets. You will need to visit the WPUSD website at
http://www.wpusd.k12.ca.us/. Click on Parent Resources and then Parent Rights & Forms. After viewing
all forms online, you will need to complete the Student
Emergency Card and the Parent Receipt and Acknowledgement Form. Both forms will come home with students the first day of school and should be returned as
soon as possible. Please have your child ask for printed
forms if you do NOT have access to a computer.
Teacher Websites
All TBMS teachers have their own websites where they
post their assignment calendars. Some teachers even
upload their handouts for you to print from home. We
recommend that you frequently visit your child’s teacher’s website to get the most up to date information on
what is happening in each of their classes.
http://tbms.wpusd.k12.ca.us/
Mark your Calendar
8-19—Back to School Check-in for 6th grade
8-20—Back to School Check-in for 7th/8th grade
8-21—First Day of School
8-23—Picture Make-up Day
9-2– Labor Day—No School