TVMS News

We wrapped up the 3rd quarter with excitement and celebration! On Wednesday, we recognized our Pack Leaders of the Month for March—students who consistently demonstrated the character trait of Respect. Congratulations to all our honorees!

Today, we closed out the week with a special ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of a major achievement: TVMS has been named one of the top winners of the Takis Back-to-School Recycling Challenge, a nationwide competition hosted by TerraCycle. Thanks to months of hard work from our community collecting used Takis packaging, we earned first place and were awarded a custom learning garden featuring a garden bed, flower planters, and a compost bin—each made partially from the recycled packaging we gathered.

A huge shout-out to Ms. Rice, our G/T Resource Teacher, and our incredible Green Team students for leading this effort. You can catch us featured in today’s Baltimore Sun and a clip on WBAL TV News!

Tonight our students will enjoy the Spring Fling-- our school dance. It is sure to be a fun night.

We’re proud of our students and staff for ending the quarter strong and can’t wait to kick off the 4th and final quarter on Monday!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Young, Principal

April

Monday, April 14 - Monday, April 21- Schools closed for Spring Break

Thursday, April 24- Take your child to work day

Friday, April 25- Third Quarter Report Cards Issued at 4 PM

Monday 4/7- Workout Day

Tuesday 4/8- Support a Cause Day

Wednesday 4/9- Student/ Teacher Swap Day

Thursday 4/10- Inside Out/ Backwards Clothes Day

Friday 4/11- Meme/ Character Day

• Most camps are $145! Go to https://gphsboosters.com/summer-camp to register!

• Camps are open to rising 4th-9th graders

• Campers will be grouped by age and skill level

• Campers DO NOT have to be future GPHS athletes to attend

• All camps will be led by GPHS coaches - skill development, drills, assessments, games, and competitions will be conducted

• All campers will receive a GPHS t-shirt upon the conclusion of camp

As part of 6th and 7th grade third quarter science units, students have engaged in a Curricular Embedded Student Service Learning (SSL) experience. When students pass these courses in the third quarter, the 25 hours for SSL will be issued and will appear on the student report card. Similarly, there is a project in grade 8 social studies during the fourth quarter that will be documented this way. This is an updated process to ensure all students who have engaged in these learning experiences in middle school will be issued the hours if they pass that quarter. Students who do not pass the quarter of a course or are not enrolled in SSL embedded instruction will not receive hours. These students will have the opportunity to engage in high school courses that include SSL and/or engage in high school independent SSL projects. 75 Hours of SSL are required by MSDE for graduation and more information can be found on the HCPSS website here: https://www.hcpss.org/academics/service-learning/

On March 3, 2025, HCPSS implemented adjustments to Board of Education Policy 8080 Responsible Use of Technology, Digital Tools, and Social Media; specifically, guidelines pertaining to student use of personal devices during the school day.

Per the updated Board policy, all students must keep personal technology devices away and silenced, and ensure they are not a distraction during the student day. Exceptions include smart watches, laptops in high school, and when allowed as defined in a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP), Section 504 Plan, or Health Plan. Policy violations result in the confiscation of the personal technology device. More information on the policy adjustments is available online.

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HCPSS students, staff, parents/guardians and family members are encouraged to provide input on implementation, and any impact they may have seen as a result. Please complete a brief online survey. The survey will close on Wednesday, April 16.

The Colgate Dental Van will be featured at the HHES & TVMS Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00PM.

What's the Colgate Dental Van? It’s a dentist’s office on wheels! Pediatric dentists will offer a free dental screening to children ages, 3-12 years old. They will do a visual examination of each child’s mouth and provide guidance for regular dental hygiene. If needed, recommendations to address any issues will be noted. Children will also get a FREE dental care kit.

A parent consent form is required for children to participate. CLICK HERE to download the form or stop by the Front Office for a copy. Signed forms should be returned to the school by Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

TVMS and HHES will be hosting our second annual, co-planned, Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, April 10, 2025. This event is FREE with the goal of bringing our communities together and providing our students and families with a number of health and wellness resources. In addition to worthwhile resources and partnerships, we will also have student and family driven activities, food trucks, contests, local sponsors, and MORE.

