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Timberlane Parent/Guardian Updates
January Edition
January 10, 2026
Note from the Principal:
Dear TMS Families,
I hope that your 2026 is off to a great start! We had an awesome first week back and we look forward to building upon the routines that were established and the momentum that was created. Below are some of the important things coming up, including dates and information.
Reach out if you need anything and have a great day!
Sincerely,
Chris Turnbull
Upcoming Dates:
- Friday, January 16 - "Free 2B" Anti-Bullying Assembly (grades 6 & 7)
- Monday, January 19 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Tuesday, January 20 - PTO Meeting 9:30 am (virtual)
- Thursday, January 22 - Choir Concert
- Friday, January 23 - STEM Series - Robotics Night
- Friday, January 30 - Hair donation sign ups due and T Shirt design contest due
- Saturday, January 31 - PTO Sixers Game 7:30 pm
- Thursday, February 5 - Early Dimssial (S Day)
- February 10-14 - Candygram Sales (student council)
- Friday, February 13 - 7th Grade "Night Out" 3-5 pm
- Monday, February 16 - Schools/Offices Closed - Presidents Day
- Tuesday, Feburary 17 - Schools Closed - Lunar New Year
- Thursday, February 26 - Staff/Student Basketball Game
- Friday, February 27 - 8th Grade Snow Tubing
End of Year Dates:
8th GRADE END OF YEAR DATES/TIMES:
June 11 - 8th Grade Picnic
June 12 - 8th Grade Dance
June 16 - 8th Gr. Moving Up Ceremony (rain or shine) - Mercury 9 am; Titanium 11 am; Platinum 1 pm)
June 17 - early dismissal
June 18 - last day / early dismissal
Important Information:
Meet Mrs. Bruno
Our Attendance/VP secretary, Mrs. DelGrande retired on December 31st. We are thrilled to introduce Mrs. Veronica Bruno as our new secretary. Mrs. Bruno was formerly at the Board of Education office in the Human Resources Department. She has hit the ground running and is doing an amazing job already. Mrs. Bruno will be handling our attendance and overseeing the Telsafe process. Her email is veronicabruno@hvrsd.org. We are glad that she is at Timberlane!
Cutting Hair Because We Care
We will again be combining our efforts to support the St. Baldrick's Foundation with our efforts to support children with hair loss to create an amazing event that we call "Cutting Hair Because We Care."
The event itself will take place at TMS throughout the day on March 18, 2026. There will be many ways to support and participate. Any student can "brave the shave" for St. Baldrick's in order to raise money to find treatments and cures in order to fight childhood cancer. But students with longer hair can participate in our hair donation event that will benefit childrenwithhairloss.org. We are partnering with a number of local salons, which will send stylists to TMS to help make it a special experience for our participants. We'll share details, but wanted to give everyone a heads up. The deadline to sign up to donate long hair will be 1/30/26 (so that we can make arrangements with the salons). Students, or family members, can sign up HERE.
In the last 2 years, Timberlane has raised over $66,000 in the fight against pediatric cancer and we are going to keep it going! A link to participate in, or donate to, our St. Baldrick's event will be shared as soon as the local event opens up in the next few weeks. Keep a lookout!
We'll be having a student contest to design an official TMS "Cutting Hair Because We Care" shirt, which will be formally introduced next week. Submissions will be due 1/30/26, so mark your calendars.
Students will also be encouraged to write letters to local businesses to invite them to become sponsors (and have their business logo on the back of the shirt). Specifics will be shared with students next week. It's a great time to ask if your employer matches charitable donations so that we can make this year's event our most successful ever!
PTO Meeting
Our next PTO meeting is scheduled for January 20, 2026 at 9:30 am (virtual). Link to follow.
8th Grade Parent Committee
As we move toward the midpoint of the year, it's time to start thinking about all of the amazing experiences that we are planning for our 8th graders... A list of "End of Year" events is above, but we need volunteers to help coordinate and support many of the great events listed, and even some that aren't. If you are interested in sharing your time and talent to help plan and implement these experiences, please CLICK HERE.
Timberlane Parent Advisory Committee
We are looking for a parent/guardian from each team to participate in our TMS Parent Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to meet once a month, or as needed, to informally connect about where we are and where we are heading. I'll share plans and ideas and welcome feedback and thoughts. We will set an initial meeting once the group is set, and we'll agree upon a standing monthly date/time moving forward. CLICK HERE if you are interested. I'll use a randomizer to determine one parent/guardian per team. Please fill out the form by Wednesday, 1/14, at 3 pm. I'll work to communicate with the participants by Friday, 1/16.