Sign up for our 3v3 Basketball Tournament HERE. Students and adults are welcome to participate!

The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County is hosting the fourth installment of the TCOE Community Academy: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships. This session will be held in-person on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:30 am at Oakland Mills Middle School (9540 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia, MD 21045). In this interactive session, participants will explore the dynamics of healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, and how to start conversations with children. Families can register for the session here. For additional information, please view the flyer here.

Hershey Park Field Trip: Friday, May 16

Cost - $122 for students; $90 for chaperones – includes park admission ticket, coach bus transportation, and festival competition fees

Meals and T-shirt cost not included

Spring Band Concert: Monday, May 19 @ Guilford Park HS

Spring Orchestra Concert: Monday, May 23 @ Guilford Park HS

Spring Choir Concert: Monday, May 27 @ Guilford Park HS

*The Hershey Park trip is for 7th and 8th grade Chamber Chorus, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra. Parents should wait to pay for the Hershey Park trip until they have received a permission form from their teacher. Mr. Bacon, Mr. Brown and Mr. Newberger will be handing out the field trip forms soon!

This summer, Inspirit AI is partnering with Howard County Public Schools to offer an in-person project-based artificial intelligence program. Inspirit AI is an AI education program developed and taught by Stanford and MIT alumni and graduate students. The program will consist of ten (10) 3-hour sessions taking place from July 14-25, 2025 at Hammond High School. The program fee is $1,500 and some financial assistance is available through Inspirit AI. Interested families should fill out this short interest form. The program brochure includes information about the curriculum, schedule, projects, and teaching team.

Effective the first day of school for the 2025-2026 school year, 1 dose of Tdap vaccine and 1 dose of Meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) are required by the state of Maryland for all students entering grade 7. Many students may have already received these immunizations, but the Health Room may not have the updated immunization record. Please contact your student’s doctor and send or fax an updated copy of your student’s immunizations to the Health Room or schedule an appointment to have your student receive these immunizations. Our fax number is 443-973-5510. The Health Department provides immunization opportunities for kids who are not up-to-date on school-required vaccinations. Call the Health Department at 410-313-7500 for more information and to schedule a vaccination appointment for your child.

If you have further questions, please email Cheryl Harris, TVMS School Nurse, at cheryl_harris@hcpss.org.

In partnership with the Local Children’s Board and the Kahlert Foundation, Fostering Hope: A Youth Mental Health Summit, will take place on April 27, 2025, for middle and high school students (grades 8 through 12).

The Fostering Hope Summit is an event that discusses topics chosen by students, for students. They will receive service learning hours, training on how to engage in healthy lifestyle practices, and resources to bring back to their school.

In an effort to support the community’s mental health, the summit will be hosting guardians/caregivers to partake in parent exclusive workshops during the summit. They will have an opportunity to learn about the community’s mental health resources, hear from professionals that specialize in the needs of children and families, and engage in breakout sessions on topics such as navigating matters out of our control and peer pressure.

* Registration is open and will close on April 19, 2025.

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Our large white collection bin is at the edge of the school parking lot nearest Hanover Hills Elementary School. Please help us fill our bin with as many plastic bags of new or gently used clothing, shoes and other textiles. Our school will earn money for every pound we collect.

Update your family information for the new school year. It is mandatory that all parents/ guardians verify and/ or update emergency information for each child each school year. Updating this information provides us with the most current emergency contact information, and also ensures that you are receiving important information and updates for HCPSS and TVMS.

Log in to HCPSS Connect, select the More Options tab on the left and then select Family File in the center column.

Food delivery services (i.e. Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) are not allowed. Delivery will be refused as we do not have the capability to process this during the school day. If a parent would like to bring their child's lunch to the school, we ask that you do so prior to the start of your child's lunch shift. Parents will need to leave the lunch with our Front Office staff.

Website: http://www.tvms.hcpss.org
Location: 7000 Banbury Drive, Hanover, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-8711